So Boris was full of nervous vivacity all day.

Her letters are full of vivacity, of colour, and at times of insight and wit, but she never learnt to write either French or German correctly.

Marryat brought ripe experience and unimpaired vivacity to his work when he began to write novels.

But those who know the habits and demeanour of many of the Limicolae would no doubt rightly claim for them much more " vivacity and activity " than is possessed by most Passeres.

There is, it is true, a smoothness and finish about them not often seen elsewhere; but, as though to avoid the exaggerations of Audubon, Gould usually adopted the tamest of attitudes in which to represent his subjects, whereby expression as well as vivacity is wanting.