10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINEWINESS»
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sinewiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sinewiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On the Border with Crook: General George Crook, the American ...
In personal appearance General Crook was manly and strong; he was a little
over sixfeet in height, straight asa lance, broad and squareshouldered,
fullchested,and withan elasticity and sinewiness of limb which betrayed thelatent
muscular ...
2
Talk to the Tail: Adventures in Cat Ownership and Beyond
This was soon followed by a growth spurt leading to obstinate sinewiness that
somehow seemed to complement the noises emerging from it. Shipley looks
muscular, but retains the appearance of a slim cat, and friends who visit gasp as
they ...
3
The Early Dos Passos Reader
... VélezMálaga, a white town near thesea inthe richfringes of the SierraNevada,
he hadthemental agility and the sceptical tolerance and the uproarious good
nature of the people of that region, the sobriety and sinewiness of amountaineer.
John Dos Passos, John Randolph Dos Passos
4
The new universal English dictionary. Buchanan
BRAWN'INESS (of bravjn, of bar, and Bun,. Sa*.) sinewiness, hardness and
strong - ness. BRA'ZENNESS (of brasi) appeariug like brass ; also impudence.
To clear a BREACH, is to remove the roT>b:fh out of it. BREADTH (bpabnyrre,
Sax.) ...
Nathan Bailey, James Buchanan (grammarian), 1760
5
An Introduction to Judaism: A Textbook and Reader
The function of this massive work is thus twofold: to flesh out the bare-bones
codifications that are too brief and uninformative, but preserve their sinewiness
and pragmatic advantage by unequivocally stating the pesak, the binding
regulation, ...
It is, in fact, with its combination of sensitive perception and intellectual
sinewiness the work of the author of that essay on 'Metaphysical Poetry' which we
printed in our second year (volume n, page 222), and which became (with the
blessing ...
7
The Night is Far Spent: A Treasury of Thomas Howard
notably in The Four Quartets. Obviously, Lewis and Tolkien and Charles Williams
, no question about that. Flannery O'Connor because of the toughness and
sinewiness and ebullience of her Catholic orthodoxy. Then of Catholic and
Orthodox ...
Height and sinewiness reinforced her youthful athleticism so that she was once a
handsome woman who was still, well, quite handsome. "Good morning, Frank.
And Gerald." Betty bounced down from the cab cluttered with dog food bags.
9
The Aztec Treasure House
Yet there was a wonderful sinewiness about him, and a most extraordinary
brightness in his eyes. His face was of the strong, heavy type that is found in the
figures carved on the ruins in Yucatan ; a much stronger type than I have
observed ...
10
On the Border with Crook
... and sinewiness of limb which betrayed the latent muscular power gained by
years of constant exercise in the hills and mountains of the remoter West. In his
more youthful days, soon after being graduated from the Military Academy, he
was ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SINEWINESS»
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sinewiness is used in the context of the following news items.
Elena Ferrante's 'Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay'
There's a lack of waste, a sinewiness that fits the scalding directness of the story. Lila herself seems a classical character, dominant and opaque, full of rage and ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
Michelin Guide Snubs La Paisanita in Dallas
The fajita had the sinewiness (new word) and al dente touch in the mouth that characterizes slow-cooked beef. The barbacoa was the beef again, but braised in ... «D Magazine, Dec 10»
