| 单词 | flatterer |
| 例句 | And these are the flatterers, of which the courts are full. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Ned looked down the council table and wondered which were the flatterers and which the fools. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Anyone who does otherwise either comes to ruin because of the flatterer, or keeps changing his mind in the face of different opinions; resulting in a low estimation of his worth. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “Can you trust me with such flatterers?—Does my vain spirit ever tell me I am wrong?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z By all the winged lions in Venice, Victor thought, now he's got honey literally dripping from his mouth, the little flatterer. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Robert and his council of cravens and flatterers would beggar the realm if left unchecked ... or, worse, sell it to the Lannisters in pay-ment of their loans. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I am surrounded by flatterers and fools, the king had insisted. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If the host is the king of this court, the sidekick isn’t the jester so much as the flatterer, the yes man, the official doormat. Does the Job of Talk-Show Sidekick Even Make Sense Anymore? 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z But David, ruthless Jacobin turned imperial flatterer, can offer young artists especially a more profound view of the fraught relationship of painting and politics. 21 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z The drama seesaws violently: at one point Timon, snugly surrounded by fawners and flatterers, is beaming away as he puts his hand into his pocket for anyone. Timon of Athens; Peace Camp; The Only True History of Lizzie Finn – review 2012-07-21T23:05:46Z Or, more narrowly, to the flatterers, courtiers and women who flitter like moths around the incandescent bulb of his personality. ‘Loro’ Review: A Corrupt Leader, and the People Who Love Him 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z But, as it turned out, our jobs were just to add to their entourage of servile, sycophantic flatterers. Drug cocktails can kill 2012-06-12T16:00:00Z Do women collect flatterers as often as men do? O.J.’s yes men and the celebrity echo chamber problem: “People come to believe that their version of the truth is correct” 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z For all the compliments thrown his way, he has failed to reward most of the flatterers with any substantial economic or policy concessions. Sucking up has always been part of Washington culture. In the Trump era, it’s a sport. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Davis, that most parsimonious of flatterers, declared in his 1989 autobiography that Jamal had "knocked me out with his concept of space, his lightness of touch, his understatement". Ahmad Jamal: 'After a time you discover the Mozart in you' 2013-02-01T05:00:00Z But in the company of parasitic flatterers, he takes his royal prerogative too far. Shakespeare and the politics of our age: Trump, 'Julius Caesar' and now 'Richard II' 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z “WHO should know that their staffers are flatterers, freeloaders and liars.” ‘An absurdity’: Experts slam WHO’s excusal of misconduct 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z In the opening scene of William Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” the titular character rewards flatterers and banishes those who dare to tell him the truth. Opinion | Trump calls to mind a modern, farcical King Lear 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z It doesn’t occur to Kushner that this flattery is strategic politicking by the flatterers. Review | Jared Kushner’s memoir is only inadvertently revealing 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, McCarthy — “my Kevin” to Trump — was one of those “flatterers” flocking to Mar-a-Lago soon after the insurrection, and again in July. Opinion | Kevin McCarthy is the O.J. Simpson of Jan. 6 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z He was one of the “flatterers” who visited Trump in Florida at his Palm Beach resort, just three weeks after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in a bid to overturn Biden’s victory. Analysis | Kevin McCarthy and Paul Ryan, divided over Trump, see different futures for the Republican Party 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z In Smith's telling, warning the public against Trump is only for soft-headed journalists succumbing to flatterers. Journalists must face the 2020 challenge: This isn't a normal election, and the truth is at stake 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Those who declined to be flatterers this week will be more credible as champions of a new path. Opinion | The only old-fashioned aspect of the RNC: The jockeying for 2024 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z All that is preposterous, for it is Trump who has been China’s stooge, a sycophantic flatterer and enabler of President Xi Jinping. Opinion | China’s Man in Washington, Named Trump 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z They do this with flatterers, lackeys and family. Trump's authoritarian assault on democracy continues: What lies ahead? 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Women are still expected to be flatterers and soothers, and so a woman who bucks that role to offer robust criticism gets a lot more notice — and anger — from delicate men. Now Mike Bloomberg wants to run: Why are these whiny billionaires all up in our faces? 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z An Italian film director seeking the meaning of life retreats from his wife, mistress and flatterers. Movies on TV this week: 'GoodFellas' on AMC and more 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z He is a charmer, a wheedler, a flatterer and an occasional bully. Stamina, intelligence, ego: which personality traits make the best leaders? 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z A government of nepotists, chancers, fools, flunkeys, flatterers, hypocrites, braggarts and whiners. Nigel Farage is the malign spectre haunting Boris Johnson’s new government | Nick Cohen 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Adès has something orchestrally outrageous for everyone — gluttons, popes, critics, flatterers, hypocrites, thieves. Review: Thomas Adès and Nico Muhly, with a Natalie Portman assist 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z “There are enough flatterers in the court, he doesn’t need another one.” Macron's right-hand woman: ‘He doesn't need another flatterer’ 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Scotcher is a charming young flatterer who has told everyone that he is terminally ill, with kidney disease. A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z When considering the virtue of truthfulness and its opposite, mendaciousness, Aristotle identified two common kinds of lying characters: the boaster and the flatterer. Opinion | Why Does Paul Manafort Lie? 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z And by that, I don’t just mean his dealings with Russian oligarchs and presidents but the way he moved through a world of fixers, flatterers and money launderers. Opinion | Trump just took us another step closer to the abyss 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Add to that his need to surround himself with readily compliant flatterers and sycophants. Opinion | Trump’s Assault on the World Order 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z “In the past when that’s happened, leaders get into this bubble because they surround themselves with sycophants and flatterers, and they end up making disastrous errors. This kind of unilateralism is an outcome.” Going it alone: Trump increasingly relies on unilateral action to wield power 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z There is also a third possibility, which is that two septuagenarians who surround themselves with flatterers are not the most adept legal strategists. How Trump's lawyers are becoming a liability 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The flatterer does to another what the boaster does to himself. Opinion | Why Does Paul Manafort Lie? 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Macron emerges from his Washington trip as a clever, somewhat devious French counterpoint to Trump — a flatterer, manipulator and charmer. Opinion | Have Trump and Macron learned to use each other? 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The flatterer is thus an impediment to effective governing. Opinion | President Trump and the survival of the servile 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Dictionary.com defines sycophant as “a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite,” and provides “toady, yes man, flunky, fawner” and “flatterer” as acceptable synonyms. Dictionary.com calls Mike Pence a ‘sycophant’ for Trump 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The president, who reportedly watches hours of television a day, offers his 35m followers on Twitter a running media commentary, praising his flatterers and bashing his critics. Most Republicans trust the president more than they trust the media 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The flatterer affects this simulation, of course, because he seeks to gain some advantage for himself by pleasing the flattered. Opinion | Why Does Paul Manafort Lie? 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z As Donald Trump and his cast of flatterers continue their incompetent war on the American people, the Democrats seem more determined than ever to bungle their comeback from 2016’s humiliating defeat. No 'litmus test' on abortion? Shame on the Democrats who support anti-choice candidates 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Nor is he a Julius Caesar, whose grandeur renders him incautious around flatterers: just before his assassins strike, Caesar sniffs that he is unmoved by their “base spaniel fawning”. Donald Trump’s need for flattery is trashing reputations 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z I will leave the acclaim to Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times business reporter and notorious flatterer of the rich and powerful: Amazon went public in 1997 and changed how we live 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z The canniest of these flatterers, and the one who had the most lasting impact, was Laurens van der Post, a South African-born author, documentary filmmaker, and amateur ethnographer. Where Prince Charles Went Wrong 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z It remains to be seen whether the grace and favor of the White House will bestow legitimacy on other Trump supporters and flatterers. Nigel Farage Meets Donald Trump Ahead of U.K.'s Theresa May 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z But aboard the bus with the Hollywood flatterer Billy Bush, those strained arguments collapsed. Donald Trump’s Conduct Was Excused Again and Again. But Not This Time. 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Surrounded by flatterers in the media, he wonders if he really got it right. Sully and Anti-Sullies 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Make a list of opinions to disregard — especially those of flatterers and critics — and review the list each day. Narcissism Is Increasing. So You’re Not So Special. 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z This crowded campaign cycle has meant more love — and more flatterers such as Graham — than ever. Meet the New Hampshire newspaper publisher who’s at war with Donald Trump 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The draping and pleating of the lush matte crepe fabric is sure to be a figure flatterer, while the slim keyhole adds a dash of daring. What To Wear On The Fourth Of July 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z In general, flattery reflects positively on the flatterer, even if the fawning is insincere. Asking Advice Makes a Good Impression 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z So many flatterers and yes men survive while the truth tellers get offed or ignored, and every three or four years everyone gets fired and the club starts from scratch again. Washington Redskins are the victims of top-down organizational dysfunction 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z He dares shareholders to sell if they object to his preference for running the company as if he were presiding over a raucous dining room table filled with his children and assorted flatterers. 6 Signs You're Not Fit to Lead 2012-11-28T14:36:57Z Nineteenth-century poet Alexander Pushkin once announced defensively: “I am not a flatterer in singing praises to my Tsar.” Tsar of the Intelligentsia 2012-10-15T05:00:00Z I am reminded of Obama's relationship with the late Richard Holbrooke, who was--in Clinton's loving estimation--"the world's worst flatterer." Note to Obama: Get Down off the Mountaintop 2012-10-11T13:35:24Z Those who live by beggary are flatterers and liars and detractors and thieves and avoiders of justice. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z At the same time, he was by no means a flatterer, but ever plain-spoken to bluntness. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Wherefore, Helen's parents did not start a suit for criminal libel against the flatterer, but heaped honors on him. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z I should like to wake up some morning an emperor, that I might sting with my whip the backbone of a flatterer. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z He hated flatterers, and the only way to gain his favor was to tell him of his faults. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z Your lips are flatterers; You make me feel ashamed. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z His flatterers have rarely called him a statesman. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Thus seals, like men, sometimes die of alarm, and are sometimes taken in the flatterer's snare. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Ovington shook his head at the flatterer, but was pleased with the flattery. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z If the genius of Mallarmé was obscured by the flatterers that surrounded him, how much more was Wilde’s talent overclouded by the would-be witty, shoddy-elegant, and cheaply-poetical society hangers-on, who covered him with incense? The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z He is surrounded by courtiers and flatterers whose interest it is to deceive him, and who are thus leading him blindly to his ruin. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z "You are not a flatterer," I broke in. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z "Ah, flatterer! how can I believe you, who would prefer the pale, drooping snow-drop to the perfumed, glowing rose?" The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z But the lackeys, the snobs, the flatterers of the titled, those who are willing to crawl that they may rise, are now and always have been the enemies of the great Republic. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z I am like the rest of the world.—I was in the number of your flatterers; but at present you have none—for you may already perceive, we are grown sincere. Next Door Neighbours A Comedy in Three Acts 2012-02-06T03:00:17.157Z The events of half a reign are focused about the central personalities of Richard and Woodstock, a weak king beset by flatterers and an honorable and patriotic leader of the nobles. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z I cannot hide from thee how much I fear The whispers breathed by flatterers in thine ear Against my faith. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z For shame—for shame—Gentlemen!—the extreme rigour you shew in punishing a dissension from your opinion, or a satire upon your folly, proves to conviction, what reward you had bestowed upon the skilful flatterer. Such Things Are A Play, in Five Acts 2012-01-25T03:00:37.637Z You are a little monkey, Baba," she said, "and a flatterer. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z You say, you cannot suspect Sir William of flattery; would you wish him to be a flatterer? The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z But he could not make much impression on Antiochus, who listened more willingly to courtiers and flatterers, and would not entrust Hannibal with any important charge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z By 1752 Pitt had converted South Lodge, in the opinion of his friends or flatterers, into a delightful pleasance. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z It is I.” It was a rapid sketch of herself and it was, as she had said, the work of no flatterer. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z “You are a flatterer,” declared the girl, her eyes sparkling nevertheless. The Corner House Girls Snowbound 2011-12-30T03:00:22.827Z The Duke, surrounded by a group of faithful flatterers, was inhaling clouds of incense, growling out some gross witticism every now and then, which was hailed with applause. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z In both cases there was the same complete frankness—an unanswerable reply to those who gave it out that Tennyson best enjoyed the society of flatterers. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z "Get away, get away, flatterer!" she said, laughing. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z Of such it is said in another place, "The tongues of flatterers bind the souls of men in sins." 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 Jackal had, perhaps, given him cause for it, because by nature he was a flatterer. South-African Folk-Tales 2011-12-20T03:00:27.703Z Lovers and flatterers and chance acquaintances—what do I know? Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Exacerbated tempers and prejudiced minds judge everything awry, while partisans and flatterers add fuel to the fire. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z The first cup of Canary and the first tug of invention bring up this enormous piece of humor:— "My flatterers Shall be the pure and gravest of divines That I can get for money." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z But now, let me, in my turn, take a good look at you, and tell you—I am no flatterer, though, as you know—how much prettier you have grown. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z He chatted about a great many things, and played the flatterer. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z Jefferson was a friend of the people, but no admirer and no flatterer of the "plain people", nor did he entertain any illusion about their participation in all the forms of government. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z In all likelihood she recoiled from this brutal flatterer and deceiver of women, and not even his kingly rank could induce her to pay the least heed to his addresses. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z There is no such flatterer as is a man's self, and there is no such remedy against flattery of a man's self as the liberty of a friend. The Golden Link of Friendship 2011-11-13T03:00:11.967Z "Nay, nay, flatterer," said Lady Hastings, with a smile. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The people manifested their contempt of so despicable an extortioner and flatterer of royalty, not only by words, but by caricatures. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z The young man, inflamed with these and the like specious suggestions, hearkened to them, and went to Norway, where he married the king's daughter, as his flatterers had advised him. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z I answered, "The world is full of flatterers." The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z These men are destitute of principle, they know how to pander to the frailties of human nature; most of them being gross flatterers, endeavour to impose on the parents in the most barefaced manner. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Damoclean, dam-ō-clē′an, adj. like Damocles, flatterer of Dionysius of Syracuse, taught the insecurity of happiness by being made to sit through the feast with a sword suspended by a single hair over his head. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Even here I will put off my hope, and keep it No longer for my flatterers: He is drowned, Whom thus we stray to find. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z In the magnificent court of the Louis XIV of the North, whom the flatterer called Apollo-Hercules, the people and favourites were changed. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z My son, it is long that I have known flatterers; I cannot, therefore, avoid hearing them. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z The poet, however, though he yielded the palm to no one as a flatterer of royalty, and was, moreover, under considerable obligations to the king's mistress, indignantly refused to mutilate his play. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z "Unworthy flatterer!" replied she, striking him softly on his hand. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z “May the blood of the victims fall once again upon the head of the flatterer,” said Ulenspiegel. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z History is materially injured when the waters of truth are corrupted by infusing into their channel the flatterer's poison. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z Says Lord Bacon, “there is no such flatterer as a man’s self, and there is no such remedy against flattery of a man’s self as the liberty of a friend.” The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z In vain the flatterers of Constantius ridiculed Julian's petty triumphs, as they were pleased to call them; in vain they dubbed him a scribbling Greek. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z Just heaven!" cried Gillon the Furtive, a flatterer and liar, like all court valets, "Charles VII is an angel! The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z My "friends" were legion, and my enemies—you cannot possess influence or power without making enemies—were greater flatterers than the others. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z “You little flatterer!” he replied, as he set her down. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Thus at four-and-twenty the unhappy King was no longer thought young, even by his flatterers. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Could it be that this old lady—past seventy—with her fine house and her polyglot of service and her flush purse, thought to call back the old trail of flatterers? English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z Tobacco, as the great flatterer of sensuality, is one of the most energetic promoters of individualism—that is, of a weakening of social ties. Insanity Its Causes and Prevention 2011-08-29T02:01:05.400Z "Ah," he said, shaking his head, "who is the flatterer now?" The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z There were not a few courtiers and flatterers who circled around the prince for their own profit; but the eagle eye of Yeremi knew well whom to choose. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z They give with open hands to flatterers or people who procure them pleasures as unworthy as those of flattery. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z The next letter is very characteristic and perfectly true to her state of mind with regard to flatterers: May 21, '71. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z For really a flatterer does seem to be the very same person with Proteus himself. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Her flatterers could hardly have said that she was attractive. Murillo 2011-08-02T02:00:19.967Z But we have three also whose friendship is pernicious; a hypocrite, a flatterer, and a great talker. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Those, in fact, whose benevolence injures him who is the object thereof, should be looked upon as flatterers, rather than generous men. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z "Do you call the crowd of coarse flatterers, who once surrounded me, warm-hearted people?" she asked in a tone of disdain. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z And Alexis, in his Liar, has introduced a flatterer speaking in the following manner— By the Olympian Jove and by Minerva I am a happy man. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Zebedee says he thinks it is all right just so you don't pick out some flashy flatterer. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z He told you to cringe and fawn, and worm yourself into my favour, to profit by my death, to be a liar, a flatterer, and a beggar, and why? Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z Theophrastus describes dissemblers, flatterers, intruders, rustics, parasites, babblers, the superstitious, misers, the proud, slanderers, etc. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Therefore I was accounted a flatterer and a hypocrite. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z And as he made no answer,—But, indeed, I myself will tell you this, O Cynic, that Eupolis called flatterers this, in his play of the same name. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Time is the flatterer of memory, as well as the consoler of grief, and perhaps has no holier office. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z Truly the mirror is a false flatterer," answered Margaretha; "it shows us but the fair outside and the smooth skin, but hides the skeleton and the image of death within us. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z "Go away, you flatterer," said his mother, with a smile that showed how she prized the love that lay beneath what she took for its hyperbole. The Princess and Curdie 2011-07-06T02:00:49.480Z The great stand upon an eminence and look down upon a gaping crowd of admirers, flatterers, and detractors; but they have no friends, at least not worth the mentioning. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z For he had expended all his patrimony on intemperance; and after this he became a flatterer of the prefect of Munychia; on which account he was again attacked and reproached by every one. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Severe to other colleges, blind as to his own, very partiall and with good words, and flatterers and tell-tales could get anything out of him.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z But men—and I am ashamed to say it—women, too, are such awful flatterers! Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z There was something exhilarating in the thought that here was the opportunity to prove myself right or wrong, and men truthful or mere flatterers. A Diplomatic Woman 2011-06-10T02:00:18.297Z A flatterer, or a Prince of cruel and arbitrary disposition, will immediately pronounce that the laws of war were not made for rebels, for whom no punishment can be too severe. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z But in the banquet of Epicurus there is an assembly of flatterers praising one another. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The king appears to have conceived a personal dislike to the bard, a circumstance not usual with James towards either poets or flatterers. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Oh, flatterer! thus to soothe my easy nature With tales of possible, unlikely bliss! The Fatal Falsehood 2011-05-31T02:00:36.033Z No——I abjure the flatterer and her train. The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z "Little flatterer!" she answered, yet she looked pleased, for love is to us all the sweetest thing on earth. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z For it is not right for a man to be a flatterer, nor a mocker. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z This theory of monarchical government was opposed to those “absurd flatterers who yield too much power to princes,” and was not likely, as we shall see, to be only a work of temporary interest. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z See with your own eyes, and hear with your own ears, and then you'll find me still, what I've been these seven years; not your under-strapper, your hanger-on, your flatterer, but your friend! The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z Does our friend the Prince de Maulear, contrary to every expectation, become a flatterer in his old age? The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z Hence a flatterer like Matthieu fastened himself so much the more firmly with his ivy-hooks into the fissures of this rock. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z So that we may not fix our whole attention on eating and drinking, like those who from their devotion to their bellies are called parasites and flatterers. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The Losengour or pleasant flatterer was too lightly believed, and honied words made more harmful the deceitful error. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Their intrigues and tricks of legerdemain are as familiar to us as household words; in vain might the world be ransacked for a more precious junto of flatterers and cajolers. The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z Korihor," said the High Priest, "your speech ill becomes your intelligence, your"— "What, has a priest turned flatterer, can a priest speak to an opponent in fair, well-seeming words? Corianton A Nephite Story 2011-04-28T02:00:14.830Z He knew January succumbed, not merely to the slanderer, but also to the flatterer. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z For of all men the flatterer fares best, as the excellent Menander says. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z My dear husband is bending over me; but lest you deem him a flatterer, I must not tell you his words he bids me tell you; but no, he must say it himself. A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z “Come, little flatterer! if not the first, you are certainly the last; though neither counts for much here.” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Neither ponder on kingly dignity, nor listen to the smooth words of flatterers. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z She saw the procession of courtiers, of flatterers, of friends and enemies pass slowly before her; in the midst of them she vaguely distinguished Mme. de Stainville's brightly coloured gown. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z And there is no great difference between calling a man a flatterer and a parasite. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z At both these cities he indulged in lavish expenditure, gave dinners, and entertained his friends and flatterers with the profuse generosity of a high-souled and magnanimous Highland Laird. The Last Laird of MacNab An Episode in the Settlement of MacNab Township, Upper Canada 2011-04-14T02:00:54.620Z His rank alone would have secured him flatterers; but he had higher titles to homage. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Environed by sycophantic flatterers, heads bowing, knees bending, tongues eternally bepraising; things in human shape giving them adoration as to God Himself—ay, greater than to God—how could it be otherwise? No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Her world was made up of sycophants, of flatterers, of pleasure-loving fops. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z That flattery debases the characters of the flatterers, making them apt to despise whoever they associate with; and a proof of this is, that they endure everything, well knowing what they dare do. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Who hath his life from humors freed, Whose conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make accusers great. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z These were the best friends of Lander's solitude; most of his other visitors were sycophants and flatterers, and though he despised the persons, he did not always dislike the flattery. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z “What a flatterer it is!” said Lady Bell, playfully. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Like Nero, and all other tyrants, while they lived, he indeed has his flatterers, his addressers, his applauders. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z And Plato says, in his Phædrus—"Nature has mingled some pleasure which is not entirely inelegant in its character of a flatterer, though he is an odious beast, and a great injury to a state." The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Dost thou see, they are looking out at thee yet, and perhaps are sending greetings,” said the flatterer. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Manifestly she had met very few men, seen nothing of the world; she was still a child, ready to entrust her whole destiny to the first flatterer whose tender speeches had won her heart. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z I have no longer wherewith to pay flatterers; my courtiers have fled. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z "Ah, Mr. Oranmore, I see you are a sad flatterer," said the little lady, smilingly, buttering another roll. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z And Diphilus, in his Marriage, says— A flatterer destroys By his pernicious speeches Both general and prince, Both private friends and states; He pleases for a while, But causes lasting ruin. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z I need n't say more of the general effect than that Betty—and you know she is no flatterer—called me nothing but "miss" till I took it off. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Perhaps I am more comprehensive in my contempt for that tribe even than Mr. Swinburne himself; for I hold in equal disdain the flatterers of princes and the flatterers of the people. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z I am afraid you are a great flatterer!” replied Miss Binkie, pulling at the same time a sprig of geranium to pieces. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z “Oh, I am no flatterer, Mr Penwynn,” said the visitor, bluffly. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z But Phylarchus says, that those Athenians who settled in Lemnos were great flatterers, mentioning them as such in the thirteenth book of his History. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Really, only the idiotic flatterers of the crowd ought to be famous, and often have been so in their lifetime. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z Even its most fervid flatterers, however, ever and anon admit that it exhibits a few trifling defects; and among these is sometimes named a diminution of popular interest in poetic literature. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z Perhaps a vain flatterer, seeking preferment in a Court, confounded among the herd of vulgar men! The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z Beware lest the flatterers of the world lift you up. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z And all the monarchs who have at any time reigned in Cyprus have encouraged a race of nobly-born flatterers as useful to them; for they are a possession very appropriate to tyrants. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z They were not flatterers, these men who risked their lives in shouting back to eastern autocratic monarchs their iniquities. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The mountains glow; the grapes hang before our mouths and the evening breeze caresses the rocks like a playful flatterer.—— The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood 2011-02-13T03:00:19.567Z You are not only a very adroit flatterer but a perfectly good sportsman after all—and the most gifted tormentor I ever knew in all my life. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z They must have been sheer flatterers, those friends who had called me handsome. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z When Plutarch had said all this about parasites, Democritus, taking up the discourse, said, And I myself, 'like wood well-glued to wood,' as the Theban poet has it, will say a word about flatterers. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Ludovico had contracted the habits and feelings of a gentleman, and the flatterers who had surrounded him from infancy had accustomed him to the greatest deference and respect. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z The Valentine Repton of his imagination was a crafty pleader, a subtle cross-examiner, an ingenious flatterer of juries; but he was not a man whose nature was assailable by anything "not found in the books." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Again he scattered his money with a lavish hand, he was surrounded by flatterers and friends, but he now knew what they were worth. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z From the example of this one man thou canst learn that there is no enemy more injurious than a flatterer. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z His son also, the second Dionysius, had numerous flatterers, who were called by the common people Dionysiocolaces. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The author, not being a flatterer, cannot expect to be much of a favorite at the court of the Demos. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Queen Elizabeth graciously extended her hand to be kissed when her noble lover compared her to "the sun, whose faintest ray extinguishes the brightest planet;" yet that same hand had signed the flatterer's death-warrant. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z "You are a flatterer," said the baroness, graciously, "but nobody can be angry with you." Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z Dost thou find anything to snarl at here, thou wretched flatterer? Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z So that why should we wonder at the Athenians, who stooped even to become flatterers of flatterers, singing pæans and hymns to Demetrius himself? The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Wicked men were my cabinet counsellors, the flatterer breathed his poison in my ear. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z Bob Woodward, the famous flatterer of Washington's career elite and writer-down of whatever they tell him, has finished his first Obama book. Bob Woodward's Obama book: Will it be as bad as its cover? 2010-09-07T17:30:00Z The ladies seemed entirely to have forgotten his low birth: he was such a capital, indefatigable dancer; so handsome a man, so skilful a flatterer. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z Come hither then, ye popish flatterers, one and all! Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Accordingly, Alexis says in his Liar— A flatterer's life but a brief space endures, For no one likes a hoary parasite. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Constantly broke, Mr. Tsankov would use his mob connections to get quick cash, and in return act as a mafia muse, flatterer and hanger-on, according to friends. 2010-01-31T23:56:00Z She was unskilled in the fine art of conversation, had only the inborn purity of her thoughts to protect her; and yet she half read this specious flatterer, and felt, rather than realized, his baseness. The Girl From Tim's Place The lines in "Julius C�sar" will also be recalled, where Shakespeare writes, "But when I tell him he hates flatterers, He says he does, being then most flattered." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources We read the same of St. Donatus, whose broken chalice this wretched flatterer so lightly disposes of. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z There are others who love their flatterers so much that they allow themselves to be drawn into affairs for which they have no taste, and against which their better instincts cry out lustily enough. A Blot on the Scutcheon No, bonniest," answered he; "I deny that; I am nae flatterer. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 “I’m sure,” simpered Mrs Marter, “there ought to be a new official made at the palace—Court flatterer—and Mr Bray given the post.” By Birth a Lady Another adage declares that "Compliments cost nothing but may be dearly bought," while another candidly warns, "I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources At present the canon law is not what is in the books, but what is in the sweet will of the pope and his flatterers. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Linklater, second only to Pip in popularity and influence, once deposed from the captaincy of the Eleven, became, as Ham had predicted, the prey of the parasite and the flatterer. "Pip" A Romance of Youth It is turning the school into a theatre, and the reformer of souls into a flatterer of the ear. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius He called himself 'the divine', and 'the scourge of princes', but he was also their abject flatterer, and that solely to obtain money. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The flatterer has ordinarily "an axe to grind," "His fetch is to flatter, to get what he can, His purpose once gotten, a fig for thee then." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources From this book thou mayest judge with what studies I would prefer to be more profitably engaged, as I could be if your godless flatterers would permit me, and had hitherto permitted me. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z The little Daisy grows for her Who heedeth not the flatterer; And spotless Lilies love the breast Where child-like Innocence is pressed. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 There, too, was the informer whose whisper stabbed like a stiletto, the lustful, blind Catullus, and the arch flatterer Veiento, who had revelled at the Gargantuan feasts of Nero from noon till midnight. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Do you know, I am afraid you are an awful flatterer and deceiver. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Ah, neighbour, I begin to find out what a terrible flatterer you are. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Pasotti's nature certainly had much that was feline; he was rapacious, cunning, prudent, a flatterer, quick to feign, but also subject to fits of rage. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico "Oh! you flatterer!" exclaimed Edwin, who was pacing up and down the room with his hands in his pockets. The Children of the World The good monarch will treat flatterers as false coiners who cause the genuine currency to be suspected. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Therefore we are equal to the best surgeons in the world; so our flatterers say! Marguerite de Valois You're an arrant flatterer, old boy," cried the youth, throwing his arm around him; "but I would not have you otherwise for the world. The Fortunes Of Glencore Her father had taught her something of his art, and flatterers had already begun to say that she was born to be the one great female artist of the world. Ayala's Angel But what solace is there for him whose reverses spring from childlike weakness and imbecility,—whose life becomes the plaything of parasites and flatterers! Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) But it was his success as a courtier and accomplished flatterer of the great, which chiefly roused the scornful hatred of Juvenal and his fellows. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Those who live by it become flatterers, liars, detractors, thieves and unjust. Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order I've seen sweet smiles Squandered on pride, on foppery, on lies, On flatterers, on wicked wooers spent: And did they charm me then? The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise He was so afraid of appearing to be ruled by a favourite that he would not take good advice, but was easily earwigged by flatterers who played on his weakness for appearing independent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Her flatterers still fed her fondness for admiration with their arts, and while life offered her any prospect she still smiled upon those whom she must have suspected were deceiving her. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands The hunter from Zell was there also, and Walpurga saw, at a glance, that her husband was caught in a net of flatterers. On the Heights A Novel It was clear that her head had been turned upon her summer tour by flatterers and so-called philosophical admirers of the modern school. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second My brain was in a whirl; for, alas! long since had I learned to care less for the language of affection than the voice of the flatterer. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) He is forthwith surrounded by a throng of flatterers seeking the benefits he has to bestow. Landseer A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter with introduction and interpretation She pointed to her flatterers with scorn, and ordered them to quit her presence. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Virtue abounds in flatterers, and foes; ’Tis pride, to praise her; penance, to perform. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes "Curly, you are a sad old flatterer," said the young lady, and she impatiently raised her head, and shaking back its weight of ringlets, exposed a fair high forehead and beautifully oval face to view. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 He was, in short, a braggart, a liar, a flatterer, and a spy, who served two rogues roguishly and was fittingly rewarded by the scorn of honest men. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History This flattery seemed to annoy Apafi somewhat, but he had not sufficient decision to order the flatterer out of the tent. The Golden Age in Transylvania The noble freedom and manly indignation with which he mentions the foible of his prince, and the flatterers of his court, would do honour to the greatest names of Greece or Rome. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem What are our noblest ornaments, but deaths Turn’d flatterers of life, in paint, or marble, The well-stain’d canvas, or the featured stone? Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Readily yielding to this welcome invitation, he left his horse to the attendants, and followed the smooth-tongued flatterer into the castle. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist Elagabalus lavished away the treasures of the people in the wildest extravagance, his own voice and that of his flatterers applauded a spirit and magnificence unknown to the tameness of his predecessors. Roman Women Davenport Dunn's chief adherents and his primest flatterers were themselves great in station and rolling in wealth; they were many of them the princes of the land. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day When asked what animal had the worst bite, he said, "Of wild beasts, the sycophant; and of tame creatures, the flatterer." Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Poverty naturally begets dependance, and I was admitted as flatterer to a great man. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time “Oh, Faustus, my friend,” replied she, “could the beauties of antiquity return, we should soon see what a flatterer you are!” Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 Indeed, some who have a specially bright pen, or else a specially large circle of admirers and flatterers, arrive speedily at the conviction that they can just as easily write a book. Maids Wives and Bachelors "You might have bought your compliments much cheaper had you joined us at M�mpelgard," replied Albert, who was offended by the adulation of the flatterer. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. "What a flatterer!" said she, patting his cheek. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Poor as he was, he had his flatterers still poorer than himself; for every dinner he gave them, they returned an equivalent in praise; and this was all he wanted. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time This is a fine work! nay, do not blush, I am not a flatterer. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The flatterers who surround him soon obliterate all that I have said. Josephine Makers of History "You're the worst flatterer of them all—Mr.—Lawrence," said the girl, blushing and laughing. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant “I'll tell thee truth— Too oft a stranger to the royal ear, But far more wholesome than the honeyed lies That fawning flatterers offer.” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion “You are a flatterer, Mr. Cassavetti,” she said in mock reproof. The Red Symbol "Mr. Jekyl mistakes the part of a friend when he becomes flatterer." The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life In spite of your youth and enthusiasm, there is in you a vein of inevitable cynicism, for you have had far too much experience of the flatterer and the toady. Ancestors A Novel "Mr. Bangs is such a flatterer," she smiled at Eugene. The "Genius" Hold your tongues on the score of that flatterer, who is so vain about the perfumes which his false caresses rob us of. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. For Whately's so-called impartiality consisted in being equally biassed against Evangelicals and Tractarians; and both were accused by their unfriends of being a little addicted to the encouragement of flatterers and toadies. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) On the other side of them stands another fury, that with an insulting derision repeats to them all the praises that their flatterers had bestowed upon them while they sat upon their respective thrones. The Tatler, Volume 3 Go-Daigo was ruined by listening to a flatterer, whom he raised to the highest power, while he rewarded those who had rescued him with unimportant domains. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality She was a subtle flatterer, and even the wisest men may be caught by that bait. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas If Firmstone had any weaknesses, one was an open contempt of flatterers and flattery, the other an impolitic, impatient resentment of patronage. The Blue Goose He was surrounded by flatterers and sycophants from his babyhood, and treated as if he were born to a kingdom. Under False Pretences A Novel The court was full of flatterers as assiduous and as obsequious as himself; his proud Castilian blood could brook no companions.... Orientations A fierce war followed, in which Ashikaga, the flatterer, was the victor, defeating and destroying his foes. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality So flattered, by the best of flatterers, I sat down to write on my theme; and that evening, at firelight time, I read to my little senate as follows:— Household Papers and Stories They are hard to distinguish from friends, they are so obsequious and full of protestations; for as a wolf resembles a dog, so doth a flatterer a friend. Talkers With Illustrations June 13th.—Only one of the Williamsburg volunteers came into the department proper; and he will make his way, for he is a flatterer. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Other trees, tufting crag or hill, yield to the form and sway of the ground, clothe it with soft compliance, are partly its subjects, partly its flatterers, partly its comforters. Frondes Agrestes Readings in 'Modern Painters' Being successful in his attempts on his neighbours, and also in the East Indies, it was argued by his flatterers that equal success would attend his efforts against England. Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 “You're the same old flatterer, Captain, the very same,” she gurgled. The Wilderness Trail What she said she meant, whether in praise or in censure; and no one could say she was a flatterer or a cynic. Talkers With Illustrations “Don’t be a flatterer,” she protested, with a light laugh. The Count's Chauffeur “Your Highness’s authority at the board,” explained the flatterer. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) A provision eminently wise for the age of Pericles easily became a mischief when the once honourable name of “demagogue” began to mean a flatterer of the mob. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" “Death has cut off those that loved me, and change of fortune estranged my flatterers; and but for you, poor bankrupt, my life is as lonely as this moor.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI A flatterer is said to be a beast that biteth smiling. Talkers With Illustrations Whether he looks forward to be Prime Minister again it is impossible to say, but his real friends would prefer his taking the command of the army, whatever his fools and flatterers may do. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II The flatterer breathed his poison in my ear. Eighth Reader I do not wish to be a flatterer, like so many of my shallow kind, but I am sure that he would appreciate the privilege of knowing you, would feel at his ease with you. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 Mr. Charles is a born flatterer if ever there was one, sir, and you must pay no attention whatever to his extravagant words. Santa Fé's Partner Being Some Memorials of Events in a New-Mexican Track-end Town A flatterer is compared to an ape, who because she cannot defend the house like a dog, labour as an ox, or bear burdens as a horse, doth therefore yet play tricks and provoke laughter.” Talkers With Illustrations "You are a consummate flatterer, Philip," she chided. Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author He was a great flatterer, however, and he flattered so well that Mr. Dombey, blind from his own pride, thought him a very proper person indeed. Tales from Dickens "Oh, you are a dreadful flatterer, I see!" answered the widow, quite aware of Jemima's rage, and delighted to increase it. A Noble Woman The Parliamentary success of the new member for Vanebury had been as great as his most reasonable friends anticipated for him, if not quite as meteoric as one or two flatterers had predicted. Name and Fame A Novel Where is the man who has the moral courage, the self-abnegation to throw back honied encomiums which come with apparent reality, although from a flatterer? Talkers With Illustrations Think not that I am an idle flatterer, when I say that your beauty and worth have awakened a deep love for you in my heart, and this love must be my excuse. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 Do not be fooled by the purblind flatterers who would persuade you Either of us shall have greater fame through the fall of the other. Poems The scholar Parr was called by flatterers the Whig Johnson, and Mackintosh enjoyed in Whig society a reputation as a brilliant talker, and an encyclopædic mind which reminds us of Macaulay's later fame. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle "Young flatterer!" she answered, smiling and slightly flushing. Hidden Hand He is no more a self-flatterer than a flatterer of others. Talkers With Illustrations He had none of that strength which arms a man against flatterers;—none of that experience which strengthens a man against female cajolery. Is He Popenjoy? The flatterer loves to tell the faults of the inferior to the superior, and also to disclose the errors of the superior to the inferior. Japan Look at those pick-thanks and flatterers, cringing at the boots of the people of fashion. The O'Ruddy A Romance That comes of being a princess; she has been spoilt by flatterers, who have made her believe that she is quite a moderate talker!” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales An heir to the throne has flatterers, adventurers who hang about him, ambitious men who use him; but friendship is denied him. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges A crowd of flatterers, the usual attendants upon wealth, sprung up around him, and he indulged in amusements and dissipations of every kind. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 Why Lenox, you were dreaming of the Venus de Medici when you drew this—Oh, you flatterer! She Would Be a Soldier The Plains of Chippewa For all my enemies of a week ago turned flatterers and flunkeys, bowing, grovelling, fawning, contemptible in their self-abasement, but quite useful to my purposes. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess Fremont's military capacity perhaps is equal to zero; his vanity put him in the hands of wily flatterers; but the disasters in the West cannot be credited to him. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 He kept an open table; round which sat flatterers and poor friends, who laughed at the honest rector's many jokes, and ate the produce of his seventy acres of farm. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges But though a courtier he was no flatterer. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight “You are all flatterers,” said Mrs. Fairbanks warningly, but with a pleased smile. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer Who hath his life from rumors freed, Whose conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make accusers great. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul General McClellan appeared before the soldiers surrounded by his old identical staff, by a tross of flatterers, and, Oh heavens! in the cortege Senator Wilson! Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 He readily detected lying and flattery, and liars and flatterers were perforce his companions. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Antiochus, imposed upon and lulled asleep by his flatterers, remained quiet at Ephesus, after the Romans had driven him out of Greece;831 not once imagining that they would ever invade his dominions. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) "What a flatterer to say that, you artful boy—when you know, and have seen such a beauty as your aunt," as she slowly impaled herself on my rampant engine. Forbidden Fruit Luscious and exciting story and More forbidden fruit or Master Percy's progress in and beyond the domestic circle "Lawyers are such flatterers," laughed Alicia as she nervously fanned herself, and looked around to see if her guests were watching. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life He is not a flatterer, not servile, and subservient to Mr. Seward, as are others—Mr. Adams, Mr. Sandford, and some few other diplomatic agents. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 The Characters of Theophrastus is composed of sketches—humorous and acute, if superficial—of types such as "the flatterer," "the boor," "the coward," "the garrulous man." Introduction to the Science of Sociology Later in life you do not quite like it, for you have bitter knowledge of your limitations and are mortally afraid your kind flatterers will find you out. The Belovéd Vagabond It is the portion of a people who delight in humanity, practice justice, despise their flatterers, and respect the truth. Madame Roland, Makers of History Let him that is no coward nor no flatterer, But dare maintain the party of the truth, Pluck a Red Rose from off this Thorn with me. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Unprincipled flatterers, adventurers, and speculators gained a surprising influence with him. Ulysses S. Grant As to the flatterers you speak of and their ingratitude, I shall deal with them another time, and they will meet with their due punishment as soon as I have had my thunderbolt repaired. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity He is a flatterer who deceives as to me. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings I am no fulsome flatterer when I declare to you, that you are the queen and star of all the beautiful women it has ever been my lot to behold! Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life In the company of flatterers they yielded to the spirit of exaltation. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity Surrounded by flatterers, and in the enjoyment of almost boundless wealth, as the appetites and passions of youth grew strong, he plunged into the most extravagant excesses of dissipation. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series When the Imperial government was established the old regicide made himself conspicuous even among the crowd of flatterers by the peculiar fulsomeness of his adulation. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) “There, flatterer,” said the queen tapping him lightly on the shoulder to Francis’ amazement for she expected her to take no notice of such adulation. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls In the next lie flatterers immersed in the most loathsome filth. Dante: His Times and His Work General Bullwigg laughed, as strong men laugh, from the stomach, and with a sweeping gesture of his left hand appeared to dismiss a hundred flatterers. It, and Other Stories But when I tell him he hates flatterers, He says he does, being then most flattered. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature Next, Bar�re, still the flatterer and talebearer of the Imperial Court, connected himself in the same manner with the Spanish envoy. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) You told me that I was a flatterer. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Of this use of mythological persons we have many examples, but the typical flatterer of old time is a more curious selection, being a character in a play, whom Dante has borrowed from Cicero. Dante: His Times and His Work Cæsar was inaccessible to all flattery, except that which told him he hated flatterers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Iseult Ah, harsh flatterer! let alone my beauty! Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold No court, filled with flatterers and mistresses, devoured the pay of fifty battalions. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) I made a great mistake," said Tahoser to herself, "when I presented myself to Po�ri in the humble attitude of a suppliant, trusting to my charms overpraised by flatterers. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt The most curious example of all is the Thais whom we find among the flatterers. Dante: His Times and His Work To you! to you! all song of praise is due: Only of you the flatterer never lieth. A History of Elizabethan Literature Both have great power—the flatterer with the tyrant, the demagogue with democracies of the kind which we are describing. The Cult of Incompetence Still, Cond� was a brilliant general, and certainly second to none save Turenne; while there were not wanting numerous flatterers who ranked the prince first. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France In the early part of his life, Lucan had been one of Nero's principal flatterers, having written hymns and sonnets in his praise. Nero Makers of History Series His sudden advent to the direct heirship to the French throne surrounded him with courtiers and flatterers. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series Indiscriminate flatterers are no better than the snake which besmears its prey with slime, only to gorge it the more easily. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 The decrees of the Demos correspond to the edicts of the tyrant, and the demagogue is to the one what the flatterer is to the other. The Cult of Incompetence Flattery.—The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.—Molière. Pearls of Thought Be no flatterer; neither play with any one who delights not to be played with. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies She hated Edward Percy for having deceived her, and equally she despised herself for having been thus deceived by this specious flatterer. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter Mignard was a supple flatterer, and Louis sat to him many times. The Story of Paris "A parasite is a stale to him," for "a flatterer is a dunce to him." Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters Criticism.—Solomon says rightly: "The wounds made by a friend are worth more than the caresses of a flatterer." Pearls of Thought He was never a flatterer of those in power. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History So, forgetting that as a king he was God's vicegerent, he lived more and more to gratify his lusts and ambitions, and to please his flatterers, especially his heathen wives. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Charming's ignorance was far from pleasing to him, and he often asked himself with anxiety what would become of his kingdom in the hands of a prince whom the basest of flatterers might easily deceive. Laboulaye's Fairy Book O you flatterer!" laught the old woman: "but your darling chin that comes forward so complaisantly, and is so ready to wait upon you and spread itself out like a table. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck No," said the young man, "though I appear unthoughtful in your eyes, O, servile race of flatterers! yet know, to your confusion, that I have tried you all, and find you trifling and insincere. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers On the side of the people, Munzer and all the leaders of the insurrection represented him as a vile hypocrite, a flatterer of the great, and these calumnies easily obtained belief. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 You always were such a fascinating flatterer, Friday,” said the man, coolly taking up one of her spools of silk and unwinding and rewinding it. Her Mother's Secret "Not of your admirer's, your flatterer's nature," cried Vixen. Vixen, Volume II. And blame me not, for disrespect, That I the flatterer's style reject. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) I know him to be a flatterer: what would you more? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 With all his good qualities he was a flatterer, a time-server, and a eulogist; he made Akbar his idol; he bowed down and worshipped him. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 Archdeacon p.123 went into the vestry, where some of the morning flatterers were repeating their forenoon praises! Some Reminiscences of old Victoria "When the Priest, the Leech, the Vizier of a King his flatterers be, Very soon the King will part with health, and wealth and piety." Indian Poetry Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit of the Gîta Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad Of India" (Mahábhárata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems. The bards, as we have ever seen, Liars and flatterers have been; Boasting, with little cause to glory, So empty is their upper storey. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad. His heart’s friend, his brother in arms, the companion of his vices, the flatterer of his follies, he surely would not be deceived by the fantastic transformation. The Proud Prince The Queen had past to her cabinet, the flatterers of the Court, and Lethington principally, raged. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets Its so-called political leaders, who too often are but self-seeking flatterers fawning for its favour, have persistently encouraged it to concentrate its efforts upon getting without giving. Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government The Ape thus lyingly praised, together with his crew, orders a present to be given to the flatterer. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes "You little flatterer! he probably did that because he had a fancy for you." The Boy Artist. A Tale for the Young Go, cunning flatterer; thou wilt only make me feel my own littleness. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom He had left behind him friends whom he knew were not "the flatterers of the festal hour"—friends whom he returned to mourn and nobly celebrate. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 In Lingard's Catholic eyes, Ralegh was simply an unscrupulous flatterer of Elizabeth, and an immoral adventurer. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography The flatterers of Alexander the Great assured him he was the son of Jupiter, but being hurt one day, and the blood gushing from the wound, "What think you of this?" said he to them. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics You took advantage of the liberty given you, and at once developed into a base flatterer, putting your adulation into all the flowery language you could muster. In the Mahdi's Grasp "You outrageous little flatterer, you are changing the subject," cried Molly. Molly Brown's Senior Days Vain mortals! give your wishes o'er, And trust the flatterer Hope no more, Whose promises, whate'er they seem, End in a shadow or a dream. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote His flatterers consoled him by assurances that others were in fault rather than he. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Above all, he will avoid being deceived by flatterers, and while he consults his counsellors should reflect and judge for himself. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics He has been charged not only with cruelty as a satirist, but with the baseness of a flatterer of the great. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. "And I have a little cousin who is an adroit flatterer, and who is herself beautiful enough for a Hebe, and whose fascinations are sufficiently potent to captivate any reasonable or unreasonable man." Fairy Fingers A Novel As he is no flatterer, my heart is proud to read your eulogy sketched by a hand which is usually far from being lavish in praise. Hortense Makers of History Series The resistance of Holland was unexpected, and Louis, wearied with the campaign, retired to Versailles, to be fed with the incense of his flatterers, and to publish the manifestoes of his glory and success. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges He will not learn to become a vain prater by hearing me applaud him, nor will flatterers have the pleasure, in making me repeat them, of laughing at my weakness. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I Even here I will put off my hope, and keep it No longer for my flatterer: he is drown’d Whom thus we stray to find; and the sea mocks Our frustrate430-5 search on land. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Her vanity is soothed, and her mind is so darkened, that she sees no bad motive whatever, and no blemish in the flatterer. The Young Maiden A would-be poet and flatterer wrote two sonnets in honour of one of his patrons, and submitted their merits to his judgment, desiring him to retain the best. Chatterbox, 1906 He crossed the Rhine,—an exploit much celebrated, by his flatterers, though nothing at all extraordinary,—and, in the course of a few weeks, nearly all the United Provinces had surrendered to the royal victor. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges This man Pratt is a rankly selfish old man, who is surrounded by flatterers and those who live off his desire to commune with his dead wife and daughters. The Tyranny of the Dark We most of us enjoy being flattered very much, especially by pretty women, though we take a great deal of trouble to persuade ourselves that we despise the flatterer and her ways. The Northern Iron How often do we see the faults of the flatterer, 176in this way, actually converted into graces. The Young Maiden All that was best and worst in him concurred in despising the mere flatterer of the mob. A History of the United States He was not bad-tempered, but he loved to be master, and there were a set of flatterers who followed him, like jackals about a lion. The Hoosier School-boy Why," she said, "you are becoming as great a flatterer as the rest of them. Under the Rose Assuredly, there is but one thing which that spectacle can teach us, and that is to imitate these noble martyrs, or, if we fear death, to become the abject flatterers of the powerful. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 One might detect again how greatly the flatterer differs from the friend by his behaviour to other friends. Plutarch's Morals He was a great flatterer, and was never weary of telling the tyrant how lucky and powerful and rich he was, and how enviable was his lot. The Story of the Greeks Round such a man who was good-natured and philanthropic would gather flatterers and toadies; hence the suggestion to found a club with his own name and “button.” Pickwickian Studies Look out there—at the flatterers and royal sycophants. Under the Rose To cast down yon vile flatterer of the clouds,290 The smoky harbinger of thy dull prayers— Thine altar, with its blood of lambs and kids, Which fed on milk, to be destroyed in blood. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry But the flatterer is exactly like the chameleon,381 which takes every colour but white, and so he, though unable to imitate what is worth his while, leaves nothing that is bad unimitated. Plutarch's Morals All his flatterers, instead of telling him frankly that such armor was ridiculous, admired him greatly, and vowed that he looked like the god of the sun. The Story of the Greeks The latter part of this complimentary speech was shouted into old Martha’s ear, and she responded by shaking her head and desiring the flatterer to “go along.” The Story of the Rock A man Among the flatterers in the court Was found, well-suited to the plan The tyrant had devised. Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan And I would ask if this your palace were Unroofed and desolate, how many flatterers Would lick the dust in which the King lay low? The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Such then are the differences in the resemblances between the flatterer and the friend. § xi. Plutarch's Morals I suspect that your flatterers have not given you a fair chance. Old Ebenezer “Hush, flatterer!” and she placed her little hand upon his mouth:—no wonder that he seized and kissed it. Julian Home Even here I will put off my hope, and keep it No longer for my flatterer: he is drown’d Whom thus we stray to find; and the sea mocks 10 Our frustrate search on land. The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] And then he was amenable to flattery, and few that are so are proof against the leading-strings of their flatterers. Orley Farm But the flatterer's whole aim and end is to cook up and season his joke or word or action, so as to produce pleasure. Plutarch's Morals The minister dances the step of courtier, flatterer, valet, and beggar before his king. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. "Get out this moment!" cried Sárvölgyi, hastily looking for a stick to drive the flatterer out of his room. Debts of Honor To save myself from seeming like a flatterer, I must say it’s because of the woods feature that I remember you so well. Joan of Arc of the North Woods Miriam had grown up, had become a Christian and a happy one; and as yet no "flatterer" had beguiled her off upon the "Enchanted Ground." Tired Church Members Wherefore we must be especially on our guard against the flatterer in regard to praise; as indeed he is very well aware himself, and clever to avoid suspicion. Plutarch's Morals With fear and trembling I approached him, while surrounded by a crowd of flatterers, and one of his secretaries took the petition, and read it aloud. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Besides, the time of flatterers and flattery was past with Napoleon. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I People have envied me when they have heard me called the King of the Highlands—fools that did not know I was the poorest, weakest man of his time, surrounded by flatterers instead of friends. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Yet if this was the mind of the better folk, there was no lack of base and venomous creatures—flatterers, time-servers, and sycophants—to minister to his wickedness and malignity. A Child's Book of Saints And so, unless we are entirely ignorant of our desires, our shamelessness, and our timidity, the flatterer cannot easily escape our detection. Plutarch's Morals The chief phrase of which the wily flatterer makes use, as he bows with affected humility to his sovereign, is, "Oh, Father of Beauty," by which indirect compliment he generally gains his wishes. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals "Oh, you are such a flatterer, Mr. Thornton!" she returned, leaning toward him. Frank Merriwell's Races "And a flatterer like yourself, you mean," said his lordship. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Being no longer a senate, a Roman senate, but a mere gathering of the flatterers of the reigning Emperor, whoever he may be, neither pleasure nor honor can come of their company. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century Nevertheless let us first look at the difference between the friend and flatterer in their promises. Plutarch's Morals I'm no flatterer," said the miller; "never was, and you can't please everybody. Short Cruises "Ah! you are still a flatterer!" she said to him. French and Oriental Love in a Harem The reason that there is such a general outcry among us against flatterers is that there are so very few good ones. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II Surely you would not converse on such a subject with a slave or a flatterer. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century This is one way of detecting the flatterer. Plutarch's Morals “Have a care,” shouted the smith; “if you drop them I’ll beat you red-hot, and hammer ye so flat that the biggest flatterer as ever walked won’t be able to spread ye out another half-inch.” The Lighthouse An’ I say, mister, mind that I hate flatterers, so don’t flatter me no how.” The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West It is to be noted, that a woman's flatterer is generally elder than herself, her years serving to recommend her patroness's age, and to add weight to her complaisance in all other particulars. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II “And you have grown into a flatterer,” said Bob, with a laugh. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure We must also observe another difference in the resemblance between the friend and flatterer. Plutarch's Morals I am no flatterer—you 've supp'd full of flattery: They say you like it too—'t is no great wonder. Don Juan But there are many who have had their education among women, dependents or flatterers, that lose all the respect which would otherwise be paid them by being too assiduous in procuring it. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I I have known some of them, by the help of a little cunning, make delicious flatterers. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II Thus, of Lord Hervey:-- Amphibious thing! that acting either part, The trifling head, or the corrupted heart, Fop at the toilet, flatterer at the board, Now trips a lady, and now struts a lord. Milton For 167our own inward judgement, testifying the contrary and not admitting the praise, is above passion, and impregnable and proof against the flatterer. Plutarch's Morals An orator of such set trash of phrase, Ineffably, legitimately vile, That even its grossest flatterers dare not praise, Nor foes—all nations—condescend to smile. Don Juan We were talking of his tongue alone; by which cats, like men, are flatterers. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection The English peasant is too much a gentleman to be a flatterer, and compliments were often bestowed in very unexpected forms. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography The student, who is no flatterer of the little passions of men, will not be much incommoded by their presence. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 If however, as is the case with most other bad things, the flatterer attacked only or chiefly ignoble or worthless persons, the evil would not be so mischievous or so difficult to guard against. Plutarch's Morals It would be unjust, however, to regard Ascham in the light of a flatterer; for his praises are in most points corroborated by the evidence of history, or by other concurring testimonies. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Speaking of cats, I would have avoided all personality that might be offensive to them: I would not exactly have said, in so many words, that, by their tongues, they are flatterers, like men. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection The flatterer all his art displays; He who hath power, is sure of praise. Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse Such painters are, no doubt, great flatterers, and it is rather their ingenuity, than their truth, which we admire in these cabinet-pictures. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 How else indeed could the flatterer insinuate himself by the pleasure he gives, unless he knew that friendship admitted the pleasurable element? Plutarch's Morals "Oh, you sad flatterer!" said Miss Angelica, appearing pleased at what she regarded as a compliment. Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret So said the fox, flatterers applaud, The tiger, bear, and other powers they laud, Even for their most violent offence. Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress And then Gould was an injudicious flatterer; he made the flattered fellow uncomfortable. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys Heed not the flatterer’s fulsome talk, He from thee hopes some trifle to obtain; Thou wilt, shouldst thou his wishes baulk, Ten hundred times as much of censure gain. Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources We must not however on that account suspect all who 156praise as simple flatterers. Plutarch's Morals No wonder that Lorenzo remembered the invincible honesty of this Prior when he was convinced of the hollowness of the life he had led among a court of flatterers! Heroes of Modern Europe But trust her not, when she speaks of me, for she is a flatterer. The Substance of a Dream Flattery and the flatterer are pleasant; since the flatterer is a seeming admirer and a seeming friend. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece "He that loves to be flattered is worthy of the flatterer." Friendship But flatterers proclaim kings and rich men and rulers not only happy and fortunate, but also pre-eminent for wisdom, and art, and every virtue. Plutarch's Morals The world applauds such madness as long as the money lasts, and for a short period, I had friends and flatterers at will. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I Vannozza, of a truth, had seen many of the former friends, flatterers, and parasites of her house desert it; but a number, among whom were several important personages, remained true. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day The chief officers of this treasury are masters of ceremonies, vagabonds, genealogists, bards, orators, flatterers, dancers, tailors, mantua-makers, and the like.” The Sleeping Bard or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell He had an imposing and winning person, and was compared by flatterers with Apollo. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy And so it was rather a bad answer Bias424 made, to the person who inquired what was the most formidable animal, "Of wild animals the tyrant, and of tame the flatterer." Plutarch's Morals A servile flatterer to persons of rank, and insolent and tyrannical to those whom he considered beneath him, he united in his character, the qualifications of both tyrant and slave. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I She received the numerous connections of her house, as well as the friends and flatterers of the now all-powerful Borgia. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day After his great victories Charles remained in Saxony, entertaining the throng of princes that sought his friendship and alliance and the crowd of flatterers who came to shine in his reflected glory. Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. The apparition of his father dying in misery appeared to him, and no words of the flatterers at his bed-side could still the voice of his conscience. Legends of the Rhine You will praise it of course, and join the flatterers in loud applause. Plutarch's Morals "Emma is a wily old flatterer and so are you," laughed Grace. Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer But I—but all of us look so earthly at your side, Edith"— "Hush! flatterer—and yet, who would not prefer the beauty of earth, to the cold idealism of spirit loveliness? Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Do we never artfully praise ourselves, or willingly lend an ear to what flatterers say to applaud us? The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March He was spending the hot months on the Jersey coast, the flatterers still swarming about him and still assiduous, but their flatteries falling upon ever deafer ears as his mind rivetted upon the hair-suspended sword. The Plum Tree We must keep our boys, as I said, from association with all bad men, but especially from flatterers. Plutarch's Morals "It hath been well said, 'That the arch flatterer,'" &c. Notes and Queries, Number 184, May 7, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Now will any one but a newspaper flatterer venture to say that this is the habitual standard in our volunteer service? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 He avoided discourse with women as much as possible, and would never listen to flatterers or informers. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March I might share with honest Jack If of yielding I'd the knack, Or would stoop to play the flatterer or the flunkey. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 28, 1893 What kind of flatterer then must we be on our guard against? Plutarch's Morals These councillors to whom he gave his confidence were never minions or servile flatterers. Henry VIII. Who loves thee, but a sort of flatterers? Edward the Second Wholesome advice, even from a Chrysostom, served only to exasperate a heart devoted to the world, and open to flatterers, who added continually new flames to its passions. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Susanna, I perceive that you are a flatterer. Strife and Peace Because however friendship is the most pleasant of all things, and nothing more glads the heart of man, therefore the flatterer attracts by the pleasure he gives, pleasure being in fact his field. Plutarch's Morals How beautiful a girl she must now be if that photograph was no flatterer! Warrior Gap A Story of the Sioux Outbreak of '68. Look, Lancaster, yonder is Edward Among his flatterers. Edward the Second He had, as is usual with Presidents, been surrounded by flatterers, and had not been advised of the actual state of public opinion. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 The flatterer seeks some benefit at your expense. The Aesop for Children With pictures by Milo Winter How then is the flatterer convicted, and by what differences is he detected, of being only a counterfeit, and not really like his victim? Plutarch's Morals Nay, he will be deemed a flatterer and his praise no better than irony, when he declares that the teacher spoke beautifully; but what he said, this he cannot tell. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform No, Edward, no; thy flatterers faint and fly. Edward the Second "For," said his mother, "he is a sad flatterer, and not nearly so truthful, I am sorry to say, as his brother, George Washington, who never told a lie." Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know The castle is a stern place, perhaps; but how can I ever think it grim, with such a jolly old flatterer as you stationed at its portal? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 Compare our Author, "How one may discern a flatterer from a friend," § vii. Plutarch's Morals Assuredly," said he, "the princess is very handsome; but flatterers, poets, and painters always overstep the truth. The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew Brother, in regard of thee and of thy land, Did they remove that flatterer from thy throne. Edward the Second Unless perhaps you suppose that those public sycophants, those flatterers of the commons, who neither suffer you to take up arms nor to live in peace, incite and work you up for your own interests. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 |
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