With characteristic Anglo-Saxon incautiousness he had brought on board with the rest of his baggage, a case containing no less than thirty pounds of picrate, and had allowed the explosive matter to be stowed in the hold with as little compunction as a Frenchman would feel in smuggling a single bottle of wine. ❋ Unknown (2003)
The eloquent controversialist Bossuet and the Catholics have been careful to avail themselves of the impetuosity and incautiousness of the great German Reformer. ❋ Howard Williams (N/A)
Thus incautiousness and incircumspection are included in ❋ Aquinas Thomas (N/A)
With characteristic Anglo-Saxon incautiousness he had brought on board, with the rest of his baggage, a case containing no less than thirty pounds of picrate, and had allowed the explosive matter to be stowed in the hold with as little compunction as a Frenchman would feel in smuggling a single bottle of wine. ❋ Unknown (1911)
He scratched his shaggy head, and said, his tongue lubricated to incautiousness by the potent liquor: ❋ Richard Dehan (1897)
I well remember how, one day, through my incautiousness, I very nearly made the end of a St. Sebastian. ❋ Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1894)
But now, abruptly and without her having thought of it, he had, with the incautiousness of a soldier who discloses his attack and lays himself open to a bully who tries to provoke him, the duke showed her the extent of his violent passion by a single phrase that feverishly agitated her. ❋ Jules Claretie (1876)
Giffard had been captured in a moment of incautiousness, but the sights and the wantonness had fired his blood and roused a spirit of retaliation. ❋ Amanda Minnie Douglas (1873)
With the incautiousness of youth he openly avowed his royalist opinions in the cafe which he frequented. ❋ Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 (1863)
"The incautiousness of these conspirators has already saved you, empress," said Lestocq. ❋ Nathaniel Greene (1843)
I warned Laura very seriously against any precipitate attempts, for I saw it was probable this incautiousness would increase, provided it were encouraged. ❋ Thomas Holcroft (1777)
But this incautiousness in war, and this madness of zeal, is not a Roman maxim. ❋ Flavius Josephus (1709)
It was a thousand pities, indeed; it was impossible for even an enemy to feel otherwise on looking at Tess as she sat there, with her flower-like mouth and large tender eyes, neither black nor blue nor gray nor violet; rather all those shades together, and a hundred others, which could be seen if one looked into their irises -- shade behind shade -- tint beyond tint -- around pupils that had no bottom; an almost standard woman, but for the slight incautiousness of character inherited from her race. ❋ Unknown (1891)
It was a thousand pities, indeed; it was impossible for even an enemy to feel otherwise on looking at Tess as she sat there, with her flower-like mouth and large tender eyes, neither black nor blue nor grey nor violet; rather all those shades together, and a hundred others, which could be seen if one looked into their irises -- shade behind shade -- tint beyond tint -- around pupils that had no bottom; an almost standard woman, but for the slight incautiousness of character inherited from her race. ❋ Thomas Hardy (1884)
They became strongly attached to each other; and with the buoyant incautiousness of youth, had already plighted their faith before it occurred to either, that her want of birth and fortune would render her unacceptable to his parents knowing, which he did, that they entered very different views for his future establishment in life, he dared not at present even make them acquainted with his engagement; and it was therefore mutually agreed between them that she should accept the proffered services of Lady ❋ Mrs Charles Gore (1830)
I would not fatigue myself nor court disaster by incautiousness, these perilous days. " ❋ Elizabeth Miller (N/A)
"The Lieutenant, who seems to have combined the personal charm of the Irish gentleman with some of the perfervid incautiousness of the Keltic temperament, finding himself unemployed at Gibraltar, resolved to do what lay in his power for the spiritual enlightenment of Spain. ❋ Jenkins, Herbert (1912)
This is strange, indeed, when your eyes have been reproaching them every day for incautiousness. " ❋ Unknown (1833)
