moods

Such variations of mental power, which we call moods of mind, are often caused, doubtless, by ill-health, or by fatigue, or by some irregularity of habit, or by anxiety of mind; but the experience of every student will probably attest the existence of such variations where none of these causes can be assigned.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 Various

To hear Kiffin tell it, he simply was the latest victim of the mercurial moods from the ultimate uber-boss.

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And the modern world of moods is a world of clouds, even if some of them are thunderclouds.

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In certain moods Iain Sinclair is my favourite writer of all, if only because he shares my taste for neglected places and arcane knowledge.

Archive 2008-10-01 2008

In certain moods Iain Sinclair is my favourite writer of all, if only because he shares my taste for neglected places and arcane knowledge.

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Finally finding our seats in the second inning, my wife asked me to head to the concession stand and get some food because we were now tiered, hungry, and in unpleasant moods from the long delays.

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The contrast of moods is diminished, the shift of focus now in a comparatively prosaic G.

Archive 2006-10-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2006

The contrast of moods is diminished, the shift of focus now in a comparatively prosaic G.

"Une lune rose et grise" Matthew Guerrieri 2006

But it is the contrast in moods that is impressive.

League of Red Cross Societies - Nobel Lecture 1963

But we need to go further; we must not only understand and control the impulses of aggression, jealousy, fear and the like that have played such a sinister part in history, but we must know more about those complex and subtile things we call moods, which are really the main forces in modern life.

The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History G.E. Partridge