Looking at this two pictures,we can see clearly that Dao's style in Ming Dynasty was swellish,but in Qing Dynasty was ponderous.This post is good for comparing.
Their second response was to fret about their bench of White House contenders—a line-up of lightweights, shrill partisans and ponderous elder statesmen.
A philosophical guy who could be both playful and ponderous, Raskin had studied computer science, taught music and visual arts, conducted a chamber opera company, and organized guerrilla theater.
The package of notes not being found when five o'clock sounded from the ponderous clock in the " drawing office, " the amount was passed to the account of profit and loss.
Ser Kevan rose with a ponderous dignity. " Your Grace" . Wine trickled down his cheeks and dripped from his close-cropped beard. " With your leave, might I withdraw" ?
" I fear you would find it of little interest, " Pycelle said. " It was a ponderous tome by Grand Maester Malleon on the lineages of the great houses. "
Ser Gregor grunted. He made a ponderous charge to hack at the Domishman's head. Prince Oberyn avoided him easily. " You raped her. You murdered her. You killed her children" .
If we could hear the passengers on the train speak, their voices would sound slurred and sluggish, like a record played at too slow a speed, and their movements would appear similarly ponderous.
She gave a ponderous shrug. " Emm wants Edmure's head off. For once, he may be right. Ser Ryman has made us a laughingstock with that gibbet of his. You need to show Ser Brynden that your threats have teeth" .