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And it seemed to me that there was something unmanly about my attachment to literature. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z
Alex shouts as Henry laughs at his own idiotic prank, and his indignant flailing startles a loud gobble out of Cornbread, which in turn startles a very unmanly scream out of Alex. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z
“One doesn’t want Marcus to develop an exaggerated, unmanly fear of wild animals,” she said. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z
At that stage in my life I regarded seeing a doctor as unmanly and having a medical procedure seemed even worse. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
It might be unmanly, but he couldn’t help it, and I am glad of it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z
Mary McDowell, a leading settlement house social worker, observed that the defeated strikers seemed “unmanly and without self-respect.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z
For years he had hid the symptoms of multiple concussions, because he believed that to complain would make him look “unmanly.” Toxic masculinity doesn’t just target women: The viciousness and vacuity of modern American manhood is also harmful to the self 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z
Photograph: Richard Saker for the Guardian For many fathers, the feeling lingers that part-time is at best professionally risky, at worst faintly unmanly. I don't know how he does it! Meet the new superdads 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z
His father, who considered art an unmanly trade, was furious; the two were never close again. ‘Thomas Hart Benton,’ by Justin Wolff 2012-06-29T22:17:16Z
Crying was never considered shameful or unmanly – I just never got around to it. Fatherhood is giving me superpowers… so why am I always blubbing? 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z
Cunningham’s parents tried to cure him of what they deemed to be his unmanly nature by sending him to trade school. Bill Cunningham, Style Maven, Leaves Behind a Memoir and It’s ‘a Real Dilly’ 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z
Billy Briggs’s “The Sissy Song,” released in 1951, proposed killing oneself as the adequate response to such unmanly habits as wearing the “pretty suede shoes that a lot of those sissies buy” and eating salad. Patrick Haggerty, ‘Lost Pioneer’ of Gay Country Music, Dies at 78 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z
Simp’s new status as a prime insult — a misogynist one, that implies a person is “unmanly” — has lasted most of a year. A Short History of ‘Simp’ 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z
The idea of mental wellbeing was either frowned upon or ridiculed as being unmanly, a waste of time and money. My father was always angry with me, but why was he furious when I got a job? 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z
Or is it because he thinks he's supposed to want sex that badly -- and that if he doesn't tough it out it means there's something wrong with him, that he's somehow unmanly? "Louie's" hilarious, poignant return 2011-06-23T11:24:00Z
On the first two Wild Beasts albums, the band savored the duality of lyrics that addressed male aggression — sports, hooliganism, rough sex, warfare — delivered in a high, unmanly voice. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-05-09T22:28:22Z
Trump falls smack in the middle of the generation of white American men who have always viewed soccer as alien, incomprehensible and communistic, and therefore somehow unmanly. Donald Trump, America’s isolation and the World Cup: There’s no stopping Big Soccer 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z
A generation ago, men dismissed using anything besides shaving cream and after-shave on their faces as unmanly. Skin Deep: Skin Creams Capture the Eyes of Men 2012-09-26T22:53:46Z
He mocked Hamilton for his ploy of misdirection, chiding him for what amounted to an unmanly cowardice–and no one in early American politics was more self-consciously macho than Hamilton.  Jerry Sandusky’s guilty — and so are we 2012-06-25T13:59:00Z
Fearing that they would actually hear what we were saying, our voices were dropping to a tentative, unmanly murmur. Learning 'Lear': The How-To's of Hub-Bub 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z
He does shower, yes, but he finds baths unmanly, just like soccer — or any other sport that does not require players to crash into one another like angry apes and beat their chests. Modern Love: A Warrior Learns a Different Pose 2013-12-05T23:09:17Z
With that smile, whatever he meant by it, a smile that he doubtless wouldn’t remember, he impressed upon me, in the rigidity of my embarrassment, that it is unmanly to burden others with one’s grief.” Frank Gifford and 'A Fan's Notes' 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z
Indeed, in her report last week, Spencer lent credence on national TV to two toxic fallacies: that ballet is unmanly and that any boy who likes it deserves to be shamed. Perspective | Lara Spencer apologizes for ridiculing Prince George and ballet, but the damage has been done 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z
The objects found in it, while magnificent, seemed hurriedly placed and were found to be largely second-hand; even the boy-king’s famous gilded funerary mask sports the strangely unmanly feature of pierced ears. What lies beneath? 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z
They were prejudiced against Jews, whom they viewed as clannish grinds — and unmanly, morally deficient, grasping and unattractive to boot. Harvard, Asian Americans and Jews: Behind the Supreme Court's affirmative action case 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z
“A lot of them just experienced what was required in school as being unmanly,” he said, most noticeably among young men whose parents were low-income or had not been to college. Enrollment plummets at Washington’s colleges, especially among men 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z
In my red state, people see masks as unmanly. Perspective | To Trump’s hard-core supporters, his rallies weren’t politics. They were life. 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z
Johnmark writes: I once sipped my beverage at dinner with a straw, and my mother-in-law commented, “I’ve always thought using a straw was unmanly.” Judge John Hodgman on the Gendering of Sipping Straws 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z
Or when he became the standard-bearer for the notion that wearing masks was a sign of unmanly weakness and shunning them a test of conservative political faithfulness? 2020 was the year that American science denial became lethal 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z
The idea that wearing a mask is "unmanly" took hold. Hey, Republicans — your guy lost. Can you please take the coronavirus seriously now? 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z
Some experts who study masculinity and public health say the perception that wearing masks and following social distancing guidelines are unmanly has carried a destructive cost. Coronavirus Safety Runs Into a Stubborn Barrier: Masculinity 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z
Contrast that with how another country handled the idea that masks were unmanly. Perspective | Trump says not to fear the virus. But fear saves lives when leaders fail us. 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z
By the lights of their own conception of masculinity, they are unmanly. How the evangelical movement became Trump's "bitch" — and yes, I know what that word signifies 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z
That included "sadness, the impulse to be kind, the impulse to be generous -- those things that my grandfather found superfluous, unmanly," she said in the footage released by ABC. Mary Trump: Money was 'literally the only currency my family trafficked in' 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z
But Donald is trying to destroy us with it, with his absurd philosophy that masks are unmanly. Opinion | Liar, Liar, Nation on Fire 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z
Dolan, in colorful language, attacked the notion that players who put their health and family first were “weak or unmanly.” Coronavirus Leads Some Athletes to Opt Out, if They Can Afford It 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z
The president ridicules mask wearing as politically correct and unmanly. Opinion | Could America’s pandemic response be any more medieval? 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z
Voicing fear, rage or even grief can be seen as unmanly. Kenyan fathers grapple with their sons’ deaths in police custody 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z
The Atlantic was one of the first publications to call for President Trump's impeachment during the Russia investigation A recent column declared Trump to be "the most unmanly president" in US history. Trump faces backlash for celebrating layoffs at The Atlantic, calling it 'Great News' 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z
“Part of the problem was that dying from flu was considered unmanly,” said Catharine Arnold, the author of “Pandemic 1918: Eyewitness Accounts From the Greatest Medical Holocaust in Modern History.” Why Are There Almost No Memorials to the Flu of 1918? 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z
He also set out to overturn the idea of Richard II presented in the work of Shakespeare “who paints him more like sort of a weak … unmanly character”. Terry Jones obituary 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z
While soccer is the global game, the CPL is describing their brand as “distinctly Canadian”, an attacking hard-nosed style where the feigning of phantom injuries is seen as unmanly. Canadian Premier League reaching for the stars 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z
And it can also mean that men who suffer depression and anxiety feel it’s unmanly – or indeed gay – to talk about their feelings. How can a man be too straight to recycle? | Owen Jones 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z
Yet now, here we are creating our own field in which to feel deficient and unmanly – one which is completely invisible. Looking for Mr T: the politicisation of testosterone 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z
Mr. Donen said producers feared that the dancers would seem unmanly to a mass audience. Stanley Donen, director who filmed Gene Kelly singing in the rain, dies at 94 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z
There’s something so utterly unpresidential about tweeting matters of import — and, frankly, so unmanly — one wonders why Mattis remained as long as he did. Opinion | Trump’s absurdity has cast a pall over the holidays — and the future 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z
He worried that if Vietnam fell to communism, then he would get labeled “a coward. An unmanly man. A man without a spine.” Democrats’ struggle over masculinity in an election 50 years ago is still playing out today 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z
Working-class men often think that middle-class and upper-class men are unmanly or undeserving. The myth of meritocracy: who really gets what they deserve? 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z
A hierarchy of manly and unmanly human beings had long existed in many societies without being central in them. The crisis in modern masculinity 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z
But apparently, men tend to litter more and embrace eco-friendly behaviors less because they somehow find it “unmanly”. Donald Trump: the Grinch who turned Christmas into a political battleground 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z
Not only were the male recruits often less qualified, they frequently left the field because they viewed it as an unmanly profession. The First Women in Tech Didn’t Leave—Men Pushed Them Out 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z
Rather predictably, he sees the removals as “destroying our heritage” and has called Mr. Landrieu “a traitorous cuck,” deploying a slur used by white nationalists and the alt-right to insult politicians as weak and unmanly. Tempers Flare Over Removal of Confederate Statues in New Orleans 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z
To Lakshman, it seemed unmanly of his father not to take charge. “You Are Happy?” 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z
Thus, the British judged their Kali-worshipping Indian subjects to be an unmanly and childish people who ought not to wrinkle their foreheads with ideas of self-rule. The crisis in modern masculinity 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z
Tweeting on matters of such import is unpresidential, not to mention unmanly. Trump has released a malevolent spirit upon the land. Happy new year! 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z
Players uniformly resisted it, afraid of looking foolish, standing out as childish or unmanly. ‘Granny’ shot master Rick Barry is glad someone had the guts to bring it back to the NBA 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z
“It is mere unmanly folly to do away with the sport because the risk exists.” Will the NFL go back to being its more brutal old self under Donald Trump? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z
Drama about the friendship itself is almost unmanly. How to break up with a friend 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z
Mocked with such unmanly epithets as “weakling” and “Oscar Wilde”, Roosevelt tried to overcome, Gore Vidal once pointed out, “his physical fragility through ‘manly’ activities of which the most exciting and ennobling was war”. The crisis in modern masculinity 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z
The GOP united in its scorn for the Democrats, the party of cheese-eating surrender monkeys, who had nominated the French-speaking, windsurfing candidate who was clearly as unmanly as he was indecisive. Paul Ryan can't escape from Trump's shipwreck of the Republican party | Richard Wolffe 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z
Sure, I’m a little unmanly and a lot vain, but I am physically capable of holding a desk job. The Medical Records You've Been Waiting for Are Right Here in This Column 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z
I love her though, and I don’t think it unmanly to admit that. Hello? Adele? I want you to meet my 'little brother'... 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z
It is also “unmanly,” and a macho celebration of “makers” has found its extreme in the form of Trump, a real man, an honorary blue-collar billionaire, a builder of things—skyscrapers, walls. Why We Pine for Manufacturing 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z
Nor is Trump the first to suggest other candidates were too unmanly to lead. Virility Trumps Virtue 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z
Threatening a rival with a gun is often seen as an “unmanly” departure from the yakuza’s traditional code of honour, to which even modern-day mobsters try to adhere, according to Whiting. So, America, this is how you do gun control 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z
“It’s so unmanly,” Heilbrun admitted, “but I’m a wreck about him.” Tiny dogs get big 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z
Trump, for his part, has been berating “Little Marco” at every opportunity, labelling him a “choke artist” who is too unmanly to be President. Donald Trump Is Transforming the G.O.P. Into a Populist, Nativist Party 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z
This represents a major change from 40 years ago, when partners were not always welcome in delivery rooms and it was often seen as an "unmanly" thing to do. The length fathers go to witness their child's birth - BBC News 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z
Sounding a shrill note of unmanly hysteria, Lindsey Graham even insisted we act militarily “before we all get killed here at home.” Hubris takes them all down: This is why every president makes the same dumb mistakes 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z
Specifically, they are trying to make Rubio’s boots imply something deeper about his character: that he is a lightweight, unmanly, lacking the angry urgency needed at the moment. These boots are made for mocking, and that's just what they'll do 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z
Despite opposition from those who considered secret voting to be "unmanly" and "un-English", the Ballot Act of 1872 introduced the ballot box to counteract bribing of voters. The sweet history of the secret ballot box - BBC News 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z
It’s not unmanly to build a strategic wardrobe of classic outerwear. How to Dress Like the Most Stylish Bond Ever 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z
What both artists describe is the trouble and the pleasure experienced by people who might be classified as unmanly: gay men, women, and, in Hval’s case, the rare straight man who “dares stay soft.” Jenny Hval’s Experimental, Feminist Folk Music 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z
How the barbs went back and forth, especially when a quartet of Rangers appeared in a most unmanly commercial, singing, “Ooo, la la, Sasson!” while dancing on skates, their jerseys tucked into stiff designer jeans. A Move Toward Islanders Mania 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z
And though the candidates played chicken with each other regarding makeup, each fearful that he would be perceived as unmanly, they each gave in at the last moment. William P. Wilson, Kennedy’s TV Aide for Historic 1960 Debate, Is Dead at 86 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z
How many mocked them as cowards, as unmanly types who actually fear women, or sex, or something? Richard Cohen: Alleged rape at U-Va. reveals a lack of real men
Initially considered "unmanly", wrist watches were adopted during World War One, to give officers immediate access to the time when synchronising attacks. How the world's first smartwatch was built 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z
To a large extent, as feminists sometimes point out, these attitudes stem from traditional gender norms which treat victimhood, especially at a woman’s hands, as unmanly. Sorry, Emma Watson, but HeForShe Is Rotten for Men 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z
Those who don’t conform – maybe by not talking about or treating women in a sufficiently degrading way, or by expressing emotions, or by not getting into enough fights – risk being victimised as “unmanly”. Men need to stand together with Emma Watson against misogyny 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z
Because of this unfair – inaccurate – stereotype, it’s often considered unmanly for a man to speak about the emotional repercussions of sex. Nick Viall on Why He Brought Up Sex in the Fantasy Suite 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z
Culture in its myriad forms involves all kinds of unmanly abstract thinking that is a stretch too far for the likes of Nigel Farage. Tory fundraising parties are a sad sight. Are rightwing people more uncultured? 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z
Traditionalists appalled by the "British invasion" of long-haired rock bands, spearheaded by The Beatles, viewed this trend as unmanly, degenerate and, above all, un-American. The secret history of fashion laws 2014-01-09T02:16:26Z
"My nickname is 'The Hammer.' It's complete nonsense that gay men are 'unmanly.'" Former German World Cup player comes out as gay 2014-01-08T20:28:43Z
In addition to players from both teams being called unmanly several times, Hoboken was also fined. | New Jersey: Out to the (Extremely) Old Ball Game 2013-06-29T03:28:21Z
Like wine coolers, which were popular in the 1980s, sweet and fruity alcoholic beverages like Mike’s may strike some as unmanly. Advertising: Mike’s, a Flavored Alcohol Brand, Tries to Widen Its Appeal 2013-05-23T00:59:10Z
He’s handsome in a boyish, somewhat delicate but by no means unmanly way, slender but well muscled, dressed always in a dark sports jacket, a light-blue shirt open at the neck, and jeans. Steven Millhauser: “Thirteen Wives.” 2013-05-20T04:00:00Z
Patriarchy also oppresses men by making them unable to discuss their feelings without feeling unmanly or weak, he said. India Ink: From India, a 'Lad Mag' That's the Opposite of Macho 2012-11-12T06:21:44Z
Could the unmanly jabs of a critic really compare with a Marcel Cerdan uppercut or a thundering Robinson right? Former Boxer Jake LaMotta, at 90, Wraps Up Off Broadway Show 2012-07-30T00:30:39Z
"I think your attitude is unmanly—mean—and despicable; and I wish—yes, I wish Enid's child was going to have a better father." Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z
She withdrew her hand, and after a moment's pause, replied:— 'Your conduct, David, is as strange as it is ungenerous—unmanly. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z
And this is the treatment Pa exposes me to—all those unmanly wretches laughing at me! Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 2012-04-05T02:00:37.137Z
Leaning over the parapet, he felt unmanly tears welling up from his heart. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z
At first, though nominally in the same mess, and eating at the same table, many of them would secrete their allowance, with other unmanly and unsailor-like practices. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z
But in reality this was more the protest of ineffectual anger than any concession to unmanly weakness. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z
Let me say that I am convinced, however, that all this blind and unmanly prejudice is purely literary; that it is taken up and laid aside with the pen. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z
Seeing that Thy grace is sufficient for us and Thy strength made perfect in our weakness, grant us a godly fear of all unmanly surrender. One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z
I believe that at that I burst into tears not altogether unmanly; for they were tears of thankfulness and gratitude. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z
The Romans condemned tresses as unmanly, and in France in the middle ages the privilege to wear them was confined to royalty. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z
You have taken that unmanly liberty, Which in a worse man, is vain glorious feigning, And kill'd my truth. Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject 2012-03-26T02:00:33.817Z
It was not an unmanly way of putting it, and he was in earnest. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z
After all, it was not an unmanly headache; he had been out all night, and he had been drinking and his physical disorder was there to witness the fact. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z
Nor even then could he refrain from one or two foolish, unmanly gasps. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z
In one establishment you will encounter an unmanly levity, which precludes all discipline. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z
Gentlemen of the Jury, will you, by your verdict, consign a man to a dungeon, because he is too honest and independent to act a 'rash, unmanly, and base' part? The Trial of Henry Hetherington 2012-03-06T03:00:21.680Z
Madame Junot records a characteristic illustration of Napoleon's unmanly disregard of the constitutional timidity of his first wife, as well as of his manner towards her in general. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z
Were I you, I should be ashamed of such unmanly vacillation. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z
The chair, if you do not wish to add further outrage to your unmanly conduct. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z
Therefore he looked on the woodland with eyes of despair, and now and again, in fits of revolt, had much ado not to fight with his bonds, or hurl unmanly insults at his captors. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z
The unmanly tears rose very near to his eyes as he thought of it. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z
Anything that will crimson the cheek of true womanhood, or invade the unconsciousness of innocence, is unworthy and unmanly, to a degree of which it is not easy to find language to express sufficient abhorrence. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z
It follows then that such children are in great danger of growing up unmanly, without the courage and fortitude to bear bodily pain. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z
He is certainly right when he says that "Mr. Buckley's cry to boycott the Telegram is unmanly and un-American," but I am not certain that he is right when he says that it is un-Christian. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z
I do not mean by this, that there are any unmanly angels, neither do I pretend that there are any manly devils. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z
It was unmanly for him to keep his "second birth" a secret and sneak into heaven leaving his old friends to travel the road to hell. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z
Let nothing tempt you into the habit of indulging in gossip, scandal, and unmanly puerility—not even a good-natured desire to assimilate yourself to the companionship of temporary associates. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z
In America, for many years, even wife-beating has been somewhat unpopular, and the flogging of children has been considered cruel and unmanly. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z
"I understand," he said, feeling a ludicrously unmanly desire to cry. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z
Whatever he may say through his ministers, or whatever the angels may repeat, a manly devil stands higher in my estimation than an unmanly angel. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z
He had no patience with pretence—with patriotic reasons for unmanly acts. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z
He laughed at me for my unmanly lack of faith. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z
An economy, perfectly grotesque, mingled with an unmanly desecration. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z
Paul flushed again—he had a most unmanly trick of flushing up—and bowed a little timid bow. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z
Little wonder that the native good sense of Cervantes recoiled later from this unworthy and unmanly nonsense. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z
In short, his behaviour was rude, unmanly, and indecent. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z
Lord Wynderbroke has been making his unmanly complaints to him, and papa spoke so violently. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z
It was an ambiguous phrase, but in whatever sense he meant it, it was a cruel and unmanly thrust; in my indignation I saw light. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z
It was unmanly, something whispered within me, thus to give way before difficulties. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z
Mr. Arnold says: "There is nothing in American history so unmanly, so devoid of every chivalric impulse as the treatment of this poor, broken-hearted woman." Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z
Treat one group of lessons as illustrating the manly or unmanly qualities; consider another group primarily as a commentary on truth and falsehood; let your binding topic for another set be "What is True Religion?" Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z
At Oxford they manage things so that anybody may have flower boxes; and their associations are by no means unmanly. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z
The men do not seem to take the slightest interest in the dancing, and apparently regard it as unmanly. 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
They are merely exempt from subjection to its unmanly seductions. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z
I believe that he looked upon it as a sickly, unmanly feeling, which could not be indulged in without relinquishing the energy and the strength of mind that ought to characterize a man! The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z
The brave will reject such unmanly, such fatal refinements of speculation. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z
The dominating element of such prose and verse is a bleak despair, unmanly, unwomanly, inhuman. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z
If." he says, March 7th, "my memorial was referred to the Committee of Claims for the purpose of losing it, it is unmanly policy. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z
He sent whining letters to his wife; and his signature was so bedewed with tears, that he left a blot upon his name, through his unmanly weakness. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z
And all this was done without approach to the unmanly trickery of what is called catching the tone of the person one converses with. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z
“To rancour unknown, to no passion a slave,     Nor unmanly, nor mean, nor a railer, He’s gentle as mercy, as fortitude brave—     And this is a true British sailor.” The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z
Would his fascinating manners compensate his injured and cruelly-oppressed wife for the brutal, unmanly, and infamous treatment she received from him? Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z
It would have been better for such oppressors to have never seen the light than to have gained their wicked purposes by such an unmanly sacrifice of the rights of nature. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z
It was Miss Ferguson who related to me the unmanly and ruffianly manner in which you hurled Eleanor to the ground. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z
Sometimes he believed that his feeling for the beautiful, trustful girl was a love that would endure, but when he reflected on the difference in their stations in life he had grave and unmanly doubts. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z
Alas, like most wealthy drinkers, Australians are forsaking beer for wine and other unmanly tipples. Brewing mergers: SABMiller?s tale 2011-09-22T12:02:49Z
His unmanly desertion of the virtuous cause of Queen Caroline was the principal, though not the only, reason of his rapid promotion. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z
The ministers themselves approached him in the most unmanly language of submission, worthier to have been received by the Great Mogul or the Chinese emperor than the chief magistrate of a professedly free people. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z
Say! speak! answer, Harleigh! can such be your lordly, yet most unmanly desire?' The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z
Eventually she trusted this not unmanly shyness would be conquered so far as to give him the courage to open the courtship which she felt he was always on the verge of beginning. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z
Somehow that was what remained the most vividly in the Maestro's memory—the vision of that roll of baby-flesh that had suddenly filled his heart with unmanly softness. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z
Young Andrews was a sensitive soul, but he was not unmanly. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z
Lord Castlereagh assented, and this unmanly spy took his leave of England to wait the expected arrival of the princess at Pisa. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z
But the hateful, unmanly insolence of these lords of toil, now they have their various "unions" behind them and their "rights" as working men, sends my blood black. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z
It would not have taken much to make me disclose my unmanly state of mind to my lively friend, Alfred Ogle, nor even to the milder ridicule of the agreeable Tom Whistlewick. In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z
But Penelope," you said, "'twas not mere unmanly shirking, though there may have been some of that mixed with it. Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z
But now sufferers, for refusing of these base and unmanly, as well as unchristian compliances, are much condemned. 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
The ladies loudly expressed their uneasiness, and the gentleman-passengers fought down some qualms which they considered unmanly. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z
My doublet was covered with blood; and I felt a most unmanly giddiness. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z
He had been patronizing, and at times almost impertinent and unmanly. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z
By yielding to her, he had nothing to gain; and, as his reputation was his dearest possession, he hoped to increase it by an unmanly display of his determined zeal. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z
Yes, it's straight and true, good Preacher, every word that you have said; Do not think these tears unmanly—they're the first ones I have shed! City Ballads 2011-08-04T02:00:21.027Z
But the main thing is not to torment yourself, it is unmanly. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z
Having done this, we have discharged our duty; and it would be irrational and unmanly to entertain any apprehension for the result. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z
And whenever he did so and retired, foiled, with the consciousness of having given an unmanly stab to weakness, his man’s desire to think well of himself made him put the blame upon her. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z
A character that depends upon influences is unmanly; the acts and developments of such a temperament are decided solely by ever-changing accidents. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z
But we listen to Antony, as we do not to Richard, with entire sympathy, partly because he is never unmanly, partly because he himself is sympathetic and longs for sympathy. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z
Rouse thyself from thy unmanly stupor, and hie thee hence to the protection of those who should look up to thee. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z
My objection to your use of the article is that I regard an anonymous literary criticism as a thing quite as despicable, unmanly, and cowardly as an anonymous letter. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z
Will you permit me to apologize for them and for numerous other unmanly stabs that I have given you? The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z
She still loves her rough commander, even while he treats her with unmanly rudeness, and seeks to hide his weaknesses. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z
I thought this, for a while, unmanly, and feared I should thereby have my hands full of trouble, but I soon found I was much mistaken. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z
Though he was forward to promote it, yet he threw its toils upon others, and when in distant countries with the Roman armies, spent his time in indolence or unmanly sports. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z
It was selfish and wicked, besides being unmanly. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z
And he slapped another Heat player, forward Chris Bosh, with an unmanly nickname: Princess Bosh. James?s Worst Fan Has a Book Deal and a Happy Ending 2011-06-14T18:46:55Z
No unmanly complaint escaped him, though his very soul was saddened at the danger his great discoveries ran of being forever lost. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z
Then she said solemnly: “If the wicked boys will go to those whom they have so cruelly wronged and ask pardon for their unmanly behavior perhaps forgiveness may be theirs.” The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike 2011-06-13T02:00:31.687Z
Right under the noses of razor marketers, meanwhile, was half of the population, but the prevailing wisdom was that men would reject scented razors as unmanly. Advertising: Schick Uses Scent to Give Men?s Razor a Competitive Edge 2011-06-12T21:17:38Z
He banished this idea, however, as unmanly, and so contented himself with thinking about Beryl as he knew her in the sweet old days before they were separated. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z
I put much of the blame on Uncle Thomas for his unmanly meekness, and part on the neighborhood for not speaking out its sympathy for the child until too late. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z
"Well, born near the sea, if thou wilt—but from thee I expect better things than unmanly lamentations because an island hath sunk below the horizon." Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z
A man who has not in his soul the essence of womanhood, is an unmanly man. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z
For their sake, then," Seymour said, "for the sake of everything that was ever dear to you, and may be again, arise from this unmanly despair. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z
You are daily engaged in the unmanly and unpatriotic work of impoverishing the land of your birth. The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z
It seems unmanly, certainly most unkind, to let your young wife go to church on Sunday without you, for the common-place satisfaction of lounging at home. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z
I shall be sorry to see you so unmanly as to sink down in the mildew of an abject melancholy. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z
Or possibly he never goes into the nursery at all,—a lack of interest which would be very unwomanly in a woman, but is not the the least unmanly nor absolutely unknown in a man. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z
I would rather be a manly pauper than an unmanly millionaire. The Pullman Boycott A Complete History of the R.R. Strike 2011-05-02T02:00:15.510Z
But there is no unmanly moping about better days, although in few men's lives could there be a sharper contrast between the past and the present. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z
You are playing us a sorry trick, Rex, to be hiding away like this; it is childish, unmanly to the last degree.' Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z
"You do not wish to consider me unmanly now?" A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z
He no doubt thought her hard and unfeminine, she of a truth deemed him weak and unmanly. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z
All these suspicions are merely the progeny of lies, of self-deception and the most unmanly weakness! Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z
All these suspicions were only born of lies, self-deception and unmanly weakness! An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z
Oh, but a hidden sin is a mean thing, father—a dwarfing, petrifying, corroding, unmanly thing. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z
Noel, you must think me weak and unmanly. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z
This pond was used, doubtless, like that which we have mentioned in our account of May Fair, for duckhunting and other such cruel and unmanly sports. Running London: Leg 25 - Rosebery Avenue to Clapton Pond 2011-04-08T18:25:00Z
His worship told him he was a dirty fellow, and asked him what he could say in excuse for such an unmanly and disgusting trick. Mornings at Bow Street A Selection of the Most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which Have Appeared in the 'Morning Herald' 2011-04-08T02:00:09.863Z
It was untrue in all its details, unmanly in spirit. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z
His face was a good oval, without being unmanly, and his black, glossy hair was beautifully curly and wavy. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z
From this man, whom she was learning to truly love, came a mean, unmanly suggestion. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z
Not in unmanly characters does mildness charm, but in manly ones; as energy does, not in unwomanly ones, but in the womanly. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z
But no such explanation was needed to shield Louis Kossuth from your unmanly accusation. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z
I am really ashamed, Captain Forester, to acknowledge a weakness which is as new to me as it is unmanly. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z
Had he used his chance when wonderfully he had obtained it—had he not horrified her at the outset by his unmanly, despicable behaviour—what might not have been possible? The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z
The time has come when the men of the South should acknowledge that they were in error in their attempt to destroy the Union, and it is unmanly in them not to do so. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z
Neglecting, or practically neglecting, sentiment as unmanly, and relying chiefly on humour and ridicule, he set out to draw life precisely as he saw it around him, without blanks or dashes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z
Vibert ran a few paces to seek for assistance, stopped irresolute, then hurried back, thinking it unmanly to leave his sister alone in her helpless condition. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z
"It still seems to be the case," said Nikolai, who now, having mastered his unmanly weakness, calmly listened to his father. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z
In vain, in vain he wrestled with himself: most bitterly did he despise and hate himself for his unmanly weakness; but he could not go away. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z
Perhaps it was unmanly in me to be so. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z
And his admiration of female chastity is elsewhere frequently, as well as forcibly, expressed.—With all his elegance and tenderness, Carew is never feeble; and in his laments there is nothing whining or unmanly. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z
You look at them and you realise just how unmanly Carlos Tevez really is, and he stands out as being quite hard. Premier League stars need to woman down before they man up 2011-02-26T00:08:04Z
It is unmanly not to clear your fame.” The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z
Every desolated court-yard was crowded with the bodies of the slain—childhood and decrepit age had fared alike; and the murderers, unconscious of the disgrace attaching to unmanly deeds, unblushingly heralded their shame. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z
This resolution on his part, produced in my mind some unmanly envy; and perhaps a little discontent. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z
You love this sup—superfluous and probably illegitimate pauper, who——' 'O, you unmanly fool!' A Practical Novelist 2011-02-19T03:01:38.957Z
There is something so mean and unmanly in the arts of dissimulation and falsehood, that I am surprised they can be used by any one in so noble, so generous a passion as Virtuous Love. The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z
It was most unmanly, cowardly, and even shameful to the last degree, for wise and intelligent white men to thus rob and plunder the oppressed and uneducated African. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z
If her husband does not please her, she scolds and even cuffs him; and it is in the highest degree unmanly to answer or strike her. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z
But such an evasion seemed unmanly and unworthy of him. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z
Let no unmanly, mean temptation cross my path this day; let no base stone lie in it. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z
My own view is that what guns signify as political symbols, as opposed to tools, is a decidedly unmanly fear and lack of self-confidence. Right-wingers dodge responsibility 2011-01-13T01:30:00Z
In she rushed, and the young ladies laughed and cried, kissed and talked tumultuously, while their idol benignantly looked on, vainly endeavoring to repress all vestiges of unmanly emotion. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z
Nor was this emotion unmanly on the part of father and son. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z
There was no unmanly exultation over their victory. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z
No, no; such a mean unmanly act I would not be guilty of! The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z
"Surrender!" shouted the unmanly Munchausen, noticing that Villiam was sheathing his blade, and bearing gracefully down upon him in an elaborate equestrian polka. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z
To fall once more upon his enemy, after having abandoned him, seemed to be unmanly to him; he saw how Felix rose at last, after several painful efforts. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z
Then followed the low muttering of a deep masculine voice saying something with great earnestness; and, thinking nothing of honour or being unmanly, I quietly turned the handle of the back parlour door, and entered. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z
He has fought manfully in an unmanly cause. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z
There were inferences Monday that the zone is somehow an "unmanly" defense, that real teams play man-to-man. Lakers look to dismantle Suns? ?girlie zone? 2010-05-24T22:58:00Z
Yet he did not give vent to unmanly lamentation; but he showed his feelings in another form, which did little honour to his heart. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies
“Then you will immediately cease this unmanly pursuit!” exclaimed the lady firmly; and once more turning, she paced along the platform. By Birth a Lady
For Heaven’s sake look a little further than the satisfaction of a paltry, unmanly desire for revenge.” The Parson O' Dumford
Well, perhaps; but lack of presumption is a rare and not unmanly virtue. "Pip" A Romance of Youth
You unmanly villain," said he, "is this the way you treat your wife? Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry
That would be cowardly, that would be unmanly, and only worthy of a miserable weakling. The Wish A Novel
“How could you be so unmanly as to listen!” cried Laura. By Birth a Lady
Then if some treacherous, unmanly scoundrel has not carried off, or persuaded this poor girl to leave father, mother, and home, for his own bad ends, we have found the clue. The Parson O' Dumford
He called him an effeminate fellow, who did not keep himself clean, and took an unmanly pleasure in dress and games. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II.
Thus, then, after having been twice rejected, he had the shameful, the unmanly courage, to drag a third poor victim into the abyss of misery the kind intervention of friends had preserved the others from. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6
He was not sure that he cared to explain the terrible internal quakings which to him seemed so unmanly, so unlike any feelings that had ever come to him. The Cottage of Delight A Novel
I appeal to your feelings—to your honour—to cease this unmanly pursuit.” By Birth a Lady
Yet this happy fortune had not rendered him unmanly or irresolute. The Wreckers of Sable Island
You see, Herr Doctor, I have now been a widower five years and seven months, but I cannot yet speak of my dear wife without feeling, a perhaps unmanly or unchristian, but nevertheless unconquerable grief. The Children of the World
Abruptly a mist seemed to form before Jotan's eyes and he bowed his head, blinking rapidly to dispel this evidence of unmanly weakness. The Return of Tharn
He spoke a resentful word or two, and Marion thought it was unmanly for him to lose his temper. With Edge Tools
Besides, there is something unmanly and cowardly in pursuing a defenceless girl in this way. Hard Pressed
I tell you fairly that I think you altogether wrong;—that it is cowardly, unmanly, and disgraceful. Ayala's Angel
"It would be unmanly conduct for me to let the boys trusted to me die, because I was afraid to speak out," flung back the captain. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play
Disappointed in their pursuit, our men took an unmanly revenge on some peasants who were peaceably engaged in agricultural occupations near the spot. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan
But if you do anything so wicked and unmanly as to put my mother to death, my father will never make it up with you. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes
He had risked his life to prevent her coming on board, instead of, as she had been falsely led to believe, leaving the unmanly message which had lured her into the trap. A Traitor's Wooing
"Don't you think, Mr. Houston, that there is something,—a little,—unmanly shall I call it, in coming so often about the same thing?" Ayala's Angel
There is a notion that religion is languid, repressive, and unmanly. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus
Socrates refused to do any of these things, considering them unmanly. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy
The world considers grief unmanly, and is suspicious of that sorrow, which is expressed by words and outward signs. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Is he really behaving, as Scrope has just said, in an unmanly manner? Faith and Unfaith
I do not wish to be uncourteous, and I will therefore withdraw unmanly. Ayala's Angel
The words roused me from my unmanly weakness. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois
The unmanly lamentations of the heroes over a fate that has not befallen them may remind us of Grimm's story of "Die kluge Else." Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two
There seemed something frivolous and contemptible in the return to those duties which in all the buoyant exhilaration of my former life had ever seemed unfitting and unmanly. Jack Hinton The Guardsman
"Whatever I feel shall be shut in my own breast; no one shall call me unmanly." Edelweiss A Story
And then to be told that one is unmanly by the father, and a coward by the young lady, as occurred to me in this affair, is disheartening. Ayala's Angel
I bowed my head and groaned in most unmanly fashion. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois
But to allow the squabbles of one generation of school-boys to be handed down and cherished by succeeding classes—like a Kentucky feud—is unmanly, and decidedly unsportsmanlike. Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895
Hitherto he had considered patience a feeble, almost unmanly, virtue; but he perceived that it would be needed, and must be cultivated with the rest. What a Man Wills
“It is cruel and unmanly,” she thought, as she resumed her seat, feeling half distracted by the flood of emotion that seemed to sweep away the present. The New Mistress A Tale
Frank had fully considered the matter, and was quite resolved that it would be unmanly in him to run after his cousin Imogene, in the Tyrol, before he had performed his business. Ayala's Angel
If my eyes were wet when I told of the injuries of the poor lads Sparks and Dougherty, there was at least one present who did not consider my emotion unmanly. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois
And then, after all her suffering, to insult her with your cruel, base suspicions, so unmanly—so false!” The Sapphire Cross
Yet there was nothing unmanly in his grief; he was quiet and self-restrained as she had never seen him before, gentler, and more considerate of others. What a Man Wills
Some there are, I know, who will say it was unmanly in me to thus hesitate. With Ring of Shield
Yet they did not abandon themselves to an unmanly despair; but, with heroic constancy, they prepared to die like martyrs for the good cause to which they had consecrated their lives. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2
Still, this is no justification for conduct which was at once mean and unmanly. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845
Most of them are heartily content to "rough it," ignoring Nature's fineness as bothersome or unmanly. My First Summer in the Sierra
It appeared to him unmanly to submit to a woman's dictation: woman ought to yield, he thought; and then it must be confessed that it was quite out of his power to renounce his habit. Black Forest Village Stories
"So it is!" cried he, suddenly; "it is unmanly and ignoble both, and it is only a poor, selfish sick man could stoop to plead so abjectly." Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day
Laughter in one Condition, is as unmanly as weeping in the other. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time
She thinks me unmanly because I dislike rain. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June
Fye, 'tis unmanly thus to sigh and groan; What! would you have me to yourself alone? The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition
It may be deem'd unmanly, but the wise Read nature like the manuscript of heaven And call the flowers its poetry. Fugitive Poetry
Shame upon these time-serving concessions, as unmanly as they are fallacious. Modern Substitutes for Christianity
I alone, of all my countrymen, maintained, that to leave the people here at such a crisis was unfair and unmanly. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I
The Babe goes to his doom sullenly; he would be tearful, only that were too unmanly. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June
Could you, for a moment, believe that I was capable of an act which you have justly described as unmanly and unchivalrous?” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion
Lastly, if Otto’s speech is offensive to him, he is one of the large class of unmanly and ungenerous dogs who arrogate and defile the name of manly. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)
There could be nothing unmanly or girlish in this jovial demonstration! The Story of Old Fort Loudon
It was the suddenness of the shock that made me utter that unmanly plaint. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge
To be content in utter darkness and ignorance is indeed unmanly, and therefore we think that to love light and seek knowledge must always be right. Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V)
And as for my being found with those who have committed this unmanly act, as well might you be deemed a participator in their actions now, because of your presence here. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion
But his imbecility and unmanly terror in the moment of danger, had been too conspicuous. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848
I have done you the most cruel wrong, and I have no excuse to offer—nothing but my foolish youth, my mad folly, my unmanly weakness. A Mad Love
It is unmanly to give way like this, and is a wrong to my noble, unselfish foster mother and father. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge
They have learned, that the competitive system, by the very nature and terms of its organization, obliges its followers to be selfish, cruel, heartless, unmanly and unpatriotic. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century
He will be taught that it is unmanly to tattle and gossip. The Colored Girl Beautiful
He holds it unmanly to tell of any depredations of red men except those for which he was responsible. Geronimo's Story of His Life
They had been taught fortitude by the past, and, without useless repining and unmanly fear, they faced the future. History of Morgan's Cavalry
Sir, it is mean to overlisten; mean, very mean; nay, it is base, unmanly, to listen to a maid, when she commits her vagaries to the moon.” The Advocate
Religion could not be put aside lightly, or treated with contempt as unmanly, for those veteran heroes were living it and stood for it, and they were, in their eyes, the manliest men they knew. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw
He was a man to whom his own interests were much; he was unscrupulous; he was ostentatious; he was not above stooping to mean, unmanly compliances with the humours of the Queen. Spenser
Her heart was hardened against him now, for she thought him mean and craven and unmanly. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877
To be content in utter darkness and ignorance is indeed unmanly, and therefore we think that to love light and find knowledge must always be right. Frondes Agrestes Readings in 'Modern Painters'
His deeply touching farewell to his loving Queen, as he goes to his solitary confinement, though tinged with almost unmanly meekness of spirit, is yet poignant with true grief. An Introduction to Shakespeare
He complained that he had “had the honour” of being rancorously abused by every unmanly scoundrel, every sycophantic lackey, and every political and religious renegade in the kingdom.  George Borrow Times Literary Supplement, 10th July 1903
The negative prefixes un, in, il, im, and a do not take a hyphen except in very rare or artificial combinations; unmanly, invisible, illimitable, impenetrable, asymmetrical. Compound Words Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #36
He had treated the child with a violence which he knew to be unmanly. A Country Gentleman and his Family
Once his frenzy ran against the Italian Opera; and in his “Essay on Public Spirit,” he ascribes its decline to its unmanly warblings. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors
If a scandal happened, as in the loathsome thirty-third story of the “Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles,” all the wits must make rondels and chansonettes, which they would hand from one to another with an unmanly sneer. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25)
To make a profit of such pitiful misadventures seemed an unmanly and a sordid act; and I began to think of my then quest as of something sacrilegious in its nature. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI
He did not look for pleasure from dancing, the less so that Charlie Hunt, on the perpetual jump, and dancing with a perfection almost unmanly, had brought the exercise into temporary discredit with him. Aurora the Magnificent
Why should you here allow yourself to be degraded by the unmanly name of tenants? The Landleaguers
He contends that when one is not blamable for some calamity which bereaves him or strips him of his possessions, grief is unmanly, regret inexcusable. Claim Number One
He smiled a grim, inhuman smile at Bumpkin’s tears, and muttered that he was an “unmanly milksop.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit
I should not wish to have the appearance of saying an unmanly thing, if I add that this dependence had wearied me. The Gates Between
I despise myself for any thing so narrow and unmanly, and yet he was generous enough to forgive. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart
And there had always been something timid, something almost unmanly in his nature. The Landleaguers
“Silver, if you like,” cried the squire; “but as for that intolerable humbug, I declare I think his conduct unmanly, unsailorly, and downright un-English.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25)
A blow followed—a heavy, cruel, unmanly blow; there was a faint cry and the sound of a fall. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846
Accursed the hot lips that had uttered them, the unmanly heart that could have let them slip! The Gates Between
In this dilemma, Bacon hit upon a most unmanly expedient to protect his men at their work. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688
As soon as this book was issued from the press, it was attacked with unmanly virulence. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers."
After his first amazement Tom sat down again, heaving a deep sigh, and retreated further behind the flowering branches, that no one might look upon his unmanly sorrow. A Noble Woman
Was it not almost unmanly,—or rather was it not womanly? Marion Fay
For one, that the taller prisoner was certainly badly wounded, since he stood on one leg, and had his teeth tightly clinched as if to keep from betraying any weakness that might be deemed unmanly. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields
He had light hair, very light for fifteen years, and a peculiar teetering gait, which was not unmanly, however. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated
Her unmanly enemy furiously mastered her remaining efforts; her feeble struggles were almost overpowered, and as her senses were about to forsake her, she wildly shrieked aloud for help. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.
He turned at once and went back, feeling how unmanly it was to leave the miserable creature stricken with such anguish, alone with that man. A Noble Woman
It's an unmanly religion, only fit for women an' ... an' actors! Changing Winds A Novel
It was a completely unmanly thing to do, but he couldn't help himself. Runaway
If I seem cruel and unmanly, it is because I wish to be kind. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals
Did the Dean mean to imply that his conduct hitherto had been unmanly? Is He Popenjoy?
"You hurt me," she exclaimed; "this is cruel, unmanly." A Noble Woman
On the other hand, the fence-cutting girl would believe that he had wittingly joined in an unequal and unmanly pursuit. The Duke Of Chimney Butte
Shake off this despondency!" exclaimed Victor, "it is unmanly. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848
Joan’s voice trembled with her high scorn of such unmanly dealing, such unworthy help. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek
Nothing was given to self-indulgence; nothing to vague dreams; nothing to unmanly despair. Italy, the Magic Land
He had nearly succumbed to that most unmanly of all spiritual assailants, the coward of Self-Pity—would have succumbed, had not Self-Scorn rendered him aid. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin
The general feeling, however, seems to have been that it would be unmanly to catch the Americans in the trap which they had laid for themselves. The Siege of Boston
He hid unmanly tears on his pillow, while she looked at the wall, pale to the lips and cut to the heart. The Wild Geese
Pope revenged himself for her scorn in his worst and most unmanly fashion of innuendo; she, on her side, retorted with lampoons and satire as cruel. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History
I hope I have not been anxious to any unworthy or unmanly extent about the various trials which are now over. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice
The fact is, Fern, your mother can no longer protect me; your brother’s unmanly persecution is driving me away. Wee Wifie
Robin laughed with them, and sought to hide his grief, feeling it to be unmanly. Robin Hood
I took up his name, I played his part, and say, I tried not to disgrace his good name by one unmanly act. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer
Many are undersized, underweight, rickety and diseased in body and generally of a slovenly, unmanly appearance. A Plea for the Criminal Being a reply to Dr. Chapple's work: 'The Fertility of the Unfit', and an Attempt to explain the leading principles of Criminological and Reformatory Science
"Tartars think it unmanly to be carried when they can ride," Simon told de Puys, annoyed at the old knight's ignorance. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel
He’s beginning, I’m afraid, to consider emotion a bit unmanly. The Prairie Child
With others of our regiment I went over the field after the firing had ceased, and our conclusion was that they were amply repaid for the cruel and unmanly deception practiced upon us. History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the Spring and Summer of 1861
Only old Jock, the collie, who shouldered up to him and gave his hand a companionable lick, kept the boy from shedding a few unmanly tears. The Black Buccaneer
Many of them also produce an altogether unmanly, effeminate, bashful, and timid impression. The Sexual Life of the Child
Then leave—by wild impatience driv'n, And rash resents—to rail at heav'n; Leave an unmanly, weak complaint That death and fate have no restraint. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II
Do you want him to be indolent, shiftless, unmanly and addicted to such as will bring him to shame, ruin and death? The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity
They had gone to the happy hunting grounds, where in time all must go, and it was foolish and unmanly to mourn so long. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain
Those who did not sympathize with her remarks, provocative as they were of numerous unmanly interruptions, were softened by her simplicity and solemnity. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II
Womanhood, as such, claims honorable courtesy of every manly heart; and he is unmanly who does not rejoice to testify this respect. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
Nobody looked at him as he bit his thin lips furiously, and blinked the unmanly tears away. The Dop Doctor
On reflection, however, he saw that it would be both unmanly and ungrateful to leave his parents. Under Fire A Tale of New England Village Life
But she must have bitten him, for the tender passion changed in him to an unmanly fury. It, and Other Stories
There is no more reason that men should assume to decide participation in politics to be unwomanly than that woman should decide for men that it is unmanly. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II
Pale resignation, morbid despair, longing for death, unmanly indulgence in regret, all the paraphernalia of chivalrous love, extolled in every key in the poetry of the middle ages, were foreign to the sane Jewish mind. Jewish Literature and Other Essays
I’m despicable, mean, cowardly, unmanly——” “Hateful, paltry, contemptible.” Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905
Let this suffice to palliate my 'unmanly' pleading. Macaria
"Silver, if you like," cried the squire, "but as for that intolerable humbug, I declare I think his conduct unmanly, unsailorly, and downright un-English." Treasure Island
Are their souls to enter the land of the just like hungry Iroquois or unmanly Delawares; or shall they meet their friends with arms in their hands and robes on their backs? The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757
No, she did not want him to be ridiculous; and as he spoke she recalled the staggering, impotent figure of last night, in its unmanly feebleness and senseless idiocy. The End of a Coil
We ask no easy path for him—no unmanly way—no indulgent tempering of the winds. Christmas Eve at Swamp's End
If she has not, you are very unjust to her; if she has, remember she is a woman, bowed down with many sorrows, and it is unmanly to hoard up old differences. Macaria
When news came that the Scots had got beyond Manchester, a most unmanly panic prevailed in London. The Red True Story Book
When first I did so at the dancing-room, I was afraid of your brute strength, because the crowd was looking on and I knew you could carry out your unmanly threat. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm
Yet Dolly was persuaded there was no unmanly softness in him; she never doubted but that he would be ready to do his part in that dreadful work, if it must be done. The End of a Coil
In both cases it is equally unmanly to succumb until we have resisted to the utmost. A Manual of Moral Philosophy
Probably I was mistaken, as I concluded he had discarded the latter when he entered the Service as an unmanly appendage. A Sailor of King George
The action is prolonged somewhat too much, and the somewhat unmanly strain of weakness in Frankford is too perceptible; but these scenes are full of fine passages, as this:— Fr.  A History of Elizabethan Literature
I asked, arousing from this unmanly despair which played me for a weakling. Desert Dust
The fire extinguished, the chieftain—for such his dress and bearing bespoke him—wrathfully, scornfully, sternly rebuked them for their unmanly and barbarous treatment of a defenseless man and a captive. Burl
In addition to the influence of her blandishments and smiles, she attempted to act upon Nero's boyish pride by taunting him with what she called his degrading and unmanly subjection to his mother. Nero Makers of History Series
I could see now what she had been to me; how she had made my great loneliness endurable; how, with her innocent, fearless nature, she had tried to rouse me from spiritless and unmanly dejection. The Talking Horse And Other Tales
He is astonished by the reflection that if he were to reproduce with enjoyment the talk of the heroes which was usual in France, then many excellent ladies might denounce it indignantly as unmanly. Waiting for Daylight
But it is somewhat unmanly for an officer to whine and blubber like a baby, and yet we have several times seen this phenomenon abroad.  The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy"
If Phillida did not any longer care for him, it would be unmanly for him to continue brooding over the past. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York
Unknown! unquestion'd, I found welcome here, and none yet know the story of my wrongs; why, therefore pry into her hidden grief? 'tis harsh, it is unmanly! come. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810
He wanted to let the tenderfoot know that it was not considered unmanly to show signs of fear under the circumstances. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X
His letters to Washington, the tone of which heretofore had been uncivil enough, now became harsh and insolent, full of fault-finding, and bristling all over with biting reproofs and unmanly insinuations. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief
The Adam’s apple in his wrinkled throat tightened threateningly, and to keep down any unmanly weakness it indicated he fell upon the hay savagely, but the suspicion stayed with him and left its bitter sting. The Wind Before the Dawn
He was too manly to fear being thought unmanly. Stories of Many Lands
The memory of that unnerves my hand; 'Tis that enforces the unmanly tear! The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810
The crown lawyers to the contrary took an unmanly delight in girding and snapping at the captives whom the fortune of war had put in their power. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45
The unmanly regret, which for a moment had touched me, passed. The Crack of Doom
Had not the manner in which he had grasped at her hand been unmanly and unworthy? The Vicar of Bullhampton
There was another mean and unmanly cruelty, connected with this galley-slave service, which was practised only upon the Huguenots. The Huguenots in France
Would it not be better for 'Π' to answer Mr. Smith, to refute his arguments, to point out their fallacies, and to save learners from error, than to plunge into gross insult and unmanly abuse? A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II
Not to take a dare from a child is unmanly.” Penguin Persons & Peppermints
He has a notion that it's unmanly and weak; so that when Stanley did speak he assumed a gruffness he was far from feeling. The Hero of Garside School
He had spoken to her in his wrath words which she thought to be not only cruel but unmanly. The Vicar of Bullhampton
"He has certainly found a shelter where he will remain till morning," continued he; "he will return here early to-morrow, and will laugh heartily at your unmanly spirit and desponding grief." Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers
Each man blushed and frowned, remembering his late unmanly terrors. The Huntress
Oh, I admit the shamefulness of my unmanly state! Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty
The next thing to be guarded against is carnal indulgence, which may "make me cowardly and unmanly." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary
The worst of all is, that the whole thing makes me so unmanly,—makes such a beast of me. The Vicar of Bullhampton
I was cruel, and brutal, and most unmanly to blame you so much a while ago. Her Mother's Secret
"Let it be so," said Linda; "and for such a blessing I will pardon you the unmanly cruelty of your words." Linda Tressel
Bertram did go upstairs, that he might not appear to be unmanly, as he said to himself, in slinking out of the house. The Bertrams
So even the Hero breaks out into unmanly complaint, and reveals to the full his finite nature. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary
“To rancour unknown, to no passion a slave, Nor unmanly, nor mean, nor a railer, He’s gentle as mercy, as fortitude brave, And this is a true British sailor.” As We Sweep Through The Deep
With what he felt to be an unmanly lump in his throat, he leaned over the boy again. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls
Still, even if they did carry out their unmanly menace, nobody would seriously believe that she had been drunk. Miss Mapp
It was almost unmanly in him to be put thus beyond the power of speech or action. The Bertrams
“Then it was the more unmanly to make it.” The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer
Private views, and offers of immediate reward, can only operate on base and unmanly minds. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America
He flushed red again, and looked ready to weep, had it been less unmanly. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot
Thereon the Corner raised redoubled rows, Yelled false alarms of "Rescue!" heaved half-bricks, And murderous missiles and unmanly kicks Poured on Entellus, whilst fat Dares slunk Between his bullies, like a shabby skunk. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 January 11, 1890
In thinking of them to himself, he would call them unmanly. The Bertrams
In each of those towns, his was the cheerful board of almost open-housed hospitality, without extravagance or pride; deeming ever the first unjust, the latter unmanly. On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions
A more despicable scene cannot be exhibited than that which the interior of our Court presents—every base, low, and unmanly propensity, with selfishness, avarice, and a life of petty intrigue and mystery. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I
"And knowing this, you use subterfuge, an unmanly recantation—break your promised word——" "I have broken no promise, Marishka, listen——" "Nothing that you can say——" She rose, her face hidden in her hands. The Secret Witness
He is taught to spurn labor of any kind as unmanly, and only fit for women. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier
Ah, no, Ralph would never misinterpret her thoughts in a manner so unmanly as that! Ralph the Heir
Of course it was the unmanly little tell-tale he was going to punish? Little Grandmother
The girls took the florivorous ones, which Oswald thinks are unmanly for any but girls, but you excuse their using it. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune
Gossip is to be avoided because it is vicious, self-destructive, unmanly, unmilitary and, most of the time, untrue. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2
Shed tears upon Your Wedding day? this is unmanly Gentlemen. The Little French Lawyer A Comedy
He was not taught that it was unmanly for a boy to weep. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia
There are two peculiarly mean and unmanly legal mantraps in which this wretched man is tripped up. Eugenics and Other Evils
I glanced fearfully at our schoolroom window, lest I should be discovered in so unmanly a posture. Explorers of the Dawn
Here, again, your judgment is wrong, because it is dictated by an unmanly desire of revenge. The Happiness of Heaven By a Father of the Society of Jesus
The latter forbore to take an unmanly advantage of his foe's position, but calmly waited for him to rise. Slow and Sure The Story of Paul Hoffman the Young Street-Merchant
The times were too serious to admit of pedantic trifling or unmanly shrinking. William Pitt and the Great War
"It was mean and unmanly of me to say what I have," I said, "but I was excited and almost beside myself; let us walk more rapidly towards home." Roger Trewinion
He had the feeling that he had allowed himself to be tricked into the commission of an unmanly act, and he was thoroughly ashamed of it. The Last Woman
There was nothing morbid, nothing unmanly in the record. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
I never did flirt with him either, in spite of Walter's unmanly accusations. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906
Great Prince, unmanly thoughts dismiss, Nor yield thy soul to grief like this. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse
To risk failure by a premature attack, for want of patience to endure a temporary disgrace, would be unmanly weakness. The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus
Nor do I think it unmanly to withdraw from such plantations. Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868)
Nor toil nor hazard nor distress appear To sink the seamen with unmanly fear; Though their firm hearts no pageant-honour boast, They scorn the wretch that trembles in his post. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands
This was an instance of British degradation not inferior to the unmanly petitions to Congress for the wretched Loyalists. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816
And yet that one effort of self-restraint was not altogether an unmanly act. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story
If I know myself, I know that no unjust or unmanly prejudice warps my judgment or controls my action on any matter of legislation affecting the colored race on this continent. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
A Union restored by unmanly concessions, would be productive of bitter criminations and lasting hostilities, and would contain within itself the seeds of a violent death. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861
“I wish to goodness they would not do that,” said the Englishman to himself: “it seems so unmanly.” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps
I consider it was not only unkind but unmanly.” In the Mist of the Mountains
If we are unmanly today, we are so, not because we do not know how to strike, but because we fear to die. Third class in Indian railways
To go at this fragile little wraith, who is now pale as a snow-drop, would be too unmanly. Floyd Grandon's Honor
I perceived that he was winking rapidly, as though an unmanly weakness was getting possession of him. Down The River Buck Bradford and His Tyrants
Nay, though they seem most unmanly, they in the event have proved most heroic. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8)
“The unmanly part comes in when you callously allow her to become the laughing-stock of town.” In the Mist of the Mountains
I'm afraid I gave way to a quite unmanly weakness as I threw myself upon the hard ground and thought of my miserable fate. Greener Than You Think
There was no one about Llanfeare to whom so unmanly, so cringing, so dishonest a creature would not be odious. Cousin Henry
If he has said that, he has told an untruth,—an untruth both unmanly and unmannerly. Miss Mackenzie
But Fabens was so magnanimous he had thought it unmanly to ask security of the merchant, or distrust the assurances of men who had dealt so handsomely as they. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm
Tears are unmanly—unboyly rather—and I fought them back, but for them I could not speak. David Malcolm
"In his dress, in his way, in everything—so unmanly." The Lost Girl
You did a cowardly thing, pardner—an unmanly thing—low down and or'nary. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea
But feeling that this would be unmanly, I restrained myself. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication
But I take credit to myself that I always resisted the temptation, fighting against it as a thing to yield to which would be mean and unmanly on my part. The Castaways
To be interesting to women en masse was to my manly view exceedingly unmanly; to labor for reward in knit slippers the depth of degradation. David Malcolm
Having the qualities of a woman; soft, delicate, to an unmanly degree. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois
I could scarcely suppose him ignorant of what had occurred; and, if aware of the sad event, his obduracy was unmanly to a degree that filled me with disgust. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV.
He was no milksop, or, as people would say now-a-days, priest-ridden king, but he did not look upon it as an unmanly thing.  Boys their Work and Influence
“You will not do so mean and unmanly a deed!” springing between him and the door, and pressing her back against it. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel
He was, I daresay, not less unhappy than we were, but he told us not to give way to unmanly fears, and scolded us for talking about our dreams. A Voyage round the World A book for boys
In the ideal democracy the ideal citizen is the man who is not only incapable of doing an ungallant or an ungracious thing, but is equally incapable of doing an unmanly one. The Book of Business Etiquette
And when he was told that Mr. Mason did make such a charge he called him "a mean, unmanly dastard." Orley Farm
Now, boys, all indecent words and conversations are p. 22wrong—they are sinful, unmanly, degrading.  Boys their Work and Influence
Lulled by lovely visions, the weak one yielded to unmanly hopes, unmanly fears! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
Disgusted at his unmanly weakness, they returned crestfallen to their homes, or threw up his service for that of noblemen who, if ancient enemies, could at least prove themselves valuable and trustworthy patrons. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1
Does this matter-of-fact bearing conceal an infinite tenderness, a pity that dare not show itself for fear of unmanly collapse? Pipefuls
The incident of Christ's forcible clearing of the temple is a contradiction of the traditional conception of Him as of One so gentle and unassertive in demeanor as to appear unmanly. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
It is like the Arabs who think that a flank attack is a mean, unmanly device.  Danger! and Other Stories
With infinite grief they had read the article charging his father with unmanly conduct—a grief that was the greater because they possessed no means to refute the charge. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier
Savages would blush at the unmanly violation and rapacity that have marked the tracks of British tyranny in America, from which neither virgin innocence nor helpless age has been a plea of protection or pity. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1
While we scorn unmanly dependence; in the name of God, the universal Father, we demand the right to live, and labor, and to enjoy the fruits of our toil. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time
But no, there were the foolish lines, and some sentiments most unmanly frank of love and idleness among the moor and heather. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
The fact is, that repentance is too often the fear of punishment, and such fear is, to say the least, unmanly. The Untroubled Mind
I should be sorry to hold so selfish, idle, and unmanly a doctrine as that. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles
He had just raised his spear to strike the unmanly lover, when, all at once, he found himself riveted to the ground. Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian
If I broke down in unmanly grief, it must be remembered I had never before been from home. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance
These troubles did not come all at once and I thought it unmanly to heed them. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside
No low prejudice will long be able to induce American citizens to deny to a weak people their best means of self-protection for the unmanly reason that they are weak. The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes
Do not, from what I have said, conceive of the Christians as giving any signs of unmanly fear. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century
Not that I have said anything which all the world might not know; but that it is unmanly to complain. Dr. Wortle's School
This is a somewhat low, unmanly wish, to begin with; but let it pass. Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories
He was an honest soul—a gentle, affectionate man with a handsome face, neat dapper little frame, something like his mother in many ways, yet not unmanly. The Iron Horse
He repelled such tender feelings, however, when they became too strong, deeming them unmanly, and sought to turn his mind to the excitements of the chase, but latterly his efforts were in vain. The Dog Crusoe and his Master
“If I could only burst this cord!” growled Simkin between his teeth, “I’d—” He stopped, for he felt that it was unmanly, as well as idle, to boast in the circumstances. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan
But yet to the Doctor's thinking it was an unmanly letter. Dr. Wortle's School
He was very pale, but his firmly-compressed lips showed no sign of unmanly fear. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables
“Now you’re becoming soft and unmanly—a regular old wife,” whispered the demon, who had watched him anxiously throughout the whole morning. The Young Trawler
Joe accompanied his remark with a sneer, for of all pitiable objects, he regarded an unmanly man as the most despicable. The Dog Crusoe and his Master
“Don’t give way to forebodings, Kenneth,” said the father gravely; “it is unmanly, unreasonable.” Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn
It’s wicked and unmanly—not like a true British sailor; and that’s what I hope you will consider yourself all the days of your life.” True Blue
Daylight puts an end to the unmanly revel. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley
“Ah, well, you tried to make them stop their cowardly, unmanly tricks.” The Black Bar
If this really is true, and he is proved to be a pitiful, unmanly, contemptible thief, I have done with him for ever.” Burr Junior
“Are you not ashamed, unmanly fellows, to treat a poor weak lad in this way?” The Carbonels
His throat was filled with a great gulping lump which prevented him from drawing his breath; while his eyes were suffused with tears that no unmanly feelings had called forth. Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes
It is unmanly thus for giants to gird at pigmies! She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History.
His view of the secular world was never fastidious or unmanly. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859
I wonder that you are not ashamed to behave in this unmanly way, especially before ladies, too. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific
When carried to this culpable extent, it becomes an instance of weak and unmanly cowardice. Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford In Ten Letters, From an Uncle to His Nephew
Most unmanly of Silvestro, all this; but the rogue he petted was too snug to consider it. Little Novels of Italy
The schoolmaster once played an unmanly trick on her, with the view of catching her in the act. Auld Licht Idylls
Still, whatever elements of a generous public spirit sharply baffled may have entered into this extraordinary moral breakdown, it must be pronounced a painfully unmanly and unedifying exhibition. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 5: On Pattison's Memoirs
Civilized nations view lying as both unmanly and criminal; the Indian, as indicating the fear of the liar to meet the consequences of disclosing the truth. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1
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