| 单词 | uncouth |
| 例句 | It revived some of the campaign-era speculation that I was generally uncouth and lacking the standard elegance of a First Lady, and worried me somewhat, too, thinking I’d possibly distracted from Barack’s efforts abroad. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I was seeking you. But I am a stranger in these parts. All I knew was that you might be found in a wild region with the uncouth name of Shire.” The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z In eighth grade I even put in detention time for a week, unrepentantly, for unscrewing the valve stems on one really uncouth boy’s bike tires myself and then painstakingly deflating them, for her. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The oldest, richest part of the city was east of the river, but sellswords, barbarians, and other uncouth outlanders were not welcome there, so they must needs cross over to the west. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This was preferable for Glerk, who felt that violence, while sometimes necessary, was uncouth and uncivilized. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It was what you called refugees from Europe, and those who were stupid and uncouth and did not fit in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Good, good. However, it is a matter between you and the bird. That hawk,” he gestured indignantly, “has said something uncouth about your mother.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Shire-hobbits referred to those of Bree, and to any others that lived beyond the borders, as Outsiders, and took very little interest in them, considering them dull and uncouth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I'm thinking of words like unkempt, inept, disgruntled, and uncouth. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian was making an uncouth spectacle of himself by walking around backward with his gun on his hip and refusing to fly more combat missions, Milo said. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Muhammad grabs my arm like some backward, uncouth man and tugs me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I know something else, too. Only an uncouth person would wear snail snot.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “We are done with Eastwatch. We did not like it there. A queen should be mistress beneath her own roof. We found your Cotter Pyke to be an uncouth and unpleasant man, quarrelsome and niggardly.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Behavior that had seemed clever and precocious in childhood would have been considered uncouth in a young woman. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Even his manner of dress appeared “uncouth and neglected.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He is looking at me as though I’m being uncouth by pointing a weapon at him—even though he’s the one with the minion who assaulted me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I deem it to be a tongue of the Black Land, since it is foul and uncouth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The people around us were hard-working, boisterous, a little proud of their nickname, yo-go-re, which meant literally uncouth one, or roughneck, or dead-end kid. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice was deep and guttural, yet to Merry’s surprise he spoke the Common Speech, though in a halting fashion, and uncouth words were mingled with it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “I bet Ally doesn’t even know what the word uncouth even means. Do you?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Nately’s father was a courtly white-haired gentleman who dressed impeccably; this old man was an uncouth bum. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The grave robber was an Irish giant, imposing in frame, uncouth in manner and speech, and carried with him the reek of damp earth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When others spoke they seemed harsh and uncouth by contrast; and if they gainsaid the voice, anger was kindled in the hearts of those under the spell. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The vases and jugs are wobbly, asymmetric, gloriously uncouth. Gauguin: It’s Not Just Genius vs. Monster 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z When people meet Hamilton and ask something uncouth like how long beagles live, my pat reply is, “Forever.” In Vermont, a haven for dogs and the humans who love them 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z The current issue of PPC, for instance, ponders "Court-bouillon, an early attestation in Anglo-Norman French?" while not being too grand to ask anxiously "Is slurping uncouth?" A taste for words 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z Her "Warrior," released this week, flaunts the same uncouth attitude that propelled her debut "Animal" and EP "Cannibal" up the charts. Still 'scummy,' Ke$ha gets respect with new CD 2012-12-05T13:17:11Z Just because you've mastered the art of not looking like an uncultured, uncouth slob in your own country doesn't mean those skills translate to the rest of the world. 20 common American behaviors that are considered rude elsewhere around the world 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z The Bangkok establishment has for decades viewed people from the northeast, or Isaan, as the region is known, as uncouth but generally hard-working. A Thai Director Earns Acclaim Abroad and Ambivalence at Home 2010-09-14T03:00:00Z The first shot of young Adonis presents the audience with a violent, uncouth and uncaring child, engaged in a vicious fight with another such child. White “Creed” fans, pay attention: This is not just another feel-good, underdog sports movie 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Who knows why, in “The Upside,” Phillip picks the uncouth, underqualified Dell to drive him around, change his catheter and share his palatial apartment. Why Do the Oscars Keep Falling for Racial Reconciliation Fantasies? 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z My dad wasn’t interested in politics at all and my mum didn’t like Paisley because she considered him uncouth and vulgar. Authors Steve Cavanagh and Adrian McKinty: How growing up in Northern Ireland's Troubles shaped them 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z If TV consistently portrays people as selfish and uncouth, it basically sends the message that such behavior is acceptable and lucrative. Bad behavior on reality TV is tested path to fame 2013-06-04T18:38:08Z There is, I think, a deep-seated idea among some Americans that the White House is inherently dignified and credible, and that protesting it, therefore, is uncouth and outré. The Perils and Possibilities of the Never-Ending Protest 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Wearing red to a wedding reception might seem rude, but wearing red while dead seems downright uncouth. Stalkers and Dead Wedding Guests: The Latest in Crime Novels 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z “That worldview — that a well-timed scathing remark might shame an uncouth person into acting better — seems worthy to me,” Mr. Handler said. Nightshade Is Growing Like Weeds 2011-03-06T00:26:18Z Would she think the minting of her likeness an honor or an uncouth placation? The Haunted Image of Harriet Tubman on the Twenty-Dollar Bill 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z In theory, they were edible, but eating your dishware was still considered uncouth. Italians avoided pizza for centuries — tourism changed everything 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Dustin Hoffman also shines as his uncouth cop father. Winter Arts Calendar 2010-12-26T00:05:15Z I was glad that I arrived at the uncouth hour of 8:30, allowing me his undivided attention for at least three courses. The Europe Issue: Six Prix-Fixe Restaurants in Paris 2010-04-16T19:17:00Z Although she is buoyant and cheerful, Nikuko is cast as oafish and uncouth, and she is always ultimately the butt of the joke. ‘Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko’ Review: Lovely Food, Bad Taste 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Both were uncouth middle-class guys tormented by class resentments. Books of The Times: The Supersnooper Pursuing the Paranoid Politician 2010-09-28T22:31:00Z Even children raised by particularly uncouth wolves know that you should halve or quarter that egg and savour the moment. How to eat: scotch eggs 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z In his lifetime, Wojnarowicz became a star, though an unconventional one, unsmooth, unpredictable, unstylish even, with his clotted paint, uncouth symbols, and jabbing ideas and words. He Spoke Out During the AIDS Crisis. See Why His Art Still Matters. 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z “Listen as I prattle on … “Listen to my sometimes catty, sometimes churlish, sometimes silly self, being cruel, unforgiving, uncouth … Monica Lewinsky Is Back, but This Time It’s on Her Terms 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Ashenden rebukes his uncouth controller, "In my youth I was always taught that you should take a woman by the waist and a bottle by the neck". The top 10 classic spy novels 2013-06-26T10:37:16Z Simon Robson's Higgins is a fascinating creation: uncouth, intoxicated with his own genius and only capable of perceiving people as aggregates of interesting phonemes, like an Edwardian ancestor of television's dysfunctional diagnostician Dr Gregory House. Pygmalion 2010-05-18T20:29:00Z "Fairies", if you like, but this is a race of uncouth and demonic beings who strike primal terror into the hearts of rural folk. Your books of the year 2012-12-28T22:55:18Z “It wasn’t like, ‘How can you portray all gay people as uncouth slobs?’ ” ‘Vicious’ on PBS Follows Two Gay Characters 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Visiting Miami Beach with a toddler can make even the coolest parents feel like uncouth outsiders. Miami Beach with a toddler? Believe it or not, it can be fun. 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Dr. Seuss: Will: Thou knave who pens these “books” for youth, with talking fauna most uncouth: Thy “doctorate”? The thought’s absurd! Style Invitational Week 1378: It’s (emergency) Parody Time 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Danny McCarthy is perfect as Mitch, bashful and a little uncouth but with a sensitive and sympathetic heart, destined to be exploited by Stanley for his own selfish ends. | 'A Streetcar Named Desire': Small Space, Big Egos: Something Will Explode 2010-06-18T23:18:00Z And if you think the Yeti is bad, wait until you meet the uncouth, hairy, B.C. natives. British Columbia’s Powder Highway 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z The narrator of "Lycidas" is an unnamed shepherd, an "uncouth swain." Poem of the week: Lycidas by John Milton 2010-09-06T15:30:00Z If it’s rare to see a person over a certain age wearing a topknot, it’s because it conveys a certain uncouth youthfulness, a sense of unseriousness, a need to provoke. The Enduring Power of a Low Bun 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z "That worldview — that a well-timed scathing remark might shame an uncouth person into acting better — seems worthy to me," Handler said. Edward Gorey's sensibility is growing like nightshade 2011-03-05T03:09:56Z One of the things that emerged is that Murdoch was a visionary, a story perhaps suppressed by those who think he was an uncouth outsider who just wanted to wreck the shop. Writing Rupert, Playing Murdoch, Making ‘Ink’ 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Perhaps only by Scandinavian standards is Bruce uncouth. ‘Welcome to Sweden’ and ‘Working the Engels’ on NBC 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Deadly, smart, and “woke,” the Wheatley character defied the uncouth, knuckle-dragging demeanor so often seen in this type of role. Dylan McDermott reinvents modern gangster on ‘Law & Order’ 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Serrano: The Musical A mob enforcer is tasked with schooling his uncouth nephew in the art of seduction in this world-premiere musical. L.A. theater openings, Jan. 11-18: 'Time Stands Still' and more 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Remorse must be tempered by a resolution to remain uncouth, just as a professional agreement to play a little ball must be undercut by subversive sniggering. 30 Rock: is the quarantine reunion worth the wait? 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z The cheerful, uncouth, chaotic Healey was a fellow agitator with a compelling taste for amateur dentistry. David McKie's top 10 eccentrics in literature 2011-03-02T11:31:07Z Director Chris Fields and his superlative performers do full justice to their deliciously uncouth material, which is not for the prim. Not-so-nice corporate shenanigans in Echo Theater's 'One of the Nice Ones' 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z By far the most vivid character is the team director, an uncouth, amoral machiavel. A Novel Chases Its Narrator on the Tour de France 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z For a woman infamous for her material life — to many, she remains the uncouth child of Soviet privilege, a debauchee of suspect talents who imported only the worst of the West — Sobchak is well read. Ksenia Sobchak, the Stiletto in Putin’s Side 2012-07-03T21:56:57Z The rhymes on the tombstones may be "uncouth", the inscriptions basic, yet by emphasising the importance of text, of lettering and naming, the poet is reinforcing his earlier argument. Poem of the week: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray 2011-01-17T10:17:14Z "It was then reported, that a mad woman was in the habit of disturbing the neighbours, by perambulating the church-yard and other walks, in strange and uncouth dresses," the magazine article added. Why do we wear bedsheets as a ghost costume? A closer look at its creepy, yet practical origins 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z It is in many ways the perfect, sprawling, uncouth antidote to the rather more surgical approach of Mr. Wallis’s museum show. Art Review: ?Weegee? at International Center of Photography - Review 2012-01-19T23:35:18Z To the brilliance of Franz Hawlata’s Baron Ochs, blustery but never uncouth, genuinely funny in a role it is easy to turn into cliché? Review: A Delicious ‘Rosenkavalier’ in Boston 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Forster’s career made people feel, according to Anthony Burgess, that it’s uncouth to write more than five or six novels. Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Essays Struggle With Big Ideas 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z He could be uncouth, gruff, blustery, even crude, treating people badly and denying his children. Mike Leigh explains what was 'terrifying' about filming 'Mr. Turner' 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z And she’s clearly meant to be a bit off, with her uncouth spoon-licking gesture and the oddly unattractive cut of her pants. ‘Homeland’ Season 6, Episode 1: Carrie’s a Civilian — and a Brooklynite 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Technically primitive but dramatically sophisticated, Renoir's insertion of an uncouth tramp into the household of his preening bourgeois rescuer still pays satirical dividends. This week's new films 2010-12-18T00:07:33Z It required mastery of concentration-sharpening tools — visual ones called mandalas and aural ones called mantras — and living a life that many people, including other yogis, considered uncouth. Art Review: ‘Yoga: The Art of Transformation’ at Sackler Gallery 2014-01-02T22:01:19Z One Australian writer described you as "yet another of these uncouth dirty haired, sloppily dressed show business freaks". Joe Cocker: 'I took black acid once ... it was a very dark trip' 2013-01-31T16:48:52Z These things can be uncouth, or scary, which can then make them seem unnatural. Barry Jenkins on “The Fire Next Time” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Marcus Claudius Marcellus displayed his uncouth Roman side by killing the native Greek genius Archimedes, whose defensive stratagems and machines had made the siege a prolonged one. Review: The Face of Captive Greece in Rome 2010-08-13T15:41:00Z "This is my family," he said, gesturing to the chaotic characters that populate his uncouth community. Wormwood Scrubs 2010-05-18T10:04:00Z It's as uncouth to presume another's blood sugar levels as it is to ask an acquaintance to explain what his T-shirt says. This week's new tracks 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z But one, an uncouth reference by the comedian Steve-O to the 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire, will be omitted for taste reasons, a Comedy Central spokeswoman said. Charlie Sheen?s Comedy Central Roast 2011-09-16T23:48:16Z "Clinton," which was presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2012, is a comedy that imagines two Bill Clintons -- one an uncouth rube from Arkansas, the other a beloved president of the people. Musical about Bill Clinton coming to New York 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z While Odysseus' wife is being badgered by a houseful of uncouth suitors eager to take her husband's place and wealth, the titular hero is trapped on the island of the goddess Calypso. Why are we SO obsessed with stories of hospitality gone wrong? 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z But, as Knickerbocker Hospital’s uncouth ambulance driver, Mr. Sullivan does the most with the most — he’s got the most height, biggest beard and thickest brogue. Best Performances of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z From the ranks of the supposedly uncouth, unwashed barbarians came the greatest creative force of the 20th century. The John Lennon Letters, edited by Hunter Davies - review 2012-10-10T12:16:01Z It would be uncouth to criticize a juvenile talent show. Review: Reviving a ‘Really Rosie’ That’s Hard-Candy Cute 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z How is an obnoxiously uncouth comic like an undressed atheist? Style Invitational Week 1467: The Year in Redo, Part 1 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z By the eighteenth century, the nobility actively cultivated learning and social grace, hearkening back to the glory days of the Renaissance courtier and bypassing the relatively uncouth period of the religious wars. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z They say it is "blokey", "lowbrow" and fuels the stereotype that Australians are bogans - local slang for an uncouth person of low social status. Harry Styles downed a 'shoey' - a divisive Australian trend 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Lincoln in 1860, as he entered the forge with its licking flames, was an ungainly, uncouth, mocked and widely hated man. Opinion | Rising to a historic destiny, Zelensky embodies America’s values 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z The Democratic PACs’ decision to step into the GOP primaries was viewed by some Democrats as uncouth and potentially risky. Democrats’ decision to interfere in GOP primaries pays off 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z "He has a very serious problem in that he talks too much," he says of the president's habit of making controversial, uncouth and homophobic statements. Brazil's Bolsonaro and Lula battle it out for top job 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Because of the class associations, mullets were considered uncouth and undesirable for most of my lifetime. The mullet is the haircut that refuses to die 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z João concedes that President Bolsonaro can at times be rude and uncouth, but he treasures his defence of "traditional Christian values". Brazil voters: 'Our candidate isn't perfect, but he beats the alternative' 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Talking salary has long been seen as uncouth in the US. TikTok: Will posting salaries online close the pay gap? 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z That visit will go down in history as one of the most awkward, uncouth public appearances by a world leader in modern memory. Donald Trump: Queen Elizabeth's Yank stepson? He seems to think so 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z One time, my wife and I were seated at a hibachi table with a very strange and uncouth man, his date and her two uncomfortable tween daughters. Advice | Miss Manners: Family didn’t warn us they were sick before we visited 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Deb Schaefer, who also works in pharmaceutical sales, added that her support for DeSantis stands in sharp contrast to her views about Trump, whom she viewed as uncouth. Floridians give DeSantis points for his covid stance. Will it hold? 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Others were annoyed with mainland Chinese crowding luxury stores and displaying what they described as uncouth behaviour on public transport. China and Hong Kong: The highs and lows since handover 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, it referred to “a boorish and uncouth person,” typically from Sydney’s working-class western suburbs. The ‘Hard Yakka’ of Defining Australian English’s Many Quirks 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z The soldiers were rough and uncouth, he said. ‘Such Bad Guys Will Come’: How One Russian Brigade Terrorized Bucha 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z It might be uncouth to raise a roasted bone to your mouth and pour booze down it, but throw caution to the wind! Try towering layers of cake, pizzacoa and bone marrow shots on a food-filled day trip to Tacoma 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Fair and just elections, however, are no shields against uncouth conduct. Opinion | Voters, remember your role in giving Judge Jackson the chance she deserves 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z “He said, ‘It’s nothing personal, pal,’” Mr. Doocy said of the call from Mr. Biden, which arrived within an hour of the president’s uncouth remark. Joe Biden and Peter Doocy Is the Rivalry Everyone Can Love 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z “A lot of people resisted and felt it was uncouth or impolite,” Fallon said. Inside the campaign to pressure Justice Stephen Breyer to retire 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z If being uncouth was the cost of speaking truth to power, I was willing to pay that price. Opinion | I once told a Supreme Court justice that affirmative action got me into Harvard and Yale. Today they wouldn’t listen. 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Arab world observes a disconnect with the Maghreb because of its gruff Arabic dialect, uncouth manners and European architecture. Algeria and a question of identity: Who counts as African? 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z There once was a time when broadcasting the decision to quit a job might have seemed unwise, or at least uncouth. Public Displays of Resignation: Saying ‘I Quit’ Loud and Proud 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z “Their procedures are different. Everything looks different. You don’t have the same roadblocks in administrative and prosecutorial ways. To be uncouth, they are the big guns.” The Woman on the Bridge 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Because the president incarnates French authority, attacking the office runs the risk for Macron’s opponents of appearing uncouth and unpatriotic. Without saying so, France’s Macron launching re-election bid 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z That goes over well among the American Taliban and their uncouth cousins, the American Yahoos. Trumpism on the run, California recall shows 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z One newspaper reported that the male students "followed them some distance, greatly to their annoyance, uttering various uncouth noises and indecent comments, and making other manifestations peculiar to this class of 'gentleman.'" Revisiting the Pennsylvania "She Doctor" panic of 1869 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z “I don’t think it’s uncouth to talk about it. I think it’s a reality that has to inform the urgency with which we approach those issues.” ‘We May Not Have a Full Two Years’: Democrats’ Plans Hinge on Good Health 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z She’s the kind who would never lower herself to something as uncouth as a certain reality show franchise. Review: Michelle Pfeiffer has a feast with ‘French Exit’ 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z To head off political embarrassment, the aide of a gubernatorial candidate shepherds his boss’s uncouth brother. Movies on TV this week: 'Sounder' on TCM and more 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Is it uncouth to entertain that thought, or is it one of those distractions from the anxiety? There’s no denying it: Nick Saban’s absence will loom over Alabama-Georgia showdown 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z “Roaring, insults, two over-70s who interrupt each other like 5-year-olds — and a moderator who loses all control. The trigger, of course: Trump’s uncouth, undignified behavior.” Trump-Biden Debate Prompts Shock, Despair and, in China, Glee 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The question is whether Biden is prepared for the insults, untruths and uncouth behavior set to come his way. Opinion | Trump loves low blows, but voters want a clean debate. Biden shouldn’t take the bait. 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z In the 19th century, “it was seen as rather uncouth” to leave a log structure bare. A rediscovered log cabin showcases one of Maryland’s forgotten Black communities 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Trump is not just unorthodox, impolite or uncouth. Opinion | This election is a referendum on Trump. That’s very bad news for him. 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Sadly, their uncouth behaviour reflects Britain’s growing irrelevance. How should Europe respond now its American ally has turned hostile? 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z As for the events that followed, Sessions would never confess to something so uncouth as revenge. The Fall of Jeff Sessions, and What Came After 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Across hygiene-conscious Eastern Europe, many people consider it uncouth and unsanitary to eat a burger with their bare hands. Russians Eat Burgers in Gloves. Should Everyone? 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z There is undoubted snobbery, and at times outright bigotry, in the way that many in Hong Kong talk about mainlanders – casting them as uncouth, uncultured “locusts” straining services and taking over the town. How Hong Kong caught fire: the story of a radical uprising 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z But there is a sense – fostered by some of the most obnoxious people on Earth – that it would somehow be uncouth to dwell on how or even if decisions are being made. Donald Trump's prescription for coronavirus: quite literally toxic | Marina Hyde 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z But it is also true that we all have a voice, that a cat may look at a king, and that there is something vital about an uncouth dissenting spirit. Eric Dier's trip through the fourth wall was an oddly moving act of defiance | Barney Ronay 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Lincoln is portrayed as “a backwoods rube,” uncouth in his manners, and “a gorilla.” Lincoln’s legacy offers lessons in statesmanship 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z His narrator often refers to an “uncouth nationalist” who recently won an election, but Vollmann’s aim is broader — to build a sense of fictional community that welcomes anybody who seeks love and fellowship with others. Review: William Vollmann returns to the Tenderloin with another uncut gem 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Loesch called the speaker “uncouth” and also demanded her censure. As White House Calls Pelosi’s Speech-Ripping a ‘Tantrum,’ She Feels ‘Liberated’ 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Then there is the sheer scale of Kobe’s fame, which platinum superstar Drake described with uncouth fan-boy energy on his track “Views.” What's the best hip-hop lyric to name-drop Kobe Bryant? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z "The royal family would undoubtedly find this to be uncouth," Spence said. Will Meghan Markle be able to profit from her celebrity status? 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z They say that while the conduct alleged may have been uncouth, it was not illegal, and declaring it so would criminalize routine political dealings. Supreme Court hears arguments in ‘Bridgegate’ scandal. The case could impact future public corruption prosecutions. 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z In the early 00s, a new kind of punk emerged in London: fast, angry, uncouth – but made by black Britons, so gatekeepers didn’t recognise it as an asset. Kitty Empire’s best pop and rock of 2019 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z An uncouth estate-tracker changes his image to impress his former assistant. Movies on TV this week: 'Casablanca,' 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'The Terminator' and more 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Conservatives like Paul Ryan may wrinkle their noses at Trump's uncouth demeanor and petty behavior, but this is what they signed up for in exalting Ayn Rand as some great philosopher. Right-wingers finally got their Ayn Rand hero as president — and it's this guy 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z They were generally regarded as uncouth troublemakers known for drunkenness, arson and hiring “low women.” No, Captain Kangaroo didn’t preside over kangaroo courts 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The fabled avenger trains an uncouth protege to drive a Spanish tyrant out of California once and for all. Movies on TV for Oct. 6-12: 'Throne of Blood' and more 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Laura sees Trump as uncouth and chauvinistic, and she blames his rhetoric for the deaths in El Paso. Lugging water into the desert for thirsty migrants unites this couple. Trump divides them 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z A top-secret spy agency recruits an uncouth but promising street kid into its highly competitive training program, just as a twisted technological genius threatens the world. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z "To be defeated or even embarrassed by a man who they believed is as uncouth and undignified as Trump and his supporters? That's unthinkable." Laura Ingraham says Mueller 'attempting to resuscitate the corpse' of his report' 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z They often seem utterly ignorant of social niceties, to the point of coming across as downright offensive and uncouth. Embrace the Seattle Freeze or try to thaw it? Readers weigh in on poll saying Northwesterners don’t want to make friends 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z The L.A. artist’s recent sculptures at the gallery Various Small Fires join clay, fabric and common objects like safety pins and ping pong balls to defamiliarize the familiar, rendering it uncanny, uncouth. Anna Sew Hoy’s sculptures are weird, funny and erotic 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Trump’s insults, vile language and incessant denigration of opponents are just part of his “uncouth authenticity,” which appeals to supporters and enrages the rest. Other presidents had a brain trust. But the intellectuals backing this White House are a bust. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z The imagery has been used with devastating effect to depict formerly enslaved people of African descent as uneducated, uncouth and unworthy of freedom. Perspective | Figuring out what’s behind the use of blackface could depend on who you ask 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z “Doctor Li? You look distressed. I apologize if my mod-action and uncouth words today have caused anxiety.” An AI video game moderator goes rogue in "Machine of Loving Grace" 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z However, there are still ridiculous double standards when it comes to women cursing; utter an expletive and you will be immediately discredited and painted as angry and uncouth. Women swear sometimes – let's get the hell over it 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Redstone, viewed by Hollywood as cocksure and uncouth, wanted to acquire Paramount to prove that he’d made it — that he belonged. Paramount Was Hollywood’s ‘Mountain.’ Now It’s a Molehill. 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z By abrogating behavioural customs, Donald Trump has made the presidency more uncouth and less trustworthy. How will history judge President Trump? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Some conservatives have lamented their more uncouth elements’ ad hominem attacks on Ocasio-Cortez, noting that they really should be mocking her over her socialist agenda. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez the mocks GOP’s obsession with her: "You’re all out of bombs" 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z They also complain that their orderly, law-abiding culture is being eroded by uncouth, rapacious visitors. Denise Ho Confronts Hong Kong’s New Political Reality 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z “I had no idea in fine dining that it’s considered to be uncouth.” Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat’s Samin Nosrat: ‘I can only be me’ 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z They pillory opinion-formers for looking down on “ordinary people” as being ignorant, bigoted and uncouth. From Trump to Boris Johnson: how the wealthy tell us what ‘real folk’ want | Gary Younge 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z For years, Maradona was soccer’s loud, uncouth uncle who was never invited to family gatherings but often showed up anyway, ruining the event for everyone else. Dorados de Sinalos have given purpose to Diego Maradona's upstream fight to sobriety - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Russia’s Foreign Ministry called Bellingcat’s revelations about the Russian hit men “criminal investigative activity,” and a senior Russian diplomat at the United Nations recently referred to its researchers as “boorish and arrogant uncouth goons.” Armchair Investigators at Front of British Inquiry Into Spy Poisoning 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z And while he worked hard to bring tennis to underprivileged communities of color, he was picky about the black players he chose to mentor, freezing out prospects he considered undisciplined or uncouth. Review | Arthur Ashe, from apolitical athlete to passionate activist 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z The Resistance is the Mob, and Mr. Trump represents the bracingly uncouth primacy of the earlier republic. Opinion | The Trump War Is a Boomer Battle 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Those who dismissed this as just one more tantrum of the overpaid and uncouth missed the parallels with the broader ruptures in Ireland at the time, argued commentator Fintan O’Toole. Welcome to the World Cup, where national failure unleashes dark forces | Gary Younge 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z What they all fail to grasp is the very real tectonic shifts underpinning Trump’s uncouth antics. If Trump wants to blow up the world order, who will stop him? | Yanis Varoufakis 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Some of President Trump’s detractors regard him as an object of ridicule to be laughed at and dismissed as a narcissistic, bombastic, uncouth showman, totally lacking in class. Opinion | Trump is no joke 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Perhaps Petey the Parrot will have something uncouth to repeat about a reporter's undergarments. A parrot will announce a Tamp Bay Buccaneers draft pick this year because why the hell not - Golf Digest 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Rigid in truths however uncouth with no effort lowering entropy. Physics Inferno 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z They were vulgar, uncouth, hapless fools whose grip on power was as absurd as it was punishing. Review: In ‘Death of Stalin,’ a power vacuum full of comedy 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z It accurately forecast the Trump we would see in 2017: eccentric, uncouth, clownish and vicious. Opinion | 2017 was bad. It may have been Trump’s high point. 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z President Trump's alleged harsh characterisation of Haiti is certainly uncouth, but nothing suggests it's racist. Was Trump's alleged slur actually racist? 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z There is no doubt it is an uncouth act. Spitting is reviled but is it really football’s most heinous crime? | Paul MacInnes 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z In a country that views itself as prizing modesty, many viewed the book as uncouth or embarrassing. After a chilling sex abuse scandal, many Chinese seek a new way to protect their children: sex education – LA Times 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Baker carefully turns this kid’s depressive, uncouth world into a wonderland. The 10 Best Actors of the Year 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Slicing the asparagus with a knife is uncouth, and for its slicing one needs a knife much sharper than an ordinary table knife. So, Meghan Markle, Are You Familiar With the Statute of Rhuddlan? 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z To deny those who want to marry, this very personal, human fulfillment, is simply cruel and uncouth. Australia Votes for Gay Marriage, Clearing Path to Legalization 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z The Kremlin leaders of your film are uncouth, petty and often thoughtless. ‘Veep’ creator: I could never reach ‘giddy heights’ of Trump 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Chloe, still grieving the death of her father, is as uncouth and rebellious as ever. Life is Strange: Before the Storm is fan service at its finest 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The self-styled "butcher" took his cleaver to injustice and corruption in an uncompromising, sometimes uncouth campaign that made him one of China's best-known dissidents and an enemy of the state. China's 'Super Vulgar Butcher' Wu Gan goes on trial - BBC News 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z The president’s allies denounce it as elitism, a Davos-set snobbery towards the vulgarian from Queens and his uncouth, deplorable supporters. With Trump it’s time to go beyond mere disgust | Jonathan Freedland 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z The ruling was supposed to be a sign of the times, a legitimization of counterculture and an acknowledgment of the shifting social norms around profanity and uncouth speech. "The Piss Tape is Real" has a good shot at becoming a registered US trademark 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Since then, the private equity industry has largely shed its reputation as uncouth raiders and become an enormous industry, with some $820 billion in uninvested capital as of Dec. 31, according to Prequin. Next Generation at K.K.R. Set as It Names Two Co-Presidents 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Will he be so uncouth as to move past the ladies? Graceful Roger Federer transcends statistics to rebuild mystical aura | Kevin Mitchell 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Activity that may be uncouth — such as brokering meetings for wealthy benefactors — is now legal. The Bob McDonnell effect: The bar is getting higher to prosecute public corruption cases 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z His exit prompted a skirmish, with battle lines drawn between navel-gazing American tennis-writers and the British counterparts they viewed as uncouth gossipmongers. The whimsical inanity of Wimbledon’s press conferences remains bafflingly odd | Barry Glendenning 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Tamburlaine, another sheep-farmer from an uncouth foreign land who defies convention and morals to rule half the globe simply because he can; the comparisons are too irresistible to ignore. A new play explores the genesis of Britain's titanic tabloid 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z I wonder if, also in Trump, we see a more uncouth and vulgar echo of another idea that the Democrats brought us: benevolent nepotism. Naomi Klein Is Sick of Benevolent Billionaires 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z “He’s loud, uncouth, ignorant, disgustingly and flamboyantly rich.” Europe's reaction to the Trump style goes from 'envy' to 'you tiny, tiny, tiny little man' 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z And oh, what a hateful, uncouth fellow he is. Robert De Niro plays an oddly convincing Madoff in HBO's 'Wizard of Lies' 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z CAIRO—In private, Egyptian officials like to complain about arrogant and uncouth Saudis. Egypt and Saudi Arabia Come Together Ahead of Trump Trip 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Conversely, there's a difference between disapproval and barbaric, uncouth personal attacks. After on-air flub, Dottie Pepper blames "trolls" and "idiots" for Twitter departure in SBNation email - Golf Digest 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z “I don’t think I could tell you why some people don’t like cats,” Robinson says, and that includes the uncouth alley variety. No ribbons and bells for these scruffy cats 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z On the campaign trail, she was deployed as the genteel good cop to her father’s uncouth — and unashamedly racist and sexist — bad lieutenant. What good is Ivanka Trump? The President’s daughter is more than complicit — she’s a chip off the old block 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z At any other Oscar-week gathering it might seem uncouth to actually use the fancy blanket clearly intended more for decoration than warmth. Real talk, casual vibe at annual Oscar-week Sistahs Soiree 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z As a rabbi, I ordinarily find it uncouth to publicly criticize a colleague for accepting an engagement such as this, regardless of political viewpoint. Rabbi Marvin Hier Must Bow Out of the Trump Inauguration 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Although despised in Japan for his perceived cockiness and uncouth behavior, he was given a hero’s welcome when he returned to Mongolia in 2010. How Mongolia Conquered Japanese Sumo 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Instead of hearing an argument, they see liberals who call the police to suppress not only genuine hate speech that incites violence but any uncouth or “inappropriate” transgression. World in crisis or back to normal soon? I think I know... | Nick Cohen 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z On the Democratic side, the liberal mentality comes out in suggestions that Trump’s supporters, almost by definition, are uncouth, ill-educated bigots. Two Americas: Why Donald Trump Still Has a Lot of Support 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Frequent traveler Nic Lesmeister thinks uncouth conduct happens more often on domestic flights, where travelers are more anxious, pushy and impatient. Bad Behavior Is Rising on Airplanes 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z It is not so much his positions, which have proved fungible, but his sexist and uncouth statements that many women find objectionable. Suburban women make Colorado a daunting climb for Donald Trump 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The question as polls have tightened in recent days is whether voters will end up supporting the uncouth demagogue who has confounded pundits in the past 15 months. Clinton stays calm as Trump whips himself into frenzy at chaotic debate 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z But there ARE bad candidates...supremely unqualified, uneducated, uncouth, and uncivilized. Young Blacks Voice Skepticism on Hillary Clinton, Worrying Democrats 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z But Mr. Trump showed a respect and graciousness that belied the image promoted by his critics of an uncouth bully who can’t behave in diplomatic company. Trump’s Fortress America 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The players behave in harmless, if uncouth, fashion. Dodgers are 'disappointed' after Yasiel Puig posts videos depicting drinking in minors 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z That doesn't mean it's devoid of misinformed takes or uncouth behavior. The 13 most absurd things overheard in the Baltusrol gallery on Wednesday at the 2016 PGA Championship - Golf Digest 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z When the song is released, Swift decides to position herself as the innocent party being victimized by West’s uncouth stylings, a position she reinforces with her speech at the Grammys. What really happened between Taylor Swift and Kanye West? 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Trump said with an enthusiasm bordering on uncouth. WATCH: Eric Trump tells Fox News his sister Ivanka would be father’s ideal running-mate: “She’s got the beautiful looks!” 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Loud, undisciplined and often uncouth, the presumptive Republican nominee is a presidential candidate like no other, and whoever joins his ticket will be tested in ways no understudy ever has been. Ticket to the White House or political oblivion? The challenge for Donald Trump as he seeks a running mate 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z No. 2: Trump is uncouth, unqualified and unhinged. Clinton campaigns on fear of Trump and hope for a female president 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z It's easy to see how Trump – an uncouth, thrice-married billionaire who's bragged about his wealth, and whose holdings include casinos and a beauty pageant – would trigger heartburn among evangelical Christian leaders. The Conflicted Faithful 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z As for Trump’s uncouth antics, he says: “If I acted presidential, I guarantee you that this morning I wouldn’t be here” on top. If only Trump came with a money-back guarantee 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Everything about him was uncouth, ranging from his entrance on an escalator in Trump Tower to his accusation that the Mexican government was deliberately sending rapists across the border into the US. How we got to Trump: blame game begins among fellow Republicans 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z At one point during jury selection, a potential member of the panel said she was uncomfortable with the uncouth language that kept emerging in court. ‘Thoughtful and Diligent’ Judge to Decide Penalty in Akai Gurley’s Death 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Being 23 years old and relatively uncouth, I asked if it was serious. Facing my fear: returning to the place I met my late husband | Julia Steier 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Large, brash, and uncouth, Ford engaged in behavior and made utterances that would have sunk a traditional politician, but that appeared to enhance his standing with his core supporters, who called themselves Ford Nation. The Calculated Populism of Rob Ford 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z There was a feeling, too, that passionate social engagement was a bit uncouth, that all the left could offer was half-sighted mutiny. ‘Ireland is becoming no place for the young… we need brave people willing to be bad citizens’ 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Chants of “Marco! Marco!” filled the ballroom as Haley, a favorite of the Republican establishment, took rhetorical uppercuts at the candidate viewed by party leaders as an uncouth cancer on conservatism. GOP candidates on a frantic sprint to slow Trump before fateful Super Tuesday 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z He was proudly and loudly uncouth, even repeating a vulgarity shouted from the audience at an election eve appearance at Manchester's sports arena. With New Hampshire result, Trump is a serious contender, and Kasich is back in the race 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Excitement spread online: meme-worthy scenes of protestors cleaning up after themselves circulated on social media—testaments to Taiwanese politeness, a point of pride in contrast to the supposedly uncouth Chinese. Twenty-Somethings in Taiwan and the Country’s First Female President 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Its plot revolves around how Captain Kirk and his crew were tasked with bringing a beautiful—and insolent, rude and uncouth—princess to meet her future husband. They want to deny his humanity: Obama’s tears, white rage and the right’s phony new line 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Ungainly, lanky, uncouth, but very courageous and very strong. Ben Carson on the brink: ‘A process like this is pretty brutal’ 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Unlike ne’er-do-well European jihadists, with their uncouth accents and mugged-up theology, the killers were quiet, unremarkable middle-class Muslims. The home-grown threat 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Morton was not as tolerant as Bernard’s generation, and like many of his upper-class contemporaries in the faubourg shunned former slaves as uncouth. My home on Marigny Street reflects New Orleans' repeated resurrections 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Often uncouth, often outrageous, often embarrassing, Fury does not possess the grace they like to see in a champion. Tyson Fury: 'A bit of brains' helps Briton gatecrash big-time 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z When Eddie hears the news, he tells Catherine that it wasn’t what he had in mind for her—the guys she’ll be working with are too rough, uncouth. Another Side of Arthur Miller 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z If Sanders likes them, they must be an uncouth country full of bike-riding hippies. Peggy Noonan outdoes herself, sneers that Obama’s presidency means “Anyone can run for president now” 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z He seems to enjoy it when commentators deride him as an uncouth lout and rabble-rouser, underestimating the power of his message. Is Donald Trump an American Putin? 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Tear that precious wee urn from the uncouth, brutish grasp of the Australians and put it in its rightful place - England! Ashes 2015: England v Australia, fourth Test, day one – live! 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The suit marks a rare test of whether charities can legally enforce donation pledges, a move that many philanthropic experts call uncouth and unwise. St. John's foundation sues Redken founder's estate to enforce donation pledge 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Are you saying he’s an uncouth young Australian? From racket-smashing to sarcastic sock-changing: is Nick Kyrgios the new bad boy of tennis? 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z But the real threat to such events is not the musings of an uncouth real estate magnate. Another Win for Women 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Palmeri may put herself across as a little uncouth, but like her new employer she is in fact neither stupid nor callow. Can Politico make Brussels sexy? | Gideon Lewis-Kraus 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Tear that precious wee urn from the uncouth, brutish grasp of the Australians and put it in its rightful place - England! Ashes 2015: England v Australia, fourth Test, day one – live! 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The Wisconsin Reporter and Media Trackers, online publications, documented uncouth behavior by anti-Walker protesters and ferreted out alleged anti-Walker bias in the press. Before Walker run, a conservative foundation set the stage 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The multiple episodes of public nudity also are sparking debates about xenophobia, freedom of expression, secularism versus religion, respect for other cultures and uncouth foreigners disgracing themselves. Nude tourists at Southeast Asia’s sacred sites spark exhibitionism fad worries 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z But for some, attending the lounge implies you are a cut above the average "bogan" - or uncouth undesirable. Qantas dress code: Singlets and flip-flops out of the club 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z And when you read that George Bernard Shaw once dismissed apostrophes as “uncouth bacilli,” it’s hard to disagree. Most writers love words. This one loves letters. 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The story of this uncouth behavior was verified and then went viral. 7 Key Etiquette Tips for Your Job Search 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z The Geordies were "stocky toothless fellows cursing in their uncouth accent" but would do a "grand job of work" if given the chance. Playwright Priestley's 'grim' north 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Earlier, he chided the younger Sarkozy for being uncouth in calling Germany’s 7-1 victory over Brazil in the World Cup this past summer the “Brazilian genocide.” French Political Scions Exchange Jabs in Twitter Feud 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z “Wait for the inquiry before making your odious accusations and sounding like a foul-mouthed, despicable, pith-headed and uncouth, loutish oaf,” he said. Pravda lashes Tony Abbott as 'disturbed' over threat to shirtfront Vladimir Putin 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Raw fish and lobster were once considered uncouth to eat a few decades ago, for example. Why Environmentalists Want Us to All Eat Bugs Many Washington insiders regarded Mr. Traficant as an uncouth scoundrel, but he remained popular in his home district, where he was easily reelected eight times. James A. Traficant Jr., colorful Ohio congressman expelled by House, dies at 73 This film may be born from the depths of the internet, but it only keeps the offbeat mindset — not the uncouth culture we so often see with it. 'Tusk' review: Kevin Smith turns a weird podcast into an even weirder movie 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Myth: It’s uncouth to ask family members for college money. The Five Best College Savings Strategies and Myths 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Chinese luxury consumers are becoming more subtle and sophisticated, and among the thirtysomething professional women who form Shen’s customer base, flaunting expensive logos is now considered a bit tuhao, or uncouth. The Growing Allure of Designed-in-China Fashions 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Previously, xenophobic rhetoric was the providence of fringe politicians and right-wingers, while the elites around Putin “saw it as uncouth and even dangerous” to play on racist sentiments, says Petrov. Russia Arrests Migrants Following Riots 2013-10-14T22:05:24Z In America, we still view addicts as the other: those on the streets huddled in alleyways or doorways, unkempt, uncouth, possibly dangerous. Will Glee‘s Tribute to Cory Monteith Romanticize Addiction? 2013-10-07T11:20:52Z The regulations were designed to curb the "uncouth use of a public toilet", a city government official told the AFP news agency. Wayward China toilet users face fine 2013-08-20T12:25:38Z Again, if the message is genuine, who are these greedy, uncouth people? You’re invited, but only your money is welcomed 2013-07-11T13:37:01Z But, he said, servers do not immediately count cash paid by customers “because that would be uncouth.” Sushi Restaurant Finds Tip Habits Hard to Break 2013-06-07T01:02:49Z Gee, who had taken heat before for uncouth remarks, told members of the council that he negotiated with Notre Dame officials during his first term at Ohio State, which began more than two decades ago. Ohio St. prez retiring after jabs at Notre Dame 2013-06-04T19:21:08Z Gee, who has taken heat previously for uncouth remarks, told members of the council that he negotiated with Notre Dame officials during his first term at Ohio State, which began more than two decades ago. APNewsBreak: OSU head jabs Notre Dame, Catholics 2013-05-30T16:36:13Z It’s the basis of their family’s fame, and yet too much attention to the making and managing of it is uncouth, unseemly. Game of Thrones Watch: On the Money 2013-04-15T11:00:00Z Chavez himself was also vilified by foes as an uncouth clown throughout his rule. Venezuela says U.S. "far-right" wants to kill Capriles 2013-03-13T22:02:52Z They were sautéed to the rare side of medium-rare, the uncouth edge of their bitterness softened by a Cognac-and-chicken-stock sauce with a touch of cream and butter. Restaurant Review: Restaurant Review: Calliope in the East Village 2012-10-02T22:24:29Z I always knew that these guys are very uncouth people, who use lots of expletives and that their conversations are not that of a civilized world. India Ink: A Conversation With: Author and Journalist S. Hussain Zaidi 2012-07-20T12:53:57Z I just thought it was a little bit uncouth at that time. Bradley Wiggins Holds Tour de France Lead as Tacks and Nails Mar Road 2012-07-15T22:16:06Z The Daily Express finds it impossible to imagine the likes of Sir Bobby Charlton or Sir Tom Finney ever behaving in "such an uncouth manner". Olympic security concerns papers 2012-07-14T04:30:58Z But I wasn't an overly effeminate child, was never bullied as a “sissy” and, by the time I was 10, was indistinguishably as annoying, uncouth and wired as my close male peers. Is Your Child Gay? 2012-07-06T14:15:00.207Z Other established names - the entire Netherlands squad, England's Wayne Rooney and France's uncouth and uncool Samir Nasri - left us doubting whether they are quite the stars they take themselves to be. Column: A mournful lament for a fabulous Euro 2012 2012-06-26T08:41:08Z Television shows regularly portray farmers as the embodiment of uncouth. Thai Youth Seek a Fortune Away From the Farm 2012-06-04T20:04:52Z What wonder, when the dashing young fellow from Raiding shouted his uncouth challenge to ears plugged by prejudice, a wail went forth and the beginning of the end seemed at hand. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z An uncouth little animal he was; a drunken little beast; still, he did this. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z He has large, uncouth features and hair unkempt, and the general air of a rowdy. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z Hettie was not prepared for this; she knew well what were the strange and uncouth customs in that region; but little had she dreamed that they could ever be brought thus to bear upon her. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z Beginning an uncouth lad, he became a sea fighter whose temerity outranks all. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z It is part of this uncouth fellow's duty to twist the thumbscrew and turn the rack to wring confessions from the prisoners. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z The more stupid, uncivilized, and uncouth, the Unknown appears, the greater is the enjoyment of the public, who allow none of his gestures or speeches to pass unobserved. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Huge, uncouth, structures they were, made of timber gathered on the river bank. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Henry stepped to the window, expecting to see he hardly knew what; there were, indeed, two uncouth looking figures, but he recognised them at once as inhabitants of the barrens. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z Behind these trees the sky was beginning to flame with sunset, making their uncouth forms stand out weirdly dark in the still air. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z From Aldershot we went on to Farnham, and from there to other hamlets where we believed there was an audience, however uncouth and untutored, to be gathered together. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Then, and then only, does the face of the country reveal its uncouth and uncomfortable character. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Filled with a sense of the majestic presence of the edifice, he approached one of the chief portals, to find it crusted with a most uncouth semi-burlesque representation, cut in stone, of the Last Judgment. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z "Have you brought payment for my goods?" he asked in uncouth Castilian. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z She knew that she already exerted a certain influence over this uncouth result of the Misses Willoughbys' attempts at education. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Chateaubriand was uncouth, morbid, vain, bristling with a myriad foibles and faults. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Pat made no further opposition; and one of the uncouth, black-bearded demons, handed him a cup of as bright, shining liquid as any which the sons of whisky ever saw. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z They ought to have been the vigorous, uncouth, undisciplined efforts of the author's earlier years. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z This would account for his brevity and uncouth accent. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z One day he found Jehan playing with the toad with something of a boy's abandon, making the uncouth creature leap over his hands, and tickling it with a straw. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z For mercy to mankind I am not deemed Worthy of mercy; but in this uncouth Appointment am fixed here, A spectacle dishonorable to Jove! The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The fool-ape, making an uncouth gesture, is perhaps to shew the character of those who mock misfortune. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Yet to the last the listener was frequently baffled by some uncouth, semi-articulate, hardly intelligible sound. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z One sat stiff and motionless and asked a few sharp questions in uncouth Castilian, after which he turned to a companion. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The room was full of shadows, uncouth distorted shapes, that rose and fell with the light, and had something terrifying in their sudden appearances and vanishings. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z She told him that the wine had run out, and he answered in the most uncouth manner, “Woman, what have I to do with thee?” The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z A gnarled beggar pushed me, muttering, then whining uncouth words. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z How rude, uncouth, clownish, even vulgar, looked the big, brawny, ungainly trooper whom people had to salute as King. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Suddenly, from behind snow-beplastered trunks and shaggy bushes of evergreen, uncouth apparitions started into view. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z In spite of their enormous size and uncouth form, they are expert swimmers and divers, and can remain easily under the water from five to eight minutes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; rural; rustic; unpolished; uncouth. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z We apply the term uncouth most frequently to that which results from the want of instruction or training; as, uncouth manners; uncouth language. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Crude, uncouth, and hideous were the images before which they offered sacrifice and prayer. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z The old satrap was dressed in a fresh summer suit of Caucasian silk, which somehow emphasised the uncouth fleshiness of his broad nose. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z But it seemed better to err than to afflict the reader with so uncouth a form as N'derobbo. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z Otherwise the teacher will be rude, even uncouth and boorish in manner, producing friction and ill-will where tact and gentleness would bring sympathy and confidence. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z The Nazarean prophet relied entirely upon his inner life and found ancient good uncouth. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z The stranger nodded at that as if satisfied, and slowly edging his body into the room, disclosed to my sight the tallest and most uncouth figure imaginable. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z By modern standards this woman of the stone age was low in the scale of humanity—uncouth, ignorant, a heathen, and even brutish in a way. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z He had not stopped to consider her rough speech and uncouth manners. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z The black boy had come back with an unwieldy tray of a dull yellow metal on which were set two cool, moist, earthenware chatties and a couple of uncouth drinking-cups. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z A squealing grunt came from the closing gullet; the uncouth actions of the beast ceased; and he began to sink slowly and silently beneath the surface. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z His roughness, his little uncouth touches, did not jar on her highly sensitized appreciation of proprieties. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z The Hottentot language was regarded by the early travellers and colonists as an uncouth and barbarous tongue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Plain and uncouth in speech and dress, But richly clad in kindliness, The neighbors gather, one by one, At rustic rout when day is done. Songs Ysame 2012-03-04T03:00:13.113Z For four years I rode hired horses, and had many uncouth falls, but I never hurt myself or my horse. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z There were the rich and the poor, the polished and the uncouth, the lazy and the energetic, good fellows and bad. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z It is described as a phantom, which assumes a variety of uncouth and monstrous shapes, and interposes its authority, to prevent their performing the duties, prescribed by our religion. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z In the further comer of the enclosure, a couple of lovers billing and cooing; about and round them Mr. Swainson's big dog cutting a hundred uncouth gambols. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z One or two of the men, rough Silesians, were uncouth enough; but he covered their mistakes so cleverly that they served only to set off his own good breeding. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z As more whites came than could be seated and the Negroes refused to vacate their customary seats, a number of uncouth young white men forcibly ejected them therefrom. The History of the Negro Church 2012-02-24T03:00:22.860Z The bear is generally borne muzzled and ‘salient,’ leaping, or rather jumping, the posture of the animal most familiar to our ancestors, who greatly delighted in his uncouth dancing. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z Yet we shrug our shoulders at their uncouth or outlandish names; we assume that from their chairs there issued naught but rhetoric, casuistries and fallacies, and that their multitudinous disciples were silly moths. Science and Medieval Thought The Harveian Oration Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians, October 18, 1900 2012-02-22T03:00:23.620Z Here the moor fell away on every side--a dark sweep of waste bounded by uncouth round-backed hills, which rose shapeless and grey, with never a graceful outline or soaring peak to break the horizon. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z In the further corner of the ugly enclosure, a couple of lovers billing and cooing; about and around them Mr. Swainson's big dog performing uncouth gambols. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z Because one of the preachers a few days thereafter sharply criticized this action of the uncouth element they became unusually indignant, registering a protest against such censure. The History of the Negro Church 2012-02-24T03:00:22.860Z As he paused the door flew open, and a serving-man, not one of the two who had waited on the table, but an uncouth creature, shaggy and field-stained, appeared gesticulating on the threshold. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Any one might be the bearer of a divine message, so he listened to all,—the most uncouth and outr� visitant might be the coming man for whom his faith waited, therefore all were admitted. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z He was introduced to Master Jacko, our monkey, whose horror at the uncouth apparition was intense. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z My aunt and my cousin have been over-kind to you; I have tried, for my poor part, to make your visits pleasant, believing you, as I still believe, to be honest, if bearish and uncouth. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z One day, listlessly gazing as usual across the sea, she looked up and beheld red-polled Biddy making uncouth signals from the shrubbery--signals she had looked for so frequently in vain. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Rows of beautiful boys and girls sped round him, intertwined in the dance, while uncouth little cobolds lent life to the scene, and excited loud laughter by their ludicrous gambols. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Russian cottons and Austrian lamps and mirrors repeat themselves down the long uncouth alley. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Did ever savagery, with strange and uncouth marks, with awkward forms of beast and bird, pollute the dripping walls of caves with such commands? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Though eulogizing Paine's efforts in behalf of American Independence, he describes him as "coarse and uncouth in his manners, loathsome in his appearance, and a disgusting egotist." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z A close observer has stated, that "his laugh was forced and uncouth, and even his smile not the most pleasing." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z It is a strange sight to see the uncouth creature, fit production of these silent woods, lazily moving from branch to branch. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z There are many forlorn burial-grounds, and their uncouth stone lions, more or less rudely carved, are the only permanent inhabitants of the region. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Any of ... comes in to your houses, or are set to do you evil, they will look uncouth—like, thrown ... hurly-like, and their clothes standing out. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z As a matter of fact, his own speech was probably by no means so uncouth as his torturing fancy declared it, hers by no means so brilliant as his memory, which retained no souvenirs, insisted. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z Superstition has gathered about these strange creatures the wildest fears; and their uncouth and weird looks have strengthened a foolish credence in the stories of the vampire. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z His appearance was startlingly uncouth as he limped out in answer to Beltani's question. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z His looks were starched, but his white neckerchief was not, and its long limp ends straggled over his closely-buttoned waistcoat in a very uncouth and unpicturesque fashion.” Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z This structure to an American eye, at first sight, has rather an uncouth appearance; but this impression will be corrected in the mind of every one who takes the trouble to visit this Episcopal palace. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z This shyness gave to many the notion that he was a man of morose disposition, of severity of conduct, and of uncouth manners. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z In his personal appearance, Davy is said to have been at first somewhat uncouth, and the count was by no means charmed with him at their first interview. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z Guided and protected by some divine spirit, she passed unhurt among groups of strange, uncouth warriors that laughed and talked in an unknown tongue. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z "An uncouth and almost unpronounceable designation truly," commented his Majesty to the Grand Chamberlain beside him. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Having prevailed upon her uncouth mate to spare them, she brought them up along with her own son Selvian. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z If any message be there, it is obscured and marred by its uncouth disguise; if there be no message, the “work” has even less excuse for being. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z Her countenance was an apt epitome of the face of her native land;—rough with deep furrow and uncouth prominence, and grim with one dusky uniformity of hue. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z These men were even more uncouth of apparel and wilder of visage than their brethren. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z He was the most uncouth looking young man I ever saw. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The above metre, though very rough and uncouth, resembles that of the Nibelungenlied. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Toledo, being acquainted with all the friends of the house, was unable to place this uncouth Cossack, who looked as though he had come from some remote garrison in Siberia. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z My friend, who never dismissed any supplicant unheard, patiently enquired into a tale which was rendered almost unintelligible by the uncouth dialect and national bashfulness of the narrator. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z A place in the history of philosophy can be yielded to Hamann only because he expresses in uncouth, barbarous fashion an idea to which other writers have given more effective shape. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z By its perfection the lily achieved personality, and that personality, so simple, so pure, so exquisite, struck a responsive chord in the heart of this man whom his cultured contemporaries called uncouth! Why Lincoln Laughed 2011-12-29T03:00:17.037Z The uncouth young man whom I first knew had grown into a perfect man of the world, possessing the appearance, the manners and the attributes of a perfect gentleman. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z To obliterate, as far as possible, every Christian idea associated with the days of the year, the new calendar abolished the Christian festivals and substituted strange and uncouth denominations for each successive day. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Behind, yet mingling freely with them, rolled the huge grizzlies, not clumsy as their uncouth bodies promised, but swiftly, lightly, easily, their half tumbling gait masking agility and speed. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Some of the earliest attempts at spire-building were uncouth and ungraceful, and even in these days the addition of a spire to a modern church does not necessarily add to its beauty. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z Seth’s cottage was about as wild and uncouth as himself or his mastiff. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Pair by pair, they came up and received their stipend; upon which they expressed their joy by howling out some barbarous chant, and dancing off together with uncouth gambols to the transport ships. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z The directing reins had been torn from the hands of government, and wild, uncouth, savage, insane mobs held high carnival over the ruins of desecrated homes. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z He still remained the same uncouth, kindly master known of old, and the keeper had lied when he talked of their being turned out. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Archie, lad, everything was very foreign to me; the very trees looked strange and uncouth, especially the docked pollards, that stood by the banks of the sluggish streams. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Rādhā: At last, my dear, I see how Kāna is uncouth: An axe of brass, useless for any work, A layer of tinsel over it! Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z While insisting so magisterially upon the purity of Italian diction, he indulges in uncouth Lombardisms, and slips at times into Venetian dialect. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Kate was a good deal staggered at this outburst, but she knew the Dutch and their uncouth ways; she knew that their bark is often far worse than their bite. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The farmhouse walls had heard many uncouth peasant sounds, but never had they resounded under the shock of these foreign words. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z Then the thief whistled a few lines of some uncouth melody in a low but singularly piercing tone. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z You are uncouth yourself, your trade is herding too, You cannot lay such blame on Hari! Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna 2011-12-02T03:00:26.297Z Her prayer abounds in strange and uncouth harmonies that wail themselves into silence. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z The Boer, in his uncouth, rough way, warmly praised the farm; the price he asked was extremely small, and the annual Government quit rent very trifling. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z He met Andrew Jackson, the uncouth son of the frontier, and Wilkinson, the general in charge of the western territory. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z Just beneath Claire was a low, uncouth, many-patched hut, near to the muddy strand, and looking not unlike something that had drifted up from aqueous recesses with the intent of making itself habitable for men. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Their manners and customs are similar to those of the Pampangos and Tagals, but they have a rougher and more uncouth appearance. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Jean felt this parting terribly, the little ship looked so small, so uncouth, so unequal to emergencies. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z He hurled uncouth curses at them and no arguments availed against his humour. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z Outwardly dark, unkempt, uncouth, But minded like the living truth, A friend that nothing shook nor wearied. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z The sprawl of its writing was uncouth enough, but not illegible. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Images, usually called ‘gregrees,’ of the most uncouth shape and form, may be seen in all parts of the town, and are worshipped by all classes of persons. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z I am rather easily sated, in the direct way, with the mainly "broad" and monotonously massive characters of that type, uncouth of sound, and with their tendency to be almost stupidly sane. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z It made a dull ghastly smudge of yellow light through which the bottle swung to and fro like an uncouth pendulum, and he sat and watched it. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z A fault in Dickens is that nearly all his names are rugged, uncouth, and ill-sounding, and seldom characteristic. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z One glance at his abnormal hands, where every joint was an uncouth protuberance and every nail a line of inky darkness, left it certain that they held no dainty share of the world's manual requirements. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Invalids in bath-chairs toil down it sometimes; nurses with grown-up children, who are children still, go there occasionally, where the uncouth gambols and vacant bearded laugh of forty-five will not attract attention. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z The fact that the prisoner himself bore unmistakable traces of having lately been engaged in some lively proceedings did not enhance his naturally uncouth appearance. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z An army of demons must these strange uncouth pirates have seemed to the Andalusians, who knew not whence they came nor to what race of men they belonged. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z He knew that he had been rude and uncouth. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z An enormous funeral presently appeared in sight, just as Claire reached a certain uncouth bridge that spanned a curve of the impure current. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The curiosity of Somers was not a little excited before he opened the uncouth letter in his hand. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Ponies are scarce and bad along this coast, and the further north one goes the more difficult the travelling becomes; the huts are rarer; the human beings more uncouth and solitary. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z Often his verse is bad; halting in cadence, violent and uncouth in imagery, like the stammering utterance of one possessed. Ruysbroeck 2011-10-29T02:00:16.413Z The lines that seemed so uncouth and clownish are discovered to be the refinement of time. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Tramping men, uncouth to view, Footsore, weary, thrill anew; Gone the ringing telephones, Blessed nightfall now atones, Casting brightness on the snow Golden the train windows go. Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z The child's passionate hatred of the ugly and uncouth was an unending pain to her. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z And then he found himself all too strong and uncouth and clumsy, with her so frail and delicate and weak. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Sometimes he is wild and ecstatic, pouring forth his vision in a strange poetry which is at once uncouth and sublime; but he is never woolly or confused. Ruysbroeck 2011-10-29T02:00:16.413Z "Wherever did these military fellows," it was asked, "find such a farrago of uncouth and ridiculous phrases?" Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Then look with reverence on wine That kindles human brains uncouth— There must be something part divine In aught that brings us nearer Truth! Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z When the boy had said he was Ethan Gano, he was startled by an exclamation of uncouth joy from the negress who stood behind his aunt. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Sea mews were wheeling and calling among the uncouth hummocked gorse, which crowded up on either side of the white poppy-edged road. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z The bent form, prematurely shattered by privation; uncouth, unkempt, typical of suffering and neglect, impressed me with the fact that in him man's life essence, the immortal mind, had forgotten the material part of man. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z "He is," replied the courtier, "a rough and uncouth man," and from the "coarseness of his language, I should suppose he was an ignorant man." Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z After that, I tried to make friends with the uncouth cactus, and, as so often happens, grew quite attached to it. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z The sober thinking and dignified leaders of the Whig party were somewhat shocked by the uncouth campaign of 1840. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z And yet it would be hard to find in the whole of Europe a more musical tongue than that which is represented by the uncouth consonantal syllables. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z They have a life within a life, and the outward expression that you have perceived is as the uncouth hide and figure that incloses the calm, peaceful eye of a toad. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Then follows the account of the tumultuous rout, wherein the fleeing hordes, in their descent to Hell, also undergo a metamorphosis into the forms of strange and uncouth monsters. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z He took it for granted that these "foreigners" would live apart from the ordinary undergraduate, as uncouth people should. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z The painter, Gilbert Stuart, coming into the office one day and observing the uncouth figure, added with his pencil a head, wings and claws, and exclaimed, ‘That will do for a salamander!’ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Besides, she spoke an uncouth Spanish that the girl could not understand at all. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z When our heroine retired for the night, she found on her table a letter in a singularly uncouth hand, if hand it could be called, where every word was differently written. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z He placed his magnifying lens between the electric flash and the paper, and now the uneven strokes dissolved into uncouth but fairly legible letters. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z She always felt rather uncouth in the presence of this calm, self-assured, highly finished little sister of hers. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z When they came to the shore, Mr. Lummis stepped out and waved the cloth above his head, at which a number of the people came running to him, making strange and uncouth cries. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z The poet, in particular, experiences a mysterious dread in contemplating the advent to power of this uncouth sovereign. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z The manner in which Mr. Ravigote vociferated this rather uncouth word, roused Uncle Philip from his newspaper and his rocking-chair, and mistaking it for a howl of pain, he started up and exclaimed, "Hallo!" Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z The fine villas of wealthy Manchester tradesmen and manufacturers, deserted by their owners, had been entered by the uncouth Muscovites and sacked. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z As to her form, no one knew what it was; for she was always putting herself into some strange but not really uncouth attitude; and besides, she could never stop to adjust her dress properly. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z One reason why France has, of recent years, had some such uncouth furniture made, is because the Guild of Cabinet Makers is no longer in existence to enforce its laws. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z This is a rare one and, if she is drunken, Does uncouth things delicious to the senses. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z The whole of his habiliment seemed of foreign manufacture; but his air had something in it that was wild, and uncouth; and his head was continually in motion. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z The banks in New Street were broken open, and the gold stuffed into the pockets of the uncouth dwellers on the Don and the Volga, Chamberlain's Memorial was wrecked, and Queen's College occupied by infantry. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z They reproached her without ceasing for the want of attachment to her relations, her uncouth manners, and her stupidity, for it was thus that they termed the dislike she felt to marriage. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z The children of wrath, snake-encircled, howling, and falling head foremost into the abyss, recall the terrors, the uncouth and wild imagination of “Urizen” and one of the plates in “America.” William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z For several days Sandie had to endure much chaff and wordy persecution from the lads and lasses about his diminutive stature and his uncouth figure. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z "I have returned," said the son, coming up to him and speaking in his quick city vernacular which was so unlike his father's slow uncouth country speech. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z The ragged beard had been trimmed to a point; the uncouth hair had been cut, shampooed, and invested with a subtle, inoffensive aroma; and a twenty-five-shilling Lincoln and Bennett crowned all without palpable incongruity. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z Milk wagons groped their way from door to door, the horses stopping undirected at the proper places, and starting up again in response to uncouth roars from the drivers. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The framework cut the sky like some uncouth hieroglyph. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z Sandie’s uncouth little figure and droll face added to the merriment, and when he had finished there was a general cry of “Encore!” Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z In a surprised tone the Red Cross nurse answered, in the same uncouth tongue, with the one word, 'Yes.' The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z Come, did you ever behold such an uncouth creature as George has made him: why the boy looks as if he were in a wooden case. Samboe; or, The African Boy 2011-09-04T02:00:04.743Z Round about him swarmed the raging multitude; before him the uncouth and unearthly monster towered up to heaven. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The fishes, too, looked like things uncanny, and indeed they were wholly uncouth and quite dissimilar in shape and actions from anything they had ever seen in the world above. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Middle-class, showing off people would have found them uncouth. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z However satisfying and beautiful the style may be in Italy, it is manifestly, in all great works of church-building in the north, unsuitable and uncouth. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Opening it, Duval found himself in an interior as rough and uncouth as the outside of the hut had promised. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z He remembered her only as the dominant figure of the steaming kitchen where she had ministered with rough kindness and severity to her uncouth brood. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z The old lake house flung down uncouth shadows on one hand, a gnarled oak pushed its gaunt limbs far over the waters on the other. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z And after bumping and rattling down a sombre uncouth, barren-seeming street, we came up with a jerk at a doorway—which was the post-office. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z However this may be exploded by this generation, as odious and uncouth doctrine; yet, in former periods of this church, it hath been maintained with courage, and asserted with confidence. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z But when they were, on May 11th, off Cape Finisterre, "a tempest of strange and uncouth violence" arose, and Sir Walter himself in the Garland was in danger of being swallowed up by the sea. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z His speech was cheery and careless, yet shrewd; lacking in polish, yet not uncouth. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Reading these great, uncouth letters in his mind, he groaned aloud. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z We made our way back to the bus, through the uncouth men who stood about. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z He immediately threw a bombshell at the melancholy man, and harshly ordered a glass of grog made of rum, in grammatical, uncouth language and in the voice of a corporal. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z All this time Helena would have to remain under guardianship in which Skshetuski had no trust, in a real den of wolves, among wild, uncouth people, ill disposed to him. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z “No, no,” Kingsnorth said, though some torment, physical or mental, twisted his lips into uncouth shapes as he dragged out the words. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Neither the coster of to-day, nor the old-time Cockney of the days of Dickens, would be guilty of uttering the uncouth vowel sounds I have heard habitually used by all classes in Australia. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z But there was a good-humoured twinkle in the overgrown boy’s shallow eyes; and, if uncouth, he was kind. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z I don't think I'm exaggerating when I maintain that the Swedish nation is a stupid, conceited, slavish, envious, and uncouth nation. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z In that small dwelling there—from morn to night, A woman toils, withdrawn from human sight; A plain poor woman, in a common dress, Of kindly tones, and of uncouth address. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z Strange and uncouth and terrible as he looked, there was such strength about the great figure, such power in the face, that the Princess, though terror-stricken, was drawn towards him. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z But yonder lies a great grey sarsen boulder, like an uncouth beast of ancient days crouching in the hollow. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z It was so uncouth she thought on Hurley’s part and so undignified on her brother’s. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z The floor was covered with masses of loose rock, whose huge and rugged shapes loomed, distorted and uncouth, in the faint light of the candles. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z But with a faint cry, Miss Bell started forward, seeing what I meant, and half throwing herself upon the long uncouth canvas-wrapping, she sobbed and cried fit to break her heart. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z As Nathalie approached the uncouth, blanketed savage it emitted a strange sound; some claimed it was a grunt, while others said it was a groan. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Clumsy and uncouth, blind and cruel, seemed to him the power that had ordered things as they had come about. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z “Lizard Dan” was an uncouth individual both in speech and appearance. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z Our New England fathers had as kindly a feeling for this blithe comer to their stumpy meadows, though they gave him the uncouth and malodorous name of skunk blackbird. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z The whole prospect was sordid, uncouth, and suggested something of a nether world of lugubrious fancy. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z It no more follows that beautiful language is weak, than that uncouth language is strong. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z He was rough in voice, blunt in manner, somewhat uncouth in appearance. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z These weapons could not be worn exactly for show—an exhibition of the vanity of rather uncouth minds. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z Above them the green heron perches on an overhanging branch, uncouth but alert, whether sentinel or scout, flapping his awkward way along the ambient bends and reaches. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z "You use too rough and uncouth a tongue, brother Stiero," said the Abbot. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z Being in doubt as to what was etiquette in such cases, preferring to be thought uncouth than familiar, I did not offer my hostess my arm. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Both devise a number of uncouth names for their characters; both record a series of desperate wars; both narrate a voyage across the Atlantic in ancient times and a settlement in North America.” The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z For the man was not only uncouth to the last degree in dress and aspect, but sinister in expression and servilely eager in bearing. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z Awkward and uncouth, he is unable to comport himself with dignity even in the little group of merchants and professional men that constitute society in a Nordland fishing village. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z It rises spontaneously and naturally from the intimate recesses of our spirit; and it demands from our will, from the will of the most uncouth man, an unconditional respect. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z Zounds! how can a maiden prefer any of these uncouth rascals when they exhibit such craven spirit!” Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z Lyda, a nymph beloved by Pan, but who disdained his uncouth pathos. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z In a truer sense he owed it to his own native ability, which George Craig was shrewd enough to discover in the uncouth and ignorant boy, and wise enough to give its opportunity. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z Moreover, the former cobbler and road-laborer was uncouth in his manner, bursting with loud-voiced opinions, and by no means filled with the proper reverence for authority. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z They were awkward and uncouth but possessed minds that were bright, vigorous, susceptible, and retentive. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z Thee will find, if thee has not already found, Colonel Tarleton, that these uncouth rascals, as thee terms them, are not so wanting in spirit as thy words imply.” Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z They may be uncouth, unlettered, uncultured, and reared in the backwoods, but they can look up with Job and say, "He maketh my heart soft." The Palm Tree Blessing 2011-07-11T02:00:05.463Z It has been like meeting interesting men and women whom one remembers as uncouth boys or as girls in pantalettes. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z When thick with mud, so that each link was more like a badly made raw brick than aught else, this primitive performance was an uncouth job, and I could imagine many pleasanter occupations. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z They noticed that she spoke in quite a different tone to her usual one, and in an uncouth idiom they had never heard from her before. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z The yells of the pursuing barbarians sounded horribly nearer, and the pursued could almost hear the whistle of their uncouth trappings as they streamed out on the breeze. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z At sight of young Rody, the huge mouth of this uncouth creature seemed to open from ear to ear. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z It was translated into several foreign languages—in spite of the difficulty the translators must have encountered in rendering an uncouth dialect into languages having no such dialect. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z Immensely broad flights of steps led up to an enormous platform, around which we roamed, bewildered by the wonderful array of uncouth monsters grouped everywhere. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The neighbourhood had grown loud with the strident tones of squalid children, rushing about in bands at uncouth games as was their wont. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Masterful, clamorous, ill-bred, uncouth in its expression both of enjoyment and of dissatisfaction, its attitude astounded Price Puckler-Muskau, a very careful observer who visited England about the time. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z How could she love a rough, uncouth fellow like me, unkempt and dirty? A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z His rough garb and uncouth manners concealed a noble and true heart. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z Disney’s movie “The Lion King” portrayed spotted hyenas as sleazy villains, one of which was named “Shenzi,” which is the Swahili word for “barbaric” or “uncouth.” Scientist at Work: The Land of Dik Diks and Pangolins 2011-06-20T20:40:52Z On the other hand, a sunbonnet never had looked so uncouth and unbecoming as now. Randy's Summer A Story for Girls 2011-06-16T02:00:16.550Z The uncouth way in which they were gormandizing was terrible to witness. Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z Then her uncle adopted her, and she grew up in the rough, uncouth household like a gazelle among swine. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z After some uncouth romping and unrefined jokes the escort returned to the Hattingh camp. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z Churchyarde mentions the fact of the sale in his uncouth rhymes. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z The Indians, too, though rough and uncouth, had been kind neighbors. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z “We form quite a contrast, my friend Vernet and I,” he says with a downward glance at his uncouth garments. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z I may note that Dickens inserted the adjective ‘uncouth’—‘a few uncouth, chalked strokes’—over his original manuscript, to make it clear no doubt that the scorer was an amateur at the business. The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z Our so-called "national originality" consisted in being poor, ignorant, uncouth. Our Revolution Essays on Working-Class and International Revolution, 1904-1917 2011-06-04T02:00:16.113Z It was held a handsome conveyance, and unexpected, to bring himself out of the snare by uncouth ways.” The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z It was, in short, the dawn of Art which once moved the hearts of the uncouth ancestors of the most cultured races and inspired them to higher things. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z Again she hesitates, looking upon the uncouth figure and the unwashed hand. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Very near the end of this chapter we have: ‘At length he rises, throws open the door of a corner cupboard, and refers to a few uncouth chalked strokes on its inner side.’ The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z Some of these learned men probably were uncouth writers; Dee never could end a sentence in his rambling, confused style. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Minor influences of Browning may be traced in his wife’s rhymes and rhythms; but while his effects, though often grotesque and uncouth, are striking and memorable, hers are feeble and commonplace. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z For the former they had uncouth remarks and jests, but for the latter only the highest regard. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z Of course he was right; but it seemed strange for her to be taken to task by a man like that on such a subject—an uncouth miner and hunter in the Indian hills. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z A critic writes: ‘The uncouth diction, obscurity of expression of the rendering, are patent evidences of the translator’s being ill at ease under the restraint of narrow bounds of rhyme and metre.’ The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z The poet of all youthful poets had a narrow escape from “dark forgetfulness” when from the uncouth Latin hexameters, his “Fairy Queen” took refuge in the melodious stanza of modern Italy. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Cromwell to a great extent speaks for himself, and Carlyle expounds and comments on his uncouth and sometimes obsolete manner of expression. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z He had not the courage to look at them; he only saw one uncouth monster standing by the wall, with long, shaggy hair and two flaming eyes. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z And as Major Seymour poured himself out a glass of port, a face came into his mind—the face of a stumpy, uncouth man with deep-set eyes. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z What a mob Of uncouth shapes and homely featuring These females are! Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems 2011-05-26T02:00:17.117Z The more elegant comma supplanted the long uncouth |; the colon was a refinement, “showing that there is more to come.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z "Why, Knéz! sitting here under the trees, are you?" cried the Mongol roughly, in his own uncouth tongue. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z |
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