Though differing with Whistler on several points, including his insistence that poetry was a higher form of art than painting, Oscar Wilde was generous in his praise and hailed the lecture a masterpiece: " not merely for its clever satire and amusing jests … but for the pure and perfect beauty of many of its passages.

Though repeatedly defeated by Wellington in 1813 – 1814, he conducted a clever defense against one of history's greatest commanders.

Though she later claimed she did not yield to his advances (" Nothing is so clever as to conduct one's self irreproachably.

Though some of the tricks are entertainingly staged, the film loses its clever edge when its action heats up so gruesomely and exploitatively that there's no time for talk ".

Though the poems were actually clever fabulations, authored by Louÿs himself, they are still considered important literature.

Though he is otherwise charming, clever, and artistically gifted, Riley maintains loyalty to those pop culture ideals, even in the face of their self-destructive consequences.

Though he met with opposition, Healy valued having a well-educated cadre over a large number of mindless followers.

Though Walter Ulbricht, by grace of Soviet tanks, may be head man in East Germany, that does not give him any right to usurp the government of East Berlin or to absorb that semi-city into the Soviet zone.

Though Watson carefully ignored the man, he could not deny his presence.

* " Though the hippopotamus has no sting, the wise man would prefer to be sat upon by the bee.

Though frank in places, Gaskell was selective about which details she revealed ; she suppressed details of Charlotte's love for Heger, a married man, as being too much of an affront to contemporary morals and source of distress to Charlotte's still-living father, husband and friends.

Though representing himself as a spokesman for the common man, he often appeared out of place with real working people.

Though lies seem to present Marlow as a depraved hypocrite, Conrad intends them to show an enlightened and willful man who desires to undo the darkness caused by others.

Though his name was then a household word ( as was " existentialism " during the tumultuous 1960s ), Sartre remained a simple man with few possessions, actively committed to causes until the end of his life, such as the May 1968 strikes in Paris during the summer of 1968 during which he was arrested for civil disobedience.

Though there is a popular myth that one must be a 40 year old Jewish man, and learned in the Talmud before one is allowed to delve into Kabbalah, Chaim Vital says exactly the opposite in his introduction to Eitz Chaim.

Though his earliest publications date from his mid-twenties, Valéry did not become a full-time writer until 1920, when the man for whom he worked as private secretary, a former chief executive of the Havas news agency, Edouard Lebey, died of Parkinson's disease.

Unready to inherit the throne, Nicholas reputedly said, " I am not ready to be Tsar ...." Though an intelligent and kind-hearted man, lacking any preparation to rule, he continued his father's harsh polices.

Though in some ways unsuccessful in his forays in England, he was brushed aside by the " Iron Duke " ( Duke of Wellington ), the then British Foreign Secretary, and reported bitterly to Jardine of being insulted by an arrogant and stupid man.

Though it has been stated that Mascagni, like Leoncavallo, was a " one-opera man " who could never repeat his first success, this is inaccurate.

Though in 1813 she at last permitted him to live with her, the arrangement soon failed: a year later Johanna asked her son to leave the house following a heated argument between the two of them over Johanna's friendship with her lodger, a younger man named Georg von Gerstenbergk.

As Catherine the Great ’ s advisor Potemkin posited, this adoration was due to the fact that she was “ the only woman who looked truly fine, and completely a man … As she was tall and powerful, male attire suited her .” Though the balls were by far her most personally beloved and lavish events, Elizabeth often threw children ’ s birthday parties and wedding receptions for those affiliated with her Court, going so far as to provide dowries for each of her ladies-in-waiting.

Though Edgar was not a particularly peaceable man, his reign was a peaceful one.

Though Frowde was by no means an Oxford man and had no social pretensions of being one, he was a sound businessman who was able to strike the magic balance between caution and enterprise.

Though, like all things which God has made, the Yetzer is good: for without it, man would never marry, beget a child, build a house, or trade.

Though Bork claims to believe Nixon's order to be valid and appropriate, he considered resigning to avoid being " perceived as a man who did the President's bidding to save my job.

Though a peaceful man, he was known to be well-versed in many types of combat ; he and Morticia fenced with foils sometimes.

Though other sources describe the apparently positive blessings he delivers upon the Israelites, he is reviled as a " wicked man " in the major story concerning him.

For example, when speaking of whether or not someone may ever want to marry Katherina, Hortensio says " Though it pass your patience and mine to endure her loud alarums, why man, there be good fellows in the world, and a man could light on them, would take her with all faults and money enough " ( 1. 1. 125 – 128 ).

Though he was not actually defeated, his death in the pass, while on his way back to Toledo, occurred in circumstances which showed that no man could be what he claimed to be — " king of the men of the two religions.

Though the terms of the contract would vary, essentially a free man pledged himself as a bond slave ( nexus ) as surety for a loan.

Though he was not among the civilian scientific staff, Tizard would later help write the official account of the expedition, and also become a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Though he died in the same year as its publication, this translation was principally the work of Gregory Martin, formerly Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, close friend of Saint Edmund Campion.

Though non-denominational, the camp espouses " Christian values " in its teachings and programs, not least of which is its motto, " The Other Fellow First ".

Though the New Zealand leg of the tour did not take long in comparison to the number of Australian games, the British and Irish experienced considerable difficulty across the Tasman after white-washing the Australians.

Though both are similar in appearance and have similar ecological roles, the New World and Old World Vultures evolved from different ancestors in different parts of the world and are not closely related.

Though she later appeared in films Naked in New York ( 1993 ) and Getting In ( 1994 ), her first substantial speaking part in a film was in Quiz Show, directed by Robert Redford.

Though there may have been earlier attempts to pull cars by endless ropes, the first cable car installation in operation was the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway in New York City, which ran from 1 July 1868 to 1870.

Though large numbers of Irishmen had willingly joined Irish regiments and divisions of the New British Army at the outbreak of war in 1914, the likelihood of enforced conscription created a backlash – particularly as the Government of Ireland Act 1914 ( as previously recommended in March by the Irish Convention ) was controversially linked with a " dual policy " enactment of the Military Service Bill.

Though Hamilcar was killed in 229 BC, the offensive continued with the Carthaginians extending their power towards the Ebro valley and founding " New Carthage " in 228 BC.

Vincent Canby of the New York Times was similarly unimpressed :" Though special-effects experts in Japan and around the world have vastly improved their craft in the last 30 years, you wouldn't know it from this film.

Though Farmer died in 1839, his efforts led to the creation of the New England Historic Genealogical Society ( NEHGS ), one of New England's oldest and most prominent organizations dedicated to the preservation of public records.

Though he had asserted a desire to remain with the Astros, Beltrán signed a long-term contract with the New York Mets on January 9, 2005.

Though the Early Church used the Old Testament according to the canon of the Septuagint ( LXX ), the apostles did not otherwise leave a defined set of new scriptures ; instead the New Testament developed over time.

Though the word eikon (" image ") is found in the New Testament ( see below ), it is never in the context of painted icons though it is used to mean portrait.

Though some speculation arose as to whether Reagan might support New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a presidential bid, nothing came of it.

Though self-governing, Niue is in free association with New Zealand, and lacks full sovereignty.

Though unaware of the British intention to settle Norfolk Island, which was not announced until 5 December 1786, Forster referred to “ the nearness of New Zealand ; the excellent flax plant ( Phormium ) that grows so abundantly there ; its incomparable shipbuilding timber ”, as among the advantages of the new colony.

Though all Christian churches accept the New Testament as Scripture, they differ in their understanding of the nature, extent, and relevance of its authority.

Though Orthwein's period as owner was short and controversial, he did oversee major changes to the team, first with the hiring of former New York Giants coach Bill Parcells in 1993.

Though the Jets were viewed as the inferior team, Joe Namath publicly guaranteed New York's victory ; his prediction became immortalized as the Jets defeated the Colts 16 – 7.

Though the band's early years were shadowed by the legacy and basic sound of Joy Division, their experience of the early 1980s New York City club scene increased their knowledge of dance music and saw them incorporate elements of that style into their work.

Though Kotite did lead the Eagles to one playoff victory against the New Orleans Saints during the 1992 season, his contract was not renewed after a disastrous 1994 season in which the Eagles went 7 – 9, losing their last seven games after starting the season 7 – 2.

Though embedded within the texts of the New Testament, these creeds are a distinct source for early Christianity.

Though the New Wave is generally considered to have begun in the 1960s, some of its tenets can be found in H. L. Gold's editorship of Galaxy, a science fiction magazine which began publication in 1950.

Though a Broadway production starring Nathan Lane and Victor Garber and directed by Sam Mendes was announced for Spring 2000, the New York debut of the musical was delayed.

Though St. Louis ' defense did not give up a touchdown to the Patriots, kicker Adam Vinateri made a 37-yard field goal to increase New England's lead to 17 – 3.

Though the tomato was introduced from the Spanish New World to European botanists in the 16th century, tomato sauce made a relatively late entry in Italian cuisine: in Antonio Latini's cookbook Lo scalco alla moderna ( Naples, 1692 ).