Admiral van der Kuylen nudged his lordship, a humourous twinkle in his blue eyes.
Like Weelkes' Humourous Fancy, it has parts for Viols and a superimposed vocal score for S.
But this is the only example I have come across where a sacred melody is introduced in connection with secular, and, in the case of Cryes, somewhat humourous words.
The humourous drawings are charming, and the figure subjects and decorative designs show great versatility and skill.
He learnt that Marston and Dekker were conspiring with the actors of Shakespeare's company to attack him in a piece called 'Satiro-Mastix, or the Untrussing of the Humourous Poet.
The number for January 28 must not be overlooked, containing as it does, a scathing and humourous exposure of the profligate young sparks of the Town, from no less a pen than that of the Rev.
The humourousperformance of Dave Carson, and the caustic remarks of Sir Ali Baba, give graphic representations of his anglicised taste, habits and bearing.
The art of the choir stalls and miserere seats was a natural ebullition of the humourous instinct, which had so little opportunity for exploiting itself in monastic seclusion.
Among the humourous little conceits is a couple of strutting cocks carrying between them a dead fox slung on a rod.
Hood had an abundance of a certain sort of wit, the wit of odd analogies, of remote yet familiar resemblances, of quaint conceits and humourous and unexpected quirks.
The grip of a humourous and fantastic fate is tight on all the other heroes of this epic-in-bits.
It is a common Humour among the Retinue of People of Quality, when they are in their Revels, that is when they are out of their Masters Sight, to assume in a humourous Way the Names and Titles of those whose Liveries they wear.
Mr. Dennis has very well expressed this in a Couple of humourous Lines, which are part of a Translation of a Satire in Monsieur Boileau.
The most humourous Character in Horace is founded upon this Unevenness of Temper and Irregularity of Conduct.
Merry Tales, accompanied with apt Gestures and lively Representations of Circumstances and Persons, beguile the gravest Mind into a Consent to be as humourous as himself.
His habitual expression was a mixture of nonchalant good humour and gay insouciance, but the slightly aquiline, prominent nose and the set of the square aggressive jaw belied in a measure the humourous curl of the lips.
Wilson's great ambition was to be an eccentric humourous character himself; for your superlative egotist has scarcely even the wish to create.
Scott's desire was to create eccentric humourous characters, but to remain the simple Scottish gentleman himself.
The humourous endowment of most races is found to be more abundant and richer in quality among the men than among the women.
Those incongruities which gave them their humourous side arose from their contradicting the English social sanctions around them.
A question that has been most frequently asked me in connection with my two gypsy heroines has been: Have gypsy girls really the esprit and the humourous charm that you attribute to them?
Wilkie's realism he finds more humourous than the funniest cartoon in the funniest comic journal.
Until Mrs. Gudgeon appeared I thought that Dickens had made it as impossible for another writer to paint humourous pictures of low-class London women as Swinburne has made it impossible for another poet to write in anapaests.
Her demeanour with humdrum persons was courteous amiability almost in excess; to the more intelligent she behaved with a humourous frankness which was very captivating.
What would be interesting to know is, whether the History of Caroline Evelyn contained any promise of character-drawing, still more of social satire and humourous incident.
Every available scrap of paper was covered with stories and humourous sketches, confided only to the discreet ears of the younger sister, who laughed and cried over these masterpieces in secret.
There is a strange mixture in it of humourous vivacity:--Since but for one half of what he says of himself, when he is in the vein, any other man would be insufferable.
Punch was, and is, the most thoroughly representative British humourous journal, and since its birth in the forties has been domiciled in Bouverie Street, just off the main thoroughfare of Fleet Street.
In a humourous vein, William Kent, the gifted son of the Chancellor, addressed him.
Copper medals bearing the heads of candidates were freely distributed, and humourous campaign songs, set to popular music, began to be heard.
He stuck his hands in his sides, with his usual humourous positiveness.
The significance that underlay the semi-humourous petulance of the little man was not wasted.
Delia had made a strong protest against it, in her humourous way.
Joe and Jim had a humourous side; but John had always been grave and steady-going.
As a specimen of his humourous style, the following extract from the "History of a Strolling Player" may be taken as displaying the quaint drollery and quiet fun he could infuse in this style of composition.
The last story was of a humourous nature, and the laughter which ensued grated oddly on the ear of the sturdy, good-looking seaman who had just come on board.
There is nothing humourous to the ordinary person in a teacup, but Mrs. Banks, looking straight into hers, broke into a short, derisive laugh.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "humourous" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
