"Seriatim" Quotes from Famous Books
... the Privy Councillors were in constant attendance upon him.[22] They resided in the Court, and accompanied him wherever he went; much (though far from all) of the most important business of the State was transacted there, and the order of sitting, when the members had to deliver their opinions seriatim, beginning with the lowest, was not unimportant. Councils are now merely formal assemblies, for the expedition of certain orders, which must emanate ... — The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) - A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 - (Volume 1 of 3) • Charles C. F. Greville
... methodical, uniform, symmetrical, shipshape, businesslike, systematic; unconfused &c (confuse) &c 61; arranged &c 60. Adv. in order; methodically &c adj.; in turn, in its turn; by steps, step by step; by regular steps, by regular gradations, by regular stages, by regular intervals; seriatim, systematically, by clockwork, gradatim [Lat.]; at stated periods &c (periodically) 138. Phr. natura non facit saltum [Lat.]; order is heaven's first law [Pope]; order from disorder sprung [Paradise Lost]; ordo ... — Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
... February.—Returned on board from another trip to the shore, last night at twelve, and have seen so many sights, that I scarcely know in what manner to record them; perhaps the best plan is to detail them, seriatim. ... — Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas • W. Hastings Macaulay
... smash comes; you pay your outlying bills with the balance at the banker's; you assemble your family and make them a fine speech; the wife of your bosom goes round and embraces the sons and daughters seriatim; nestling in your own waistcoat finally, in possession of which, she says (with tender tears and fond quotations from Holy Writ, God bless her!), and of the darlings round about, lies all her worldly treasure: ... — The Newcomes • William Makepeace Thackeray
... the country. The Uitlanders, who were increasing rapidly in numbers and were suffering from the formidable list of grievances already enumerated, perceived that their wrongs were so numerous that it was hopeless to have them set right seriatim, and that only by obtaining the leverage of the franchise could they hope to move the heavy burden which weighed them down. In 1893 a petition of 13,000 Uitlanders, couched in most respectful terms, was submitted to the Raad, but met with contemptuous ... — The Great Boer War • Arthur Conan Doyle
... through the various chapels seriatim, it may be well to give a short account of three out of the four most interesting figures among the numerous artists who worked on the Sacro Monte. By these I mean, of course, Gaudenzio Ferrari, Tabachetti, Giovanni d'Enrico, ... — Ex Voto • Samuel Butler
... time, by reason of their tenure of their lands at Foulbridge, which the Prior now holds, repaired and maintained the bridge and road. She asks that an inquiry may be directed." The Prior, by his attorney, denies most of the charges seriatim, but the judgment of the Court is that "the Prior be distrained to compel him to repair and make good the bridge and road to the east, and is to be amerced because he has not done it sooner, and the Prioress is to be acquitted because ... — The Evolution Of An English Town • Gordon Home
... of a subordinate factor in rhythm such as rhyme, it is necessary to know the normal form of verse without this factor. It is natural to assume that the simplest possible form of material would be individual feet recorded seriatim. But on trial, such material turned out to be very complex; the forms changed gradually, iambs becoming trochees and trochees changing into spondees. It is very probable that the normal foot occurs only in a larger whole, ... — Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 • Various
... rapporteur of the sub-committee, made a general report on the sub-committee's work, and it was then agreed to discuss the articles seriatim. ... — The Geneva Protocol • David Hunter Miller |