| 单词 | complacence |
| 例句 | That evening, George Weston left for several hours, and the next morning, he approached his wife with something that looked suspiciously like smug complacence. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z In the song, McKay admits her own complacence regarding the consumerism and identity politics that drive contemporary life. Revisit Nellie McKay's "Get Away from Me," one of the great pop albums of the early 21st century 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z Contentment, it argues, doesn’t have to be complacence. Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Ode to Happiness in “Everything Is Love” 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z For all the hints and parallels with Eden, Philip and Sue's journey from suburban complacence to slightly diminished suburban complacence doesn't really support the Miltonic frame of reference. The World Was All Before Them by Matthew Reynolds – review 2013-01-11T20:00:05Z Release notes included with the update warn testers that “it may do the wrong thing at the worst time” and to avoid complacence. Tesla finally begins shipping ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta version 9 after a long delay 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Without it, we remain trapped in a vicious cycle powered through complacence and ignorance. Opinion | Too many Americans still don’t see black history as their own 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z This is variable emotional geography, on the fringes of an exceptionally prosperous place, fertile soil for either complacence or resentment. John Kasich and the Fading Republican Establishment 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z But there is always a danger in politics of swinging wildly between complacence and panic. Trump should be no match for the moderate majority 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Nabokov’s uxorious complacence reaches its low point in the spring of 1937, the “darkest and most painful” year of the marriage, as Boyd puts it. Nabokov’s Silent Partner 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Democrats have been lulled into a kind of “complacence,” Yglesias warns, by a combination of President Obama’s late-term successes and the spectacular dysfunction of the Congressional GOP. The Democratic Party is in deep trouble: The big question that Bernie Sanders is at least trying to answer 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z These are of course not reasons for complacence. Does MERS Pose A Serious Threat To China? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Yet this level of satisfaction may stem partly from complacence and partly from challenges in defining and monitoring success. Many Companies Fail to Realize Optimum Value in Consulting Projects, Says New Study 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z China’s record in fighting major disease outbreaks does not justify the complacence in Chinese media. How Much Can China Offer in Africa's Ebola Crisis? 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z The phrase “United States of Amnesia” isn’t uttered until quite late in the movie, as a snappy way of describing American complacence with corruption. ‘Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia’ movie review He was addressing a certain complacence evident in Israel of late, the thought that Israelis are safe as things are and in no need of a settlement with Palestinians. John Kerry’s policy of surrender: His failures are redefining American exceptionalism 2014-02-24T17:05:00Z We want our bees to be vigorous, resilient and productive, but we breed them for complacence. More Than Honey: A New Documentary Offers Spectacular Close-ups of Bees Mid-Flight and Perspective on the Worldwide Honey Bee Crisis 2013-06-19T14:15:02.110Z At some point, when the conservative approach doesn’t result in championship runs, what was once praised as frugality and patience starts to become scrutinized as cheapness and complacence. Ted Leonsis’s slow-build approach: Responsible or cheap? 2012-06-05T23:22:14Z The moderate mothers, meanwhile, continue to try to soothe their children into complacence. Catholics caught between bishops, Obama’s birth control mandate 2012-05-24T19:15:00Z "There aren't husbands enough for all of us," Sarella, who was "practical" and slightly statistical, remarked, with the complacence of one for whom a husband had been forthcoming. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z The mind which is stored with virtuous and rational sentiments, and the behaviour which speaks complacence and humility, stamps an estimate upon the possessor, which all judicious spectators are ready to admire and acknowledge. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z But maybe we'll meet again," he concluded with cheerful complacence, "in some safer spot for me. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z I knew that at least heavenly truth would not be kept out by self complacence and dependence on good appearances.... Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z At first he speaks with complacence of a m�l�e, and reports that he and his men “agreed to charge” the enemy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z And for complacence, if I had had any disposition toward it, I was saved by the shocking example of Forester, all of whose relations were tinged by his vocation of model son. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Its literature was at the time alien and inimical to Christian Spain, which, as we shall see later, did not regard anything Saracen with complacence until its sword crossed no longer with the scimitar. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Let each examine himself, let him judge his church without complacence in the light and spirit of Christ; he will soon attain to more humility and truth. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z Rhys made a good market, and came home with self-satisfied complacence at a late hour, to sup and turn over his gains to his mother, along with the news of the day. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z After this trial is over, the boy retires with mingled feelings of misgiving and complacence. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The military ardour of the young ladies rapidly subsided—citizens were again at par—and Harriet and Caroline began to look with complacence on their old admirers. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z To do him justice, Hanbury's complacence was not entirely due to spirituous longings, but to a homesick instinct aroused by the Cockney accent of the vulgar stranger. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z She thought, with some complacence, that but for her Maggie might still have been condemned to the tiresome round of a cash-girl's duties. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z “I thought I’d pay you a call,” she announced with cool complacence. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z It would be blasphemy to pretend that because God, as a universal ruler, suffers sin, we can take a complacence in its being committed by others. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z There was a certain fire of expectancy and complacence in his eye. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z A steady snore from the interior of the Duke's chamber explained his complacence under that uncanny tampering with his approaches. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z Already have you lost utterly that calmness and complacence of spirit, without which there is, on this earth, no hope of real improvement. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z "I know," he agreed with comic complacence; "but it doesn't get me anywhere." Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Lord George Sackville, however, had neither the complacence nor the dignity of his father; he came as the viceroy's Secretary of State, his adviser, the man who saw that things were done. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z The dreamy complacence left her face and was replaced by a look of brooding irritation. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Behind it there was all the explosive force of a lifetime of pride, complacence, and self-love. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Then the smiling complacence of his face suddenly changed and the wire conveyed an exclamation of annoyance. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z He tore a bit of paper from a pad and slashed it into strips, his eyes rising to hers at each cut, interrogatory, through the complacence of a man exhibiting a fine property. Ewing\\'s Lady Mrs Ingram, watching from the hall beneath, felt a smarting of the eyes as she looked at that face, and remembered the torpid complacence of the days that were gone! What a Man Wills As the weeks passed by, Robert’s complacence increased, just as, in inverse ratio, Jean’s courage collapsed. A Question of Marriage He looked eagerly at Mrs Mallison, seeking a clue from her, and beheld a kindred surprise, mingled with an unmistakable complacence. Lady Cassandra Culduff will not agree to it, but I declare to you she was positively vulgar in the smirking complacence in which she presented the man as her future husband. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly He obeyed with the same smooth complacence with which he had received every order since his attack on Donald. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam But those who were absent in the provinces, being neither under the immediate power of Nero nor partners in his excesses, did not endure with such complacence the shame he put upon the Roman name. Roman Women She stood back from the mirror, turning slowly round and round, patting, smoothing, pressing with careful, deliberate touch, but the light in her eyes spoke more of expectation than complacence. A Question of Marriage Si was happy, and as he began to cast about for his supper he even viewed with complacence his bacon burned to a crisp and his capsized coffee-pot helplessly melting away in the fire. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran The amusing paper is read, or the lively ballad recited, or the popular song sung, and you reap your harvest of laughter or applause, and of complacence at your success in ‘entertaining’ the people. Kept for the Master's Use Bower, who had substituted reasoned thought for his madness, addressed Spencer with easy complacence while Barth was unroping them. The Silent Barrier The greater the number of the too longs or the too shorts the greater his complacence in the contemplation of his labours. The Blue Goose The emphasis of Robert’s affirmative was a trifle disconcerting to Jean’s complacence. A Question of Marriage The sheriff and his men viewed the bountifully spread table with looks of complacence, and presently every one was gathered around the table. Peggy Owen and Liberty Putting her head on one side and raising the wreath she eyed her handiwork with complacence. Absolution He folded it again and thrust it into an envelope; then he addressed it and laid it beside that other on his desk, comparing the two handwritings with complacence. The Phantom Lover Was it complacence or suspicion that stirred the liquid in the cyst so smoothly? Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 He felt too warm even to chase his enemy, the cat, into her accustomed shelter of the adjacent pine tree, though she was curled up with impudent complacence upon the top of the barrel. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro “Yes, I could have told yer that,” assented the sage, with senile complacence. Red Men and White "I thought it better," Milly said, revealing the fine complacence of her character. The Flaw in the Crystal The moonshiner received with complacence this evidence of yielding on the girl’s part. Heart of the Blue Ridge For it means that our artists are not content with such complacence, that they will not accept decadence as an inevitable process. Progress and History For he could not hold himself guiltless in this thing; it could not have happened had he tempered his smug complacence with thoughts of justice. 'Firebrand' Trevison A look of arrogant complacence spread over his large, naked face, and he seemed to swell in his chair like a great bullfrog. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Milt felt the luxury in the room—the fleecy robe over Claire's shoulders, the silver box of candy by her elbow, the smell of expensive cigars, and the portly complacence of Mr. Boltwood. Free Air And that look of callous complacence was scarcely more terrifying than his silence, for as yet he had not uttered a word. Children of the Desert Such love is benevolence rather than complacence, and so it is "of God," for He loveth the unthankful and the evil: and he that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God When Nature first framed him, she took a secret complacence in her worke. Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters Where there is the shining of the face we know there is more than forgiveness; there is favour and complacence. Separation and Service or Thoughts on Numbers VI, VII. When he came to think it over, Harold gradually recovered his complacence. Luke Walton Yet she perceived now, that for all Fectnor’s seeming complacence, he remained between her and that door. Children of the Desert And still the facial substance showed in the firm opacity of her skin, the racial soul asserted itself in her poised complacence and decision. The Creators A Comedy She was all complacence and compliment the rest of her visit. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) To his host Gassendi and to the worthy mayor he aired his radical doctrines with great complacence, but according to his own account he had not the best of it in the discussions which ensued. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) MacMaine waited with almost fatalistic complacence for the inevitable to happen. The Highest Treason “I guess,” Lena went on with complacence, “Mr. Percival must have said something pretty nice.” Jewel Weed Only that day as he had laboriously stepped off the long miles he had thought with virtuous complacence of the completeness of his reformation. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Perhaps, if she had seen Dr. Holtum's letter, she would have found a reason for his unexpected complacence; but Signy was too glad at the permission given to waste thoughts on "reasons why." Viking Boys "This comes from Paris," he said, with a spreading complacence. Halima And The Scorpions 1905 “That looks very well, child!” she said critically with a shade of complacence in her voice. Marcia Schuyler Pixie’s happy complacence about her own powers was so far removed from ordinary conceit that he dreaded to wound it. The Love Affairs of Pixie Strange blindness of cliques and coteries, which arrogate to themselves with so much ingenuous complacence the title of schools of respect, and which, outside themselves, respect nothing. The Simple Life He smiled at this thought, invisibly in the fog; and has not a man a right to some complacence, on whose presence in the house hang a fair maiden’s peace and security? The Nebuly Coat When the dress rehearsal came round, he was surveying the “set” for the first act with considerable complacence. Pipefuls Seen in this light, infant mortality and the cruel wastage of disease were viewed with complacence. The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice Her unconsciousness had added largely to the charm of the moment, but now that the tension was relaxed there was a distinct air of complacence in her reply. The Love Affairs of Pixie At that M'Iver's countenance changed: he threw off his soft complacence, and cruelty and temper stiffened his jaw. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn The one who will have himself rooted and grounded in the fundamental principles of things can look with complacence upon the panorama of the world's progress. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time He puffed up as he spoke it; there was an irresistible comedy in the complacence of a man no woman was ever like to run after at his best. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Class elevation is pretence, not superiority; complacence, not wisdom; impudence, not power. The Moral Economy She sat still, therefore, shaking her head in a melancholy mandarin fashion, which had the undesired effect of restoring his complacence. The Love Affairs of Pixie Christian hope, because based on faith and prompted by love, is no easy-going complacence which simply accepts the actual as the best of all possible worlds. Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics "It's a fair enough home for a man to end his days in," he said with complacence. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia "Oh, we have a salary of twenty-five hundred a year now," he said, with apparent complacence, but careful to watch closely for the effect of this statement. Prudence Says So The enrichment of Colonel Byrd, even by ways that were devious, was viewed with complacence by his neighbors so long as it harmed them not. Beginnings of the American People The words sounded modest enough, but there was a complacence in the tilt of the head which told another story. The Love Affairs of Pixie "I have now a new ministry, and there are no more Jesuits in Bavaria," announced Ludwig with much complacence. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert And yet something in this complacence of hers bewildered him. Doom Castle A kind of shame stole into his pale, flabby face, all the smugness and complacence gone, and he a poor wretch in the hands of his accusers. A Voice in the Wilderness But the offense of all was the complacence with which the merchants of New Amsterdam ignored the English Trade Acts. Beginnings of the American People He lay back in his chair, his handsome face blank and expressionless, the while he stared steadily at his wife, and Bridgie stared back, her distress palpably mingled with complacence. The Love Affairs of Pixie They beamed at the porter who collected their luggage, paid for return tickets with the complacence of millionaires, and thought it lucky that there were ten minutes to spare before the arrival of the train. The Fortunes of the Farrells "M. le Baron, I make you my compliments of your complacence," said Count Victor, rising to his feet and desirous to end the discussion. Doom Castle On her return she found that her niece had taken off her hat, and was leaning back in her chair, sticking hat-pins through the crown with smiling complacence. Flaming June This last resolution was made in a very humble and anxious spirit, strangely different from Dreda’s former airy complacence. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story She felt an exhilarating glow of complacence, and determined to describe the scene to Vie Vernon on the earliest possible opportunity. A College Girl Mr Macalister assisted himself to two helpings of trout, and his wife’s disapproving gaze softened into complacence at the sight of the zest which replaced his usual languid distaste. Big Game A Story for Girls Her complacence had suffered a shock, but pride came to her rescue, and she made a determined effort at conversation. The Independence of Claire The porter touched his cap to Cornelia with his usual stolid air, the clerk bowed with unruffled complacence—no hint of trouble had come to their ears. Flaming June His mother, relieved by his returned complacence, became voluble with reassurances; and Geraldine, seeing that Rufus's hand was approaching her arm, hastily slid into her chair and he took the opposite place. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date The creature's love of God and complacence in the Divine perfections are the same thing as the manifestation of the Divine glory. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) With complacence he displayed two lean strong hands, regarded with fondness and admiration by her ladyship. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 "A week now," returned Webster with much complacence. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Had I been content with a humbler place, it would quickly have been reported along the road, and, little by little, my complacence would have been tested. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma She met his look with a smile that, directed toward his master, would have sent Rufus into the seventh heaven of complacence. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date There was complacence in her voice as she cited his other gifts. The Emigrant Trail And despite the struggles of selfish tyranny, and the complacence of luxurious ease, and the terror of ignorant cowardice, truth will be more and more brought to universal acceptance. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life She leaned back against the wagon wheel, enjoying it all, but her complacence was jarred as she half-turned and noted Morrow's face, drawn and bleak, unsoftened by the music. The Settling of the Sage Friendship may stand for that peaceful complacence which you feel towards all well-behaved people who wear clean collars and use tolerable grammar. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) And with the words he drew her hand through his arm, laughing back at her with baffling complacence, and led her down the long lawn with the air of one who had taken possession. The Swindler and Other Stories Her words of concern spoke to his sick ear with a note of smug, unfeeling complacence. The Emigrant Trail To offset these reverses, the brilliant victory of the British ship Shannon over the American war vessel Chesapeake, in a naval duel fought outside Boston harbour, somewhat restored British complacence. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 "To reveal its complacence by gifts," says Mrs. Sigourney, "is one of the native dialects of love." The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future He turned and looked back at Warden, puzzled, for it seemed to him that Warden was defying him; and he seemed to feel the atmosphere of complacence that surrounded the man. The Trail Horde I must be more virtuous than I thought," he explained to her one day, not without a touch of complacence, "for if the Devil were truly my friend, he would fly away with your father. The Black Pearl Then, with a still greater pride, she had seen him clad as a noble gentleman and bearing himself with dignity and high complacence. Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter Her complacence and cynicism received a shock that afternoon. The Girl and Her Religion They will tell you with solid complacence how far music may go, and where it must stop, and what it may express and what it must not. Musicians of To-Day And the present governor was being scathingly arraigned by the newspapers of the state, while he sat in smug complacence in his office at the capital. The Trail Horde In her voice and complacence she, too, showed the drill-marks of order and restraint. The Turtles of Tasman "A little bird," she made answer, with much complacence. Prince Fortunatus Aunt Bell surveyed the plump and dimpled whiteness of her small hands with more than her usual studious complacence. The Seeker If they were respectable, and had even a slight degree of intelligence, how could they look on at this dance with complacence? The Day of the Beast When the document which embodied the labors of the convention was made public, the free-State party awoke from its late complacence to find itself tricked by a desperate game. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics A change was coming over him; the foundations of habit crumbled beneath his feet; he lost his look of complacence, his self-confident and superior tone. Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages There may be people who look over the scheme of their lives with entire complacence. Lazarre He leaned his arms upon the rail in an attitude of supreme complacence. The Keeper of the Door But one evening, when Andy returned from the office, he found Mr. Warren beaming with complacence. Andy Grant's Pluck Her personal appearance united complacence with dignity, and by virtue of this latter quality she was received with respect and unlimited confidence. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 Sharlee gazed at him in silence, and he returned her gaze, his face wearing a look of the rankest complacence that she had ever seen upon a human countenance. Queed But, beneath the serene complacence of the forest, they yielded to prolonged, ringing lovers' gaiety, full of all the tenderness now born. Abbe Mouret's Transgression His lazy complacence suddenly gave place to alertness. The Keeper of the Door Nay, I doubt whether he would discover any vainglorious complacence in his colors, though "Iris" herself "dipt the woof." The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 In the man's handsome eyes she had surprised an unmistakable complacence. V. V.'s Eyes "She never tried any battles with me," said Saltash, with some complacence. Charles Rex She arose, drew across the opening a leathern curtain, and returned with undisturbed complacence to her prayers. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 I could never clearly understand the readiness and ability of the Russians to endure contrasts of heat and cold with utter complacence and without apparent ill effect. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life He was beginning to recover his balance, and there was even a hint of his customary complacence audible in his voice as he made the declaration. The Lamp in the Desert He stood under the chandelier in his decaying chamber, revolving himself with complacence for the Garlands' inspection. V. V.'s Eyes But that Toby—the urchin he had sheltered and nursed like a sick puppy—should have done this thing somehow cut clean through his complacence. Charles Rex After that date male inversion was for a long period rarely touched in literature, save briefly and satirically, while inversion in women becomes a subject which might be treated in detail and even with complacence. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion He was smiling with extreme complacence, but there was to her something sinister, something even threatening, about the bushy brows that shadowed his gleaming eyes. The Rocks of Valpre With complacence he reflected that if every man in the mess envied him, probably every woman in the station would have gladly changed places with her. The Lamp in the Desert "Is my dress so very wonderful?" said Sheila, with a grave complacence. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 The captor eyed his captive with a look of conscious pride, and said with some complacence, "You see, and perhaps repent, your rashness in the accusation you made." Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune To-night he was on the brink of disaster, and yet he found himself shuddering at the colorless fate to which his complacence might have condemned him. Broken to the Plow At a later period, the author did not probably recollect this juvenile publication with, much complacence. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1 This cool and honest speech let down his stiffened muscles into complacence. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 But secretly, for all her complacence, she had divined the cause. The Three Sisters I thought I was right, and that the aspiration for spiritual freedom, which was the chief motive of my leaving home, was certain to be supported by Providence, to whom I looked with serene complacence. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I There was a fond delight and complacence which I took in Betsey beyond any thing living. The Life of Col. James Gardiner Who Was Slain at the Battle of Prestonpans, September 21, 1745 Judith and Sylvia smiled at each other with the insufferable complacence of auditors who know the end by heart. The Bent Twig He passed the lash slowly through his fingers, while surveying the stallion with great complacence. Alcatraz At any rate, he did not show the complacence of the proper will-hunter. Samuel Johnson It was the urge of Life healthy and strong, unaware of frailty and decay, drunken with sublime complacence, ego-mad, enchanted by its own mighty optimism. Burning Daylight His extreme complacence had rather disconcerted Grace, and the question about smoking had been to effect a diversion. The Woodlanders In many environments his weakness would have remained hidden even from himself, and he would have lived and died in the odor and complacence of respectability. The Cost This letter, when completed, he surveyed with considerable complacence. Alcatraz No doubt," thought Jane, with the familiar, though indignantly denied, complacence of her class, "as soon as she gets in here she'll want to hang on. The Conflict In that case, we could think it possible that He might consign all the rest of our race to eternal torture with the utmost complacence. Love's Final Victory It was self-complacent, yet there was small apparent ground for such complacence. The Woodlanders Friendship may stand for that peaceful complacence which you feel towards all well—behaved people who wear clean collars and use tolerable grammar. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 He viewed the other with complacence, for the quaint Quinquart had been designed for a droll by Nature. A Chair on the Boulevard In fact, the owner of the place had lost his complacence and his smile together. Black Jack He had your picture in his room, A scurvy traitor picture, And he smiled —Merely a fat complacence of men who know fine women— And thus I divided with him A part of my love. War is Kind But Michael's clear voice startled her again out of her complacence. Lo, Michael! With mean complacence ne'er betray your trust, Nor be so civil as to prove unjust. The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems But even Mrs. Clarke's complacence was a bit shaken as the weeks slipped away, and Mac's obsession became the gossip of the household. Calvary Alley There's more in it than that," she said with a touch of complacence; "and there's no reason why there shouldn't be. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 For a moment, the affectionate and unsuspicious shepherdess received his caresses with complacence and pleasure. Imogen A Pastoral Romance His vivid Irish imagination leaped instantaneously from the complacence of absolute safety to the depths of terror. The Gray Dawn She could make up her mind to part with him—she had thought of the possibility, and with complacence. Run to Earth A Novel But something in his tone shook her maternal complacence and roused her to instant defense. The Sisters-In-Law All the plump beauty of youth and all the assured complacence of a well-to-do married man kept them up in the air. Ptomaine Street For a moment indeed, nature prevailed, and she could not avoid gazing, with a degree of complacence, upon an object, to which the Goddess seemed to have lavished all her treasures. Imogen A Pastoral Romance Adams' grin was a measure of his complacence. A Fool for Love Poe himself was unable to accept, with any degree of complacence, the materialistic philosophy which seemed to him the most plausible explanation of life. The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years Repeated to Byrd, this utterance was accepted by him with much complacence, for, even more than the average man, he prided himself upon his faults of character. The Nest Builder No such grounds for complacence existed on her Eastern frontiers. A Short History of the Great War Being older now, and beholding what happens with tolerance and complacence, I am only surprised that my good friends were so tolerant of me and so complacent. Erema — My Father's Sin Men were glad to see that he was willing to be communicative on equal terms and reciprocal complacence. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes Good-natured Devon! oft shall there appear The cool complacence of thy friendly sneer; Oft shall Fitzpatrick's wit, and Stanhope's ease, And Burgoyne's manly sense combine to please. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 When Nature first framed him, she took a secret complacence in her work. Character Writings of the 17th Century Thirdly, all wise, all noble, all ingenuous and honest persons have an aversion from this practice, and cannot entertain it with any acceptance or complacence. Sermons on Evil-Speaking In its general expression, there is a complacence and tranquillity which is often mistaken for sleepiness, and often actually is dullness. The Glands Regulating Personality Among the students who went in for religious work were several who could not quite share Marty's complacence over J.W.'s program. John Wesley, Jr. The Story of an Experiment "My Lord," was the last word of the Countess, "mark my words: when you are on your dying bed that will be one of the few ordinations you will reflect upon with complacence." Excellent Women "Haggerty says—" "I wonder if Mumbles could catch 'em," remarked the Major, with complacence. Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John The Wabash River could scarcely soothe his ruffled complacence. Old Caravan Days The fat pig rolls in wallowing rapture, defying his friends to make pork of him yet, and hugs with complacence unpickleable hams. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale Struggling with his feelings of offended pride, tempered by a prudent degree of apprehension, the Emperor endeavoured to receive with complacence a homage tendered in mockery. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 But there are other facts not of such consequence nor so necessary, which, though ever so well attested, may nevertheless be sacrificed to oblivion in complacence to the scepticism of a reader. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Far from sparing sinners by complacence, he reproached their vices in forcible language, and attacked their disorderly conduct with great vehemence. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi In his complacence he at once despatched it to the paper for which it was designed. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century For nearly six months, my cowardly complacence has endangered my prudent action, and to let Arabella breathe easily disquiets my soul, so I must shut her up. The Follies of Love His manners are so elegant, so gentle, so unassuming, that they at once engage esteem, and diffuse complacence. Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World Indeed, he very often made her such presents; and she, in complacence to him, spent much time in adorning herself. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Bradley and Ben threw themselves on the ground near-by, and awaited with complacence the call to supper. The Young Explorer The waiters were obsequious, the smiling nods of recognition from other distinguished guests of the house were flattering, and as the different courses were brought on, the man became the picture of corpulent complacence. Without a Home She felt very insignificant and purposeless as she huddled there beside him, and her complacence at his attentions deepened into a vivid sense of satisfaction. The Iron Trail "Usurped the throne," he replied, assuming an ease and complacence he did not feel. Graustark I say in complacence to him, because she always exprest the greatest contempt for dress, and for those ladies who made it their study. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling She felt it a cruel cut; but seventeen years of flattery and smoothness had armed Nina in impregnable complacence. Harriet and the Piper Little did she dream, in her exaltation of self- complacence and superiority, that the "poor fellow's" clumsy formalities were the thin cover for a tempest of wild-man's wild emotion. The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel She knew her own value, knew she was pretty, and was glad with the simple and pathetic complacence of fourteen. The Story of Julia Page "I hardly know whether I'm exactly the man to make the hero of a novel," Charles murmured, with complacence. An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay This affected contempt of life is only an excess of your complacence to me. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling "I can undress myself," he announced, with modest complacence. Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby Each house seems to remind its neighbour, with all the complacence expressible in buff brick, that in this locality lodgings are not to let. In the Year of Jubilee Yet this very perversity of love was something which he had long recognized with the complacence of assured psychology. The Window-Gazer The dog stood by, eying his young charge with the utmost complacence. True Stories about Dogs and Cats I could not imagine what had given him this insolent self- complacence. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions — Volume 1 The hostess, then, with a certain righteous complacence, lowered her eyes to her cocktail glass. Missy Linder accepted the situation with the complacence of a man who has been four years on army pay. Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day When her grandfather had disappeared, Jewel placed Anna Belle on the seat beside her, where she toed in, in a state of the utmost complacence. Jewel "You ought to come here often," he repeated to Shelton; "we have a lot of very good young fellows"; and, with a touch of complacence, he glanced around the dismal room. The Island Pharisees "You great complacence would seem suspicions, at all events." Louise de la Valliere From the sill, as I put on my boots, I watched with complacence the cording of the loads, and then, with quite a lightsome gait, followed the lengthened file out into the street. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan Ramsey was now able to attend the Lumen, not with complacence but at least without shuddering over the recollection of his own spectacular first appearance there. Ramsey Milholland It was round, like the moon, and it irradiated a gentle complacence and a sweet kindliness of spirit that was unusual among his countrymen. When God Laughs: and other stories Parenthetically, it might be said that if Coleman now recalled Nora Black to his mind at all, it was only to think of her for a moment with ironical complacence. Active Service Her coming fitted in well with the complacence of his mood. A Poor Wise Man The liquor was ebbing in him and with it had flown all his complacence. The Path of the King Besides, this one fascinated me—the smug complacence and almost loud virtue of the author, his satisfaction in Bolivar County, and his small hits at the world outside, his patronage to those not of it. The Confession In vain; he had perforce to remain upon the field, face to face with an adversary, who at last laid down her arms in a feigned complacence. Letters of Two Brides He reflected ruefully that the complacence with which he had accepted the comradeship of the belle of the voyage might have been somewhat overdone. Active Service "Pretty clever, eh?" he said, admiring his own work with much complacence. The Bittermeads Mystery When Anton appeared she gave the order "Bring supper for the reverend father," at which the Cluniac's face mellowed into complacence. The Path of the King With complacence she inhaled the perfumed snuff, as the writer appended the elegant characters of her Imperial name. The ninth vibration and other stories Yes, I shall say, with the complacence of one who thinks that he has made a noble discovery. Theaetetus From the wall over the mantel Natalie's portrait still surveyed the room with its delicate complacence. Dangerous Days She wished to prove him, and see how far his constant complacence would go. The Mystery of Orcival Not only did he master the tradition of thievery; he vaunted his originality with the familiar complacence of the scoundrel. A Book of Scoundrels And out of the smug complacence of his bachelor peace Bassett thanked his stars for no women in his life. The Breaking Point I scorned to contradict the slanders, and self-love led me to regard the more flattering rumors with a certain complacence. The Country Doctor "Didn't I tell you he'd not shoot?" the dealer pursued with complacence. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains Captain Gordon heard her account of herself with complacence, and declared, wiping his moustache, that a similar experience had befallen him only a fortnight before. The Pool in the Desert We answered we should not fail in any complacence which was usual to others; upon which our host replied he would immediately send porters to conduct us. A journey from this world to the next — Volume 2 Martin grinned and accepted the invitation, marvelling the while at his complacence. Martin Eden |
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