A poet's pleasure is to withhold a little of his meaning, to intensify by mystification. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. From LearnThat.org. [Elwyn Brooks White]
The mystification is artfully explained by the extraordinary likeness of the two sisters. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
That there are women given to licentiousness who would not lend themselves to very much of what they would call mystification. From Wordnik.com. [The Physiology of Marriage, Part 2] Reference
The mystification is all but transparent. From Wordnik.com. [Phonemanography: Romantic to Victorian] Reference
This kind of mystification and surprise was a trick below Shakspere. From Wordnik.com. [From Chaucer to Tennyson] Reference
He's just got that "it" factor, which is the kind of mystification BS that I hate to use, but this kid just has … it. From Wordnik.com. [Dawgs By Nature] Reference
"I thoroughly allow that the celebrated Professor wrote the lines, but only, I believe, as a kind of mystification," was my answer. From Wordnik.com. [Voyage au centre de la terre. English] Reference
"Yes," said Clara, carrying out the mystification. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour] Reference
A little later Kitty was in constant mystification. From Wordnik.com. [The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day] Reference
Bessie had to laugh at Dolly's look of mystification. From Wordnik.com. [The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm Or, Bessie King's New Chum] Reference
It is a foolish notion that mystification is of any value. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets] Reference
Now they express mystification as to why sales aren't growing. From Wordnik.com. [Rock-Bottom Prices!] Reference
The latter has been the subject of more or less mystification. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
"Methodist," repeated Mona, quite enjoying their mystification. From Wordnik.com. [Hollowmell or, A Schoolgirl's Mission] Reference
The girl's laughter had changed to shyness, then to mystification. From Wordnik.com. [Kenny] Reference
But how about the other process -- the mystification of one's own men?. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of War] Reference
The broken bottle-neck caused the little doctor complete mystification. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
Great was the consternation, profound the mystification of all parties. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860] Reference
But who would not forgive a little mystification for so brilliant a pun?. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, July 17, 1841] Reference
Diane glanced in utter mystification at Ronador's ashen face -- there was. From Wordnik.com. [Diane of the Green Van] Reference
She was holding out her hand, and he took it with absolute mystification. From Wordnik.com. [A Daughter of To-Day] Reference
The best character in the book is the old duchess, for whose mystification. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
"So I was," Mr. Preston answered, in evident enjoyment of their mystification. From Wordnik.com. [The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery] Reference
"His lameness -- it could be a bridge," she observed, to Ross's mystification. From Wordnik.com. [Key Out of Time] Reference
It was her turn for mystification; if he had his shallows, he also had his depths. From Wordnik.com. [The Henchman] Reference
In the mystification of his brains, all answers seemed to be delivered "per contra.". From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 23, 1841] Reference
Florence; and the leaning tower at Pisa produced simply the effect of mystification. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Zeke himself put a term to the mystification that had gripped him as well as the others. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of the Blue Ridge] Reference
"Just that," he answered, enjoying their mystification too much to enlighten them at once. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
"What is she talking about?" solemnly asked Mr. Dean, with an air of complete mystification. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman] Reference
Stirling, staring also at the strange tableau, was overcome with perplexity and mystification. From Wordnik.com. [Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent] Reference
At the next, and final, "demonstration" mystification of another kind came to the observant Kate. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity] Reference
Here, to their complete mystification, they saw a large hole about four feet in depth had been dug. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics] Reference
Away we go, full of hope, only to encounter some fresh mystification, till our breathless djins get quite bewildered. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Accordingly, I suggest you set aside your wounded feelings, disappointment and mystification, and instead deal strictly with facts. From Wordnik.com. [Carolyn Hax: Wedding runs up against family's football commitment] Reference
Returning thence, he related to Gewar the mystification that had followed on his straying, and straightway asked him for his daughter. From Wordnik.com. [The Danish History, Books I-IX] Reference
It was young Mary, however, who answered, her round blue eyes lingering in mystification upon the fire Carl had built in the deserted wing. From Wordnik.com. [Diane of the Green Van] Reference
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