578 examples of indolence in sentences

" Buonarroti, it is clear, wasted his time, not through indolence, but through allowing the gloom of a suspicious and downcast temperamentwhat the Italians call accidiato settle on his spirits.

Unless we make a partial exception of the "Castle of Indolence," we do not remember a single instance of the reproduction of the exact rhythm of the Spenserian stanza, especially of the concluding line.

In Pride and Prejudice the author presents us with a family of young women, bred up under a foolish and vulgar mother, and a father whose good abilities lay hid under such a load of indolence and insensibility, that he had become contented to make the foibles and follies of his wife and daughters the subject of dry and humorous sarcasm, rather than of admonition, or restraint.

Indolence is therefore one of the vices from which those whom it once infects are seldom reformed.

The lapse to indolence is soft and imperceptible, because it is only a mere cessation of activity; but the return to diligence is difficult, because it implies a change from rest to motion, from privation to reality: Facilis descensus Averni: Noctes atque dies patet atri junua ditis; Sed revocare gradum, saperasque evadere ad auras, Hoc opus, hic labor est.VIR.

Next to the merry fellow is the good-natured man, a being generally without benevolence, or any other virtue, than such as indolence and insensibility confer.

The indolence of mind and body that few escape in this soft, delicious air, the autocracy of the governing at such a distance from France, and the calls of Paris for the humble taxes of the Tahitians, robbed the island of any but the most pressing melioration.

Respect and obedience was steadfastly required and sternly demanded, while indolence and disrespect was neither tolerated or permitted.

Doctor Southey says "every kind of vermin that exists to punish the nastiness and indolence of man, multiplies in the heat and dirt of Lisbon.

He did not change his position of indolence, nor did he puff any more fretfully at his cigarette.

" Castle of Indolence, C. i, st. 2. OBS.

"Their extreme indolence shunned every species of labour.

His philosophy was not indeed of a formed and systematic character; for he is often contented to leave the path of argument which must have conducted him to the fountain of truth, and to resort with indolence or indifference to the leaky cisterns which had been hewn out by former critics.

Thus Gervaise had two men to support, while her increasing indolence and gluttony continuously reduced her earnings.

Indolence is, methinks, an intermediate State between Pleasure and Pain, and very much unbecoming any Part of our Life after we are out of the Nurse's Arms.

The regaining of my Liberty from a long State of Indolence and Inactivity, and the Desire of resisting the further Encroachments of Idleness, make me apply to you; and the Uneasiness with which I I recollect the past Years, and the Apprehensions with which I expect the Future, soon determined me to it.

But now one Face of Indolence overspreads the whole, and I have no Land-mark to direct my self by.

But Indolence is a Stream which flows slowly on, but yet undermines the Foundation of every Virtue.

Indolence, insolence, disobedience of orders, and crime will be suppressed by forfeiture of pay, and such punishments as are provided for similar offenses by Army Regulations.

Indolence, disorder, and crime will be suppressed.

There were several who manifested a natural indolence, and found it difficult to get over their old habits.

Incidentally, Bud Shoop had saved a little money, and his large popularity would have won for him a political sinecure; but he disliked politics quite as heartily as he detested indolence.

Lady Helen wondered at her change of manner, but indolence and the prejudice constantly instilled by Annie and Miss Malison, prevented all indulgence of more kindly feelings.

Another London citisen that I had seen but once at Paris, carried me to his own country house, wherein I lead an obscure and charming life since that time, without going to London, and quite given over to the pleasures of indolence and friendshipp.

salutaire indolence!

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