But the recollections of four or five years old are of a very fragmentary character.

The breakfast was naturally of a somewhat fragmentary character.

Accordingly, his metaphysical works have all a fragmentary character.

Hence the fragmentary character of its political history.

The Index is full, but not fuller than the fragmentary character of the material seemed to require.

In a work, therefore, of this fragmentary character, repetitions, necessary for the due co-ordination of ideas, are inevitable.

At all seasons but especially in winter the news that reached Malbaie was of a very fragmentary character.

The earthquake of 1882 did more or less damage, but the reports are of a very fragmentary character.

Another factor against his wider acceptance has been the infrequency and fragmentary character of his work, particularly his satire.

Then follow three short, abrupt clauses, which, in their hurry and fragmentary character, reflect the confusion and swiftness of battle.

The whole of the phenomena show us at once the fragmentary character of this Gospel as stamped upon the very surface.

Perhaps the fact that most of us wrote in this way accounted for the rather sketchy and fragmentary character of our "Magazine."

Hence, of course, is due the confused and fragmentary character of those bewildering entries; hence, at the same time, too, their truth and value.

Its fragmentary character lies in this: that, while very explicit as a record of feeling and motive, it is entirely vague in respect to acts.

If this is so, it would seem to follow from the very fragmentary character of our recollections that our sense of identity is very incomplete.

And now, perhaps, we may say something of the thoughts of our philosopher, though at present it cannot be more than of a fragmentary character.