单词 | common person |
例句 | ‘Which would you rather be, a common person like your sister or a fine lady?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tightrope”’s greatest strength is its exaltation of the common person’s voice, bearing expert witness to troubles that selfish power has wrought. Chronicling a Community, and a Country, in Economic Crisis 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z "He wanted to communicate with the common person the same way Will Rogers did," he said of the great humorist of the 1920s and '30s. 100 years after singer Guthrie's birth, this land is his 2012-07-14T14:42:51Z “When he was mayor of Braddock, I admired him for really helping people who were down and out, for standing up for the common person,” Mr. Henry said. John Fetterman’s TikTok Whisperer 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z Oliver is always slightly incensed on behalf of the common person; Colbert is too. Let there be late night: A report card on the hosts' return episodes, some better than others 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z People question how Romney, who is worth hundreds of million of dollars, can possibly relate to the common person, and some openly express their discomfort with his Mormon faith. Romney vs. Gingrich is a fight for GOP's direction 2012-01-29T02:23:00Z I describe the disappearance of this utopia and how it affects the common person.” Svetlana Alexievich Is Rare Nonfiction Winner of Nobel 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Money would solve so many of the common person’s problems, after all, even if an abundance of it creates other difficulties. Binge the rich! Window-shopping the lives of rich folks, this week on TV 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z But she counters that Clara is “still a common person” at heart. Sônia Braga: ‘The Oscars only have four spaces for best actress – one is always reserved for Meryl Streep’ 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z The book’s “greatest strength is its exaltation of the common person’s voice, bearing expert witness to troubles that selfish power has wrought.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z They offer a flattering narrative to people who follow them, telling them they are unique and privy to knowledge that eludes the common person. RFK Jr. and the con men candidates 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Now, just divert your eyes just an inch to the left or right and notice the seemingly unrecognizable, common person sitting behind them. A comedian explains why life as a lowly background actor is still worth the struggle 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Each of you had a concern for the common person that your opponents will never fully grasp. Column: A eulogy for Sheriff Alex Villanueva — you could have been so much more 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z What happened to the working-class hero who wrote and sang for the common person? Concert-ticket prices: The Boss disappoints 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z “The common person ... I don’t know how we’re going to survive.” How Africa is bearing the brunt of palm oil's perfect storm 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z “And as a nonpolitician, he has a kind of empathy for the common person. Show business people understand what motivates people to come to laugh, to be entertained. Politicians have a distorted view of that.” Analysis | Ukraine’s Zelensky meets the moment as he prepares to speak to Congress 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z His critiques of power and advocacy on behalf of the political agency of the common person have inspired generations of activists and organizers. Noam Chomsky discusses the path to a livable future 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z "Sometimes it's not a choice you have when you are just a common person." Little Amal: Coventry welcomes giant refugee puppet to city 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z “Sometimes it takes the common person that isn’t poisoned by the political machines to come out and do something,” Mahdi said. Larry Elder calls himself 'Sage from South Central.' But his ties to Black L.A. are tenuous 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z “If they are doing this to me,” Shaikh told me, “how will it be for the common person?” The City Losing Its Children to H.I.V. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z “Farming is just something that’s just thrown out there in society, it’s so abstract to the common person,” he said. A family of strawberry growers had big dreams. Then came the pandemic 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z His take: “I feel like he’s making all the right moves … he speaks to the common person.” Inside the Sanders Surge: Iowa leader deploys army of supporters, surrogates in fight to lock down the left 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z “The loss of Kobe is more important to us because we value his life more than the common person.” Perspective | Our reaction to Kobe Bryant’s death says more about us than him 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z “Show me a better deal for the common person,” he said. Who Signs Up to Fight? Makeup of U.S. Recruits Shows Glaring Disparity 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Speaking of words, you write, “In the words of the common person on the street, he is considered by many to be a traitor.” Malcolm Nance on the Danger of Conspiracy Theories 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z “He’s not for the common person, he’s for the elites and the very wealthy and therefore he’s bleeding money from working people,” he said. Some Pennsylvania Democrats regret not voting in 2016. They say they’ll be sure to cast a ballot in 2020. 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z For historians, it’s an affront to their trade but for the common person, it’s just how it is. Column: We're all asking the wrong questions about the Jay-Z and NFL partnership 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Simone was a philosopher and political activist, dedicated to the struggle of the common person. Parallels and Perpendiculars in the Lives of Two Extraordinary Siblings 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z He had a knack of speaking for the common person but with a prodigious vocabulary and love of arcane knowledge that made him the most sophisticated and challenging poet, says Prof Lea. The 'subhuman redneck' and great Australian poet 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z "I am a common man, with common sense! We are tired of the elite playing politics when they get elected and forgetting the common person they represent." Republican primary challengers line up as Maine Sen. Susan Collins mulls 2020 reelection race 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The tax laws are laden with ways for corporations and the rich to avoid taxes and pay far less than the common person. Amazon is avoiding, not evading, taxes 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Interestingly enough, populist supporters don't actually want to be led by the "common person"; rather, they want their own values and wishes to be enacted by a "great" leader. The One Personality Trait That is Ripping America (And the World) Apart 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Simone thought mathematics was too abstract and irrelevant to the life of the common person, André was dismissive about explaining mathematics to non-mathematicians, describing it as “explaining a symphony to a deaf person.” Parallels and Perpendiculars in the Lives of Two Extraordinary Siblings 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z “It hasn’t done much for the common person.” Libertarians poll high enough to tip key races 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Sure, he was already what any common person would deem wealthy from his prior fighting exploits. Conor McGregor, UFC's brightest star, back in familiar orbit with Khabib afoot 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Alexa also informed Amazon that the most common person people called this holiday season was “mom” in the U.S. and Germany, and “dad” in the U.K. Alexa, What Are You Doing with My Family's Personal Info? 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z “They have just moved so far to the left that they are almost out of touch with the common person,” Ms. Taylor said. Doug Jones faces uphill battle for Senate in Alabama 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z “I like to call myself a reporter who reports the news for the common person,” Mr. Williams said. YouTube’s Rapid Response Partisans Game the News of Tragedy 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z He speaks to the common person who makes a living. Meet Trump’s Pennsylvania supporters 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z And Carol concludes: "This is not a country that will be invaded. Because the common person, the majority of us, owns a firearm". Orlando nightclub shooting: Talking gun control at a shooting range - BBC News 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z In this telling, space travel becomes a kind of altruistic act of generosity towards the “common person” and a step towards world peace. Richard Branson: ‘Millions of people would love to become astronauts’ 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z As injustices in the world go, yours barely registers with the common person. Melissa Harris-Perry Walks Off Her MSNBC Show After Pre-emptions 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z We believe that without our language, we’re just a common person. Ho-Chunk Tribe looks to revitalize language 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z In reality, the classic Greek ideal of a hero was a common person. Christopher McDougall Wants You to Go Outside 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Knowing a common person will help with an introduction. How to Get Big Things Done in 2015 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z “He was so in tune with the common person that he could make you feel as if you’d had a long-term relationship, even if you’d only just met him for five minutes,” said Cooke. Marion Barry dies at 78; 4-term D.C. mayor was the most powerful local politician of his generation Wealthy politicians who attempt to connect with the economic struggles of the common person often open themselves up to ridicule. Hillary Clinton's 'dead broke' claim 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Party workers emulate their leader and wear white caps with the words "I am a common person," emblazoned on the side. Why is India's anti-corruption party creating waves? 2013-11-29T01:22:53Z His roots govern his perspective of the little guy, of the common person. Mark Carney: Bank governor's journey from wilderness to heart of the City 2013-06-13T17:48:23Z What do you think is going to happen to the common person – don’t you really think the cost of goods like gas isn’t already hurting. Why the Argument for Austerity Took a Big Hit Yesterday 2013-04-17T12:00:36Z Both men produced results of practical and theoretical importance, but Maury popularized science and engaged the common person in applied research, whereas Whewell involved people in supporting the work of the professional elite. Victorian-era citizen science: reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated 2012-08-30T12:45:00.207Z It is time for U.S. diplomacy toward Mexico to branch out to include the political opposition, Congress, civil society, and the common person. Obama’s Risky Mexico Game 2012-07-04T08:45:00Z A common person, for instance, would be mightily puzzled to apply the word "whelp" to any one with a view of flattering him. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z She was no common person, he was sure of that; her speech was correct, though formal, and her manner was quiet and refined. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z He gained his first publicity by going like a common person into the hospitals and taking care of those suffering from contagious diseases—from cholera and smallpox. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z The governor made a short address to the canoe-men, telling them that their passengers were "no common persons; that they were to have a special care of them; to be very obedient," &c. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z “He’s more of a grassroots, common person,” she says. Bracing for a Loss in Florida, Gingrich Reinvents Himself as a Grassroots Insurgent 2012-01-31T10:05:00Z Madame Ascot, an inmate of their house, had been a person of some importance, but Madame Precoe would be like any other common person with whom they had nothing at all to do. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z A common person is one who is content to be just like every one else in his or her own walk of life. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z Well, I will not have any common person thinking like that about me! "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z She is just as able to learn as you, or any common person. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z She can and will bite, but she will twist out besides from between a man's fingers, and no common person could catch her. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z Ketling pleased her as well as Krysia, for he pleased all women; besides, Basia had never seen a foreign cavalier, except officers of foreign infantry,—men of small rank and rather common persons. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Even strangers recognized him as no common person, so thoroughly was all he did and said purged of superfluity, so veracious was he, so free from apology. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Many a girl would have been delighted with this homage to her charms; but Jessie was no common person, and she felt a sort of degradation in inspiring a passion she could not return. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z But she was thrown from one dependence to another; and now she was come to depend on this common person. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z "I mean her mother was quite a common person, was she not?" That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z A certain morning the first lesson began, mainly because of Basia's boasting and her assurances that she knew that art by no means badly, and that no common person could stand before her. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Such cooking has been known to make A common person swear. Familiar Faces 2011-01-26T03:00:30.173Z Make the common person a theorist, and he is an ardent democrat, but a poor administrator. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z Mr. Zafar stressed that the point of the film was “the emotions of a common person” and asked that viewers should be open-minded. Pakistan Bans Indian Comedy Involving Bin Laden 2010-07-14T21:57:00Z "I joined the party to help the people and serve the nation," she says, "Now I am a common person, not a soldier". 2010-01-07T15:26:00Z Her father is dead and her mother an impossibly common person without any good traits of character, so far as I have been able to discover, which would redeem her commonness. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines Yet it has not the sincerity or quiet touches which give interest to the real journals of very common persons. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Even then he could not discern the face; but he knew instantly that it was no common person who had spoken. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution It was evident common persons did not come into possession of such valuable things. The Intriguers The man of rank, who sinned against his country, was in his eyes more worthy of punishment than a common person. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli His clothing was worn and dust-laden, but of good quality and unpatched, and there was an air about him that said plainly, “Here is no common person, I can tell you.” The So-called Human Race A common person, for instance, would be mightily puzzled to apply the word 'whelp' to anyone, with a view of flattering him. Frondes Agrestes Readings in 'Modern Painters' He picked himself up as nimbly as a common person could have done. A Castle in Spain A Novel I say so, because you are the noblest man I have ever met; because I recognise in you a spirit that would have made even a common person famous in the land.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) These boys’ people might have been very common persons, not at all like Camerons. The Camerons of Highboro “Let me give this shameless common person a lesson!” replied the woman, giving her husband a push. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' And has it ended in this, after years of plotting and privations that would have killed a common person? Mabel's Mistake Assuredly my new acquaintance was no common person—a little stout, certainly, but so is the Queen of England. Phemie Frost's Experiences With a common person they would have rapidly succeeded. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. If Cousin Anne does not know a lady from a common person, who does, I wonder? Phoebe, Junior When he wanted to paint great pictures he had to paint mean little ones, such as common persons liked and would buy. The Brass Bound Box When a cheap trumpery piece of book-making is printed on hand-made paper or Japanese vellum paper the result is vulgarity, just as when a common person attempts to swagger about in fine clothes. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books Each day, each moment, has its new combination of circumstances; yet by the common person the effect of the novel situation is described as “horrid” or “awful” or “perfectly lovely.” English: Composition and Literature The loss of one sense makes us exercise the others so constantly and so effectually as to acquire a power quite unknown to common persons. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes The less you make him, the less he shall be able to harm you and yours; and if her Majesty's favour fail him, he will again decline to a common person. Raleigh An actor who would do a thing like that is called a "ham," which means a common person with no mentality or breeding,—a type that is practically extinct now in the theatre. The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession He attracted attention in Paris at once, his princely letters of introduction giving him admission in circles where a common person could never enter; once entered, his own genius and fascinating personality did the rest. The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations Then glancing contemptuously at her, the old gentleman said: 'Oh, she's no lady—she's some common person—no lady would behave in that manner.' The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy "Nancy!" as though she had been a common person he was speaking to. Chanticleer A Thanksgiving Story of the Peabody Family Ralegh's apologists can adduce for the less bloodthirsty interpretation the passage: 'If her Majesty's favour fail him, he will again decline to a common person.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Adam, the first man, was a common person, representing all mankind, in whose happiness or misery all should share. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning If this be so, men of Rome, give up us that are common persons; and as for these sacred tribunes, touch them not till their time of office be ended. Stories From Livy During the time of Ramses, the burial-ground of kings and great persons was transferred to Thebes; in the neighborhood of Memphis were buried only common persons and artisans from regions about there. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt He is no common person; he requires No common confidence: allow him space; The proper limit he himself will set. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works And if her Majesty's favour fail him, he will again decline to a common person. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Then for a long time he was voiceless, and, having no paper balloon to float him, he went about in his own thoughts, quite like a common person. Despair's Last Journey The kind of catastrophe is exactly that which is sure to strike, and strike forcibly, the minds of common persons. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American No," he muttered; "but I gathered from what you said, she was no common person; or why," he flashed out in sudden heat, "do you require me to go with you to see her? That Affair Next Door That he was no common person we were sure. On the Banks of the Amazon It was thus so potent that it could not be mentioned on ordinary occasions or by common persons. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) The actor entering by one door represented a prince at home; from another a prince abroad; by another door he represented a common person. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present She approached the matter delicately, having wit enough to see that Walter Gray was no common person. Mary Gray The first thing which strikes a common person on first hearing this theory is that it is a very queer notion for any Christian man to invent. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Yes," he replied; "it was no common person who gave you that glass of wine. Confessions of an Etonian It is claimed by several old authorities that the quetzal was reserved for the rulers, and that it was death for any common person to kill this bird for his own use. Animal Figures in the Maya Codices The quantity ground was 1,567 pounds; it had all the appearance of coffee; and a little coffee being mixed with it, any common person might be deceived. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy "Did she speak as a lady or as a common person?" quite fiercely demanded Mrs. Hamlyn. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 The individual is impervious to slights and snubs who can meet them with the courtesy which at once puts the common person in his proper place as the inferior. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Everybody begs; if you ask a common person your way along the street, the chances are that he asks you for a “buono mano.” Rome in 1860 The countess of Harbro', for instance; who that did not know her would take her for anything but a common person? The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax The bangun or compensation for the murder of a common person, woman or girl, is 150 dollars. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants In ancient times an association of interest combined men in one guild or corporation for protecting the common persons in that corporation from oppression. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series He was also spouting most awful Chinese oaths, sufficient to warp an ordinary spine and wither a common person's limbs. The Furnace of Gold The old lady looked very nice; but, of course, she is quite a common person. The Rebel of the School His Highness did not "put on any style this time," and was as sociable as any common person. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East The bangun or compensation for the murder of a common person, man or boy, is 80 dollars. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants For six or seven years it has been held by Diego Sanchez, a common person, who is married to a mestizo woman of Nueva España. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 17 of 55 1609-1616 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Philemon was quite sure he was not a common person. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Mother, dear," said Eleanor, "I hope you're not suddenly going to recognize every common person you may meet on the street. All He Knew A Story I'm ashamed of you,—to run ramping and tearing after the strange men thar, like tom-boys, or any common person's daughters! Nick of the Woods Any common person, not afflicted with sea-sickness, could have criticised their attitude in the chairs. Story of Chester Lawrence It is only in such a country that persons of special tastes and attainments can form a little world of their own, and protect themselves absolutely from intrusion by common persons. Back to Methuselah He gazed at them steadily with bright blue eyes, and both the first lieutenant and the second lieutenant of the Quaker troop saw that he was no common person. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign The retail grocers and bakers and such people were quite beneath one's notice—low, common persons. Hodge and His Masters Her voice is the voice of quite a common person and has the broad accent of some county—I don't know which. The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel "Do you know, by the way, that Anonyma always says 'Stay' to a 'bus, if she remembers in time not to say 'Hi, stop,' like a common person." This Is the End His uncertainty how people in their position really do act has hampered his powers; and he is not that rarity, an original writer, but that very common person, one who tries to be original. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 But Hella is quite right for if the first person one meets on January 1st is a common person that's a bad beginning. A Young Girl's Diary "What shall I think of it?" a common person says to himself about a vexed question; but in a "cranky" mind "What must I do about it?" is the form the question tends to take. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature She would say I was behaving with the want of self-control of a common person, and not as one of our race. The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel The narrator turned, saw a woman near and, not being a common person nor a coarse workman but a clever salesman and a householder, lowered his voice for the rest of the tale. Main Street "And, after all, I am just one common person!" Ann Veronica, a modern love story From a common person, now, if you were troubled, you might get a letter. The Song of the Lark Rather we must ask the mother in the home, the children on the street, the common person in the market about this. An Open Letter on Translating The Marquis was grandmamma's lover, but—but not a common person like Augustus—for clothes! The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel Wis 18:11 The master and the servant were punished after one manner; and like as the king, so suffered the common person. Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha Commentators say that Boaz was probably himself one of the elders, or the aldermen, of the city, and that he went up to the gates as one having authority, and not as a common person. The Woman's Bible "He's been got at," said Major White to his companion as they walked upstairs together, as if Lord Ferriby were a jockey or some common person of that sort. Roden's Corner These sound, perhaps, like mere civil speeches, but they came from one who always spoke sincerely, and who was no common person. Tales and Novels — Volume 07 I never saw in her any appearance of timidity: she seemed, on the contrary, bold and masculine, and sometimes much more than that, cruel and cold- blooded, in scenes calculated to overcome any common person. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published He might subsist on scenery and aesthetics if he pleased—as for her, she was a common person with common needs, and must eat. The History of David Grieve That friend was no common person; he was Mr. Vigo, by birth a Yorkshireman, and gifted with all the attributes, physical and intellectual, of that celebrated race. Endymion She is a servant, and a common person. Blind Love Were I speaking to a common person, I should not admit the possibility of my having committed such an error. Tales and Novels — Volume 07 It would infinitely delight me to be restored to Hunniades by yourself, but these are no common times, and you are no common person. The Rise of Iskander I was, of course, pleased with the invitation, but did not relish being addressed as "Smith," like some mere laborer or other common person tramping about the country. A Crystal Age The soldiers were all standing in front of the house, surrounded by a large body of the enemies of Jesus, and of common persons attracted by curiosity. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ You must either exercise your skill on internal things or on external things; that is you must either maintain the position of a philosopher or that of a common person. A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion I answer you, therefore, by distinguishing betwixt what is nearest to the nature of Comedy: which is the Imitation of common persons and Ordinary Speaking: and, what is nearest the nature of a serious Play. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments He tapped his pocket as if the golden "piecès de conviction" were already there, and closed his eye like any common person; like, for instance, his own father, who was an Andalusian innkeeper. The Velvet Glove In the interests of our country, our children, and the world, we common persons have to have opinions about these matters. In the Fourth Year Anticipations of a World Peace He was what we describe as a "common person." The Four Canadian Highwaymen or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp This still more satisfied me that she was no common person; genteel poverty, sir, be assured. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 As soon as she was able to speak, she thanked her deliverer in a voice and language that assured him it was no common person he had befriended. Thaddeus of Warsaw Books were too expensive for the common person, but not so for the bourgeoisie, nor for numerous nobles. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. So then, it must needs be, that what next befalls this common person, it befalls him with respect to them in whose room and place he stood and suffered. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 I could not guess whom he meant—but I saw it was no common person, by his manner. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 That's his business partner—some common person that he picked up on the ship he first sailed in—and, upon my word, I do believe it's that wretched creature outside. Short Stories for English Courses "To hear you speak of the Old Scratch any one would think he was just a common person." The Story Girl One-eye and Three-eyes answered that they had another sister, who was not allowed to show herself, for she had only two eyes like any common person. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm And he received it as a common person, as a head and undertaker for the people. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 How could he get shelter or food, any more than a common person, if he had no allowance? The Kellys and the O'Kellys "They are no common persons, I can assure you, Mrs. Marygold." Home Lights and Shadows No common person readily apprehends all the details in which, with loving care, he has embodied it. The English Constitution There are periods when great ideas are 'in the air,' and when, from some cause or other, even common persons seem to partake of an unusual elevation. Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society "She is no common person," said Mr Jones. Ruth He received her, saw with his practiced eye that she was no common person, and, after a slight hesitation on professional grounds, heard her request. Foul Play Ida, the handmaid of the barracks, was a common person. Such Is Life Here he was found by the soldiers, who thought him only a common person, and — having loaded him with a bundle of canes, obliged him to run with it before them. A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India Pictures,—he is a travelled man, has seen and judged the best galleries of Europe, and can speak of them as a common person cannot. The Fitz-Boodle Papers What I wanted was something absolutely beyond a common person. My Life and My Efforts Good heavens!" she said; "every common person is interested in a woman whose position is anomalous. The Patrician Phineas, don't say the common people—I'm a common person myself. John Halifax, Gentleman It was no common person that you were bent on punishing. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 No common person could have made it, and he could not but pity and believe. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ I'll get some common person to come with me, and we will talk of common things. Armadale He turned and, looked about him till his eye fell upon a group of women, amongst whom sat Nandie, dressed like a common person. Child of Storm In the book "Concerning Long Life" he confesses that his method and practice will not be intelligible to common persons and that he writes only for those whose intelligence is above the average. The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 Well-bred people always talk of their 'households'; it is only common persons like ourselves who say 'home.' A Start in Life |
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