I have, therefore, chosen for treatment the Troubadours who are most famous or who display characteristics useful for the purpose of this book.
It is obvious that the disputants are at cross purposes; the object of writing poetry, according to the one, is to please a small circle of highly trained admirers by the display of technical skill.
Certainly, not one of the national Exhibitions has offered so wonderful a display of the wealth, enterprise, and versatility in productive industry, of the subjects of the British Crown.
The military display in the Phoenix Park was even more brilliant than on that occasion.
The Prince of Wales summoned Mr. Sully, shook hands with him, and congratulated him upon the admirabledisplay made by his pupils.
All right, then," replied the boatswain, nothing loth todisplay his superior attainments.
It presents a magnificent display of natural architecture, commencing at one particular point--always at the same place--off the coast of Sumatra.
Each division has a small angular face, and its sides display close parallel lines, all following the directions and angles of the outer face, but each line enclosing a slightly wider area than the one above it.
By extraordinary effort the viaduct was built in less than six months, a display of energy and resource which the company acknowledged by an allowance of L1,000.
And as a display of constitutional logic it is a very good speech.
These early tombs, whether above or below ground, display a sense of perfect security, and an absence of all fear or solicitude.
Alexander was a dentist; the unknown owner of the other slab was a general surgeon, yet the symbol of dentistry occupies the prominent place in his display of tools.
Sometimes tombstones display a remarkable eloquence, and even a sense of humor.
But two other papers, one called The Swinish Multitude, and the other The Saltbox, display certainly both wit and humour.
Lord Stowell was a great eater, and, says Mr. Surtees, "the feats which he performed with the knife and fork were eclipsed by those which he would afterwards display with the bottle.
Science appears in his language in a dress wonderfully decorous, the best adapted to display her native loveliness.
But in no respect are these answers more remarkable than in the knowledge that they display of colonial America in all its relations.
As far as display was concerned, this she did; and, Elbraham being nowise opposed to the plan, she frequently had Marie to stay with her.
His fat white hands did not display so much as a ring; and though a slight prominence in his vest proclaimed the presence of a watch, it was attached to his person by a guard of the finest black silk.
They hurried to the spot, and there was still light enough to display the tokens of the fierce struggle in the trampled turf, and the torn neck of the injured man's shirt.
Buxieres, who had made so audacious a display of his tender feeling in the hut, could now come forward as Claudet's advocate, as if it were the most natural thing in the world for him to do?
A display of diamonds and fancy jewelry betrays the poor taste of the wearer.
It is not in good taste to make an ostentatious display of the gifts, and if they are exhibited, the cards of the donors should be removed, and only intimate friends invited.
She confessed that she had seen more or less of the Gilded Youth, before he left for Verdun, and in a pyrotechnic display of dimples, she admitted that she had gone to the station to bid the Young Doctor good-bye.
But with such magnificent courage, why can you not display other soldierly qualities.
His shoulders are narrow, with little display of muscle, but his breasts are so full, his abdomen so prominent, and his hips so large, that one would think they belonged to a woman.
He rules the seasons, winter and summer; he constructed the far-off sky in order to display himself therein, and to look down upon his works below.
Pictures of mysterious events never meant for the public gaze now display their secrets in the light of the sun, and reveal to the eyes of the profane the supernatural events which preceded the birth of the king.
The cook was to have the vacation for which she had been clamoring, that she might display to her relatives in Lille the elaborate wardrobe which was the result of her savings during three years in Monsieur Michel's employ.
The finest display of the later glass that has survived is that in the dining-room of Gilling Castle, in Yorkshire, where there are several large windows full of beautiful heraldic glazing.
Elizabeth's, when considerations of stateliness and display chiefly influenced the design, at any rate as far as the larger houses were concerned.
The object of the following pages is to display the effect of this foreign influence upon our native architecture up to the point when it became predominant, and stamped our buildings with a character more Classic than Gothic.
It is not certain whether this house belonged to the Crown, or whether this display of regal heraldry was a compliment to the Queen on the part of the grateful owner.
Doorways presented another opportunity for the display of design.
The Tyrians were of a more accommodating nature, and there is no evidence, at least during the early centuries of their existence, of the display of those obstinate and blind transports of bravery by which the Arvadians were carried away.
They were never in a hurry, and would remain in one spot until they had exhausted all the resources of the country, while they knew to a nicety how to display their goods attractively before the expected customer.
The inhabitants, dazzled by the display of so many valuable objects, ran to meet the new-comers, headed by their sheikh, and expressed a natural astonishment at the sight of the strangers.
But--though the cock was doing his best to dazzle them with the display of his charms--the hens appeared unconscious of his presence and indifferent to his advances.
It was Mr. King's belief, however, that such unusual behaviour of a wolf was caused by distemper, for the brute seemed to display no more fear of man than would a mad dog.
When hunting big game, such as deer, wolves assist one another and display a fine sense of the value of team-work in running down their prey.
Not a cent is expended in display or for knicknacks.
The works of Fourier do not seem to have reached us, and this want of text has been ill supplied by various conjectures respecting them; some of which are more remarkable for the morbid imagination they display than for their sagacity.
In illustration of this principle, let me call your attention to the arrangement of the animals in Plate VI, where economy of space, and a desire to display each detail to advantage, are the leading motives.
You have the grain of the wood to think of, and now you have this other difficulty in managing the light which is to display your design.
Then gan my lovely spring bid me farewell, And summer season sped him to display (For Love then in the Lion's house did dwell,) The raging fire that kindled at his ray.
It crumbled between her fingers like the soft brown sugar which grocers display in crocks, though not, as youthful customers sometimes think, to be scooped and paddled with by idle hands.
As if this business of life or death were a comedy for his amusement or thedisplay of his superfine powers.
The pseudo-sailors at once hushed as if much frightened and rowed swiftly under the bridge, while the policeman, satisfied with this display of obedience, stalked along on his lonely beat.
Harry's astonishment reached a climax at this, but he was too well bred to display it.
You must know that a negative when it leaves the camera is no more fit for display than milk fresh from the cow is drinkable.
It has intensified the mutual feelings of envy among Western races themselves, as they fight over their spoils and display a carnivorous pride in their snarling rows of teeth.
Educational institutions in our country are India's alms-bowl of knowledge; they lower our intellectual self-respect; they encourage us to make a foolish display of decorations composed of borrowed feathers.
IV India holds sacred, and counts as places of pilgrimage, all spots which display a special beauty or splendour of nature.
Demonstrations You Can Give Make a display board showing the parts of the toy motor and explain how each part works compared with the parts of a commercial motor.
Display garments that look nice because they have been ironed properly, and those that have been ironed improperly.
Make a display of the types of lamp cords and plugs in common use.
Make a board display of the parts of the lamp socket showing cord attached.
Even Tubby knew that only the orbs of the feline or cat species coulddisplay such glaring eyes in the night-time.
His backing Andy up made Tubby display further signs of uncommon excitement.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "display" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
