No problem is so great that it can't be papered-over by a public relations team trained in the black-art of deception, obfuscation, and slight-of-hand. ❋ Unknown (2006)
As far as the listeners could gather, the particular form of black-art to be practised on this occasion was one connected with the sowing of hemp-seed, a handful of which was carried by each girl. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Once I halted and watched, thinking that I saw two or three dark shapes dogging us not far behind, but concluded that I had been deceived by the black-art of magical Night, and hastened on after my crazy comrades. ❋ Various (N/A)
He had attended, for the first time in his life, an exhibition of legerdemain; this one being given by that celebrated master of the black-art, Professor Heller. ❋ Various (N/A)
"I have performed some of my best black-art in these islands." ❋ Various (N/A)
If we are wise, we have also brought along three or four Champagne-baskets stocked with private commissariat-stores, which make us quite independent of that black-art known as Western cookery. ❋ Various (N/A)
It was a strange battle between her ordinary consciousness and his uncanny, black-art consciousness. ❋ Unknown (1907)
He had the effrontery to proclaim the feat as magnetic entirely, accomplished without bodily means, and by virtue of his black-art acquirements. ❋ Unknown (1850)
And so have these individuals (verily by black-art) built them a Domdaniel, or enchanted Dubarrydom; call it an Armida-Palace, where they dwell pleasantly; Chancellor Maupeou 'playing blind-man's-buff' with the scarlet Enchantress; or gallantly presenting her with dwarf ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)
Folk may say what they chuse by way of apology, but I neither like nor understand such on-going as changing sterling silver half-crowns into copper penny-pieces, or mending a man's coat -- as they did mine, after cutting a blad out of one of the tails -- by the black-art. ❋ David Macbeth Moir (1824)
Bongey went under the imputation of studying the black-art. ❋ Samuel Butler (1646)
It's pretty hard to credit sanity to the outgoing president but if this story isn't some sort of black-art legacy rehabilitation operation, this is an interesting - if scary - story. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Discussion • Implications for Gas - GA design something of a black-art - Use stochastic analysis to prune irrelevant decisions • Implications for modeling - Complex devices can be audited using stochastic analysis - Don't prune prematurely: try everything • Humans propose • ❋ Timmenzies (2009)
Otherwise, we are merely practicing the black-art perfected by the most prominent ❋ Unknown (2008)
“But it seems that he wanted certain books on some mysterious science or black-art, and in order that the people hereabout should not know anything about his dark readings, he ordered ’em direct from London, and not from the Sherton book-seller. ❋ Unknown (2006)
a France smitten (by black-art) with plague after plague, and lying now in shame and pain, with a Harlot's foot on its neck, what prayer can come? ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)
"But it seems that he wanted certain books on some mysterious science or black-art, and in order that the people hereabout should not know anything about his dark readings, he ordered 'em direct from London, and not from the Sherton book-seller. ❋ Thomas Hardy (1884)
"Dog of a sorcerer! this is some of thy black-art. ❋ Wilhelm Meinhold (1824)
