The constitutional vivacity of the French depending much on their mercurial temperaments, greatly aids them in conversation.
"The Idler in France"
Marguerite Gardiner
The mercurial temperaments of the French preclude them from this calmness of manner and mildness of speech.
"The Idler in France"
Marguerite Gardiner
We are compelled to resort to extraordinary methods if we would seek to settle the great question as to the existence of the intra-mercurial planets.
"The Story of the Heavens"
Robert Stawell Ball