| 单词 | contumely |
| 例句 | Each day, Bull poured torrents of contumely on his morning paper. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a big difference between despised love and disprized love, and between a proud man’s contumely and a poor man’s contumely. The Algorithm That Could Take Us Inside Shakespeare’s Mind 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z That contumely registered exactly 0% with the movie’s core constituency: the ladies. Breaking Dawn to Its Critics: "Bite Me" 2011-11-20T20:22:35Z Christie managed to be almost cuddly while dispatching this contumely. Chris Christie’s Memoir Praises Trump, but Says, ‘I Told You So’ 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z You can open to nearly any page of this book and find potent anti-Mitch contumely. ‘Mitch, Please!’ Tours Kentucky and Roasts a Senator 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z I wouldn’t agree with Rex Reed, the Observer critic who earned contumely for calling McCarthy a “cacophonous, tractor-sized… obese and obnoxious… female hippo.” REVIEW: Melissa McCarthy and Her Hammy Calamity Tammy 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z He prints plenty of contumely — mostly snobbish disapproval from Eastern visitors — about his hometown. Los Angeles Through the Centuries, Glimpsed by Kerouac, de Beauvoir, Waugh and Others 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Rebuke is actually too frivolous a word for the contumely Mr. Wolfe looses in his direction. Tom Wolfe’s ‘The Kingdom of Speech’ Takes Aim at Darwin and Chomsky 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Maybe Shakespeare really did intend to say “poor man’s contumely.” The Algorithm That Could Take Us Inside Shakespeare’s Mind 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The choice brought more contumely from fans, who had never heard of him, or feared another Andrea Bargnani, a fragile product of European ball. The Golden State Warriors’ Beautiful Game 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Eighty percent of Americans say they are angry at the system they see as rigged against them and Congress deserves every bit of the contumely. Changing the Tortoise Into a Hare 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z The white-haired “out” socialist delivered, heaping contumely on the billionaires and hedge fund managers in a Brooklyn baritone accent that, if you shut your eyes, sounded like Larry David. Can Bernie Sanders Beat Hillary Clinton? 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z But, after 2004, I no longer enjoyed the game, mainly because the Rumsfeldian contumely, the shenanigans of ideologues, and the short-term memories of clownish officials were all getting people killed in a mindless war. In and Out of Time in Iraq 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z For every girl who goes weak at the knees, there is a young street urchin who will yell something rude or throw contumely at you. Why readers love their moustaches 2012-05-21T23:07:20Z She was distressed, but dales' blood boils quickly when subjected to the fire of contumely. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z Yet it is evident that we have to do with The Grateful Dead, after all, since the divine image is rescued from senseless contumely and God himself appears in the rôle of the thankful ghost. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z For some three centuries these noble Venetian adventurers have indeed been subjected to an amount of contumely and abuse sufficient to have made them turn in their graves. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z From that time on there were perpetual quarrels and brisk interchanges of contumely, abuse, and insult between the soldiers and the inhabitants, in which gangs of ropemakers bore a prominent part. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z He was the same love-sick fool whom she had driven from her with contumely an age--it seemed an age, ago. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z It is only exposing what we love most to contumely and insult, and thus depriving ourselves of our own relish and satisfaction in them. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z To those who have experienced the ordinary dislike and contumely of the Chinese, the surprising friendliness of the Ti-pings is no less remarkable than pleasant. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z Without that foot of height she must rouse the house; and that meant disgrace and contumely, and degrading suspicion. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z It is the fashion of many American historians, as well as their echoes in England, to apply epithets of contumely or scorn to these men. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Thy penalties, thy poverties, neglects, contumelies,—behold all these are good for him. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z "If you indulge yourself with such words as 'contumely,' Mr. Hill, people will call you affected," said Dolly, in humorous warning. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z The door had opened to fame and immortality, even though they came to him through contumely and well-nigh martyrdom. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Since it was superseded by the order of Baronets, it has incurred a kind of contumely that is certainly injurious to its proper character. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z By so mad a stroke they had overreached themselves, for, of course, madame would resent the intolerable insolence--order the woman off with contumely--send the men packing. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z He had differed from Sir Robert once, and the elder had treated the younger man with injustice, and contumely; that might occur again. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Ergo, those who presumed to be anything else must be well trounced for their contumely. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z "Arrived at the Golden House, they were received at the gate with blows and contumely." The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z One desperate graybeard vaulted over the railing, only to be hustled back with contumely. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z They then declared that the woman who had lent herself as a subject for experiment was also a witch, and loaded her with contumely, while her husband gave her a beating. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Kimberley snubbed me; House sniggered; my Woman's Suffrage Bill, about which Opposition Whips so anxious last week, treated with usual contumely. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:21.910Z He was only aware that there was another Lord Glandore--who would return his contumely with interest--that his own portion was beggary and a bend-sinister. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z To our great surprise, that learned body refused the paper, I may say with contumely. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z He talked stupidly, with vulgar contumely of others, and in weak praise of himself. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z The contumely for the unfriendly act nevertheless fell on Emmy Lou who knew them best. Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z Against these he objected, as fostering 'that aristocratical contumely, which flesh and blood cannot endure'; a vice which I have heard him declare to be, above all others, the object of his special antipathy. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z These orders, emanating properly from the commander of the rear column of the army, should not have been questioned, but they were treated with contumely. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z And this being the case, how could revolutionary science, which casts its stupid contumely on everything ancient and venerable, fail to besmirch even our great ancestors with its scorn? Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z It was the first touch she had directly experienced of the ice of the world's contumely, and it had struck in upon her heart. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z And yet those who believe it dislike the Christians, and treat them with reproach and contumely. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z With his consent the apostle returned with great worship, he who with contumely had been sent into banishment. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Forbes felt a ribaldry in the whole situation, an intolerable contumely. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z But the Egyptians say that it was not Amasis who endured this contumely, but another Egyptian of the same age, whom the Persians outraged under the impression that they were outraging Amasis. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z After the contumely with which he had treated me, the admission seemed quite a compliment. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z What story more than this could be calculated to secure sympathy for the mother of too many daughters, and contumely for the irritated father? Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z He came not that he might be exalted on a pompous throne, but that he might with contumely be nailed hanging on a cross. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Perishing gloomily, spurned by contumely, Cold inhumanity, burning insanity, Into her rest—Cross her hands humbly As if praying dumbly, over her breast. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z True his own people, the Koreish, had driven him out with scorn and violence, had cast contumely and dishonour on him, by rejecting the word, while strangers had hearkened unto him and accepted it. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z Jesus of Nazareth, his disciples, and vast numbers of his followers, have experienced from the dominant party in those states wherein they dwelled contumely, reproach, and hours of lingering torment. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z They received a larger share of contumely as turn-coats and outcasts than the Seven, because they began to earn that distinction earlier. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z Hazil was 290often cruel, and it seemed as though he were bent upon heaping upon her all the contumely and harshness she had shown to others. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z If, at this point, I had been treated with the contumely that I deserved, the memory would be unpleasant in the minds of all. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z A night of impoverishment, misery, contumely, and insult descended upon us, and the sun would not rise. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z It is in the blood to feel the oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Jacob understood by this reception that here as elsewhere he had been slandered; but, happily, he was one of those characters whose clear conscience fortify them against all contumely. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z In all other respects, the contumely is the same in the Gospels. The Gospel According To Peter 2011-09-22T02:00:26.513Z Every indignity that they offered me was a sacrilege, and their contumely was blasphemy. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Charges and objurgations, words of contumely and derision, are heard on every hand, and a wild uproar goes on from which it does not seem possible that any good can result. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z It shone athwart all the gloom and squalor, and taught patience beneath “the oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely.” The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z He was a man accustomed to handling crowds, even unfriendly crowds; but never had he encountered anything like the cataract of wrathful contumely that now poured from Mrs. Hopton's lips. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z I noticed too that we were not regarded with anger, nor treated with contumely. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z The plaudits of the multitude were still ringing in my ears when this horror of a world's contumely burst on my head. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Sneers, contumely, reproach, every thing that gentlemen could say, and many things which gentlemen could not say, have been uttered against New England. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z Notorious are the contumelies put upon the cases of grievance presented from the people in the House of Commons. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z Services of this kind, which had been oft rendered, should have saved him from public contumely at their hands. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z After I was taken from the magistrates' office, I was treated with contumely at the police-station. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z They were subjected to the same criticism; they were exposed to the same contumely. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z That Eleanor could realize true happiness in a marriage entered into only because she could not bear the torture of her own thoughts, and her constant dread of the world's contumely, was not likely. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z He was received with contumely, the American skipper refusing to allow him over the rail. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Fuller knowledge casts aside, and often with contumely, such adventitious helps. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z At that time the Japanese had not yet taught the world that national aspirations are not necessarily to be treated with contumely because a people are small of stature and not white of skin. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z He tried to obtain service everywhere, but found that he was boycotted—driven away with contumely from every Trek-Boer’s camp at which he applied. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z In other words, he had held the holy Priesthood on the earth and had officiated therein; he had been subjected to all the obloquy, contumely and reproach which the Prophets of God generally suffered. An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2011-06-06T02:00:07.650Z Then, on the instant, all the contumely that he had so long and patiently endured from the skipper rushed into his mind—a hateful burden of memories too heavy to be longer tamely borne. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Now immersed in the infection of a military hospital, the sport of a wayward fortune, struggling with cold and hunger, with negligence and contumely. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z In former times it involved stripes, persecution, poverty, and contumely to be a "Christian," but a "dear Christian friend" of the present day need be afraid of none of these things. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z Sometimes they were treated with haughty indifference, sometimes with ironical condescension, often with contumely, generally with contempt. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z He beseeched her to come back, but she persistently refused, treating his messengers with contumely and contempt. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z In the presence of conduct so disinterested, one may well ask how a press can be found unjust enough to pour out upon these citizens slander, contumely, and insult? History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z I understand: she would not claim me; but was ready to suffer doubt, contumely, death, rather than harm her husband. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Perishing gloomily, spurr’d by contumely, cold inhumanity burning insanity into her rest.—Cross her hands humbly, as if praying dumbly, over her breast! Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z A man who, finding himself reduced to larceny by hunger, and being unable to win the woman of his choice, meekly yields to the inevitable, is not a fair mark for contumely. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Hard words break no bones, and contumely tends to strengthen any cause in which there is an atom of good. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z Cruelty actually inflicted, or grave acts of contumely. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z His cheerfulness and humour are of the most characteristic and captivating sort, and instead of suffering that contumely with which the parasite and Miles Gloriosus are loaded, laughter and approbation attend his greatest excesses. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Fool Lacon, Esq., treated it with a little venturesome, trembling contumely, whereupon Charles set him quietly down on the floor, from where he as quietly got up. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z "You have several times addressed me, Mr. Ames, in a spirit of contumely which I have hesitated to punish by the chastisement you deserve; but I am willing to let bygones be bygones." The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z Dissenters were regarded by the adherents of that Church with disfavour, and were sometimes treated with contumely. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z They are treated with neglect and contumely by the parochial Officers; and even occasionally driven to despair. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z The Singletons and Moores were less outspoken, and so drew upon themselves less of contumely. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z She pictured to herself everything that is most bitterly demonstrative in the way of scorn and contumely. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Treating the pale-faced proprietors with the most marked insult and contumely, they spat upon the beds, excluded both air and light, and tainted the already close atmosphere with every abominable smell. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z If contumely is not contrary to commutative justice, there is no duty of restitution. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z An outcast, by deformity, from the common race of man, and trodden down in soul by unmerited contumely or hate. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Here was such a glowing outburst of indignation, such stormy revolt against unmerited contumely, that it removed any doubt as to the truth of her words. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z Sometimes she thought he was only the wicked squire who pretends to be very much in earnest in the first act, and flings aside his victim with scorn and contumely in the second. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z As the Globe edition, and, indeed, all the modern editions, retain the expression “proud,” used in the second quarto, I suppose that the “poor man’s contumely” is not considered a legitimate expression. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z All agree that commutative justice is violated when contumely becomes vilification, or when an insult is committed in the presence of onlookers with the purpose of making the offended person seem contemptible in their eyes. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z The great majority dislikes the constant barrage of contumely and insult that characterizes public political debate. Profiting from political road rage 2011-01-20T03:01:00Z The contumely and insult thus heaped upon the South were, of themselves, almost past endurance, to say nothing of the wrongs, under which she suffered. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z If a man in the midst of all the contumely and detraction of the world, can yet get one woman to believe in him, it is enough! The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z I notice, in Hamlet’s soliloquy, that the folio has the expression, “the poor man’s contumely.” Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Many authors hold that a respectful apology is sufficient reparation for any contumely. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z She spurned with contumely the idea that Kurt had only pretended not to hear the Baron's insulting remarks; no need for me to tell her, she said, that Kurt must be instantly informed of it. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z In his victory speech, Yarmuth called the night bittersweet and said the contumely that had been heaped on Pelosi and Obama throughout the campaign was "not only unjustified but un-American." In Rand Paul's Kentucky, Yarmuth Wins by Staying Liberal 2010-11-19T14:25:00Z Certainly, the King of Kings does not say you are to be treated with contumely, yet, what security have I that you will act according to your promises?” The Great Mogul To mercy they were blind, to reason they turned a deaf ear, complaints they treated with contumely, the judgments from heaven they heeded not. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution If it is an injustice to honor, it is reducible to contumely; if it is an injury to fame, it pertains to defamation, etc. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Thus I spoke and could not heap enough shame and contumely upon the old woman's head. The Wish A Novel We deem it unnecessary to relate what great contumely we there suffered from our lord and husband, as your Imperial Majesty beheld it for the most part with your own eyes. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. It was, therefore, vexing to the uttermost degree that Edwards had endured contumely and not even prepared them for a hostile reception. The Great Mogul Petitions were treated contumely—remonstrances were laughed to scorn. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Indeed, derision is a more serious injury than contumely, for the contumelious person treats the evil of his neighbor as something serious, whereas the derider makes sport of it and is thus more insulting. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Till now you haven't thought, and the life suited you, you have grown used to blows and contumely. Yiddish Tales But now, he became aware of the contumely for the first time. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories We are treated with contumely abroad and our protests at home are stifled by the Star Chamber. The Great Mogul Did a prophet arise, we no longer stoned him; we only meted out to him contumely and neglect. Stand Up, Ye Dead Thus, it differs from contumely and derision, which are the speaking of evil to another, and from defamation and whispering, which are the speaking of evil against another. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Its fathers have ground the faces of the helots; they have fought and lusted, they have suffered contumely and stripes. A Bed of Roses This would have been hard upon Tom had it not been that he had got beyond the feeling of any hardness from contempt or contumely. Ayala's Angel But instantly there came the knowledge that he had been treated with contumely before all his court. The Great Mogul She loves this man, and love with her is a stormy wind, capable of sweeping her into any abyss of contumely or suffering. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life The contumely of their manner had so offended you that you sat down to your meal without appetite. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience He bore the burden of another's guilt; he bore in silence the contumely that should have been heaped on another, and was banished from the parental roof. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Any girl who showed any inclination to wear the "matron's cap" was at once dismissed with contumely. Black Diamonds I can see them now, patiently enduring contumely and insult, and answering each blow with a prayer.” The Great Mogul In the Middle Ages, she suffered from the exaggerated praise of the knight and the troubadour on the one hand, and on the other from the contempt and contumely of the ecclesiastic. Women of England He resented the infringement of his copyright by an indifferent person, and he could not willingly have endured to be despoiled by his mocking antagonist, and sit down quietly under the contumely and wrong. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition He descanted on the contumely I had suffered, with a vehement bitterness that chafed my young blood to flame. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Old "Punks" muttered that she 'minded him of his Lyddy—"jest sech a voice!" which remark brought down upon him much contumely afterward, and a threat from the Doctor to "put daylight through him." The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. He was by no means one to suffer a child of his to be treated with contumely. Eden An Episode What would I not have endured then of insult and contumely, rather than suffer the terrible load upon my conscience of a fellow-creature's blood, shed in passion and revenge! Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I The savage alternately worships his gods with blind, unreasoning idolatry, or treats them with measureless contumely. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign With all these evidences of our final success and failure on their part, the anti-war party in the North could find no words of contumely too severe for our successful commanders. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles The mathematical tortures to which he put that unhappy amount; the arithmetical abuse which he heaped upon it, and the algebraic contumely with which he overwhelmed it, almost defy description. The Witches of New York If my wife were to leave me, I should be expelled from the Church with contumely. Eyes Like the Sea You received me with scorn and contumely; you insulted, outraged, tortured me; you laughed at my tears, you enjoyed my humiliation. A Mad Love It brought upon her no small amount of abuse and contumely, many of those who had previously received her with professed admiration joining in the clamour raised against her by the slave-holders and their partisans. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Have not I borne everything—contumely, solitude, ill words, poverty, and now this girl's unkindness? Lady Anna His oaths were those of a man distraught, and the contumely he heaped upon Sheriff Tom Redmond moved that official to a spirited defense. Mystery Ranch He was at this time a solitary, crusty old man living in a four-story house on Water street, pursued by the contumely of every one, even of those who flattered him for mercenary purposes. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times Listen to the word—you have tortured me; you have received me with scorn and contumely; you have laughed at my tears; enjoyed my prayers and humiliation. A Mad Love I have seen how ill you can brook slight affronts—do you believe that your love will enable you to bear great ones—scorn, contumely, perhaps opprobrium? Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Forced by the Romanist contumely into habits of irreverence, by the Romanist fallacies into habits of disbelief, the self-trusting, rashly-reasoning spirit gained ground among them daily. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) An hour after, and the Parisian populace cut down the bodies, dragged them in contumely through the streets, and amused themselves by stabbing them, shooting at them, and maiming them. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 The next day Brougham introduced the subject in the House of Lords, and attacked Sugden with all the sarcasm and contumely which he could heap upon him, comparing him to ‘a crawling reptile,’ &c. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II He was driven out into the wild with contumely, and with the contemptuous sting of the blow of something flung at him. Finn The Wolfhound When men began to consider the body a poor, vile thing, to be treated with contumely, and fed with what would just sustain life, they offered an outrage to the highest work of God. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart That while other civilized nations had treated them with contumely and contempt, ours had always acted in good faith with them. 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 It is absurd to think of treating an influence or a power or any kind of being except a person with contumely. The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit It covers the form of purity and truth with the contagion of contumely and distrust. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures With his keen eye for "the good of man's estate," Lord Bacon remarks of superstition, that "as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater towards men." Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Against a castle moated gloomily by a bitter drain of blood, From whose fetid wave contumely Of all truth was reeking fumily And infectiously, I stood; Waiting for her sign— A shriek repeated nine. Nirvana Days Here and there an individual, paying the penalty of scorn and contumely from his own people, has believed the Gospel and owned the crucified and despised man of Nazareth as his very Lord and God. Christ, Christianity and the Bible I fought squash bugs, cut worms, Hessian flies, chinch bugs, curculio, mange, pip, drought, dropsy, caterpillars and contumely till the latter part of August, when a friend from India came to visit me. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) Here the poor mother sobbed, almost overcome by the contumely of the expression used towards her own offspring. Marion Fay At last Chaplin, looking up, beheld, through astonished glasses, Opposition indulging in roar of contumely. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 1, 1890 I have remonstrated with General Yozarro, and in return he treats me with contumely and insult. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America Inspired by this great vision they bore the persecution and contumely of their fellows. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV The whole object of the occasion is to heap contumely, derision, and dishonor upon the name of Judas. Aztec Land Marion Fay would fade and sink to nothing if she were subjected to such contumely. Marion Fay The Separatists—for the Corkers are Separatists au naturel—are somewhat disconcerted, and try to minimise the effect of the meeting by sneering and contumely; but it will not do. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Genius, good sense, suffering, luxury, oppression, contumely, unprincipledness, and folly, each boon of nature, each wrong of man, had concurred, after more than a century of struggle, in necessitating a consummation. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. And she, so defiant and proud, became as another person; so that she was kind not only to Professor No No, but to others whom she had previously treated with contumely. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas He treated the government faction in Ireland with contumely, and he treated the opposition with contempt. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 Then he went without further adieu, leaving with her a conviction that she had been treated with the greatest contumely by her husband's rebellious heir. Marion Fay British Masons may be interested to learn that this authority couples them with Atheists, Fenians, and Ribbonmen, and holds up the craft to contumely and scorn. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The character of Columbus has been greatly misunderstood, and his 600 biographers have in turn invested him with the glory of the religious hero and the contumely of the ill-tempered and crack-brained adventurer. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose The remaining three, chastened by the contumely their attitude had occasioned, deserted the pacifists and voted for the resolution. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources Indeed, it was only for his father's sake that he submitted to the continued contumely and petty slights to which the archbishop delighted in subjecting him. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History And as the contumely is greater towards God, so is the danger greater towards men.” Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors On the contrary, no Christian monarch ever treated that court with greater contumely, or in a manner more hostile and effectively prejudicial to its prosperity and influence. Roman Catholicism in Spain Poverty, contumely, indignities of all sorts, met him wherever he turned. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose He insulted the fallen, who had contracted the guilt of opposing his progress; and not even woman's loveliness, and the dignity of a queen could give shelter from his contumely. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I Neglect or contumely wounded but did not embitter him. The History of Dartmouth College He encounters opposition, hatred, contumely, and bears it with sweetest composure; but what of that? since, as God, he looked down from an infinite height upon the puny opposition. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors They deserve to be held up to the contumely and scorn of the community. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III I saw myself for a desolate moment, cast motherless, rudderless on the wide world where art and scholarship met with contumely and undergrown youth was buffeted and despised. The Belovéd Vagabond The star of hope glimmered but feebly above the horizon of contumely and oppression, prophetic of the destruction of slavery and the enfranchisement of the freedman. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century I am loaded with the coarsest contumely, and exposed to the malicious observation of my people. Mediaeval Tales Being one day alone with the master-cook, Ruus showed so much disobedience, and raised the anger of his superior to such a pitch, that he received chastisement severely for his contumely. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition We do not have the difficulties, the opposition, and the contumely to confront that we had at an early day. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II And yet woman patiently bears this contumely and scorn. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Truly, God's hand lies heavy on him Who has been created a man: Full many a trial he must patiently bear, And scorn and contumely of every kind. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Foremost of these were the Akamatsu, their chief, a man whose personality invited contumely. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era And, on April 6, 1901, after a year's brave fight in the face of public contumely and constant physical danger, Dr. Kinyoun was kicked up-stairs into a soft berth at Detroit. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. The Club, divided at first, went over to him, gave him an ovation, and expelled Collot and Billaud-Varennes with violence and contumely. Lectures on the French Revolution Neither are this slight and contumely much diminished by the fact that it was not intended to offer any slight or to convey any contumely. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I “My misery would not be complete without your contumely,” sobbed Rudolf. Major Frank The hero-soul aims at its certain duty, heroically meeting it, whether glory or shame, worship or contumely, follow its accomplishment. Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader His requests and his warnings were alike treated with contumely. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest For his sake thou risketh contumely, shame, reviling, scorn, and the lingering death of a breaking heart,—for thee he would not risk one millionth part of all that! Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Is it not so that that woman who prefers her own name and her freedom, and who exercises her highest function of motherhood, thereby becomes a thing of scorn and contumely? Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature Tiberius treated him with contumely, and his friends deserted him. Ancient States and Empires Perhaps Freedom like some deity of ancient Greece, loved him too well to let the slurs and contumely of outrageous fortune dim the bright lustre of his virgin fame.” Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader This happened every Sunday, and in this unceasing weekly torment fathers died, sons grew into manhood, begetting new Chuetas destined to public contumely. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Jack," said I, "it is the sign of a noble mind to bear contumely without petulance. The Fixed Period The Church wrangled with the fiends above the breathless body, defeated them in heated theological controversy, dismissed them with contumely, and laid Tregeagle to rest with his fathers at St. Breock. The Cornwall Coast Tim sat in deep dejection, overborne by this unexpected and undeserved contumely. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 To-morrow then you may in the Divan Put him to shame and contumely, and see His anguish and his torture call for death, Because with you he loses all he loved. Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts Men can live upon poison, can learn to endure absolute solitude, can bear contumely, scorn, and shame, and never show it. The Vicar of Bullhampton Then the howl of contumely could not pursue him; it would grow faint with the distance. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution The Vicomte called the contumely heaped on his father's name and his own, "a disagreeable scene." The Son of Monte-Cristo He was a Whig Radical, and more, when the slightest suspicion of Radicalism exposed an Englishman to contumely, to obloquy, to poverty, to fines, to stripes, to gyves, and to the jail. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 If ever on this earth there was a man that in his prime, when saluted with contumely from all quarters, manifested a stern deafness to criticism—it was William Wordsworth. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 Chesapeake" affair, as a merely exaggerated instance of the contumely everywhere heaped upon the American flag by both belligerents, he wrote: "What has been perpetrated may be again attempted. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 They became angry and dominative; and the more they thus exhibited themselves, the more scorn and contumely they encountered. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America From door after door they were driven with horror and contumely—were openly told that “they had brought ruin on the Catholic cause.” It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot The careless and ungodly, emboldened by the position of religious teachers, resorted to opprobrious epithets, to base and blasphemous witticisms, in their efforts to heap contumely upon him and his work. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Dinshaw belonged aft, and for that reason to treat him with contumely was a reflection on everybody aft. Isle o' Dreams And yet one could not treat with contumely a person who acted in one's interests. The Secret Witness And now the populace, who had lately refused his deposition, turned upon him with the bitterest insults and contumely. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Being naturally domestic in his habits, he was born to that contumely "which patient merit from the unworthy takes," and can never have known a golden age. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 One of the broadest of these farces was that known as the Conclave, the purpose of which was to burlesque or treat with contumely the method of selecting the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality In either way there would be disgrace, and contumely, and hours of the agony of self-reproach in store for him! Ralph the Heir She endured vexation and contumely enough, during the most brilliant period of her life, to embitter even a less sensitive spirit than hers. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 With endless contumely they brought him to the public charnel, where the body of Sabinus had been thrown among those of the vilest malefactors. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The supplications which had met only with contumely when addressed to the Irish Commons, was received with favour by a British King, acting with the advice of a British Cabinet. The Causes of the Rebellion in Ireland Disclosed In an Address to the People of England, in Which It Is Proved by Incontrovertible Facts, That the System for Some Years Pursued in That Country, Has Driven It into Its Present Dreadful Situation "How knowest thou that?" said the demon, with a look of contumely and scorn so wild and withering that Michael started back in great terror. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The process was the more painful because it was now accompanied by so much degradation and contumely. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 If this has befallen no one, within the memory of man, wilt thou await loud contumely, condemned already by the most severe sentence of this silence? The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 You shall be satisfied, Mr Walpole, when you see the men who treat you with scorn and contumely, pulled like puppets by a wire, and made to dance to any tune the piper listeth. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Anti-Christian sarcasm, like everything else, has its fashions, and other words of reproach and contumely have now taken the place of that. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John Sorely discomposed with the infliction of this vile contumely, Anthony was forced to descend. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Garrison appealed to the master's heirs for redress, but was repelled with contumely. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement There I will give thee glory for the contumely thou hast suffered; a garment of praise for thy sorrow; and for having been seated here in the lowest place, the throne of My kingdom forever. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I In a dependence, such as Canada, was the government to be daily flouted, bearded, and treated with the utmost disrespect and contumely? The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 He informed the House that he had written a remonstrance to the Speaker for not having called the two sailors to order, and he treated them with great contumely and abuse in his speech. The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) I was, at that time, in a state of mind which made me reckless of life or of consequences; stung by the treatment which I received, mad with the world’s contumely, I was desperate. Japhet in Search of a Father While the contest lasted, Northerners habitually spoke of their foes as "the rebels,"—not in contumely, but as matter-of-fact description. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement But the two elder daughters, having obtained absolute power, treated their father at first with disrespect, and soon with contumely. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens Prisoners are treated with contumely, and their skirts are docked as in the Biblical narrative. The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 When it was found the saltband worked Miss Francis immediately became the butt of all the ridicule and contumely which could be heaped upon her head. Greener Than You Think The contumely with which he was treated by all went to my heart even after I knew that he was misbehaving. Cousin Henry A hundred years before we would have snuffed him out in contumely and disgrace. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators She would not endure one single hint of contumely from any one else. The Lost Girl From this time on, the career of Seneca was one of contumely, suffering and disgrace. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Or has any bad luck or contumely fallen on you in consequence of some calumny or from envy? Plutarch's Morals That a nation of freemen could have endured so long the contumely of a proud military leader when his incapacity was so apparent, will be a matter of wonder for the historian. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac Oh! if for me, dear Luke, the proud ones of the earth were to treat you with contumely, this heart would break with agony. Rookwood A deeply interested listener, Teeters gathered that the postmaster’s faulty orthography was to blame for the contumely heaped upon him. The Fighting Shepherdess Nothing but the kicks of scorn and the contumely that came to Spinoza could possibly have freed him to the extent he was free from Judaistic bonds. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 The Jesuits especially, whom he regarded as a fallen body, he treated with extreme freedom; exposing their deceptions, and holding up to public contumely certain quacks whom they patronised. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works Define these exactly: inquisitorial; lachrymose; laconic; surreptitious; contumely. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day She endures neglect and contumely because she is supported by confidence in the rectitude of her conduct. Mary Wollstonecraft You certainly admire and emulate to a certain extent the fashionable Society women of England, but the ordinary English girl you treat with indifference, and speak of with contumely. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 His body was treated with contumely, and his head affixed to a post of the palisades of the village. Canada They were taxed for the support of a government which treated them with contumely and ignored their administrative needs. Union and Democracy The "subject nationalities" were to be enrolled in the Magyar host and treated, at the same time, with contumely. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 Where is an equal army of men to be found to invite the contumely of their own sex? Despair's Last Journey And yet, and yet—is not all this contumely a part of my punishment? A Book of Burlesques Indian sympathy for France was intensified by the contumely and neglect with which they were treated by the English traders and authorities. Canada But none of these manifestations of "the oppressor's wrath, the proud man's contumely," had taken so deep a hold upon the public mind as did the case of Mr. Gourlay. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion A more practical plan is to humour him by relieving his necessities, and afterwards to recoup yourself by holding him up to contumely in the press. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly A passion that had pain in it had never touched the Little One; she had disdained it with lightest, airiest contumely. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida "Mens conscia recti" will support us under many trials; but it does not furnish armor of proof against the "poor man's scorn, the proud man's contumely." The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner He spent much of his spare time in devising means for his rescue, all of which the old man listened to with impatience and rejected with contumely. A Master Of Craft It is well that those who are accustomed to speak of "the rebels" of 1837 with contumely and indignation should bear in mind against whom and what it was that they rebelled. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion His own mental cultivation, while it yields him personal enjoyment, teaches him not to treat with contumely inferior men. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes The sincerest worship gains only scorn and contumely. April's Lady A Novel That Agrippa was naturally stern and savage, and exasperated by contumely; and neither in age nor experience equal to a task of such magnitude. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome Such conduct is chilling—too often fatal to the young and proud heart; it will rise indignant at an insult, but guarded and polite contumely, and long and civil neglect, wither it. Rattlin the Reefer Men have refused from purely conscientious motives, and have subsequently found themselves so miserable from the neglect and contumely of the world, that they have backslided, and have fought to recover their place in society. Newton Forster The Merchant Service For the sake of every one concerned, I couldn't have the L.C.P. exposed, or be exposed myself, and the trip broken up at the last, in contumely for all. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon Why, for long years past I have been the mark for the contumely and insult of civilised England. The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap He had searched all day most indefatigably, and had endured much contumely from the Union ladies, who called him "a thievish250 little rebel scoundrel," and other opprobrious epithets. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 I was met with anger and contumely; the dignity of the ambassador of peace rubbed off at a touch, like the golden dust from the butterfly's wing. The Promised Land But even those who retained their imperfect belief had received into their canon a book which treated it with contumely and scorn, so irresistible was the majesty of truth. Short Studies on Great Subjects Blessed are they that can endure all these things, shame, reproach, contumely, and disdain, persecutions and afflictions that attend the testimony of Jesus! A Sermon Preached at the Quaker's Meeting House, in Gracechurch-Street, London, Eighth Month 12th, 1694. Brunhild, weeping, informs King Gunther of the contumely heaped upon her. Legends of the Rhine The love of injuries, contumelies, and humiliations, made him find in them his greatest joy. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March At the White House that night Daphne had treated him with contumely, and before spectators. Marriage à la mode The proctor, enraged at what he considered contumely, insisted on accompanying him to Maudlin, and demanded of the porter, "whether he knew the gentleman." The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings No writer, musician or artist who ever lived brought29 down on his head an equal amount of contumely and disparagement as did Richard Wagner. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians With every epithet of contumely and scorn he trampled under foot the jurisdiction of him who was believed to hold the keys of heaven and hell. Henry VIII. Incidentally, the lady relates that 'having suffered all the indignities and contumely that man could suffer,' the inspired physician had for a time retired from practice into the country. Art in England Notes and Studies When a professional beggar fell on his knees at the Rectory gate and pretended to pray, he was at once ejected by the Rector with every mark of indignation and contumely. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies The language of contumely was exhausted in vain efforts to describe his baseness. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series And he must remember this: the very prominence of his position will cause him to be the target of contumely, abuse and much stupid misunderstanding. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians Is it not enough that you have involved us all in unspeakable difficulty and possible disgrace, that we are to receive words of contumely from lips like yours? Tancred Or, The New Crusade Thou hast entered Bagdad in triumph, and thou hast entered the same city with every contumely which the base spirit of our race could cast upon its victim. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity Thou art smiling at Us; and for the sake of our own Past we enjoy thy Present, and pardon the contumely with which thou silently insultest our thin grey hairs. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 He had received the principal himself with something of contumely, and had at first comported himself toward his young deputy like a man distracted. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag To wear a hat of your own selection or voice thoughts of your own thinking is to invite unseemly mirth, and finally scorn and contumely. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians Besides, what do you mean, by words of contumely from my lips? Tancred Or, The New Crusade Then, then, I was a thing whose very touch thy creed might count a contumely. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity He poured contumely on their private life, on their personal appearance, with the best conscience in the world. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) The Federal officers were, perhaps, not sorry to have such a chance of repaying, with aggravated oppression, the tacit contumely which must have galled them for a year and more. Border and Bastille This mother's mind was saturated with the wrongs her people had endured: she herself had suffered every contumely, for where chance had caused fact to falter, imagination had filled the void. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians "Who's that?" asked Anthony, as the tall horseman, as if driven by the storm of contumely from the window, disappeared towards the stable. By What Authority? Before us is honor, and at the worst, a glorious death; behind us, contumely and disgrace. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia Now to fear was added contumely, and to vague apprehensions the immediate prospect of discovery and peril. The Long Night I will go to see How it is with dear Jesus: It were a pity on a good man So much contumely to be cast. "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays Between anguish for Lucian's calamity and anguish for his father's contumely there poured from Julian's lips in hectoring questions to Ramsey a further anguish of chagrin for the seeming triumph of Hugh's love. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi But what chiefly determined him to comply, was the account brought him of the fate of Montrose, who, with all the circumstances of rage and contumely, had been put to death by his zealous countrymen. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell The helpless queen was every moment exposed to contumely, which she bore with benignity and patience. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. Her subjection to Basterga, her submission to contumely and to insult—there must be a reason for these, a natural and innocent reason could he hit on it. The Long Night Said I: 'This lofty gentleman would cheat me, his neighbor, who have suffered all the contumely of this good society, and on starveling opportunity have slowly recovered independence. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times Hans bleibt immer Hans, and on this occasion his vulgar hack of good manners only brought contumely upon the whole Reichstag, and left the Emperor as the outstanding dignified figure in the controversy. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View Had the customer been a swindler he could not have been treated with greater insult and contumely. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men The Christian Englishman drags her shame before an open court, and divorces her with contumely. Post-Prandial Philosophy Objection 1: It would seem that six daughters are unfittingly assigned to anger, namely "quarreling, swelling of the mind, contumely, clamor, indignation and blasphemy." Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province And they who suffer neither hunger nor contumely, they are afflicted by riches and power. The Well of Saint Clare Leigh knew well that the possession of means would have made him immune from this attack, would have won him consideration instead of contumely, compliments instead of complaints. The Mayor of Warwick What is to be the criterion of taste if all the multiform exhibitions of it which passed muster from 1840 to 1890 are now to be swept away with contumely? Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Oppressed by thee, the man of sentiment, whose heart glows with independence, and melts with sensibility, inly pines under the neglect, or writhes in bitterness of soul, under the contumely of arrogant, unfeeling wealth. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham The other disorder is when a man breaks out into injurious words, and if these be against God, it is "blasphemy," if against one's neighbor, it is "contumely." Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province How could I remain impenitent and unsubmissive when for my faults an innocent man stood exposed in contumely to the public gaze? King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties "My debroth," said Patrick, "you shall be beaten in every conflict in which you may be; and you shall be subject to insult and contumely in every assembly in which you may be." The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings The Eighth Commandment protects every man's honor; it condemns contumely which is an attack upon that honor. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals Their scorn, their contumely, I heed as little as the mountain rock the hailstones which fall upon its sides, in vain seeking to penetrate or wound. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History He was the only one of Sarah's sons who ever considered her, but she was apt to regard this as a sign of weakness and to resent it with contumely. The Miller Of Old Church Ravana, enraged, orders some contumely or punishment to be inflicted upon him. Tales from the Hindu Dramatists But even those who retained their imperfect belief had received into their canon a book which treated it with contumely and scorn, so irresistible was the lofty majesty of truth. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc It must be remembered that anger, hatred, the spirit of vengeance or any other passion does not excuse one from the guilt of contumely. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals One of the same era or period; a contemporary. condign Deserved; adequate. contemned Viewed with contempt; despised. contumelies Rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States After our collapse and overthrow, and when the Imperial family could be abused with impunity, certain newspapers took a delight in covering the Archduke Friedrich with contumely. In the World War He found compensation for Elsje's contumely in his gun, and roved the forests through, and peeped from time to time at his mystic treasures. Tales of the Chesapeake Clergy, nobility, court, magistracy, all abuses, all falsehoods, all contumelies, every injustice of a monarchy, are personified, in spite of Louis XVI., in the king. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution This gross violation of personal respect may be perpetrated in many ways; any expression of contempt, offered to your face, or directed against you through a representative, is contumely. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals Yet such a war, under such circumstances, was denounced as unnecessary and unjust, though for no better reason than because greater contumelies had been endured at the hands of France. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States But if there was no such chance, then it would be her duty to poor Lord Chiltern to see that he was not treated with contumely and ill-humour. Phineas Finn The Irish Member The regret and the contumely are difficult to reconcile. Boer Politics Our poor honest people— he treated them with contumely. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories Again, all contumely presupposes the presence of the party affronted; the affront is thrown in one's face, and therein consists the shocking indecency of the thing and its specific malice. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals He offered them to the House of Representatives, and they were rejected with contumely and scorn. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States Innocence and ignorance can be as easily hood-winked by kindness as by contumely. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel This document represents that it was treating them "with contumely" to offer them money compensation, adding regretfully "that the greater portion of the money remained in the hands of London swindlers." Boer Politics Then, while he hesitated, came suddenly the sound of a shrill, vituperating voice from the house, a voice raised in a solo-like effect, the burden of which seemed both grief and rage, and contumely. The Debtor A Novel The malice of contumely is not, of course, equal in all cases; circumstances have a great deal to do in determining the gravity of each offense. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals His care for our rights, his disinterested concern for our dignity, were not discouraged by the invariable contumely of our words, by the disdain of our looks. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle He wondered why he had been summoned there, and braced himself for almost anything in the way of contumely, but with no dread of it. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel The occasion is seized to throw blame and contumely upon those in power, and the people give way to alternate outbursts of rage and depression. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century Penniston, a candidate of the Boggs party, standing on a barrel, was haranguing the crowd, and the two women quickly heard the name of their sect mentioned with contumely. The Mormon Prophet To the malice of contumely may, and is often, added that of defamation, if apart from the dishonor received one's character is besmirched in the bargain. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals His messages they treated with scorn, and him with contumely. Companion to the Bible Ere he reached the busier part of the town, Jim made the disconcerting discovery that he was a marked man, an object of public contumely. In the Roaring Fifties Sometimes it met with contumely, often with neglect; occasionally its alleged faults and shortcomings were sharply criticised, and people never ceased to relish a jest at the expense of its ministers. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into her rest! The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation In certain circumstances, the epithet "fool" may hold all the opprobriousness of contumely: "thief" and "drunkard" and others of a fouler nature may be thus malicious for a better reason. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals Men who forswear women are open to all contumely. Mike Fletcher A Novel Moreover, any such sudden wealth would draw upon them suspicion and contumely. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot His hatred is inspired more by defeated hope of gain and positive losses and threatened ventures, than by the personal insults and contumely he has received. Records of a Girlhood The noble structures which he had begun were given over by the workmen, the good deeds requited with contumely, the honours he had conferred with infamy and disgrace. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition Abuse is not the only vehicle of contumely; scorn, wanton ridicule, indecent mockery and caricature that cover the unfortunate victim with shame and confusion serve the purpose as well. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals I have spent sleepless nights and weary days, I have suffered cold and hunger and the contumely of jealous men in its behalf; nay perchance, even death itself. The Princess Pocahontas An unknown girl to scorn and cast contumely upon one of England's line of lords! Ellen Walton The Villain and His Victims He now gazed upon the splendours of this third marriage ceremony, by far the greatest poet of his age, but a homeless vagrant, a reputed maniac, treated with neglect or contumely on every side! Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood She would hide from reproach and contumely, and without further explanation go back to her place in the country at Bannister. A Man's Woman There is likewise an element of contumely and outrage in such dishonest operations; the affront offered the victim is contemptible. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals He forgot that the friends of the offended parties might visit upon his proper carcase the contumely he offered to them. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three I was, at that time, in a state of mind which made me reckless of life or of consequences; stung by the treatment which I received, mad with the world's contumely, I was desperate. Japhet, in Search of a Father In the college world it is a point of honor for the successive classes to treat each other with contumely. Humanly Speaking She imagined that even Mrs. Brudenell, who had treated the mother with the utmost scorn and contumely, must turn to the son with satisfaction and desire. Ishmael Or, In the Depths The contumely that Terry sought to put upon the Judge was only the insult that was to go before premeditated murder. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State The Committee who had these matters in charge made an attempt to get a Pope from the Russian Church to officiate; but the holy men were scandalised by the request, and refused it with contumely. Grey Roses This we plainly see by their massacre at Quiberon, where they put to death, with every species of contumely, and without any exception, every prisoner of war who did not escape out of their hands. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) I pass by all the insolence and contumely of the performance, as it comes from them. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) Judge Merlin—Sir: I have been treated with the grossest contumely by your daughter, Miss Claudia Merlin. Ishmael Or, In the Depths Any contumely, any outrage, is readily passed over, by the indulgence which we all owe to sudden passion. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) He was then facing three or four years of insult and contumely greater than any that had been heaped upon his predecessors. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him Altogether, his object was, if the informants of Herodotus are to be believed, to pour contempt and contumely on the Egyptian religion, and to insult the religious feelings of the entire people. Ancient Egypt This business was not ended because our dignity was wounded, or because our patience was worn out with contumely and scorn. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) Both had tried to buy it; and both had been refused with contumely. A Woman Named Smith Was my name providentially ordered to be Green, that he might pass verbal contumely upon it? Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature At this time, an incident occurred which illustrates the character of Tecumseh, while it shows the contumely with which he was accustomed to treat general Proctor, who did not dare to disobey him. Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians Not merely tyranny of king or church, but the shapes of it that Hamlet speaks of—'the oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, the insolence of office.' Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. She was of a nature to repay the world's contumely with like scorn, but when her child was born the case became different. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest This alleged reformer, this purist in politics, this apostle of honor and truth, was holding him up to contumely, through half-truths, for a course which any decent man must, in conscience, have followed. Success A Novel —Others there are, Whom envy to the state draws and pulls on, For contumelies received; and such are sure ones. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 "I would fain spare thee from this contumely, but"—— "But what?" Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 And then, backed and sustained by royal authority, those hated things stole in upon them—'the insolence of office, the proud man's contumely, the oppressor's wrong.' Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. Aaron and I had spoken, Charles Remond followed, picturing the contumely and opprobrium everywhere heaped upon the black man and all identified with him, the ostracism from social circles, etc. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Do thou then kill me, my brother; let none of the Argives kill me, putting a contumely on the offspring of Agamemnon. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. This was all he had to offer to the Father in expiation of his contumely and refractoriness, his errors and his falls. The Cathedral Villain!" cried Sir Lancelot, "and unworthy the name of a true and loyal knight, how darest thou do this insult and contumely to an enemy, who, though fallen, is yet thine equal? Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 In that letter, which you treated with such contumely, I strictly cautioned you not to take that valuable box about with you, if your madness for sight-seeing should lead you into a mob. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 30, 1841 In storm and sunshine, in heat and cold, in seasons of encouragement and in times of doubt, criticism and contumely, she never faltered, never stopped. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Unusual word-forms and distended proper names are singled out and held up to jeers and contumely. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees Application upon application was made to my uncle; entreaties for nothing more than justice; and my poor meek Anna was turned with contumely from his doors. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 Rise up, Vidar! and let the wolf's sire sit at our compotation; that Loki may not utter words of contumely in Oegir's hall. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Having made a handsome profit, he felt that he ought to be content, and bear a certain amount of suspicion and contumely with unruffled good-humor. Ranching for Sylvia During these weary years he was the object of contumely and hatred to the ruling tribe in Mecca. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology It is not until we are driven to the humiliation of actually asking our way, that the alleys are unraveled and show us safely home, into the scoffs and contumely of the unregenerate. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees I refuse to marry the daughter of the man who privately strove to cover my father with contumely, who dared impute to him a crime that was any man's but my father's. The Goose Girl He risked this contumely cheerfully and with a reckless disregard for what might arise through the plans they had made while sitting beside each other on that bench on Boston Common. Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod He informed the chapter that he was greatly displeased with their contumely. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 She had arrived at conclusions about them—conclusions of philosophic contumely, indifference, and some contempt. A Daughter of To-Day By yon heaven! thou’lt not escape, For adding contumely to words of blame. The Seven Plays in English Verse The piquant person was heaping contumely and scathing raillery on an amateur in jugular recitative, who held that the Pharaohs of Asia were conversant with his theory that morphine and quinine were exorcists of bronchitis. 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading He was repudiated in the eye of the world, and repudiated with every circumstance of contumely. John Redmond's Last Years His ambassadors were received with open contumely; Michael would give the Latins nothing. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) The other, that the law hath not provided sufficient punishment and reparations for contumely of words, as the lie, and the like. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) Insult and contumely were, indeed, no longer to be dreaded by the unresisting wanderer, after the extraordinary proofs of courage which he had that day given. Nick of the Woods And the man who is not dominated by the fetish of custom is marked for contumely by the many. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors My spirit was naturally proud, and swelled within me at the idea of being looked upon with contumely. Tales of a Traveller Still the garrison of Kenilworth continued to brave the royal power, and even added contumely to their disobedience. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) This proud servant, stiff-necked, full of contumely, and puffed up with conceit, sought an excuse for his transgression, and retorted the whole fault on his Lord. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) These it was who formed that hideous Court, whose judgments have now been set aside with contumely and loathing. A Heroine of France All had suffered contumely on account of advanced ideas; and all were out of conceit with the existing order. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors He rebuked me with anger and scorn; he summoned all the haughtiness of his nature, and grandeur of his look, to give weight to the contumely with which he treated me. Tales of a Traveller But the de Vignes, all those wedding guests who were to have honoured the occasion, they would all look upon her with contumely for evermore. Greatheart He has, in return for the contumely, only a smile, a deprecatory wave of the hand and a speech. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 27, 1891 This naturally heaped contumely and insult upon every thing relating to the Druids, and the heathen superstitions of the earlier inhabitants. Notes and Queries, Number 41, August 10, 1850 His forebears had known every persecution, every contumely, slight and disgrace. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors He may have been foolish: but I prefer his behaviour to that of a man who treats his father with contumely and ingratitude even while he is living upon him. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour She was too young to marry, and had it not been for the haunting terror of leaving her alone in the world, the Dane, well circumstanced as he was, would have been repulsed with contumely. The Conqueror Associated words: capias, warrant. arrogance, n. hauteur, superciliousness, insolence, haughtiness, lordliness, contumely. arrogant, a. Putnam's Word Book It was impossible to hold out for long against such immense odds, and he was in fact soon captured, mocked, maligned, sentenced and executed with contumely. Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the Name of the Faith and Presented to the Illustrious Members of Our Universities His own life was one of unparalleled contumely, and He told them they must not expect to fare better than their Master. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 Men have refused from purely conscientious motives, and have subsequently found themselves so miserable, from the neglect and contumely of the world, that they have backslided, and have fought to recover their place in society. Newton Forster One thing was absolutely sure—he could not and would not endure her contumely, nor even her indifferent scorn. The Price of Love Swift, however, lost more than the Archbishop thought; for "that paper" led to his severance from the Whigs, and, in after life, to much contumely cast on his character for being a political renegade. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 04 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 2 She drew its contumely as master of itself in all of its avarice, ability to facilitate its own pleasures. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America It had patriotically offered its plant and services to the War Office, and had been repulsed with contumely and ignominy. The Pretty Lady The sultan of Mandara, in whose cause they had suffered, treated them with the utmost contumely, which, perhaps, they might deserve, but certainly not from him. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa The clergy of the Church of England were especially the object of contumely. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 It is distressing to hear them speak of their distress at what they see and hear of the scorn and contumely with which the American character and American credit are treated abroad. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style Fool, experience your contumely now…Feel those wings that no one else has. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America Therefore, Terry's accusation was the acme of insult and contumely, which a Southerner's imagination could devise. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts It has been too common in actions of this kind, for the defendant to treat with contumely the humble situation of the injured prosecutor. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 Master Thomas Tiller is a man of rude humor, and he as little likes contumely as another. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas You may find yourself constrained to fill your offices with men who can face down the contumely of a whole people. The Grandissimes Miss," said Gabriele with contumely toward the secretary who was the only visible party responsible for making her wait, "will it be much longer? Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America In her petitions she threw aside all contumely, calling the poorest, sister. Mistress Penwick A good man bears a contumely worse Than he would do an injury. Beggars Bush From the Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10) They warred with political machines, with base politicians, with public contumely, with custom. The Precipice Would not men who sacrificed old prejudices, braved the popular contumely, and came forward and gave in their allegiance to the President's appointee, have to take the chances of losing their official positions at last? The Grandissimes "I'm buying," said the boy with his mother's contumely. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America What had he then done to burden himself with the cruelty and contumely of the world? The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel I was glad to see such justice done to a tree in the noblest parks in England, which with us has been treated with such disdain and contumely. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's If it be contumely, He heard it first when He drove out the devils. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 01 Basil to Calvin "Hold! hold!" said Louis; "turn him not into ridicule, and make me not hated of him by reason of your banter; his charities and his piety shall exempt him from all contumely." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 This contumely, to a great degree undeserved, naturally reacted upon the subjects of it. The Story of Ireland This refined irony was a very gentle specimen of the insult and contumely which was poured upon Cobden and Mr. Bright at this time…. Peace Theories and the Balkan War Truly, it has ever been born unto sorrow, bearing all its life long a weight of abuse and contumely which would break the heart of a less sensitive animal in a single week. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's I saw them receive contumely and abuse, as a reward for these acts of dedication. Isaac T. Hopper So faithfully preserves thou each small favor, And hast no memory for contumelies? The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Great was the rejoicing among his friends, and the occasion having been duly celebrated by joint destruction and contumely of the offending garment, Teddy and he returned home, friends for life. Vanishing Roads and Other Essays All day they are thus engaged, exposed to the scorn and contumely of the crowd, and at night dragged away to be incarcerated in damp, unwholesome dungeons, excavated under the public thoroughfares. Views a-foot Lord Foppington pays her amorous attentions, but she utterly despises the conceited coxcomb, and treats him with contumely. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Losses and contumely, that had been incurred by the besotting prejudices of European commanders were beginning to be forgotten in the pride of success. The Red Rover Are you willing to sustain all the odium, to endure all the contumely, to which your acknowledged union with one of my unfortunate race will subject you? The Garies and Their Friends We know that many of us lay ourselves liable to contumely and ridicule. Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887 For who ever seeks for honour, or glory, or praise, or any kind of credit as earnestly as he flees from ignominy, infamy, contumely, and disgrace? The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 At the very moment that he spoke the object of his contumely was entering the dark mouth of a broad river that flowed from out of the heart of savage Borneo. The Monster Men For this he could endure reproach, contumely, and scorn, and wait patiently for the opportunity of putting his discovery into practice as better days came round. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance To be in a printing office in dreams, denotes that slander and contumely will threaten you To run a printing office is indicative of hard luck. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition Roared at with contumely to the last, this wretched tender is at length let go, with a final plunge of great ignominy, and falls spinning into our wake. The Uncommercial Traveller Why do you not hate Felix, who drove his friend from his door with contumely? Frankenstein Her attachments, however ludicrously shown, were real and strong; and she was, as she expressed it, 'deeply hurt by the unmerited contumely she had met with from Louisa.' Dombey and Son For some time, he did not make a single convert, and gained nothing but contumely and abuse. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Osborne used to call the other the old pauper, the old coal-man, the old bankrupt, and by many other such names of brutal contumely. Vanity Fair For the one is unbelief, the other is contumely; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. The Essays of Francis Bacon The reverend gentleman was ejected from his sacred office with scorn and contumely and likewise a number of pistol shots. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 This grocer being a bachelor and not a man who looked upon the surface for beauty, had once made honourable offers for the hand of Berry, which Mrs Pipchin had, with contumely and scorn, rejected. Dombey and Son He would not demean himself by asking for the slightest explanation; to drive the other away with contumely he did not think prudent—as yet, at any rate. The End of the Tether Women are made like the potter's vessels—either for worship or contumely, and are withal fragile vessels. Ann Veronica, a modern love story And as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater towards men. The Essays of Francis Bacon Notable among his possessions was one which he should, from all accounts, dearly have prized, but which there are indications he treated with some contumely. She Stands Accused It was her first and last opportunity of repaying him for the cruel contumely which she had borne at his hands so docilely. The Woodlanders According to Peace's story he was a slighted lover who had been treated by Mrs. Dyson with contumely and ingratitude. A Book of Remarkable Criminals Despite all anguish, contumely, tar, and Maurice Levy, he still secretly thought of Marjorie, with pathetic constancy, as his "beau"—though that is not how he would have spelled it. Penrod Divine's terror had placed him beyond the reach of contumely or reproach. The Mucker Her woman's intuition rejected the protest with contumely. Viviette Huxter, in his present frame of mind respecting Arthur, and suffering under the latter's contumely, was ready, of course, to take all for granted that was said in the disfavor of this unfortunate convalescent. The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy My presence should have preserved you from this contumely; but what are we to expect from those who pride themselves upon being the sons of slaves! Vivian Grey And gentle they certainly were, when compared to the contumely by which they were provoked. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor Who can say, but that the very sex which dares to load them with contumely for their solitary condition, was, by its base flatteries and delusive promises, the very occasion of their unhappiness? Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II He was in an anxious and moody frame of mind when he was approached by Marius and urged to lean on him, if he would gain satisfaction for the commander's contumely. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate Had the comparison been made by an officer of Louis's guard for the purpose of contumely and braggadocio, it would then indeed have become us to venture a passado. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 In the case of Ingres, opposition and contumely were followed by perhaps excessive laudation whilst he lived, after his death ensuing a long period of reaction. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" Dare you look the world's unjust contumelies stedfastly in the face? Anna St. Ives The Apostles came forth rejoicing from the presence of the Councils in which, for the love of Jesus, they had been loaded with opprobrium, contumely, and contempt. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales Moreover, Bertheroy, with his position as an official /savant/ and member of the Institute, showed some courage in thus venturing to call on one whom so-called respectable folks regarded with contumely. The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 4 But they whom serious danger could not deter from renewing and indefinitely repeating such attempts at all hazards, were little likely to be appalled by these contumelies of speech. An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance And he told her of the world's opinion--the contumely she might have to endure--the slights to which she would be subjected. A Love Story David McCoard is classed with those whose conduct throughout the war has been intent only in misrepresenting the government and treating its representatives with contumely. Report on the Condition of the South Did not the Apostles come forth rejoicing from those assemblies in which they had suffered contumely for the name of Jesus? The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales I know too well "the scribbler's scoff, the critic's contumely;" and I am afraid time will teach Mr. Townsend to know them better. Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1 The Christians, meantime, rose by degrees from the state of depression and contumely into which they were sunk by the conquerors of the Grecian empire. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time He exhausts the Latin vocabulary of abuse to pile up every epithet of contumely and execration on the head of his adversary. Milton A malignant scowl darkened the countenance of the Archbishop of Treves, but the faces of Cologne and Mayence expressed a certain Christian resignation regarding the contumely which had been endured by their colleague. The Strong Arm She had never failed to heap upon that reverend head the deepest scorn, contumely, and insult. The Living Link She had ever longed to see and speak with her; and now more than ever, when the glitter of the world's applause was exchanged for its contumely and persecution. The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others It was long the object of much contumely on the part of the Nationalists. Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] The ill-omened evacuation by our doomed people of the cantonments wherein for two months they had undergone every extremity of humiliation and contumely, was begun on the dreary winter morning of January 6th, 1842. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 He must accept their flattery and become ridiculous, or he must appear to treat with contumely the Senate which offered it. Caesar: a Sketch And was I indeed the cause of that violence, that contumely,--the rage, and even curses, of a father? Jane Talbot The discarded lover was treated with every sort of contumely. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker And through all the weariness and contumely and pain, that love held His will fixed to its purpose, and bore Him over every hindrance that barred His path. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke She refused him with contumely, and he laid plots to decoy her to Zululand, thinking that there she would be in his power. The Ghost Kings For the Mob, huddled like sheep around this Arena of Life, and with no vital instinct to play therein any part of their own, it is not for these to cast contumely. Impressions and Comments It is only when you are distant, when your verdict is uncertain, that I shrink from contumely,--that the scorn of the world, though unmerited, is a load too heavy for my strength. Jane Talbot The pedlers find satisfaction for all contumelies in making good bargains out of their customers. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 The husbandmen treated the messengers with increasing contumely and cruelty. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke In the end he succeeded, basely enough, only to find that he was in her power, and that the contumely, and more, were still his share. The Ghost Kings David chased him out of doors with contumely, and they all took the tram to Victoria Street. The History of David Grieve The monotonous repetition of 'and,' 'and,' 'and,' gives the effect of an endless succession of the wares of sorrow, pain, and contumely which broke over that sacred head. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark A roar of contumely pursued him as he swam across the river, although, perhaps, not a dozen of those who joined in it would have behaved otherwise in the like circumstances. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day The endeavours of the Centurions to restrain this violence, were first returned with mockery and contempt, then with invectives and contumelies, at last with outrage and blows. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola |
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