| 单词 | unpretending |
| 例句 | In fact nothing could well be more simple — more utterly unpretending than this cottage. Edgar Allan Poe?s Bronx Cottage Readies for Its Reopening 2011-10-26T15:36:34Z He runs and swings freely and smiles an unpretending Nebraska smile. A World Cup for Tennis? 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The building in which Liszt resides in Rome is of unpretending appearance; it is, and fancy may have pictured such a place as Liszt's 'Sans Souci,' a melancholy, plain little monastery. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z It is principally as a curiosity of literature that it will be read, as it does not narrate any very novel or original adventures, and the style is very simple and unpretending. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z And then, throughout the whole of his simple and unpretending, yet clear and spirited memoirs, the great cardinal reads us a grand lesson, which may be felt and understood by every human soul. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z It is filled with beautifully executed elevations and plans of country houses from the most unpretending cottage to the villa. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z They all liked Isaac, a handsome young fellow with pleasant ways, generous and unpretending and loaded with laurels. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z There was no affectation about him; he was almost as much of a plain, unpretending soldier as General Grant himself. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Why, not the most captious and unbelieving critic of them all can find fault with so modest and unpretending a title. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z They are simple, unpretending, and as a general thing melodious. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Already it has drawn forth numerous authors, describing the results of their experience, in nearly every variety of style, from the unpretending statement of every-day occurrences, to the more ambitious attempts of graphic descriptive composition. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Wherever you find an old soldier of the "emperor," as they delight to call him, you find a noble, brave, unpretending man. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z His modest and unpretending manner, politeness and education, made him one of the most agreeable of companions. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z As the horses drew the chaise up the ascent to a heavy stone doorway, Henrietta had time to see that the entrance was mean, if strong, and the place as unpretending as it was dull. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z This work is a curiosity as a specimen of the literature of the late "Confederate States of America," and of course its typography and general execution are plain and unpretending. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z If ornamental bordering, or initial lettering is adopted, the most chaste and unpretending should be preferred. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z It nests among coarse grass and herbage, making an unpretending structure of the former material, which is lined with fibres. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Franklin’s father, though he was plain and unpretending in his manners, was a very sensible and well-informed man, and he possessed a sound judgment and an excellent understanding. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z When he had made an end of his unpretending meal, he leaned back again in his chair. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z What I have—wife, position, independence—I owe to an opportunity for exercising the very simple and unpretending combination of qualities that goes by the name of ability. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z This unpretending attribute, together with System and Regularity, has achieved more for the good of the race, than all the erratic efforts of genius combinedly. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z For this the world will not care much, so I shall hazard a few critical remarks only, or an unpretending chalk sketch now and then till I have learned to do something. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z This is a plain and unpretending structure, on the corner of Calliope and Phytanee streets; and like its near neighbor, St. Paul's, evidently erected more for utility than for external display. Norman's New Orleans and Environs Containing a Brief Historical Sketch of the Territory and State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time 2012-02-13T03:00:18.260Z It was to such a person, and not to the unpretending simpleton, that Solomon applied his often quoted aphorism: "The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z I still recall with pleasure this unpretending spot, which I first saw ten years after this time; and I understand why my father liked it and my mother was bound to dislike it. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z The Hostel is now an unpretending homestead, much rebuilt, yet retaining bits of thirteenth century work still untouched and therefore of interest. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Breviter, I have thrown the results of my observations among English gypsies into a very unpretending little volume consisting almost entirely of facts gathered from the Romany, without any theory. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z De Lussan relates with much unpretending pathos the feelings of himself and his Ulyssean friends upon once more landing in a friendly country. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z The book bore the simple and unpretending title, "Poems, by Jean Ingelow." Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z It may be useful however to speculate, why the creative energy should have been thus lavished, as it were, in the torrid zone, whilst the fauna of the cold north is so unpretending and sombre. On the Variation of Species, with Especial Reference to the Insecta ; Followed by an Inquiry into the Nature of Genera 2012-01-17T03:00:21.933Z We may dismiss the idea that they were hewn out of the quarry in this specially costly form, and fetched all the way from Barnack by the builders of this little unpretending church. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z But nothing more marked her character than a holy, humble, simple, unpretending walk, carrying about with her, I may truly say, the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. The Pilot's Daughter an account of Elizabeth Cullingham 2012-01-12T03:00:15.090Z This is a very unpretending but very beautiful work, of some 400 pages. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-05T03:00:41.160Z It is all perfectly simple and unpretending, but the rooms are thoroughly comfortable and home-like. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z The houses are usually one storey, very plain and unpretending but scrupulously clean. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z They had now reached the door of the small, unpretending house of this wealthy man. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The building itself is rather small and unpretending, and can at most accommodate only thirty patients. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Nowhere are any particular qualifications to be remarked, and it is difficult to conceive more thorough harmony than exists among the unpretending, yet zealously religious missionaries of Genaaden Dal. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z The unpretending exterior scarcely prepares you for the quaint beauty of the interior. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z Altogether Chorillos is a very unpretending and altogether uncomfortable place, in which there is little room for elegancy or self-assertion, the President of the Republic himself occupying a wretched, dirty Rancho. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z I know not indeed of any work on the principles of free government that is to be compared, in instruction and intrinsic value, to this small and unpretending volume.... Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Happily for her, the young man seemed to be simple and unpretending; otherwise he would at once have built wild castles in the air. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z This romantic ballad, in a somewhat plain and unpretending style, relates incidents that may remind the reader of the old story of Titus and Gisippus, which was told in English verse by Edw. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV 2011-12-28T03:00:36.217Z There we staid a few days at an unpretending, neat hotel, of small dimensions—not the chief hotel, where the mistress, we found, was unaccommodating and disobliging—a very rare thing in America. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Where fancy is the strongest in the house, how often doth she spurn the warnings of her more homely and unpretending sister—reason. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z I do not think there was a dry eye in the ship when the little procession wound its way round the hillside bearing in its unpretending coffin the mortal remains of poor Ted Wilson. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z But to these apparently unpretending garments they had contrived to give a stamp of individual caprice, distinguishing them, as was but right, from all the shooting coats and wide-awakes hitherto invented. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Almost without exception they summed up the modest and unpretending story in the same way: it was a thing entirely new. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Yet these principles, simple and unpretending as they are, being founded on considerations apart from modes of orthodox thought, have had a militant career. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z So modest and unpretending a man, but such a genius intellectually! The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Its note, too, is weak, simple, and unpretending, amounting to no more than an occasional 'cheep', which it utters from time to time while hunting for food, and while performing its short flights. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The unpretending narrative, which serves to embody the several subjects treated of, has the single merit of being composed of little incidents taken from real life. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z The house was built in the sixteenth century, and was a quaint, though unpretending roadside tavern with a high-pitched, red-tiled roof. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z It is built of wood, quite unpretending, yet from association or other cause, it has a distinguished and venerable aspect. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Mr. Baguet was a bachelor of about forty, living in pleasant apartments, in an unpretending and gentlemanly style. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Altogether this was a woman whom even London could not lionise; somebody outwardly altogether too plain, simple, unpretending, to admit of hero-worship. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z She was quiet and unpretending, and it was but rarely that she said anything, unsolicited, of the results of her wonderful faculty. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z How unpretending must be her claims to the joys of life! The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z A single glance of guileless love from the men, women and children, who came forth from their smiling villages to greet the virtuous old statesman in his unpretending journeys, was worth the whole of it. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z There was no style, no state, 227a citizen king, a republican president, or a democratic governor, could not have made a more unpretending appearance than did this "shadow of God upon earth." Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z For Tinka was herself musical, but in another and more unpretending fashion. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z Giovanni has the air of a prosperous and unpretending Florentine tradesman, but with a certain obvious parade of his lack of pushfulness. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z He thought she looked still more charming in the simple, unpretending peasant dress, but he did not wish to make her feel bashful by letting her see how much he admired her. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z Its size and finish bespeak gentlemanly but unpretending ease and fortune. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Some are high, others low and unpretending; some are flat topped, others embattled or crowned by the red brick spire which greets one further west in the lake country. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The building is an unpretending but substantial structure, plainly showing its age both in the exterior and the interior. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z It was therefore with a considerable amount of mental relief that he rode up to the unpretending hostlery. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z Look at the household of any unpretending citizen, and say what realm of earth, what domain of nature, does not send its treasures thither? The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z In the library at Marshfield, the eye turns from Healey's splendid portraits, to a small and unpretending silhouette, with the inscription, "my excellent mother," in the handwriting of her immortal son. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Tabitha, from whose pen we have given four papers, is a simple, unpretending narrator of old American scenes and customs. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z “Holy Thursday,” after the rainbow tints of many of the pages and the luxuriance of their designs, is a Quaker-like and unpretending affair altogether. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z Notwithstanding the unpretending and homely character of the doctor's establishment, it boasted a sounding name. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z He is the most modest, unpretending man possible. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z All will be calm, quiet, real, and unpretending. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z Because the Brighton belles look so ladylike in their quiet Ulsters and unpretending hats. Mr. Punch at the Seaside 2011-08-24T02:00:23.487Z "That child has done something to be proud of though she is so unpretending." Salome 2011-08-20T02:00:12.970Z Then came the eight books of the Stromata, an unpretending mosaic, in which the loftiest problems of philosophy and theology are treated with great learning and rare penetration. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, June 1865 2011-08-13T02:00:20.940Z Brother Medardus, you were then, indeed, but in a sorry plight, for, instead of great-coat, vest, pantaloons, English frock, &c. &c. you wore, in the simplest, and most unpretending manner, your own skin. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z She was one of the most unpretending Christians, and therefore her deep piety could not be concealed. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z No one who has thus far followed this unpretending but truthful biography, can fail to admit the full justice of the foregoing analysis and eulogy of Mr. Ballou's moral and mental nature. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z We have felt, in fact, that injustice may have been done, in giving so many of not only the early, but the unstudied and hurried, productions of one so pressed and unpretending. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z They are all of one style of architecture, simple and unpretending; and the effect of the whole is decidedly pleasing, if not imposing. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z They did not despise the unpretending folk-drama which was then pleasing the populace; in fact, they took stock of it, and found their profit in so doing. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z Hence the hills around are dotted with costly mansions, and unpretending cottages. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z The Village Coquettes, an operetta represented at the St. James’s Theatre, with music by Hullah, was an equally unpretending effort. Dickens English Men of Letters 2011-07-13T02:00:19.017Z The life of an unpretending Christian woman is never lost. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z My life is open to the scrutiny of all, it has been passed in unpretending repose,--in the calm pursuit of science, and in the delight--now, alas! disturbed indeed--of educating you. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z It was upon Torrini's dignified simplicity as a magician that Robert-Houdin modelled his own unpretending presentation of his feats of magic. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z They were a very plain family, had been educated in a very plain way, and were very unpretending in their deportment. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z The Vicarage was an unpretending house with a small garden about it, in a small village; the inhabitants were chiefly Methodists, and the congregation at church was the smallest I ever saw. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z There are others, and many, who could tell much more; and whose recollections of her delicate sympathy, generous aid, and unpretending goodness, will hardly suffer them to speak of her, but with silent tears. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z And yet my unpretending translations for the periodicals supply us with the only means upon which we can rely, apart from Edmund's salary and the small interest of my property. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z As she rode up to the door of the unpretending building, walled with slabs and roofed with bark, Kate gave a sigh of relief and stopped her horse. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Here the travellers were forced to be content with one of the unpretending hostelries from the time of Eric Glipping, which were often stigmatised as dungeons and farthing taverns. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z Our travellers were now smoothly gliding over that most magnificent "meeting of the waters" of the Shenandoah and Potomack, which is usually known by the unpretending name of "Harper's Ferry." The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z No one knows better than I how excellent she is, how dutiful, self-sacrificing, and unpretending. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z By their long, loose coats, with enormous cuffs; by their shapeless hats, clumsy muskets; by their unpretending gait, and contented bearing of the body,—he recognized in these people a detachment of provincial militia. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z He marvelled, inwardly, at the paternal devotion or extravagance that had tempted the master of the unpretending manse to make himself the owner of what he knew must be a costly work of art. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Dr. Lingard's residence was a small unpretending building, with three windows, connected with a little chapel built by himself, where, till last autumn, he regularly officiated. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z As a town, it consists chiefly of commercial buildings and unpretending private residences. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z The Prince won the good, warm heart of Sebastian most by the unpretending simplicity which served neither vanity nor pride, and whose ingenuousness differed from the usual sort only in refinement. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z It is true the mise en scéne was unpretending. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Amy could not refrain from admiring the china and all the daintiness of the little house, plain and unpretending though it was. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z "It doesn't seem much like May to set up for anything: she is always so childish and unpretending." That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z He admired her uprightness of character, and downrightness of speech; her shrewd common sense, combined with unpretending simplicity; her indomitable strength of purpose, tempered by broad good nature. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z There is something I admire even more than the university, and that is the quiet, unpretending man by whom the university was founded. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z All through the past winter a ball or dance had been held nearly every evening, in the large rooms which, it appears, are found somewhere belonging to the very unpretending public-houses. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z “The reader of this valuable monograph will lay it down with a feeling of wonder at the amount and variety of matter which has been got out of so seemingly slight and unpretending a subject.” A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z In her quiet, unpretending way, Cornelia showed dignity for superior to that of her own friends, or even the grand people to whom they had been presented. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z This little work so unpretending in appearance comes before us honoured with an approbation which the most splendid volumes might be proud to deserve. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, January 1865 2011-04-19T02:00:18.103Z Hayes, the scene of Lord Mayo's early years, was an unpretending country house in Meath, about twenty-two miles from Dublin. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z Around the church was a primitive graveyard, with here and there the unpretending tombstone which designated the last resting-place of some English Protestant or French Huguenot. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z If they behaved in a modest unpretending manner, very possible no questions might be asked. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-04-06T02:00:04.340Z As winter closed in, they removed to Dublin, and established themselves temporarily in an old-fashioned family hotel, selected by Bicknell, in a quiet, unpretending street. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Involuntarily Oswald glanced towards the unpretending front of the tavern. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z The 'Falcone' is a very unpretending restaurant where the waiters wear white jackets; the tariff is moderate and the risotto celebrated. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z Though a very humble and unpretending author, I send you my new book, which perhaps you may like to glance at. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z He occupied private rooms upon one of the main streets of the city, where he lived in an unostentatious and unpretending manner. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z We sat there in silence for some time, and I noticed that the furniture, though unpretending, was extremely valuable. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z Pappus of Alexandria, in his Mathematical Collection, says that Euclid was a man of mild and inoffensive temperament, unpretending, and kind to all genuine students of mathematics. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z I am now alone; the humble tenant of a small sanded parlor, and but too happy to take a very unpretending place at my host's table. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z In the Senate, he resembles some quiet unpretending farmer, who might have come up from a rural district, to sit in a State legislature. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z The "petite bande" would have laughed in scorn and right heartily, had they seen how modestly the audacious De Lancy exerted himself to please the unpretending little girl with the pale face of a novice. Blanche 2011-02-27T03:00:34.170Z A dense throng was crowding through the unpretending entrances of the old-fashioned city garden; the citizens of K�nigsberg had there found a central point for their political and intellectual interests. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z At last we entered the unpretending ill-built streets at the west of Athens. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z My father was an humble and unpretending country pastor, void of ambition, except as he could train the soul for Heaven. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z The whole was simple and unpretending; there was none of that smart trimness which gives to such scenes the air of an imitation. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z A great crowd had collected in the street before the unpretending little inn. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z But the superb-eyed only settled himself lower down in his lounging attitude, and slowly withdrawing a small, unpretending, and unribboned glass from his vest pocket, steadily, yet not entirely insultingly, notwithstanding the circumstances, scrutinized Pierre. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z The President was as calm and unmoved as I had ever seen him, and was living in a very simple, and unpretending style at the Exchange Hotel. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z "Really a nice man, this Mr. Timm," said the baroness; "so harmless, so unpretending, so perfectly aware of his position in society, and never assuming any airs, like certain other people." Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z The Place, as Mr. Edmund Gray modestly called it, was a meek and unpretending Structure. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z He was beloved by his soldiers, and seems to have won their confidence, partly by success, partly by military talent, but also in part by his character, which was frank, honest, just and unpretending. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z The small and unpretending cottage before him damped him at first, but when he thought upon it as the home of his fair enchantress, his spirits were again cheered. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 I have never quite forgiven myself for not having said more of the unpretending but honest and most useful volume which stood at the head of this essay when it first appeared as an article. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. "We cannot enough recommend this unpretending volume to those who have charge of the rising generation." The Autobiography of Thomas Platter, a schoolmaster of the sixteenth century. He was at last glad to become an unpretending official, and thus to obtain a livelihood for himself and his family in the exhausted country. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. At the end of about an hour, the fiacre, returning from the Rue St. Honor�, stopped before a modest, unpretending sort of house, situated No. 11 Boulevard St. Denis. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 An unassuming and unpretending person, however reserved and consequently unpopular he might be with others, was sure to find a steady friend and partial observer in Madame d'Harville. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 He had an unpretending, pure nature, with a heart full of love and gentle warmth, but he took no active part in the theological controversies of his time. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. Neither of the three had noticed the unpretending pedestrian, who remained rooted to the spot, as if he could not believe his eyes. The Children of the World These festivities were then simple and unpretending; now we do the same kind of thing far more splendidly. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Thy ears,—two dainty bits of song Of unpretending charm, which wrong Would jewels rich, whose restless fire Courts coarse attention,—such inspire. Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems Except for the effective feature of the dome the exteriors of these buildings were plain and unpretending, but the interiors were in many cases lavishly decorated with marble mosaics. Architecture In unpretending guises like these, the spirit of the age circulates among the crowd travestied in the fashionable epithet progressive. The Progressionists, and Angela. He is quiet and unpretending in class, and too sleepy to be up to mischief. John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced Nobles, officers, officials, and merchants, all thronged there for the sake of some unpretending music and coloured lamps. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Accustomed to see the prelates of his Court covered with finery and sumptuous robes, he was surprised at the Archbishop's simple and unpretending attire. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. In wide contrast to the magnificence and profusion of the costly household, where each seemed bent on giving way to every caprice that extravagance could suggest, was the simple quietude of that unpretending family. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) A small, unpretending little house, beside the ducal park at Weimar, was Napoleon's resting-place for three days, when the whole world was at his feet! Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) A word must be said right here about the unpretending, never-flinching army mule. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts It contains nothing uncommon; it is only the unpretending account of the development of a boy by teaching and home, such as takes place in a thousand families. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. It is written in a clear, unpretending style, but somewhat careless and inexact. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 A few minutes more saw me comfortably installed in the little inn, whose unpretending exterior and cheerful comfort within doors were the direct antithesis to the solemn humbug I had left at Shannon Harbour. Jack Hinton The Guardsman The great saints of the fifth, sixth, and seventh centuries, who converted Europe to Christianity, were as modest and unpretending as true, genuine men always are. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 They were received in the frank, unpretending style Washington had determined upon. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The Major and his wife were quiet, unpretending people enough when they did come; languid, as all East Indians are, I suppose. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. In fact, one secret of the great ascendency which he acquired at this time over all those who were in any way connected with him, was the unassuming and unpretending spirit which he manifested. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 This unpretending and apparently inexperienced man formed, however, very decided opinions upon all whom he met. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine "Oh, don't call him vulgar!" broke in Miss Herbert; "surely there could be nothing more quiet or unpretending than his manners." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Like him, he was modest and unpretending, and like him he had a perfect command of temper. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Yes, he felt himself rather small in the society of this pleasant, simple, unpretending young man, who was all the time looking up to him as a poet and a child of genius. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. The consciousness of this acknowledged or rather unquestioned superiority shows itself in the men's faces, and in their bearing, simple and unpretending as their manner is. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. There was something unpleasantly patronizing in his manner; it seemed as if he were so accustomed to flattery, that only a simple unpretending nature, like the Major's, could be at ease with him. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The narrative is given in a simple, unpretending manner, that engages our confidence, though the author enters into a minuteness of detail which the general historian may be excused from following. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 "Yet even near the Ennius and Napoleon our American men look worthy to be perpetuated in marble or bronze, if it were only for their air of calm, unpretending sagacity." Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) I assure you, Miss Grey," Mrs. Money said, "that Lady Limpenny is the most sincere and unpretending creature. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. They have, besides, the merit of a peculiarly simple and unpretending style, that gives them an additional charm, and which I have endeavored to preserve in the translation. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna And as such he is unrivalled; for notwithstanding the simple and unpretending exterior, this little rural tavern can boast the most perfect cook and the best-stored cellar. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands In this unpretending little cabin I was born Dec. 23d, 1832, and under its lowly but peaceful roof I spent the first years of my childhood, together with an elder sister and a younger brother. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant Louis-Philippe's hospitality was very genuine, homely, and unpretending, but it lacked excitement—especially for a young man of my age. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections The neat but unpretending cottage had now been converted into a building of Elizabethean style; the front extended along the lake side, to which it descended in two terraced gardens. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Here came many whose names are well known; among them our minister to France, an elderly gentleman of unpretending dress and manner, with a kindly, care-worn face. An American Girl Abroad What a simplicity is there in the whole Protestantism of Germany—how striking is the contrast between the unpretending features of the Reformed, and the gorgeous splendour of the Roman Catholic Church. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Hence the unpretending little book was ushered into existence with a felt sense of its deficiencies. The Burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Emboldened by this, he begged to know whether or not a life of distant, unpretending devotion would, after a lapse of years, erase the memory of his madness—his crime! The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 It was Nelly's account of her father's death, told in her own unpretending words, and addressed to one whom she recognized as the head of her house. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The following unpretending Narrative contains such an account of one of them, commonly called Lord North's Island, but sometimes known by the name of Nevil's Island and Johnston's Island. A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island Regardless of the compliment, he grasped the unpretending weapon I held out to him, and plucked it from the scabbard. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 Yet, in these few, unpretending words lies the suggestion, or indication, of love and sorrow which the composer comprehends, and can apply all the resources of musical expression to represent. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. In private life Northcote had the charm of unpretending manners, coupled with abundant humour, a store of anecdote, and a geniality which came straight from the heart. Studies in Contemporary Biography She had gained a most useful prot�g�e in Nelly,——one whose talents might be made of excellent use, and whose humble, unpretending nature would exact no requital. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Without a word Mrs. Gerome turned and followed her across the lawn and into the house, whose internal arrangement was somewhat at variance with its unpretending exterior. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part In this easy, gossiping manner Lady Brassey ambles on, not telling one anything that is particularly new, but recording what really met her eye in the most unpretending fashion. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century I am now a tolerably old gentleman—an old bachelor, moreover—and, what is more to the point, an unpretending and sober-minded one. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Lady Martin's unpretending little book on "Our Maoris" is extremely valuable as coming from one who was a devoted member of the Selwyn circle. A History of the English Church in New Zealand Religion, that flower of life, has its root neither in the vague dreams of the rustic, nor in the naked formulas of the philosopher, but in noble, unpretending acts. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli All plain, good of its kind, unpretending, without an attempt to do anything English or French,—to do anything more than if she were furnishing a gala dinner for her father or returned brother. Household Papers and Stories He dressed well, but unpretendingly, and his voice and manner were always courteous and cordial. Home Life of Great Authors They went along a wide street, which, however, was unpaved, and lined on each side with houses of unpretending appearance. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia A little unpretending volume, entitled “Select Proverbs of all Nations, with Notes and Comments, by Thomas Fielding, 1824,” is not ill arranged; an excellent book for popular reading. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 But he appears unpretending, in spite of the satisfied look which he casts around the congregation when he first steps to the railing of the platform. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 For some crucial moments Sir Isaac was unable to speak and regarded his visitors with an expression that was unpretendingly criminal. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman It was a strong effect to be produced by Chatty's unpretending personality, but it affected him more than if she had been in herself a more striking personage. A Country Gentleman and his Family It was attended by two little girls, the children of a distant relation but very dear friend, the wife of a tradesman of the place,—a woman, like herself, of sincere though unpretending piety. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. The home of my father’s only surviving parent, my doting grandmother, whom we were designing to visit, was a plain, unpretending farm-house, snuggly nestled up among the hills of Vermont. Happy Days for Boys and Girls He was one of the simplest, most modest, unpretending, honorable, high-minded, warm hearted human beings I have ever known. Records of Later Life His manner was very unpretending—too simple to be termed affable; rather timid than proud. Shirley Precious vases from China, Japan ware, gold, silver, and rich silks, dazzle the eyes on entering these unpretending habitations. Adventures in the Philippine Islands It was indeed as if the two friends were fitted by the plan of Providence for this great enterprise which they concluded in such simple, unpretending, yet minutely thorough fashion. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman How unpretending it is and yet how searching! Five Stages of Greek Religion Pepita's attire, except that it was black and of rich material, was equally unpretending. Pepita Ximenez The curates, meantime, sat and sipped their wine, a liquor of unpretending vintage, moderately enjoyed. Shirley So the work goes on, and by this unpretending agency the teachings of the Buddha Dharma are being carried throughout the world. The Buddhist Catechism My head was bowed upon my breast as I walked with a noiseless step upon the little path that led to the unpretending dwelling. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 It was not the kind of problem which Stoicism and the great religions specially set themselves; it was at once too unpretending and too practical. Five Stages of Greek Religion The more unpretending, quiet, and retiring the means, the more impressive their effect. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) And so we find the same simple and sweet treatment, the open sky, the tender, unpretending, horizontal white clouds, the far winding and � 10. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) It is a simple, unpretending structure of brick, shaded on all sides by handsome live oaks. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It is simple and unpretending, but as life-like and spirited as any collection of descriptive sketches which we can recall. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It is simple, honest, unpretending, like its subject. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. It is a very unpretending edifice, and in fact is only half built. Six Letters From the Colonies The young girl tripped up from the corner, a few doors on the left hand side, past a church, and entered the front-yard railing of one of two or three unpretending three-story brick-houses standing together. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 I shall, with pleasure, take upon me to draw this amiable, quiet, deserving, unpretending, Christian, unphilosophical character in his epitaph. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges They were both lovely—Flora and Rose; but while the former dazzled by her beauty and her wit, the latter, in unpretending sweetness, stole at once into our hearts. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 There was no ideal of art, or belief in the effect of artistic surroundings, and therefore the schools were unpretending even to ugliness and meanness. Three Addresses to Girls at School In him a modest, unpretending nature was linked to a great soul. War Letters of a Public-School Boy We have read this unpretending, but solid and edifying work, with much pleasure, and heartily commend it to our readers.... The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I George III and his queen lived in a very unpretending but elegant-looking house, on the site of the hideous pile under which his granddaughter at present reposes. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Having, now, offered our fair readers a slight and unpretending historical sketch of female equestrianism, we shall proceed, after a few preliminary remarks, to the practical details of the art. The Young Lady's Equestrian Manual They are both of unpretending manners, polite and affable, and during the pauses of the game they call for and drink their beer in true democratic fashion. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 A very unpretending looking bird, with a brown 68 back, and a dull white breast was sitting on a beech-tree close by. What the Blackbird said A story in four chirps The anemone of the garden differs scarcely more from its unpretending prototype of the woods, than Robert M'Corkindale, Esq., Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 Right before us here is an unpretending house, built in the usual rambling style of architecture peculiar to frame-houses in this country. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Mrs. Herschel is sensible, good-humored, unpretending, and well bred; Miss Herschel all shyness and virgin modesty; the Scots lady sensible and harmless; and the little boy entertaining, promising, and comical. Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works He had met him first very frequently at Ballycloran, had since dined with him at Mohill, and had more than once induced him to join the unpretending festivities of the cottage. The Macdermots of Ballycloran A man may usurp the substance of power in the most unpretending way; what he arrogates to himself he assumes with a haughty and overbearing manner. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions No one was there, no glittering breakfast service; a kettle boiled upon the fire; and everything was in harmony with these unpretending arrangements. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 Nevertheless, the family domain was an unpretending one. The Cabin on the Prairie His face, though in itself unpretending, was one that, in common phrase, 'Grew upon you.' General Gordon A Christian Hero It was an unpretending place, kept by very honest folk; but Fay found herself very comfortable. Wee Wifie Then he wrote an unpretending little tract, in which he embodied his observations and his inferences. The History of Dartmouth College The uncarpeted floor was almost as white as snow—and certainly no snow could be purer or whiter than the drapery of her unpretending couch. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. His manner was dignified, unpretending, and earnest; and he had a sort of unstudied natural eloquence, quite wonderful in a foreigner, unacquainted with our idioms and unaccustomed to platform speaking. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 They went first to 70 Beach House,—a small unpretending house on the Parade, kept by a certain Mrs. Mozley, with whom they had once lodged after Dulce had the measles. Not Like Other Girls There was," said he later, "such an honest, sensible look about him, and he seemed so modest and unpretending. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The whole argument is conducted in simple and unpretending language, with great perspicuity, and scrupulous attention to logical form. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History These unpretending little churches are to be seen in the vicinity of every settlement throughout the whole island. The Land of Thor Alongside their memorial volumes I like to place a still more unpretending collection of 'Educational Papers,' which Sir William Dawson circulated among his friends. McGill and its Story, 1821-1921 My attention was attracted by an unpretending edifice in front of which some Malay and Indian soldiers were seated. My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) It was nature with her simplest ornaments, and family life in the most unpretending tranquillity. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 He is a refined and educated gentleman of very modest and unpretending character, but is a thorough musician and student. Music and Some Highly Musical People In this view of the case, honorable gentlemen, is it not a very unpretending demand we make, that we shall vote once in twenty years in revising and amending our State Constitution? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Always kindly unpretending, clear-sighted to perceive the right, and faithful in following it wherever it might lead. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I In the unpretending volumes of George Catlin we find the most complete ethnological monograph ever given to the world; but just for that reason, Catlin, not Schoolcraft, should have been chosen for the “job.” Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Miss Elizabeth, for all her unpretending ways, was the great lady of the village, and liked it, and very likely would have resented it had a rival appeared to call her right in question. David Fleming's Forgiveness We buried him in the little cemetery on shore, where an unpretending gothic cross now records the simple fact that a sailor has died. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 This lady, a simple, unpretending woman, desirous of pleasing him, said, ‘Oh, Mr. Borrow, I have read your books with so much pleasure!’ George Borrow in East Anglia The Custom-house, an unpretending building, with the letters and numerals G. IV. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas Modest and unpretending to excess, nothing could be more generous than the unfeigned delight she shewed in recognising the genius and discoveries of others; ever jealous of their fame, and never of her own. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Again, his stories were told in such an unpretending way that, though you were delighted with what you had heard, you were still more delighted with the speaker himself.’ Lord John Russell As has been observed already, the unpretending writers noticed above, if they have little harmony or balance of phrase, are seldom confused or breathless. A History of Elizabethan Literature We commend this most unpretending of narratives to the thoughtful consideration of Christians of all denominations. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller So, keeping my promise constantly in mind, I never entered a secluded neighbourhood without being on the look-out for some unpretending photographic studio which would combine artistic excellence with moderate charges. The Talking Horse And Other Tales When we entered the little, unpretending church, the evening sunlight streamed through the open door on the burning lamp, and glittered on the golden picture frames. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen It is a quaint, unpretending, old-time residence, uniting manor house and rectory in one. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter No part of the building was visible from the street, and we stopped at an unpretending door where we dismounted from our vehicles. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery This was a good, sensible, substantial drinking-trough, perfectly adapted to its use, unpretending and handsome. Village Improvements and Farm Villages On embarking at the custom-house, an unpretending wooden structure, our luggage was carefully overhauled by a courteous officer, attired in spotless, light-blue linen. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886 You would not patronize true, unpretending, honest merit, but you are attracted by my glittering casque, my sweeping crest, my waving plumes. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages He was a quiet-looking, unpretending person, with very much the air of a moneyed man. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 His face, although in itself unpretending, was one that in the common phrase 'grew upon you.' The Life of Gordon, Volume I She was dressed from head to foot in artistically blended shades of gray—a most unpretending toilet. Vixen, Volume II. He was a man of about thirty, pale, and unpretending of aspect, who fortified his native modesty with a pair of large binoculars, which interposed a kind of barrier between himself and the outer world. Vixen, Volume I. It is curious to find Katherine—the pacific, domestic, and unpretending Katherine—describing herself as having "her heart set to war," and "horrible busy" with making "standards, banners, badges, scarfs, and the like." Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical It was a small, unpretending village, composed entirely of frame houses, of modest size, and a few small stores kept, as the signs indicated, by Frenchmen. The Erie Train Boy She, too, was retiring and unpretending,—like her son in features,—with the same gentle, yet sparkling eye, flexible and smiling mouth, and kindly and conciliating manners. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 A pleasant volume of travelling impressions, given in unpretending and workmanlike style by the author. A Girl's Ride in Iceland The rebels were so busy in listening to the great stories of Captain de Banyan, that they did not immediately discover the absence of the unpretending young man. The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer The dinner was very good and remarkably unpretending. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete In the centre of the plain, and enveloped in so thick a fog that it was scarcely perceptible, stood a small unpretending mansion. A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 In this unpretending volume general readers will find all that they need to know about the life and writings of George Sand. Emily Brontë On the other side of Shaftesbury Avenue, and parallel with it, is Gerrard Street, a dingy, unpretending place, but thick with memories and associations. The Strand District The Fascination of London Among that brilliant group, there stood an elderly female, dressed in deep black, and three men, all past the meridian of life, with quiet, thoughtful looks, and unpretending aspect. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 Outside a house screened by a mysterious ten foot wall full of the plain dignity of unpretending age, a long grey motor car was standing. War and the Weird Night after night, and month after month, that bright light streamed forth from the solitary cottage on the beach; and many a storm-tossed vessel owed its safety to that unpretending beacon. A Yacht Voyage Round England He lives at Victoria in a simple, unpretending way. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California This is a truly delightful musical composition and though unpretending and not on the level of Gounod's "Margaretha", it does not deserve to be forgotten. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Accordingly he bought a little estate near Tarrytown on the Hudson River, and had the cottage on this land made over into “a little nookery somewhat in the Dutch style, quaint, but unpretending.” Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 But here again, as before, I would insist on the necessity of such compositions being unpretending. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin Near the place where General Greene had halted with his weary and disheartened troops, stood the unpretending residence of a country farmer in moderate circumstances. The Last Penny and Other Stories Neither was even this unpretending house of call destitute to us of subjects of interest. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II Though short and unpretending it really deserves to be heard, the music is so full of sweetness, so fresh and pretty. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas I shall with pleasure take upon me to draw this amiable, quiet, deserving, unpretending, Christian and Philosophical character, in his Epitaph. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II No; he would be but an ordinary individual priest as others: and his weapons should be but unaffected humility and unpretending love. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin There is something I admire even more than thepage 241 university, and that is the quiet, unpretending man by whom it was founded. American Men of Mind It was an unpretending little place, with the bill of fare wafered to the door, and red curtains in the windows, setting off a display of joints, cauliflowers, and red herrings. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance But, instead of a vulgar, shallow woman, whom he was to surprise into confession, he encountered a soft-eyed Puritan, all unpretending dignity, grace, propriety, and sagacity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 This was a very unpretending speech; nothing of the clap-trap or melodramatic about it; a mere declaration in the fewest possible words, of the speaker's intentions, implying what he expected from those he addressed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 But Aimé Bonpland was only a student of Nature—one of those unpretending men who give the world all the knowledge it has, worth having—and so was he left to languish in captivity. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The author of this pleasant, unpretending little book visited the 'great wilderness of Northern New York, which lies in St. Lawrence county, on the western slope of the Adirondack Mountains. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The little Theatre is at the farther end of the town, where the road turns off to the fields, a low, unpretending building with a small p. 41portico. Pickwickian Studies Hugh Owen, an enthusiastic Welshman, and Edward Elton, a quiet and unpretending English lad who had been three years at sea. Washed Ashore The Tower of Stormount Bay Even in her architecture, simple and unpretending as it is, there is a recognition of the fact that girls are not boys. The Education of American Girls She dressed in her usual simple style, and looked neat, pretty, and unpretending, as she always did. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands "The boys were brave—the girls were fair," the mother virtuous, pious, and unpretending. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. Max is not more daring than affectionate; he is merciful and gentle, though his training has been under tents; modest and altogether unpretending, though young and universally admired. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works And, certainly, no man could ever have approached his rulers with a better claim upon their notice than could the unpretending voyageur. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States The maidens, of high and low degree, in that unpretending little town, both then and long after, were accustomed to enjoy the salt water in a primitive fashion. Janet McLaren The Faithful Nurse The book is well written, in a simple, unpretending style, and the dialogue is natural and easy. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver In his own quiet, unpretending way he was something of a man of the world. By The Sea 1887 There is something singularly pleasing in this exhibition of genuine humanity; of wisdom, embodied in old adages and practical maxims of prudence; of magnanimity, displayed in the quiet unpretending discharge of the humblest every-day duties. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works It was very unpretending in its colour and harness; but no vehicle more appropriate to its purpose ever carried two thorough-going sportsmen day after day about the country. Orley Farm There were only two words printed on it, only “Lord Blandamer” in the most unpretending and simple characters, but their effect was magical. The Nebuly Coat The comfortable, though unpretending, little Hôtel de St. Pierre stands outside the town, and commands a fine view. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 But there is a kind of unpretending prettiness in the bright and breezy heights environed by black forest and blue sea. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska Honest, unpretending, manly simplicity pervades all parts of his character and genius and habits of life. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works Of these unpretending, but attractive-looking places, there are numbers in this neighbourhood; and if ever Washington rises to the importance fondly anticipated by its founders, no city ought to boast more charming environs. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. The graves are simple and unpretending—only an occasional column of any prominence rearing itself above the humbler surroundings. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death About seven years before this unpretending, now weather-beaten house had been erected, and the kindly little dark-eyed man put in charge was at once at home. A Woman who went to Alaska His disembarkation so unpretending, so quiet, that it was not known on earth until the excitement in the cloud gave intimation that something grand and glorious had happened. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony Her words and actions combine an overpowering force with a calm unpretending dignity: we seem to understand how they must have carried in their favour the universal conviction. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works Ashby himself was always there; and an agreeable, unpretending gentleman he was. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson The people will find his utterances full of sound thought, and his deportment modest, dignified, and unpretending.... The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes He came before her, in all his simple, unpretending honesty and truth. Hubert's Wife A Story for You Though I thus lived in apparent kingly pomp and prodigality, my habits at home were simple and unpretending. Peter Schlemihl This first impression never leaves us; we are in a scene where all is grand and lovely; but it is the loveliness and grandeur of unpretending, unadulterated Nature. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works Then he was quiet, natural, unpretending, and most agreeable, and in the warmth and generosity of his friendship he had no superior. John Forster Governor Hayes is honest; he is brave; he is unpretending; he is wise, sagacious, a scholar, and a gentleman. The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes Even Edward Young, who was about the same age, but more juvenile both in feeling and appearance, felt the influence of his solid, unpretending temperament, and laughingly acknowledged him King of Pitcairn. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers My appearance was very unpretending: I wore an old black coat, which I had formerly worn in Berlin, and which, I know not how, I had taken for this journey. Peter Schlemihl For she was, and remained, as is unanimously testified of her by trustworthy witnesses, an unpretending, soft and dutiful Wife; and, as all her Letters testify, had the tenderest mother-heart. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works The office of Denham, Crumps, and Company was small and unpretending, as was the street in which it stood. The Lifeboat Notwithstanding my eccentric life, I have ever been the ardent, the unpretending, though the unworthy adorer of the Great Being, whose highest attribute is the “Good.” Rattlin the Reefer The makers are most quiet, unpretending men, and one would think almost afraid to take their light from under a bushel. Papers on Health Boxall was one of those quiet, unpretending men who can dare and do great things without making a boast of it, and at the same time endure trial and suffering without complaining. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures It had a porch in front of it, covered with jasmine, and a neat verandah, and was altogether a very tasty though unpretending little abode. True Blue The church, standing in the centre of a wide, open space, is a lofty pile, with the usual gilt dome; but the residences of the monks are low, unpretending buildings, on one floor. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar A thoroughly unaffected, unpretending, man; so modest indeed that I was ashamed afterwards to think how p. 248I had harangued him all the Evening, instead of getting him to instruct me. Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) When in the morning he awoke, he found the old dame astir, preparing for him an early breakfast, which was of a quality unexpected in so unpretending a mansion. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited Thus, with very humble means, by the energy and courage of two unpretending men, was the long-disputed problem of the course of the Niger at length completely solved. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley The gate at the top being thrown open, we all entered the unpretending yet clean abode of the governor. In the Eastern Seas On a hill above them, a little distance to the west, appeared the unpretending villa of the late Emperor. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar Age again!—I liked Hallam much; unaffected, unpretending—no Slang—none of Young England’s nonchalance—speaking of his Father as ‘Papa’ and tending him with great Care, Love, and Discretion. Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) After some years his wife placed over it a plain, unpretending stone, inscribed with his name and age, and with the names of his two boys, who were buried in the same place. Robert Burns He is an ordinary human being, and if we may trust the many pictures which represent him in his narrative, exceedingly unpretending at that. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer But Rhoda sat with her face to the horses, while the yet lower place opposite was reserved for Phoebe, in her unpretending mourning. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) It is an unpretending brick building built by Kent in 1735, with a large garden at the back. Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London So that now she felt it to be both her duty and her privilege to mark and copy the nobility of his unpretending but sterling character. Amos Huntingdon The narrative is a plain and unpretending account of the life of a man whose own right arm—to use his own expression—won his rights as a freeman. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 The Society which has thus been attacked in the person of its Supreme Magus is of singularly unpretending nature, simple as regards its history, and making no claim either to Masonic or Mystical importance. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer The outer court of St. Hospital is plain and unpretending, with a brewhouse on one hand and on the other the large kitchen with its offices. Brother Copas The remaining houses are small and unpretending, as are those in Chapel Street, built 1775-1811, and so called from the Lock Hospital Chapel, which stood at the corner of Grosvenor Place. Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London Fortunately the tents which constituted the latter were of so unpretending a character, that they gave no indication of being tenanted by the commanding general. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI I, however, belonged neither to the joyous and enlivening, nor yet to the patient and unpretending. The Home The aqueous intellectuality and quiet stream of unpretending deposition peculiar to M. Jean Kostka, will be well adapted to modify undue exaltations and restore order to a universe which has been intoxicated by sorcerers. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer Leopold's Palace is exceedingly plain and unpretending for a royal residence. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland It is an uninteresting street of unpretending houses and shops. Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London His manner to public men, as Condorcet said, was conciliatory and tactful, and to his subordinates he was modest and unpretending. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work Certainly thou knowest them—the little easy, quiet, unpretending, almost invisible, and yet powerful—in one word, human kindnesses. The Home A thoroughly unaffected, unpretending, man: so modest indeed that I was ashamed afterwards to think how I had harangued him all the Evening, instead of getting him to instruct me. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes Vol. II On our return we passed Frogmore, the residence of the Duchess of Kent; it seems a pretty, unpretending place. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland He bore his honours meekly, and his funeral partook of the character of the man, unpretending, simple, earnest. The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe In a word, he wore the unpretending uniform of a master. The Two Admirals She was the most unpretending of human beings. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author She had a strange sense of having at last discovered the true self of the quiet, efficient, unpretending man she had known for so long and cast so easily aside. Marriage à la mode We went to look at De Witt's residence, which is plain and unpretending. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland Too unpretending for hall or entry, the little parlor opened into the street, and from the window where he stood, Harry could see straight into it. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Despite his unpretending manner and his plain attire, there was something about his appearance which never failed to attract attention. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis As some slight aid to the diffusion of information on the subject, these otherwise unpretending pages are respectfully submitted to the reader. Art in England Notes and Studies It was all as unpretending as the maid who ushered her upstairs. Marriage à la mode The house looked quite snug, and very unpretending. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland Her face was fair; her person, pleasing; her temper, amiable; her heart, kind; she delighted in relieving the wants of her fellow creatures, and cultivated that divine pleasure by the most liberal and unpretending methods. 'Three Score Years and Ten' Life-Long Memories of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Other Parts of the West President Polk was a spare man, of unpretending appearance and middle stature, with a rather small head, a full, angular brow, penetrating dark gray eyes, and a firm mouth. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis These odours remind me of the world of beneficent, healing, invigorating powers which shoot forth around me, and manifest themselves so silently, so unpretendingly, merely through their fragrance and their still beauty. Strife and Peace Boston Transcript: "It is a sincere and unpretending study of life, wrought with care." Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England Frank observed that he was a person of quite unpretending appearance, but of pleasant and noble features. The Drummer Boy We here present a farm house of the simplest and most unpretending kind, suitable for a farm of twenty, fifty, or an hundred acres. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings The reception between the women, I see plainly, is graduated with an unpretending but nice regard to their respective claims. Recollections of Europe It was followed by a plain, sensible, honest, unpretending, commonplace, everyday sort of a coat—and not, perhaps, of the very best merino. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 It is a very unpretending little story, idyllic in tone, but realistic in its coloring, and redolent of the pine and spruce and birch of the Norwegian highlands. Essays on Scandinavian Literature Breviter, I have thrown the results of my observations among English gypsies into a very unpretending little volume consisting almost entirely of facts gathered from the Romany, without any theory. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends A Plantation House.—Another southern house is here presented, quite different in architectural design from the last, plain, unpretending, less ornate in its finish, as well as less expensive in construction. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings The story, very unpretending in its opening, soon expands and becomes more exciting, always increasing in significance as it proceeds. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag The work is done so silently and unpretendingly that few but those engaged in it know how great are its effects. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Plain and unpretending was his green uniform with its white facings; unadorned was his small three-cornered hat. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia His quiet and unpretending service to this unfortunate and oppressed race entitles him to a very high place in the affectionate remembrance of his countrymen. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 The large forest trees, always grand, graceful, and appropriate, would become such a house, throwing a protecting air around and over its quiet, unpretending roof. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings All plain, good of its kind, unpretending, without an attempt to do anything English or French,—to do anything more than if she were furnishing a gala-dinner for her father or returned brother. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 In other respects, he is a plain, unpretending man, who attends closely to his own business, and cares nothing for notoriety. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Let the contest," said he, "be only which shall serve our common master best, by leading a life of unpretending holiness. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel He was a modest, quiet and unpretending man, of stainless integrity, of great industry in dealing with any matter for which he had direct responsibility, and of great wisdom and practical sense. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Mr. Mayer has a free, unpretending style, which renders all that he writes eminently readable; a merit in which many far more practised writers are as signally deficient. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 There the impression Brainerd made was of a singularly social, entertaining person, meek and unpretending, but manly and independent. Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field The stockholders, it is said, contemplate, at no distant day, erecting a large and handsome printing office on the site of the present unpretending building now occupied. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City On its right rises the cathedral; on the left stands the unpretending palace of the nuncio. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America And where do you find, purely shielded behind manners all frost, a heart all celestial fire? under conditions of unpretending simplicity, an experience ever fresh and serene, full of joy and dignity, and endlessly progressive? The Friendships of Women There are few fairer prospects than that from the steps of Lough Mask House, a moderately comfortable and unpretending edifice, not quite so good as a large farmer's homestead in England. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. Ruth is a very serenely beautiful girl, rather noble in type, but unconscious and unpretending in manner. The Girl with the Green Eyes A Play in Four Acts The literary journals are well conducted, and one will often find articles of genuine merit in some of the most unpretending. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City We found two hotels in Pará—the "Italiana," dear and poor; the "Diana," unpretending but comfortable. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The Gospels are unpretending, dispassionate narratives, without rhapsody, adulation, or vanity. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life At last we entered the unpretending ill-built streets at the west of Athens.... Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two "I have not the money with me," said Vanel, frightened almost by the unpretending simplicity, amounting to greatness, of the man, for he had expected disputes, and difficulties, and opposition of every kind. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Under the influence of his suspicious spirit of investigation, he sent several poems, with an unpretending assumed signature, to other papers. How Women Love (Soul Analysis) The sermon was short, unpretending, but alive and devout. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. They were a quiet, unpretending, well-meaning, and moral couple. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men His customers were chiefly of the poorer classes of the town and the neighbourhood, who preferred his unpretending shop to the more showy establishments of some of his rivals. Alec Forbes of Howglen These unpretending pages discover to us one aspect of the Franciscan heart. Life of St. Francis of Assisi This is a handsome, but unpretending building of red brick, adorned by a portico, and, as usual, surmounted by a dome. First Impressions of the New World On Two Travellers from the Old in the Autumn of 1858 He wins his way to our heart and awakens our interest we scarcely know how, for he is marvellously unpretending and simple in his delineations of life. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 Hers is evidently one of the retiring names brought to light by one unpretending achievement. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes He loved his country and “the quiet, unpretending Church of England.” Isopel Berners The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825 The more unpretending were the neophytes, the more tenderness he had for them. Life of St. Francis of Assisi The very idea was generous and noble,—but, beyond this, his unpretending manner, his entire want of the assumption of a virtue, rendered his act ten times more touching. The Last Man George William Curtis has been described in his private capacity as natural, gentle, manly, refined, simple, and unpretending. Successful Methods of Public Speaking Yet, simple and unpretending as they are, they contain the real novelist's touch. A Dozen Ways Of Love Soon the little, plain, unpretending room took on that air of home comfort that is seldom seen in statelier dwellings. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland I suppose some medieval monks may have had the same look, but no Catholic I have ever seen looks so peaceful or so unpretending. Letters from Egypt My productions however were sufficiently unpretending; they were confined to the biography of favourite historical characters, especially those whom I believed to have been traduced, or about whom clung obscurity and doubt. The Last Man Mr. and Mrs. Winters, too, though unpretending, were persons of refinement and intelligence. Divers Women If our object, therefore, is to embellish a scene the character of which is peaceful and unpretending, we must not erect a building fit for the abode of wealth or pride. The Poetry of Architecture Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character When roving in the higher Alps, in regions where the roads are but bridle paths, the tourist may find in the most unpretending hotel a telegraph office. Direct Legislation by the Citizenship through the Initiative and Referendum The coffin was plain and unpretending, covered with black cloth, and having an ordinary plate on it, with this inscription, "Sir Walter Scott, of Abbotsford, Bart., aged 62." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 577, July 7, 1827 The short and unpretending critique which I add from “Bell's Weekly Messenger” was written, I believe, either by or at the instance of Mr. Bellamy, a gentleman who acted as secretary to the National Club. The Germ Thoughts towards Nature in Poetry, Literature and Art The building is low and unpretending, having an octangular tower, up the staircase of which you mount to the library. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three A German baron may be a good, substantial, unpretending man, something after the manner of an American farmer. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society Few names are now more widely known among the land holders of the country than that of Joseph F. Glidden, the unpretending gentleman whose life we have briefly sketched. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside His monument is like him—a plain large obelisk of coarse granite, unpretending in its simple ugliness and prominent a mile off. Certain Personal Matters Mary Alice chose the simplest thing that rigorous French maid would allow and kept as close as possible to her own individual and unpretending style. Everybody's Lonesome A True Fairy Story It is built of stone: massive and unpretending in its external decorations, and has two wings running at right angles with the principal front elevation. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three Alboni," writes this friend, "is assuredly for a great artist the most unpretending and simple creature in the world. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens How often is such an unpretending missive, borne by the postman's careless hand, fraught with stupendous issues? The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow It was a narrow, unpretending street, very foreign in aspect; the houses tall and overhanging with balconies filled with flowers; the lattice-shutters gaily painted, having outside blinds of brilliantly striped stuffs. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood How concentrated and how unpretending, in its simplicity and strength! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics The church is small and quite unpretending, as a piece of architecture. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three The grave is marked by an unpretending monument, stating that Adam Smith, the author of the Wealth of Nations, lies buried there. Life of Adam Smith Following its course a few rods, they came to a rude gateway, which admitted them into a small cattle-yard, and a low, unpretending farm-house stood before them. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters The style of these productions possesses incredible force, sometimes almost grim in its bare severity, then relapsing into passages of melting pathos—always direct, natural, and effective in its unpretending strength. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax He inherited from a very illustrious and distinguished ancestry a prestige rarely enjoyed in this country, and yet he was as unpretending, unaffected, and modest as the humblest man. Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia) Delivered in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, Fifty-Second Congress, First Session The local is small and unpretending: a mere corridor, communicating with a tolerably good sized room, in the middle, at right angles. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three Several family vaults, unpretending in their appearance, are perceived on a closer scrutiny, to which the plants usually found in burial-grounds are clinging, shadowed too by large trees. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is "I am surprised," said Lady Mabel, "at so unpretending a funeral, in the case of a member of the great order of St. Francis." The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters Let those read who wish to commune with the true and unpretending martyr-spirit, the spread of faith and endurance, courage, self denial, forgiveness, prayer. Hymns, Songs, and Fables, for Young People On the other hand, a visit to unpretending places in an unpretending way often produces unexpected entertainment for the contemplative man. A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg By this time they were rattling through the main street of the little village, and presently stopped before an unpretending little shop, in the window of which were displayed some rather forlorn-looking hats and bonnets. Queen Hildegarde Not room enough in infinite space to let an unpretending bullet like ours move about a little without incurring the risk of being run over by such a monster as that! All Around the Moon Beauchamp, an unpretending residence in the simple cottage style, on the right-hand side of the road, proceeding to Niton: we catch a glimpse of it through the trees. Brannon's Picture of The Isle of Wight The Expeditious Traveller's Index to Its Prominent Beauties & Objects of Interest. Compiled Especially with Reference to Those Numerous Visitors Who Can Spare but Two or Three Days to Make the Tour of the Island. In less than an hour we pulled up before the Hôtel Dent du Chat, a simple, unpretending hostelry, to which I had telegraphed in advance, stating my needs. The Passenger from Calais What is this neat and unpretending volume by the authoress of 'Mary Powell?' The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science It is built in the usual Romanesque style; but its external appearance is very unpretending, and owing to its situation in a corner overshadowed by the wall it is apt to be overlooked. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Those remaining had already begun the unpretending life most of them live to-day, were on good terms with everybody, tanned buckskin admirably, and he approved of them. A Man and a Woman The furniture is plain and modest, befitting the unpretending cottage of a scholar. De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars For these reasons, and because he dared to preach home truths from his pulpit, he and his unpretending children had been frequently made objects of their ridicule and insolence. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two "Accustomed, as you are, to city churches and city congregations, it could scarcely be expected that our unpretending house of prayer, with its humble worshippers, could have found much favor in your eyes, Miss Wiltshire?" Woman As She Should Be or, Agnes Wiltshire I felt justly proud of this notice of my unpretending work, especially that the latter should have contributed, as it did, to the amicable settlement of the then pending difficulties. Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific I never experienced hospitality more genuine, and yet more unpretending, than was meted out to me while at Hartwell. Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met I doubt whether you and Jack have sufficient independence and originality to make a success of living; even temporarily, in a small, unpretending cottage. The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure Another brother there was, whose unpretending character requires little else than merely that he should be named. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Ernest, on his part, was equally surprised at seeing, in a fisherman's dwelling, one whose elegant appearance formed such a striking contrast to the unpretending and rudely fashioned abode in which she dwelt. Woman As She Should Be or, Agnes Wiltshire The dress of the upper classes was wonderfully plain and unpretending, presenting little variety and scarcely any ornament. Ancient Egypt A very unpretending entrance admitted him into a spacious hall, the hall being the largest and best part of the house. Verner's Pride He has since risen to the dignity of a County Court Judge, and, therefore, needs no celebrity, which a work so unpretending as the present, can confer. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times But as all reveries, like life itself, must end, Gilbert at length seemed to be aware of the reality of the unpretending bed in the corner. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century From that time until the re-accession of Sir Robert Peel to power, in 1841, the Duke continued to lead, with his accustomed vigour and unpretending ability, the opposition in the House of Lords. Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century Though Providence has granted me an unvaried and unusual success in the pursuit of fortune in other lands, I am still in heart the humble boy who left yonder unpretending dwelling. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made He was so modest about his work, so simple and unpretending, so wholly without restless and fretting ambitions, and so generous in his judgment of others. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) Both are very simple, full of na�vet�, and quite unpretending: they say the foreigners quarrelled among themselves, particularly the French with the Germans, which produced duels. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals They all come here in the most unpretending way possible, and amuse themselves by fishing and bathing. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months In material things we are compelled to acknowledge that things the most reliable are the most unpretending. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Many a man who was unaffected by what the minister said has been captured for God by the Christian word of an unpretending layman on the way out. Around The Tea-Table A little outside the roadway the ground is slightly elevated, and near to, but outside of, the gilt-tipped railings which enclose the Temple Church lies a very unpretending slab of marble. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 Within a small compass, these unpretending Letters contain a greater body of useful information upon the campaigns in the Canadas than is any where else to be found. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock He was in a mood to admire the hotel, plain and unpretending structure as it was; it was so old and still and highly respectable. The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories They are quite suitable for the simplest, most unpretending country homes. Homes and How to Make Them The church, a plain and unpretending edifice, built in the year 1838, is served by the Vicar and two curates. As We Are and As We May Be With more propriety, perhaps, the "Christmas," or some other of your own simple, unpretending Compositions, might have served this purpose. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 Its object was, of course, to give them a very unpretending and subdued appearance. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 The interior of the cabin was no less unpretending and simple. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer In the right place I like an old-fashioned one-story house, but most people have a prejudice against anything so unpretending. Homes and How to Make Them The oration, brief and unpretending as it is, will remain a classic of the English language. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him If Ella with all her wealth and beauty placed an invaluable estimate upon his attentions, why should not her unpretending sister be equally in love with him? The English Orphans It is the badge of an order, the sign of unpretending industry. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 The soldiers yield the path to the dusty hearse and unpretending train, and the children quit their ranks and cluster on the sidewalks with timorous and instinctive curiosity. Twice Told Tales The more so the better if they have real merit; but the marbleized slate mantels so abundant have not enough intrinsic beauty to justify them in supplanting the more honest and unpretending ones of wood. Homes and How to Make Them The two men were somewhat alike in their simple, shy, and unpretending nature, and at first felt their way with 476 each other like two bashful schoolboys. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him The sisters wear a very unpretending black gown and cap: when out of doors they add to this a poke-bonnet and thick veil, with a large black shawl. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 What a presence is there in this humble, unpretending cottage! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 Besides, I am always haunted with brave dreams of what might be accomplished in the lecture-room,—so free and so unpretending a platform,—a Delos not yet made fast. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I Temples.—The temples of Buddha were at first as unpretending as the residences of the priesthood. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 An unpretending conception, unquestionably, but one that could hardly fail to be regarded as a masterpiece in the land which still clings to legends of the Undines and Valkyries. Ticket No. "9672" A member of the Roman "Accademia dei Lincei," with only one other woman to keep her company in that august band; and yet so modest, so unpretending, so full of laughter, and life, and sex! Lady Connie There is no attempt at completeness or dramatic arrangement; yet the most elaborate grouping would probably fail to present one-half as accurately a picture of the work and its ways as these unpretending fragments. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 We went early, and established ourselves in the orchestra-stalls, as already stated, while our guardian accepted an unpretending seat for himself, where he remained in readiness to tow us home after the performance. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 The country in my father's neighborhood is peopled at this time with noble men and women--prosperous, noted for kindness, generosity, and unpretending virtue. Fifteen Years in Hell Her father, a plain, sensible man, who had lacked early advantages, had within a few years amassed a considerable fortune, which he would gladly have enjoyed in an unostentatious, unpretending manner. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir It was a most unpretending structure, and was quite overshadowed by the R.C. In the Footprints of the Padres Dr. Livingstone was very simple and unpretending, and used to be annoyed when he was made a lion of. The Personal Life of David Livingstone CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.—Perhaps there is not foundation in the country so truly English, taking that word to mean what Englishmen wish it to mean:—something solid, unpretending, of good character, and free to all. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 Together we strolled through the quiet lanes and open commons till we came upon a pretty, unpretending church, half hidden in ivy and creeping vines. Strange Visitors Antonyms: See immoderate. moderation, n. mitigation, diminution; temperance, restraint; calmness. modest, a. unassuming, shy, unpretentious, unpretending, unobtrusive, retiring, demure, coy, reserved, unostentatious. Putnam's Word Book Quietly landing at Dover-haven, they went to Wright's tavern, where they missed the French manner, mirrors, and table-service, but "got in their place a good deal of solid, unpretending comfort." James Fenimore Cooper There is a little unpretending church not far from Phillimore Gardens, in which a little unpretending clergyman preaches every Sunday out of a very shabby pulpit. The Firm of Girdlestone For this the world will not care much, so I shall hazard a few critical remarks only, or an unpretending chalk sketch now and then, till I have learned to do something. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II Saddening were the brief and almost unvaried histories recorded on its unpretending monuments. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 This was much the cleverest thing the writer ever heard in the French Chambers, and, generally, he knew few men who said more witty things in a neat and unpretending manner than General Lafayette. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland The lapse of a few years—passed in the useful and unpretending occupations of the husbandman—brought no external change to Daniel Boone, deserving of record. The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. Compare this unpretending youth to one of Bulwer's heroes, or Disraeli's, or even Thackeray's! Social Pictorial Satire At the foot of the declivity, standing like a watchful mother, is the church—the small, the unpretending, the venerable and lovely village church. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 The rule of the St. Sulpice Company is to publish everything anonymously, and to write in the most unpretending and retiring style possible. Recollections of My Youth I am always haunted with brave dreams of what might be accomplished in the lecture-room,—so free and so unpretending a platform,—a Delos not yet made fast. Ralph Waldo Emerson Park Street was a simple, quiet, unpretending street, narrow and short; the houses were two-storied and severely plain. Four Girls at Chautauqua |
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