| 单词 | complaisant |
| 例句 | Onstage, there was absolutely nothing complaisant about her. South by Southwest Music Festival: 17 Acts That Stood Out 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z But no foreseeable Israeli government will accept this premise without concerted pressure from complaisant allies, principally the US but also the EU and UK. Letters: To achieve Middle East peace, first we need justice 2011-01-25T00:06:02Z These cases are quite different from the phoney stories planted by studio flacks from time immemorial, dependent on co-operative artists and a complaisant press. Allied: what happens when a film gets eclipsed by gossip 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Or, to put it another way, a peevish old goat manages to cop off yet again with a complaisant babe. Whatever Works: could Woody Allen's age-gap plots help prolong life? 2010-06-28T11:34:00Z But Post Malone’s signature aesthetic gesture is the smear, the complaisant way his voice molds neatly to whatever’s handed to him. Post Malone Smears All the Genres Into One (Emotions, Too) 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Private institutional investors such as BlackRock and Vanguard tend to be more complaisant about CEO pay — except for European funds. Column: While workers struggled during the pandemic, CEO pay went up, up, up 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z She opined that modern journalists, like herself, had helped to "normalise the absurd" and that going forward "whilst we do not have to be campaigners, nor should we be complaisant, complicit, onlookers." Emily Maitlis says BBC rebuke over Dominic Cummings remarks made no sense 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Abe, who hosted Trump in Tokyo a month ago and has been as complaisant as any world leader in courting the unpredictable U.S. president, has little to show for his efforts. Trump to meet Putin, Xi at G-20, but with unclear goals, expectations are low 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z The GPA ethos takes spirited children and pushes them to be hard working but complaisant. Putting grit in its place 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Last month, in the Times, a respected house and techno veteran named Marea Stamper suggested that some of today’s complaisant “tropical house” wasn’t really tropical, and wasn’t even house music. Kygo’s Kinder, Gentler Dance Music 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z It is not historically true that if complaisant regulators create opportunities for malfeasance that banks will automatically pursue those opportunities. JPMorgan And The Death Of Corporate Reputation 2013-05-03T16:00:23Z Friday's reports portray institutions that were complaisant - police sympathetic but pusillanimous in the face of what they took to be society's norms, and prosecutors negligently reluctant to risk testing public opinion by pursuing charges... Media reaction to Savile report 2013-01-12T11:15:41Z Paris Match, the magazine at which she works, was most complaisant, bowing swiftly to her diktat. Can India Get to Mars? 2012-08-20T05:00:00Z Then streams at times complaisantly abandoned their old channels and formed new ones, leaving the intended reservoirs high and dry after the most deluging rains. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z The Schwabenspiegel, or code in force in southern Germany, is much more complaisant to the Church, but it knows of no jurisdiction over heretics save that of the bishops. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z Jean buys the two daughters of the King of Portugal from a pirate and takes them home, where, with his complaisant father’s approval, he marries the elder. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z The examination proceeded smoothly enough, for the complaisant dean confined himself chiefly to the classics. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z He has indeed been always very complaisant and friendly, though embarrassed with his punctilios of etiquette. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z Here he “found another kind of people” from the complaisant inhabitants of the Isle of Wight. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; courteousness in receiving others and in conversation; complaisant behavior. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z They say that you are a complaisant husband.' The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z Let me beg you to be more complaisant. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The Secretary, who has always been complaisant, was more so than ever today. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z She waited till he was well primed, and presumably therefore in a more complaisant humour, and then she said, coaxingly, "Won't you tell me, Jeremiah, what you meant by saying 'Why shouldn't it be?'" Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z The letter is very complaisant, and I shall now endeavor to get the shirts made as soon as possible. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z She is restless, irritable, out of sorts, censorious, complaining at home; animated, gracious, affable, complaisant abroad. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z What a pity that he declined polite society, where complaisant heiresses were to be met with who would joyfully take his coronet, and afterwards obey his mother. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z In his mind was a dark and sinister plan to entice Yetta from her home and establish her in nominal employment with some complaisant woman. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z He was, therefore, much more complaisant than dockyard officials generally are to the demands made upon them by young lieutenants in command of small craft. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z The Ambassador and his Lady were perfectly complaisant to all Persons that came to their House, and there was every Day very good Company. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume IV Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-09T03:00:26.543Z He is a Man of Penetration, crafty, complaisant, and capable of great Affairs. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z He is affable and civil, complaisant to Foreigners, and lives with a vast deal of Splendor. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z The more complaisant ones published the stories which the "press agent" of the association furnished on the "outrages." Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Naturally of a complaisant disposition, he had learned to give whatever was demanded of him, no matter who made the demand. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z When thou complaisant Looked on expectant for some virtuous act, How Self appeared like some fierce tigress couchant, And we with evil motive seemed impact! Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward 2011-12-24T03:07:54.433Z But complaisant as the Treasury had been on this occasion, their co-operation was fitful and uncertain. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z He is very complaisant and civil, and seems to me of a good-natur'd Disposition. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z He might have taken her straight to the Second Avenue "hang-out"—with its complaisant proprietor and the rooms upstairs. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z I was not the nominee nor the complaisant tool of any party or faction. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z The spring of piety is dried up, but the learned habit persists without it and revolves complaisantly round its own centre. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z The following occurrence was comic:—You know in what repute the supple and complaisant Fessler, Bishop of St. Pölten, is held here, the first herald for retailing the new dogma to the world. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z Foreigners are very well receiv'd there, and both the Ladies and Gentlemen are very civil and complaisant. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z Second, the grafters and all the contented, well-fed, complaisant people are going to resign without a struggle. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Their former chats were resumed, steadily interrogative on her side, complaisantly responsive on his. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z From what I have heard, this custom is really maintained by the women, who refuse their favours to the uncircumcised of their own nation, though with foreigners they are more complaisant. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Two or three very complaisant and patronizing young fellows came to invite her, but she replied that she did not know how to dance. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z They treated me as a Foreigner, and were complaisant to me. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z He played high, generally won, was shrewd, complaisant, and particular in his deference to kings and prime ministers. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Evidently this lady was a humorist, to whom her former page was amusing when her less complaisant mood did not find him tiresome. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z Gregers objected to this dissipation in vain, the Baroness insisted on it, and the complaisant son-in-law allowed her to take her own way. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z In this complaisant state of mind he was addressed by the lascar at the helm. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z This M. de Brocks is of an amiable Character, civil, and complaisant, and has acquir'd the Love and Esteem of all that know him. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z The more complaisant "Honest Politician" and "Americanus," however, duly fulfilled the tasks for which they had been employed by the French Ambassador. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z With the help of complaisant council members, they simply changed the law to reward themselves with third terms. City Room: The Day: Like Putin, Like Bloomberg 2011-10-04T12:44:55Z And she looked so pretty and so sweet, so complaisant and so tender, that right willingly would he have eaten her up as she had been a ripe apple of love. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z I do avow, Mr. Praiseall, you are the most complaisant Man of the Age. The Female Wits 2011-09-28T02:00:23.247Z This Prince was so complaisant as to order one of his Gentlemen to go with me. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z When the young dog began to grow up, Bull was remarkably complaisant with him. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z All this while, at some little distance, he dropt a great many complaisant words to the elder Sister, which look'd very much like Love, and which he indeed desired should be so interpreted. The Notorious Impostor and Diego Redivivus 2011-09-25T02:00:17.053Z The complaisant committee had quite fallen in with Wyatt's idea. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z While the Lady has more complaisant Sentiments, yours shan't disturb me, Sir, I assure you. The Female Wits 2011-09-28T02:00:23.247Z “Not so very fine,” answered Nancy, fingering a streamer 224 of her pink sash with a tender touch, as she glanced complaisantly down at her lingerie frock. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z But, in this respect, Mademoiselle was not as complaisant as at Saint-Fargeau. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z I had not been an Hour at his House, but he was so complaisant as to offer me Lodging there gratis, 'till I could find a House to my Fancy. The Travels and Adventures of James Massey 2011-09-13T02:00:31.293Z The way you were bound... was quite harmless, quite complaisant. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z Nothing could appear to me more unnatural than fish after meat; but I was in such a complaisant disposition, that I agreed to every thing. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z “Show the young lady your things, Evie,” he said, with a certain complaisant pride in his tone. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z He was now below the city's "dead-line" where, in segregated wantonness, vice and license unrolled their audacities fearless of the complaisant police regulations. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z I communicated my Mind to La Foret, and he join'd with me in persuading the others, who were so complaisant that they consented to our Proposal, without any Scruple. The Travels and Adventures of James Massey 2011-09-13T02:00:31.293Z The Bishop, still more complaisant than his Lady, said, "We will compound the Matter, and be contented, if he should not prove quite so good." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z But with Romney, so much a complaisant creature of the corporate culture that dropped us into our current mess without a parachute, we have a tsunami-in-waiting. Big Business has been very, very good to Mitt Romney 2011-08-12T16:35:00Z Were it not so, men would have invented a more complaisant one. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z In another moment he was giving directions—over the complaisant wire—to his bank. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z He found his figures very meek and complaisant, and he had no trouble at all in disposing of their replies to his own satisfaction. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z "It is not what it used to be, Jake," she said in tones of complaisant earnestness. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z Consider our invasion of Iraq, a war based on distortions, government secrecy, and the complaisant failure of our major media to ask the important questions. Why Bradley Manning is an American hero 2011-07-07T16:01:00Z If you wish to oppose it, you should have given the office I occupy to some one who thinks the task less lofty, and who is complaisant enough to sacrifice the noble to the petty. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z It's best, however, to be sure of her being single; for Indian husbands are not quite so complaisant as English ones, and the vulgar dogs might think of looking a little after their spouses. Inkle and Yarico An opera, in three acts 2011-07-06T02:00:44.873Z But I suspect that the arrows of Edward's obedient henchmen assisted a too complaisant deity in the work of banishment. The Welsh Pony Described in two letters to a friend 2011-07-02T02:00:10.773Z "Don't say varimess," he corrected her complaisantly; "here it is called dinner!" Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z He was always complaisant and kind, but manifested nothing like attachment: on the contrary, he even seemed to be in some degree affected by the charms of my youngest sister, who was then extremely beautiful. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z But see where you will end with the complaisant man, who listens to every one. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z O, God bless you, Mr. Cat, is that you? rejoined the eagle, mighty complaisant; 'pon honour, I did not intend, sir. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z The girl was in her most complaisant mood, and, in his r�le of discreet gallant to young and blooming womanhood, the fat factotum strove to make the most of the opportunity. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z In this modern day we can scarcely imagine the complaisant attitude assumed by press and public towards such happenings as this. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The Stallmeister, who could fence very prettily, was complaisant enough to spare his adversary, and to let a few chalk scores be marked upon his coat; after which the two embraced, and wine was ordered. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The iron constitution of their complaisant stomachs enables them to feed in a manner which would satisfy wolves and lions. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z As he stood at a table in the hall, and struck a match to light his candle, his puny face and dull light eyes betrayed the most complaisant enjoyment. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z All the deputations received the same answer, given with such an air of bonhommie and such complaisant familiarity as quite to overwhelm the provincials. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Don Quixote, who was always very complaisant, could not deny their request, and went with them. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Such friends, too! all bearing titles—all accomplished—two of them beautiful women, who appeared not only intimate with, but complaisant toward him! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z McGee, however, though he was thus complaisant, had no intention of retiring immediately from public life, and once more offered himself to his constituents in Montreal West. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Condescending, gracious, complaisant, he began by greeting with smile, look, and gesture the populace assembled beneath his windows. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z He was very complaisant that day, or night rather, for we sat up till late into the morning, and then made beds out of C�sar’s mantle and Macbeth’s robes. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z I should prefer an ugly complaisant woman, that exhibited some amiability, to that beautiful statue. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Of course, all these outings by land and water cost a great deal of money, but Jack had found Moss, the money-lender, most suddenly and strangely complaisant. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z That was all that was necessary; our complaisant neophytes immediately gave chase to all the cats in the neighbourhood. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z As a matter of fact, the partnership between history and literature, so vaguely asserted and so complaisantly accepted in many quarters, is a combination in which the literature has usually gone to the wall. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z We are either monsters of cruelty, or we come into that category the French call 'complaisant.' Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z Ebene, always complaisant to his master, persuaded him that it was highly favorable. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z I was what polite French ladies call le mari complaisant,—a part I am so perfect in, Madam, that I almost think I ought to play it for my Benefit.' Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z His subjects had already begun to murmur; the early parliaments of his reign had been passive and complaisant; but by 1523 the Commons had been goaded into resistance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z At first it beat bitterly, as he marked and misinterpreted the complaisant look with which Lena regarded his rival. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z He had found the household unprepared to receive him, the house in disorder, and the old Marchesa, his mother, more grimly logical than complaisant on the subject of his gambling debts. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z The prelate, complaisant, sly and attentive to the slightest word of the Italian woman, showed himself alternately reserved and familiar, according to the turn that the conversation took. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z A postscript to this letter reads: The young man by whom this is handed to you seems to be a very clever man, knows you very well, and is very complaisant and agreeable. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z "Your former pupil has surprised us all," he said, complaisantly, to Doctor Fabian. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z Yes, but this privilege was reserved for the children whose mothers showed themselves complaisant towards the soldiers. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z They want to get a brother or a cousin on the police force; and they want the police to be complaisant to a brother or a cousin in a liquor saloon. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z How could he expect circumstances to be so complaisant as first to blind the countess' eyes to the facts and next to deprive her of all assistance? The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z But the law itself will not be quite as complaisant as the 'folks.' The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z But the saloon interests were strong and wanted to sell whiskey and beer to the Negroes, and the city authorities were complaisant. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z This girl was one of the prettiest I ever saw; she was "chaperoned" by a complaisant mother. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Lilly threw a timid glance of scrutiny at the all-powerful person, whom she had pictured to herself as a commanding yet complaisant thunderer. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The complaisant emir immediately gave orders for a table to be placed in the shade of the willows. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z But then the complaisant mirror of vanity might make one fancy one saw all sorts of things. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z He is Monsieur le Mari: Monsieur le Mari complaisant et content.' The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z To have him regard me in the light of a complaisant wife gave me many uncomfortable moments, yet I could not touch upon the subject. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z You are too complaisant; the merest gossip takes advantage of you.’” Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z It was the last straw for the normally complaisant Bernstein. New FA chairman David Bernstein had bitter fall-out with Mike Ashley 2010-12-23T00:06:04Z When he was up in his high-seated spring-cart, there was none of the complaisant geniality of the night before about him. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z The Boobach being set his task, complaisantly gives the mortal the choice of being transported above wind, amid wind, or below wind. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z In Cardan’s times, as in those of Augustus, it was a common practice for men to conceal the day and hour of their birth, till, like Augustus, they found a complaisant astrologer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The Bishop, still more complaisant than his lady, said: ‘We will compound the matter and be contented if he should not prove quite so good.’ The True Benjamin Franklin If he calls at our house you will please to receive him complaisantly and thank him for your present of pins. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams It was the same complaisant tone—as if it mattered whether he had or not. Manslaughter After dinner is always a good-natured, complaisant time. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. August 6, 1887. As Beauman, by the recent death of his father, had been put in possession of a splendid fortune, the proposition allured her father, who wrote him a complaisant answer, with an invitation to his house. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Never timid, never complaisant or patronizing, he exhibits some of the rarest virtues of the human mind. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 Or perhaps they are only complaisant, and, in the passing years, will permit the people to think that this is so. The Way of the Gods Ly-Kouo-Ngan was very complaisant, and gave us a great deal of information about the route we were to pursue, and which he himself was now travelling for the eighth time. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Again, they are sometimes spreading nets to catch a complaisant husband, who will support them in their intrigues. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second A clever and patient woman, she was very complaisant towards the king, flattering his vanity and acknowledging his mistresses, and she retained her influence over him to the end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" At this century-end of fastidious and complaisant criticism, it may be interesting to recall the direct style of the Californian 'sixties.' My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. The goddess is complaisant, and grants them exactly their desire. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 These interloping nuns are alluring and complaisant, and they demand neither attention nor patient devotion. The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades Oh, I wish him no ill, but really I am not upon terms—I do not feel complaisant enough to carry a letter after him; yet I do feel that he must have it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 When the landlady was particularly talkative and complaisant, he would shake his head, as much as to say, "That is not to the taste of a man of honor." Edelweiss A Story He was very complaisant and respectful; and he took especial satisfaction in showing to the highly venerated men the park, the orchard, the hot-houses, and, finally, the villa. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine For several years it was almost impossible to secure a verdict of conviction in the so-called "passionate dramas;" the heroines of vitriol and the revolver passed with impunity before these complaisant juries. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 Poor, ignorant, complaisant Teresa fighting against the mysteries of life, demanding explanation of the inexplicable,—what tenderness, what forgiveness was to be expected from such an attitude? Lady Cassandra And besides, papa, he was too civil,—too complaisant. One Of Them She insisted on leading the van, and her too complaisant husband consented. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) He gave both hands to every one who approached him, and was extremely complaisant, kind, cordial, and expressive; but, as soon as a man had turned his back; he spoke slightingly of him. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine In complaisant and complaisantly, the accent is also on the first syllable. Every-Day Errors of Speech Bernard Raynor glanced across at his wife and laughed; his slow, complaisant laugh. Lady Cassandra "I own to you, M. the President," presently said the complaisant Louis XVI., "that I was longing for the deputation to finish, so that I might hasten to the Assembly." Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty His friends, however, loyal in their love and praise of him, secured a more complaisant tradesman to bring out the rest of the already famous poem. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The Wine-cavalier would be very complaisant, always making his bows, and paying his devotions: it is only manner to be seen, but then the manner is good, agreeable, and—false, the whole of it! Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine At first she listened with the complaisant toleration of a parent anxious to appear interested in a child's enthusiasms, but presently young Breese became aware that she was following his depiction with absorbed attention. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 "I 'm positive I saw the plaster drop from the wall somewhere hereabouts," said the complaisant Colonel, pointing to a spot close beside the figure. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life A National Guard, to whom some one has passed a bottle of wine, offers the complaisant King a drink. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty She dreaded the vixenish Miss Sugg less than the too complaisant manager. The Bartlett Mystery Frau Bella had that perpetual complaisant smile which is so cold, and yet so fascinating. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine He was therefore in a wonderfully complaisant frame of mind as old Timberline Tobe reined in his leaders with a flourish before Blount's hotel. The Song of the Wolf Some years before, the Head Constable had helped the young man out of a serious scrape, the one real scrape—so Carden was complaisantly able to assure himself—engendered by his systematic pursuit of women. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 It burned fiercely for three months—Eugene was eager, insatiable: the girl not so much so, but complaisant. The "Genius" I have been complaisant, as far as laid in my power. The Lawyers, A Drama in Five Acts You will seek some more complaisant lover to be your dupe on this occasion. Rossmoyne Bobbie's manner was not quite so genial and complaisant to his sister when they were again alone: "See here, sis, what the devil—!" The Song of the Wolf Latterly he had spent most of his evenings at the Blights', who took compassion on his loneliness and were complaisant of his obvious attachment to Honor. Banked Fires Oh, well," replied Mrs. Dale complaisantly, "you will know better what to think of that after a year. The "Genius" The Solicitor-General, rising gracefully and bowing to the court, gave his consent with complaisant patronage. Lady Anna The young man Scott was a great favourite in the service, having had something uncommonly mild and complaisant in his manner; and his loss was therefore universally regretted. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) It had its effect on Daverill, soothing his complaisant mood, making him even more cunning than before. When Ghost Meets Ghost Never had the supreme tribunal of justice abased itself more ignobly than when it listened so complaisantly to the king, and approved without qualification an organized massacre perpetrated unblushingly under its very eyes. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 On the occasion of his last visit Lord Strathcona did not happen to be in a complaisant mood. The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion A well-bred man is always sociable and complaisant. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Nevertheless, my comrades were jealous of me, and all that because the young girls would look at me with a certain complaisant air, and seemed to find me to their liking.” Adventures in the Philippine Islands The Pope was complaisant: he could hardly be otherwise to Philip IV.; he sent a brief that enabled Velazquez, after long delays, to obtain the much coveted order. Velazquez No courtier could be more complaisant, than he was upon his last visit. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 The prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three 9 3 times over, for she was hard of hearing. The Story of the White Mouse But on this matter he found Æolus to be very complaisant. Marion Fay I have a complaisant feeling as I walk about that I have thus done more good than any man living. Amaryllis at the Fair I find myself unable to administer in the least degree to their self-love; and when I would be a little complaisant, a Master, more powerful than myself, restrains me. Letters of Madam Guyon Ellen folded her hands in her lap complaisantly and nodded her head. The Eye of Dread "Upon my honor," exclaimed Gomez Arias, "thou art marvellously complaisant, friend—thou hast seen the duenna, I suppose?" Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. While this was going on Mary danced her square dance complaisantly; and her proud father, looking on, thought that she was by far the prettiest woman in the room. Is He Popenjoy? We cannot, then, accept the version of his family history that satisfied the complaisant Heralds' College. William Shakespeare His Homes and Haunts One may dispute three parts of these prodigies, and be very complaisant if we admit the truth of a few of them. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. Who call it complaisant, polite good Breeding, To say Ten thousand things they don't intend, And tell their nearest Friends the basest Falsehood? Ponteach The Savages of America Her delight at securing an abatement of a few shillings was so undisguised that it caused much amusement to complaisant tradesmen. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real That energetic and complaisant conductor brought his clear-throated minstrels over to the meeting in a brake. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland He was an imperious man, and was never disposed to be very complaisant to his superiors. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots A foretaste: titled servants put me en route for lover—The bargain I will propose to Frederick Augustus—Frederick Augustus will be a complaisant King—To revive Petit Trianon—I am addressed as Queen. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess What wonder, then, that with all these advantages the people of Hill's Station thought themselves centrally located, and watched with complaisant interest the passing trains, the daily hack, and the teams going along the pike? Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 But the Imperial majorities, recruited as they were by the system of official candidatures, asked not of the complaisant minister reasons which he had not to give. Pius IX. And His Time They have no connection with the others, and I would have no contention with those who regard them as suggested by Petrarch, or as complaisant imitations of the vogue or fashion of that time. Testimony of the Sonnets as to the Authorship of the Shakespearean Plays and Poems The attitude of her mistress was much more complaisant. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel Now that he was a figure of local power and importance, temptation began to assail him with offers of rapid elevation if only he would be complaisant. Counsel for the Defense Resistance, caprice, and peevishness, are not borne with patience by a governess, though they are submitted to with smiles by the complaisant visiter. Practical Education, Volume I Close behind trotted the small complaisant Midge, dressed up very fine in a livery of purple doublet and green hose. Robin Hood But because 166Cæsar boasted, and Cicero was complaisant, posterity is not to run away with the boast, and call it true. The Life of Cicero Volume II. For it may as well be said at once that the younger colonists do not relish being denied all native individuality, and depicted with a complaisant condescension as mere imitators of English life. Australian Writers Roughly he pushed the two complaisant females off into the water, and then, with a savage lunge, he fell upon the Pup. Kings in Exile He thought of the complaisant village and peasant girls who happily helped him forget that no woman of noble blood would marry him. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel He was still flattered by her complaisant attitude toward his wooing. Heart of the Blue Ridge Besides, was not Cranajour the most complaisant of fellows, the least exacting of collaborators—always content with what was given him, always willing to do his best! Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas The king looked at his impudent companion with the complaisant good-humor which, since his much-talked-of bereavement, he was prepared to extend to those most fortunate among his courtiers who could succeed in diverting his melancholy. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama But after all, there is a soupçon of gratification in having a Baronet to your binder; and we understand that Sir Edward is complaisant enough to accept commissions outside his personal acquaintance. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time Prudent men did not lend themselves to this complaisant idolatry; but they forgot too much what, either as friend or enemy, he to whom they refused it was worth. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 He invited Alonzo to his house, and he could not complaisantly refuse the invitation. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father The word civil also signifies courteous, complaisant, gentle and obliging, well-bred, affable, kind. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, February, 1880 He further speaks of this book as "a work of gentleness and goodness, of a complaisant and amiable grace, which is pervaded by a spirit of progress." History of Education “I am a complaisant monarch, as I think,” he said. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel When they knew that we had received money for the work we had been allowed to perform, they were very attentive, and complaisant, and flattering. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Call the universe "matter," and Mrs. Eddy flies into a rage; call it "an idea of God," and she is serenely complaisant. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 "So, mademoiselle," he concluded, "be complaisant, and make the best of a bad business." The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France Mrs. Quickly is indeed at one time the confidante of Anne Fenton, and at another the complaisant hostess of Doll Tear-sheet, but not in the same play. A History of Elizabethan Literature He was very complaisant to all around him, and very lively, affable, and gay. Nero Makers of History Series Making due allowance for the inflated diction of the complaisant Court newswriter, let us endeavour to approach somewhat nearer to the truth. Political Women, Vol. 1 The lad did as he was bidden, for a few years ago he had been the complaisant victim of Hetty’s pleasantries, and felt a light touch on his lips. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter About the middle of June, 1691, Louvois met the king in his council chamber, and, though the monarch was unusually complaisant, Louvois so thoroughly understood him that he retired to his residence in utter despair. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series The Emperor greets our Prince very kindly; and I would that our people, in turn, were more complaisant towards him. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church The great Sultan tires of his Asiatic harem, complaisant but uninteresting, and orders European damsels to be caught or bought for him. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 I found him exceedingly complaisant and courteous in his manners; but his true zambo nature was not wholly concealed beneath the smooth surface. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Some time, when he was in a less complaisant mood, she could do something for him, but not now. The Chautauqua Girls At Home She is the court of last resort, and, I believe, not complaisant to your suit.” A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 The complaisant person need not be lacking in will, in determination, or individuality. The Girl Wanted The Jesuits' Church is the neatest, and this was shown us in a very complaisant manner, although 'tis not the custom to allow Protestants to enter it. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... "Not so bad with the use of one arm only," he muttered complaisantly. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force "Not bad," agreed Ross complaisantly, for the view was no stranger to him. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War "Oh, no, indeed, Mr. O'Hara!" replied Handy, in his most complaisant manner of speech. A Pirate of Parts A laborer, employed in the field close by, with a complaisant smile, informed me that the old Round had been dug into last year, for the sake of the stones. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Edward Percy was in a very complaisant mood when Claire's letter reached him. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter The emperor complaisantly affected to know no better, catching at everything to keep up his hopes; when all at once the first snows fell. The Two Great Retreats of History O you flatterer!" laught the old woman: "but your darling chin that comes forward so complaisantly, and is so ready to wait upon you and spread itself out like a table. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck For prudent judges are wont to judge finished works by a somewhat severe standard, but are far more complaisant to improvisations. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura The Nair girl is carefully chaperoned until she arrives at a marriageable age, say, fourteen or fifteen years, at which time some complaisant individual is selected, who goes through the marriage ceremony with her. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire The Psalmist was not always complaisant or even temperate in his language, but he lived a long time ago and must be pardoned; his curt summary stands: “Dixit insipiens!” The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America He was equally cold and equally complaisant on the Mount of Olives. The Bertrams It was not true; for Time had set his cruel fingermarks upon Wilhelmine, but her wonderful health and her complaisant knowledge of success gave her a seeming youth. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg A complaisant husband could not resist the entreaties of his wife, who longed for one of our sheets. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 The morning dawned on Cragsnook quite as complaisantly as if the night had shed nothing but joy. The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening Two hundred and seventy-two would be equally complaisant with Mr. Westmacott. Ralph the Heir Jack, who had never thought these people particularly complaisant, opened his eyes wide. Jack 1877 The old man was not in a particularly complaisant mood that day. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 My complaisant host, a little man, rather advanced in years, who in many respects was extremely useful to us, accompanied us, as soon as we had arranged our dress, to the President Freire. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 Let the guardian be ever so considerate and civil, it would be a terrible ordeal to be literally never alone, night or day; and too often, doubtless, the guardian would be not at all complaisant. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians Captain Barry reported to the owners that "the commanders in our little fleet are very complaisant and obliging to each other." The Story of Commodore John Barry When Mr. Walters purchased the property it somehow never occurred to Dan that the new owner might not be so complaisant as his predecessor in the matter of the best trouting pond in the country. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 This complaisant conduct did not arise so much from respect for me, as that they might save themselves trouble. The Three Midshipmen Wherefore I set my wits to work one morning after an evening of delight, and found the muse complaisant. The God of Love There is, however, nothing of the "holier than thou" or the complaisant about the true Tuskegee graduate and neither is there anything monopolistic. Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization Now own it, mother,” p. 73continued the indulged child, “own that Victorine is the most obedient and complaisant of us four.” The Young Lord and Other Tales to which is added Victorine Durocher It did not intend, complaisant as it had been hitherto, to leave Bonaparte unhampered in so momentous a transaction. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) A month later the recreant lover reappeared and finally married poor disappointed Mary, who died very complaisantly in a short time and left him free to marry his first love, which he quickly did. Customs and Fashions in Old New England When the breeze had come to refresh him, and he had had his coffee, Monsieur Revel felt more complaisant, and explained what he meant by there being no hurry. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance The caliphs, in their turn, leaned more and more upon these complaisant subjects, drawing from their ranks courtiers, officials, and ultimately soldiers. The New World of Islam The grave young Lieutenant was indeed extraordinarily complaisant this evening. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols There would have been division in our ranks at once; for it seemed to me that her conduct to Cornish was too complaisant by far. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic "Let yours show but the greater wrath," advised the king, complaisantly. Under the Rose He lay silent and motionless on the ground, and when Jet had prepared a gag he was even so complaisant as to open his mouth to receive it. Messenger No. 48 When she settled into position and caught at the bough again, he watched in some distaste for the growth of the nervously complaisant air, but it did not appear. Lodusky “Really,” said Browne, “civilisation must have made some considerable progress in Angatan, if the savages there make such docile and complaisant husbands.” The Island Home He was even unusually complaisant to Lavender, and lost no opportunity of paying him indirect compliments that Sheila could overhear. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 Poised upon a chair, she idly thrust her fingers through the gilded bars of the cage that hung from the rafters and gently stroked the head of the now complaisant bird. Under the Rose I had a free hand, a kindly and complaisant bishop, and none would call me strictly to account. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Mrs. Lorton drew herself up a little, and her expression grew less complaisant. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Amongst them there were some few misanthropes and churlish characters who did not care to be troubled by anything outside the region of their vocation, but on the whole I found them remarkably complaisant. The Philippine Islands M. de Rebello, the captain, a knight of the order of Christ, was so complaisant as to wait for me six weeks. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. But Francis, ever complaisant, with an inconsistent chivalry worthy of the subterfuge of his character, desired to appear forbearing, indulgent. Under the Rose He was at this time fifty-five years of age, severe, stern, fond of arms, complaisant to royalty, but harsh and overbearing in his relations with inferiors. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 My complaisant doctor introduced me to the captain of a running felucca, and I hired his vessel for a fortnight. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I After all, her Prince was proving exceptionally stupid and complaisant. The Genius "Your friends are very complaisant to me," said Cecilia in a tone of voice which seemed to imply that she took it all in earnest. Kept in the Dark But at least one person in that vast assemblage was far from sharing the monarch's complaisant mood. Under the Rose And would the complaisant genius always appear and obey one’s behests, in this strange fashion? The Daughters of Danaus Napoleon occupied the little apartments, and complaisantly made me notice their extreme elegance. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I We are accustomed to make ourselves complaisant with the reflection that these were figurative expressions, and not meant as literal commands. Monopolies and the People But the landlady was complaisant and moved about the table and in and out of the room with a bustling air that left us but little opportunity for conversation. The Old Stone House and Other Stories Mr. Harper listened with a complaisant and amused look. Agatha's Husband A Novel It has frightened her into good behavior, and she changes the obnoxious word into one more complaisant. April's Lady A Novel He felt unusually complaisant, having succeeded in his designs against our hero. Fame and Fortune or, The Progress of Richard Hunter He accepts the false Guinevere and the Saxon enchantress very readily; and there is other scandal in which the complaisant Merlin as usual figures. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) The Armada was scarcely destroyed before the queen assumed a less complaisant attitude toward dissent. Beginnings of the American People The king looked about him in a complaisant manner, and gave some order, when half a dozen of the courtiers darted off as fast as their legs could carry them, eager to obey it. Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand "You will recall the episode of the spy and the abstraction of the papers from the President's office," continued the Secretary of War in orotund and complaisant tones. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond So yielding, on September 27, he gave Oswald the required commission, but, suspecting that he was rather too complaisant, sent Henry Strachey to assist him. The Wars Between England and America Ida was not in a very complaisant mood, and she glanced at him coldly. The Gold Trail He goes through life with the notion that every one is as complaisant and comfortable as himself. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life But, he added, if I would be complaisant enough to keep his watch for him, he would esteem it a very great favour. A Middy of the Slave Squadron A West African Story If we were to judiciously exhibit some knowledge of them and their doings, this king might be inclined to be a great deal more complaisant than he otherwise would be. The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa So he compromised matters by taking his complaisant relative with him, much to that gentleman’s amusement. A Dog with a Bad Name I think it my duty to return my sincere acknowledgments to Major White and Mr. Fowler, for their humane and complaisant behaviour to me during my confinement. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III. Olimpia was nearly always complaisant, had no reticences, no conscience, few brains. Little Novels of Italy He took the name of Khaujeh Houssain, and as a newcomer, was, according to custom, extremely civil and complaisant to all the merchants his neighbours. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales Mr. Fernald was surprisingly complaisant on Monday when the committee from the second team waited on him at the Cottage. Left End Edwards It was this strong instinct of Nationality which rendered the masses so long tolerant, if not complaisant, toward Slavery and the Slave Power. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. They walked along to Sherryman Square, and esteemed themselves fortunate in picking up a cruising taxi-cab with a driver sufficiently complaisant to drive them in the direction they wished to go. The Hand in the Dark "I am glad to find your lordship is so close an observer," returned the complaisant Dutton; "a certain sign, my lord, that your lordship will make a good sailor, in time." The Two Admirals He understood why she had been so complaisant today. Jerry Junior We were even complaisant when we found ourselves crowded into one camp area with the 7th, and with most of the tents to put up. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Allah being in a complaisant mood, it followed that not long after, walking in the bazaar, Al-Khalil invented prosody as he passed a coppersmith's and heard him hammering a basin. A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions Our hero was seemingly in a very complaisant mood. Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field I suppose De Quincey would have been complaisant if the Duke of Wellington had asked him to whistle "Home, Sweet Home" to him. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France She looked at him quite fearlessly now, with eyes that pretended to forget they had ever been complaisant. The Lady Paramount In short, the Major showed himself the most complaisant of guests. The Mayor of Troy "I shall be only too happy," said the complaisant Marquis, and the princess's cast-down eyes declared the same. The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew Altogether Dickey was complaisant, and David enjoyed a busy and successful day. The Stowaway Girl Henry found that the parliament was no less submissive in deeds than complaisant in their expressions, and that they would go the same lengths as the former in gratifying even his most lawless passions. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary Her grandmother abandoned in a moment an attempt to be complaisant, and sternly ordered her to attend to Colonel McLane's chamber. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times "I believe she had," replied the duc, with careless naïveté, and a complaisant forgetfulness, of which no words could translate the tone and the vocal expression. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Burr, bowing, took the manuscript, and the complaisant husband, pointing to a pile of sheet music, spoke on. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett "I often visit Madame Jourdan's establishment, for I am exceedingly fond of fine linen," he observed, casting a complaisant glance on the embroidered folds of his shirt. A Cardinal Sin Alec would have passed on, for he disliked the man, but Mrs Forbes having reasons for being complaisant, accepted his offer. Alec Forbes of Howglen Her husband was polite, complaisant, and conventionally correct in his behaviour towards her, and that was all. The Poor Plutocrats Her son, Lewis XIII, ordered him to be killed in the courtyard of the palace; and his wife, the queen's foster-sister, was put to death by complaisant judges. Lectures on Modern history He was devoted to his friends so long as they remained complaisant, and violent and implacable to all who thwarted him.—His uncontrollable temper alienated him from nearly all his family in his latter years. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters He had ill-used his wife, and had continued a long-continued liaison with a complaisant friend. Phineas Redux The Board of Trade, which inherited the duties and the incompetence of the Committee, proved more complaisant, and was indeed prepared to tolerate permanent settlers to the number of one thousand. The Story of Newfoundland For the business of making him President, the complaisant Senate had become the workshop of Senator Hanway. The President A novel Mrs. Egleton, her fellow lodger, had the night before gone to bed sober and was inclined to be complaisant and to interest herself in Lavinia. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' The ladies were singularly complaisant, and one offered me her friend; another was offered by a man. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government He received the money with a complaisant obeisance. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 The King was too much taken up with viewing the Person to whom he had been so complaisant, to take any Notice of such Whisperings. The Amours of Zeokinizul, King of the Kofirans Translated from the Arabic of the famous Traveller Krinelbol Convivial President Pierce and doting President Buchanan after him were complaisant to their least scrupulous suggestions in a degree hardly credible of honourable men who were not themselves Southerners. Abraham Lincoln She kissed him obediently, as mildly complaisant as she had once been coldly aloof. The Miller Of Old Church Personally we think the Editor was a little too complaisant. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 10, 1920 The Emperor complaisantly affected to know no better, catching at every thing to keep up his hopes, when all at once the first snows fell. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Pétion was only king of the people on condition of being complaisant to its excesses. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution And they were not at all disposed to be complaisant, but were indignant. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Mr. Turnbull expressed his doubt whether this would be satisfactory to the country; but even Mr. Turnbull was soft in his tone and complaisant in his manner. Phineas Finn The Irish Member From the girl's childhood he had been complaisant when he should have been severe, had stepped in with the parental authority recognized by his race when he should have held aloof. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman But her importunity prevailed with me, and I am extremely glad I was so complaisant. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe Again Hanson was complaisant, extolling them as worthy to accompany the cognac, and after that a silence fell between them. The Black Pearl He was complaisant, it may be assumed, because he did not wish to furnish another argument to those who would repeal or modify the Volstead act. What Prohibition Has Done to America These prelates either did not believe Richard had murdered his nephews, or were shamefully complaisant themselves. Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third An Arab, when it is a question of women, is rigorously modest and unspeakably complaisant, and one can no more understand his rigorous and easy morality, than one can all the rest of his sentiments. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 And with the quiet conscience of an honorable man who, at the same time, is not a fool he said gravely: "You need only be very complaisant." The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 "There is no need for any such great hurry," said Mr. Lind, with his complaisant smile. Sunrise London can prove herself a complaisant mistress to those who desire no other, but she will give nothing to those who flout her in their hearts. The Quest of the Simple Life Up to three o'clock these complaisant shopmen were still selling things at a purely nominal price, which was not entered in the books, but quietly pocketed by them for their own benefit. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation He took the boy by the coat and blinked at him complaisantly for a moment. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy The Captain was rocking to and fro in an easy chair, smoking his pipe and glancing first towards his daughter, and then at her starch prim-looking aunt, with no very complaisant expression. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers Then came the question of terms, references, and what not; and on all of these points Mr. Brand showed himself remarkably complaisant. Sunrise When, however, it is said that Hurd was a courtier, it is not meant to imply that he was servile or in any way unduly complaisant to the King or the Court. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century I think the guards will be complaisant, if you play your part well. Montlivet There is no work for any one but the decorous and the complaisant. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson Perhaps because he had come back clean, having never wasted himself in complaisant liaisons overseas, the inevitable focusing of passion stirred him more profoundly. Poor Man's Rock Interviews with a senior commandant, who was by no means complaisant, and finally with Schalk-Burger, followed. Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith It was a greeting less complaisant and patronizing than is usually given to débutantes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 Besides, the Indians are not complaisant carriers, least of all in this exceedingly rough country. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan To make the best provisions for the transmission of produce is their office, and the people who live there are such as are suited for this,—active, complaisant, inventive, business people. At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe In her affable moods, however, no one could be more complaisant and entertaining than Bessie. Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird Really, she was becoming quite complaisant!—this proud, unapproachable fisher-maiden, who seemed to live, remote and isolated, in a world all of her own. Prince Fortunatus Mrs. Alexander King, for her son's sake, was sure to be a complaisant and agreeable companion, and Ellen was glad to feel that such a pleasure might come her way. Red Pepper's Patients With an Account of Anne Linton's Case in Particular Waving his great bushy tail complaisantly, he tiptoed off to hunt rabbits, pleased with the notion that somebody else was going to get taken in. Children of the Wild I must confess to more doubt of the goodness of the wine than of the speech of the ambassador; French ambassadors are always so complaisant! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 But all through the evening he was affable and complaisant and forbearing. The Fatal Glove She was very complaisant to Lionel also, and bade him go and see if the place they had given him at dinner was to his liking. Prince Fortunatus "Ah, Monsieur, you are very complaisant! but the only way that you want to take is the capture of our poor city." French and English A Story of the Struggle in America She complaisantly approved of all he said and tried to look delighted. His Masterpiece To me this form of the herb nicotiana commends itself by its cheapness: the sense is tickled, the purse consenting—like the complaisant husband in Juvenal: you take me? Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches And the complaisant informality with which she met him played a sustaining counterpoint. Grey Roses The times were rude, evidence was easy to manufacture, captains were rapacious, admiralty judges were complaisant, and American commerce was rich prey. American Merchant Ships and Sailors After this Miss White became a great deal more cheerful; and she was very complaisant to them all at luncheon. Macleod of Dare If in his Senatorial days and before he had been complaisant to the slavocracy, the Charleston convention would not have seceded from him. Children of the Market Place They are out for fun, and therefore in an appreciative and complaisant mood. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917 None of these complaisant kins would like this in their own case. Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. If he had been rich and strong, he would probably have refused his daughter to a Gond, even though complaisant bards might invent a Rājpūt genealogy for the bridegroom. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Hearing these words of hers, the eternal lord, possessor of the six attributes, complaisantly said, in words uttered in distinct letters. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 But it is necessary at least to contemplate the possibility that it would prove less complaisant. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union The same writers extol Mahomet as a man of fine parts and a strong memory, of few words, of a cheerful aspect, affable and complaisant in his behavior. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 Religion in these days is obviously too complaisant. The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster Very little compulsion is necessary, on the part of the people, to render it abundantly complaisant to ministers and favorites of all descriptions. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) He was too complaisant to appreciate the sarcasm. A Woman's Part in a Revolution Supposing under Home Rule the Judiciary proved less pliable than was expected or desired, the development of such competing authorities would be facilitated by a complaisant Cabinet in Dublin. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union There was nothing to do but be quiet and as complaisant as his captors wished, and await developments. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse The more complaisant chestnut dandles its sticky knobs. Prose Fancies He kept him company, and was even so complaisant as to entertain him with pleasant conversation. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 He smiled so pleasantly that the lady became more complaisant. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate "It seems like it, Mr. Pringle," replied Varney, with a meaning smile; "unless you can be more complaisant towards myself, and kind towards the admiral." Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood A moment for complaisant contemplation of a great purpose achieved. The Man in the Twilight "I should be happy to make an engagement with you," said the other, in complaisant tones. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue In any and every case, however, we entirely fail to comprehend why, if Neæra is obdurate, our swain does not go afield and find, as assuredly he can, some complaisant Amaryllis. Jaffery With France acting as the complaisant treasurer, and Germany acquiescent, the Czar and his advisers might well believe that they had reached the goal of their efforts, "the domination of the Pacific." The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Bad men will use the church for their own evil purposes when they can, and will then grow condescending and complaisant towards the minister and liberal in their gifts. A Wonderful Night; An Interpretation Of Christmas Later, a complaisant jailer brought to Pete a goodly supper from the Algonquin, clean bedding, cigars, magazines, and a lamp—the last item contrary to rule. Copper Streak Trail He appeared to be extremely complaisant," says Washington, "though he was exerting every artifice to set our Indians at variance with us. Montcalm and Wolfe Long absence and somewhat too complaisant a reference of all my Virginian affairs to my agent have kept me much in ignorance of the economy of my plantation. Audrey He was succeeded by his weakly complaisant brother, Mohammed V. This change, however, did not promote the cause of reform. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) We are indolent and complaisant, and fear to provoke her ill-word. Thrift They of the Up-lands are ill-natured, false, unkind, though outwardly fair and seemingly courteous, and of more complaisant carriage, speech and better behaviour, than the Low-landers. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape Since the day when thou didst issue from the complaisant bowels of a Virgin, thou hast failed all thine engagements, belied all thy promises. Là-bas Was it possible, was it thinkable or conceivable, that he was a complaisant invertebrate whom the last strong man that had his ear could play upon like a flute? Queed Within three months, he persuaded a synod of complaisant French bishops of Compiègne to pronounce the marriage void by reason of a remote kinship that existed between the two parties. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) What is the attitude to be maintained towards the too complaisant spouse of an honorable friend? Hints for Lovers He has, moreover, been very complaisant towards the lady's gentlewoman, the immaculate Mrs. Hannah, whom he used to speak of in a way that I do not choose to mention. Bracebridge Hall There seems little doubt that as a wife she proved more complaisant to Charles than as a maid. Love Romances of the Aristocracy The Burman curled himself up on the floor and smiled complaisantly. The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery When she saw before her the veiled lady she became quite complaisant. The Nameless Castle You are more complaisant than enough; than is fitting. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. If he could only go back now, he would be much more wary, more submissive and complaisant, more anxious to please. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 He converted an Irish Party of complaisant time-servers, Whigs and office-seekers into a Party of irreproachable incorruptibility, unbreakable unity, iron discipline and a magnificently disinterested patriotism. Ireland Since Parnell Here, boys, bring turf and vervain too; Have bowls of wine adjacent; And ere our sacrifice is through She may be more complaisant. Echoes from the Sabine Farm Possibly it did Elisha's soul no injury to be so far complaisant towards idolatry. Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters Lindsay expected to find Palmerston more complaisant than formerly as regards American policy and was not disappointed. Great Britain and the American Civil War Ah," said my companion of complaisant manners, "you like Nature? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 They were the complaisant bondsmen of the secret Order. Ireland Since Parnell Come, my pretty Margery," he cried, quite mistaking the reason that her struggle to free herself from his clasping hand had so suddenly ceased; "now you are falling into a more complaisant mood. Mischievous Maid Faynie The franc-tireur in charge of the wine-bin watches us complaisantly from his counter where he sits flanked by flasks of Hoboken chianti and a case of brittle cigars. Shandygaff Wherefore, his complaisant parliament had passed a law, recognizing that curious, but alarming fact; solemnly proclaiming, that King Peepi was minus a conscience. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I "Certainly, my dear madam—certainly," replied the complaisant doctor. Twice Told Tales "Why did she not ask you for the moon, sire, as you are such a complaisant husband?" The Forty-Five Guardsmen If she is not complaisant, she must prepare for conflict, because the prey becomes more desirable the more the resistance encountered. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion But I bid them mark his unsleeping moral sentiment; that every other moralist occasionally nods, becomes complaisant and traditional; but this man is without interval on the side of equity and humanity! The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I He wondered if he would be so complaisant if his parents made a like request, and greatly feared he wouldn't. Left Tackle Thayer He has, moreover, been very complaisant towards my lady's gentlewoman, the immaculate Mrs. Hannah, whom he used to speak of in a way that I do not choose to mention. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists No matter," said the complaisant tempter: "I will wait four years, and send in the bill to your husband by degrees. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays And now he stood regarding himself with complaisant satisfaction, feeling that he could ruffle it with the best of them. Tom Tufton's Travels Bribes for the complaisant, prison for the obstinate. Korea's Fight for Freedom I persuaded him that Venus and the Fates were the cause of all my irregularities, which he complaisantly believed. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Laura received me with a smile, and the complaisant matron gave me an encouraging welcome. Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described Now do write soon, and speak particularly of your health, and take care of it and don't be too complaisant to visitors. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) It's all Japanese,' she said complaisantly, turning back to her sister. Missing After two hours, the sound of the natural and complaisant steps of the sentry who came to relieve me brought me completely back to myself. Light She again smiled: It was a complaisant facade of any common soldier. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America The spirit of the American freeman is already suspected to be timid, imitative, tame.—The scholar is decent, indolent, complaisant.—The mind of this country, taught to aim at low objects, eats upon itself. Ralph Waldo Emerson HE found the old gentleman in no very complaisant humour, from the disturbances that had taken place, but the chief cause of which he was still in ignorance of. Marriage King Forday was a complaisant venerable-looking old man, but was rather shabbily dressed, partly in the European and partly in the native style. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa While the others are arguing about this plan, the son-in-law attempts a private understanding with Freneli, to the effect that he will further Uli's cause if she will be complaisant with him. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes But her importunity prevailed with me, and I am extreme glad that I was so complaisant. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) Very well," he said, "I have no objection, and so far, on the whole, I do agree with you; though I am bound to point out that you might easily find an opponent less complaisant. The Meaning of Good—A Dialogue The fellow's complaisant smile caused Arthur to look away with disgust. Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession My sister accepted my compliments complaisantly, as one who should say, "'Tis no more than my deserts." As Seen By Me Miss Arabella asked me after her, when I withdrew to my chamber; to which she complaisantly accompanied me. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 Baldassare smiled complaisantly at this allusion to the swiftness of his heels. The Italians So saying, he retired, and the men-at-arms, less complaisant than their leaders, soon succeeded in forcing back the crowd. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Madame de la Tournelle was not so complaisant, so easily satisfied. Love affairs of the Courts of Europe It is not likely that her ladyship found much, difficulty in collecting around her a crowd of critics more docile than Thomson and quite as complaisant as Shenstone. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden Because she was too happy, madam; too complaisant; too uninstructed in the emotions. The Precipice I appeal to you, Mr. Idler, whether any thing could be more civil, more complaisant, than this? The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler A complaisant subaltern had at last obeyed the captain's repeated orders. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 "His piety has caused such a metamorphosis that, from the passionate thing he was, he has become self-restrained, gentle, complaisant; one would say that that was his character, and that virtue was natural to him." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 Publish our shame and perhaps brand me that wretched thing—the willingly deceived and complaisant husband. Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life At first resignedly complaisant, as the hours drifted by Craig had grown cumulatively impatient at the inevitably dragging inventory. Where the Trail Divides But the motive of these complaisant assents and false affirmations, taken at their very best, is still comparatively a poor motive. On Compromise The complaisant man—the cringing man—the man who cannot say No, or dare not say No? Town and Country Sermons To make the best provisions for the transmission of produce is their office, and the people who live there are such as are suited for this; active, complaisant, inventive, business people. Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 And the complaisant Marceau may have an evil quarter of an hour. The Refugees The mother country, if not just, was still complaisant. The Red Rover Each, perhaps, a new mate in eye, and rejoicing secretly in the manumission, could afford to be complaisantly sorrowful in appearance. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 But my resolutions were always made of paper; they were like a complaisant debtor—full of promises, praying for grace, and dexterously evading performance. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII The Moorish gentry are clean in their persons, in their manners tolerably genteel and complaisant, far from being loquacious, though not prone to reflection. Travels through the Empire of Morocco He was surprised, therefore, when his brother demanded a private interview that afternoon, and entered his presence without the complaisant smile and humble air with which he was wont to appear before him. The Refugees "However," he says, "I took it without any hesitation, and told him, I would be as complaisant to him if ever occasion offered." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 328, August 23, 1828 I was made to drink two dishes, with milk, complaisantly urged by the pretended ladies helping me each to one. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 I could never be complaisant and agreeable again. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest Meanwhile, the Doctor, who sat ready to begin where he left off, turned to his complaisant listener and resumed an exposition of the Apocalypse. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 In her behaviour she was respectful and complaisant, even to servility: she attempted to flatter and fawn upon me at first, but I soon checked that. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall While they awaited her, the withered old courtier proposed that they pay a visit to Princess Gloria and see if she was not now in a more complaisant mood. The Scarecrow of Oz "Then we can still find something to teach thee, Alleyne," said the Abbot complaisantly. The White Company The behaviour of the young colt and foal appeared very modest, and that of the master and mistress extremely cheerful and complaisant to their guest. Gulliver's Travels Dessein, the master of the hôtel, who had just returned from vespers, and with his hat under his arm, was most complaisantly following me, to put me in mind of my wants. A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy But their reputation was chiefly raised by sending the tripod to them all, by their modest refusal, and complaisant yielding to one another. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans He made the most complaisant and refined speeches upon the liberty he had taken of coming to dine with us uninvited. Manon Lescaut "I hope you did not dream of a watery combat with the Ojibways, after the history I repeated to you yesterday," the old sage continued, with a complaisant smile playing upon his face. Indian Boyhood Dinner over, they returned to the veranda, where a moon, rising behind the old elm, was combining with that complaisant tree a romantic enlargement of their borders. The Touchstone In perfect compliment, the lovely old brick and stone buildings sat around the campus, complaisant and secure, full of pride and tradition. Wild Justice Partly it was reaction—relief that she should be so reasonable, so complaisant—and a sort of holiday spirit after the day's hard work. K How could I be complaisant, my dear, to such a man as this? Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 Maury, a little stouter, faintly mellower, and more complaisant, had gone to work in Philadelphia. The Beautiful and Damned Mr. Effingham made a complaisant sign of assent, and pressed the arm of the excited Eve for patience. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Neither might her husband have suffered in his worldly prospects, from being to the motives of his royal visitor a little complaisantly blind. Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire While I was standing here, a gentleman of a more complaisant temper came up and fell into conversation with me, answered my inquiries, and informed me the king's palace was at no great distance. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor But what they had done was an index of what they might do, if another opportunity and a more complaisant government could be found. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate Tully, the most complaisant of chaperons, was put into a hansom and despatched. Sir George Tressady — Volume I Charitable allowances are made; the books are purchased by associations of complaisant friends or opulent patrons; a kind of forced demand is raised, but this can be only temporary and delusive. Tales and Novels — Volume 06 When handled just right he was wonderfully complaisant. Quaint Courtships Yes, yes; she shall find me very complaisant. Anna St. Ives "Upon my word, Sir Philip, you are right—that wine is the best I have—you certainly have a most discriminating taste," said the complaisant wine-merchant. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 Furthermore, the commissioners of the respective sections, whom I addressed in their native tongue, complaisantly gave me all the additional information I desired. By Water to the Columbian Exposition He is a charming person,—so graceful and complaisant! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 In those days everyone had been complaisant to Casanova. Casanova's Homecoming My brother is not pleased with the proposal, and has complaisantly written to ask my opinion, with an evident determination to follow his own, he having now almost completed his twenty-fourth year. Anna St. Ives These exercises, duly corrected and elaborated, were often recited by their youthful authors to an audience of complaisant friends and relations. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Jennie was in this complaisant frame of mind when she was suddenly startled by a voice at her side. Jennie Baxter, Journalist And then, for his own sake, surely he should put it into her power to be complaisant to him, if he gave her reason to approve of him. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 If Lucy had proved what he thought her!—remained what she seemed—the gentle, complaisant, yielding lady he imagined her, promising him a life of bliss! Stephen Archer and Other Tales But the impression of his ugliness had with me quite worn off; and for his part, if I had been a favourite nephew, he could not have been more complaisant and hearty. Wilfrid Cumbermede And loves me just enough to advise me to be complaisant to a man I despise. Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales One by one they gave her up in the favour of less attractive but livelier or more complaisant companions; but they continued to like her and to pay her much general attention. The Gray Dawn In these matters women are apt to be either too complaisant or too clamorous. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife And they are complaisant, they seek nothing beyond my entertainment. The Forest Lovers He had a rival in the person of Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen, whom Henry liked best, as being more indulgent and complaisant, and who at length became his chosen guide. Outline of Universal History There are many instances of physical merit among thy connexions, Master Dudley," returned the complaisant physician; "though it would seem that thy brother hath not found his companion among them. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Deceived by the complaisant manners, and lured by the liberal promises of the German woman, the unsuspecting English girl accepted her offer and went with her to her saloon—basement in William street, near Pearl. The Secrets of the Great City Very true indeed, Mrs. Grace," replied her complaisant friend; "and what sums of money her millinery might cost her, if she had no one clever at making up things at home! Tales and Novels — Volume 01 Mother Coupeau continued to visit the two houses, agreeing with everybody and even managing to get asked oftener to dinner, by complaisantly listening one night to her daughter and the next night to her daughter-in-law. L'Assommoir With an easy good-nature and complaisant manners, he was void of moral principle, and in his conduct an open profligate. Outline of Universal History Now that she had ceased to be the complaisant bored wife with dull nerves and torpid imagination she would be the last to condemn him. The Sisters-In-Law Preciosa, with whom a growing admiration for these abundant decorative details seemed to be overlaying her sense of fun, stopped in her account and then complaisantly gave forth the laugh that Virgilia seemed to expect. Under the Skylights Now Dr. X—— was not one of those complaisant physicians who flatter ladies that they are very ill when they have any desire to excite tender alarm. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 There had been reading and praising of odes and sonnets the whole blessed afternoon, and now he cried out to the complaisant, canorous company, "Behold Arcadia revived in us!" Modern Italian Poets Essays and Versions In the cab, as the Malletts jolted home in the care of the same surly driver, Caroline complaisantly spoke of her congratulations. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing As for the captain, it had become all the same to Harry as if there were no gentlemanly and complaisant Captain Riga on board. Redburn. His First Voyage Only the women had been complaisant—and even these she had had to pay. Under the Skylights He was infinitely complaisant towards all her artistic talk, all her gossip of the atelier. The History of David Grieve He is good-humored and talkative with his servants, sociable with his neighbors, and complaisant to all the world. The Crayon Papers Throughout his scheming he had always pictured himself as a complaisant Napoleon of finance, combining business with pleasure. The Native Born or, the Rajah's People Let the shares rise to ever so fabulous a value, let the Chancellor of the Exchequer be ever so complaisant in giving away his money, what avail would it be to him? what avail now? The Three Clerks The baronet was in the most complaisant of humors. Daniel Deronda No, I am not a complaisant valet; I am the Comte de Monsoreau, and if he comes near, on my word, I will blow his brains out. Chicot the Jester |
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