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Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases

Like the awful shadow of some unseen power Like the bellowing of bulls Like the boar encircled by hunters and hounds Like the bubbles on a river sparkling, bursting, borne away Like the cold breath of the grave Like the creaking of doors held stealthily ajar Like the cry of an itinerant vendor in a quiet and picturesque town Like the dance of some gay sunbeam Like the dawn of the morn Like the detestable and spidery araucaria [araucaria = evergreen trees of South America and Australia] Like the dew on the mountain Like the dim scent in violets Like the drifting foam of a restless sea when the waves show their teeth in the flying breeze Like the embodiment of a perfect rose, complete in form and fragrance Like the faint cry of unassisted woe Like the faint exquisite music of a dream Like the fair flower dishevel'd in the wind Like the fair sun, when in his fresh array he cheers the morn, and all the earth revealeth Like the falling thud of the blade of a murderous ax Like the fierce fiend of a distempered dream Like the fitting of an old glove to a hand Like the foam on the river Like the great thunder sounding Like the jangling of all the strings of some musical instrument Like the jewels that gleam in baby eyes Like the kiss of maiden love the breeze is sweet and bland Like the long wandering love, the weary heart may faint for rest Like the moon in water seen by night Like the music in the patter of small feet Like the prodigal whom wealth softens into imbecility Like the quivering image of a landscape in a flowing stream Like the rainbow, thou didst fade Like the rustling of grain moved by the west-wind Like the sap that turns to nectar, in the velvet of the peach Like the sea whose waves are set in motion by the winds Like the sea-worm, that perforates the shell of the mussel, which straightway closes the wound with a pearl Like the setting of a tropical sun Like the shadow of a great hill that reaches far out over the plain Like the shadows of the stars in the upheaved sea Like the shudder of a doomed soul Like the silver gleam when the poplar trees rustle their pale leaves listlessly Like the soft light of an autumnal day Like the Spring-time, fresh and green Like the stern-lights of a ship at sea, illuminating only the path which has been passed over Like the sudden impulse of a madman Like the swell of Summer's ocean Like the tattered effigy in a cornfield Like the vase in which roses have once been distill'd Like the visits of angels, short and far between Like the whole sky when to the east the morning doth return Like thistles of the wilderness, fit neither for food nor fuel Like those great rivers, whose course everyone beholds, but their springs have been seen by but few Like thoughts whose very sweetness yielded proof that they were born for immortality Like to diamonds her white teeth shone between the parted lips Like torrents from a mountain source, we rushed into each other's arms Like troops of ghosts on the dry wind past Like two doves with silvery wings, let our souls fly Like two flaming stars were his eyes Like vaporous shapes half seen Like village curs that bark when their fellows do Like wasted hours of youth Like winds that bear sweet music, when they breathe through some dim latticed chamber Like wine-stain to a flask the old distrust still clings Like winged stars the fire-flies flash and glance Like young lovers whom youth and love make dear Lingering like an unloved guest Lithe as a panther Little white hands like pearls Lofty as a queen Loneliness struck him like a blow Looked back with faithful eyes like a great mastiff to his master's face Looking as sulky as the weather itself Looking like a snarling beast baulked of its prey [baulked = checked, thwarted] Loose clouds like earth's decaying leaves are shed Lost like the lightning in the sullen clod Love as clean as starlight Love brilliant as the morning Love had like the canker-worm consumed her early prime Love is a changing lord as the light on a turning sword Love like a child around the world doth run Love like a miser in the dark his joys would hide Love shakes like a windy reed your heart Love smiled like an unclouded sun Love that sings and has wings as a bird Lovely as starry water Lovely the land unknown and like a river flowing <h4 id="id09906" style="margin-top: 2em">M</h4> March on my soul nor like the laggard stay Me on whose heart as a worm she trod Meaningless as the syllables of an unknown tongue Men moved hither and thither like insects in their crevices Mentality as hard as bronze Mentally round-shouldered and decrepit Merge imperceptibly into one another like the hues of the prism Meteors that dart like screaming birds Milk-white pavements, clear and richly pale, like alabaster More variegated than the skin of a serpent Motion like the spirit of that wind whose soft step deepens slumber Motionless as a plumb line Mountains like frozen wrinkles on a sea Moving in the same dull round, like blind horses in a mill Mute as an iceberg My age is as a lusty Winter My body broken as a turning wheel My breath to Heaven like vapor goes My head was like a great bronze bell with one thought for the clapper My heart is as some famine-murdered land My heart is like a full sponge and must weep a little My heart like a bird doth hover My heart will be as wind fainting in hot grass My life floweth away like a river My life was white as driven snow My love for thee is like the sovereign moon that rules the sea My love's like the steadfast sun My lungs began to crow like chanticleer [chanticleer = rooster] My mind swayed idly like a water-lily in a lake My muscles are as steel My skin is as sallow as gold My soul was as a lampless sea My spirit seemed to beat the void, like the bird from out the ark My thoughts came yapping and growling round me like a pack of curs My thoughts ran leaping through the green ways of my mind like fawns at play <h4 id="id09942" style="margin-top: 2em">N</h4> Night falls like fire No longer shall slander's venomed spite crawl like a snake across his perfect name Now every nerve in my body seemed like a strained harp-string ready to snap at a touch Now like a wild nymph she veils her shadowy form Now like a wild rose in the fields of heaven slipt forth the slender figure of the Dawn Now memory and emotion surged in my soul like a tempest Now thou seemest like a bankrupt beau, stripped of his gaudy hues <h4 id="id09950" style="margin-top: 2em">O</h4> Obscured with wrath as is the sun with cloud Odorous as all Arabia Often enough life tosses like a fretful stream among rocky boulders Oh, lift me as a wave, a leaf, a cloud Old as the evening star Old happy hours that have long folded their wings Once again, like madness, the black shapes of doubt swing through his brain One bleared star, faint glimmering like a bee One bright drop is like the gem that decks a monarch's crown One by one flitting like a mournful bird One deep roar as of a cloven world One winged cloud above like a spread dragon overhangs the west Oppressed by the indefiniteness which hung in her mind, like a thick summer haze Or shedding radiance like the smiles of God Our enemies were broken like a dam of river reeds Our hearts bowed down like violets after rain Our sail like a dew-lit blossom shone Overhead the intense blue of the noonday sky burst like a jewel in the sun <h4 id="id09969" style="margin-top: 2em">P</h4> Pale and grave as a sculptured nun Pale as a drifting blossom Passed like a phantom into the shadows Passive and tractable as a child Peaceful as a village cricket-green on Sunday Peevish and impatient, like some ill-trained man who is sick Perished utterly, like a blown-out flame Philosophy evolved itself, like a vast spider's loom Pillowed upon its alabaster arms like to a child o'erwearied with sweet toil Polished as the bosom of a star Poured his heart out like the rending sea in passionate wave on wave Pouting like the snowy buds o' roses in July Presently she hovered like a fluttering leaf or flake of snow Pride and self-disgust served her like first-aid surgeons on the battlefield Proud as the proudest of church dignitaries Pure as a wild-flower Pure as the azure above them Pure as the naked heavens Pure as the snowy leaves that fold over the flower's heart Purple, crimson, and scarlet, like the curtains of God's tabernacle Put on gravity like a robe <h4 id="id09991" style="margin-top: 2em">Q</h4> Quaking and quivering like a short-haired puppy after a ducking Questions and answers sounding like a continuous popping of corks Quiet as a nun's face Quietly as a cloud he stole Quietude which seemed to him beautiful as clear depths of water Quivering like an eager race-horse to start <h4 id="id09998" style="margin-top: 2em">R</h4> Rage, rage ye tears, that never more should creep like hounds about God's footstool Ran like a young fawn Rattle in the ear like a flourish of trumpets Rays springing from the east like golden arrows Red as the print of a kiss might be Redolent with the homely scent of old-fashioned herbs and flowers Reflected each in the other like stars in a lake Refreshed like dusty grass after a shower Refreshing as descending rains to sunburnt climes Remote as the hidden star Restless as a blue-bottle fly on a warm summer's day Revealed his doings like those of bees in a glass hive Rich as the dawn Ride like the wind through the night Rivers that like silver threads ran through the green and gold of pasture lands Roared like mountain torrents Rolling it under the tongue as a sweet morsel Round my chair the children run like little things of dancing gold Ruddy as sunrise Ruddy his face as the morning light Ruffling out his cravat with a crackle of starch, like a turkey when it spreads its feathers Running to and fro like frightened sheep Rushing and hurrying about like a June-bug <h4 id="id10022" style="margin-top: 2em">S</h4> Sanctuaries where the passions may, like wild falcons, cover their faces with their wings Sayings that stir the blood like the sound of a trumpet Scattered love as stars do light Sea-gulls flying like flakes of the sea Sentences level and straight like a hurled lance Shadowy faces, known in dreams, pass as petals upon a stream Shake like an aspen leaf Shaken off like a nightmare Shapeless as a sack of wool Shattered like so much glass She brightened like a child whose broken toy is glued together She could summon tears as one summons servants She danced like a flower in the wind She disclaimed the weariness that dragged upon her spirits like leaden weights She exuded a faint and intoxicating perfume of womanliness, like a crushed herb She felt like an unrepentant criminal She fled like a spirit from the room She flounders like a huge conger-eel in an ocean of dingy morality She gave him a surprised look, like a child catching an older person in a foolish statement She gave off antipathies as a liquid gives off vapor She has great eyes like the doe She heard him like one in a dream She let the soft waves of her deep hair fall like flowers from Paradise She looked like a tall golden candle She looked like the picture of a young rapt saint, lost in heavenly musing She moved like mirth incarnate She nestles like a dove She played with a hundred possibilities fitfully and discursively as a musician runs his fingers over a key-board She played with grave cabinets as a cat plays with a mouse She saw this planet like a star hung in the glistening depths of even She seemed as happy as a wave that dances on the sea She shall be sportive as the fawn She stood silent a moment, dropping before him like a broken branch She that passed had lips like pinks She walked like a galley-slave She walks in beauty like the night She was as brilliant, and as hard too, as electric light She was silent, standing before him like a little statuesque figure Shining like the dewy star of dawn Shivering pine-trees, like phantoms Showy as damask-rose and shy as musk Shrill as the loon's call Shrivel like paper thrust into a flame Shy as the squirrel Sights seen as a traveling swallow might see them on the wing Silence deep as death Silence now is brooding like a gentle spirit o'er the still and pulseless world Silence that seemed heavy and dark; like a passing cloud Sinks clamorous like mill-waters at wild play Sits like the maniac on his fancied throne Skies as clear as babies' eyes Sleek and thick and yellow as gold Slender and thin as a slender wire Slowly as a tortoise Slowly as the finger of a clock, her shadow came Slowly moved off and disappeared like shapes breathed on a mirror and melting away Slowly, unnoted, like the creeping rust that spreads insidious, had estrangement come Small as a grain of mustard seed Smooth as a pond Smooth as the pillar flashing in the sun Snug as a bug in a rug Soaring as swift as smoke from a volcano springs So elusive that the memory of it afterwards was wont to come and go like a flash of light So my spirit beat itself like a caged bird against its prison bars in vain Soft as a zephyr Soft as sleep the snow fell Soft as Spring Soft as the down of the turtle dove Soft as the landscape of a dream Soft as the south-wind Soft in their color as gray pearls Soft vibrations of verbal melody, like the sound of a golden bell rung far down under the humming waters Some gleams of feeling pure and warm as sunshine on a sky of storm Some like veiled ghosts hurrying past as though driven to their land of shadows by shuddering fear Some minds are like an open fire—how direct and instant our communication with them Something divine seemed to cling around her like some subtle vapor Something resistant and inert, like the obstinate rolling over of a heavy sleeper after he has been called to get up Something sharp and brilliant, like the glitter of a sword or a forked flash of lightning Sorrowful eyes like those of wearied kine spent from the plowing [kine = cows] Spread like wildfire Squirrel-in-the-cage kind of movement Stamping like a plowman to shuffle off the snow Stared about like calves in a pen Steadfast as the soul of truth Steals lingering like a river smooth Still as death Stood like a wave-beaten rock Straight as a ray of light Straight as an arrow Streamed like a meteor through the troubled air Streamed o'er his memory like a forest flame Streaming tears, like pearl drops from a flint Striking with the force of an engine of destruction Strong as a bison Style comes, if at all, like the bloom upon fruit, or the glow of health upon the cheek Subtle as jealousy Sudden a thought came like a full-blown rose, flushing his brow Sudden sprays of rain, like volleys of sharp arrows, rattled gustily against the windows Suddenly, like death, the truth flashed on them Sunbeams flashing on the face of things like sudden smilings of divine delight Sunday mornings which seem to put on, like a Sabbath garment, an atmosphere of divine quietude Supple and sweet as a rose in bloom Sway like blown moths against the rosewhite flame Sweet as a summer night without a breath Sweet as music she spoke Sweet as the rain at noon Sweet as the smile of a fairy Swift as a swallow heading south Swift as lightning Swift as the panther in triumph Swifter than the twinkling of an eye <h4 id="id10134" style="margin-top: 2em">T</h4> Talking and thinking became to him like the open page of a monthly magazine Tall lance-like reeds wave sadly o'er his head That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along The anemone that weeps at day-break, like a silly girl before her lover The army blazed and glowed in the golden sunlight like a mosaic of a hundred thousand jewels The army like a witch's caldron seethed The beating of her heart was like a drum The beauty of her quiet life was like a rose in blowing The billows burst like cannon down the coast The birds swam the flood of air like tiny ships The boat cuts its swift way through little waves like molten gold and opal The boom of the surf grew ever less sonorous, like the thunder of a retreating storm The breast-plate of righteousness The breathless hours like phantoms stole away The breeze is as a pleasant tune The calm white brow as calm as earliest morn The camp fire reddens like angry skies The chambers of the house were haunted by an incessant echoing, like some dripping cavern The church swarmed like a hive The city is all in a turmoil; it boils like a pot of lentils The clouds that move like spirits o'er the welkin clear [welkin = sky] The clustered apples burnt like flame The colored bulbs swung noon-like from tree and shrub The crimson close of day The curl'd moon was like a little feather The curling wreaths like turbans seem The dark hours are swept away like crumbling ashes The dark mass of her hair shook round her like a sea The dawn is rising from the sea, like a white lady from her bed The dawn had whitened in the mist like a dead face The dawn with silver-sandaled feet crept like a frightened girl. The day stunned me like light upon some wizard way The day was sweeter than honey and the honey-comb The day have trampled me like armed men The dead past flew away over the fens like a flight of wild swans The deep like one black maelstrom round her whirls The deepening east like a scarlet poppy burnt The desolate rocky hills rolled like a solid wave along the horizon The dome of heaven is like one drop of dew The dreams of poets come like music heard at evening from the depth of some enchanted forest The eagerness faded from his eyes, leaving them cold as a winter sky after sunset The earth was like a frying-pan, or some such hissing matter The eternal sea, which like a childless mother, still must croon her ancient sorrows to the cold white moon The evening sky was as green as jade The excitement had spread through the whole house, like a piquant and agreeable odor The excitement of the thought buoyed his high-strung temperament like a tonic The feathery meadows like a lilac sea The firm body like a slope of snow The first whiff of reality dissipated them like smoke The floor, newly waxed, gleamed in the candle-light like beaten moonbeams The fragrant clouds of hair, they flowed round him like a snare The gathering glory of life shone like the dawn The gesture was all strength and will, like the stretching of a sea-bird's wings The girl's voice rang like a bird-call through his rustling fancies The glimmer of tall flowers standing like pensive moon-worshipers in an ecstasy of prayerless bloom The guides sniffed, like chamois, the air [chamois = extremely agile goat antelope] The heavens are like a scroll unfurled The hills across the valley were purple as thunder-clouds The hoofs of the horses rang like the dumb cadence of an old saga The hours crawled by like years The hum of the camp sounds like the sea The hurrying crowds of men gather like clouds The ideas succeeded each other like a dynasty of kings The impalpable presence of the new century rose like a vast empty house through which no human feet had walked The inexorable facts closed in on him like prison-warders hand-cuffing a convict The lake glimmered as still as a mirror The land of gold seemed to hold him like a spell The land was like a dream The level boughs, like bars of iron across the setting sun The light of London flaring like a dreary dawn The lights blazed up like day The lilies were drooping, white, and wan, like the head and skin of a dying man The mellowing hand of time The melody rose tenderly and lingeringly like a haunting perfume of pressed flowers The Milky Way lay like diamond-dust upon the robe of some great king The monk's face whitened like sea-foam The moon drowsed between the trees like a great yellow moth The moon on the tower slept soft as snow The moonbeams rest like a pale spotless shroud The moonlight lay like snow The moonlight, like a fairy mist, upon the mesa spreads The mortal coldness of the soul, like death itself comes down The mountain shadows mingling, lay like pools above the earth The mountains loomed up dimly, like phantoms through the mist The music almost died away, then it burst like a pent-up flood The name that cuts into my soul like a knife The nervous little train winding its way like a jointed reptile The new ferns were spread upon the earth like some lacy coverlet The night like a battle-broken host is driven before The night yawned like a foul wind The ocean swelled like an undulating mirror of the bowl of heaven The old books look somewhat pathetically from the shelves, like aged dogs wondering why no one takes them for a walk The old infamy will pop into daylight like a toad out of fissure in the rock The penalty falls like a thunderbolt from heaven The phrase was like a spear-thrust The pine trees waved as waves a woman's hair The place was like some enchanted town of palaces The plains to northward change their color like the shimmering necks of doves The poppy burned like a crimson ember The prime of man has waxed like cedars The public press would chatter and make odd ambiguous sounds like a shipload of monkeys in a storm The purple heather rolls like dumb thunder The rainbows flashed like fire The river shouted as ever its cry of joy over the vitality of life, like a spirited boy before the face of inscrutable nature The roofs with their gables like hoods The roses lie upon the grass like little shreds of crimson silk The satire of the word cut like a knife The scullion with face shining like his pans The sea reeled round like a wine-vat splashing The sea-song of the trampling waves is as muffled bells The sea spread out like a wrinkled marble floor The sea, that gleamed still, like a myriad-petaled rose The sea was as untroubled as the turquoise vault which it reflected The setting of the sun is like a word of peace The sharp hail rattles against the panes and melts on my cheeks like tears The ships, like sheeted phantoms coming and going The silence seemed to crush to earth like a great looking-glass and shiver into a million pieces The silvery morning like a tranquil vision fills the world The sky burned like a heated opal The sky gleamed with the hardness and brilliancy of blue enamel The sky was as a shield that caught the stain of blood and battle from the dying sun The sky was clear and blue, and the air as soft as milk The sky was like a peach The sky where stars like lilies white and fair shine through the mists The solid air around me there heaved like a roaring ocean The solid mountains gleamed like the unsteady sea The soul is like a well of water springing up into everlasting life The sound is like a noon-day gale The sound is like a silver-fountain that springeth in a golden basin The sound of a thousand tears, like softly pattering wings The sound of your running feet that like the sea-hoofs beat The spear-tongued lightning slipped like a snake The Spring breaks like a bird The stacks of corn in brown array, like tattered wigwams on the plain The stars come down and trembling glow like blossoms on the waves below The stars lay on the lapis-lazuli sky like white flower-petals on still deep water [lapis-lazuli = opaque to translucent blue, violet-blue, or greenish-blue gemstone] The stars pale and silent as a seer The strange cold sense of aloofness that had numbed her senses suddenly gave way like snow melting in the spring The sudden thought of your face is like a wound when it comes unsought The sun, like a great dragon, writhes in gold The sun on the sea-wave lies white as the moon The surf was like the advancing lines of an unknown enemy flinging itself upon the shore The terrible past lay afar, like a dream left behind in the night The tide was in the salt-weed, and like a knife it tore The time, gliding like a dream The torrent from the hills leaped down their rocky stairways like wild steeds The tree whose plumed boughs are soft as wings of birds The uproar and contention pierced him like arrows The veiled future bowed before me like a vision of promise The velvet grass that is like padding to earth's meager ribs The villa dips its foot in the lake, smiling at its reflection like a bather lingering on the brink The voice of Fate, crying like some old Bellman through the world The voice that rang in the night like a bugle call The warm kindling blood burned her cheeks like the breath of a hot wind The waves were rolling in, long and lazy, like sea-worn travelers The whole truth, naked, cold, and fatal as a patriot's blade The wind all round their ears hissed like a flight of white-winged geese The wind comes and it draws its length along like the genii from the earthen pot The wine flows like blood The woman seemed like a thing of stone The words kept ringing in my ears like the tolling of a bell The words of the wise fall like the tolling of sweet, grave bells upon the soul The world had vanished like a phantasmagoria The world is bitter as a tear The world is in a simmer, like a sea The world wavers within its circle like a dream The years stretched before her like some vast blank page out to receive the record of her toil The years vanished like a May snowdrift The yellow apples glowed like fire Their glances met like crossed swords Their joy like sunshine deep and broad falls on my heart Their minds rested upon the thought, as chasing butterflies might rest together on a flower Their music frightful as the serpent's hiss Their touch affrights me as a serpent's sting Then fall unheeded like the faded flower Then felt I like some watcher of the skies Then it swelled out to rich and glorious harmonies like a full orchestra playing under the sea Then the lover sighing like furnace Theories sprouted in his mind like mushrooms There is an air about you like the air that folds a star There, like a bird, it sits and sings There seemed to brood in the air a quiet benevolence of a Father watching His myriad children at play There she soars like a seraph There she stood straight as a lily on its stem There slowly rose to sight, a country like a dragon fast asleep There streamed into the air the sweet smell of crushed grass, as though many fields had been pressed between giant's fingers and so had been left These eyes like stars have led me These final words snapped like a whip-lash These thoughts pierced me like thorns They are as cruel as creeping tigers They are as white foam on the swept sands They are as white swans in the dusk, thy white hands They are painted sharp as death They broke into pieces and fell on the ground, like a silvery, shimmering shower of hail They dropped like panthers They fly like spray They had hands like claws They had slipped away like visions They have as many principles as a fish has bones They have faces like flowers They hurried down like plovers that have heard the call [plovers = wading birds] They look like rose-buds filled with snow They seem like swarming flies, the crowd of little men They seemed like floating flowers They shine as sweet as simple doves They stand like solitary mountain forms on some hard, perfectly transparent day They vanished like the shapes that float upon a summer's dream Thick as wind-blown leaves innumerable Thickly the flakes drive past, each like a childish ghost Thine eyes like two twin stars shining This life is like a bubble blown up in the air This love that dwells like moonlight in your face This thought is as death This tower rose in the sunset like a prayer Those ancestral themes past which so many generations have slept like sea-going winds over pastures Those death-like eyes, unconscious of the sun Those eyelids folded like a white rose-leaf Those eyes like bridal beacons shine Thou art to me but as a wave of the wild sea Thou as heaven art fair and young Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea Thou must wither like a rose Thou shalt be as free as mountain winds Thou wouldst weep tears bitter as blood Though bright as silver the meridian beams shine Though thou be black as night Thoughts vague as the fitful breeze Three-cornered notes fly about like butterflies Through the forest, like a fairy dream through some dark mind, the ferns in branching beauty stream Through the moonlit trees, like ghosts of sounds haunting the moonlight, stole the faint tinkle of a guitar Through the riot of his senses, like a silver blaze, ran the legend Thy beauty like a beast it bites Thy brown benignant eyes have sudden gleams of gladness and surprise, like woodland brooks that cross a sunlit spot Thy carven columns must have grown by magic, like a dream in stone Thy favors are but like the wind that kisses everything it meets Thy heart is light as a leaf of a tree Thy name burns like a gray and flickering candle flame Thy name will be as honey on men's lips Till death like sleep might steal on me Till he melted like a cloud in the silent summer heaven Time drops in decay, like a candle burnt out Time like a pulse shakes fierce To drag life on, which like a heavy chain lengthens behind with many a link of pain To forsake as the trees drop their leaves in autumn Toys with smooth trifles like a child at play Transitory as clouds without substance Transparent like a shining sun Tree and shrub altered their values and became transmuted to silver sentinels Trees that spread their forked boughs like a stag's antlers Trembling like an aspen-leaf Truths which forever shine as fixed stars Turning easily and securely as on a perfect axle <h4 id="id10388" style="margin-top: 2em">U</h4> Unbends like a loosened bow Unbreakable as iron Unconscious as an oak-tree of its growth Under the willow-tree glimmered her face like a foam-flake drifting over the sea Unheralded, like some tornado loosed out of the brooding hills, it came to pass Unknown, like a seed in fallow ground, was the germ of a plan Unmoving as a tombstone Untameable as flies Unutterable things pressing on my soul like a pent-up storm craving for outlet Upcast like foam of the effacing tide Uplifting the soul as on dovelike wings Uplifting their stony peaks around us like the walls and turrets of a gigantic fortress Urgent as the seas Uttering wild cries like a creature in pain <h4 id="id10403" style="margin-top: 2em">V</h4> Vague as a dream Vague thoughts that stream shapelessly through her mind like long sad vapors through the twilight sky Vanish into thin air, like ghosts at the cockcrow Vanished like snow when comes a thaw Vanished like vapor before the sun Vibrations set quivering like harp strings struck by the hand of a master Vociferous praise following like a noisy wave <h4 id="id10411" style="margin-top: 2em">W</h4> Walking somewhat unsteadily like a blind man feeling his way Waves glittered and danced on all sides like millions of diamonds We left her and retraced our steps like faithless hounds Weak and frail like the vapor of a vale Wearing their wounds like stars Weary wind, who wanderest like the world's rejected guest When a draft might puff them out like a guttering candle [guttering = To melt through the side of the hollow in a candle formed by a burning wick; to burn low and unsteadily; flicker] When arm in arm they both came swiftly running, like a pair of turtle-doves that could not live asunder day or night When cards, invitations, and three-corn'd notes fly about like white butterflies When she died, her breath whistled like the wind in a keyhole When the fever pierced me like a knife Where a lamp of deathless beauty shines like a beacon Where heroes die as leaves fall Where the intricate wheels of trade are grinding on, like a mill Where the source of the waters is fine as a thread Whilst the lagging hours of the day went by like windless clouds o'er a tender sky Whistled sharply in the air like a handful of vipers White as a ghost from darkness White as chalk White as dove or lily, or spirit of the light White as the driven snow White as the moon's white flame White as the sea-bird's wing White clouds like daisies White hands she moves like swimming swans White hands through her hair, like white doves going into the shadow of a wood White like flame White sails of sloops like specters Whose bodies are as strong as alabaster Whose hair was as gold raiment on a king Whose laugh moves like a bat through silent haunted woods Whose little eyes glow like the sparks of fire Whose music like a robe of living light reclothed each new-born age Windy speech which hits all around the mark like a drunken carpenter Winged like an arrow to its mark With a sting like a scorpion With all the complacency of a homeless cat With an angry broken roar, like billows on an unseen shore, their fury burst With hate darkling as the swift winter hail With music sweet as love With sounds like breakers With strength like steel With the whisper of leaves in one's ear With words like honey melting from the comb Wits as sharp as gimlets [gimlet = small hand tool for boring holes] Women with tongues like polar needles Words as fresh as spring verdure [verdure = lush greenness of flourishing vegetation] Words as soft as rain Words like the gossamer film of the summer Words sweet as honey from his lips distill'd Words were flashing like brilliant birds through the boughs overhead Wordsworth, thy music like a river rolls Worthless like the conjurer's gold Wrangle over details like a grasping pawnbroker Wrinkled and scored like a dried apple Writhing with an intensity that burnt like a steady flame <h4 id="id10468" style="margin-top: 2em">Y</h4> Yielding like melted snow Yonder flimsy crescent, bent like an archer's bow above the snowy summit You are as gloomy to-night as an undertaker out of employment You are as hard as stone You gave me such chill embraces as the snow-covered heights receive from clouds Your blood is red like wine Your charms lay like metals in a mine Your eyes are like fantastic moons that shiver in some stagnant lake Your eyes as blue as violets Your eyes they were green and gray like an April day Your frail fancies are swallowed up, like chance flowers flung upon the river's current Your hair was golden as tints of sunrise Your heart is as dry as a reed Your locks are like the raven Your love shall fall about me like sweet rain Your step's like the rain to summer vexed farmer Your thoughts are buzzing like a swarm of bees Your tongue is like a scarlet snake Your voice had a quaver in it just like the linnet [linnet = small finch] Youth like a summer morn <h3 id="id10489" style="margin-top: 3em">SECTION IX</h3> <h5 id="id10490">CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES</h5> <h4 id="id10491" style="margin-top: 2em">A</h4> A most extraordinary idea! A thousand hopes for your success Accept my best wishes All that is conjecture Allow me to congratulate you An unfortunate comparison, don't you think? And even if it were so? And how am I to thank you? And in the end, what are you going to make of it? And yet the explanation does not wholly satisfy me Apparently I was wrong Are we wandering from the point? Are you a trifle—bored? Are you fully reconciled? Are you not complicating the question? Are you prepared to go to that length? Are you still obdurate? [obdurate = Hardened in wrongdoing; stubbornly impenitent] As it happens, your conjecture is right Assuredly I do At first blush it may seem fantastic <h4 id="id10512" style="margin-top: 2em">B</h4> Banish such thoughts But are you not taking a slightly one-sided point of view? But consider for a moment But I look at the practical side But I wander from my point But now I'll confide something to you But perhaps I'm hardly fair when I say that But seriously speaking, what is the use of it? But surely that is inconsistent But that's a tremendous hazard But the thing is simply impossible But there's one thing you haven't said But, wait, you haven't heard the end But what do you yourself think about it? But who could foresee what was going to happen? But you are open to persuasion? But you do not know for certain But you must tell me more By a curious chance, I know it very well By no means desirable, I think <h4 id="id10533" style="margin-top: 2em">C</h4> Can I persuade you? Can you imagine anything so horrible? Certain circumstances make it undesirable Certainly not, if it displeases you Certainly, with the greatest pleasure Come, where's your sense of humor? Consult me when you want me—at any time <h4 id="id10541" style="margin-top: 2em">D</h4> Decidedly so Dine with me to-morrow night?—if you are free? Do I presume too much? Do I seem very ungenerous? Do not misunderstand me Do not the circumstances justify it? Don't be so dismal, please Don't delude yourself Don't let me encroach on your good nature Don't think I am unappreciative of your kindness Do you attach any particular meaning to that? Do you know, I envy you that Do you know what his chief interests are now? Do you mind my making a suggestion? Do you press me to tell? Do you really regard him as a serious antagonist? Do you think there is anything ominous in it? Does it please you so tremendously? Does it seem incredible? <h4 id="id10561" style="margin-top: 2em">E</h4> Either way is perplexing Eminently proper, I think Everyone looks at it differently Excuse my bluntness <h4 id="id10566" style="margin-top: 2em">F</h4> Fanciful, I should say For the simplest of reasons Forgive me if I seem disobliging Fortunate, to say the least Frankly, I don't see why it should Frugal to a degree Fulsome praise, I call it <h4 id="id10574" style="margin-top: 2em">G</h4> Give me your sympathy and counsel Glorious to contemplate Good! that is at least something Gratifying, I am sure <h4 id="id10579" style="margin-top: 2em">H</h4> Happily there are exceptions to every rule Has it really come to that? Have I incurred your displeasure? Have you any rooted objection to it? Have you anything definite in your mind? Have you reflected what the consequences might be to yourself? He does me too much honor He feels it acutely He has a queer conception of the proprieties He is a poor dissembler [dissemble = conceal behind a false appearance] He is anything but obtuse He is so ludicrously wrong He is the most guileless of men He was so extremely susceptible He writes uncommonly clever letters Heaven forbid that I should wound your sensibility His sense of humor is unquenchable How amiable you are to say so How can I tell you how much I have enjoyed it all? How can I thank you? How can you be so unjust? How delightful to meet you How does the idea appeal to you? How droll you are! How extraordinary! How intensely interesting! How perfectly delightful! How utterly abominable How very agreeable this is! How very interesting How very surprising How well you do it! However, I should like to hear your views Human nature interests me very much indeed <h4 id="id10614" style="margin-top: 2em">I</h4> I admire your foresight I admit it most gratefully I agree—at least, I suppose I do I agree that something ought to be done I always welcome criticism so long as it is sincere I am absolutely bewildered I am afraid I am not familiar enough with the subject I am afraid I cannot suggest an alternative I am afraid I've allowed you to tire yourself I am afraid I must confess my ignorance I am afraid you will call me a sentimentalist I am always glad to do anything to please you I am anxious to discharge the very onerous debt I owe you I am appealing to your sense of humor I am at your service I am bound to secrecy I am compelled to, unluckily I am curious to learn what his motive was I am deeply flattered and grateful I am delighted to hear you say so I am dumb with admiration I am entirely at your disposal I am extremely glad you approve of it I am far from believing the maxim I am fortunate in being able to do you a service I am glad to be able to think that I am glad to have had this talk with you I am glad to say that I have entirely lost that faculty I am glad you can see it in that way I am glad you feel so deeply about it I am giving you well-deserved praise I am going to make a confession I am grateful for your good opinion I am honestly indignant I am, I confess, a little discouraged I am in a chastened mood I am inclined to agree with you I am incredulous I am indebted to you for the suggestion I am listening—I was about to propose I am lost in admiration I am luckily disengaged to-day I am more grieved than I can tell you I am naturally overjoyed I am not a person of prejudices I am not an alarmist I am not as unreasonable as you suppose I am not at all in the secret of his ambitions I am not capable of unraveling it I am not going into sordid details I am not going to let you evade the question I am not going to pay you any idle compliments I am not impervious to the obligations involved I am not in sympathy with it I am not in the least surprised I am not inquisitive I am not prepared to say I am not sure that I can manage it I am not vindictive I am overjoyed to hear you say so I am perfectly aware of what I am saying I am persuaded by your candor I am quite convinced of that I am quite discomfited I am quite interested to see what you will do I am quite ready to be convinced I am rather of the opinion that I was mistaken I am ready to make great allowances I am really afraid I don't know I am really gregarious I am sensible of the flattery I am seriously annoyed with myself about it I am so glad you think that I am so sorry—so very sorry I am sorry to disillusionize you I am sorry to interrupt this interesting discussion I am sorry to say it is impossible I am speaking plainly I am still a little of an idealist I am suppressing many of the details I am sure it sounds very strange to you I am sure you could pay me no higher compliment I am sure you will hear me out I am surprised, I confess I am sustained by the prospect of a good dinner I am vastly obliged to you I am vastly your debtor for the information I am very far from being a fanatic I am very glad of this opportunity I am very grateful—very much flattered I am wholly in agreement with you I am willing to accept all the consequences I am wonderfully well I am wondering if I may dare ask you a very personal question? I am your creditor unawares I anticipate your argument I appreciate your motives I assure you it is most painful to me I assure you my knowledge of it is limited I bear no malice about that I beg your indulgence I beg your pardon, but you take it too seriously I brazenly confess it I can easily understand your astonishment I can explain the apparent contradiction I can find no satisfaction in it I can hardly agree with you there I can never be sufficiently grateful I can only tell you the bare facts I can scarcely accept the offer I can scarcely boast that honor I can scarcely imagine anything more disagreeable I can sympathize with you I cannot altogether acquit myself of interested motives I cannot explain it even to myself I cannot find much real satisfaction in it I cannot forbear to press my advantage I cannot imagine what you mean I cannot precisely determine I can't pretend to make a jest of what I'm going to say I cannot say definitely at the moment I cannot say that in fact it is always so I cannot see how you draw that conclusion I cannot thank you enough for all your consideration I compliment you on your good sense I confess, I find it difficult I could ask for nothing better I could never forgive myself for that I dare say your intuition is quite right I decline to commit myself beforehand I detest exaggeration I didn't mean that—exactly I do not comprehend your meaning I don't deny that it is interesting I don't doubt it for a moment I do not doubt the sincerity of your arguments I do not exactly understand you I do not feel sure that I entirely share your views I don't feel that it is my business I do not find it an unpleasant subject I don't insist on your believing me I don't justify my presumption I don't know quite why you should say that I don't know that I can do that I don't know when I have heard anything so lamentable I don't know why you should be displeased I don't make myself clear, I see I don't pretend to explain I don't see anything particularly wonderful in it I don't underrate his kindness I don't want to disguise that from you I don't want to exaggerate I don't want to seem critical I doubt the truth of that saying I endorse it, every word I entirely approve of your plan I fancy it's just that I fear I cannot help you I fear that's too technical for me I feel a certain apprehension I feel an unwonted sense of gaiety [unwonted = unusual] I feel it my duty to be frank with you I feel myself scarcely competent to judge I feel very grateful to you for your kind offer I find it absorbing I find it rather monotonous I find this agreeable mental exhilaration I frankly confess that I generally trust my first impressions I give my word gladly I give you my most sacred word of honor I had better begin at the beginning I had no intention of being offensive I hadn't thought of it in that light I hardly think that could be so I have a hundred reasons for thinking so I have a peculiar affection for it I have an immense faith in him I have been constrained by circumstances I have been decidedly impressed I have been longing to see more of you I have been puzzling over a dilemma I have every reason to think so I have given you the best proof of it I have gone back to my first impressions I have known striking instances of the kind I have never heard it put so well I have no delusions on that score I have not succeeded in convincing myself of that I have not the influence you think I have not the least doubt of it I haven't the remotest idea I have often a difficulty in deciding I have often marveled at your courage I have quite changed my opinion about that I have something of great importance to say to you I have sometimes vaguely felt it I have the strongest possible prejudice against it I heartily congratulate you I hope it will not seem unreasonable to you I hope we may meet again I hope you will forgive an intruder I hope you will not think me irreverent I hope you will pardon my seeming carelessness I indulge the modest hope I know it is very presumptuous I know my request will appear singular I like it immensely I like your frankness I make no reflection whatever I mean it literally I might question all that I mistrust these wild impulses I most certainly agree with you I most humbly ask pardon I must add my congratulations on your taste I must apologize for intruding upon you I must ask you one more question, if I may I must confess I have never thought of that I must refrain from any comment I must respectfully decline to tell you I must take this opportunity to tell you I need not remind you that you have a grave responsibility I never heard anything so absurd I offer my humblest apologies I owe the idea wholly to you I partly agree with you I personally owe you a great debt of thankfulness I place myself entirely at your service I place the most implicit reliance on your good sense I prefer to reserve my judgment I purposely evaded the question I quite appreciate the very clever way you put it I quite see what the advantages are I really am curious to know how you guessed that I realize how painful it must be to you I recollect it clearly I rely on your good sense I remember the occasion perfectly I resent that kind of thing I respect you for that I respect your critical faculty I say it in all modesty I see disapproval in your face I see it from a different angle I see you are an enthusiast I see your point of view I seem to have heard that sentiment before I shall at once proceed to forget it I shall await your pleasure I shall be glad if you will join me I shall be interested to watch it develop I shall be most proud and pleased I shall certainly take you at your word I shall feel highly honored I shall make a point of thinking so I shall never forget your kindness I shall respect your confidence I should appreciate your confidence greatly I should be very ungrateful were I not satisfied with it I should feel unhappy if I did otherwise I should like your opinion of it I should not dream of asking you to do so I should think it very unlikely I simply cannot endure it I spoke only in jest I stand corrected I suppose I ought to feel flattered I surmised as much I sympathize deeply with you I take that for granted I think extremely well of it I think he has very noble ideals I think I can answer that for you I think I know what you are going to say I think it has its charm I think it is superb! I think it quite admirable I think its tone is remarkably temperate I think that is rather a brilliant idea I think what you say is reasonable I think you are quibbling I think you are rather severe in your opinions I think you have great appreciation of values I think you have summed it up perfectly I think your candor is charming I thoroughly agree with you I thought it most amusing I thought you were seriously indisposed I trust you will not consider it an impertinence I understand exactly how you feel about it I understand your delicacy of feeling I venture to propose another plan I very rarely allow myself that pleasure I want to have a frank understanding with you I was at a loss to understand the reason for it I was hoping that I could persuade you I was on the point of asking you I was speaking generally I watched you with admiration I will answer you frankly I will listen to no protestations I will take it only under compulsion I will tell you what puzzles me I will think of it, since you wish it I will, with great pleasure I wish I could explain my point more fully I wish I knew what you meant by that I wish to be perfectly fair I wish to put things as plainly as possible I wonder how much truth there is in it? I wonder if you have the smallest recollection of me? I would agree if I understood I wouldn't put it just that way If ever I can repay it, command me If I mistake not you were there once? If I speak strongly, it is because I feel strongly If I were disposed to offer counsel If I were sure you would not misunderstand my meaning If you don't mind my saying so If you insist upon it If you will pardon me the frankness In a manner that sometimes terrifies me In one respect you are quite right In that case let me rob you of a few minutes In what case, for example? Incredible as it sounds, I had for a moment forgotten Indeed, but it is quite possible Indeed! How? Indeed, you are wholly wrong Indifferently so, I am afraid Irony was ten thousand leagues from my intention Is it sane—is it reasonable? Isn't it amazing? Isn't it extraordinarily funny? Isn't it preposterous? Isn't that a trifle unreasonable? Isn't that rather a hasty conclusion? Is that a fair question? It always seemed to me impossible It amuses you, doesn't it? It blunts the sensibilities It could never conceivably be anything but popular It depends on how you look at it It depends upon circumstances It doesn't sound plausible to me It has a lovely situation as I remember it It has amused me hugely It has been a relief to talk to you It has been an immense privilege to see you It has never occurred to me It is a curious fact It is a great pleasure to meet you It is a huge undertaking It is a most unfortunate affair It is a perfectly plain proposition It is a rather melancholy thought It is a truth universally acknowledged It is all very inexcusable It is all very well for you to be philosophical It is altogether probable It is an admirable way of putting it It is an error of taste It is an extreme case, but the principle is sound It is an ingenious theory It is an uncommonly fine description It is extremely interesting, I can assure you It is for you to decide It is historically true It is I who should ask forgiveness It is incredible! It is indeed generous of you to suggest it It is inexplicable It is interesting, as a theory It is literally impossible It is merely a mood It is most unfortunate It is my deliberately formed opinion It is my opinion you are too conscientious It is nevertheless true It is not a matter of the slightest consequence It is not always fair to judge by appearances It is not so unreasonable as you think It is often very misleading It is one of the grave problems of the day It is only a fancy of mine It is perfectly defensible It is perfectly trite It is permissible to gratify such an impulse It is possible, but I rather doubt it It is quite an easy matter It is quite conceivable It is quite too absurd It is rather startling It is really impressive It is really most callous of you to laugh It is sheer madness It is sickening and so insufferably arrogant It is simply a coincidence It is the most incomprehensible thing in the world It is to you that I am indebted for all this It is true, I am grieved to say It is true none the less It is very amusing It is very far from being a fiction It is very good of you to do this for my pleasure It is very ingenious It is very splendid of you It is wanton capriciousness It is your privilege to think so It's a difficult and delicate matter to discuss It's a matter of immediate urgency It's absolute folly It's absurd—it's impossible It's all nonsense It's as logical as it can be under the circumstances It's been a strange experience for you It's deliciously honest It's going to be rather troublesome It's inconceivable that it should ever be necessary It's mere pride of opinion It's my chief form of recreation It's not a matter of vast importance It's past my comprehension It's quite wonderful how logical and simple you make it It's really very perplexing It's so charming of you to say that It's so kind of you to come It's such a bore having to talk about it It's the natural sequence It's too melancholy It's very wonderful It makes it all quite interesting It may sound strange to you It must be a trifle dull at times It must be fascinating It must be very gratifying to you It must have been rather embarrassing It seems an age since we've last seen you It seems entirely wonderful to me It seems incredible It seems like a distracting dream It seems preposterous It seems the height of absurdity It seems to me that you have a perfect right to do so It seems unspeakably funny to me It seems very ridiculous It shall be as you wish It should not be objectionable It sounds plausible It sounds profoundly interesting It sounds rather appalling It sounds very alluring It strikes me as rather pathetic It was an unpardonable liberty It was inevitable that you should say that It was most stupid of me to have forgotten it It was not unkindly meant It was peculiarly unfortunate It was really an extraordinary experience It was so incredible It was the most amazing thing I ever heard It was very good of you to come out and join us It will create a considerable sensation It will divert your thoughts from a mournful subject It will give me pleasure to do it It will not alter my determination It would be ill-advised It would interest me very much It would seem to be a wise decision It would take too long to formulate my thought <h4 id="id11086" style="margin-top: 2em">J</h4> Join us, please, when you have time Just trust to the inspiration of the moment Justify it if you can <h4 id="id11090" style="margin-top: 2em">L</h4> Let me persuade you Let me say how deeply indebted I feel for your kindness Let me speak frankly Let us grant that for the sake of the argument Let us take a concrete instance <h4 id="id11096" style="margin-top: 2em">M</h4> Many thanks—how kind and good you are! May I ask to whom you allude? May I be privileged to hear it? May I speak freely? May I venture to ask what inference you would draw from that? Might I suggest an alternative? Most dangerous! My attitude would be one of disapproval My confidence in you is absolute My idea of it is quite the reverse My information is rather scanty My meaning is quite the contrary My point of view is different, but I shall not insist upon it My views are altered in many respects <h4 id="id11111" style="margin-top: 2em">N</h4> No, I am speaking seriously No, I don't understand it Not at all Not to my knowledge Nothing could be more delightful Now is it very plain to you? Now you are flippant <h4 id="id11119" style="margin-top: 2em">O</h4> Obviously the matter is settled Of course, but that again isn't the point Of course I am delighted Of course I don't want to press you against your will Of course you will do what you think best Oh, certainly, if you wish it Oh, do not form an erroneous impression Oh, I appreciate that in you! Oh, that's mere quibbling Oh, that's splendid of you! Oh, that was a manner of speaking Oh, yes, I quite admit that Oh, yes, you may take that for granted Oh, you are very bitter Oh, you may be as scornful as you like On the contrary, I agree with you thoroughly On the face of it, it sounds reasonable One assumption you make I should like to contest One has no choice to endure it One must be indulgent under the circumstances One thing I beg of you <h4 id="id11141" style="margin-top: 2em">P</h4> Pardon me, but I don't think so Pardon me, I meant something different Perhaps I am indiscreet Perhaps not in the strictest sense Perhaps you do not feel at liberty to do so Perhaps you think me ungrateful Personally I confess to an objection Please continue to be frank Please do not think I am asking out of mere curiosity Please forgive my thoughtlessness Please make yourself at home Pray don't apologize Pray forgive me for intruding on you so unceremoniously Pray go on! Precisely, that is just what I meant Put in that way it certainly sounds very well <h4 id="id11158" style="margin-top: 2em">Q</h4> Question me, if you wish Quibbling, I call it Quite so Quite the wisest thing you can do <h4 id="id11163" style="margin-top: 2em">R</h4> Rather loquacious, I think [loquacious = very talkative] Reading between the lines Really? I should have thought otherwise Really—you must go? Reassure me, if you can Reflect upon the possible consequences Relatively speaking Reluctantly I admit it Reverting to another matter <h4 id="id11173" style="margin-top: 2em">S</h4> Shall we have a compact? She has an extraordinary gift of conversation She is easily prejudiced She seems uncommonly appreciative She will be immensely surprised Show me that the two cases are analogous So far so good So I inferred So much the better for me So you observe the transformation? Something amuses you Sometimes the absurdity of it occurs to me Speaking with all due respect Still, you might make an exception Strangely it's true Such conduct seems to me unjustifiable Surely there can be no question about that Surely we can speak frankly Surely you sound too harsh a note Surely you would not countenance that <h4 id="id11194" style="margin-top: 2em">T</h4> Tell me in what way you want me to help you Thank you for telling me that Thank you for your good intentions That, at least, you will agree to That depends on one's point of view That doesn't sound very logical That is a counsel of perfection That is a fair question, perhaps That is a question I have often proposed to myself That is a stroke of good fortune That is a superb piece of work That is a very practical explanation That is admirably clear That is certainly ideal That is eminently proper That is hardly consistent That is inconceivable That is just like you, if you will forgive me for saying so That is most fortunate That is most kind of you That is most unexpected and distressing That is not fair—to me That is not to be lightly spoken of That is precisely what I mean That is quite true, theoretically That is rather a difficult question to answer That is rather a strange request to make That is rather awkward That is really good of you That is the prevailing idea That is tragic That is true and I think you are right That is very amiable in you That is very curious That is very felicitous That is very gracious That is what I call intelligent criticism That is what I meant to tell you That is a humiliating thought That is a most interesting idea That is such a hideous idea That is the most incredible part of it That might involve you in life-long self-reproach That must be exceedingly tiresome That ought to make you a little lenient That reassures me That shows the infirmity of his judgment That theory isn't tenable That was exceedingly generous That was intended ironically That was very thoughtful of you That was very well reasoned That will blast your chances, I am afraid That will suit me excellently That would be somewhat serious That would be very discreditable The agreement seems to be ideal The idea is monstrous The inference is obvious The notion is rather new to me The pleasure is certainly not all on your side The reason is not so far to seek The same problem has perplexed me The sentiment is worthy of you The simplest thing in the world The situation is uncommonly delicate The story seems to me incredible The subject is extremely interesting The tone of it was certainly hostile The very obvious moral is this The whole thing is an idle fancy Then I have your permission? Then you're really not disinclined? Then you merely want to ask my advice? There are endless difficulties There are reasons which make such a course impossible There is a good deal of sense in that There is a grain of truth in that, I admit There is food for reflection in that There is my hand on it There is no resisting you There is nothing I should like so much There is one inevitable condition There is something almost terrifying about it There must be extenuating circumstances They amuse me immensely This is a most unexpected pleasure This is charmingly new to me This is indeed good fortune This is really appalling This is really not a laughing matter Those are my own private feelings Those things are not forgotten at once To me it's simply outrageous To speak frankly, I do not like it True, I forgot! <h4 id="id11291" style="margin-top: 2em">U</h4> Undeniably true Unfortunately I must decline the proposal Unlikely to be so Unquestionably superior Unwholesome influence, I would say <h4 id="id11297" style="margin-top: 2em">V</h4> Very good, I'll do so Very well, I will consent Vivacity is her greatest charm Virtually accomplished, I believe Vouch for its truth <h4 id="id11303" style="margin-top: 2em">W</h4> We are all more or less susceptible We are drifting away from our point We are impervious to certain rules We are merely wasting energy in this duel We can safely take it for granted We couldn't have a better topic We had better agree to differ We have had some conclusions in common We must judge it leniently We must not expose ourselves to misinterpretation We owe you a debt of gratitude We shall be glad to see you, if you care to come We will devoutly hope not Well, as a matter of fact, I have forgotten Well done! I congratulate you Well, I'm not going to argue that Well, I call it scandalous Well, I confess they don't appeal to me Well, more's the pity Well, perhaps it is none of my affair Well, that is certainly ideal! Well, this is good fortune Well, yes—in a way Well, you are a dreamer! What a beautiful idea What a charming place you have here What a curious coincidence! What a pretty compliment! What a tempting prospect! What an extraordinary idea! What are your misgivings? What can you possibly mean? What conceivable reason is there for it? What do you imagine my course should be? What do you propose? What is the next step in your argument? What is there so strange about that? What, may I ask, is your immediate object? What unseemly levity on his part What very kind things you say to me What would you expect me to do? What you have just said is even truer than you realize What you propose is utterly impossible Who is your sagacious adviser? [sagacious = sound judgment, wise] Why ask such embarrassing questions? Why did you desert us so entirely? Why do you take it so seriously? Will you allow me to ask you a question? Will you be more explicit? Will you have the kindness to explain? Will you pardon my curiosity? Will you permit me a brief explanation? Would you apply that to everyone? Would you mind telling me your opinion? <h4 id="id11358" style="margin-top: 2em">Y</h4> Yes and no Yes, but that is just what I fail to comprehend Yes, I dare say Yes, if you will be so good Yes, it was extraordinarily fine Yes, that is my earnest wish Yes, that's undeniable Yes? You were saying? You agree with me, I know You are a profound philosopher You are a severe critic You are delightfully frank You are greatly to be envied You are heartily welcome You are incomprehensible You are incorrigible You are kind and comforting You are most kind You are not consistent You are not serious, I hope You are not seriously displeased with me? You are quite delightful You are rather puzzling to-day You are right to remind me of that You are unduly distressing yourself You are very complimentary You are very gracious You're so tremendously kind about it You're succeeding admirably You're taking it all much too seriously You're talking nonsense! You're very good, I'm sure You ask me—but I shouldn't wonder if you knew better than I do You astonish me greatly You behaved with great forbearance You can hardly be serious You cannot regret it more than I do You could not pay me a higher compliment You did it excellently You did not clearly understand what I meant You don't seem very enthusiastic You excite my curiosity You flatter my judgment You have a genius for saying the right thing You have asked me a riddle You have asked the impossible You have been wrongly informed You have done me a great service You have had a pleasant time, I hope You have my deepest sympathy You have my unbounded confidence You have received a false impression You have such an interesting way of putting things You interest me deeply You judge yourself too severely You know I'm in an agony of curiosity You know I'm not given to sentimentality You know the familiar axiom You leave no alternative You look incredulous You may be sure of my confidence You may rely on me absolutely You might make an exception You must have misunderstood me You must not fail to command me You overwhelm me with your kindness You really insist upon it? You rebuke me very fairly You say that as though you were surprised You see how widely we differ You see, it's all very vague You see things rose-colored You seem to be in a happy mood You seem to take a very mild interest in what I propose You shock me more than I can say You speak in enigmas You speak with authority You surely understand my position You take a great deal for granted You take a pessimistic view of things You take me quite by surprise You will admit I have some provocation You will become morbid if you are not careful You will have ample opportunity You will, of course, remember the incident You will please not be flippant You will understand my anxiety Your argument is facile and superficial Your consideration is entirely misplaced Your judgments are very sound Your logic is as clever as possible Your opinion will be invaluable to me Your request is granted before it is made Your statement is somewhat startling <h3 id="id11453" style="margin-top: 3em">SECTION X</h3> <h5 id="id11454">PUBLIC SPEAKING PHRASES</h5> <h4 id="id11455" style="margin-top: 2em">A</h4> A fact of vast moment A few words will suffice to answer A further objection is A great many people have said A little indulgence may be due to those A majority of us believe A man in my situation has A more plausible objection is found A proof of this is A servile mind can never know A short time since A specific answer can be given A thought occurred to me Able men have reasoned out Above all things, let us not forget Absolutely true it is Abundant reason is there Accordingly by reason of this circumstance Add this instance to After a careful study of all the evidence After full deliberation After reminding the hearer After this it remains only to say Again, can we doubt Again, I ask the gentleman Again, in this view Again, it is quite clear that Again, it is urged Again, let us compare Again, very numerous are the cases Again, we have abundant instances Against all this concurring testimony All confess this to be true All I ask is All of us know All that I will say now All the facts which support this All the signs of the time indicate All these things you know All this being considered All this is historical fact All this is very well All this suggests All this we take for granted Allow me for a moment to turn to Allow me to tell a story Altho I say it to myself Amazing as it may seem Am I mistaken in this Among many examples Among the distinguished guests who honor Among the problems that confront us An answer to this is now ready An argument has often been put forward An example or two will illustrate An indescribably touching incident An opinion has now become established And again, it is said And again, it is to be presumed And coming nearer to our own day And did a man try to persuade me And do you really think And everybody here knows And for myself, as I said And further, all that I have said And hence the well-known doctrine And here again, when I speak And here allow me to call your attention And here I am led to observe And here I come to the closing evidence And here I have an opportunity And here I reproach And here I wish you to observe And here let me define my position And here let me give my explanation And here let us recall to mind And how is it possible to imagine And I am bound to say And I beg of you And I call on you And I might say this And I refuse assent And I rejoice to know And I say, it were better for you And I should in like manner repudiate And I speak with reverence And I submit to you And I trust that you will consider And I will make a practical suggestion And I will tell you why And I would, moreover submit And if a man could anywhere be found And if any of you should question And if I know anything of my countrymen And if I may presume to speak And if I take another instance And if this be true And if you come to a decision And if you think it your duty And in conclusion And in like manner And in order to see this And in thus speaking, I am not denying And is not this lamentable And is there not a presumption And it happens And it is certainly true And it is doubtful if And it is not difficult to see And it is not plain And it is one of the evidences And it is precisely in this And it is strikingly suggested to us And it is undeniable, I say And it is well that this should be so And last of all And lest anyone should marvel And let it be observed And lo! and behold And more than this And next I would ask And now allow me to call attention And now behold a mystery And now consider And now having discussed And now I beg that I may be permitted And now I go back to the statement And now I have completed my review And now I have said enough to explain And now I must touch upon one point And now if I may take for granted And now it would be very pleasant for me And now observe how And now, sir, what I had first to say And now supposing this point to be settled And now that I have mentioned And now the chief points of it And now the question is asked me And now, to close, let me give you And now, to what purpose do I mention And, of course, you are aware And of this I am perfectly certain And quite as difficult is it to create And right here lies the cause And, sir, a word And so, again, as regard And so I am reminded of a story And so I leave these words with you And so I may point out And so I might recount to you And so, in the other cases, I have named And so in the present case And so on And so through all phases And so, upon every hand And sometimes it will be difficult And that gave another distorted view And the reason is very obvious And the same holds good And then again And then hastily to conclude And then I may be reminded And then there is another thought And then when it is said And there are reasons why And there is also this view And therefore am I truly glad And therefore it is not unfrequently quoted And therefore it is not without regret And this brings me to the last thing And this is really the sense And this leads me to say a word And thus consistently And thus it is conceivable And thus it seems to me And thus we are led on then to further question And to all this must be added And to return to the topic And to this conclusion you must come And unquestionably And we are brought to the same conclusion And what do you suppose will be And when I have shown to you And when I recall that event And when we pass beyond the bounds of And where, let me ask And why should I insist And will you still insist And with these thoughts come others And yet I can not but reflect And yet I feel justified in believing And yet I think we all feel And yet let me say to you And yet one more quotation And yet this notion is, I conceive And yet though this be true And yet we ought, if we are wise And you may also remember this Another circumstance that adds to the difficulty Another consideration which I shall adduce [adduce = cite as an example] Another instance of signal success Another of these presumptions Another point is made as clear as crystal Another reason of a kindred nature Another reflection which occurs to me Another sign of our times Another signal advantage Another striking instance Answers doubtless may be given Are there not many of us Are we content to believe Are we forever to deprive ourselves Are we not startled into astonishment Are we satisfied to assume As a general rule I hold As a last illustration As a matter of fact As a proof of this As an illustration of this truth As briefly as I may As far as my limits allow As far as this is true As far as this objection relates As far as we know As for the rest As I have now replied to As I look around on this assembly As I rise to respond to the sentiment As I understand this matter As memory scans the past As society is now constituted As some one has well said As the foregoing instances have shown As to the particular instance before us As well might we compare As we shall see in a few moments Assuredly it is this At the outset of this inquiry At the risk of digression At the same time, I candidly state At the utmost we can say At this juncture At this solemn moment Away then with the notion <h4 id="id11700" style="margin-top: 2em">B</h4> Be assured, then Be confident, therefore Be it so Be not deceived Be sure that in spite of Be these things as they may Be your interests what they may be Bear with me for a few moments Bearing on this point Before attempting to answer this question Before going further Before I close I will particularly remark Before I come to the special matter Before I proceed to compare Being fully of the opinion Being persuaded then Believing, as I do Beyond all question we Bidden by your invitation to a discussion Broadly speaking But, above all things, let us But after all, I think no one can say But again, when we carefully consider But am I wrong in saying But apart from the fact But besides these special facts But can this question But depend upon it But despite all this But do not let us depend But do you imagine But doubts here arise But even admitting these possibilities But everyone who deserves But first of all, remark, I beg you But, further, I shall now demonstrate But, gentlemen, I must be done But grave problems confront us But here I am discussing But here let me say But how can we pass over But how shall I describe my emotions But however that may be But I am bound to say But I am certain from my own experience But I am very sorry to say But I am willing enough to admit But I can at least say But I can not conceive But I can promise But I cherish the hope But I confess that I should be glad But I digress But I do not propose all these things But I do say this But I have been insisting simply But I have heard it argued But I have no fear of the future But I leave this train of thought But I may be permitted to speak But I may say in conclusion But I need hardly assert But I pass that over But I propose to speak to you But I repeat But I resist the temptation But I return to the question But I shall go still further But I simply ask But I submit the whole subject But I trust that you will all admit But I venture to assure you But I will allude But I will not further impress any idea But I would earnestly impress upon you But if I may even flatter myself But if I seek for illustrations But if you want more evidence But if you wish to know But in making this assertion But in my opinion there is no need But in the course of time But is it quite possible to hold But is this any reason why But it does not follow from this But it happens very fortunately But it has been suggested to me But it is a fact But it is impossible for one But it is necessary to explain But it is no use protesting But it is not fair to assert But it is not my intention But it is not necessary to suppose But it is not possible to believe But it is not really so But it is otherwise with But it is sometimes said But it may be doubted whether But it may happen that I forgot But it will be a misfortune But it will naturally be asked But it will perhaps be argued But it would be vain to attempt But let me ask you to glance But let me before closing refer But let none of you think But let us also keep ever in mind But let us look a little further But lo! all of a sudden But mark this But more than all things else But my allotted time is running away But my answer to this objection But, my friends, pause for a moment But never was a grosser wrong But not for one moment But notwithstanding all this But now look at the effect But now take notice of But on the other hand But on what ground are we But passing these by But perhaps I ought to speak distinctly But perhaps you are not yet weary But putting these questions aside But quite contrary to this, you will find But recollect, I pray you, how But, sir, it is manifest But some other things are to be noted But some will ask me But sooner or later But still, I repeat But suppose the fact But surely, you can not say But that I may not divert you from But that is not all But that must be always the impression But the fact is But the final value But the greatest proof of all But the most formidable problem But the necessity of the case But the question may arise But, then, let us ask ourselves But there is another duty imposed But there is much more than this But this I do not hesitate to say But this I fearlessly affirm But this I know But this is a circuitous argument But this is no place for controversy But this is not all But this is what I mean But this much I affirm as true But this warns me But this we may put aside But to go still further But to say the truth But we are met with the assertion But we are to recollect But we ask, perhaps But we may depend upon it But we think it is not wise But we want something more for explanation But what a blunder would be yours But what is the fact But what we must needs guard against But when it is declared But when we look a little deeper But while it may be admitted But who has not seen But why do I numerate these details But with these exceptions But yet nothing can be more splendid But you should know By no means By the way, I have not mentioned By this time it will be suspected <h4 id="id11880" style="margin-top: 2em">C</h4> Can it be supposed Can the long records of humanity teach us Can there be a better illustration Can we pretend Can you lightly contemplate Can you yield yourselves Cautious and practical thinkers ask Certain it is Certainly I am not blind to the faults Certainly, one can conceive Clearly enough Coming back to the main subject Coming down to modern times Coming to present circumstances Common sense indicates Consequently, I am not discussing this matter Consider, I beg you, what Contemplating these marvelous changes <h4 id="id11899" style="margin-top: 2em">D</h4> Delude not yourselves with the belief Depend upon it Did it ever occur to you Difficult then as the question may be Do I need to describe Do me the honor of believing Do not imagine Do not let us conceal from ourselves Do not suppose for a moment Do not talk to me of Do not think me guilty of Do we not know Do what you will Do you ask how that can be Do you believe this can be truthfully said Do you not know I am speaking of Do you remember a concrete instance Do you think, then Does any man say Does it ever occur to you Does it not seem something like idiocy to Does it not shock you to think Does not the event show Does not the nature of every man revolt Doubtless the end is sought <h4 id="id11925" style="margin-top: 2em">E</h4> Every now and then you will find Every one has asked himself Every one therefore ought to look to Every reader of history can recall <h4 id="id11930" style="margin-top: 2em">F</h4> Far from it Few indeed there are Few subjects are more fruitful Few things impress the imagination more Finally, it is my most fervent prayer First in my thoughts are First of all I ask For, be assured of this For behold For I must tell you For if any one thinks that there is For, in truth, if you please to recollect For instance, I can fancy For is it not true For it is not right to For let it be observed first For mark you For my own part, I believe For myself, certainly I think For observe what the real fact is For one I deny For, perhaps, after all For, perhaps, some one may say For so it generally happens For the sake of my argument For this is what I say For this reason, indeed, it is For we all know Fortunately for us Fortunately I am not obliged From one point of view we are From the circumstances already explained From the standpoint of From this statement you will perceive <h4 id="id11965" style="margin-top: 2em">G</h4> Generally speaking God be praised Grant this true Granting all this <h4 id="id11970" style="margin-top: 2em">H</h4> Had I time for all that might be said Had my limits allowed it Happily for us Hardly less marvelous Hardly will anyone venture to say Have I exaggerated Have you ever noticed Having taken a view of Having thus described what appears to me He is the best prophet who He seems at times to confuse He was an eminent instance of He who is insensible to Hence arises a grave mischief Hence, as I have said Hence it follows Here again the testimony corroborates Here arises the eternal question Here comes the practical matter Here for a moment I seem Here, however, it may be objected Here I am considering Here I end my illustrations Here I must pause for a moment Here I only insist upon Here I ought to stop Here is another strange thing Here is good hope for us Here is no question Here let me meet one other question Here, then, I am brought to the consideration Here then I take up the subject Here then is the key Here, then, it is natural at last Here then, we are brought to the question Here, then, we are involved Here undoubtedly it is Here we can not but pause to contemplate Here we come into direct antagonism with Here we come to the very crux of Here we have it on high authority History is replete with predictions Hitherto I have spoken only of Holding this view, I am concerned How can we help believing How do you account for How does it happen How human language staggers when How infinitely difficult it is How infinitely superior must it appear How is this to be explained How many a time How momentous, then How much better, I say, if How much more rational it would be How shall I attempt to enumerate How shall I describe to you However, I am viewing the matter However, I will not in any way admit However, it is to me a very refreshing thing <h4 id="id12031" style="margin-top: 2em">I</h4> I abide by my statement I add a few suggestions I adduce these facts [adduce = cite as an example] I admire the main drift of I admit, of course, at once I admit the extreme complexity I again ask I allude to I always delight to think I always will assert the right to I am a great admirer I am a little at a loss to know I am about to supplement I am agitated by conflicting emotions I am alarmed, indeed, when I see I am also bound to say I am also satisfied I am apprehensive I am asked to-night to propose I am assured and fully believe I am at a loss for adequate terms I am bold to say I am but saying I am by no means certain I am certain that you will give me credit I am certainly in earnest sympathy I am confronted by the hope I am conscious of the fact I am convinced by what I have seen I am deeply imbued with the conviction I am deeply insensible of the compliment I am determined I am even bold enough to hazard I am exceeding my necessary limits I am exceedingly glad of this opportunity I am extremely obliged to you I am familiar with I am far from asserting I am filled with admiration I am firmly convinced I am free to admit I am fully convinced I am giving voice to what you all feel I am glad of this public opportunity I am glad to answer to the toast I am glad to express the belief I am glad to notice I am going to spare you and myself I am grateful to you for this honor I am greatly alarmed I am greatly indebted to you I am happy to be with you I am here by the favor of your invitation I am here the advocate of I am here to introduce I am in favor of I am in sympathy with I am inclined sometimes to believe I am inclined to suspect I am indebted for the honor I am, indeed, most solicitous I am informed I am led on by these reflections I am led to believe I am mainly concerned I am most deeply sensible of the welcome I am most grateful for the opportunity I am myself greatly indebted I am nevertheless too sensible I am not a stranger to I am not at liberty to discuss I am not at present concerned I am not about to defend I am not advocating I am not altogether clear I am not aware of a single instance I am not blind to the faults of I am not bold enough to I am not catching at sharp arguments I am not concerned to argue I am not defending myself I am not dreaming of denying I am not going into vexed questions I am not going to reproach I am not here to defend I am not insensible I am not of those who pretend I am not prepared to dispute the word I am not presumptuous to assert I am not proposing to set forth I am not ripe to pass sentence I am not so unreasonable as to tell you I am not surprised I am not taking into account I am not unaware I am not undertaking to deliver I am now going to attempt I am obliged to add I am obliged to go still further I am often reminded I am old enough to remember I am one of those who believe I am only too sensible of the fact I am perfectly willing to admit I am persuaded I am prepared to back that opinion by I am privileged to speak to I am quite conscious that I am rather disposed to think I am ready to do battle I am reassured by the presence here I am reluctantly but forcibly reminded I am resolved not to permit I am sensible, sir I am simply endeavoring to show I am so surrounded on every hand I am sometimes inclined to think I am somewhat relieved to know I am sorry to say I am suggesting the reason why I am sure, at any rate I am sure every impartial man will agree I am sure I feel no hostility I am sure that I echo the sentiment I am sure this generous audience will pardon me I am sure you all hope I am sure you feel the truth I am sure you will acquit me I am sure you will be kind enough I am sure you will do me the justice I am sure you will not be surprised I am surely not here to assert I am tempted further to offer to you I am thankful for the privilege I am thoroughly convinced I am to speak to you this evening I am to urge the interest of I am told occasionally I am told on authority I am too well aware of the difficulties I am totally at a loss to conceive I am trespassing too long on your time I am unable to understand I am unconscious of intentional error I am under a very great obligation I am under the deepest feeling of gratitude I am under the impression I am unwillingly bound to add I am uttering no paradox when I say I am very far from thinking. I am very glad to have the honor I am very happy to be here I am very much in the condition of I am very sure that if you ponder I am very sure you will believe I am well aware I am willing to know I anticipate with pleasing expectation I appeal in the first place I appeal to any man to say I appeal to the better judgment I appreciate the significance I argue this cause I ask again I ask no greater blessing I ask permission to speak to you I ask the attention I ask the audience I ask the audience to return with me I ask this of you I ask you calmly and dispassionately I ask you gentlemen, do you think I ask you if it is possible I ask you, if you please, to rise and give the toast I ask you in all candor I ask you now to follow me I ask you to consider I ask you to join me in drinking a toast I ask you to pledge with me I ask your attention I ask your indulgence I assert, sir, that it is I assure myself I assure you, of my own personal knowledge I attribute it to I avail myself of the opportunity I beg again to thank you for the honor I beg all to remember I beg and implore of you I beg emphatically to say I beg leave to make some observations I beg of you to remember I beg to tender my most fervent wishes I beg you not to mistake my meaning I beg you to accept my grateful expression I begin by observing I begin with expressing a sentiment I believe from my own personal experience I believe I can speak for all I believe I shall make it clear to you I believe I voice the sentiment I believe it to be the simple truth I believe most profoundly I believe that I am within the mark I believe that in this instance I bid you a most cordial and hearty welcome I bow with you in reverent commemoration I call on you to answer I call to mind how I can by no calculation justify I call hardly conceive I can make allowance for I can most truthfully assure you I call never sufficiently express my gratitude I can not allow myself to believe I can not avoid confessing I can not be content with I can not believe, I will not believe I can not better illustrate this argument I can not better sum up I can not boast of I can not bound my vision I can not but reflect I can not but see what mischief I can not charge myself with I can not close without giving expression I can not conceive a greater honor I can not feel any doubt myself I can not forbear from offering I can not give you a better illustration I can not help expressing a wish I can not help speaking urgently I can not here go into details I can not hesitate to say I can not hope adequately to respond I can not justly be responsible because I can not let this opportunity pass I can not persuade myself I can not prevail on myself I can not refrain from saying for myself I can not resist the train of thought I can not say how glad I am I can not say with confidence I can not stop to give in detail I can not sufficiently thank you I can not take back my word I can not take it for granted I can not thank you enough I can not well avoid saying I can only congratulate you I can only hope for indulgence I can readily understand I can scarcely concede anything more important I can scarcely find fitting words I can strongly recommend I can understand, moreover I can with propriety speak here I certainly have not so good an opinion I challenge any man I cheerfully own I cheerfully submit myself I claim a share also for I class them altogether under the head I close with the words I close with this sentiment I come at length to I come next to the question of I come to the other assumption I conceive this to be I confess I feel not the least alarmed I confess I have had my doubts I confess I have little sympathy I confess it affects me very deeply to I confess it is very difficult to I confess that I do not entirely approve I confess that it is a comfort to me I confess that my notions are widely different I confess to a little embarrassment I confess to you that I have no fear I confine myself to saying I congratulate you upon the auspicious character I consider I have said enough in proof I consider it amply explains I contend I content myself with pursuing I could do no less than I could easily mention I could enlarge upon it I could never understand I could wish that this belief I dare say you know I dare venture the remark I declare to you I deem it both necessary and just I deem it proper here to remind I deem myself honored I deny, once and for all I deny the inference I desire to be brief I desire to bear my testimony I desire to call attention I desire to know I desire to lay emphatic stress I dissent from the opinion I distrust all general theories of I do again and again urge upon you I do, indeed, recollect I do not absolutely assert I do not advocate I do not argue I do not ask you to I do not at this moment remember I do not believe it possible I do not belong to those who I do not choose to consume I do not complain of I do not consider it necessary I do not contend I do not countenance for a moment I do not deem it incumbent upon me I do not depreciate for a moment I do not desire to call in question I do not desire to put too much emphasis I do not despair of surmounting I do not disguise the fact I do not enter into the question I do not fail to admire I do not fear a contradiction I do not feel at liberty I do not forget the practical necessity I do not hesitate to say I do not imagine I do not in the least degree I do not indeed deny I do not indulge in the delusion I do not know how anyone can believe I do not know whether you are aware of it I do not know why I do not know with what correctness I do not mean anything so absurd I do not mean now to go further than I do not mean to impute I do not merely urge I do not mistrust I do not myself pretend to be I do not need to remind you I do not, of course, deny I do not pretend to argue I do not propose to take up your time I do not question for a moment I do not recount all I do not say anything about the future I do not say this with any affectation I do not see how it is possible I do not see much difference between I do not seek to palliate I do not speak exclusively I do not stop to discuss I do not, therefore, wonder I do not think it necessary to warn you I do not think it possible I do not think it unfair reasoning I do not think myself obliged to dwell I do not think that I need further discuss I do not think this at all an exaggeration I do not think we can go far wrong I do not think you will often hear I do not understand how it can apply I do not vouch for I do not want to discourage you I do not wish to be considered egotistic I do not wish to be misrepresented I do not wonder I doubt very much whether I dwell with pleasure on the considerations I earnestly maintain I embrace with peculiar satisfaction I end as I began I entertain great apprehension for I entertain no such chimerical hopes [chimerical = highly improbable] I entertain the hope and opinion I entirely dissent from the view I especially hail with approval I even add this I even venture to deny I fancy I hear you say I fear I may seem trifling I fear lest I may I fearlessly appeal I fearlessly challenge I feel a great necessity to I feel bound to add my expression I feel constrained to declare I feel entirely satisfied I feel I have a right to say I feel it a proud privilege I feel keenly myself impelled by every duty I feel only a great emotion of gratitude I feel respect and admiration I feel some explanation is due I feel sure I feel tempted to introduce here I feel that I have a special right to I feel that it is not true I feel the greatest satisfaction I feel the task is far beyond my power I fervently trust I find it difficult to utter in words I find it more easy I find my reference to this I find myself called upon to say something I find myself in the position of I find no better example than I find no fault with I find numberless cases I flatter myself I, for my part, would rather I, for one, greatly doubt I forbear to inquire I foresaw the consequence I fully recognize I gave notice just now I give you, in conclusion, this sentence I go further I grant all this I grant with my warmest admiration I gratefully accept I greatly deplore I had a kind of hope I had almost said I had in common with others I had occasion to criticize I happen to differ I hardly dare to dwell longer I hardly know anything more strange I hasten to concede I have a dark suspicion I have a great admiration for I have a pleasing and personal duty I have a profound pity for those I have a right to consider I have a strong belief I have a very high respect for I have abstained from I have acquired some useful experience I have all along implied I have all but finished I have already alluded to I have already shown the ground of my hope I have already stated, and now repeat I have always been under the impression I have always listened with the greatest satisfaction I have always maintained I have another objection I have another observation to add I have anticipated the objection I have assumed throughout I have attempted thus hastily I have barely touched some of the points I have been allowed the privilege I have been asked several times I have been extremely anxious I have been given to understand I have been glad to observe I have been heretofore treating I have been insisting then on this I have been interested in hearing I have been pointing out how I have been profoundly moved I have been requested to say a word I have been told by an eminent authority I have been too long accustomed to hear I have been touched by the large generosity I have been trying to show I have before me the statistics I have but one more word to add I have demonstrated to you I have depicted I have endeavored to emphasize I have enlarged on this subject I have felt it almost a duty to I have found great cause for wonder I have frequently been surprised at I have gazed with admiration I have generally observed I have gone so far as to suggest I have good reason for I have had steadily in mind I have had the honor I have had to take a long sweep I have heard it objected I have heard with relief and pleasure I have hitherto been adducing instances [adduce = cite as an example] I have hitherto been engaged in showing I have in a measure anticipated I have in my possession I have incidentally dwelt on I have introduced it to suggest I have labored to maintain I have laid much stress upon I have lately observed many strong indications I have listened with the utmost interest I have little hope that I can add anything I have lived to see I have long ago insisted I have long been of the conviction I have never heard it suggested I have never whispered a syllable I have no acquaintance with I have no doubt whatever I have no excuse for intruding I have no fear of myself I have no fears for the success I have no hesitation in asserting I have no intention to moralize I have no particular inclination I have no prejudice on the subject I have no pretention to be regarded I have no reason to think I have no scruple in saying I have no such gloomy forebodings I have no sympathy with the men I have no thought of venturing to say I have no wish at all to preach I have not accustomed myself I have not allowed myself I have not been able to deny I have not particularly referred to I have not said anything yet I have not the means of forming a judgment I have not the right to reproach I have not time to present I have nothing more to say I have noticed of late years I have now explained to you I have now made bold to touch upon I have now rather more than kept my word I have now said all that occurs to me I have often been impressed with I have often been struck with the resemblance I have often lingered in fancy I have one step farther to go I have only partially examined I have partly anticipated I have pleasant memories of I have pointed out I have pride and pleasure in quoting I have racked this brain of mine I have read with great regret I have said and I repeat I have said over and over again I have said what I solemnly believe I have scant patience I have seen for myself I have seen it stated in a recent journal I have seen some signs of encouragement I have shown I have some sort of fear I have sometimes asked myself I have sometimes fancied I have sometimes wondered whether I have still two comments to make I have taken pains to know I have the confident hope I have the greatest possible confidence I have the honor to propose I have then to investigate I have thought it incumbent on me I have thought it right on this day I have thought it well to suggest I have throughout highly appreciated I have thus been led by my feelings I have thus stated the reason I have to confess with a feeling of melancholy I have to force my imagination I have touched very cursorily I have tried to convey to you I have undertaken to speak I have very much less feeling of I have watched with some attention I have witnessed the extraordinary I have yet a more cogent reason I have yet to learn I hazard nothing in saying I hear it sometimes said I hear you say to yourselves I heartily feel the singular claims I hesitate to take an instance I hold it to be clearly expedient I hold myself obliged to I hold the maxim no less applicable I hold this to be a truth I hold to the principle I hope by this time we are all convinced I hope for our own sakes I hope I have expressed myself explicitly I hope I may be allowed to intimate I hope I shall not be told I hope it is no disparagement I hope most sincerely and truly I hope none who hear me I hope not to occupy more than a few minutes I hope that I shall not be so unfortunate I hope the day may be far distant I hope the time may come again I hope to be excused if I hope to be forgiven if I hope we may forget I hope you will not accuse me I imagine that no one will be disposed I insist upon it I intend to propose I know from experience how I know full well I know I am treading on thin ice I know it has been questioned I know it is said I know it will be said I know many reasons why I know not how else to express I know not in what direction to look I know not of my own knowledge I know not where else to find I know perfectly well I know that it is impossible for me to I know that this is the feeling I know that what I may say is true I know there are some who think I know there is a theory among us I know too well I know very well the difference between I know well it is not for me I know well the sentiments I know you are all impatient to hear I know you will do all in your power I know you will interpret what I say I labor under a degree of prejudice I lately heard it affirmed I lay it down as a principle I leave history to judge I leave it to you I leave the arduous task I leave to others to speak I long to speak a word or two I look hopefully to I look in vain I look with encouragement I look with inexpressible dread I look with mingled hope and terror I make my appeal to I make no extravagant claim I make this abrupt acknowledgment I marvel that I may add, speaking for my own part I may be allowed to make one remark I may be permitted to add I may confess to you I may safely appeal I may say to you calmly I may seem to have been diffuse I may take as an instance I may venture upon a review I mean by this I mean, moreover I mean something more than that I mention it to you to justify I mention these facts because I mention this, not by way of complaint I might bring you another such case I might deny that I might enter into such detail I might go further I might go on indefinitely I might go on to illustrate I might of course point first I might reasonably question the justice I might try to explain I might venture to claim I might well have desired I might well think I must ask an abrupt question I must be careful about what I say I must be contented with I must be excused if I say I must bow in reverence I must call your attention for a moment I must conclude abruptly I must confess that I became rather alarmed I must consider this as I must crave your indulgence I must express to you again I must fairly tell you I must find some fault with I must for want of time omit I must here admit I must lament I must leave any detailed development I must mention with praise I must not allow myself to indulge I must not for an instant be supposed I must not overlook I must now beg to ask I must pause a moment to I must proceed I must qualify the statement I must remind my hearers of I must reply to some observations I must return to the subject I must say that I am one of those I must speak plainly I must suppose, however I must take occasion to say I must thank you once more I must try to describe to you I myself have boundless faith I need not assure this brilliant company I need not dwell I need not enter into I need not follow out the application I need not, I am certain, assure you I need not say how much I thank you I need not show how inconsistent I need not specially recommend to you I need not wander far in search I need only to observe I need say nothing in praise I need scarcely observe I need to guard myself right here I neither affirm nor deny I next come to the implicit assumption I note with particular pleasure I notice it as affording an instance I noticed incidentally the fact I now address you on a question I now come, sir, to the second head I now have the pleasure of presenting to you I now pass to the question of I now proceed to inquire I now reiterate I object strongly to the use I observe, then, in the first place I only ask a favorable construction of I only marvel I only wish you to recognize I open the all-important question I ought to give an illustration I own I can not help feeling I particularly allude to I pass on from that I pass then to our second division I pause for a moment to say I pause to confess once more I pay tribute to I personally know that it is so I pray God I may never I predict that you will I prefer a practical view I presume I shall have to admit I presume that I shall not be disbelieved I proceed to another important phase I profess I propose briefly to glance at I propose, therefore to consider I protest I never had any doubt I purposely have avoided I question whether I quite endorse what has been said I rather look forward to a time I readily grant I really can not think it necessary to I really do not know I really thought that you would excuse me I recall another historical fact I recognize the high compliment conveyed I recollect hearing a sagacious remark [sagacious = sound judgment] I refer especially I refuse to believe I regard as an erroneous view I regard it as a tribute I regard it as a very great honor I regret that I am not able to remember I regret that it is not possible for me I regret the time limits me I regret this the less I rejoice in an occasion like this I rejoice that events have occurred I rejoice to think I remark here I remember a reference made I remember an intimation I remember full well I remember the enjoyment with which I remember to have heard I repeat, I am not speaking I repeat my statement in another form I respectfully counsel I respectfully submit I rest my opinion on I rise in behalf I rise to express my disapprobation [approbation = warm approval; praise] I rise to thank you I rise with some trepidation I return, in conclusion, to I return you my most grateful thanks I said a little way back I said it would be well I said that I thought I salute with profound reverence I sanction with all my heart I saw an ingenious argument the other day I say frankly I say in moderation I say it is extremely important I say it most confidently I say no more of these things I say not one syllable against I say, then, my first point is I say this is no disparagement of I say this the more gladly I say without fear of contradiction I see around me I see as clearly as any man possibly can I see little hope of I see no exception I see no possibility of I see no reason for doubting I seem to hear you say I seize upon this opportunity I seriously desire I set out with saying I shall add a few words I shall address myself to a single point I shall ask you to look very closely I shall be told I shall best attain my object I shall bestow a little attention upon I shall certainly admit I shall consider myself privileged I shall desist from I shall endeavor to be guided I shall give it in the words of I shall here briefly recite the I shall here use the word to denote I shall hope to interest you I shall invite you to follow me I shall just give the summary of I shall never believe I shall never cease to be grateful I shall not acknowledge I shall not attempt a detailed narrative I shall not end without appealing I shall not enlarge upon I shall not force into the discussion I shall not go so far as to say I shall not hesitate to say something I shall not tax your patience I shall not undertake to prophesy I shall not weary your patience I shall now give you some instances I shall now proceed to show I shall often have to advert to I shall pass by all this I shall presently show I shall proceed without further preface I shall recur to certain questions I shall say all this without entering into I shall show that I am not I shall speak first about I shall speak with becoming frankness I shall take a broader view of the subject I shall take it for granted here I shall therefore endeavor I shall touch upon one or two questions I shall waste no time in refuting I shall with your sanction I should be false to my own manhood I should be surprised if I should be the last man to deny I should fail in my duty if I should find it hard to discover I should have forfeited my own self-respect I should like at least to mention I should like to emphasize I should like to go a step farther I should like to refer to two events I should like to see that view answered I should like to-day to examine briefly I should much prefer I should not be satisfied with myself I should think it too absurd I shrink from the contemplation I shudder at the doctrine I simply lay my finger on a fact I simply pause here to ask I sincerely regret the absence I sincerely wish it were in my power I solemnly declare I sometimes hear a wish expressed I sorrowfully call to mind I speak forth my sentiment I speak from no little personal observation I speak of this to show I speak the fact when I tell you I speak the secret feeling of this company I speak what I know when I say I speak wholly without authority I speak with feeling upon this point I speak with some degree of encouragement I speak with the utmost sincerity I speak within the hearing of I stand in awed amazement before I stand in the midst of men I still view with respect I submit it to every candid mind I submit that in such a case I submit that it is high time I submit this proposition I summon you to do your share I suppose it is right to answer I suppose it to be entirely true I suppose most men will recollect I suppose that everyone who listens to me I suppose there is no one here I suppose we are all of one opinion I suspect that is why we so often I sympathize most heartily I take a broader and bolder position I take it for granted I take leave to say I take one picture as an illustration I take pleasure in saying I take the liberty of observing I take this instance at random I take two views of I tell him in reply I tell you, gentlemen I tender my thanks to you I thank you for having allowed me I thank you for the appreciative tone I thank you for the honor I thank you for your most generous greeting I thank you for your thoughtful courtesy I thank you from the bottom of my heart I thank you very gratefully I thank you very sincerely for the honor I think I am correct in saying I think I am not the first to utter I think I can claim a purpose I think I can sincerely declare I think I have a right to look upon I think I have rightly spoken I think I might safely say I think I need not say more I think it is not too much to say I think it is quite right I think it may be necessary to consider I think it might be said with safety I think it my duty to I think it observable I think it probable I think it will astonish you I think it will be granted I think no Wise man can be indifferent I think, on the contrary I think something may be said in favor of I think that all will agree I think that I can explain I think that I can venture to say I think that, in these last years I think that none of us will deny I think there is no better evidence I think there is no call on me to listen I think we are justified I think we can hardly hope I think we may all easily see I think we may ask in reply I think we may safely conclude I think we may say, therefore I think we may well be proud of I think we may well congratulate each other I think we must draw a distinction I think we need neither doubt nor fear I think we ought to recur a moment to I think we shall all recognize I think we should do well to call to mind I think we take too narrow a view I think when we look back upon I think you may well rejoice in I think you will all agree I think you will pardon my saying I think you will see I thus explicitly reply I tremble at the task I tremble to think I trust I may be indulged I trust it is not presumptuous I trust that as the years roll on I trust that I shall have the indulgence I trust that this will not be regarded as I turn, gentlemen, to the case I use the word advisedly I use the word in the sense I use very plain language I utter this word with the deepest affection I value very much the honor I venture to ask permission I venture to say I verily believe I very confidently submit I view that prospect with the greatest misgiving I want to bespeak your attention I want to know the character I want to make some simple applications I want to say just a few words I want to say one word more I want to say to you seriously I want to think with you I warn and exhort you I was astonished to learn I was constantly watchful to I was exceedingly interested I was honored with the acquaintance I was lost in admiration I was not slow to accept and believe I was not without some anxiety I was overwhelmed I was sincerely astonished I was very much interested I was very much thrilled I well recollect the time I well remember an occasion I will accept the general proposition I will add the memorable words I will ask the indulgence I will ask you to accompany me I will ask you to bear witness I will dwell a little longer I will endeavor in a brief way I will endeavor to illustrate I will endeavor to show you I will enlarge no further I will even express a hope at the outset I will even go further and say I will first call your attention to I will give one more illustration I will illustrate this point by I will merely mention I will neither affirm nor deny I will not allude I will not argue this I will not attempt to note I will not be content until I will not condescend to I will not enumerate at present I will not pause to maintain I will not positively say I will not pretend to inquire into I will not quarrel with I will not relinquish the confidence I will not repeat the arguments here I will not try to gauge I will now consider with you I will now leave this question I will now take an instance I will only speak to one point I will only sum up my evidence I will only take an occasion to express I will only venture to remind you I will point out to your attention I will say at once I will speak but a word or two more I will speak plainly I will state with perfect distinctness I will suppose the objection to be I will take one more instance I will take the precaution to add I will tell you what I think of I will try to make the thing intelligible I will venture a single remark I will venture to add I will venture to express the hope I will yield the whole question I willingly admit I wish also to declare positively I wish at the outset I wish emphatically to reaffirm I wish I had the time and the power I wish it first observed I wish rather to call your attention I wish, sir, that justice might be done I wish to ask if you honestly and candidly believe I wish to be allowed to enforce in detail I wish to begin my statement I wish to confine what I have to say I wish to do full justice to I wish to draw your attention I wish to express my profound gratification I wish to give these arguments their full weight I wish to know whether I wish to offer a few words relative to I wish to remind you in how large a degree I wish to say a word or two I wish to state all this as a matter of fact I wish you success and happiness I wish you to observe I would also gratefully acknowledge I would as soon believe I would desire to speak simply and directly I would enter a protest I would further point out to you I would have you understand I would infinitely rather I would like to say one word just here I would not be understood as belittling I would not dwell upon that matter if I would not push the suggestion so far I would now gladly lay before you I would rather a thousand times I would recommend to your consideration I would suggest first of all I would that my voice could reach the ear I would urge and entreat you I would urge upon you I would venture to point out I yielded to the earnest solicitations If any man be so persuaded If anyone could conceive If anyone is so dim of vision If any other answer be made If at first view this should seem If, however, you determine to If I am asked for the proof If I am wrong If I can carry you with me If I can succeed in describing If I could find words If I have done no more than view the facts If I have in any way deserved If I may be allowed a little criticism If I may be allowed modestly to suggest If I may be allowed to refer If I may reverently say so If I may say so without presumption If I may so speak If I may take for granted If I may venture to say anything If I mistake not the sentiment If I recollect aright If I understand the matter at all If I venture a few remarks If I were asked If I were to act upon my conviction If I were to recapitulate If I wished to prove my contention If, in consequence we find it necessary If in the glow of conscious pride If in the years of the future If it be difficult to appreciate If it be so If it be true If it is contended If it means anything, it means this If more were needed to illustrate. If my opinions are true If on the contrary, we all foresee If, on the other hand, I say If one seeks to measure If only we go deep enough If still you have further doubt If the bare facts were studied If the experience of the world is worth anything If, then, I am asked If, then, I should here rest my cause If there be any among us If there be one lesson more than another If this be so If this seems doubtful to anyone If, unhappily, the day should ever come If we accept at all the argument If we are not blind to If we are rightly informed If we are to reason on the fact If we cast our glance back If we embark upon a career If we had the whole case before us If we isolate ourselves If we may trust to experience If we pursue a different course If we pursue our inquiries through If we sincerely desire If we survey If we would not be beguiled If what has been said is true If you remain silent If you seek the real meaning of If you think for a moment If you want to look If you were asked to point out If you will allow me to prophesy If you will forgive me the expression If you wish for a more interesting example If you wish to get at the bottom of facts If you would see the most conclusive proof If your view is right In a significant paragraph In a wider sense In a word, gentlemen In a word, I conceive In actual life, I suspect In addition to these arguments In addressing myself to the question In addressing you I feel In agreement with this obvious conclusion In all ages of the world In all or any of these views In all times and places In an unguarded moment In answering the inquiry In any view of the case In closing my speech, I ask each of you In conclusion, let me say In conclusion, may I repeat In consequence it becomes a necessity In contemplating the causes In days to come In examining this part of the subject In fine, it is no extravagance to say In former ages and generations In further illustration In further proof of my assertion In illustration of what I have said In like manner are to be explained In like manner I would advise In listening to the kind words In looking about me In many instances In meeting this difficulty, I will not urge In most cases I hold In my estimation In my humble opinion In my view In offering to you these counsels In one other respect In one point I wish no one to mistake me In one sense this is undoubtedly true In order to appreciate the force of In order to complete the proof In order to do justice to the question In order to prove plainly and intelligibly In order to realize adequately In other words In our estimate of the past In point of fact In precisely the same way In pursuance of these views In pursuing the great objects In regard to In rising to return my sincere thanks In saying all of this, I do not forget In saying this, I am not disposed to deny In short, I say In solving this difficulty In something of a parallel way In spite of the fact In such cases, strictly speaking In support of this assertion In that matchless epitome In that mood of high hope In the anomalies of fortune In the course of these remarks In the existing circumstances In the first place, therefore, I consider In the first place we see In the first place, we should be all agreed In the fullest sense In the fullness of time In the last suggestion In the meantime I will commend to you In the next place, be assured In the presence of this vast assembly In the present situation In the progress of events In the remarks I have made In the same manner I rely In the second place it is quite clear In the suggestion I have made In the very brief space at our disposal In these extraordinary circumstances In these sentiments I agree In this brief survey In this connection, I may be permitted to refer In this connection I remind myself In this necessarily brief and imperfect review In this rapid and slight enumeration In this respect In this sense only In this there is no contradiction In very many instances In very truth In view of these reflections In what has now been said In what I have now further to say In widening our view Indeed, can anyone tell me Indeed, I am not convinced Indeed, I can not do better Indeed, I have heard it whispered Indeed, I may fairly say Indeed, it will generally be found Indeed we know Instances abound Is it logically consistent Is it not legitimate to recognize Is it not marvelous Is it not obvious Is it not quite possible Is it not, then, preposterous Is it not universally recognized Is it not wise to argue Is it possible, can it be believed Is it, then, any wonder Is not that the common sentiment Is there any evidence here Is there any language of reproach Is there any possibility of mistaking Is there any reason in the world It affords me gratification It also pleases me very much It amounts to this It appears from what has been said It appears to me, on the contrary It can rightly be said It certainly follows, then It comes to this It could not be otherwise It does not necessarily follow It exhibits a state of mind It follows as a matter of course It follows inevitably It gives us an exalted conception It grieves me to relate It hardly fits the character It has at all times been a just reproach It has been a very great pleasure for me It has been generally assumed It has been justly objected It has been my privilege It has been suggested fancifully It has been well said It has ever been my ambition It has struck me very forcibly It is a circumstance of happy augury [augury = sign of something coming; omen] It is a common error It is a curious trait It is a fact well known It is a falsehood to say It is a familiar charge against It is a good augury of success [augury = sign of something coming; omen] It is a great pleasure to me It is a living truth It is a matter of absorbing interest It is a matter of amusement It is a matter of fact It is a matter of just pride It is a melancholy story It is a memory I cherish It is a mischievous notion It is a mistake to suppose It is a most extraordinary thing It is a most pertinent question It is a noble thing It is a peculiar pleasure to me It is a perversion of terms It is a pleasing peculiarity It is a popular idea It is a rare privilege It is a recognized principle It is a remarkable and striking fact It is a strange fact It is a sure sign It is a theme too familiar It is a thing commonly said It is a touching reflection It is a true saying It is a very significant fact It is a vision which still inspires us It is a wholesome symptom It is, all things considered, a fact It is all very fine to think It is all very well to say It is almost proverbial It is also possible It is also probably true It is always pleasant to respond It is amazing how little It is an easy matter It is an egregious mistake [egregious = conspicuously and outrageously reprehensible] It is an established rule It is an incredible thing It is an interesting fact It is an unforgivable offense It is an unquestionable truth It is appropriate that we should celebrate It is asserted It is assumed as an axiom It is at once inconsistent It is but fair to say It is but too true It is by no means my design It is certainly especially pleasant It is certainly remarkable It is common in these days to lament It is commonly assumed It is comparatively easy It is curious sophistry It is curious to observe It is desirable for us It is difficult for me to respond fitly It is difficult to avoid saying It is difficult to describe It is difficult to overstate It is difficult to put a limit It is difficult to surmise It is doubtful whether It is easy enough to add It is easy to instance cases It is easy to understand It is eminently proper It is every man's duty to think It is evident that the answer to this It is evidently supposed by many people It is exceedingly gratifying to hear It is exceedingly unfortunate It is fair that you should hear It is fair to suppose It is far from me to desire It is fatal to suppose It is fitting It is for me to relate It is for others to illustrate It is for this reason It is for us to ask It is greatly assumed It is gratifying to have the honor It is hardly for me It is hardly necessary to pass judgment It is idle to think of It is immaterial whether It is impossible to avoid saying It is in every way appropriate It is in the highest degree worthy It is in this characteristic It is in vain It is in your power to give It is indeed a strange doctrine It is indeed not a little remarkable It is indeed true It is indeed very clear It is indispensable to have It is interesting and suggestive It is interesting to know It is just so far true It is likewise necessary It is made evident It is manifest It is manifestly absurd to say It is merely common sense to say It is more than probable It is my agreeable duty It is my belief It is my earnest wish It is my grateful duty to address you It is my hope It is my present purpose It is natural to ask the question It is necessary to refer It is necessary to take some notice It is needful to a complete understanding It is needless before this audience to repeat It is no doubt true It is no exaggeration to say It is no part of my business It is no significant thing It is no small indication It is no wonder It is not a practical question It is not altogether satisfactory It is not an unknown occurrence It is not by any means It is not difficult to comprehend It is not difficult to discern It is not easy for me to find words It is not enough to say It is not entirely clear to me It is not evident It is not for me on this occasion It is not given to many men It is not likely that any of you It is not logical to say It is not my intention to enter into It is not my purpose to discuss It is not necessarily true It is not necessary for me even to sketch It is not necessary for our purpose It is not often in these modern days It is not ours to pronounce It is not out of place to remind you It is not possible to recount It is not quite clear It is not to me so very surprising It is not too much to say It is not unknown to you It is not within the scope of this address It is now high time for me It is now perfectly plain It is observable enough It is obvious It is of course difficult It is of great importance to show It is of no moment It is of very little importance It is often remarked It is on these grounds It is one of the burning questions of the day It is one of the most natural visions It is one of the most significant things It is one of the queerest freaks of fate It is only a few short years since It is only just to say It is our duty to examine It is ours to bear witness It is owing to this truth It is peculiarly befitting at this time It is perfectly apparent It is pitiable to reflect It is pleasant to meet this brilliant company It is rather a pleasant coincidence It is rather an arduous task It is rather startling It is related It is ridiculous to say It is said, and I think said truly It is said to be impossible It is satisfactory to notice It is scarcely necessary to insist It is scarcely questioned It is self-evident It is sometimes hard to determine It is still an open question It is still more surprising It is substantially true It is surely necessary for me It is the clear duty of It is the doctrine of It is the fashion to extol It is the universal testimony It is therefore evident It is therefore necessary It is this which lies at the foundation It is to be expected It is to be remembered It is to me a very sincere satisfaction It is told traditionally It is too plain to be argued It is true It is unnecessary for me to remind you It is upon this line of reasoning It is very common to confuse It is very doubtful whether It is very interesting and pleasant It is well known It is with great pleasure It is with pity unspeakable It is within the memory of men now living It is worth while to notice It may appear absurd It may at first sight seem strange It may be added It may be conjectured It may be imagined It may be plausibly objected It may be rightly said It may be useful to trace It may be worth your while to keep in view It may indeed be unavoidable It may not be altogether certain It may not be uninteresting to any of you It may or may not be true It may, perhaps, seem wonderful It may seem a little strange It may still more probably be said It must be a cause of delight It must be borne in mind It must be the verdict of history It must create astonishment It must doubtless be admitted It must ever be recollected It must never be forgotten It must not be supposed It must seem to every thoughtful man It needs scarcely be said It now becomes my pride and privilege It only remains now to speak It ought to animate us It proves a great deal It remains only to speak briefly It remains that I inform you of It remains that I should say a few words It reminds me of an anecdote It reminds one of the compliment It requires no effort of imagination It scarcely seems to be in keeping It seems almost desperate to think of It seems almost incredible It seems now to be generally admitted It seems strange to be told It seems then that on the whole It seems to me a striking circumstance It seems to me idle to ask It seems to me singularly appropriate It seems to me the primary foundation It seems to me unphilosophical It should always be borne in mind It should be remembered It so happens It sometimes seems to me It still remains to be observed It strikes me with wonder It suggests at the outset It summons our imagination It surely is not too much to expect It therefore astonishes me It used to be a reproach It was a brilliant answer It was a fine and delicate rebuke It was a fit and beautiful circumstance It was a propitious circumstance [propitious = auspicious, favorable] It was certainly a gracious act It was in the full understanding It was my good fortune It was not to be expected It was said by one who ought to know It was, therefore, inevitable It was under these circumstances It will appeal to It will appear from what has been said It will be asked me how It will be easy to say too much It will be easy to trace the influence It will be evident to you It will be idle to imply It will be interesting to trace It will be just as reasonable to say It will be rather to our advantage It will be recollected It will be seen at a glance It will be well and wise It will carry out my meaning more fully It will, I suppose, be denied It will not be expected from me It will not be safe It will not do for a man to say It will not, I trust, be concluded It will not surely be objected It will not take many words to sum up It will thus be seen It would be a misfortune It would be a proud distinction It would be a very remarkable fact It would be absurd to pretend It would be an inexcusable omission It would be idle for me It would be imprudent in me It would be invidious for me [invidious = rousing ill will, animosity] It would be natural on such an occasion It would be no less impracticable It would be out of place here It would be preposterous to say It would be presumptuous in me It would be the height of absurdity It would be unfair to praise It would be unjust to deny It would be well for us to reflect It would indeed be unworthy It would seem perhaps most fitting <h4 id="id13716" style="margin-top: 2em">J</h4> Just the reverse is true <h4 id="id13718" style="margin-top: 2em">L</h4> Language is inadequate to voice my appreciation Lastly, I do not understand Lastly, it can not be denied Less than this could not be said Lest I should be accused of quibbling Let all of us labor in this work Let anyone imagine to himself Let anyone who doubts Let everyone consider Let it be clearly understood, I repeat it Let it be remembered Let it not be objected Let it not be supposed that I impute [impute = relate to a particular cause or source] Let me add another thing Let me add my final word Let me add one other hint Let me also say a word in regard Let me answer these questions Let me ask you to imagine Let me ask your leave to propose Let me be allowed to devote a few words Let me call attention to another fact Let me commend to you Let me direct your attention now to Let me entreat you to examine Let me give one more instance Let me give one parting word Let me give you an illustration Let me here make one remark Let me here say Let me hope that I have said enough Let me illustrate again Let me make myself distinctly understood Let me make use of an illustration Let me not be thought offensive Let me now conclude with Let me once more urge upon you Let me protest against the manner Let me quite temperately defend Let me rather make the supposition Let me say a practical word Let me simply declare Let me tell you an interesting reminiscence Let me thank you once more Let me urge you earnestly Let no man congratulate himself Let our conception be enlarged Let our object be Let that question be answered by Let the facts be granted Let these instances suffice Let this be the record made Let this inspire us with abhorrence of Let us approach the subject from another side Let us attempt a survey Let us be perfectly just Let us be quite practical Let us bear perpetually in mind Let us begin at the beginning Let us begin by examining Let us briefly review Let us brush aside once for all Let us cherish Let us confirm our opinion Let us consider for a moment Let us devote ourselves Let us discard all prejudice Let us do all we can Let us draw an illustration Let us endeavor to understand Let us enumerate Let us figure to ourselves Let us for the moment put aside Let us get a clear understanding Let us heed the voice Let us hope and believe Let us hope that future generations Let us imitate Let us inquire also Let us labor and pray Let us likewise remember Let us look briefly at a few particulars Let us look nearer home Let us not be fearful Let us not be misled Let us not be misunderstood Let us not flatter ourselves Let us not for a moment forget Let us not limit our view Let us now apply the views presented Let us now consider the characteristics Let us now see the results Let us now turn our consideration Let us observe this analogy Let us pass on to another fact Let us pause a moment Let us push the inquiry yet further Let us rather listen to Let us reflect how vain Let us remember this Let us remind ourselves Let us resolve Let us scrutinize the facts Let us suppose, for argument's sake Let us suppose the case to be Let us take, for instance Let us, then, be assured Let us, then, be worthy of Let us, therefore, say once for all Let us try to form a mental picture Let us turn to the contemplation of Let your imagination realize Like all citizens of high ideals Likely enough Little wonder therefore Long have I been convinced Look at it in another way Look at some of these questions Look at the situation <h4 id="id13838" style="margin-top: 2em">M</h4> Mainly, I believe Making allowances for differences of opinion Many of us have had the good fortune Many of you, perhaps, recollect May I ask you to believe May I not speak here May I try to show that every effort May I venture to suggest May it not also be advanced May the day come quickly Meantime it is encouraging to think Meanwhile let us freely recognize Men are in the habit of saying Men are telling us nowadays Men everywhere testify More and more it is felt More than once have I had to express More than this need not be said Moreover, I have insisted Moreover, I would counsel you Moreover, when we pass judgment Much has been said and written about My appreciation has been quickened My belief, therefore, is My duty is to endeavor to show My experience tells me My first duty is to express to you My friends, do you really believe My friends, I propose My heart tells me My idea, therefore, is My last criticism upon My mind is not moved by My mind most perfectly acquiesces My next objection is My own private opinion is My present business is My regret is intensified by the thought <h4 id="id13877" style="margin-top: 2em">N</h4> Nay, I boldly say Nay, it will be a relief to my mind Nay, there is a general feeling Need I say that I mean Neither should you deceive Never before have I so strongly felt Never can I cease to feel Never did there devolve Never for a moment believe Never have I felt so forcibly Never was a weaker defense attempted Never was there a greater mistake Never was there an instance Nevertheless we can admit Next, from what has been said it is plain Next, I consider Next, it will be denied No argument can overwhelm a fact No defense is to be found No distinct test can be named No doubt, in the first instance No doubt there are many questions No doubt to most of us No finer sentence has come down to us No greater service could be rendered No longer do we believe No man regrets more than I do No one can feel this more strongly No one can, I think, pretend No one can see the end No one here, I am sure No one, I suppose, would say No one, I think, can fail to observe No one, I think, will dispute the statement No one need to exaggerate No one will accuse me No true man ever believes None can have failed to observe Nor am I disparaging or discouraging Nor can I forget either Nor can it justly be said Nor can we afford to waste time Nor can we forget how long Nor can we now ask Nor do I believe Nor do I doubt Nor do I pretend Nor do I think there can be found Nor does it matter much Nor has there been wanting Nor indeed am I supposing Nor is it a fair objection Nor is it probable Nor is this all Nor let me forget to add here Nor must I be understood as saying Nor must it be forgotten Nor need we fear to speak Nor should any attempt be made Nor will history fail to record Nor will I enlarge on the matter Not at all Not only so Not that I quarrel with Nothing but the deepest sense Nothing can be further from the truth Nothing could be clearer Nothing could be more striking Nothing is more common in the world Nothing that you can do Notwithstanding all that has been said Notwithstanding all this, I hold Now, bear with me when I say Now comes the question Now, comparing these instances together Now, from these instances it is plain Now, having spoken of Now, I admit Now, I am far from denying Now, I am far from undervaluing Now, I am justified in calling this Now, I am obliged to say Now, I do not wish you to believe Now, I have a closing sentence or two Now, I pass on to consider Now, I shall not occupy your time Now, I understand the argument Now, I will undertake to say Now, I wish to call your attention Now, if you will clearly understand Now, is there any ground or basis for Now, it is an undoubted fact Now, it is evident Now, it is not at all strange Now, it is unquestioned Now, let me speak with the greatest care Now, let me stop a moment Now, let us consider Now, observe, my drift Now, sir, I am truly horrified Now, the answer we should give Now, the question here at issue Now, the world will say Now, there is a close alliance between Now, this is precisely the danger Now, this is to some extent Now, understand me definitely Now, we do not maintain Now, we will inquire Now, what I want you to realize Now, with regard to Now, you will allow me to state Now, you will understand from this <h4 id="id13991" style="margin-top: 2em">O</h4> Observe again Occasionally you ought to read Of course I am aware Of course I am putting an impossible case Of course I can not be taken to mean Of course I do not maintain Of course I do not stop here Of course I would not allow Of course much may be said Of course these remarks hold good Of course we may, if we please Of course you will sympathize Of one thing, however, I am certain Of this briefly Of this statement I will only say Of this truth I shall convince you by On a review of the whole subject On occasions of this kind On such a day as this On the contrary, I am assuming On the occasion to which I refer On the other hand, it is clear On the whole, then, I observe On this auspicious occasion On this point I do not mean to dwell On this subject you need not suspect Once again, there are those Once more I emphasize Once more let me try to put into words One additional remark One almost wishes One can not decline to note One concluding remark has to be made One fact is clear and indisputable One further word One important topic remains One is fairly tempted to wish One lesson history may be said to repeat One might be challenged to produce One of the ancients said One of the most commonly known One of the most extraordinary incidents One of the things I recollect with most pride One of these signs is the fact One or two points are made clear One other circumstance One other remark suggests itself One remark I will make One thing more will complete this question One thing which always impressed me One very striking tendency One word in courtesy I must say One word more in a serious vein One would naturally suppose Only so much do I know Opinions are divided as to whether Or to come nearer home Or to take but one other example Ordinarily speaking, such deductions Others may hold other opinions Ought we not to think Our thoughts wander back Over and above all this <h4 id="id14055" style="margin-top: 2em">P</h4> Pardon me if Perhaps another reason why Perhaps, however, in speaking to you Perhaps, however, some among you will be Perhaps I may be best able to illustrate Perhaps I ought to say Perhaps it may be doubted Perhaps, sir, I am mistaken in Permit me frankly to say Permit me to add another circumstance Permit me to bring home to you Personally, I am far too firm a believer Pray, sir, let me say <h4 id="id14069" style="margin-top: 2em">R</h4> Read but your history aright Recollect, sir Reflections such as these Rely upon it Remember, I do not seek to Remembering some past occurrences Returning, then, to the consideration <h4 id="id14077" style="margin-top: 2em">S</h4> Seriously, then, do I beg you Shall I tell you Shall we complain Should there be objection, I answer Since, then, it is provided Since, then, this is the case Sir, with all my heart, I respond So accustomed are we So at least it seems to me So far as I know So far as my observation and experience goes So far in general So I say to you So it comes to pass So long as we continue to love truth and duty So men are asking So much at first sight So much on this subject So that I may venture to say So that if you were persuaded So then ought we also So, to add one other example So, too, I may go on to speak So when I hear people say Some have insisted Some of you can recall the time Some of you may think this visionary Some of you will remember Some one will perhaps object Some prejudice is attached Some writer has said Sometimes I venture to think Sometimes it may happen Speaking in this place Startling as this may appear to you Stating only the truth, I affirm Still another encouraging fact Still further Still I can not part from my subject Still I have generally found Still I imagine you would consider it Still I know what answer I can make to Still it may with justice be said Still one thing more Still we ought to be grateful Strange as it may seem Strictly in confidence, I do not think Strictly speaking, there is no such thing Such a doctrine is essentially superficial Such are the rather tolerant ideas Such considerations as these Such, I believe, would be the consequences Such illustrations are not frequent Such, in brief, is the story Such is steadfastly my opinion Such is the deep prejudice now existing Such is the intellectual view we take Such is the lesson which I am taught Such is the progress Such is the truth Such, sir, I conceive to be Such, then, is the true idea Such, too, is the characteristic of Suffer me to point out Suffice it to say here Summing up what I have said Suppose we turn our eyes to Surely I do not misinterpret Surely it is a paradox Surely it is not too much for me to say <h4 id="id14148" style="margin-top: 2em">T</h4> Take another instance Take one of the most recent cases Take the simple fact Take this example Taking a broader view Taking the facts by themselves That is a further point That is a natural boast That is a pure assumption That is all that it seems necessary to me That is all very good That is far from my thoughts That is final and conclusive That is the lesson of history That is the question of questions That you may conceive the force of The answer is easy to find The answer is ready The belief is born of the wish The broad principle which I would lay down The circumstances under which we meet The climax of my purpose in this address The common consent of civilized mankind The conclusion is irresistible The confusing assertion is sometimes made The day is at hand The decided objection is raised The doctrine I am combating The doctrine is admirable The effect too often is The evolution of events has brought The fact has made a deep impression on me The fact has often been insisted The fact to be particularly noted The facts are clear and unequivocal The facts may be strung together The first business of every man The first counsel I would offer The first great fact to remember is The first point to be ascertained The first practical thought is The first remarkable instance was The first thing I wish to note The first thing that we have to consider The future historian will, no doubt The generous feeling that has promoted you The great mass of the people The hour is at hand The illustration is analogous The important thing is The instance I shall choose The irresistible tendency of The kindness with which I have been received The last and distinguishing feature is The latest inclination I have seen The lesson which we should take most to heart The main cause of all this The more you examine this matter The most concise tribute paid The most reasonable anticipation The most remarkable step forward The most striking characteristic The most sublime instance that I know The next point is The next question to be considered is The next thing I consider indispensable The occasion that calls us together The one central difference between The only course that remains open The only plea to be offered The other day I observed The paramount consideration is The perils that beset us here The pleasing duty is assigned me The point I have urged upon you is The point I wish a little further to speak of The point to which I shall call your attention The popular notion is The practical inference from all this The presence of this brilliant assemblage The pressing question is The prevalent opinion, no doubt The proof of this statement is to be found The question is deeply involved The question, then, recurs The remedy I believe to be The result, I fancy, has been The result of the whole The rule will always hold good The sacred voice of inspiration The same is true in respect of The scene all comes back The sentiment to which I am to respond The sentiment which you have expressed The simple rule and test The simple truth is The soundness of this doctrine depends The strongest proof I have The subject of the evening's address The subject which has been assigned to me The task has been placed in my hands The testimony of history is The theory seems at first sight The thought with which I shall close The time has manifestly now arrived The time is not far distant The time is now come for me The times are full of signs and warnings The toast I am about to propose to you The vain wish has sometimes been indulged The view I have been enforcing The view is more misleading The warmth and kindness of your reception The welcome that has been extended to me The whole story of civilization Then again, in corroboration Then again, when men say Then take the other side of the argument Then the question arises Then there is another story Then, too, it must be remembered There are certain old truths There are few spectacles There are hopeful signs of There are, I believe, many who think There are, indeed, exceptions There are, indeed, persons who profess There are many educated and intelligent people There are people in every community There are several reasons why There are some slight modifications There are some who are fond of looking at There are some who have an idea There are those of us who can remember There are those who wish There are two conflicting theories There can be but one answer There can be no doubt There has been a great deal of discussion lately There has been no period of time There have been differences of opinion There is a characteristic saying There is a class of person There is a common saying There is a conviction There is a degree of evidence There is a genuine grief There is a great deal of rash talking There is a growing disposition There is a large class of thinkers There is a lesson of profound interest There is a more important question There is a most serious lesson There is a multitude of facts There is a question of vital importance There is a very common tendency There is a vital difference of opinion There is an analogy in this respect There is an ancient story to the effect There is an eternal controversy There is another class of men There is another factor There is another object equally important There is another point of view There is another remarkable analogy There is another sense in which There is, at any rate, to be said There is but one consideration There is certainly no reason There is hardly any limit There is, however, another opinion There is, however, one caution There is little truth in There is no field of human activity There is no good reason There is no justification for There is no mistaking the purpose There is no more insidious peril There is no more striking exemplification There is no occasion to exaggerate There is no page of history There is no sense in saying There is no worse perversion There is not a shadow of evidence There is nothing more repulsive There is nothing overstated in this description There is nothing to show There is one story which it is said There is only one sense in which There is some difference of opinion There is something strangely interesting There is yet another distinction There is yet one other remark There ought certainly to be There was but one alternative There was one remarkable incident There will always be a number of men There will be no difficulty There yet remains Therefore, there is no possibility of a doubt Therein lies your responsibility These alone would not be sufficient These are enough to refute the opinion These are general counsels These are generalizations These are my reasons for These are points for consideration These considerations have great weight with me These exceptions do not hold in the case of These ideas naturally present themselves These instances are far from common These instances are indications These last words lead me to say These objections only go to show These questions I shall examine These various partial views They mistake the intelligence They would persuade you to Think for a moment Think of the cool disregard This absurdity arises This appeal to the common sense This argument is especially cogent [cogent = powerfully persuasive] This, at least, is sure This being the case This being true This being undeniable, it is plain This being understood, I ask This brings me to a single remark This brings us to a subject This episode goes to prove This fact was soon made manifest This from the nature of the case This I conceive to be the business This I consider to be my own case This I have told you This is a general statement This is a very one-sided conception This is a very serious situation This is an astonishing announcement This is conceded by This is contrary to all argument This is doubtless the truth This is especially the case This is essentially an age of This is in the main just This is like saying This is not all This is not the main point of objection This is not the occasion or the place This is obvious This is on the whole reasonable This is only another illustration of This is owing in great measure to This is precisely what we ought to do This is said in no spirit of This is suggested to us This is the design and intention This is the great fact This is the main point on which the inquiry turns This is the meaning of This is the obvious answer This is the point I want to impress upon you This is the point of view This is the position of our minds This is the radical question This is the sentiment of mankind This is the starting-point This is the sum This is to be found in the fact This is what I am led to say This is what may be objected This is why I take the liberty This language is plain This leads me to the question This leads us to inquire This may be said without prejudice This might be illustrated at length This much is certain This sentiment was well-nigh universal This, surely, is the conclusion This, then, is the answer This, then, is the drift of my illustration This, then, is what I mean by saying This will be evident at once This you can not deny Those who have watched the tendencies Thus a great deal may be done Thus analogy suggests Thus far, I willingly admit Thus I am led on to another remark Thus if you look into Thus instances occur now and then Thus it comes to pass Thus my imagination tells me Thus much, however, I may say Thus much I may be allowed to say Thus much may be sufficient to recall Thus we see Time would not permit me To a man of the highest public spirit To avoid all possibility of being misunderstood To be more explicit To be sure, we sometimes hear To bring the matter nearer home To convince them of this To feel the true force of this argument To illustrate To make my story quite complete To me, however, it would appear To my way of conceiving such matters To prevent misapprehension To some it may sound like a paradox To sum up all that has been said To sum up in one word To take a very different instance To the conclusion thus drawn To the enormous majority of persons To these general considerations To this I answer To this it will be replied To what other cause can you ascribe To-day, as never before Treading close upon the heels Tried by this standard True it is True, there are difficulties Truly it is a subject for astonishment Two things are made very clear <h4 id="id14478" style="margin-top: 2em">U</h4> Under all the circumstances Under these favoring conditions Under this head Undoubtedly we may find Unfortunately it is a truth Unless I could be sure Up to this moment I have stated <h4 id="id14486" style="margin-top: 2em">V</h4> Very strange is this indeed <h4 id="id14488" style="margin-top: 2em">W</h4> We all agree as to We all feel the force of the maxim We all in equal sincerity profess We almost shudder when we see We are accustomed to lay stress upon We are all familiar with We are approaching an era We are apt to forget We are assembled here to-day We are beginning to realize We are bound to give heed We are constantly being told We are fulfilling what I believe to be We are in the habit of saying We are met to-night We are not able to prove We are not disinterested We are quite unable to speculate We are told emphatically We are tolerably certain We believe with a sincere belief We can but pause to contemplate We can imagine the amazement of We can not but be struck with We can not escape the truth We can not have this too deeply fixed We can not too highly honor the temper of We can not wonder We can only applaud the sentiment We can only bow with awe We can presume We can remember with pride We can see to some extent We continually hear nowadays We deeply appreciate the circumstances of We do not quarrel with those We do not question the reality We do well to recall We easily persuade ourselves We feel keenly about such things We grope blindly along We have a firm assurance We have a right to claim We have an overpowering sense We have been accustomed to We have been told by more than one We have come together to-night We have great reason to be thankful We have heard lately We have here plain proof We have need to examine We have no means of knowing We have no other alternative We have not yet solved the problem We have sought on this occasion We have the evidence of this We have the good fortune to-night We have to admit We have witnessed on many occasions We hear it is said sometimes We hear no complaint We heartily wish and mean We hold fast to the principle We laugh to scorn the idea We may all of us agree We may be permitted to remember We may contemplate with satisfaction We may have a deep consciousness We may indeed consider We may not know precisely how We must also look We must constantly direct our purpose We must not be deceived We must not mistake We must realize conscientiously We must remember We need no proof to assure us We need not look far for reasons We need not trouble ourselves We of this generation We often hear persons say We ought in strict propriety We pride ourselves upon the fact We rightly pay all honor We see in a variety of ways We shall all doubtless concede We shall be blind not to perceive We shall do well to remember We shall have no difficulty in determining We should be convinced We should contemplate and compare We should dread nothing so much We should lend our influence We should not question for a moment We should not, therefore, question We stand astonished at We stumble and falter and fall We take it for granted We will not stop to inquire Weighty as these conditions are Well, gentlemen, it must be confessed Well may we explain Well, now, let us propose Well, that being the case, I say Were I to enter into a detailed description Were I to speculate What are the precise characteristics What are we to think of What are you going to do What can avail What can be more intelligible What can be more monstrous than What can I say better What commonly happens is this What could be more captivating What could be more true What do we gain by What do we understand to have been What I mean is this What I now say is What I object to is What I propose to do is What I shall actually attempt to show here What I suggest is What is more important What is more remarkable What is the pretext What is this but to say What more shall I say What remains but to wish you What strikes the mind so forcibly What, then, are we to believe What, then, can be the reason What, then, I may be asked What, then, is the use What, then, was the nature of What was the consequence of What we are concerned to know is What we have most to complain of What would you say Whatever a man thinks Whatever difference of opinion may exist Whatever opinion I may express Whatever the truth may be When I am told When I hear it said When I remember the history When I review these circumstances When I speak of this question When I thus profess myself When one remembers When we consider the vastness When we contemplate When we get so far as this When we look closely at When will men understand When you are assured When you did me the honor to invite me Whence it is, I say Whence was the proof to come While acknowledging the great value While I feel most keenly the honor While I have hinted to you Whilst I am on this matter Who can deny the effect Who can say in a word Who does not like to see Who has not felt the contrast Who that reads does not see Who will accuse me Why, again, should I take notice Why need you seek to disprove Will any gentleman say Will anyone answer Will it be whispered Will it not be well for us Will you allow me to present to you Will you bear with me Will you mistake this Will you permit me to thank you With all my heart I share With possibly a single exception With respect to what has been said With this ideal clearly before us With whatever opinions we come here Without going into any details Without my saying a word more <h4 id="id14676" style="margin-top: 2em">Y</h4> Yet I am convinced Yet I am willing to admit Yet I am willing to conclude Yet I feel quite free to say Yet I, for one, do not hesitate to admit Yet I have never been thoroughly satisfied Yet I suppose it is worth while Yet I would have to think Yet if you were to ask the question Yet it is instructive and interesting Yet it is no less true Yet it is perfectly plain Yet let me consider what consequences must Yet may I not remind you You all know the history of You and I are always contrasting You are at a parting of the ways You are now invited to do honor You can never forget You can not assert You do not need to be told You have all read the story You have been gracious enough to assign to me You have been mindful You have been pleased to confer upon me You have but to observe You have done me great honor You have no right You have not forgotten You have often pondered over You have sometimes been astonished You know that it is impossible to You know the legend which has grown up You know very well You may also be assured You may be acquainted with You may be sure You may depend upon it You may remember You may well be proud You may well study the example You might apply to yourselves You must not forget You must understand I do not mean to claim You ought not to disregard what I say You remember how You will allow me to say with becoming brevity You will be pleased to hear You will bear me out when I say You will clearly understand You will expect me to say something about You will forgive me You will join with me, I trust You will observe You will pardon me, I am sure You will scarcely be surprised You would never dream of urging You yourselves are the evidence Your friendly and generous words Your good sense must tell you Your presence seems to say <h3 id="id14738" style="margin-top: 3em">SECTION XI</h3> <h5 id="id14739">MISCELLANEOUS PHRASES</h5> <h4 id="id14740" style="margin-top: 2em">A</h4> A bewildering labyrinth of facts A blank absence of interest or sympathy A bloodless diplomatist A breach of confidence A brilliant and paradoxical talker A burning sense of shame and horror A century of disillusionment A certain catholicity of taste [catholicity = universality] A cheap and coarse cynicism A civilizing agency of conspicuous value A cleanness and probity of life [probity = integrity; uprightness] A commendable restraint A condescending and patronizing spirit A confused and troublesome time A conscientious anxiety to do the right thing A conspicuous and crowning service A constant source of surprise and delight A contemptible species of mockery A convenient makeshift A copious torrent of pleasantry A course of arrogant obstinacy A crumb of consolation A crystallized embodiment of the age A cynical and selfish hedonist A dangerous varnish of refinement A dead theological dogma A decorous and well-intentioned person A deep and most impressive solemnity A deep and strange suggestiveness A deep authentic impression of disinterestedness A dereliction of duty A disaster of the first magnitude A distorted and pessimistic view of life A dogmatic and self-righteous spirit A duel of brains A dull collocation of words A fastidious sense of fitness A fatal moral hollowness A feeling of lofty remoteness A feminine excess of inconsequence A final and irrevocable settlement A firmness tempered by the most scrupulous courtesy A fitting interval for penitence A flippant rejoinder A flood of external impressions A flourish of rhetoric A fund of curious information A furtive groping after knowledge A gambler's desperate chance A ghastly mixture of defiance and conceit A glaring example of rapacity [rapacity = plundering] A graceful nonentity A great and many-sided personality A great capacity for generous indignation A great source of confusion A gross piece of stupidity A habit of riding a theory too hard A habit of rigorous definition A happy and compensating experience A haughty self-assertion of equality A hideous absurdity A hideous orgy of massacre and outrage A high pitch of eloquence A homelike and festive aspect A hopeless enigma A hotbed of disturbance A hushed rustle of applause testified to a widespread approbation [approbation = warm approval; praise] A keenly receptive and intensely sensitive temperament A kind of fantastic patchwork A kind of surly reluctance A laudable stimulus A law of retributive justice A less revolutionary innovation A life of studious contemplation A limpidity and lucidity of style [limpidity = transparent clearity; easily intelligible] A lingering tinge of admiration A lively sense of what is dishonorable A long accumulating store of discontent and unrest A long tangle of unavoidable detail A look threatening and peremptory [peremptory = ending all debate or action] A many-sided and far-reaching enthusiasm A marvelous sharpener of the faculties A melancholy preponderance of mischief A memory-haunting phrase A mercenary marriage A mere conjectural estimate A microscopic care in the search of words A misconception which is singularly prevalent A mixture of malignancy and madness A modicum of truth A monstrous travesty A mood of hard skepticism A more than ordinary share of baseness and depravity A most laudable zeal A most repulsive and incomprehensible idiom A most unseasonable piece of impertinence A multitude of groundless alarms A murderous tenacity about trifles A mysterious and an intractable pestilence A mysterious and inscrutable power A narrow and superficial survey A nature somewhat frivolous and irresolute A needlessly offensive manner A nimble interchange of uninteresting gossip A noble and puissant nation [puissant = with power, might] A novel and perplexing course A numerous company A painful and disconcerting deformity A partial disenchantment A passage of extraordinary daring A patchwork of compromises A permanent and habitual state of mind A pernicious and growing tendency A perversion of judgment A phantom of the brain A piece of grotesque stupidity A pleasant flow of appropriate language A pompous failure A potential menace to life A powerful and persuasive orator A prevalent characteristic of her nature A prey to the tongue of the public A pristine vigor of style A profusion of compliments A proposition inherently vicious A puerile illusion [puerile = immature; childish] A quenchless thirst for expression A rage akin to frenzy A rare precision of insight A rather desperate procedure A reckless fashion A recrudescence of superstition [recrudescence = recurrence of a pathological symptoms after a period of improvement] A relish for the sublime A reversion to the boldest paganism A rigid avoidance of extravagance and excess A ripple of applause A restraining and conservative force A robust and consistent application A sacred and indissoluble union A sane philosophy of life A secluded dreamer of dreams A secret and wistful charm A sense of deepening discouragement A sense of indescribable reverence A series of brief and irritating hopes A settled conviction of success A sharp difference of opinion A sharp pang of regretful surprise A shrewd eye to the main chance A signal deed of justice A skeptical suspension of judgment A slight and superficial tribute A slowly subsiding frenzy A snare and a delusion A somewhat complicated and abstruse calculation [abstruse = difficult to understand] A sordid and detestable motive A sort of incredulous stupefaction A source of unfailing delight and wonder A species of moral usurpation A spirit inimical to learning A spirit of complacent pessimism A startling and unfortunate digression A state of scarcely veiled insurrection A state of urgent necessity A stern decree of fate A stern foe of snobbishness A storm of public indignation A strange mixture of carelessness, generosity, and caprice A strangely perverse and poverty stricken imagination A strong assumption of superiority A subjugated and sullen population A sudden revulsion A supposed ground of affinity A synonym for retrogression A taunting accusation of falsehood A tedious and needless drudgery A temper which brooked no resistance A temporary expedient A tender tone of remonstrance A theme of endless meditation A thing of moods and moments A thoroughly sincere and unaffected effort A thousand mangled delusions A tissue of dull excuses A tone of exaggerated solicitude A touch of exquisite pathos A trace of obvious sarcasm A transcript of the common conscience A trifle prim and puritanic A truth begirt with fire A unique and overwhelming charm A vague aversion A variety of conflicting and profound emotions A variety of enfeebling amendments A vast multitude of facts A vastly extended vision of opportunity A vehement and direct attack A very elusive and delicate thought A very formidable problem A vigilant reserve A violent and base calumniator [calumniator = makes malicious or knowingly false statements] A voice of matchless compass and eloquence A warmth of seemingly generous indignations A wealth of resource that seemed inexhaustible A welcome release from besetting difficulties A whole catalog of disastrous blunders A whole whirlpool of various emotions Abounding bodily vigor Above and beyond and before all else Absurd and inconsequential career Abundant and congenial employment Accidental rather than intentional Accustomed to ascribe to chance Acquired sentiments of propriety Activities of the discursive intellect Actuated by an unduly anxious desire Acute sensibility coupled with quickness of intellect Adhere too tenaciously to forms and modes Admirable mastery of technique Admit the soft impeachment Admitted with a childlike cheerfulness Advance by leaps and bounds Advancing to dignity and honor Adventitious aids to memory [adventitious = Not inherent; added extrinsically] Affectation and superfluous ornament Aggravated to an unspeakable degree Agitated and perplexed by a dozen cross-currents of conflicting tendency Agreeable and humanizing intercourse Aided by strong mental endowments Airy swiftness of treatment Alien to the purpose All sorts of petty tyrannies All the resources of a burnished rhetoric Allied by taste and circumstances Allied with a marked imperiousness [imperious = arrogantly overbearing] Almost incredible obtuseness Altogether monstrous and unnatural Always observant and discriminating Amaze and confound the imagination Amiable and indulgent hostess Amid many and pressing avocations Amid the homeliest details of daily life Amid the rush and roar of life Ample scope for the exercise of his astonishing gifts An abandoned and exaggerated grief An accidental encounter An act of folly amounting to wickedness An afternoon of painfully constrained behavior An agreeable image of serene dignity An air of artificial constraint An air of round-eyed profundity An alarmed sense of strange responsibilities An almost excessive exactness An almost sepulchral regularity and seclusion An ample and imposing structure An apostle of unworldly ardor An appreciable menace An ardent and gifted youth An arid dictum An artful and malignant enemy An assumption entirely gratuitous An assumption which proved erroneous An atmosphere of sunny gaiety An attitude of passive impartiality An authoritative and conclusive inquiry An egregious assumption [egregious = outrageously reprehensible] An elaborate assumption of indifference An endless field for discussion An enervating and emasculating form of indulgence An ennobling and invigorating influence An entirely negligible quantity An essentially grotesque and commonplace thing An eternal and imperishable example An exalted and chimerical sense of honor [chimerical = highly improbable] An excess of unadulterated praise An excessive refinement of feeling An expression at once confident and appealing An extensive and populous country An habitual steadiness and coolness of reflection An honest and unquestioning pride An icy indifference An idle and unworthy action An ill-assorted vocabulary An immeasurable advantage An imminent and overmastering peril An imperturbable demeanor and steadiness of mind An implacable foe An inborn and irresistible impulse An incongruous spectacle An incredible mental agility An indefinable taint of priggishness [priggishness = exaggerated propriety] An indescribable frankness and simplicity of character An indolent surrender to mere sensuous experience An indomitable and unselfish soul An ineradicable love of fun and mystification An inevitable factor of human conduct An inexhaustible copiousness and readiness of speech An insatiable appetite for trifles An insatiable voracity An inscrutable mystery An intentional breach of politeness An interchange of civilities An intolerable deal of guesswork An involuntary gesture of remonstrance An irrelevant bit of magniloquence [magniloquence = extravagant in speech] An irrepressible and impassioned hopefulness An irritating and dangerous treatment An itching propensity for argument An object of indestructible interest An obnoxious member of society An ominous lull and silence An open and violent rupture An outburst of impassioned eloquence An unaccountable feeling of antipathy An unbecoming vehemence An undisciplined state of feeling An unerring sense of humor An unparalleled and almost miraculous growth An unparalleled atrocity An unpatriotic and ignoble act An unreasoning form of coercion An utterly vile and detestable spirit And now I address myself to my task And the like Announced in a tone of pious satisfaction Another thought importuned him [importuned = insistent or repeated requests] Anticipated with lively expectation Apparent rather than real Appeal to a tardy justice Appreciably above the level of mediocrity Arbitrary assumption of power Ardently and enthusiastically convinced Argued with immense force and feeling Arrayed with scrupulous neatness Arrogance and untutored haughtiness As an impartial bystander As belated as they are fallacious As by a secret of freemasonry As odious as it is absurd As ridiculous as it was unnecessary As we scan the vague unknown Assailed by poignant doubts Assume a menacing attitude Assumed almost heroic proportions At once epigrammatic and arresting [epigrammatic = terse and witty] At once misleading and infelicitous At the mercy of small prejudices Attained by rigorous self-restraint Attended by insuperable difficulties Averted by some happy stroke of fortune Await the sentence of impartial posterity Awaited with feverish anxiety <h4 id="id15093" style="margin-top: 2em">B</h4> Bandied to and fro Based on a fundamental error Beguile the tedium of the journey Bemoaning and bewailing his sad fortune Beset with external dangers Betrayed into deplorable error Bewildering multiplication of details Beyond the dreams of avarice Blended with courage and devotion Blind leaders of the blind Blunt the finer sensibilities Blustering desire for publicity Bound up with impossibilities and absurdities Breathed an almost exaggerated humility Bred in the tepid reticence of propriety Brief ventures of kindliness Brilliant display of ingenious argument Bring odium upon the individual Brisk directness of speech Brutal recognition of failure Bursts of unpremeditated frankness But delusions and phantasmagoria But that is beside the mark But this is a digression By a curious perversity of fate By a happy turn of thinking By a whimsical diversion By common consent By means of crafty insinuations By no means inconsolable By temperament incompatible By the common judgment of the thinking world By the sheer centripetal force of sympathy By virtue of a common understanding By way of rejoinder <h4 id="id15129" style="margin-top: 2em">C</h4> Calculated to create disgust Calm strength and constancy Capable of a severe scientific treatment Capacity for urbanity and moderation Carried into port by fair winds Caught unawares by a base impulse Ceaseless tramp of humanity Censured for his negligence Championing the cause of religious education Chastened and refined by experience Checked by the voice of authority Cherished the amiable illusion Cherishing a huge fallacy Childishly inaccurate and absurd Chivalrous loyalty and high forbearance Clever and captivating eloquence Coarse and glittering ostentation Coherent and continuous trend of thought Commended by perfect suavity Common ground of agreement Complicated and infinitely embittered Conceded from a sense of justice Conceived with imperfect knowledge Concentrated and implacable resolve Conditions of unspeakable humiliation Conducive to well-being and efficiency Confused rumblings presaging a different epoch Constrained by the sober exercise of judgment Consumed by a demon of activity Continuous and stubborn disregard Contrary to the clearest conviction of his judgment Couched in terms of feigned devotion Credulous and emotionally extravagant Creed of incredulity and derision Criticized with unsparing vigor Crude undigested masses of suggestion Cruel and baseless calumnies [calumnies = maliciously false statements; slander] Cynically repudiate all obligations <h4 id="id15168" style="margin-top: 2em">D</h4> Daily usages and modes of thinking Dangerously near snobbery Darkly insinuating what may possibly happen Dazzled by their novelty and brilliance Debased by common use Deep essentials of moral grandeur Deeply engrossed in congenial work Deeply moved as well as keenly stung Deeply rooted in the heart of humanity Defiant of analysis and rule Degenerate into comparative feebleness Degenerated into deadness and formality Degrading and debasing curiosity Deliberate and cautious reflection Delicacy of perception and quick tact Delude many minds into acquiescence Dense to the point of stupidity Descanting on them cursorily [descanting = discussion or discourse] Devices generally held to be discreditable Devious and perilous ways Devoid of hysteria and extravagance Dexterous modes of concealment Dictated by an overweening partiality Differ in degree only and not in kind Difficult and abstruse questions [abstruse = incomprehensible ] Diffidence overwhelmed him Diffusing beneficent results Dignified by deliberation and privacy Dimly implying some sort of jest Discreditable and insincere support Disdaining the guidance of reason Disenchanting effect of time and experience Disfigured by glaring faults Disguised in sentimental frippery Dispel all anxious concern Displayed enormous power and splendor Distinguish themselves by their eccentricities Distracted by contending desires Diversity of mind and temperament Divested of all personal feelings Dogged and shameless beyond all precedent Dominated by no prevailing taste or fashion Doomed by inexorable fate Doomed to impermanence and transiency Draw back in distrust and misgiving Dreaded and detested rival Driven towards disaffection and violence Due to historical perspective Dull and trite commonplaces Dwindled to alarmingly small dimensions <h4 id="id15219" style="margin-top: 2em">E</h4> Easy-going to the point of lethargy Elementary principles of right and wrong Embittered and fanatical agitation Encrusted with pedantry and prejudice [pedantry = attention to detail] Endless and intricate technicalities Endowed with undreamed-of powers Enforced by coercive measures Enormities of crime and anomalies of law Entangled in theological controversy Entirely futile and negligible Erroneous assumptions and sophistries Espoused with extraordinary ardor Essentially one-sided and incomplete Eternally fruitful and stimulating Evidently malicious and adroit Evinces a hardened conscience and an insensibility to shame Exact and resolute allegiance Examples of terrific and explosive energy Exasperating to the last degree Excruciating cruelty and injustice Exposed to damaging criticism Exposing his arrogance and folly to merited contempt Expressions of unrestrained grief Exquisite lucidity of statement Extraordinarily subtle and penetrating analysis Exuberant rush of words <h4 id="id15246" style="margin-top: 2em">F</h4> Facile and fertile literary brains Faithfully and religiously eschewed [eschew = avoid; shun] Fallen into the convenient oblivion of the waste-basket Fanatical and dangerous excesses Far off and incredibly remote Fastidious correctness of form Fate had turned and twisted a thousand ways Fed by many currents from the long stream of human experience Feigning a virtuous indignation Fertility of argumentative resource Fictitious and adventitious aid Finely touched to the fine issues Fit to stand the gaze of millions Fits and starts of generosity Fixed convictions of mankind Flouted as unpractical Foolish and inflexible superstition Fostering and preserving order Free from all controversial pettifogging [pettifogging = quibbling over insignificant details] Freighted with the most precious cargoes Frequently recurring forms of awkwardness Fresh and unsuspected loveliness From the standpoint of expediency and effectiveness Full and tuneful diction Full of ardent affection and gratitude Full of presentiments of some evil Full of singular freshness, insight and power Full of speculation and a deep restrained excitement Fumble and stumble in helpless incapacity <h4 id="id15276" style="margin-top: 2em">G</h4> Gain the applause of future ages Generous to a pathetic and touching degree Give vent to his indignation Giving an ear to a little neighborly gossip Glances and smiles of tacit contempt Gnawing at the vitals of society Grace and gentleness of manner Graceful succession of sentences Gratuitous and arbitrary meddling Greeted with unalloyed satisfaction Grooves of intellectual habit Growing sense of bewilderment and dismay Guilty and baffled antagonists <h4 id="id15290" style="margin-top: 2em">H</h4> Habits of unintelligent routine Habitual self-possession and self-respect Happy and gracious willingness Hard-souled and joyously joyous Haunted by blank misgivings He affected neither pomp nor grandeur He became more blandly garrulous [garrulous = excessive and trivial talk] He declined the proffered hospitality He dropped into an eloquent silence He eludes analysis and baffles description He glanced at her indulgently He had the habit of self-engrossed silences He harbored his misgivings in silence He poured bitter and biting ridicule on his discomfited opponents He spoke with sledgehammer directness He suffers nothing to draw him aside He took his courage in both hands He turned on me a glance of stored intelligence He was disheveled and untidy He was inexhaustibly voluble Heavily freighted with erudition [erudition = extensive learning] Heights of serene contemplation Her voice had a wooden resonance and a ghost of a lisp Hidebound in official pedantry [pedantry = attention to detail] High and undiscouraged hope High-handed indifference to all restraint His chin had too vanishing an aspect His first zeal was flagging His general attitude suggested an idea that he had an oration for you His gestures and his gait were untidy His mood was one of pure exaltation His plea was irresistible His tone verged on the ironical His work was ludicrously perfunctory Hopelessly belated in its appearance <h4 id="id15326" style="margin-top: 2em">I</h4> I adjured him [adjured = command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath] I am not without a lurking suspicion I bemoaned my unlucky fate I could almost allege it as a supreme example I have somewhat overshot the mark I lost myself in a reverie of gratitude I made bold to retort I must hazard the story I was extremely perplexed I will permit myself the liberty of saying I would fain believe [fain = happily; gladly] Illuminate with sinister effect Immediate and effectual steps Immense capacity for ceaseless progress Immunity from criticism and control Impartial and exacting judgment Impatience of despotic influence Impelled by strong conviction Imperiled in a restless age Imperious in its demands [imperious = arrogantly domineering] Impotent outbreaks of unreasoning rage Impromptu parades of noisy patriotism In a diversity of application In a fever of apprehension In a frenzy of fussy excitement In a frowning abstraction In a great and fruitful way In a high degree culpable In a kind of confused astonishment In a most commendable fashion In a most impressive vein In a position of undisputed supremacy In a rapture of imagined ecstasy In a secret and surreptitious way [surreptitious = done by clandestine or stealthy means] In a spirit of friendliness and conciliation In a state of mulish reluctance [mulish = stubborn and intractable] In a state of nervous exacerbation In a state of virtuous complacency In a tone of uneasy interrogation In a transport of ambitious vanity In a whirlwind of feeling and memory In accents embarrassed and hesitating In alliance with steady clearness of intellect In amazed ejaculation In an eminent and unique sense In an eminent degree In deference to a unanimous sentiment In extenuation of the past In high good humor In his customary sententious fashion [sententious = terse and energetic; pithy] In its most odious and intolerable shape In language terse yet familiar In moments of the most imminent peril In quite incredible confusion In seasons of difficulty and trial In spite of plausible arguments In terms of imperishable beauty In the dim procession of years In the highest conceivable degree In the local phrase In the nature of things In the ordinarily accepted sense In the realm of conjecture In the scheme of things In the tone of one who moralizes In the twinkling of an eye In the world of letters In tones of genuine admiration Incapable of flashy make-believe Incited by a lust for gain Incomparable lucidity and penetrativeness Inconceivable clumsiness of organization Indulge a train of gentle recollection Indulging a sickly and nauseating petulance Ineffably dreary and unpicturesque Infected with a feverish dissatisfaction Infuse a wholesome terror Inimical to true and determined principle [Inimical = harmful; adverse] Inimitable grace and felicity [inimitable = defying imitation; matchless] Injudicious and inelegant ostentation Innumerable and incessant creations Inordinate greed and love of wealth Insatiably greedy of recognition Insensibility to moral perspective and proportion Insolent and riotous excess Inspired by a vague malevolence Inspirited by approval and applause Instances might be multiplied indefinitely Instantly alive to the slightest breach of decorum Insufferable violence to the feelings Intense and stubborn dogmatism Intense sensitiveness to injustice Intercourse with polished society Intervals of respite and repose Inveigh against established customs [inveigh = angry disapproval; protest vehemently] Invested with a partial authority Inveterate forces of opposition Invincible jealousy and hate Involuntary thrill of gratified vanity Involved in profound uncertainty Involving ourselves in embarrassments Inward appraisal and self-renouncement Irregulated and desultory education [desultory = haphazard; random] Irrelevant to the main issue Irresistibly impelled by conscience Irritable bitterness and angry suspicion It assumes the shape of malignity It betrays a great want of prudence and discernment It defies description It dissipates every doubt and scruple It enslaves the imagination It extorted from him expressions of irritability It gives one a little grip at the throat It has been stigmatized as irrelevant It has more than passing interest It has seldom been surpassed It imposes no constraint It is a capital blunder It is a common error among ignorant people It is a consoling reflection It is a mark of great instability It is a staggering thought It is always something vicious It is an odd jealousy It is an intolerable idea It is impossible to resist acknowledging this It is little more than a platitude It is not consistent with elevated and dignified character It is not wholly insignificant It is notoriously easy to exaggerate It is the common consent of men It is unnecessary to multiply instances It makes life insupportable It must be a matter of conjecture It occasions suspicion and discontent It runs counter to all established customs It was a matter of notoriety It wears a ragged and dangerous front It would be a fruitless and unthankful task It would be superfluous to say It would not seem an improbable conclusion Its dominating and inspiring influence <h4 id="id15469" style="margin-top: 2em">J</h4> Jealous and formidable foes Justifiable in certain exigencies [exigencies = urgent situations] <h4 id="id15472" style="margin-top: 2em">K</h4> Keen power of calculation and unhesitating audacity Kindle the flames of genuine oratory Knotty and subtle disquisitions [disquisitions = formal discourse] <h4 id="id15476" style="margin-top: 2em">L</h4> Labored and far-fetched elocution Laid down in a most unflinching and vigorous fashion Lamentable instances of extravagance Lash themselves into fury Lax theories and corresponding practises Lay hold of the affections Leaden mood of dulness Lend a critical ear Lest the requirements of courtesy be disregarded Links in the chain of reasoning Little less than scandalous Lofty and distinguished simplicity Long-sighted continuity of thought and plan Looking at the matter by and large Looming large and ugly in the public view Loose and otiose statement [otiose = lazy; indolent; of no use] Lost in indolent content Lovely beyond all words Lucidity and argumentative vigor Lulled into a sense of false satisfaction <h4 id="id15497" style="margin-top: 2em">M</h4> Maddened by a jealous hate Maintained with ingenuity and vigor Manifestly harsh and barbarous Marvelous copiousness of illustration Marvelously suggestive and inspiring Men of profound erudition [erudition = extensive learning] Mere effects of negligence Microscopic analysis of character Mingled distrust and fear Ministering to mere pleasure and indulgence Minutely and rationally exposing their imperfections Morbid and subjective brooding More or less severe and prolonged Moved to unaccustomed tears My worst suspicions were confirmed Mysterious and invincible darkness <h4 id="id15514" style="margin-top: 2em">N</h4> Naked vigor of resolution Naturally prone to believe Necessity thus imposed by prudence Nerveless and faithless folly No more than brief palliatives or mitigations Noble and sublime patience Noisy torrent of talk Not averse to a little gossip Not so much polished as varnished Noted for their quixotic love of adventure Nothing could be more captious or unfair [captious = disposition to find and point out trivial faults] Nothing remained but a graceful acquiescence Notoriously distracted by internecine jealousies <h4 id="id15528" style="margin-top: 2em">O</h4> Objects of general censure Obscured beneath the rubbish of the age Obsessed with an overweening pride Obstacles that are difficult but not insuperable Obviously at variance with facts Occasioned by direct moral turpitude [turpitude = depravity; baseness] Oddly amenable to the proposed innovations Often employed promiscuously Ominous and swift days Omitting all compliments and commonplaces On a noble and commanding scale On sure ground of fact On the edge of great irritability On the horns of a dilemma One of life's ironical adjustments One of the foreseen and inevitable results One tissue of rashness, folly, ingratitude, and injustice Openly flouted and disavowed Oppressed by some vague dread Organs of party rage and popular frenzy Our opinions were diametrically opposed Our vaunted civilization Outward mark of obeisance and humiliation [obeisance = attitude of deference] Overcome by an access of misery Overshadowed by a fretful anxiety Overwhelmed with reproach and popular indignation <h4 id="id15555" style="margin-top: 2em">P</h4> Painful and lamentable indifference Palpably and unmistakably commonplace Parading an exception to prove a rule Paralyzed by infirmity of purpose Paralyzing doubts and scruples Paramount obligation and righteousness Partial and fragmentary evidence Passionately addicted to pleasure Patently inimical to liberty Patience under continual provocation Peculiarly liable to misinterpretation Peddling and pitiful compromises Pelting one another with catchwords Perfectly illustrated and exemplified Perpetually excite our curiosity Pierced to the quick Pitiful shifts of policy Plainly dictated by a lofty purpose Pleading the exigencies of strategical interest [exigencies = urgent situations] Plunged into tumultuous preoccupation Pointed out with triumphant malice Polished beauty of diction Political storm and stress. Position of titular command Preached with a fierce unction [unction = exaggerated earnestness] Precipitate and arbitrary changes Predict the gloomiest consequences Pregnant with a lesson of the deepest import Presented with matchless vigor and courage Princely generosity of praise Prodigious and portentous events Protracted to a vexatious length Proud schemes for aggrandizement Provocative of bitter hostility Pruned of their excrescences and grotesque extremes [excrescences = abnormal growth, such as a wart] Purged of glaringly offensive features Pursued to a vicious extent <h4 id="id15593" style="margin-top: 2em">Q</h4> Questioned and tested in the crucible of experience Quickened into a stabbing suspicion Quickness to conceive and courage to execute Quite destitute of resources Quixotically generous about money <h4 id="id15599" style="margin-top: 2em">R</h4> Radiantly and transparently happy Railed at the world Rare candor and flexibility of mind Rare fidelity of purpose and achievement Rarely brought to pass Reeling headlong in luxury and sensuality Regarded with sincere abhorrence Regulated by the fixed rules of good-breeding Religious rights and ceremonies Reluctant to appear in so equivocal a character Render null and void Rent by internal contentions Repugnant alike to reason and conscience Resigned to growing infirmities Resist a common adversary Resting on some collateral circumstance Rhetorical and ambitious diction Rich and exuberant complexities Rigid and exact boundaries Rooted in immeasurable error and falsity Roused to tumultuous activity Rude and blind criticism <h4 id="id15622" style="margin-top: 2em">S</h4> Sadly counterbalanced by numerous faults Said with epigrammatic point [epigrammatic = terse and witty] Salutary in the extreme Salutary tonic of a free current of public criticism Sanity and quietness of soul Scorned as an impracticable theory Scornful of petty calculations Screen themselves from punishment Scrupulous and chivalrous loyalty See with eagle glance through conventionalisms Seem to savor of paradox Seize the auspicious moment Self-centered anxiety and preoccupation Self-command born of varied intercourse Self-interest of the most compelling character Selfish and uselessly recondite [recondite = not easily understood] Selfishness pampered by abundance Senses of marvelous acuteness Sensible diminution of our comfort Sensitive and apprehensive temperament Sentimental wailings for the past Serve the innocent purposes of life Set down with meticulous care Shames us out of our nonsense Sharp outbursts of hatred and bitterness Sharp restrictions of duty and opportunity Sharply and definitely conceived She had lost her way in a labyrinth of conjecture She took refuge in a passionate exaggeration of her own insufficiency Sheer midsummer madness Silly displays of cheap animosity Simple and obvious to a plain understanding Sinister and fatal augury [augury = sign of something coming; omen] Skulking beneath a high-sounding benevolence Slack-minded skimming of newspapers Slavish doctrines of sectarianism Slow and resistless forces of conviction Smug respectability and self-content Snatch some advantage Socialized and exacting studies Some very undignified disclosures Something essentially inexpressible Something stifling and over-perfumed Spinning a network of falsehoods Spiritual and moral significance Staring in helpless bewilderment Stealthily escaping observation Stern determination to inflict summary justice Stigmatized as moral cowards Stimulated to profitable industry Stopped as if on the verge of profundities Strange frankness of cynical brutality Strange streak of melancholy Strangled by a snare of words Strenuous and conscientious endeavor Stretched out in dreary monotony Strict and unalloyed veracity Struck incessantly and remorselessly Stupendous and awe-inspiring spectacle Subject to the vicissitudes of fortune [vicissitudes = sudden or unexpected changes] Subjected to the grossest cruelties Subordination to the common weal Subservient to the ends of religion Sudden and inexplicable changes of mood Suddenly and imperatively summoned Suddenly swelled to unprecedented magnitude Sufficient to repel vulgar curiosity Suggestive sagacity and penetration [sagacity = farsighted; wise] Suit the means to the end Sullen and widespread discontent Superior in strength and prowess Supported by a splendid fearlessness Supremely and undeniably great Susceptible to every impulse and stimulus Sustained dignity and mellifluous precision [mellifluous = flowing with honey; smooth and sweet] Swamping every aspiration and ambition Swift and vehement outbursts of feeling <h4 id="id15700" style="margin-top: 2em">T</h4> Take root in the heart Take vengeance upon arrogant self-assertion Taken in their totality Tamed and wonted to a settled existence Tempered by the emotional warmth of high moral ideals That way madness lies The abysmal depths of despair The accumulated bitterness of failure The agonies of conscious failure The air was full of the cry and clamor The animadversions of critics [animadversions = Strong criticism] The applause was unbounded The best proof of its timeliness and salutariness [salutariness = favorable] The bewildered and tumultuous world The blackest abyss of despair The blemishes of an extraordinary reputation The bluntness of a provincial The bogey of bad luck [bogey = evil or mischievous spirit; hobgoblin] The bounding pulse of youth The brunt of life The capacity for refined pursuits The charming omniscience of youth The cloak of cowardice The collective life of humanity The combined dictates of reason and experience The companion of a noble and elevated spirit The complaining gate swung open The complex phenomena of life The consequence of an agitated mind The consequence of ignorance and childish assumption The constant pressure of anxieties The creature and tool of a party The critical eyes of posterity The dead and dusty past The delimitation is sufficiently definite The dictates of plain reason The disjointed babble of the chronicler The dull derision of the world The dullest and most vacant minds The dumb forces of brute nature The dupe of some imposture The eager pretentiousness of youth The ebb and flow of events The everlasting deluge of books The evil was irremediable The exchange of harmless amenities The exertion of an inherent power The expression was keenly intellectual The facile conjectures of ignorant onlookers The facts took him by the throat The fitful swerving of passion The flabbiness of our culture The flaccid moods of prose The flame of discord raged with redoubled fury The flattest and most obvious truisms The flippant insolence of a decadent skepticism The foe of excess and immoderation The fog of prejudice and ill-feeling The frustration of their dearest hopes The garb of civilization The general infusion of wit The gift of prophecy The golden years of youth and maturity The gratification of ambition The grim reality of defeat The hall-mark of a healthy humanity The handmaid of tyranny The hint of tranquillity and self-poise The hints of an imaginable alliance The hobgoblin of little minds The holiest and most ennobling sensations of the soul The hollowest of hollow shams The homely virtue of practical utility The hubbub and turmoil of the great world The huge and thoughtful night The hurly-burly of events The idea was utterly hateful and repugnant The idle of all hobbledehoys [hobbledehoys = gawky adolescent boy] The ignoble exploitation of public interests The imminent fatality awaiting him The impulse of prejudice or caprice The incorrigibility of perverse human nature The incursions of a venomous rabble The indulgence of an overweening self-conceit The inevitable climax and culmination The inference is inescapable The infirmity and fallibility of human nature The inflexible serenity of the wheeling sun The ingenuities of legal verbiage The inmost recesses of the human heart The insipidity of indifference The insolence of power The irony of circumstances The jaded weariness of overstrained living The jargon of well-handled and voice-worn phrases The jostling and ugliness of life The lawyer's habit of circumspection and delay The long-delayed hour of retribution The lowest grade of precarious mendacity [mendacity = untruthfulness] The makeshifts of mediocrity The malarious air of after-dinner gossip The mazes of conflicting testimony The mean and frivolous affections of the idle The menacing shadow of want The mere fruit of his distempered imagination The mere reversal of the wheel of fortune The merest smattering of knowledge The meticulous preciosity of the lawyer and the logician [preciosity = extreme overrefinement] The most absurd elementary questions The most amazing impudence The most exacting and exciting business The most fallacious of all fallacies The most implacable logic The most preposterous pride The multitudinous tongue of the people The outcome of unerring observation The outraged conscience of mankind The overpowering force of circumstances and necessity The overweening exercise of power The panacea for the evils of society The panorama of history The pernicious doctrines of skeptics The perpetrator of clumsy witticisms The precarious tenure of fame The precursor of violence The pretty and delicate game of talk The primitive instinct of self-preservation The property of little minds The prophecies of visionaries and enthusiasts The proprieties of etiquette The purse-proud inflation of the moneyed man The question was disconcertingly frank The ravening wolves of brute instinct The remark was sternly uncompromising The result of caprice The rigor of the law The sanction and authority of a great name The severest shocks of adverse fate The sharp and vehement assertion of authority The sinister influence of unprincipled men The speaker drew an indignant breath The springs of human action The staple of conversation The stillness of finality The stings of self-reproach The straightforward path of inexorable logic The strong hand of executive authority The sum and fruit of experience The sum total of her impressions was negative The summit of excellence The supernatural prescience of prophecy The sweet indulgence of good-nature The sycophants of the rich [sycophant = servile self-seeker attempting to win favor by flattery] The taint of fretful ingratitude The talk flowed The target for ill-informed criticism The tears welled up and flowed abundantly The tediousness of inactivity The tendency to evade implicit obligations The ties of a common cause The tranquil aspects of society The tribute of affectionate applause The ultimate verdict of mankind The unbroken habit of a lifetime The unimpeachable correctness of his demeanor The unlicensed indulgence of curiosity The unsophisticated period of youth The utmost excitement and agitation The vanishing thoughtlessness of youth The vanity and conceit of insular self-satisfaction The very texture of man's soul and life The victim of an increasing irritability The victorious assertion of personality The virtue of taciturnity [taciturnity = habitually untalkative] The voice was sharp and peremptory [peremptory = ending all debate or action] The want of serious and sustained thinking The widest compass of human life The wonderful pageant of consciousness The words stabbed him Their authenticity may be greatly questioned Their indignation waxed fast and furious Themes of perennial interest There was a blank silence There was no sense of diminution They affected the tone of an impartial observer They rent the air with shouts and acclamations Thoughts which mock at human life Through ever-widening circles of devastation Through the distortions of prejudice Thwarted by seeming insuperable obstacles Time was dissolving the circle of his friends Times of unexampled difficulty Tinseled over with a gaudy embellishment of words To a practised eye To be sedulously avoided [sedulously = persevering] To prosecute a scheme of personal ambition To state the case is to prove it Too preposterous for belief Too puerile to notice Too sanguine a forecast [sanguine = cheerfully confident; optimistic] Torn asunder by eternal strife Totally detached from all factions Touched with a sort of reverential gratitude Transcend the bounds of human credulity Transitory in its nature Transparent and ridiculous self-importance Treasured up with a timid and niggardly thrift Treated the idea with lofty scorn Tremendous exploits and thrilling escapades True incentives to knowledge <h4 id="id15911" style="margin-top: 2em">U</h4> Unamiable and envious attributes Unbounded devotion and indulgence Uncharted oceans of thought Unconquerable fidelity to duty Under all conceivable circumstances Under the sway of arbitrary opinions Undertaken under propitious circumstances [propitious = auspicious, favorable; kindly] Uneasy sense of impending change Unequaled simplicity and directness of purpose Unexceptional in point of breeding Unexpected obstacles and inextricable difficulties Unfailing and miraculous foresight Unfeigned astonishment and indignation Unfounded and incredible calumnies [calumnies = maliciously false statements] Unhampered by binding alliances Universal in their signification Unjust and unrighteous persecution Unreasoning and unquestioning attachment Unrivaled beauty and excellence Unrivaled gift of succinct and trenchant speech [trenchant = forceful, effective, vigorous; incisive; distinct] Unsparing industry and attention Unspeakably alluring and satisfying Unsurpassed in force and fitness Unswerving and unselfish fidelity Untiring enunciation of platitudes and fallacies Unutterably trivial and paltry Unwavering and unquestioning approbation [approbation = warm approval; praise] Unworthy and ungenerous treatment Upbraid ourselves with folly Urgent warning and admonition Utterly and essentially irreverent <h4 id="id15943" style="margin-top: 2em">V</h4> Vast and vague aspirations Vastly complex and far-reaching problems Vehemently and indignantly repudiated Venerable and dignified conservatism Versatile and essentially original Versed in the arts of exciting tumult and sedition [sedition = insurrection; rebellion] Viewed in its general tenor and substance Vigorous and well compacted Violating all decency Violent and unforeseen vicissitudes [vicissitudes = sudden or unexpected changes] Vitiated by intolerance and shortsightedness [vitiated = reduce the value; corrupt morally; debase] Vivid even to oppressiveness Voracious and insatiable appetite Vulgar eagerness for place <h4 id="id15958" style="margin-top: 2em">W</h4> Warnings too pregnant to be disregarded Warped by personal pretensions and self-consequence We may parenthetically note We must profoundly revere it Weigh the merits and demerits Welcomed at first with skeptical contempt Well-concerted and well-timed stratagems Whirled into rapid and ceaseless motion Wholesale friction and discontent Wholly devoid of public interest Widely divergent social traits Wield an unequaled and paramount authority Wiser counsels prevailed Withal decidedly handsome Written in indelible characters upon his heart <h4 id="id15974" style="margin-top: 2em">Y</h4> Yield to urgent representations <h4 id="id15976" style="margin-top: 2em">Z</h4> Zealous in the cause he affected to serve [Pencilled into the flyleaf: "A navy blue feeling where my heart used to be"] <div style="break-after:column;"></div>

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