She was all spirits and agitation, though she seemed to feel something aukward in her situation.
She diverted herself indeed with the insignificant loquaciousness of Mr. Prattle, and the aukward gallantry of the Squire; but she never bestowed upon either a serious thought.
Sir Arthur I own beheld me with a suspicious eye; and though he endeavoured to seem to credit me, he did it with an aukward air.
I have already told you, how aukward I felt my situation in the first society of the gayer kind, into which my friend introduced me.
And the aukward attempts I made to detach myself from my enamorata, as they proved unsuccessful, so they served to excite a general smile.
No distortion of countenance, or aukward behaviour; no absence of mind; but to keep the Graces always in remembrance.
They check not him that's aukward in delight, But clap the young rogue's cheek, and set him right.
The thoughts of the aukward figure I should make in the evening visit, sat heavy on my spirits all day.
The latter is pretty often with us; as for Sir George, he only looks in upon us now and then, and we all seem in an aukward situation.
It is from the same joining of opposite ideas that makes us laugh at the owl and the ass, for under their aukward forms, they seem to be gravely musing and meditating, as if they had the sense of human beings.
Some aukward imitators of this elegant way of bowing, for want of knowing what they were about, have seem'd to bow with wry necks.
I next resolved to keep a figure within the bounds of a circle, which produced the upper part of the fat woman, between the fat man and the aukward one in the bag wig, for whom I had made a sort of an X.
II], of such a length as may prevent them drawing their chins into their necks; which ribbon will always leave the head at liberty to move in any direction but this aukward one they are so apt to fall into.
Even a capital composed of the aukward and confin'd forms of hats and periwigs, as fig.
One man, at a little distance, was busy cutting a long turf for it, with the crooked spade which is used in Sky; a very aukward instrument.
Johnson, who I am sorry to think made but an aukward return.
I am heartily glad of it," said James; "for I never saw such a tall aukward monster in my life.
I did not think you could have distinguished the tall aukward monster so well.
Indeed, I now recollect there was a woman in a dress of a shepherdess; and there was another aukward thing in a blue domino that plagued me a little, but I soon got rid of them.
But on the other Hand, a Suit of Cloaths, though made of the finest Materials and covered with Lace, will make but an aukward Appearance if it is ill-made, and worn by one who has not the Carriage of a Gentleman.
The painters themselves feel this, as is apparent by the aukward shifts they have recourse to, to make them look not quite naked; by a sort of prophetic anachronism, antedating the invention of fig-leaves.
I received his compliment with an aukward confusion.
There was, however, an aukward consciousness in my conduct towards him, I could not divest myself of.
But stated at length, it appears aukward and clumsy, like old fashioned vehicles.
It is no wonder that they often appearaukward and unfamiliar, and that our children are slow in forming an intimate acquaintance with them.
Miss Reynolds not perceiving at once the meaning of this, he was obliged to explain it to her, which had something of an aukward and ludicrous effect.
I staid long at Ashbourne, not much pleased, yet aukward at departing.
Instead of a greasy Cook-maid to wait at Table, I had four tall Footmen in clean Linen; all Things became new and fashionable, and nothing look'd aukward in my Family.
Twas thus, I think, Sir, [Opening her fingers in an aukward manner.
Unblessed be she, whose aukward hand Before me laid the mouldy pone;[A] May she still miss the joyous kiss, Condemned to fret and sleep alone.
Who forms the body to a graceful carriage, Must imitate our aukward motions first; The same prescription does the wise Thersites Apply, to mend our minds.
I laboured out an aukward panegyric on the important duties he had to fulfil, and on the blessing it was to a nation, when worthy persons were chosen to fill such high offices.
While the dean had been present, the turn of the conversation was such that, though I made two or three aukward attempts, I could find no opportunity of introducing my defence of the articles.
The first has bushy hair of a dirty white; he weighs about twenty-five pounds; he climbs to the tops of trees, from whence he throws himself down in a very aukward manner.
I was exceedingly uneasy at the aukward appearance I supposed I should make to Johnson and the other gentlemen whom I had invited, not being able to receive them at home, and being obliged to order supper at the Mitre.
True, Sir; but if a man is to stand forward, he should wish to do it not in an aukward posture, not in rags, not so as that he shall only be exposed to ridicule.
The most ridiculous and most aukward of men are, therefore, the speculatively well bred monks of all religions and all professions.
It is expected the master will be a little discouraged at the aukward figure his pupil makes in his first attempts to teach him.
An aukward country fellow, when he comes into company better than himself, is exceedingly disconcerted.
I was mute, and seldom dared to lift up my eyes from my plate, or turn my head to call for small beer, lest by some aukwardposture I might draw upon me a whisper or a laugh.
When an aukward fellow first comes into a room, he attempts to bow, and his sword, if he wears one, gets between his legs, and nearly throws him down.
A great deal likewise depends upon our air, address, and expressions; an aukward address and vulgar expressions, infer either a low turn of mind, or a low education.
In short, he neither dresses nor acts like any other but is particularly aukward in every thing he does.
Next to good-breeding is a genteel manner and carriage, wholly free from those ill habits and aukward actions, which many very worthy persons are addicted to.
Modesty, however, widely differs from an aukward bashfulness; which is as much to be condemned as the other is to be applauded.
So shall my aukward gratitude, With fond presumption to the Laureat's duty Attune my rugged numbers blank.
How shall my aukward gratitude, And the presumption of untutor'd duty Attune thy numbers all too rude?
It rouses one at such aukward hours; no, I can't patronise hunting.
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