145 examples of transposing in sentences

With a poem of "paratactic structure" the best of us may easily go astray by transposing lines, or blocks of lines, to correspond with our sequence of thought; and I shall be content

Again, since much depends upon the rhythm and the terseness of expression (both of which are sometimes destroyed by dropping a single word, or transposing a phrase), I have known much advantage arise from not quoting in the form of a

But these paradoxes of their power, corporeity, mortality, taking of shapes, transposing bodies, and carnal copulations, are sufficiently confuted by Zanch.

In the "Shepherd's Calendar," the very poem in which Spenser's unknown mistress figures as Rosalinde, the poet has alchemized Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury, into Algrind, and made Ellmor, Bishop of London, Morell, (it is to be hoped he was so before,) by merely transposing the letters.

They were evidently anagrams, and had the merit of transposing the letters of the words employed without addition or subtraction.

They were evidently anagrams, and had the merit of transposing the letters of the words employed without addition or subtraction.

In Paris, little Mozart performed feats which would have done honour to an experienced Kapellmeister, transposing at sight, into any key whatever, any airs which were placed before him, writing the melody to a bass, or the bass to a melody, with the utmost facility and without premeditation.

My primary mistake consists in transposing the date of the doctor's residence in Bolt Court, and introducing Savage at the era of Boswell's acquaintance with Johnson; whereas the wayward poet finished his miserable existence in a prison, at Bristol, 21 years prior to that event.

I could not resist so facile and moderate demand: so scribbled out another, omitting sundry things, such as the witch story, about half the forest scene (which is too leisurely for story), and transposing that damn'd soliloquy about England getting drunk, which like its reciter stupidly stood alone nothing prevenient, or antevenient, and cleared away a good deal besides ...

I wonder if Balzac did dream of transposing the Roman Emperor and his favourite into modern life.

Musical chart for chord building, transposing, harmony, composing, arranging, experimenting.

Art of transposing.

Art of transposing.

Musical chart for chord building, transposing, harmony, composing, arranging, experimenting.

The art of transposing for the piano at sight.

The art of transposing for the piano at sight.

Art of transposing.

Art of transposing.

Now, Lanci proceeds to the discovery of this true pronunciation, as follows: In the Cabala, a hidden meaning is often deduced from a word by transposing or reversing its letters, and it was in this way that the Cabalists concealed many of their mysteries.

The imitator, having probably seen the play represented, has carried away the words, but by transposing them, and with the change of one expression"men" for "things"has lost the spirit: there is a pun no longer.

" It was no use talking; it was only transposing sentences; she "tuk a graat intheresht in us, an' sure she'd do annything to hilp us, but she mûst jûst be lukkin out fer hersel'."

I wonder if Balzac thought of transposing the Roman Emperor and his favourite into modern life.

Transposing this insidious deviation, this adroit deceit into the realm of the intellect, there was not the shadow of a doubt that fanciful delights resembling the true in every detail, could be enjoyed.

So much being admitted, the problem of transposing a tune written in Gregorian notation without bars, time signature, marks of expression or other modern devices is obviously a difficult matter.

If, for instance, the poem shows accented followed by unaccented syllables or trochees as the prevalent foot, the first "mode" is indicated as providing the principle to be followed in transposing the Gregorian to modern notation.

145 examples of  transposing  in sentences