| 单词 | greediness |
| 例句 | Each morning Sibanda would sneak off to his food tree and sing to it about the greediness of his wife and family. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z On their return, the animals were furious with Jackal, who had failed in his task all because of his greediness. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z We were all swept up in a greediness we couldn’t stop. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It could be that this penury was the catalyst for Bobby’s often-criticized “greediness” later in his career. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Travel can be an addiction, and six months on the road suited that greediness in me. Every woman should travel alone 2012-07-24T00:00:00Z He makes excessive greediness look like a hoot. Man V Food: Adam Richman spills the beans 2012-06-15T23:05:00Z There’s a sense of greediness in their consumption. ‘Back to Eden,’ at the Museum of Biblical Art 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z I merely try in words to simulate the greediness of my tongue. Russell Kane's ordered life 2010-10-23T23:05:00Z “It shows how greediness works on a very basic level,” says Stefanov. Making Oscar history, ‘Honeyland’ shatters borders 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The Supreme Court’s rejection of Minnesota’s greediness reminds us that the courts are watching as states tighten the vise of property tax systems on the poor and racially diverse. Opinion: A Supreme Court ruling is a warning for Prop. 13 — tax law should be fair 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z That is the game, and it’s easier to criticize the “greediness” of the so-called face of a franchise than to scrutinize the finances of an intentionally faceless owner. Perspective | Signing an elite QB such as Lamar Jackson shouldn’t be this difficult 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “In capitalism,” he told the Boston Globe in 2012, “greediness is something regarded as a good thing. However, if we rely too much on that, I think society will collapse.” Kazuo Inamori, Japanese mogul who became Buddhist monk, dies at 90 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z For years, policy makers and tech executives have sought to balance the inherent greediness of algorithms’ logic with the human-level fairness of their decisions. An Old-Fashioned Economic Tool Can Tame Pricing Algorithms 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z But he also seemed to leave the door open for them to return if they abandoned plans that he said were based in “greediness, selfishness and narcissism.” Europe’s New Super League, Explained 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z If there was one criticism of Liverpool’s best performance of the season it was the lack of ruthlessness and, even, traces of greediness. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z “We have uncovered this greediness in America that I did not think existed, but is alive and well,” said Luke Pergande, a co-founder of Prop Swap. The Golden Knights Are on a Roll, Leaving Vegas Oddsmakers to Shudder 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Certainly, its coyly crass message and the way it so blithely revels in the season’s greediness set it apart from the usual Christmas standards. ‘Santa Baby’ composer Phil Springer, 91, still can't figure out why his sexy Christmas song endures 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The middle class and people with low incomes will be the ones to pay for their greediness. Tax Plan Burdens Blue-State Republicans and Their Districts 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z One particularly unusual variant of surnames ends with the suffix khao, suggesting a desire to eat or greediness. How food inspires names of India's Parsis - BBC News 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z “Very generous payments to US customers may add to some greediness here, too,” he said. Volkswagen to buy back or repair nearly 600,000 vehicles in emissions scandal 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z "Very generous payments to US customers may add to some greediness here, too." VW reaches US deal in emissions scandal - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z "Very generous payments to U.S. customers may add to some greediness here, too." Time's up: Volkswagen must explain how it'll make 600,000 rigged cars comply with clean air laws 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z While the greediness of the 1% continues to be his dominant campaign theme, the Vermont senator includes in his message many of the same prescriptions for immigration reform and racial justice as Clinton. While Hillary Clinton talks about race, Bernie Sanders turns elsewhere to reach minority voters 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z He's painted as a chain-smoking mass of contradictions — a man without close friends but who "wanted acceptance and love and acclaim with a greediness that would have looked pathetic in a less successful man." PBS' 'Walt Disney' is an entertaining, enlightening look at the visionary 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Conservation approaches that accommodate humans will always be seen by some as caving to our innate greediness and lack of a planet-scale ethic. PBS Series Explores 'A New Wild' Sustained, Instead of Wrecked, by People 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z "I hear self-gifting reported as greediness, but there's really more nuance than that," says Kit Yarrow, a consumer psychologist and author of "Decoding the New Consumer Mind." Behind the holiday trend of self-gifting 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Iran struck a more combative tone, warning that the other side's "greediness" could scuttle the negotiations. Talks resume: A week to deadline _ or extension 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Which gets me to the second set of issues: how you’re continuing to vacuum up the money, and the aura of greediness it exudes. Ruth Marcus: Hillary Clinton’s money woes Cahill's insights into the lack of loyalty between employers and employees, and his implication the Mariners are examples of corporate greediness, certainly bear some truth. What readers are saying 2012-08-05T03:14:46Z "Not many; my partner is scrupulous, and if I have given way to temptation, it was not from greediness." Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z They feed with great voracity; but their apparent greediness is not the criterion by which the possibility of satisfying them is to be judged. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The “greediness” with which debauchery was then pursued, is at the bottom self-idolatry, self-deification; it is the absorption of the God-given passion and will of man’s nature in the gratification of his appetites. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z For the old man by the fireside, with his squalid clothes and his horrible greediness, made her flesh creep. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Let us hope he was often troubled with a touch of the bile as a just punishment for his greediness. The Sheep and Lamb 2012-02-28T03:00:24.147Z The research indicates that valuing greed leads to unethical behavior, not necessarily that income class causes bad behavior, McGinley said, adding, “greediness seems like a much more substantial predictor than income.” Wealthier People More Likely To Lie or Cheat, Study Says 2012-02-27T23:19:12Z Distressed at her greediness, I removed the caraways from the plate and pouched them to eat at my pleasure, whereupon she kicked my shins under the table. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z "For those English be very wolves themselves for fierceness and greediness." The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z "There is so much excitement in the country at this time----" "So much greediness in the country," Sir Robert retorted, striking his stick upon the stone steps. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z My! but she was punished soon for her greediness, wasn’t she, Tess?” The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z With the cessation of recognised responsibilities the Corporation also ceased to have a conscience, and shamelessly squandered the corporate property on the personal greediness of its members. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z They had obtained great privileges from King Edward; but, says Rapin, “lost all these advantages, by not curbing their insatiable greediness of enriching themselves, by unlawful means, as usury, &c.” Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Borrow sent in his copy too slowly to please his exacting and overbearing employer, whose parsimony was only equalled by his greediness. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Through greediness the devil tempted Christ, when he said, "Say to these stones that they be turned to loaves, and eat." 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 "They used to go at night to the rice fields of the poor natives, and chew and chew, and grunt, and row amongst themselves, until the Men-kind were nearly ruined because of their greediness." The Sa'-Zada Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:18.457Z You have no idea, Paul, of the depth of meanness and greediness to which the people of this place have fallen!” Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z The greediness of this self-interest became greatly inflamed; so that in these Franceschini brethren one may see the common 214 axiom verified: "Craft is deluded by craft." The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z On two separate occasions, however, Pyramus’s greediness brought its own punishment. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The old devil tempted our father Adam in three ways: that is with greediness, with vain-glory, and with covetousness; and then he was overcome, because he consented to the devil in all those three temptations. 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 The name is said to have reference to the greediness of the people, but more probably originated from their prominent tattooing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Some children's greediness for books is like a drunkard's for wine. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z "O, man, know this, that the unrestrained are in a bad state; take care that greediness and vice do not bring thee to grief for a long time." Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z From mouth to mouth it was passed till it reached the other row, everybody waiting his turn and showing no greediness. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z Through greediness he was overcome, when, by the devil's instruction, he ate the forbidden apple. 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 The true believer abhors such heresies, and observes with satisfaction that Providence oftentimes punishes the offenders for their greediness by causing them to be benighted. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z Loving money insatiably, he leaned with the eagerness of a gambler over the table where those who knew how to propitiate his greediness learned the graceful art of losing judiciously. 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 "Not by tonsure does an undisciplined man, who speaks falsehood, become a Sramana; can a man be a Sra-mana who is still held captive by desire and greediness?" Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z But other natures must live according to another maxim: “You must eat not only with your mouth but also with your brain, in order that the greediness of your mouth may not prove your undoing.” Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z The public has been deficient and the claimants exorbitant—neglect on one side and greediness on the other. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z It should be noted in passing that the greediness with which the Spanish conquerors regarded their possessions in the New World had marked effect on the difficulties of numbering the people. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z And then her slate is clear, and she can afford to sink back for a decade into social greediness or inactivity, as the case may be, proud and self-satisfied as a peacock. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z This is by no means greediness, for a measured appetite is essentially incompatible with the conditions of Indian life. Bill's School and Mine A Collection of Essays on Education 2011-10-05T02:00:19.377Z They might have lived together always had it not been for the slyness and greediness of the Fox, who tried to over-reach his companion, who was not nearly so clever as he was. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z The regular boarders at the —— Hotel were discussing their dinner with all the haste and greediness which characterizes their Eastern brethren. Jessie Graham 2011-09-21T02:00:30.653Z They were eager to be again young and blooming, and, hastening to those miraculous waters, quaffed and gulped with intemperate greediness. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Now, it is an ill thing to begin a New Year with a spirit of greediness. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z On several occasions Carrington had betrayed greediness in the division of the spoils of their ventures. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z We have heard of men, who, through greediness of gain, have brought infected goods into a nation; which bred a plague, whereof the owners and their families perished first. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z The proposition was received with general applause by these remorseless robbers, whose desire for vengeance on De Pointis was all at once obliterated by the mention of an object that awakened their greediness for plunder. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z Jill pursued him everywhere, and was never tired of dilating on his selfishness and greediness, in refusing to give up a tenth of his weekly wage. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z Because greediness is ugly, and also because Christmas does not end with dinner-time. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z Generosity is as truly an impulse of childhood as greediness, and it is odd to observe their alternate play. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z It is a distinct trace 156 of greediness and of the lower nature. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z Oh, with what greediness I drank in his words! Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z If thy insatiable greediness is such, that thou must revel at the funeral-table, drink and speak! Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z With fiery greediness the spark-point eats its way onward; as yet her garden stands full of sunshine, and its flowers wave; the spark gnaws a little into the black powder. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z They fed and lived well, and there was no end to the fell-mouse's greediness. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z On the whole you have been a good girl; your one and only fault has been your greediness. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z It appeared to me as singular, that a creature which fed upon living earth-worms with all the greediness of a pig, would not destroy the larvæ or maggots of the flesh-fly. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z Sammy was coolly picking the best berries and cramming them into a mouth which betrayed to all who might behold his greediness. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z I was awfully snubbed by Herbert when I asked him if it wasn't a shame for people to advertise their greediness. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z "It's about greediness," he says, about a community he believes is guided by economics and not ideology. Playing the colour card 2011-05-17T06:51:35Z I am glad to see that you, my dear little girl, are no longer the victim of habits of greediness and desire for unnecessary luxuries.” A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z The selfish greediness, therefore, of so doing constitutes its vulgarity. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z The two girls raced over to them at once, forgetting both Sammy’s greediness and the berries. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z This is a story told to discourage greediness. Indian Legends Retold 2011-04-21T02:00:49.077Z “If you saw the people who’d conspired to rob you come to grief through their greediness, what would you do about it, Miss Dexter?” he asked. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z She even looked forward with a pleasure, that her father would put down to distinct greediness, to nice, temptingly served meals. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z One knows not which to be more astounded at—heartless greediness on the one side, or fatuous simplicity on the other. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z All the necessaries of life have to be brought from a great distance; and this, combined with the greediness of the vendors, and the abundance of money, causes enormous prices to be demanded and obtained. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z When all the bowls were equally full, they set to eagerly, a natural childlike greediness coming at last into their eyes. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z August 5.—There is just the same greediness in Augustus now about books that there used to be about flowers, and I have to restrain the taste for novelty and excitement. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The Fijians combined with this greediness a savage and merciless nature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z These animals are exceedingly voracious, and sometimes, in their greediness for food, entangle themselves in fishing lines or nets. Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. 2011-03-07T03:00:13.343Z The love of gold, that it may command luxury, is a source of overwhelming evil: it feeds our vices—that is pretty well all that can be said of this insensate greediness. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z Considering how plenty blackguards are at home, I think it's nothing but greediness in us to want to take Russian and Austrian ones! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Strong personal identity, reference of everything to himself, greediness of pleasures and possessions, are I fear prominent features in his disposition. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z They must be seen particularly in their sensual life; it must be seen how the Flemish enjoy; with what greediness, with what a conscious pleasure and robust endurance. ?mile Verhaeren 2011-02-26T03:00:52.147Z You laugh at the man's gross superstitions, at his vanity, his greediness at table, his absurd judgments of many of his contemporaries, his abuse of pensioners and his own quick acceptance of a pension. Comfort Found in Good Old Books 2011-01-31T03:00:11.907Z And do not thine envy and thy greediness betray in thee the nature of the dog and of the wolf? True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z He was equally unable to disgorge himself as he was incapable of swallowing, and thus by his greediness he brought on his doom. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. The poor wretch devoured the draught to its last drop with greediness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 Although it partakes of the leaves of the above-named trees, yet its chief food seems to be other caterpillars, for it devours these with a savage greediness that is simply astonishing. Butterflies and Moths (British) Under this observation, as it seemed to have something sinister in it, Tilghman felt, at times, a little uneasy, and, at the hotel table, rather curbed his greediness when this individual was present. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 Miss Leslie was too absorbed in her cooking to observe the result of Blake’s greediness. Into the Primitive Woe is me that I have abandoned my father and mother; whoever desires too much, will gain little; this greediness leads to the abyss of hell.' Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. The possessions of the condemned were confiscated; the greediness and covetousness of the judges were united with brutality and stupidity. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. If overeating was destruction to the body tissue, was greediness for experience also destruction to the soul stuff? Cinderella Jane Of this, or of some like preparation, the advertisements tells us that it compels Nature to be orderly, and that all infants take it with greediness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Dogs, drawn by the scent of carrion, were already prowling about with eyes glaring from hunger and greediness. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity But, unfortunately he had attracted the attention of Charley F., the greatest glutton in the Ninety-Third, who was so well known for his greediness that no one would chum with him. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude Nay, spare your pains, I know it all; I saw him Drink it with as great greediness as usurers Do unthrifts' lands, or jealous husbands confirm Their cuckoldships by ocular testimony. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 And Jonathan took a most high-handed course; For greediness mostly falls back on brute force, When parties go "bouncing" and "boning." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 14 1890 Ginty's sin were greediness an' love o' money, an' his mother's sin is pride. Windyridge On the other hand, when jam was added, the slice must be gobbled, not from greediness, but for fear of losing it. Carnival It is only his greediness to enter forbidden ground. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 In fact, my greediness for pictures made me cut out for myself much more work than I ought to have undertaken at this time. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 Dr. Janes, loath to consent, yet ashamed, as he said himself, of his own greediness, made no long opposition, and the countryman with the non-partisan horses was engaged to take them to Peterson's Mill. Anne A whole regiment was quartered on it and was eating it up; yet, notwithstanding this seeming greediness, the regiment was a very decent and respectable one. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series It is pushed aside by its brothers and sisters, whose vigorous greediness appears to endear them to their mother. The Dog We cannot fail to notice how constantly St. Paul associates lawless lust with lawless grasping at money or the goods of other men—greediness or avarice. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition This was not the first time he had suffered for his greediness. Doctor Bolus and His Patients Laborious and clever, they would be of great benefit to their adopted country, but for their greediness and want of principle. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 Bosswinkel overflowed with laudation of this grand young fellow, so entirely free from the least trace of that greediness which is such a hateful quality in a man. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II These so excite the greediness of the crowd that a fray results, in which three children are seriously wounded. Contemporary Russian Novelists Those tales the Parliament stored up with greediness, as weapons that might prove serviceable to itself; but it retained them “under the seal of the Court.” La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages In the course of my life I have reached the conclusion that nearly all the troubles that come to animals are the result of one of two things—either of their greediness or their curiosity. Bear Brownie The Life of a Bear The little man's manner as he struggled between dignity, greediness, and common funk was so irresistibly funny that I roared. The Recipe for Diamonds She admired his bearish manners, his roughness, his greediness, and his insolent, careless way of treating everybody, including the pompous Se�or de Qui�ones. The Grandee “You see, I gauged our appetites fairly well after all,” Steve was saying, as if to clear himself of any reproach along the lines of greediness. Jack Winters' Campmates Cyrus and all the company laughed very heartily at these mischances of greediness and discontent; and then other stories, of a somewhat similar character, were told by other guests. Cyrus the Great Makers of History It was Cinnamon's greediness that got his leg broken for him. Bear Brownie The Life of a Bear Before expelling the last interrogative omnibus word, he would clench one fat fist and knead the air downward with it, to illustrate the process of putting down greediness with an iron hand. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography They have, on this account, a proneness to indulge, which is deserving of punishment only when it is combined with disobedience and secrecy, or when it betrays cunning and greediness. Pedagogics as a System Cutting wood does put an edge on a naturally keen appetite that knows no 18 limit save capacity; and Steve had many good qualities to more than balance his greediness. Jack Winters' Campmates Chicken Little almost forgot her own offense in her disgust over their greediness. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John Here was what ought to have been a moment of complete happiness spoiled by her greediness. Bear Brownie The Life of a Bear We are horrified at the greediness with which they devour grubs, and many of them are shocked at our oyster-eating propensities! Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants Their proclivity to taste of every thing should not, therefore, be harshly censured, unless it is associated with disobedience, or pursued in a clandestine manner, or when it betrays cunning and greediness. Pedagogics as a System Now, at no stage of this process would Englishmen, looking on, accuse the United States of greediness, of bullying, or of deliberately planning to gratify an earth-hunger. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Then he stopped with a sudden shame of his greediness, recalling the boatswain's expressed need. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Foremost in fame, Agamemnon, in greediness, too, thou art foremost. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 These theories fell in well with their militarism and their natural cruelty and greediness. Under the Maples This annoyed him, and he could not resist the temptation to throw a rock at the duck whose greediness had caused Amalia to doubt his chivalry. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland The negroes are immoderately fond of it, and when permitted to do so are apt to make themselves ill by their greediness. Due South or Cuba Past and Present And each beast was still ready to horn the others off in its greediness. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country Man's greediness for profit has already driven the salmon from the rivers of New England where once they swarmed. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Take heed thou do not turn thy servants into slaves by overcharging them in thy work with thy greediness. Bunyan He hadn't any plan for it ... didn't seem to realise that a plan could be made ... and you know they've only got that problem through the greediness of their ancestors. Changing Winds A Novel He can neither read nor write; is guided by the last speaker; and his advisers, as might be expected, are of the lower order, and mischievous from their ignorance and greediness. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 Many no doubt are crushed by a blow of the animal’s paw or strangled in his jaws, but the death of comrades does not destroy either the courage or the greediness of the surviving aggressors. The Industries of Animals My greediness threatened to be the end of me! A Mountain Boyhood Once a cardinal, an admirer of the children of the school in Via Guisti, wished himself to bring them some biscuits and to enjoy the sight of a little greediness among the children. Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook This greediness on his part was, however, to cause his own downfall before that of his associates. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources His amazement, his rage and his greediness acting altogether at the same moment, brought about a calamity. Australia Revenged Beehives are not protected against his greediness by the stings of the swarms; he rolls on the earth, crushes his assailants, and finally triumphs over the discouraged insects and gorges himself with honey. The Industries of Animals Because, as it seems to me now, my greediness was greater than my judgment. Thurston of Orchard Valley Wherever treasure was suspected, every expedient which ingenuity, sharpened by greediness, could suggest, was employed to extort it from its possessors. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index He drank one liquid after the other with the greediness of a starving man; nor did he stop until he had drained the last drop of all three. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Our sporting dogs will not touch the bones of game birds, whilst other dogs devour them with greediness. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) Miss Lucy’s own eyes were looking at the fire in the grate, and she was not, therefore, offended a second time by the child’s greediness. Divided Skates The truth seems to me that to Cicero there was no horror as to greediness, except to greed in himself. The Life of Cicero Volume II. And there’s a sort of youthful greediness in people’s longing to live all there is of life to live and to know all there is of life to know. The Prairie Child Whether it was a sense of his goodness or my own greediness that prompted me I know not, but I pushed my half eaten egg across to him and begged him to finish it. The Belovéd Vagabond Very reprehensible old lady," said Hen Rowe, gravely, "to allow her greediness for fish to trample on the softest feelings of her grandson's head—I mean heart. Harper's Young People, March 30, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly She had never seen just such a look on anybody’s face, and though it expressed greediness it did not shock her, as she felt it ought to do. Divided Skates For the sake of greediness you have broken the covenant which Jehovah made with his people, and transgressed one of the six hundred and thirteen commandments which every true Israelite is bound to keep. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story This ride used to give us such appetites for breakfast, that sometimes we had to apologize to aunt and Aileen for our apparent greediness. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Let me celebrate thy name in this land for every virtue, A guide without greediness of heart; A great one without any meanness. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings So, with all their greediness, these wretched people remained as poor and as miserable as ever. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Yet the greediness was dying out of his face and a serene content taking its place. Divided Skates In relation to pleasure, the true mean stands between greediness and indifference; this is temperance. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles The trout, hindered by surprise as well as greediness, surrendered, and Priscilla with trembling hands and glowing eyes drew him to shore. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley Let not greediness and chambering overtake me, And give me not over to a shameless mind. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature This test would decide whether she was most inclined to laziness or greediness. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental See, Alfred, what comes of disobedience and greediness.” said his mother. Little Downy The History of A Field-Mouse Make no show of taking delight in your victuals; feed not with greediness; cut your food with a knife, and lean not on the table; neither find fault with what you eat. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief Mr. Howard threw a nice piece of meat to Pollux, which he devoured with much greediness. The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror It's pure greediness, sir, and you will have the goodness to curb your indecent haste in consuming your food for the future. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers Mirza remained an instant uncertain, but then greediness carried the day, and she went across the room to fetch the piece of sugar, which had rolled under the harpsichord. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental The failures in stock speculating are caused mainly by ignorance and greediness. Successful Stock Speculation What a grudge I am bearing the Heavens that are after taking her, and shutting her in with greediness, the Heavens that do push their bolt against so many. Modern British Poetry Captain Cumberland smiled, but with becoming dignity, at the greediness of the guest, before whom the whole slice of ham and half a brick loaf disappeared almost in a twinkling. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark His scheme appeals at once to benevolence and to greediness. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages The abbe opened it, and Mirza appeared, guided by her instinct, and her greediness, to the giver of the bon-bons, and making lively demonstrations of joy. The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental There is something about stock speculation that appeals to the greediness and pure gambling instincts of people. Successful Stock Speculation Very few modern Masters refuse Scholars; and, provided they are paid, little do they care if their greediness ruins the Profession. Observations on the Florid Song or Sentiments on the Ancient and Modern Singers Her manner was that of a certain gloating enjoyment, a thinly covered, semi-orderly greediness. No Clue A Mystery Story No, Argus," as the big paw tugged her arm pleadingly, "no; now really this is sheer greediness. Vixen, Volume II. But had another held the goad as One in whose heart was guile and greediness, He had not kept the people back from strife. The Athenian Constitution Once he’s decently filled, however, his greediness takes the form of exterior application. The Prairie Mother The chief nodded at one of the men, who handed the broiled strips, and the boy ate, not with haste and greediness, but slowly and with dignity. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" As time went on this greediness grew to gluttony. Tongues of Conscience Some were hard and cynical and some were dissipated, but all were stamped by a repugnant greediness. Brandon of the Engineers I have seen none of that greediness and indecorousness on which travellers have laid so much emphasis. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 Our relief came from the greediness of the enemy, who ceased slaying, to seize the spoil. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 In some it shows itself as pride; in others as envy, greediness, jealousy, covetousness, procrastination, indolence, and so on. Charlie Scott or, There's Time Enough She received them with a quiet greediness so prettily concealed at first that nobody called it vulgar. Tongues of Conscience The words of the musician caused him infinite pain: there lay in them a greediness, a shamelessness, and a gruesomeness that filled him with terror. The Goose Man Why ever do they put up with him, and his cruelty and greediness? Wood Magic A Fable The emperor, disgusted with the greediness of France, was fully determined on war, but wanted a loan of £2,000,000. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration This poor fellow was twelve feet in length, and his death was caused by his frantic greediness to get at the whale and take his toll of blubber. A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 His appetite did not seem to be at all impaired by his imprisonment, for he ate with a greediness which threatened to make serious inroads upon the scanty stock of provisions. Hope and Have or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians, A Story for Young People Could any one say that he was displaying a spirit of greediness in his love for the classical? The Goose Man But oh, my friends, do not make God’s gift our ruin, by faithlessness, or greediness, or any mutinous haste.” Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Lunch pervades the human consciousness, and the prospect of tea engages the mind to an extent which is neither quite normal nor entirely free from a suspicion of greediness. The Green Carnation With all this greediness and love of mischief, the Prussians are not bloodthirsty; and their utmost violence seldom exceeds a blow or two with the flat of the sabre. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) Much will, desire, and greediness, will make corruption run like a river, over all its banks set in the way thereof,—counsel, persuasion, law, heaven, hell, yet men's corruption must be over all these. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Her greediness in money matters had certainly not diminished since the day she began to pilfer from her parents. The Goose Man The hunted outcast sits down wearily and begins to eat with the greediness of a starved beast. Shadows of Shasta Even the Rubb connection seemed to her to be better than the Ball connection, and less exaggerated in its greediness. Miss Mackenzie And the only excuse for their lying is covetousness, not necessity, not utter poverty, but insatiable greediness, the outcome of which is without enjoyment and useless to 369themselves, and fatal to their victims. Plutarch's Morals I would therefore have this guarded against,—the insatiable desire and greediness of our minds after the knowledge of secret mysteries. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The Spahi surveyed these preparations with a deliberate greediness, lingering in the narrow doorway. The Desert Drum 1905 He ate in silence, with solemn greediness, while his two companions each took one shrimp and a taste of the caviare, and exchanged an occasional glance. Stradella The pirates saw that they were caught through their own folly and greediness, but the captain showed himself to be a man of undaunted courage, and full of resources. A Voyage round the World A book for boys For if all these things are due to fortune, what hinders our saying that cats and goats and apes are under the influence of fortune in respect of greediness, and lust, and ribaldry? § ii. Plutarch's Morals Yet all these activities were informed with a feverish haste, a sort of delirious greediness and apprehension, as though one must feel very quickly everything that humanity's experiments had made the senses capable of feeling. Sacrifice He can neither read nor write; is guided by the last speaker; and his advisers, as might be expected, are of the lower order, and mischievous from their ignorance and their greediness. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy It needed all the firmness and all the circumspection of which Turgot was capable, to overcome the difficulties which the strong forces of ignorance, prejudice, and greediness raised up against him. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Turgot Cruelty to animals, peevishness, lying, greediness, indolence, procrastination, are in turn censured, and their opposite virtues praised. Mary Wollstonecraft Fancy 1,700 foreigners being kept waiting because a paid official—paid by the shipowners of England—wishes to satisfy his selfish greediness! The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 Into that blockade mart would enter four ships to one at any other port; speculators of all grades and greediness flocked to meet them; and money was poured into the once-quiet town by the million. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death When the pope heard these words he actually shook all over with greediness. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore Pale moonbeams light her way as, with her gown uplifted, she wanders from bed to bed, and with a dainty greediness drinks in the honeyed breathings round her. Molly Bawn Again Granser's eyes burned with greediness as a large crab was handed to him. The Scarlet Plague She positively wanted to pass back one or two of the saucers for refilling, but was ashamed of her greediness. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls Nor could I stifle the conviction that it was a piece of miserable greediness on my part to deny this friendless and penniless wanderer the humble shelter he craved. The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice Cattle, sheep, horses, fowls, dogs, antelopes—all may be seen devouring him with greediness. The Settler and the Savage Only the young short grass uprears itself, and, drinking in with eager greediness the welcome but angry shower, refuses to bend its neck beneath the yoke. Molly Bawn But the philosophical advocates of private property do not confine themselves to this malign insistence upon the basic greediness of human nature. The Complex Vision Those who remained were neither pious nor intellectual, but compact of spite and greediness, with here and there worse faults. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography “His greediness tempted him to attack a big ship—he might have succeeded had he run alongside some of the brigs astern.” The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley It is the just punishment of greediness to lose the substance by grasping at the shadow; while the man who would take what does not belong to him deserves to lose what he has. Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse Well, in his greediness he snapped at his shadow to get the other piece of meat, and dropped his own. The Black Bar The surly Atlantic keeps watch over it and growls off the pestilent crowd of excursionists who bring uncleanness and greediness in their train, and are pursued by the land-sharks who prey upon such frivolous flying-fish. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Afterwards, when expressing our astonishment at what looked like the greediness of this woman, we learned that she had only complied with the strict etiquette of her tribe. By Canoe and Dog-Train There was nothing of the idea of greediness that each man knew he himself felt after a fast. A Voice in the Wilderness For though Ulf was hated by all, some, either through fear or greediness, failed not to keep up a show of loyalty and even mirth in the royal presence. Boycotted And Other Stories Then he sat down, and more than ever admiring and wondering at his own greediness for hard work, read till it was time to start for Mr Newcome’s. The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch The distance of the former, and the cautious, unassuming character of its minister here, is one cause of delays: a greater one is, the greediness and unstable character of the Emperor. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) It was no disloyalty to Tim; it was no greediness for name and wealth. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 He was a larger dog than I, but not nearly so strong, being grown helpless and unwieldly through long habits of greediness and laziness. Cat and Dog Memoirs of Puss and the Captain The Margrave of Brandenburg, "the father of all greediness," as the Austrians called him, was particularly influential because his brother, the Archbishop of Mainz, was also an elector and he required an especially exorbitant bribe. Henry VIII. Third, a demand that the misnamed national bank system of the present shall have its spirit of greediness exorcised, so that it may hereafter serve the people instead of its management. The Arena Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891 The pugnacity and greediness of childhood, its foolish fears, the bashfulness of youth—these seem to be either useless or detrimental to development. The Mind and Its Education Some young men were standing near eyeing her with the usual sensual greediness of their kind. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs The appetite of the Protestant public for scandals at the expense of their fellow-Christians was stimulated to a morbid greediness and then overfed with willful and wicked fabrications. A History of American Christianity At length came the happy day when the King, thinking their punishment had been severe enough and could never be forgotten, believed them at length cured of their greediness. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know All the time she had in mind his heartlessness and greediness over the presents. Young Lucretia and Other Stories The feeling that possessed them was not enthusiasm but a greediness, a yearning for destruction. The Literary World Seventh Reader Then she added, "but I forgot that among your species greediness is considered a virtue." Born Again The glutton eats his own death; and the wise man laughs at the fool's greediness. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry His eyes glistened with greediness, as I anticipated. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It loved sensation with the greediness of childhood; it intoxicated itself with Rabelais and Titian, with the gold of Peru and with the spices and vestments of the Orient. The Age of the Reformation The greediness of this strong, enslaving creature had absorbed all of the mother's life. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) Only a step or so and then the dining-hall! but, alas, the nearer the revel approaches, the more the unfortunate Balaguère is seized with the very folly of impatience and greediness. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I Christmas Tales from 'Round the World And there he was—caught fast by his own greediness! The Tale of Frisky Squirrel One wouldn't grudge them a few cherries now and again; but to clear the trees as they do is downright greediness, I say. Woodside or, Look, Listen, and Learn. The man had eaten with a zest that was redeemed from greediness only by a delicacy of manner that no tramp ever possessed. The Crucifixion of Philip Strong I should not have felt unhappy to learn that those women had been uncomfortably ill in consequence of their greediness. Russian Rambles Come, come, Garrigou, you must guard against the sin of greediness, and especially on the night of the Nativity. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I Christmas Tales from 'Round the World For some minutes, French and Tartars, friends and foes, were confounded in the same greediness. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Something undefined in his eyes frightened her, as did his greediness at table. The Bridal March; One Day The weight of his bag of stolen fruit prevented him from rising, but he would not let go, and thereby added to his other crimes that of greediness. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel This definite greediness declared itself in her only now that she was poor and solitary. Bella Donna A Novel And to feed his ambition and greediness of rule, he hath pulled in pieces the “empire of Rome,” and vexed and rent whole Christendom asunder. The Apology of the Church of England To eat very fast is also a mark of greediness, and should be avoided. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society Human nature isn't like that, especially the human nature which I admit has suffered from the selfishness and greediness of the middle classes through all these years. A People's Man In fact, he made a business of robbing storehouses, and the habit of greediness became so strong that he would stuff himself at one storehouse and immediately start for another. Mother West Wind "Where" Stories The avaricious man is like the barren, sandy ground of the desert, which sucks in all the rain and dews with greediness, but yields no fruitful herbs or plants for the benefit of others.—Zeno. Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age "In your greediness you have forgotten the others." The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea Or The Loss of The Lonesome Bar Now will you present my grateful acknowledgments to Mrs. Going, and say that with some decent qualms at my own greediness—I "too-too" gratefully accept her further kind offers. Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books And therefore he discreetly gave him in penance that he should never for greediness of his food do any other beast any harm or hindrance. Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens Perhaps he will be ashamed of his greediness. I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross "A very apt excuse for unwarrantable greediness," she declared. A Prince of Sinners Our greediness for wealth, and fantastical expense have degraded, and will degrade, the minds of our maritime citizens. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 Were parties here divided merely by a greediness for office, as in England, to take a part with either would be unworthy of a reasonable or moral man. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 The distance of the former, and the cautious, unassuming character of its minister here, is one cause of delays: a greater one is, the greediness and instable character of the Emperor. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Instead of relief in a friendly port, they have seen their misfortunes aggravated by the conduct of officers, who, in their greediness for gain, can see in no circumstance any thing but proofs of guilt. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 The war of classes, which was beginning, sprang not so much from material discomfort of the poor, as from what unsympathetic annalists called their greediness, their pride, and their wantonness. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) He turns round now, and puts the blame of greediness on me. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 The tradesmen who charges too high a rate of profit, loses his customers, and so is checked in his greediness. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library His lordship had another bottle in his pocket qualified with a Opium, which would sooner accomplish his desire, by giving the woman a somniferous dose, which drinking with greediness, she soon fell fast asleep. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II "I was afraid to confess my own greediness," he said, laughing. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes And a similar greediness, turned by disappointment into envy, is all that many rich men can see in the state of mind of the dissatisfied poor. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals "Yes; it is just that greediness that all men have, and which I find, at the same time, so dangerous and incomprehensible." Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel To secure despatch, I have sent them all by post, and, owing to the greediness of the United States government, it has cost me five pounds. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 The poet sees his destiny in our wishes,—sees right and wrong, kindness and greediness, deepening into incalculable grandeurs of heaven and hell. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 Make no show of taking great delight in your victuals; feed not with greediness; lean not on the table; neither find fault with what you eat. Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader Often all that the poor man can think of in the rich man is a cowardly greediness for safety, luxury, and effeminacy, and a boundless affectation. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals It is more probable that, the bad state of the finances of the kingdom, or the greediness of the Commissioners, were the only obstructions to his payment. The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works A star glide, a single frantic sullenness, a single financial grass greediness. Tender Buttons Objects—Food—Rooms Oh, tongue, what is this that you have done through your greediness? Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) But as to the general sin of greediness, they hardly admit that they are guilty of it. The Cathedral They were "given over" on this account, as St. Paul, the inspired apostle, declares, "to a reprobate mind; to work all uncleanness with greediness." Stories for the Young Or, Cheap Repository Tracts: Entertaining, Moral, and Religious. Vol. VI. Dear, strangely compounded little Elly, with her mysticism, and her greediness and her love of beauty all jumbled together! The Brimming Cup "How different," said Oxindono, "is this European Bonza from our covetous priests, who love money with so much greediness, and who mind nothing but their worldly interest!" The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 It is moreover a topic which is always listened to with greediness. Evidence of Christianity Like La Fontaine's huntsman, he had been insatiable, and his greediness brought its own punishment. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 Neither must be gratified unlawfully; but when God sends food to either we should accept it thankfully, without either asceticism or greediness, and use the strength it gives us as a means of service. Stray Thoughts for Girls Now all day long Grandfather Frog had had to listen to unpleasant remarks about his greediness. The Adventures of Grandfather Frog Because of the corruption of the great Men, and their greediness of Bribes. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape "Have patience with her, sir," said the blameless Antonino, who witnessed her greediness; "they do not understand certain matters here, poor little things!" Italian Journeys The fowls darted at her hands; but to amuse herself with the sight of their greediness she held the worm high above them. Abbe Mouret's Transgression They coveted these moments with a greediness that was almost sinful. Nedra From the ardour of my greediness I closed my teeth upon it, and the child died on the spot. The Talking Beasts "I cannot imagine, from what I know of him, why he should be so anxious to get Madame Mayer's fortune; but I do not think it is out of mere greediness." Saracinesca If a biscuit shot out from the pocket of a corpse, wouldn't the living hand grab for it in brute greediness? The Last Shot Such sudden fits of greediness belong to those kind of normal psychic manifestations which are on the verge of the abnormal into which they occasionally pass. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy That the practisers of it were apt to scruple at no means to satisfy their inordinate greediness of gold. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists "Your masters don't feed you properly," said the stranger, seeing with what ferocious greediness she swallowed the morsels without munching them. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories But she was distressed and despoiled by the rapacity of the commissioners of the Crown, by such wretches as Protector Somerset, Dudley and the rest, private peculation eclipsing the greediness of royal officials. The Parish Clerk The loss of time greediness has inflicted on us has been frightful. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Associated words: emetic, antemetic, qualmish, gag, retch, nausea, nauseate. voracious, a. rapacious, ravenous, insatiable, fierce, gluttonous, cormorant. voracity, n. rapacity, voraciousness, greediness. votary, n. devotee, votarist. vote, n. suffrage; ballot, ticket; referendum, plebiscite. Putnam's Word Book Of their friendliness, greediness, and even sociability—where nuts are in evidence or anticipated—I have written fully in the chapter on Tahoe Tavern. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter She was tormented by hunger, she thought with what greediness she would eat a lamb, and these thoughts made her teeth snap, and her eyes glitter in the darkness like two sparks of light. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories The apron holds a generous supply, so that there is enough for all, but the housewife doles it out prudently by the handful, that none may suffer through the greediness of the others. Jean Francois Millet Very grievous it is to be standing here tinkering when we might be doing good service to the cause of African civilization, and that on account of insatiable greediness. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Not once did I see a trace of greediness or even eagerness, though interest was marked. The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon I left them at last disgusted with their greediness; and I determined henceforward to admit no more such specimens of wild men to any familiarity with my clothes, pockets, or accoutrements. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 They were all still alive and had suffered no injury whatever, for in his greediness the monster had swallowed them down whole. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English A pursuit was kept up four miles, when, fortunately for the surviving Americans, the natural greediness of the savage appetite for plunder, called back the victorious Indians to the camp, to divide the spoils. The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. We have heard of men, who, through greediness of gain, have brought infected goods into a nation, which bred a plague, whereof the owners and their families perished first. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 04 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 2 No one whose opinion is worth a rap can rejoice at any success of the Czar, whose double-dealing and unscrupulous greediness must have rendered him an object of loathing to every well-thinking man. Yesterdays with Authors He furthermore declared that, even according to their own showing, the cat and bear had come to grief through their greediness; and then he promptly departed. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art On the way, whether from hunger or greediness, he ate three; these animals not being larger than rats. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera Their insatiable greediness has been fed by constant plunder; and, alike cruel and rapacious, nothing but the ruin and absolute destruction of their victims would content them. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Conceit or haughtiness or extravagance or greediness, or some other vice, pretty surely enters into either deportment or conduct. Overland And as for his works in and about ourselves, O! what unsuitable, erroneous, false, ungodly, absurd, and abominable opinions do we with greediness drink in and foster; yea, feed upon with delight? Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life "I am so sadly sure that he will never come forward, that I have never taken the trouble to speculate as to whether, if he did, my greediness would make him retire again." Nancy A bad smell means something dangerous in the background—so do ugliness, ill-health, bad temper, vanity, greediness, stupidity, meanness. Father Payne The Armenian character is yet a thousand times more vile than theirs; but the Tartars hardly yield to them in corruption and greediness—and this is saying a good deal. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 Eat slowly, never filling the mouth very full and avoiding all appearance of greediness. Science in the Kitchen. There would be a savor of greediness in that, though I know that the leg will go down,—and I shouldn't then be able to draw the comparison. Mr. Scarborough's Family She mistakes selfishness, envy, greediness, and hysteria for a loving nature. A Woman of the World Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters The emperor, fully informed of the greediness as well as ambition of Bohemond, introduced him one day into a room full of treasures. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 Having already prepared to meet and rebut the charge of greediness he made passes over the vessel and it was replenished. Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life "He's all Greek and greediness, and too proud to dine with his own father." Collections and Recollections The outside of his life is whitewashed; but his heart may be as foul as ever; as full as ever of selfishness, greediness, meanness. Town and Country Sermons Convinced that no better terms could be obtained, Cathcart sailed for Tripoli, to encounter fresh troubles, leaving Eaton alone to bear the greediness and insolence of Tunis. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 Has not her very wealth vanished from her, because she sold herself to work all unrighteousness with greediness? Sermons for the Times This sordid vice of greediness is rapidly brutalizing natures not originally spiritual; every other passion is sinking, oppressed by flabby folds of fat, into helplessness. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada These household difficulties were a trifle, however, compared with the annoyances caused by the stupidity of his father and the greediness of his brothers. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti You never know when greediness—the main element in most of us—will stop working, checked by something else, some finer, quite different motive force. Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract Arthur opened the letter with trembling hands, and devoured its contents with the utmost greediness; chuckling rapturously over it, and reading it several times, before he could take it from before his eyes. Nicholas Nickleby He knew the injustice and greediness of the older dogs when meat or fish was thrown out to be eaten. White Fang And to show the greediness of the Whig applicants for the spoils, it need only be stated that, on the very day the collector was sworn into office he made forty-two removals. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada But his relatives gave him good reason to be fretful by their greediness, ingratitude, and stupidity; and when he lost his temper he recovered it with singular ease. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti Horseflesh, which in every age and country has been proscribed by the civilized nations of Europe and Asia, they devour with peculiar greediness; and this singular taste facilitates the success of their military operations. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 I shall not be able to keep my greediness for money out of my eyes long, and when you see it there you'll be sorry, and serve you right for not being warned in time. Our Mutual Friend The truth is, these fair patriots, preparing for a great wedding in the country, had thus spoiled their shape, and brought themselves to all this disgrace by their over greediness for finery. The Life of General Francis Marion The dry dish swims; one skilful dash with the knife on each side, the victim is severed in three parts, streaming with richness, and whetting the appetite to absolute greediness. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada For all the human weaknesses and mainsprings—ambition, affection, vanity, drunkenness, ferocity, greediness, cunning—we can find beginnings among the lower animals. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers There is no hurry or greediness apparent in the despatch of the meal. American Notes But the Athenians, perhaps, were not so much irritated at his greediness for the presents. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans He was fallen into covetousness, and greediness he loved withal. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle When the rice-cream was brought in, he nearly had a fit, and groaned with greediness. Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant The greediness of the former for the property of the church, gave no reason to expect indulgence; — their bitter hatred left no hope of magnanimity or forbearance. The History of the Thirty Years' War You have made yourself like the lion by your anger, and like the wolf by your greediness. The Blue Fairy Book But greediness and a petty military avarice hindered them from acquiring that booty, which in so many fights and hazards they had sought after, and lost Lucullus the prize of his victory. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans He seemed quite at home at Mrs. Pitkin's table, and in fact acted with greater propriety than Alonzo, who was addicted to fast eating and greediness. The Errand Boy Or to preserve for some time longer, the spectacle of his impotent greediness in the family. Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant If you will keep a fight to yourself now, Deucalion, where will your greediness carry you when I am your shrinking, wistful little wife? The Lost Continent Twice of late she really had enjoyed herself for the first in sixteen years, and greediness for more of the same feeling crept into her blood like intoxication. A Girl of the Limberlost Sir 23:6 Let not the greediness of the belly nor lust of the flesh take hold of me; and give not over me thy servant into an impudent mind. Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha They caused it to vanish with astonishing celerity, and resembled wolves rather than human beings in their greediness. The Last Trail Why, then, it is as sir Gerontus said; you did more for the greediness of the money Than for any zeal or goodwill you bear to Turkey. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 With what greediness are the miraculous accounts of travellers received, their descriptions of sea and land monsters, their relations of wonderful adventures, strange men, and uncouth manners? An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding The character of the Mekkawy resembles, in this respect, that of the Bedouin; and did not greediness of gain often distort their features, the smile of mirth would always be on their lips. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred For example, when love is substituted for animosity, and generosity for greediness; and patience for temper, and as jealousy, envy and hatefulness are eliminated, then you shall see a true peace on earth. Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz At length a shark, in its wholesale greediness, seized the bait, and feeling the hook in his horrid jaw, tugged most fiercely to release himself, but in vain. Life in Mexico Snails, lizards, ants-- all are devoured with the readiness and greediness of mere animals. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Our greediness so often troubles us, making us run after so many things at the same time, that while we too eagerly look after the least we miss the greatest. Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims Régina was greedy, but her pride was greater than her greediness. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt The egoism and greediness of the grown man may be already descried in the newly born. Saint Augustin The latter, without a moment's delay, and with a greediness that denoted long abstinence, profited by its liberty, to crop the herbage where it stood. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Notwithstanding the greediness of the Bedouins, I have reason to believe that the expenses of the convent are very moderate. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land The author here confuses greediness, the desire and avarice—passions which probably have a common origin, but produce different results. Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims I lose my self respect, but satisfy my voracity, which has the effect of improving the greediness out of my mind. The Heavenly Twins Eat, O man, till thou pass repletion; nought shall be thy ruin but greediness. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV Might not a greediness for gain and show cheat men of all the real advantages of their experience! Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. Notwithstanding the wretchedness in which they are left by the government, they have still to satisfy the greediness of their priests, but these contributions they pay with cheerfulness. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land Besides, in spite of her greediness, she remained so nice and good! L'Assommoir For he had no sympathy with the modern greediness and worship of physical life, which is willing to sacrifice the decencies and dignities of it to its possible prolongation. The Far Horizon But Olivier could not be accused of greediness. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House He instantly settled himself at the other end of the sofa and fell upon the chicken with extraordinary greediness; at the same time he kept a constant watch on his victim. The Possessed (The Devils) "Can you feel any fondness for such wisps of sentimentality and greediness as that?" A Fountain Sealed Then rose the leader of the Myrmidons, swift-footed Achilles, in his wrath, and denounced Agamemnon for his greediness. National Epics He is disgusted by her paint and scent and her fat arms and her greediness. Jean-Christophe, Volume I Our relief came from the greediness of the enemy, who ceased slaying to seize the spoil: hence the legions had respite to struggle into the fair field and firm ground. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola It's certain he is being punished for his greediness," your Aunt Amy replied; "but it isn't well to rejoice while others are in trouble, even when they brought it upon themselves, as did Mr. Gander. The Gray Goose's Story On the morning of the 16th, some friends, or what is still more odious, some Refugees, cast into the Prison yard a quantity of warm bread, and it was devoured with greediness. American Prisoners of the Revolution "Ah! conspirator!" cried Chicot again; "ah! unworthy monk, this is for your drunkenness, this for idleness, this for anger, this for greediness, and this for all the vices you have." Chicot the Jester She was delighted to have the excuse for satisfying her own greediness. Jean-Christophe, Volume I Amongst the Germans there was not less agitation, from hopes of victory, greediness of spoil, and the opposite counsels of their leaders. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola O Tongue, what is this that you have done through your greediness? Indian Fairy Tales Simply by bad temper, vanity, greediness, and selfish love of his own dignity, his own pleasure, his own this, that, and the other. The Good News of God "It is, that you never think of the duties of your profession, that you wallow in greediness and drunkenness, and let religion go where it pleases." Chicot the Jester Christophe, who was sitting opposite her, watched her animation, her radiant eyes, her sticky lips, with their Italian smile—that smile in which there is kindness, subtlety, and a sort of heavy greediness. Jean-Christophe, Volume I The piqueurs stood in front of the "Perron," holding the dogs back with great difficulty, for they were struggling to get loose, and yelping in their eagerness and greediness to rush forward. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters "You can do nothing at Rome," he said, "but by the influence of bribes; and all the resources of Egypt will not be enough to satisfy the Roman greediness for money." Cleopatra Still unjustifiable greediness of gain, had tempted the patron to commit the unseaman-like fault of overloading his vessel. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Remember, we are but children yet; our sins are the sins of youth,—greediness, intemperance, petulance, self-conceit. Two Years Ago, Volume I This mere statement, I think, must instantly make plain all his officiousness and greediness. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster Then up to ---’s camp, where we expected breakfast, not with greediness, though we had been nigh six hours in the saddle, but with curiosity. At Last Louis Philippe might have transmitted his power to the House of Orléans had he not sacrificed public interests to his greediness for money and to his dynastic ambition. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders I added, that I could not help thinking a little arbitrary power in the sovereign, to control the bad policy and greediness of the Chiefs, might sometimes be of service. Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) Every one knows the malice, the subtlety, the industry, the vigilance, and the greediness of the Scots. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons It makes me laugh at envious greediness, Who feeds upon her own heart's bitterness. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 When you needn't bother about other folk's greediness, you can take a cautious line. Lister's Great Adventure Afterwards he held official positions in Greece and Asia, where he became notorious for his greediness and cruelty. Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. But as enough did not come to satisfy the insatiable greediness of the Chicago sharpers and speculators, they frequently consigned their wares to Eastern markets. Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 The first large book besides the Bible that I remember reading was Morse's 'History of New England,' which I devoured with insatiable greediness, particularly those parts which relate to Indian wars and witchcraft. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe We now witnessed a scene that clearly showed us the coarse cunning, greediness and cowardice of a low-class Hindu, of an outcast, as they are denominated here. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan Then note the causes of her fall,—greediness, wealth, luxury, effeminacy, satiety, corrupt morals,—and bring the lesson home to your own nation, and to your own selves. Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out She still desired happiness and pleasure greedily, indeed with almost unnatural greediness; she still felt that life robbed of the admiration and the longing of men would not be worth living. December Love For the idol-makers, greediness begat holiness, and their chief deity was the god of gain. Si'Wren of the Patriarchs Natur' then lay in its glory along the whole coast, giving a narrow stripe, between the woods and the ocean, to the greediness of the settlers. The Prairie Without giving a thought to his bleeding nose, the mahout jumped at the rupee with the greediness of a wild beast springing upon its prey. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan New fingers get into the pie, and you never can tell what they'll pull out in their greediness. The Prince of Graustark If there are any more signs of greediness from you two, there'll be a counter-action for personal damages due to your criminal carelessness in leaving your cellar flap open. Hobson's Choice As for grey eyes, their selfish greediness and ambition could not be contented with less than the whole world. The Life of the Fields Take heed thou do not turn thy servants into slaves, by overcharging them in thy work, through thy greediness. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 I added, that I could not help thinking a little arbitrary power in the sovereign, to control the bad policy and greediness of the chiefs, might sometimes be of service. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. She betrayed the greediness that overcomes all feminine antipathy. Mr. Bingle This, however, would not have dislodged him, had not his own comrades interfered, and defeated the brute by their own eager greediness. In the Pecos Country / Lieutenant R. H. Jayne Mrs. Delancy gave a little cry of disappointment, and Crosby promptly apologized for the dog's greediness. The Day of the Dog Nor was that just greediness on Jimmie's part; he was perfectly willing to go without meat where an ideal was involved—look at the time and money and energy he gave to Socialism! Jimmie Higgins My comrades, not taking notice that the blacks ate none of it themselves, consulted only the satisfying their own hunger, and fell to eating with greediness. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 "And 'think shame to yourself' for your greediness in the past." Glenloch Girls It is a small mind that fears lest greediness should take root in the child who is fit for something better. Emile The rich man looked at him long, and then the first sunbeam of mercy began to melt away a drop of the ice of greediness. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm And then," said he, pleading his cause not without skill, "the laws regulating woman's property there are just the reverse of those which the greediness of man has established here. The Way We Live Now I am so utterly unable to comprehend this petty greediness. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 Less blindness on its part, less greediness, and a rational management, were all that was necessary. Revolution, and Other Essays Little girls are not to be controlled, as little boys are, to some extent, through their greediness. Emile Then he recognized the punishment of his greediness, and began to weep aloud. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm If she were not given to eat, she would not even ask; but if food were brought, she would eat with greediness, right with her hands. Yama: the pit But, with all their greediness and eagerness, they left ten feet square untouched on each side the subterranean. It Is Never Too Late to Mend The uncanny accounts of the place were swallowed with open-mouthed greediness; so greedily that it was little wonder that at each repetition the narratives grew longer and fuller. The Thrall of Leif the Lucky A Story of Viking Days With awakening feeling greediness ceases to be the ruling passion, both with men and women. Emile It was as if she felt afraid of my greediness. The Whirlpool Blanche's will into the midst of a discussion, he was really disgusted with the ridiculous and intense greediness of M. de Courtornieu's noble guests. The Honor of the Name She believed he was very rich, and singularly, in spite of her greediness, she did not care much for money. The Widow Lerouge With intense greediness the camel, although a hermit in simplicity of fare in hard times, feeds voraciously when in abundant pasture, always seeking the greenest shrubs. The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile This peace was the result of greediness and envy. Ismailia They fell at once upon the brandy, and their mean rascality was shown by some seizing the glass and covering it with the full hand to conceal their greediness. The Eureka Stockade How stupid such a brute is, and how much to his disadvantage will his very greediness be! Henry VIII and His Court Upon a piece of bread and a drink of water I lived, saving, with miserly greediness, the money which I earned as messenger or day-laborer. Old Fritz and the New Era That oath I took with a greediness born of my fear of the death that was impending. The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro All the other passions were in me before; but they were idle and aimless—mere childish greedinesses and cruelties, curiosities and fancies, habits and superstitions, grotesque and ridiculous to the mature intelligence. Man and Superman By this method of instruction, and the authority she had, she refrained the greediness of childhood, and moulded their very thirst to such an excellent moderation that what they should not, that they would not. The Confessions of St. Augustine I have been accused of "rushing into print" prematurely, moved thereto by greediness for money; but in truth I have never done that. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Our sporting dogs will not touch the bones of game birds, whilst most other dogs devour them with greediness. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 Ah!" she said, "that's what comes of greediness and of trying to be too clever. The Mahatma and the Hare Their greediness is immense, and yet they purposely whirl about in business that they might not see themselves. The Man Who Was Afraid And oft it is uncertain, whether it be the necessary care of the body which is yet asking for sustenance, or whether a voluptuous deceivableness of greediness is proffering its services. The Confessions of St. Augustine One's mode of life might be high and scrupulous, but there was always an undercurrent of greediness, a hankering, and sense of waste. Five Tales For, on this occasion, the chief motive which actuated them was, not greediness, but the fear of degradation and ruin. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 He went away mad with greediness and spite. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 But no income would satisfy the greediness of those who governed her. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 That greediness then, wherewith I had of so long time expected that man, was delighted verily with his action and feeling when disputing, and his choice and readiness of words to clothe his ideas. The Confessions of St. Augustine I think that punishment by depriving children of sweets only develops their greediness. War and Peace Now this king was very fond of money; and when he heard the miller's boast his greediness was raised, and he sent for the girl to be brought before him. Grimm's Fairy Tales Nastasya brought him some food; he ate and drank with appetite, almost with greediness. Crime and Punishment The Makololo and the others grumbled at their greediness, yet always followed the common custom of Africans of sharing their food with all who sit around them. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 Since they abuse the masters and justly, for their greediness, they ought not to imitate their greediness by driving their poor little children into unhealthy trades, and so destroying them body and soul. Put Yourself in His Place I deeply regret that my country is left a prey to the greediness and pride of the few who keep her in subjection. History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy You would have your trouble for your pains, and would be punished for your greediness by falling down the stone steps and breaking your leg. The Crimson Fairy Book They were common, because in that age law and public opinion united had not sufficient force to restrain the greediness of powerful and unprincipled magistrates. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 His impatience of control, his greediness for money, his passion for beauty, his family affections, all his tastes, all his feelings, were practised on with the utmost dexterity. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 "I am sorry to say I know nothing good," said I. "They are reprobates, castaways, beings devoted to the Wicked One, and, like him, workers of every species of iniquity with greediness." The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Being often very hungry when he sat down to his meals, he contracted a habit of eating with ravenous greediness. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 As for love of pleasure," he said, "immorality, laziness, greediness, uncharitableness and cruelty—as for these things, the priests do not hold them as sins when committed by princes, nobles and rich commoners. A History of the Moravian Church It is splendid, this indifference of Nature to death, and her greediness for life! Beasts, Men and Gods He possessed great influence with his own race, and had in large measure the Hindoo talents, quick observation, tact, dexterity, perseverance, and the Hindoo vices, servility, greediness, and treachery. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Bad conduct is the taint of woman, greediness the taint of a benefactor; tainted are all evil ways in this world and in the next. Dhammapada, a collection of verses; being one of the canonical books of the Buddhists A generous aspect is, however, sometimes assumed by pride; but vanity is inalterably contemptible in its selfish littleness, its restless greediness. Elinor Wyllys, Volume 2 It had resolved itself into official business into which he had projected himself gratuitously; and having assumed the offices of chief factor, he would have to see the affair through, victim of his own greediness. The Drums of Jeopardy These wretches," says Dr. Hodges, "out of greediness to plunder the dead, would strangle their patients, and charge it to the distemper in their throats. Royalty Restored For instance, some men are gamblers, some drunkards, and some gluttons: and gambling and the love of drink and greediness are all desires? Eryxias The flash of gold aroused looks of enthusiasm and greediness, but this impression was short-lived, all eyes contemplating the yellow discs with indifference. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Men flew to frivolous amusements and to criminal pleasures with the greediness which long and enforced abstinence naturally produces. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 There was only one thing to stop them from perfecting the democracy they started, and that thing was greediness. The Valley of the Moon For those English be very wolves themselves for fierceness and greediness. The Cloister and the Hearth With a greediness that could not be concealed, Hakkabut grasped them all. Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space They advanced to the attack, not like French soldiers, but as stealthily as Germans, impelled by frank animal greediness. The Country Doctor The idea of committing a sacrilege revived the greediness of the Mercenaries; they speedily placed fire beneath some brazen vases, and amused themselves by watching the beautiful fish struggling in the boiling water. Salammbo On the other hand, if from the greediness of the chickens the grain fell from their beaks and rebounded from the ground, the augury was most favourable. Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought Out of your greediness you ravaged those leaves, and gnawed them into all shapes of ugliness,—caring nothing for the trouble of those poor folk... Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things |
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