| 单词 | boastfulness |
| 例句 | And I daresay you would be incredibly impressed with my marksmanship skills. l am a crack shot, far beyond any of the other girls and that is not boastfulness. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Pomposity is a failure of decorum, as is vulgarity or boastfulness. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He was thin and slouchy, with the easy boastfulness that came with his inherited wealth, his famous surname. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With “Anger Management,” Mr. Sheen clearly wants playfully to gesture to his alleged violence against women, as well as to his public tantrums and episodes of clueless boastfulness. Cultural Studies: On Celebrities Good and Bad, or Alec Baldwin 2012-06-29T20:57:20Z It’s just that he’s so desperately insecure, and that insecurity manifests itself in boastfulness. ‘Black Widow’ Star David Harbour Loves Being a Big-Screen Loser 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z "Often" is actually more of a major-key mood for him though, and recalls his citymate Drake with its mix of boastfulness and a tender delivery. The Weeknd releases new single, 'Often' 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z The nature of the animal might parallel certain traits in ourselves — the outrageous boastfulness of porpoises, their love of play, their joy in speed. On Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, a voyage of discovery 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z At least Marge Simpson had the wit to criticise it for "encouraging punching, boastfulness, and rudeness to hoes" when she banned Bart from going to a rap concert. Rap responds to the riots: 'They have to take us seriously' 2011-08-12T17:15:46Z When he raps like this, with a stream of boastfulness, it’s often an ego-clearing amuse bouche for a more ambitious release to follow. Drake Clears His Throat With DJ Khaled, and 10 More New Songs 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z It’s his storytelling style, which mixes wild boastfulness with barely credible self-deprecation, that proves so winning, if only because he is so willing to embarrass himself. Books Of the Times: Rod Stewart’s Autobiography 2012-11-14T22:44:40Z Kingelez has a bit of the outsider artist in his boastfulness, including suggestions of communicating with God, and in his belief that his work would result in ‘‘lasting peace, justice and universal freedom.” Fantastical Cityscapes of Cardboard and Glue at MoMA 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Presenting Nyad’s back story largely through archival clips, the film depicts her as a hard-charging force of nature with a penchant for occasional boastfulness and self-aggrandizement. Netflix’s Diana Nyad biopic: What’s fact and what’s fiction? 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z “I worked on imaging black holes before it became fashionable,” he says with matter-of-fact boastfulness. Why is a Harvard astrophysicist working with UFO buffs? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z The husband and wife have weaponized and refined boastfulness. Perspective | Slathering culture on top of capitalism 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Mu’s words dripped with practicality and zero boastfulness. Athing Mu — precocious, bubbly, dominant — delivers Olympic gold for the U.S. in the 800 meters 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z “I can’t today say I’m going to preclude that discussion,” Davila said, referring to the swagger and boastfulness common in the high-tech epicenter of the U.S. Theranos founder can cite Silicon Valley hyperbole in defense 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z That tone can be counterproductive, as is boastfulness about the success of the UK’s vaccine programme. Editorial Roundup: US 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z There is something quite extraordinary about seeing the two of them, who are dressed in smart trouser suits, but not dressed as men, carrying themselves and their thoughts with such utter, unqualified boastfulness. Sarah Cooper: ‘Trump has bigger fish to fry than me’ 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z The boastfulness we saw at the State of the Union address – in reality, the State of Trump's Union – we will see in daily exaggeration. Get ready for Donald Trump’s next act — "vindication and attack" 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z On one occasion, his boastfulness became too much even for him. AP FACT CHECK: Trump suddenly loses interest in stock market 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z There was plenty of hip-hop’s boastfulness, but various other rap cliches were nowhere to be seen, be they luxury brands and cars at one end, or guns on the other. Heartache in golf shoes: how Odd Future brought fresh energy to rap 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z It was this perverse kind of boastfulness that led to Mueller’s case against him. Roger Stone’s Crimes 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z “Every time I get up to sing that song, I grit my teeth,” he would say later, “because no matter what the image may seem to be, I hate boastfulness in others. I hate immodesty.” 'People who sing it want the world to know they exist': 50 years of My Way 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z With his insufferable boastfulness, Trump claimed, “I think I would have been a good general.” Opinion | The end of Trump’s affair with ‘his’ generals 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z It might, in another voice, seem edged with boastfulness were he not so clearly wise to the pitfalls of reputation. Alan Bennett on sexuality, celebrity... and the perfect egg sandwich | Alex Clark 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z When asked about the fake ads, Mr. Chen defended them, saying all ads need to have an element of “boastfulness,” but added that “it’s impossible that they are fake.” Scandals Catch Up to Private Chinese Hospitals, After Fortunes Are Made 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The latest example of the president’s preternatural boastfulness was his announcement of a new treaty to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z In a rare moment of boastfulness last year, the Japanese players predicted they wouldn’t leave the Pyeongchang Games without a victory — because they were scheduled to face the Koreans in group play. For Korean Hockey Team, Japan Is Both Measuring Stick and Nemesis 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Though he was not prone to boastfulness, the fact was he had never really failed at anything. Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering From Severe Anxiety? 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z His boastfulness over this piece of unilateralism was not repeated at the UN, where he failed to mention “climate” or “change” even once. Trump’s global vision is a nightmare. The UN has to act | Mark Seddon 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z “I won here nine times, and every year that I won I was unbelievable happy,” Nadal said without a hint of boastfulness. For Steve Johnson at French Open, a First-Round Win and Tears 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Seemingly mindful of Chinese cultural mores, Trump eschewed any hint of boastfulness or the bellicose rhetoric he had employed on the campaign trail toward China, instead paying light-hearted tribute to Xi’s negotiating skills. China's President Xi gets an awkward front-row seat to U.S. military might 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z But Lankford said there were other red flags, such as boastfulness and a craving for attention, which are often seen in mass shooters. Investigators said they killed for ISIS. But were they different from ‘regular’ mass killers? 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Numerous pundits have suggested that the Republican presidential nominee has some kind of mental illness or medical condition that explains his boastfulness, intemperate outbursts and thin-skinned response to criticism. Pundits, take note: Narcissists aren’t “crazy.” They also aren’t likely to change 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Trump SoHo is one of several instances in which Mr. Trump’s boastfulness — a hallmark of his career and his campaign — has been accused of crossing the line into fraud. Donald Trump Settled a Real Estate Lawsuit, and a Criminal Case Was Closed 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z The premise of New York’s obnoxious values is not boastfulness but a sense of entitlement so pervasive that it doesn’t feel the need to boast—that ruler-of-the-universe kind of certitude. Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and New York Values 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z And they bristle at Hogan’s occasional boastfulness — on Facebook and at his State of the State address — about how he’s turned the state in a new direction. Hogan forces small dose of budget frugality in Annapolis 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z The cruder images that “The Emperor Jones” plays with—superstition, boastfulness, wildness—are neither distinct to that film nor entirely confined to the past. Darren Wilson and the Fear of a Black Man 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z King says such boastfulness is often a part of rap promotion. Lawyer: Rap reference in complaint misleading 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z It’s a poor signpost to what’s important about big data, and carries borderline puerile overtones of boastfulness. Defining Big Data 2014-05-07T16:32:00Z As Diego’s father said in an uncharacteristic moment of boastfulness, “I think by now that the whole world has heard of our organization.” What a south-of-the-border revolution can teach us all about dignity 2014-01-24T13:27:00Z Mr. Morikawa’s claims might sound like boastfulness, the pipe dream of any upstart hoping to be the industry’s next big thing. A Japanese Social App Contacts New Shores 2013-09-06T00:55:57Z We never accepted pride and boastfulness, and will be more careful from now on. Turkish Protests Raise Questions on Leader’s Rule 2013-06-04T01:10:11Z One official said such boastfulness is commonplace and isn't proof of involvement. Discord Skewed U.S.'s Benghazi Response 2012-10-06T01:41:44Z The UK is, after all, a country where showing off is considered the height of bad form and boastfulness regarded as the very height of vulgarity. 12 things in 212 words that every 2012 visitor should know 2012-07-27T00:46:38Z How do you know, for example, whether your own beliefs about privacy might go out of the window in the heat of an acrimonious split-up, or sexual boastfulness, or spurned humiliation? How Twitter is putting an end to our private lives 2012-06-09T16:54:47Z Or, as she put it, eschewing unseemly boastfulness, “I am reassured that I am merely the second sovereign to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee.” Letter From Europe: Her Majesty's Royal Reconnection 2012-03-26T12:50:06Z Much regretful meditation upon Sid's behaviour had convinced him that he himself was to blame for exasperating boastfulness in that affair, and this time he took care not to err in that direction. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Because of his vanity and boastfulness, the coyote undertakes various enterprises in which he fails through his passions. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z In these early days poetical arrogance seems to have been as unchecked as military boastfulness, and the trovadores, pampered and fêted by prince and noble, at length grew insufferable in their insolence and rapacity. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z A boisterous laugh that seemed to mock the boastfulness and prophecies of the man and say of itself, "I'm joshing all of you including me...." Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z He seemed wholly unconscious of the disagreeable boastfulness of his tone. Dick Randall The Young Athlete 2012-01-04T03:00:45.467Z I spoke very little indeed; never dropped a word that had even a suggestion of boastfulness in it, and only answered when any man chose to address me. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z The whole mood of the music was triumph, overweening boastfulness, and irresistible arrogance. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Amr's poem these virtues are displayed with an exaggerated boastfulness which offends our sense of decency and proper reserve, it would be a grave error to conclude that all this sound and fury signifies nothing. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z In religious matters he was satisfied to select the morals and repudiate the dogmas, but yet he proclaimed himself a Jew with a certain boastfulness. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Its deeds of valor were told and retold for many a day at the Turtle Village and in Tekakwitha's hearing with all the usual boastfulness of the Indian. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z Sennacherib was a different man from his father; boastfulness and vanity took the place of military skill, perhaps also of courage. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z The tune took on a kind of care-free swagger, a flip boastfulness. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z "She is simply displaying her rebellion and idolatrous boastfulness." The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Here the mustaches of the little knight quivered, and he added, not without a certain boastfulness, "And still you were chasing Azba Bey two months for nothing." Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z At him to whom all are hurrying like ants to honey; but it does not beseem me to mention his name, for I have always hated boastfulness. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z There was an undertone of hope, of fierce joy—even of boastfulness—in her voice. The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z This fickleness of humor and inopportune boastfulness enraged her to the last degree; therefore she said haughtily and with emphasis, "You must choose between me and them; there is no other way." The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z It was rewarded with renewed and redoubled boastfulness, audacity and impiety! The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The nearness of God is inconsistent with boastfulness of man. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Here boastful thoughts began to flow into his head, for he was inclined greatly to boastfulness. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Nevertheless, the personal flavor is worth preserving, including the unabashed boastfulness. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z Volodyovski uttered this with a certain boastfulness; but if he expected admiration he deceived himself terribly. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Not quite, I think," I answered; and then with a little boastfulness which I could not help displaying, I added, "In the first place it is not known to people. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z "Ay," added Gilbert; "but I have observed that Philip doth ever strive to avoid all vain boastfulness." The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z "Another such deed I shall never accomplish," said Pan Andrei; and boastfulness seized him completely. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z "So he has told me," said Mr. Burrows, modestly refraining from any boastfulness. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z His face was flushing with boyish shame at the apparent boastfulness of his words, but he had spoken the truth. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z Sarah in the end agreed that his view was the right one, and the painter, as we have shown, then gave his seconds a free hand, partly from anger and more out of boastfulness. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z It is true her books portray the eccentricities, the follies, and foibles of the society in which she lived, caricaturing with terrible exactness its hypocrisy, boastfulness, greed, affectation, and undue subservience to public opinion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Perhaps there was some boastfulness in my tone as I added, "He came of the famous Fighting Adares of the County Limerick." The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Now, I do think a man might be pardoned a little boastfulness for such a victory, and I freely own I esteem Jem Dodd a sharper fellow than I ever believed him. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z He talked as a petted boy might talk to an idolising sister—with a mixture of boastfulness and repining, which he would have been ashamed to display to a man. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z And, as misery loves company, one sympathized with another, and, by way of boastfulness, showed the beautiful counterfeit presentment of his lady-love. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z The boastfulness, the sanguine expectations, the confident prophecies of olden times are exchanged for hesitating speculations and despondent whispers. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z I ignored his pathetic boastfulness to continue my own sentence. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Those banker bonuses are proving a harder nut to crack, as George Osborne and David Cameron, guilty of mouthy boastfulness before the election, are now discovering. Britain's pirate problem 2011-02-10T11:40:58Z It is in no boastfulness I say that I had acquitted myself well at home; I had attained to rather a reputation. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z But with a boastfulness found in the most outspoken athletes, he said that he left a lasting mark. A Journalist Whose Sport Is Controversy 2010-09-20T02:46:00Z Without the slightest boastfulness, Johnson proposed that he fits into a pattern that happens to suit some of the great figures of the contemporary game. Winger Adam Johnson battles to become England's right-hand man 2010-09-05T23:06:00Z The Korean firm is normally frank to the point of boastfulness about its hiring of former top politicians. Tony Blair got cash for deal with South Korean oil firm 2010-03-17T17:49:00Z There was no boastfulness in the way he spoke; moreover, he evidently had a reason for leading the conversation into this channel. The Man Who Rose Again "That they have; but I never heard them made matter of boastfulness before," said Lady Dorothea, sneeringly. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z If there was a supreme boastfulness in the speech, the modest delivery of it completely mystified the hearer, and he sat gazing with wonderment at the man before him. The Fortunes Of Glencore Along with a full share of border individuality and restlessness they had the usual boisterous boastfulness and a racial contempt, which was arrogantly proclaimed, for Mexicans,—often too for Mexican legal formalities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" See to what vainglory and boastfulness have brought me. One Of Them His people saw, as he with all his boastfulness cannot fail to have done, that Flodden was the real English victory, not Therouenne, and that Katharine and Surrey, not Henry, were the heroes. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History In their boastfulness, the Agvars had invited other tribes to come and look at him and poke at him and laugh at him. Uniform of a Man We used to think the Prussians were braggarts; but now we found no trace of boastfulness, and in spite of their constant victories, they took every precaution as they advanced, and were prepared for defeat. Waldfried A Novel I think now, that, grievous as these tidings were, there was nothing of either boastfulness or insolence in the tone in which they were communicated to me. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune He ran on with a father's tender boastfulness. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure "It has cost me a mint of money," said Dalton, giving way irresistibly to his instinct of boastfulness. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life How I chuckled at this bit of boastfulness! how I prayed that it might terrify the enemy! Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas I think now that, grievous as these tidings were, there was nothing of either boastfulness or insolence in the tone in which they were communicated to me. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Most of us accept the amazement of the simple-minded barbarian on his first introduction to modern inventions as a gratifying personal tribute: we feel a certain superiority, even if we magnanimously refrain from boastfulness. The Brass Bottle In short, we have come to the point where all men, with their insolence and boastfulness, seek to lord it over others. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent But these things were drawn from him by Tommy's artful questions, rather than being said in boastfulness. Wings of the Wind How could my vain boastfulness have so far got the better of my natural keenness; how could my silly self-sufficiency have carried me so far? Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas It is a warning to age and a nation drunk with power, a rebuke to materialistic tendencies and boastfulness, a protest against pride. Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II He was not indeed to blame for what had happened, yet he recalled the former boastfulness for which his father so often had rebuked him. In Desert and Wilderness There was no pride nor boastfulness in Joseph's answer. Joseph the Dreamer Grace speaks for the wise: folly, from beginning to end, proclaims the fool; and nowhere is that folly more manifested than in the boastfulness of assertion as to the future. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes Under fear are comprehended sloth, shame, terror, cowardice, fainting, confusion, astonishment.—In pleasure they comprehend malevolence, that is pleased at another's misfortune, delight, boastfulness, and the like. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero The superficial counterpart is the desire for self-display with all its variations of vanity and boastfulness. Introduction to the Science of Sociology "You see, my son, what she calls me—a brave, loyal gentleman," he cried, with his pathetic boastfulness. The Belovéd Vagabond My people are to-day imbued with the feeling of boastfulness in their own strength rather than thankfulness to God. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. He explained all this not in a spirit of boastfulness, but, with an arm about each of us, told how he desired that we should share in his glory. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) And yet there was no boastfulness in his tone as he spoke of his exploits; he was simply stating facts. Starman's Quest But, as the Jesuit said, such boastfulness, the work of the Evil One, fails in the presence of danger, and cannot compare to the serenity of the priest who exhorts the criminal. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan The experience of the disillusioning years has since caused me to modify my opinions; but Paragot's boastfulness has not lessened him in my eyes. The Belovéd Vagabond "The world does, also, Monsieur," his companion replied; although it was modestly spoken, without a hint of boastfulness. Where the Souls of Men are Calling There was nothing of fear, nothing of boastfulness, even, in attitude or glance. The Reckoning He is president emeritus of the school he founded and has written his life’s 316 story in a simple, straightforward way, with never the slightest hint of boastfulness. Blue Ridge Country Speaking from the standpoint of a military power, Germany has reason for her boastfulness. "The Pomp of Yesterday" The meeting between the two skippers, notwithstanding the cause, was good-humoured enough, for Portveldt, apart from his boastfulness, was not a bad fellow. Foster's Letter Of Marque A Tale Of Old Sydney - 1901 Relieved of the irritant of the lank youth's voice and presence, Iskender felt dismay at his own boastfulness, and repented of it humbly before Allah. The Valley of the Kings Now Loki in his boastfulness had said a foolish thing. The Children of Odin The Book of Northern Myths At any rate, if poverty sometimes hardens, wealth, especially sudden wealth, can harden too, causing arrogance, boastfulness, and the bullying temper. Science and Morals and Other Essays Besides, he liked not the boastfulness of the two brothers, and feared that beneath their proud and haughty ways the hearts of cowards might be hidden. The Red Romance Book These figures must not be accepted as evidence of greedy fishing or anything of that kind, nor are they written down in boastfulness. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler They laughed together at his superstition and his boastfulness. The Valley of the Kings Yes, true love expresses itself, not in clamorous boastfulness, but in quiet services. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year Note, also, their exaggerated boastfulness, even in their best speeches: “Logan never knew fear,” &c. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States And although he is fortunate on so many counts, and good fortune is often associated with boastfulness, it has never yet been my lot to meet any man so far removed from this vice. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation "Count on me to hold 'em in check," said Jimmy, with a touch of his old boastfulness. Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay The Disappearing Fleet I accept your reproof, child, for boastfulness is hateful in a warrior. The Hot Swamp Roused to excessive indignation by the weakness and boastfulness of Mrs Merton, Mrs Scholtz sprang to her feet and gave chase. The Settler and the Savage Praise certainly quite high enough, for a mixture of lamentation and boastfulness. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States In some of them there is even a flavour of uneasy boastfulness, as of one who is anxious not to be lessened in the estimation of the rebel adversary. Milton There was no boastfulness in this, and Velasco knew it to be true. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People He spoke with warmth and feeling, but with an entire absence of boastfulness or rodomontade. Benjamin Franklin He was now all boastfulness, and his cries were like the shouts of triumph: “Waters cannot drown me; bullets cannot pierce me; fires cannot burn me.” Three Boys in the Wild North Land No foolish boastfulness, or desire to seek for sympathy, characterised their utterances at the afternoon service, at which we met again in a Testimony or Fellowship Meeting. By Canoe and Dog-Train "It is not very easy to talk of one's own doings, but I will do my best to avoid boastfulness." A Mating in the Wilds He mistakes rudeness for strength, boastfulness for ability, disrespect for independence, profanity for manliness, brutality for courage. Education and the Higher Life The interest of "The Inspector" is perennial and universal; official negligence, corruption, bribery, masculine vanity and boastfulness, and feminine failings to match, are the exclusive prerogatives of no one nation or epoch. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections The Committee will undertake publicity work in behalf of the best aspects of our inter-racial relations in no spirit of boastfulness or of self-satisfaction as Southerners. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 Declamation and boastfulness and needless provocation were, indeed, wholly alien to his nature; and even when defending extreme causes he rarely or never used the language of a fanatic. Historical and Political Essays Though Jimmy's boastfulness about his meerschaum was hard to bear, none of us ever denied the pipe's worth. My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke Therefore boastfulness should not be reckoned among the daughters of vainglory. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province If he be without taint of boastfulness, of self-sufficiency, of hungry vanity, the world will not press the charge home. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country He spoke quietly, his voice low, no hint of boastfulness in his tone, no hint of doubt. Under Handicap A Novel In the case of the individual, vanity and boastfulness played no mean part. The Evolution of Love Her letters home exhibit no pride, boastfulness, or triumph; all is pure thankfulness that one so unworthy as she deemed herself to be should accomplish so much. Elizabeth Fry I quote another old schoolmaster here—a dead friend, Sidney Irwin: What the Greeks disliked was extravagance, caprice, boastfulness, and display of all kinds…. On The Art of Reading They were perfectly calm and spoke without any boastfulness in a self-reliant way. The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs It is a warning to an age and a nation drunk with power, a rebuke to materialistic tendencies and boastfulness, a protest against pride. Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library There is the same swagger and boastfulness running through the whole of the speeches. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? If Dicky had a fault it was a tendency to boastfulness. A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') Even Cotton Mather could not avoid a tone of pious boastfulness when he narrated the doings of New England. Humanly Speaking Marc'antonio now and always mentioned his travels with an innocent boastfulness. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 Thou shouldst also give up wandering in the night, and avoid the faults of stinginess and vanity and boastfulness and wrath. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Along with the new emotions that were choking him came an unaccustomed impulse of boastfulness. Love Stories But Theodora, in the boastfulness of her new lungs, yelled uninterruptedly on. New Faces What has been treated by incompetent critics as mere boastfulness has in reality been practical sagacity and foresight. Humanly Speaking "I never saw the man who could beat me to my gun," went on Thornton quietly, no boastfulness in his tone, merely the plain statement of a fact. Six Feet Four Their path consists of lust and wrath and cupidity and envy of others and boastfulness. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Jacka admired the young spark, for all his boastfulness; for his own part he could do anything with a ship but keep her tidy. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales They embody much of the Celtic character—vivacity, valour, kindness, tenderness, as well as boastfulness and fiery temper. The Religion of the Ancient Celts To a sensitive ear their phrase has a ring of ironic humility that jars not less than our own coarse boastfulness. A Christmas Garland While therefore recent progress affords ground for encouragement, it is not a time for boastfulness. The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems "You shouldn't tempt our Southern boastfulness, General," Isabel replied, with an air of meek chiding. Bylow Hill You who have steeped your hearts in pride and boastfulness! The Forest of Vazon A Guernsey Legend of the Eighth Century He conceals neither their faults, vices, drunkenness nor boastfulness. Twenty-six and One and Other Stories He said what he had to say without the least show of anger or boastfulness. The Emperor of Portugalia The appeal made to the hearts of men as quick as any living to detect and resent humbug or boastfulness, by the simplicity, uncompromising directness, and courage of his character was irresistible. Ulster's Stand For Union Added to our genius for boastfulness and impiety, it is a crowning defect. The Light in the Clearing They say that Aemilius spoke long in this strain, and sent away his young officers with their pride and boastfulness well curbed and restrained by his words, as though with a bridle. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I Always obsessed by the fear of appearing ridiculous and by the no less vivid dread of seeming to be an object of sympathy, such people are often driven through lack of poise into extreme boastfulness. Poise: How to Attain It To her they must seem his apology for not having horses and a valet, or merely the puerile boastfulness of a weak man. Youth and the Bright Medusa That boastfulness, that aggressive tone of authority, Laptev had heard ten, fifteen, twenty years ago. The Darling and Other Stories Our boastfulness of our progenitors is necessarily in most cases very vague, because we know so little about them. Some Private Views It was jealousy That blinded me, or else her boastfulness Would not have roused my anger. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig WHEREFORE, O man, beware of boastfulness: Should fortune lift thee, others to depress, Many are saved by lack of her caress. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 It utters the same moods of triumph in the beloved's beauty, of despair, of desire, of boastfulness of the poet's immortality, that we find in the love-poetry of other ages. Old and New Masters There was no boastfulness in her voice or manner, but rather a despairing recognition of facts. Witness for the Defense If one might judge anything from a face as blank as that of a china doll, both the pride and the boastfulness were quite lost upon the stranger. The Long Shadow Thus the arrogance which arises from confidence in valor is ofttimes ruined by its very boldness, and the boastfulness which comes from good fortune runs mad and suffers a complete reverse. Dio's Rome, Volume 6 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus And Alexander Severus Conversations of like nature had occurred on several occasions since the sending of the missive to Louis, and they offered the stormy duke opportunity to vent his boastfulness and spleen. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy The talk of Langlade, his frank egotism and boastfulness for himself personally and for the French collectively, beguiled the journey which soon became strenuous, the force advancing at a great pace through the forest. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border Few explorers who did and saw so much that was absolutely new have written of their deeds with such quiet absence of boastfulness, and have drawn their descriptions with such complete freedom from exaggeration. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 There was a ring of boastfulness in his voice as he paraded the large number of useful things that Elspeth could not do. Tommy and Grizel As to myself, I will not enter more fully on the subject, as it might appear mere boastfulness; nevertheless I have the conviction that I could be something infinitely greater than I am. Without Dogma The tone of boastfulness and anticipated triumph which had pervaded it before the second battle of Newbury had now entirely disappeared. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War There was boastfulness, arrogance, assured claims of sufficient strength, and daring prophecies of success, enough to have made any cause triumphant, if triumph comes through such means. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 The boastfulness of the advance is gone,—and there is chance for sober reflection. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Therefore Flora said, though still not without a certain boastfulness and triumph in her legacy, that Mr F.'s Aunt was 'very lively to-day, and she thought they had better go.' Little Dorrit Alone with me in the conservatory, she began telling me, with maternal boastfulness, that an acquaintance of mine, a certain Pan Kromitzki, had made overtures for Aniela's hand. Without Dogma One might have fancied he had talked it off; and that what was left, all standing up in disorder, was in that condition from being constantly blown about by his windy boastfulness. Hard Times Her lying revealed a mixture of imagination, boastfulness, deception, delusion, and dissimulation. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology Her boastfulness would have been childish in a schoolboy. The Song of the Lark "Two million and a half in my department last year," replied Ella, without the least trace of boastfulness. Fanny Herself Without any boastfulness I may say that I have more delicacy of feeling, nobler impulses, a better heart, more tenderness, and—his own mother would be obliged to own it—more intelligence. Without Dogma Just as it belonged to his boastfulness to depreciate his own extraction, so it belonged to it to exalt Mrs. Sparsit's. Hard Times Instantly his attitude of good-natured bantering and pompous boastfulness dropped from him. Jungle Tales of Tarzan He was a brave man and a useful man to his country, but the German boastfulness would out. The Man from the Clouds "Better than any other man in New York," said the other, simply, without any boastfulness. The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day Exasperated by the persistent boastfulness of Langdon, Porter was angered into saying, "If he beats my mare, I'll give you that for him myself." Thoroughbreds Not of the ridicule she had turned upon him! not the jest she had made upon his boastfulness. Lord Kilgobbin It is hard and uncandid to censure the great reformers in philosophy and religion for their egotism and boastfulness. Literary Remains, Volume 1 When the two brought forward their suit, the old man's boastfulness broke out stronger than ever. Dame Care He made the statement lightly, seeing the humour of it with a cosmopolitan understanding, without any suggestion of the boastfulness of youth. Barlasch of the Guard But he would hear no remonstrances, putting all she had to say aside with an arrogant boastfulness, which never failed. The History of David Grieve There was none of that vulgar boastfulness and detraction which is to be met with in less educated society. The Englishwoman in America Earth laughs in flowers at our boyish boastfulness, and asks "How am I theirs if they cannot hold me, but I hold them?" Confessions and Criticisms Out of his contempt for the men and women of the underworld came boastfulness. Marching Men But there is the same swagger and boastfulness running through the whole of the speeches. Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914 "Ah, yes, you make your claim out of sheer boastfulness, because you think we cannot put it to the test!" International Short Stories: French There was a boastfulness, an exaggeration, and a pedantry, which are by no means necessary accompaniments of superior attainments. The Englishwoman in America Perhaps he realized that his explanation was beginning to seem slightly tinged with too great evidence of personal satisfaction if not boastfulness. A Man and His Money Only a short three months before and this was the "Kaiserhof," the first hotel on the East Coast of Africa, as the German manager, with loud boastfulness, proclaimed. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign The voice in this delivery was tremulous, and the manner so humble as to take from the answer every trace of boastfulness. The Prince of India — Volume 02 He saw his faults enlarged, especially his pride and his boastfulness; all his secret thoughts and weaknesses were made public. In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales Don't take it into your head that it is mere boastfulness on my part. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan Boyish boastfulness which is at the same time coarse and clumsy…. Letters of Anton Chekhov The boy talked brightly, and his air of boastfulness fell from him. Princess Maritza In starlit winter nights the heavenly bodies seem to take on an additional splendour, something next to blazing, overweening boastfulness. Over Prairie Trails Love and boastfulness go together in the "Hills." King of the Khyber Rifles It was to lose no time in taking, without boastfulness, but also without weakness, all the necessary measures against the danger which was constantly threatening, although for the moment it was warded off. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville But I mention the fact, not in a spirit of boastfulness, but merely to show you that I 'm not entirely alone and unprotected. The Cardinal's Snuff-Box "Do you think such boastfulness fits you for such work as ours?" Princess Maritza They seemed to have had bad hunting, for their boastfulness was gone. The Ivory Trail Meantime the mood of the hour should be one, not of undue confidence or boastfulness, but of quiet resolution and deep thankfulness. The Hohenzollerns in America Before consenting to be mine, she insisted upon my knowing every thing, yes, every thing, without reserve or boastfulness; and I know what she has suffered. The Clique of Gold There was nothing of boastfulness or of excitement in his words. God's Country—And the Woman The strange exaltation of his mood had brought on one of his rare fits of boastfulness. Ethan Frome And, meanwhile, the poor girl herself was repenting of the indiscreet boastfulness with which she had made known her purpose. In the Year of Jubilee Totty remonstrated with him: he laughed, and drank on out of boastfulness. Thyrza This lady's most striking characteristic was a vulgar boastfulness, such as is seldom met with even among the worst upstarts of the Bourse. The Malady of the Century "Within an hour it will be Jean Jacques Croisset who will take up the trail," he replied softly, and without boastfulness. God's Country—And the Woman Ned was all talk; and what impressed one so unfavourably—his grumbling, his extravagant boastfulness—was the mere thistledown of the moment, puffed off into space. Australia Felix I say this, not in boastfulness, but in sorrow. My Discovery of England There is a certain valour lurks in that bully for all his blustering boastfulness and swagger, and there is, too, a certain sense of justice. Love-at-Arms Their bravery, pride of caste, resource, bravado, boastfulness,—all these he had checked off approvingly. The Blazed Trail A miserable life this and a foul boastfulness! The Confessions of St. Augustine "I read that man as if he were an open book," the boy announced, with callow boastfulness. The Sea-Hawk I am not saying this in any spirit of elation or boastfulness. My Discovery of England The struggle was short, however; uprightness of heart soon getting the better of false pride and frontier boastfulness. The Deerslayer Thersites is most contemptible in body and most evil in disposition, from his raising a disturbance, and his slanderous speech and boastfulness. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies He stood erect; threw back his shoulders; expanded his massive chest and struck it with his clenched fist in pantomimic boastfulness. The Land of the Changing Sun "Oh yes, I obey very well," cried Pansy with soft eagerness, almost with boastfulness, as if she had been speaking of her piano-playing. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 So Eric told her all his deeds, though he showed small boastfulness about them. Eric Brighteyes His high animal spirits, his boastfulness, his undissembled vanity, his propensity to blunder, his provoking indiscretion, his unabashed audacity, afforded inexhaustible subjects of ridicule to the Tories. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 She loved to hear his clear, confident voice with its touch of boyish boastfulness. All Roads Lead to Calvary Certainly the boastfulness and rudeness of the Laws is the reverse of the refined irony and courtesy which characterize the earlier dialogues. Laws And then moreover Madame Merle never said such things in the tone of triumph or of boastfulness; they dropped from her like cold confessions. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 There is a touch of the pride which De Quincey attributes to Williams in this boastfulness, and throughout the parallel is irresistible. A Book of Scoundrels So I hope it may have been, after all, more youthful openness of speech and heart than boastfulness.” No Thoroughfare He looked rather sly when I mentioned Miss Skiffins, and stopped in the street to blow his nose, with a roll of the head, and a flourish not quite free from latent boastfulness. Great Expectations His voice dropped from boastfulness to a note of wistful melancholy, the look of strained jauntiness fell from his face like a mask, and for an instant she saw the real man, old, ruined, lonely. The Glimpses of the Moon That boastfulness was not displeasing to Mazarin; he fell into meditation. Twenty Years After A little boastfulness in his fatherly tone here, as if he added in his heart, "even of the Chesney Wold station." Bleak House |
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