| 单词 | gloriole |
| 例句 | I do not say this for my petite gloriole, but because it seems a part of my story to give the reader a measure of my juvenile ability. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z There are two remarkable French words created by the Abb� de Saint Pierre, who passed his meritorious life in the contemplation of political morality and universal benevolence—bienfaisance and gloriole. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 It is terribly cold to be for the future labouring only for the gloriole, after flattering oneself for a while that one was working for the public weal.’ Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 3: Condorcet One served to explain the virtue most familiar to him—bienfaisance; and that irritable vanity which magnifies its ephemeral fame, the sage reduced to a mortifying diminutive—la gloriole! Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions As a gloriole sign o' grace, Goldilocks, ah fall and flow, On the blooming, childlike face, Dimple, dimple, come and go. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. A great German historian, Gervinus, has said: "He was the greatest benefactor of Germany who removed the gloriole from the heads crowned by the grace of God." Napoleon's Campaign in Russia Anno 1812 He invented gloriole as a contemptuous diminutive of glorie; to describe that vanity of some egotists, so proud of the small talents which they may have received from nature or from accident. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 O'er my head no golden gloriole Ever shall be proudly set For my knowledge of the oriole, Eagle, ibis, or egrette. Tobogganing on Parnassus Low foreheads characterize the antique; but who can fancy 'violet-crowned, immortal Sappho,' "'With that gloriole Of ebon hair, on calmed brows,' other than I have drawn her!" Beulah |
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