| 单词 | high life |
| 例句 | I’ve made a hobby out of breaking into houses, living the high life and moving on. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Aunt Sandy and Uncle Del were more than happy to take Dad’s share, and they’ve been living the high life ever since. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I always thought the high life, the cigarettes, would see her off. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “He’s back in Morocco, probably living the high life,” my father said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Cruise ships, years ago a symbol of the high life, have become the oceangoing equivalent of the Jersey Shore. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z According to the Eyewitness News team, he’s been “living the high life—either at a Florida Gators game or at a stock-car race.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was my first experience with the high life, associated in my mind with decaying European aristocracy. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They mistrusted his taste for the high life, with Elizebeth calling him downright “unsavory.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There are lots of designer brands name-checked, and the titles of her songs – Royals, Tennis Court, Million Dollar Bills – suggest a frictional relationship with the high life. New band of the day: Lorde (No 1,528) 2013-06-07T11:59:22Z But while we just wished a swift death to our outdoor rats, our indoor rats were living the high life. Rats in our house, rats in our streets: For New York rodents, so much depends on real estate 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Mills liked the high life, and Jones kept him in clover. At 75, Tom Jones has a new book, a new album — and a new take on life 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Kura and his posse rushed to her rescue, and Queenie and Kura soon began living the high life together, jetting around the world — Paris, Casablanca, Tunis, Istanbul, Corfu, Gstaad — on his private plane. Books of The Times: Bruce Wagner’s ‘Empty Chair’ Novellas Explore Guru Territory 2013-12-16T23:03:03Z Moss’s litany of drinks, sourced from boxers, aviators, cartoonists, and other livers of the high life, frequently runs to the joyously absurd. The Perfect Thanksgiving Cocktail Is the Boulevardier 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z In the thriller’s second section, Marsh shifts to a scene of London high life. The 19th-century best-selling horror novel that isn’t ‘Dracula’ 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z This is genial but consensual stuff, eclipsed by the riff that follows, about a pheasant that invades his home to savour "the high life at Casa Byrne". Ed Byrne ? review 2011-03-20T17:49:00Z With his depiction of the high life that went along with movie-making—the night clubs and parties, the international adventures and luxurious revels—it seems a miracle that any work ever got done at all. Judy Garland’s Hollywood Unravelling, Through the Eyes of Her Husband and Producer Sid Luft 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z This was the high life, I figured, a conviction that only intensified when the flight attendant approached with a silver tray and addressed me — unprompted — as “Mr. McKinley.” Whatever Happened to First Class? 2012-02-10T20:35:37Z “Look at them — living the high life! But time is running out.” Review: Divine Decadence Revisited in ‘Grand Hotel’ 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Evidently, this is meant to evoke the high life of ages past. In London, a Simple Approach and a Complex Finish 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z And here is Alec Guinness, a British robber in rich retirement, sitting at a table, grinning a complacent grin and declaring his attachment to the Latin high life in that thin, high, gurgling voice. The troubled heart of Ealing and British postwar cinema 2011-07-21T21:00:04Z I suppose the thing that strikes me most is the way that — again, going back to Shakespeare — he balances high life and low life. A Monteverdi Master Returns to His Roots With a Rare Trilogy 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z The sensational aspect, though, mainly has to do with the flamboyant characters that Priscilla may or may not have known directly: Nazis and other goods traffickers living the high life in Paris. Books of The Times: In ‘Priscilla,’ Nicholas Shakespeare Looks at Family Mystery 2013-12-26T19:35:00Z He loves his duds, loves his books, loves the high life. A Q&A with author Ivan Doig, whose latest novel is 'Work Song' 2010-07-16T23:02:00Z He burns to join his uncles in Milan and live the high life of his dreams. 'Black Souls' a top-notch Italian gangster film 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z We're much more into the idea of a British R&B kid ruminating sorrowfully on his new-found celebrity, or one who, Weeknd-style, allows us to vicariously enjoy the high life in all its horrible glory. New band of the day - L Marshall (No 1,420) 2012-12-20T17:46:26Z Unlike OF, who came across on Earl and French as brilliant but deranged, feral delinquents, Piff Gang present themselves as smooth criminals, high rollers living the high life in Harlesden. New band of the day: Piff Gang (No 1,326) 2012-08-08T15:32:50Z Her reputation for enjoying the high life grew in 2006 when she was rebuked for late arrivals on the set of the film Georgia Rules. Lohan 'will not miss London shows' 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z This was a lot of work and included creating a canopy of netting over the melon field to thwart crows with a taste for the high life. Perspective | The melon still wraps its tendrils around seed guru Amy Goldman 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Jep is living the high life on the laurels of a famous novel he wrote 40 years ago, and now at 65 is stuck in a rut. La Dolce Vita plays out with Italian films at Cannes 2013-05-21T17:22:29Z It’s a story of the high life — fast living with a partner whose motto was “more is more.” I sold my soul to Ricki Lake 2013-03-18T01:00:00Z Follow his journey every Wednesday as he wines, dines, slogs and blogs his way through Latin America, uncovering the high life at peso-pinching prices. Frugal Traveler: Lunching in S?o Paulo 2010-11-17T21:20:00Z Mackenzie’s shrewd plotting is enlivened by her sharp eye for both Johannesburg’s high life and its desperate poverty. Africa is setting for three new mysteries 2013-05-08T21:09:14Z A party animal of the intelligentsia, Plimpton palled around with the Kennedys and loved the high life — maybe too much. Movie Review: ‘Plimpton!’ Directed by Tom Bean and Luke Poling 2013-05-21T22:48:07Z We thought people would like eclectic music: a little bit of salsa, a little bit of Nigerian high life, a little bit world music. Cheers to the Washington bar czar 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z Her mischievous, nonchalant tone made the column a hit as she chronicled the “glamorosos, biggies, the Fairly Divine” of Washington high life. Diana McLellan, who dished Washington gossip with verve, dies at 76 Though travelers aren’t accorded the royal audience Mouhot had, tourists can glimpse the high life with a visit to the Royal Palace. In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The dish was invented at London's Savoy Hotel, where this lover of the high life often stayed. In celebration of the 'unknown' Arnold Bennett 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z An underlying theme is the development of Coward’s famous persona: The eternal bon vivant gliding through the high life dispensing brittle wit. Review: The Songs of Noël Coward, With Lightness and Bite 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z But she also lived her high life with a level of proud ostentation. ‘Billie’ Review: A Legend, in a Different Light 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z It would also seem that Margaret's not immune to the allure of the high life. Boardwalk Empire: season one, episode four 2011-02-12T22:10:00Z You hear Balkan folk, American funk, West African high life, South African free jazz. The Best Albums of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z It also embodies Francis’s aesthetic, which meshes the high life with low feelings. Music Review: Francis and the Lights Bathed in Color at S.O.B.?s 2010-08-13T22:43:00Z A true reflection of Mr. Boulton’s life, after all, might look more like a fun-house mirror distortion of the Manhattan high life — with distentions in the areas of sex, drugs and ego. Up Close: Notoriety in a Tight Embrace 2010-06-09T23:12:00Z The clichés sometimes come two to a sentence: “The entire MainMan staff was living the high life — lavish hotel suites, catering, plenty of drugs — and traveling hither and yon.” Books of The Times: Lisa Robinson’s Rock ’n’ Roll Life in ‘There Goes Gravity’ 2014-04-29T20:48:45Z Early scenes in A Robber's Tale show Reynolds and his cohorts enjoying the high life in a London nightclub, the entertainment for which is rather apocryphally provided by pop singer Eliza Doolittle. Drama recreates 'crime of the century' 2013-12-10T08:28:54Z Ms. White’s profession took her out of a humble and unhappy childhood in Pacoima, Calif., that promised nothing in the way of high life. Carrie White: Remembrances of a Hollywood Hairdresser 2011-09-23T22:14:43Z But recent developments have brought the high life to the principal river of central and eastern Europe: the Danube. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 2011-01-07T21:03:56Z Although found guilty of theft by a French court and sentenced in absentia to 10 years' in jail in 1850, Libri enjoyed the high life in London, funded by selling the stolen tomes. Descartes letter found by web surfer heads home to France 2010-06-22T15:04:00Z Noël Coward, in whose musical “Sail Away” she scaled the heights, is barely mentioned, and her tales of the glamorous London high life are omitted. Movie Review: ‘Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me’ Goes Backstage With a Legend 2014-02-20T22:58:17Z This changes her life, reducing her from fur-coated high life to a nearly deranged urge to help the poor and afflicted. The films that time forgot 2010-08-19T20:59:00Z If popping along to the Savoy or Connaught exceeds the budget, it is possible to live the high life through a screen. Google Street View: The unlikely London sites you can see from home 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z If it comes to it, incarceration is a nightmare even for those not accustomed to the high life. Column: Donald Trump just saw the inside of a jailhouse — and possibly his own miserable future 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Comparatively lower retirement and high life expectancy mean that the French do indeed spend longer in retirement than many other countries, according to data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Explainer: Macron pension reform ends cherished French exception 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z And for many of them, Paul Waugh's promised high life remains out of reach. Inside the life coaching cult that takes over lives 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Diet alone is not the only factor associated with high life expectancies. Want to live a longer life? Try eating like a centenarian. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The court heard how he lived the "high life", buying property, high-value cars, a boat and jet skis on top of a £21,000 box at the FA Cup final. Anglesey: 'Lavish life' couple in fraud case sentenced 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Nottingham Forest came down to earth with a bump at Arsenal, having enjoyed a little of the high life after beating Liverpool last week. Playing like future Ballon d'Or winner? Garth Crooks' Team of the Week 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z Since then, additional information has emerged indicating that Girardi misappropriated money from vulnerable clients for decades to fund the high life he enjoyed with his third wife, Erika, star of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” State Bar reverses course and plans to release records of complaints against Tom Girardi 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z She was the essence of privilege but also of duty; she may have had a splendid collection of hats and several castles at her disposal, but she never seemed to be living the high life. For Americans, Queen Elizabeth II was the central character in the world's longest running soap opera 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z She led the charge on sanctioning oligarchs — many who had been living the high life in London. Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z She’s led the charge on sanctioning oligarchs — many who had been living the high life in London. Who is Liz Truss, a shapeshifter set to be U.K.’s next prime minister? 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Let us notice that indicators focus on those qualities that characterize modernization and that Western culture celebrates as success or improvement, such as material wealth, high life expectancy, education, democratic governance and individual freedom. Culture, progress and the future: Can the West survive its own myths? 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z The city’s Augustinian friars lived the high life by comparison. Medieval friars were riddled with parasites 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z “He was living the high life,” a Suffolk County detective said at the time. ID theft, fraud, rrison: The wild life of a bishop robbed at the pulpit 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The walls are adorned with aspirational posters of the high life — chic uniforms, chests decked in medals, hats tilted in swagger. Gurkha Veterans Fight a Colonial-era Legacy Still Shaping Nepal 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z USC’s senior point guard, after three seasons of commercial flights that crisscrossed the Pac-12, got a taste of the high life as the Trojans flew on chartered flights for each conference game. Lindsay Gottlieb and USC women's basketball laying the foundation for a rebuild 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Though the hotels had already pressed charges against her, she quickly goes back to the high life, cashing bad checks to shop and purchase a flight to Los Angeles, missing her arraignment in the process. The real story of ‘Inventing Anna,’ Netflix’s show about the fake heiress who scammed the rich and powerful 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z On songs like “Hi Life,” Adeline repeatedly sings, “High life skyline, high life to the other side,” her voice so smooth it swims atop futuristic production. 3 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Now he sees lots of young men taking the same financial risks, some of whom are inspired by images of wealth and the high life as they scroll through social media. 'Don't live a champagne life on a lemonade budget' 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z From new twists on old favorites to high-tech for the high life, presents for all the pot people on your list. Want to get high (but not too high) this holiday season? Here are 7 low-dose options 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z The second escape was from a camp in the Yorkshire city of Wakefield, and it is thought that after this he spent a weekend living "the high life as a glamorous woman" in London. World War One: German dressed as woman to avoid capture 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Bat superlatives are both wide and long: Besides showing great collective diversity, bats also have high life expectancy. Opinion | The Virus, the Bats and Us 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z For his part, Trump has never worried about being seen as too elitist — instead leaning into his businessman background and taste for the high life. Republicans lob accusations of elitism at ‘Middle Class Joe’ — a sign of the upended politics of populism 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Adjusting to the high life was not difficult. Mariah Carey: ‘They’re calling me a diva? I think I’m going to cry!’ 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z “I took my son with me not to give him a high life, not to give him the life of rich people,” said Sufian, 21. Despair in Lebanon pushing some to flee to Europe in boats 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z United as post-Colonial strife was consuming their country, Kuti and Allen’s early work drew on the country’s pop music of the time, called high life. Tony Allen, famed Afrobeat drummer for Fela Kuti, dies in Paris 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z But his real job was as a gangster, authorities said, and living the high life. John 'Sonny' Franzese, powerful mob boss who hung out with Frank Sinatra, dies at 103 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z As the creator of one of the country's most cherished obnoxious comedy characters, Alan Partridge, Coogan is not exactly short of a bob or two himself, and he wasn't adverse to the high life either. Steve Coogan: We ignore gap between rich and poor 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Some areas of wellbeing did show improvement - such as a reduction in substance, alcohol and tobacco use as well as healthier eating habits and 85% reporting high life satisfaction. Girls' anxiety made worse by lack of sleep 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z He’s gotten a taste of living the high life on the taxpayer’s dime, and he loves it. Team Trump wants to steal another election: Impeachment is how to beat them 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z He suggested it was because elites continue to live the high life for some time after things start falling apart, buffered from the upheaval by their wealth and privileges. History as a giant data set: how analysing the past could help save the future 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z “You were enjoying the high life at the expense of your former de facto’s life,” Justice Christopher Beale said in his sentencing remarks on Thursday. Woman jailed for convincing lover to kill fiance, before having him killed too 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Spendthrift Sam spends all his money living the high life. Yang vs. Warren: Who Has the Better Tax Plan? 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z “That’s the high life — continental breakfast in the morning. Eggs, waffles, fruit.” There’s no room in the residence halls at Virginia Tech. That’s why freshmen are at hotels. 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Epstein might still be living the high life, not shuffling to court appearances in a blue jumpsuit. What will we do without newspapers? 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Chaudhary, who lived the high life in Canary Wharf in London, contacted young women through social networks in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland, offering work as receptionists, nannies or cleaners in England. Inside the 21st-century British criminal underworld 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z But others said that Bransfield’s taste for the high life was an open secret among many parishioners. ‘He hurt people’: West Virginia’s long-faithful Catholics grapple with allegations against their bishop 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Despite Moore’s hatred of capitalism and embrace of socialism, he lives the high life. Lifestyles of the Rich and Socialist: American celebs who blast capitalism while making millions 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z To friends and those wanting to do business with her, there was no reason to believe she was not whom she said she was — a wealthy German heiress with a taste for the high life. ‘Anna Delvey,’ Fake Heiress Who Swindled N.Y.’s Elite, Is Found Guilty 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Soon they were in a cab and he was showing her the high life. It’s a Flat Earth 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z But behind the jet-set lifestyle and pricey threads, prosecutors have said, was a fraudster who bilked friends, banks and hotels for a taste of the high life. 'Magic trick': trial begins for fake heiress who swindled friends, banks and hotels 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Prosecutors say the jet-set lifestyle and pricy threads masked a fraudster who bilked friends, banks and hotels for a taste of the high life. The Latest: Lawyer: Fake heiress didn’t mean to commit crime 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z He was released after 13 months – during which time he was permitted to leave the prison and go to work during the day – and then went back to living the high life. Justice Dept to take a closer look at Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z The Daily Mirror adds that Shepherd lived the "high life" while on the run. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know in five minutes 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Away from his desk, Behrman lived the high life, and his social set ranged from the Marx Brothers to Felix Frankfurter. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z “They’re probably at the beach right now living the high life,” she thinks to herself. Pamela Smart got four boys to kill her husband nearly 29 years ago. Now, they're free. She isn't. 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z The lawyer for a woman who posed as a German heiress to live the New York City high life says his client never intended to commit a crime. The Latest: Lawyer: Fake heiress didn’t mean to commit crime 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Her lifestyle and penchant for Prada purses, however, raises questions about how she lives the high life. Chapo's beauty queen wife living lavishly - away from the courtroom 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, she’s feted by her fellow journalists and living the high life in London, where she writes for the Sunday Times. Review | Rosamund Pike delivers the performance of her career as war correspondent Marie Colvin 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z If you tuned into the X Factor on Saturday, you might recall footage of excited contestants enjoying the high life in business class. X Factor hopefuls 'sent back to economy' 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z In 1926, he moved to Paris, where he continued to live the high life while writing a dissertation that dealt with quantum physics. Francis Fukuyama Postpones the End of History 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Hunter spent little time at home, preferring the high life of Washington to sedate suburbia, and when he did come home he spent a lot of time playing golf. Hard Partying and a Corruption Scandal: Duncan Hunter’s Political Life Unravels 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Pink Collar Crimes This new episode profiles a financial planner who allegedly siphoned money from the retirement funds of her relatives and friends to enable herself to live the high life. Saturday's TV highlights and weekend talk shows: 'A Summer to Remember ' on Hallmark 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Both enjoy high life expectancy, with Switzerland second in the world at 83.4 years, according to World Health Organisation figures, and Costa Rica third in the Americas with 79.6, above the United States. Swiss set for World Cup 'friendly' with soulmates Costa Rica 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z When crime sharply declined in New York in the 1940s, he shifted into street-smart observation of the city’s high life and low life. ‘Flash’: a bright focus on photographer Weegee’s world 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z “She never talked money and she didn’t live the high life,” he said. 96-Year-Old Secretary Quietly Amasses Fortune, Then Donates $8.2 Million 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z With that money, the Nigerian scammers are often enjoying the high life, said Meyers, noting social media accounts filled with pictures of them posing with luxury Mercedes cars, gold watches, jewellery and champagne. Nigeria's Internet fraudsters zero in on corporate email accounts 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z "With all men, you want to live the high life," he says. Why are most problem gamblers men? 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z The result is a lively and pointed film about a restless iconoclast who trades long-term security for a few years of living the high life. Tom Cruise pairs intensity and charisma in 'American Made' 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Businesses say the market for renting or co-investing in everything from jewelery to fine art is taking off with moderately well-off clients aspiring to a taste of the high life, and potentially the seriously wealthy. From wine to watches, sharing sites offer slice of luxury 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z He had made it from lowly origins and was ready for the high life. Did Dickens invent Christmas? No, but he did reinvent the novel 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Now, translate that out to the coasts, and you will not be living the high life. California Today: What the Tax Plan Could Mean for Californians 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z “It’s very different living in the public eye all the time. It changes you. It’s extremely isolating, and it is even more isolating when the world thinks that you’re living the high life.” Lady Gaga wants you to feel her pain in the Netflix documentary 'Five Foot Two' 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z There is this idea, he said, “that we are all multimillionaires that came here easily to live the high life without money concerns.” Some Mexican residents in Texas feel unwelcome, return home 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Businesses say the market for renting or co-investing in everything from jewelery to fine art is taking off with moderately well-off clients aspiring to a taste of the high life, and potentially the seriously wealthy. From wine to watches, sharing sites offer slice of luxury 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Away from his homeland, Mr. Guo still enjoys the high life. The Billionaire Gadfly in Exile Who Stared Down Beijing 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Dr. Phil A woman admits to spending tens of thousands of other people’s dollars on living the high life. Wednesday's TV highlights: 'I Am Heath Ledger' on Spike 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Before his arrest, however, he lived the high life - the life he says he might be living now if he’d gone about achieving his dreams the normal way. Man rises from dark past to start a youth mentoring program 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z They had a son and enjoyed the high life in Manhattan and a 20-acre farm near his home town, Fairfield, Conn. The CEO who nearly lost his shirt in Vegas tries his luck in Washington 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z And like those humans, the lowland dogs “adapted in a relatively short time” to the high life, ultimately becoming today’s shaggy, large-boned mastiffs. Tibetan dogs can survive at high altitudes, thanks to ancient breeding with wolves 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z AT A time when wage growth is measly, working Britons are more enraged than ever by stories about people living the high life on welfare payments. Britain’s poor suffer another round of benefit cuts 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Spain’s low birth rate and high life expectancy is seen as a demographic problem, which the report, released by the national statistics office on Thursday, expects to become more entrenched. Spain's population set to drop 11% by 2050 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z But the actors are all terrific, and Kelly creates a rich world around his characters, emphasizing how they’re all trying to live the high life without any of the respectability. New in home entertainment: Woody Allen's romance 'Café Society' and HBO's mystery 'The Night Of' 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z A bit of the spell it casts can be attributed to the genre’s usual devices—the tempting conundrum, the red herrings, the slices of low and high life—but French is also hunting bigger game. Tana French’s Intimate Crime Fiction 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z He became rich, living the high life of sharp suits and fast cars, though remaining an aggressive champion of the underdog. Prince Buster obituary 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. Jonah Hill on 'crazy' true story behind 'War Dogs' 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Mark Braude’s insightful “Making Monte Carlo” analyzes how a dusty fishing village on the French Riviera became a world symbol for glamour and the high life, thanks to legal gambling and a cunning French businessman. ‘Making Monte Carlo’: Cinderella story for a modest fishing village 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z He lived the high life, owning a Corvette, a custom Harley and homes in Bakersfield, North Dakota and San Diego. A Californian town laid low by cheap oil - BBC News 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Seeking to escape a media frenzy over Moss's presumed death, they flee to the French Riviera to try to get back into the glitzy high life. Sweetie darling! Patsy and Edina return in 'Absolutely Fabulous' movie 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z That's the definition -- literally and figuratively -- of living the high life. Watch NASCAR star practice his golf game 40,000 feet in the air - Golf Digest 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z That reputation was useful as Trump, in his 40s and 50s, built a brand designed to equate his name with success and the high life. From playboy to president? Trump’s past crude sex talk collides with his White House bid. 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Prosecutors claimed that the Clarkes lived the high life with no legitimate income to back it up. Couple cleared after £7m cocaine empire trial - BBC News 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z A prisoner serving 13 years after being involved in a Ponzi scheme, a Florida billionaire found guilty of copying sculptures and a British national who lived the high life in Monte Carlo. 200 people in the US exposed for using tax havens in Panama Papers leak 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Well, they enjoy the high life; a world of sea, sun and sand, luxurious hotels, private planes, nightclubs and golf. Is a Twenty20 specialist the best job in the world? 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z As for Maciel, who fathered children and lived the high life, the powerful, conservative congregation he created, the Legion of Christ, has been overhauled, the pope said. Pope implies contraception might be condoned in Zika crisis 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z A sultan with a taste for the high life. Strongmen to predominate at Obama’s SE Asia summit 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z There's the coup leader with a penchant for song and the sultan with a taste for the high life. When Obama welcomes Southeast Asian leaders to California, he'll greet interesting companions 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z His best mate Dave, living the high life as an international male model. Labour's Dan Jarvis on Corbyn, leadership and modelling - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z "Hotel California was our interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles." Glenn Frey: How Hotel California destroyed The Eagles - BBC News 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Seems pit vipers aren’t the only reptiles that like the high life. Snake Roadkill Is New Species of High-Altitude Viper Day One of highland watch is the high life. The Civilian Saviors of Iceland 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z His business interests in Los Angeles gave her the familiarity with the American high life that drove her major books. For Jackie Collins, the show always went on 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Firing back on Twitter, Mr. Walker pointed to Mrs. Clinton’s affinity for the high life. A Week of Insults as Candidates Turn Nasty and Personal 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z He has lived a life of the most rarefied material splendor—gold gilt, penthouse suites—and made the high life part of his brand. What Voters See in Donald Trump 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z One group lived the high life, in cages bedecked with extra toys, ramps, bedding, and hammocks. How to tell if your hamster is happy 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z They rely instead on a “moral hazard” argument: If Greece were offered an easy way to get out of debt, what would prevent it from living the high life on other people’s money again? Germany’s Debt History, Echoed in Greece 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Neumann also frankly concedes that the high life might have gone on had hubris not got a grip on him. Russian defectors living the dead end of the American dream in distant Oregon 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z It’s not for enriching yourself and living a high life. Malaysian Ex-Prime Minister Unleashes Criticism 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z While he was living the high life, Blazer acknowledged in court, he neglected the pedestrian detail of paying his U.S. income taxes. FIFA gets a red card 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Taking a break from the high life, Chinese women spent less on luxury goods this year. For Luxury Retailers, Chinese Women Take Fashion Recess 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z As such, America’s tax debate is dominated by voices that insist the rich are unduly persecuted by high taxes and that low-income folks are living the high life. Why wealthy Americans’ delusions about the poor are so dangerous 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z And, of course let's all blame the lazy, union folks living the high life off of our tax dollars. Agency Report Finds Criminal Histories and Gang Ties Among Rikers Officers 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Hammer and lived the high life until he lost it all in a string of “bad choices,” he said. In San Francisco’s Tenderloin, a Move to Help Artists as Wealth Moves In 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z “You were blinded by the desire to sustain the high life to which you’ve become accustomed.” Ex-Official and Property Tycoon Are Sentenced in Hong Kong Graft Case 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Researchers may also want to look at countries that are like Cuba in terms of health and wealth — other poor countries with paradoxically high life expectancies include Lebanon and Albania. Can Cuba Escape Poverty but Stay Healthy? 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Outside in the sun, Walter was living the high life. The big-eyed children: the extraordinary story of an epic art fraud 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z De Margerie could have lived a very different kind of high life. Total's CEO De Margerie Dies In Plane Crash; Moustachioed Dealmaker Predicted Peak Oil 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z And since 2008 he’s reimbursed himself and his wife from his campaign and leadership PACs more than half a million dollars to live the high life. High steaks for Sen. Shelby My experience in first class wasn’t a taste of the high life so much as an infuriating illumination of how inhumanely dismal it is to fly any other way. Air travel has always been dismal. It's crazy to blame fat people for 'ruining' it 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Accustomed to the high life since he became an R&B; star at 16, Brown was brought low by his three months in lockup. Chris Brown ready to stop getting in his own way 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Anyone who doubts this should consider the example of Japan, which boasts extremely high life expectancy but which is nonetheless caught in a demographic “death spiral.” Russia's Total Fertility Rate Is Rapidly Converging With America's 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z All the while, prosecutors suggested, they indulged in a distinct taste for the high life. - The Washington Post Following the adventures of William Rush, the new series takes us into the seedy world of LA high life. Review: USA's 'Rush' is as Bland as its Title Character 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z While Djokovic spent some of his youth honing his world-beating tennis skills in a drained swimming pool in Belgrade, Gulbis, the son of one of Latvia's richest men, was busy enjoying the high life. Nadal and Djokovic set up Sunday scorcher 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Vaussion, who publishes his memoirs this week after retiring from the palace kitchens, is particularly scathing about the "capricious" Socialist president, François Mitterrand, and his aides' taste for the high life. Hollande to host two dinners in one night to keep Obama and Putin apart 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Five New Jersey teens accused of making counterfeit money didn't exactly live the high life with their phony cash, using it to buy doughnuts and school lunch, police said on Friday. Five New Jersey teens accused of printing counterfeit cash 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Most of those fighters are openly contemptuous of exiled politicians they accuse of living the high life in five-star hotels while Syria burned. Low expectations in Syria Geneva talks 2014-01-22T02:27:06Z In addition, Maureen McDonnell comes across in the charging papers as the dominant actor — a First Lady striving to live the high life and requesting more and more help from Williams. Experts: McDonnell corruption difficult to prove in court 2014-01-22T20:44:05Z Most of those fighters are openly contemptuous of exiled politicians they accuse of living the high life in five star hotels while Syria burned. Low expectations in Syria Geneva talks 2014-01-22T02:27:06Z Not that he was seeking the high life. The Neediest Cases: A Pioneer of Rap Music Craves 9-to-5 Stability 2013-12-06T02:34:23Z Prosecutors claim they lived the "high life" buying designer products. Saatchi 'unaware' of £100,000 credit 2013-11-29T12:50:39Z Next door another student, Uche, played a rickety piano, accompanying Alaba, whose hands danced above the xylophone to a number inspired by West African high life music. Nigeria's thriving art and music scene 2013-11-20T11:47:58Z A usual £20,000 salary increased to something not far off what a City banker earns, giving 2,000 full-time employees the chance to live the high life. Working at Sports Direct is no fairytale for part-timers 2013-07-29T14:24:17Z So he was experiencing considerable culture shock in the high life of Vegas. The Obama Campaign’s Digital Masterminds Cash In 2013-06-20T09:00:16Z There are foodstuffs like kenkey — fermented cornmeal — and Star beer to drink with it, as well as natural black soap and CDs of Ghanaian high life, hip life and gospel music. City’s Newest Immigrant Enclaves, From Little Guyana to Meokjagolmok 2013-06-08T13:26:59Z Sure, a privileged few do enjoy the high life, but for the majority, the reality is quite different. For scouts, the South American youth tournament is hard slog, not high life 2013-03-28T11:49:59Z Photograph: Sang Tan/AP An island state advertises itself as the destination of choice for the super-rich – mainly from Russia – to launder their money and reputations, while enjoying the high life and low taxes. Like Cyprus, Britain should beware becoming a playground for Russia's rich 2013-03-24T19:35:07Z Mr Vilar believes there is a direct correlation between high life expectancy in countries like Spain, Greece and Italy, and the large quantity of olive oil that people consume there. Bitter end to Spain's bumper olive years 2013-01-29T02:13:02Z Previously known for his love of the high life, Ag Ghali has over the last decade became a convert to fundamental Islam. Analysis: Mali's Islamist groups united by war threat 2013-01-15T18:28:23Z I am a tourist not a traveller, I don't kid myself, and now I am in Goa on holiday with my family on beautiful beaches where westerners and wealthy Indians live the high life. Delhi gang-rape: in India, anger is overtaking fear 2012-12-31T12:33:10Z Nielsen is clearly determined to savor the high life before returning to relative obscurity, even if his Wimbledon exploits have raised his profile in Denmark. Back to the grind for single-minded Nielsen 2012-11-06T18:23:01Z Ozil was forced to deny he was living the high life. Real Madrid's José Mourinho gets shirty as Sergio Ramos saga goes on 2012-10-06T21:00:03Z Asil Nadir told the hearing his apparent high life in northern Cyprus was all down to the goodwill of friends and family. Asil Nadir tells court: I'm broke 2012-09-27T18:35:10Z And then came the last sentence, and the sickly scent of the high life, uninterrupted: "They hold other southern California properties in trust, in Riverside and Santa Barbara counties." Credit crunch: elusive ghosts of the financial feast lurk in the shadows 2012-08-06T21:32:40Z It’s a good life, but not the high life. 7 Myths About the Economy, Jobs, Taxes & Small Business 2012-07-27T14:00:52Z In this real-life version, too many of us too often overlook economic failures and societal marginalization as long as we are able to live the technological high life. Are we building a techno dystopia? 2012-07-24T22:00:00Z It's a good life, but not the high life. 7 Silly Myths About the Economy, Jobs, Taxes & Small Business 2012-07-18T16:09:31Z Bolt doesn’t hide his love of the high life. Bolt Upright 2012-07-16T05:00:00Z For three years he lived the high life in Goma, a chaotic city beside an active volcano. Peacekeepers at War 2012-06-23T02:45:14Z Salpigidis scored with a penalty given for handball with a minute to go but for Greece the brief taste of the high life was over. Germany 4-2 Greece 2012-06-22T20:48:59Z Prolific and Popular Painter of Sports LeRoy Neiman, whose brilliantly colored, impressionistic sketches of sporting events and the international high life made him one of the most popular artists in the United States, died Wednesday. LeRoy Neiman, 1921-2012: LeRoy Neiman, Prolific Painter of Sports, Dies at 91 2012-06-21T01:56:55Z Even that element that believes itself to be select and would not touch a yellow paper devours a really interesting crime in high life. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z In high life, this passion for novelty is more refined, but it is equally craving. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z It appears that the most general idea which people have formed of a Gentleman, is that of a person of fortune above the vulgar, and embellished by manners that are fashionable in high life. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z It seems certain that at first it was expected that, if people in high life were to give encouragement to the new fashion, they must do so within certain carefully defined limits. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z It is therefore more remarkable, looking to his education and antecedents, that his masterpiece, “Marriage � la mode,” should successfully depict, as the advertisement has it, “a variety of modern occurrences in high life.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Everything about me had the impress of the studied taste of high life. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z They cater to a lot of fools who believe that what they see is an expression of high life in New York and London. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z A certain easy impudence acquired by low people, by casually being conversant in high life, has passed a man current through many companies for—a Gentleman. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z Thou shalt always mention and allude to as many persons, places, and luxuries of high life as possible. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z The film documented a taste for the high life among the Wall Street power elite, showing footage of “gentlemen’s clubs” and interviews of a madam and a psychiatrist who “treated” some of these “gentlemen.” No Wonder We're Losing Jobs: Science In Our Culture Is Under Assault 2012-02-27T16:01:15Z Divorce is now a recognized presence in high life and low; and polygamy, the first-born of divorce, sits shameless in palace and in hovel. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Over the gate of the social paradise of Madrid it must be written, "No admittance except in coaches," for a carriage seems essential to high life. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Such things are done in high life every day.' The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z He knew equally well the heart of a lady in the high life of Moscow, and the soul of a peasant woman. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z The rank of one party, and the extraordinary accessories of the occasion, will justify a particular notice of this “marriage in high life.” The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Holly is eaten up by the high life. City Room: Big City Book Club: 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' 2011-11-29T13:42:19Z So here we are, really, on the borders of high life, without intending it. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Having mentioned conditions in England, I will give a glimpse of London "high life" two years before the war. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z Rumor reports an eligible match in high life, and the fashionable world is on tiptoe with expectation. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z He wrote not of high life but of the middle classes, not in romance but in a literal yet at the same time artistic manner that we may call a heightened realism. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z And does the pure patrician and the representative of high life now lay the cloak of his great name down at my feet? "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z But the experience of Ellis had not yet taught her, how distinct is the politeness of manner, formed by the habits of high life, to that which springs spontaneously from benevolence of mind. The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z Mrs. Macy says she's seen enough of what they call high life now to last her till she dies of shame. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z Miss Strickland asserts that the Queen, contrary to the custom of medieval ladies in high life, nursed the infant herself. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z One good story from high life, with a moderate spice of scandal in it, will pay me six times as well as anything else. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Let this be your great comfort, my dear boy—she was absolutely sure of you, of your ability, I mean, to live the high life she had always coveted for you. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z A fashionable London newspaper came out one morning with the statement that a marriage had been arranged in high life, and that preparations were already in progress. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z There were in his day not a few fashionable ladies who, in "the serene tranquillity of high life," told stories that neither enchanted by their genius nor reformed by their morality. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z When he got home to New York City, Harrison met a friend at a bar to tell him about his plans to ditch the high life and dedicate himself to social causes. 7 Tips for a Social Entrepreneur 2011-07-25T04:00:00Z His talk is all of lords and ladies and people in high life, in whom I take no interest whatever. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z When distinctions were absolute, low life knew nothing of high life but what the novelist could invent, or the servant reveal. Modern Society 2011-06-23T02:00:27.897Z All the ministers and their ladies, all the foreign ambassadors, all the bishops, all the beauties in high life, all the geniuses in town, and everybody of any note, were invited and came.... Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z Communities Secretary Eric Pickles accused some councils of "enjoying the high life paid for by you and me". Council defends role in llama ding-dong 2011-05-31T18:47:57Z Gilbert's legal practice thrived and the family lived the high life in Monaco. Special report: The two faces of DSK 2011-05-19T19:06:19Z ‘Think of what you give up—the society of high life—your position in the county.’ Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z There is a possibility that a marriage that has been arranged in high life may not come off after all. Dorothy's Double Volume I (of 3) 2011-05-15T02:00:11.283Z The general who called the combatants of Paris "bandits" and these assassinations "an example" was a scamp of high life, first ruined, then kept by actresses. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Rumor says our next tid-bit will be an elopement in high life; even the soldiers can't keep the enemy from poaching; but we must be blind and deaf 'till Grundy says now.' A Romance of Toronto A Novel 2011-04-23T02:00:04.677Z Meanwhile most of poor Foote’s friendships in high life were probably those that are sworn across the table, and require “t’other bottle” to keep them up. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z The pity of these men is, that they never lived in high life nor in solitude: there is no medium for the knowledge of the busy or the still world. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z And yet his glances—do they not tell me that he would—Oh!—this etiquette of out high life—that without shame strangers may not be civil to one another! The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The page, the nurse, the waiting-woman, the hound, the hawk, and other animals connected with the pageantry of high life, are prominently introduced. The Romantic Scottish Ballads: Their Epoch and Authorship 2011-03-20T02:00:33.903Z I wish all the ladies I have met in high life were as much so. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z I never care for depth in a novel,--only love and high life. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z No, Kitty; they may figure upon a darker canvas, but they would ill become the gorgeous light that illumines the grand "tableau" of high life! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z The film was right that banking became synonymous with living the high life, with drug-taking, and basically being above the law. Inside Job: how bankers caused the financial crisis 2011-02-17T21:00:02Z Let her tell you what is the tone of that high life to which foreign nobility imparts its fascinations. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z In high life, the same haste to dispose of daughters prevails as among the lowest classes. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z Much of the property was bought with debt, and the property developers and investors who once enjoyed a high life of private jets, helicopters and second, third and fourth homes are all under pressure. Ireland's battered property entrepreneurs relinquish their London trophies 2011-01-23T00:06:28Z Her salon, unlike those of the frivolous leaders of high life, has for many years been the favorite rendezvous in Rome of learned men and women from every clime. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z It is because London is a particularly attractive city to work in and live a high life as a banker. The benefits of curbing bankers' bonuses 2011-01-10T16:40:05Z In society—at least in the world of fashion and high life—there were very few who would have disputed the official despatch. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z All the ministers of the south are living the high life, while ordinary people live in poverty. Dangerous precedent? 2011-01-09T00:19:56Z I keep thinking how pleased Major would be to have you hobnobbing with lady earls and famous characters and high life generally. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z Her image looking affably from the frame reminded her of a picture by some portrait painter of high life. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Tonight the Irish broadcaster RTÉ will air a Prime Time investigation about developers who are in Nama but still living the high life. Irish developer turns to India to sell Docklands towers 2010-12-20T13:12:03Z Living the high life in Caracas - not for the faint-hearted The views from the 20th floor of the Confinanza Tower are among the most spectacular in Caracas, reminiscent of those from an expensive penthouse apartment. Sky's the limit 2010-12-19T00:54:43Z A lot of people try to live the high life on beer budgets, and suffer when they can’t pay their bills, or sometimes for that matter, their employees. | Split the Check 2010-12-12T14:31:16Z By the time law enforcement officials catch up with the criminals, they've spent the money living the high life. Prosecuting investment fraud is good; preventing it is even better 2010-12-09T01:08:00Z After living the high life, he is a captain on benefits, searching for scraps. The Ashes 2010: Australia's bowlers toil in temperatures as hot as Hades 2010-12-04T10:03:00Z Music to the ears of the Tottenham supporters, who are experiencing European high life for the first time in 50 years. Goal: Key European Matchups: Serbian Grudges 2010-10-22T15:32:00Z Instead of lavishing serious attention, one channel played a montage showing Musharraf's taste for the high life. Pakistan's Musharraf: In Search of a Political Comeback? 2010-10-02T08:30:00Z Nor are people milking the program to live the high life. The Color of Money: It's unfair to call Social Security a Ponzi scheme 2010-08-29T04:00:00Z Due Process, Dubai Style Hundreds who rode the boom have been detained Not long ago, British businessman Ryan Cornelius was living the high life, doing real estate deals out of Bahrain. Due Process, Dubai Style 2010-08-12T15:00:00Z Growers and vendors with expensive taste would not be able to continue to lead the high life at legal prices, he said. Special Report: High finance and corporate pot, California style 2010-07-23T12:17:00Z There were evidently many trying to withdraw from the tyranny or temptations of high life, with a more or less stable resolution to devote themselves to reflection and amendment. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Many of the scenes in high life would have been fitter for the court of Charles II., and many of the actors in those scenes ought to have been cashiered from public employment. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 His whole life was chastened with a republican simplicity and primitive purity seldom found among those in high life at the present ominous era. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution On arriving at the place I found everything in good order, and was received with the most facinating flourishes of high life, and introduced to a partner three-fourths white, dressed in silk. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... The principal subjects of his somewhat crude satire were the Regent, Buonaparte, and a certain number of too notorious personages in "high life." Old Coloured Books The poor Miss Flamboroughs, their former gay companions, were cast off as mean acquaintance, and the whole conversation ran upon high life and high-lived company, with pictures, taste, Shakespeare, and the musical glasses. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 She told me she fairly revelled in stories of high life and detective stories. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play The gaming examples of men in high life have a baneful influence and practically sanction the high handed robberies of the finely dressed boa-constrictor black legs. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Books and the high life were in some obscure way correlated in the mind of the librarian, and he too often seemed to feel that these were treasures not to be shared by the many. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses Some have two horses, and with the silver and the livery and the long dangling traces and a look of superfluity, have rather an air of high life. To Cuba and Back It was so exactly what a Wall Street millionaire father would do that everybody in New York instantly recognized a romance in high life! H. R. "It may not be so very good," added Mrs. Ruxton, "but it shows just the sort of knowledge of high life which people have who live in the world." Maria Edgeworth Scandal in high life—with all the details. Thirty It must be remembered, too, that the social types chosen by her were at that moment peculiarly interesting to a public weary of the novel of fashionable high life. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 And to amuse them he told an indecent anecdote of high life, true or fictitious, it mattered nothing, so he could make Fenayrou's eyes glitter and The Parrot growl in wonder. Where the Pavement Ends No; she was ready for the ring and the sawdust, and the drolleries of the men with chalk on their faces, but she would not accept high life on any terms. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Furthermore, the attractions of the theatre and the dissipations of high life engaged the attention of this fashionable set quite as much as did attendance on religious service and outward manifestations of piety. Women of Early Christianity It was most probably a sort of middle-class matrimonial connection; though in these days it is hard to say where high life ends and mediocrity begins. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Among these het�r� we see the high life of the day on a most brilliant scale. Greek Women We talked of everything—politics, literature, the fine arts, drama, high life, low life, the opera, the cockpit—everything from the heavens above to the hells in St James’s Street. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 An only son, full of affection, spirits, and courage; a young hero, who, leaving the Polytechnic school, had abandoned everything, riches, high life, pleasure, happiness, and such a mother! Priests, Women, and Families Her name became the connotation for all the depraved vices known in high life. Women of Early Christianity There is really, in nature, such a thing as high life. The Intellectual Life What a mistake, and for one who believed himself to be in every respect conforming to the choicest usages of high life! Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas There is talk and ado of metropolitan habits and styles, of 'Maudlen' and high life, of music scores, the latest revue, the quips of the music-halls. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Bloomsbury Square is not exactly high life, but it is respectable. The London Pulpit Power and high life are their idols, and national funds are necessary to support them. Essays on the Constitution of the United States He thought Eugene was well suited to this high life. The "Genius" But all in humble life is not high—all in high life is not low; and there is as much to guard against in hovel as in hall—in "auld clay-bigging" as in marble palace. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) But these high life break-aways are so common you can't keep track of all of 'em, and she sprung it so offhand that I didn't more'n half tumble to what she meant. Side-stepping with Shorty You are struck as much with its air of high life as with its High Church appearance, and having thus a double charm, I need not add that St. Paul’s is crowded in every part. The London Pulpit At the time when Mesmer made so much noise in Paris with his magnetism, M. Campan, my husband, was his partisan, like almost every person who moved in high life. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 Now and then, perchance, you may meet with a kind, hospitable family, but such a case is very rare; you much oftener find a ludicrous affectation to imitate the manners of an imaginary high life. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. I am so much accustomed to high life, that the presence of dukes, lords, etc., is little more to me than ordinary society. Talkers With Illustrations Well, you may thank your lucky stars, Annabelle, that I am such an easy-going fellow as I am known to be, or else high life in London would be aroused by gossip of another divorce. The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons Being one of the exciting episodes in the career of the famous detective Hemlock Holmes, as recorded by his friend Dr. Watson The poorest can understand what he says, and they love to hear him, especially when he denounces the fashionable follies of high life. The London Pulpit This, his first glimpse into high life, equalled all his expectations. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. The fellow was loquacious, prepossessing, and bold, with an air of high life and fashion about him to which Sabrina had not been accustomed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 The papers the next day were full of the elopement in high life. Mrs. Raffles Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman Then the Opera—and afterwards another bite where the high life eats? Wings of the Wind Do we truly put before them that high life their spirits yearn to live? The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching The Alimentive likes what he calls "a good time"—with fun and plenty of "refreshments"—but the Thoracic's idea of a good time usually includes a touch of "high life." How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types Bumpkin nodded his head as much as to say, “Just see that: high life, that, if you like!” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Gibbon's scepticism is that of high life; Paine's of low. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion Now she had given it up, and dismissed the troubles of high life from her fat little head, leaving Nola to stand in the door and do the honors with credit to the entire family. The Rustler of Wind River She was sure that it came of pride, and that the novels she had read had filled her head with ideas of high life. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 To their credit be it said, the women are almost a unit for ability, honesty and integrity wherever found, in high life or low life. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Thought we'd give you a little touch of high life, Pop. The Vagrant Duke You see, I used to lead a high life of ease. They of the High Trails We might have taken the serious attitude, and inquired how far the female mind, through the increasing number of Anglo-American marriages in our international high life, has become honeycombed with monarchism. Imaginary Interviews By the greatest good fortune they met no one in the corridors, and in a very few moments had the "high life" exponent safely in his room. Bert Wilson on the Gridiron Now it is the practice in high life to undervalue, and avoid as much as possible, every thing which descends to the inferiour classes of society. Practical Education, Volume II The sky life, the high life, Is waiting at the shore; The bright day, the bright day, Shining evermore! Oklahoma Sunshine She now had to the full the opportunity of studying those types of Spanish ladies and gentlemen whose gay, inconsequent chatter she has so brilliantly reproduced in her novels dealing with high life. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 So she easily persuaded herself that she could find the child’s family and establish her in 33 high life. A Bookful of Girls A scandal in high life is always caviare to the sensation seeker. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life Laughter, mirth and gaiety is their purpose, and we meet with them generally in society and high life. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Her style also possesses the needful lightness and grace, and she accordingly succeeds admirably in her sketches of high life, with all its elegant nullities and spiritless pomp. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 "I am afraid I'm not truly genteel, or I shouldn't have bolted at my first sight of high life." 'Lizbeth of the Dale Giuditta has an uncommonly high idea of high life,” he added. A Bookful of Girls They would talk of nothing but high life, and high-lived company, with other fashionable topics, such as pictures, taste, Shakespeare, and the musical glasses. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature Especially do we hesitate when we thus must endanger body or life; for instance, when the vices of those in high life demand our censure. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost You have got your head full of dressy ideas and high life, sister. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. Then Sarah Emily recounted once again her experiences when she worked as maid for Mrs. Oliver and first became acquainted with high life and Mrs. Jarvis. 'Lizbeth of the Dale As I was about to remark when you—ah—come to the rescue—love is froze out of high life. The Mother She remembered also that beautiful though the milliner or bailiff’s daughter, or housekeeper’s niece might be, it was only the villain in high life who married her. That Girl Montana He was afraid of a lawsuit which would have caused much scandal in high life, but the mediators are now hopeful of success. Major Frank The young men are volatile, gay, dashing and reckless spirits, fond of excitement and high life. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Any English romance may turn on a crime in high life; in which the baronet is found to have poisoned his wife, or the elusive burglar turns out to be the bishop. What I Saw in America As he was one of the “ring,” his fingers were in all the “pickings and stealings;” he kept his family-coach, and in his general swagger exhibited all the peculiarities of “high life below stairs.” The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages To be as poor as church mice—that was high life! The Sand-Hills of Jutland Perhaps, there is no thoroughfare in London where the ordinary passengers are of so varied a description or high life and low life mingle in so perpetual a medley. A Stable for Nightmares or Weird Tales Paul had a perfect horror of money-loving, of soft and toadying habits, of the worship of style and society, and nonsense of high life generally. The High Calling The whole point of the English romance is the exceptional character of a crime in high life. What I Saw in America Are you prepared to see your name blazoned all over the world as the subject of an unexampled scandal in high life? Her Mother's Secret The coldness of their constitution occasions a species of regulated gallantry, which is rather the effect of an opinion that it is an appendage of high life, than the result of their natural inclination. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World This question may be answered by the simple observation that two-thirds of the marriages in high life, and indeed in all classes, are contracted without any love, nor are the parties, therefore, condemned to unhappiness. My Recollections of Lord Byron He’s already in with the fast set here and you know, in a pinch there’s people in Calgary who can give a pretty good imitation of high life in great cities.” On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland Oh, nothing special, auntie;" then returning to the window, "Auntie never loses trace of a crime or a trial in high life. The Diamond Coterie Idleness is the vice of high life, and discontent its punishment. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 The scene is laid in New York and in high life. Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies In speaking about an adventure in high life that was then making a great noise in England, she was able to appreciate his high sentiments of delicacy and honor. My Recollections of Lord Byron As a subject for the press it rivalled strikes, prohibition, German reparations, Lenin, prize-fights, censorship and scandalous divorces in high life. Black Oxen We were inside the kitchen before she was recalled from the high life in which she revelled. Explorers of the Dawn His lordly dowager afforded the world of high life perpetual amusement. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 It was the custom in those days, as it is now, indeed, in high life, for the husband and wife to have separate ranges of apartments, with a private passage connecting them. Rollo in Scotland He made pictures of low life, and perhaps unreal shadows of high life, and vivid scenes that lighted up great periods of history. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 More than any other thinker he had succeeded in reconciling high life with high thinking. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 29, 1914 This planter lived in Savannah in high life, as most wealthy planters do. History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service For the side-lights which it flashes on high life in Paris at a critical period of the Republic the volume possesses exceptional value. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, May 20, 1914 He is not so much obliged to study what may be called nature in high life. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing Captain Kenney, an officer on half-pay, had seen a good deal of high life. A Journey to America in 1834 Neither was it for high life, or low life, or middling stations, for east, west, north, or south, that she was made in the sacred image of her Creator. The Young Maiden “Probably, then, sir,” replied the president, “you are the Mr Newland whose name appears at all the fashionable parties in high life?” Japhet in Search of a Father "A clever story of English high life as it is represented to-day." A Girl of the Commune Of the etiquette, the pleasures, the exigencies of colonial "courtship in high life," let one of the actors speak for himself through the pages of his diary. Customs and Fashions in Old New England Marriage in high life, they said, didn't they? The Melting-Pot In English high life, birth is every thing or nothing. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 This looked to me like drawing the lines pretty snug and close; however, I knew but little of the etiquette of high life, and much less about that of the Kingdom of Heaven. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite In high life they saunter and affect easy-going urbanity—slightly mingled with mild superiority to things in general. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains Every work of fiction now is “sketched from nature;” the palaces, the saloon, all the elegancies of high life are eschewed, and the middle and vulgar classes are the subjects of the pencil. Olla Podrida I am, however, treated like a gentlewoman by every part of the family, but the forms and parade of high life suit not my mind.... Mary Wollstonecraft Returning from the army in Flanders with forty shillings in his pocket, he suddenly started into high life in the most dashing style, eclipsed every body by his equipage, stud, table, and dress. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 In the afternoon he would stroll off among the pleasure seekers who crowded the ramparts or the arcades of the Palais Royal, or would study the externals of high life in the Faubourg St Germain. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette At Broad Street, Ridge Avenue leaps up with a spurt of high life. Pipefuls There is a shamelessness among many in what is called high life that calls for vehement protest. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony Then, in the present day, what so easily, or quietly, or satisfactorily arranged, as a divorce in high life, leaving behind it neither spot nor scar, nor anything unpleasant in the way of social ostracism? Molly Bawn Still Brummell continued in high life, and was one of the four who gave the memorable fête at the Argyll Rooms in July 1813, in consequence of having won a considerable sum at hazard. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 And hence high life is oft a dreary void, A rack of pleasures, where we must invent A something wherewithal to be annoy'd. Don Juan Like the lackeys in Molière's farce, when the true nobleman broke in on their high life below stairs, we were destined to be confronted with a real pedlar. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) But if you should have the spirit of Mosier with you and have him for your friend today, He will give you high life and glory, you will have a good time all the way. The Secret of the Creation The “dreadful accident in high life” found its way into the papers of the day, and before dinner-time a pile of visiting cards was poured in, which covered the table. Peter Simple Now we could not escape until they had floated out into the canal, and, meanwhile, there might be a little private tragedy in high life on board "Mascotte." The Chauffeur and the Chaperon Still, readers had better value in respect of another action in "high life" that was heard the same day, that of Lord and Lady Graves, which had a full column allotted it. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert For a mind so subtle, frank, and generous as that of Browning, the perfume which pervades the atmosphere of "high life" was no less obvious than the miasma. Browning's Heroines Sept. 26th, 1823.—A marriage in high life engages many of the talkers of Rio. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 No high life, in individuals or nations, is to be hoped for, unless it is enrooted in the infinite spiritual reality,—in God. Education and the Higher Life There was no hint that other ideals of existence had ever possessed an alluring charm; the high life with Harry, the broad and cosmopolitan life with the Major—where were they? Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Young men in "high life" can smoke and chew, drink and swear, in woman's presence, and she turns not away in disgust nor rebukes them with a cut of their acquaintance. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. In this intensely dramatic and thrilling love story, we watch with bated breath the unfolding of a high life drama of absorbing interest. The Blunders of a Bashful Man Well, well, thought I, as I traveled home, this is high life under ground, in New-York. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends The solemnity of the mourning, with its character of high life and unusualness, roused admiration for the man who had given such magnificent homage to his departed daughter. The Argonauts In that age, they were equally removed from the coarse and boisterous jollity of the English country-squire, and the heartless conventionalities of high life. The Two Admirals ‘And she is not out yet,’ she added, as a tribute to high life. That Stick His heads are wonderfully animated, and he invested his sitters with an air of high life peculiar to himself. Art in England Notes and Studies Now, Aunt Nancy," he continued, "if I am not mistaken, you can match Mr. Arlington's story with one quite as romantic, of an extraordinary marriage in high life. Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest It is very unfortunate that very false ideas exist in some of the colonies of the manners and customs of high life in England. Canada and the Canadians Volume I Every now and then a scandal in high life comes to the surface; but the great mass of corruption is effectually hidden from the general public. Plain Facts for Old and Young The meaning is: ‘Courtesy which is derived from court, and which is still nominally most common in high life, is nevertheless most readily found amongst those of humble station.’ Milton's Comus The poor Miss Flamboroughs, their former gay companions, were cast off as mean acquaintance, and the whole conversation ran upon high life and high-lived company, with pictures, taste, and Shakespeare. The Literary World Seventh Reader They are sometimes preferred by guilty parties in high life, as the risk of being seen and recognized is less there than in more aristocratic houses. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Certainly!—Comfort in high life would be as preposterous as a lawyer's bag crammed with truth, or his wig decorated with coquelicot ribbons! Speed the Plough A Comedy, In Five Acts; As Performed At The Theatre Royal, Covent Garden The reader of his novels is entertained by a series of pen pictures of men and women and scenes in high life and life below stairs that are photographic in their clearness and fidelity. Modern English Books of Power I haven't a taste for high life—that is, gay life, which has no heart in it. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans My friend had some acquaintances among the English nobility, and he was soon introduced, and speedily became at home in English high life. Dr. Dumany's Wife He had been for some time suffering under the great disease of high life, high living. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 The event was eagerly anticipated in the fashionable circles of high life. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton It was the high life of prayer and effort that they lived that made it possible for God—the God of art as truly as the God of prayer—to teach them. The Zeit-Geist However, even that may come to pass in the struggle for "el high life," of which some of the Spanish writers complain so bitterly. Spanish Life in Town and Country TUNE—"There are sweepers in high life as well as in low." The Olden Time Series, Vol. 1: Curiosities of the Old Lottery Gleanings Chiefly from Old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts Walpole, though formed in courts, fashioned in politics, and a haunter of high life to the last, now and then exhibits a feeling worthy of a manlier vocation, and an honester time. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 These were Fredericton's glorious days—days of sport; days of chivalry; days of splendour and high life. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton Still, a great many things that have happened since in high life have not been wholly surprising to me. Olympian Nights If they do so now it is an instance of the race for "el high life," of which the writer quoted above complains. Spanish Life in Town and Country And there was an end of high life so far as she was concerned. The Observations of Henry Doddington has been already spoken of as a wit; and even Walpole, fastidious as he was, gives some instances of that readiness which delights the loungers of high life. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 He died in 1856, after living to see his daughter Lady Walde-grave, and one of the most brilliant leaders of London high life. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag I, myself, before my father lost the greater part of his fortune, got to know high life in England through and through. Atlantis Nevertheless, a recent Spanish writer laments the fact that in the race for "el high life" his fellow-countrywomen "are not ashamed to drink whisky!" Spanish Life in Town and Country Why, mother, I've heard tell that the society in the servants' halls is almost like high life. Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" "If this is what he calls high life I've had more than enough already." The Big-Town Round-Up Now we must introduce you into high life. The Cross and the Shamrock Or, How To Defend The Faith. An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptations, Sufferings, Trials, And Triumphs Of The Children Of St. Patrick In The Great Republic Of Washington. A Book For The Entertainment And Special Instructions Of The Catholic Male And Female Servants Of The United States. Such ease! such manners! such knowledge of high life!' Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Horace Walpole tells us that in 1766 it was quite the rage at Bath among persons in high life to form parties to hear the different preachers who 'supplied' the chapel. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century But high life has no passport except money. Fifth Avenue If admitted into high life for a season, it is merely as spectators—they form no part of the mechanism thereof. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals He received me with the courtesy of a man accustomed to high life; and I entered on the purport of my visit at once. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 Miss Brunton, however, had self-command enough to go on acting till she became Countess of Craven, and left off the nonsense of the stage for the earnestness of high life. Records of a Girlhood “You know all the ways of the Gorgios, an’ could talk to ladies, an’ are up to high life; ah, you could make no end of money. The English Gipsies and Their Language Aristocracies usually pride themselves on their antiquity: and the high life of the mountains is undeniably ancient. Science in Arcady I speak of course of the tone of high life,—the middle ranks may be very virtuous. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals How would you dispose of the various dishes upon the table according to high life and mathematics? Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three And now was he launched in fall career upon the current of fashionable dissipation, otherwise called high life. Jane Sinclair; Or, The Fawn Of Springvale The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two You don't appear, madam, to entertain a sufficiently accurate estimate of high life. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One "Probably, then, sir," replied the president, "you are the Mr Newland whose name appears at all the fashionable parties in high life?" Japhet, in Search of a Father The pity of these men is, that they never lived in high life, nor in solitude: there is no medium for the knowledge of the busy or thePg 241 still world. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals In high life, embarrassments are generally to be attributed to the love of gambling, prodigality, or some such sweeping vice, which no station can control. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 277, October 13, 1827 He was attacked by a complaint somewhat in vogue in high life—he had a sudden fit of convenient deafness. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town One of the great wants of the world, however, was a better example in "high life." T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him The most resplendent ladies, the men most distinguished in politics, literature, and finance; in short, the high life, as the phrase goes, was all there. First Love (Little Blue Book #1195) And Other Fascinating Stories of Spanish Life On his way to the place he heard a newsboy shouting the words "duel" and "Yankee," followed by the suggestive statement: "Bloody murder in high life." In the Days of Poor Richard I had once come upon a copy of that publication, which reflected the high life of England, perhaps too much on its scandalous side; and had shown it to Margaret. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. The mare looked gentle despite her high life; Helen wondered if Alan Howard had thought of offering her his mount? The Desert Valley It was a literature not simply of this world, but of the world, of the beau monde, high life, fashion, society, the court and the town, the salons, clubs, coffee-houses, assemblies, ombre-parties. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century In which also the Candy Man has a glimpse of high life and is foolishly depressed by it. The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man When he goes into high life, said Chesterfield, "he mistakes the modes." A History of English Prose Fiction Jenny was about forty-five years of age, a dark mulatto, stature medium, manners modest and graceful; she had served only in high life; thus she had acquired a great deal of information. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. In his delineations of humbler natures,—country girls like Pamela,—Richardson is happiest: in his descriptions of high life he has failed from ignorance. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction "In town for a little high life, Buck?" he queried listlessly. Six Feet Four In which also the Candy Man has a glimpse of high life and is foolishly depressed by it. The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man The most offensive form vulgarity can take, is an affectation of the follies and vices of high life. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 In describing a Japanese marriage in high life we do not intend to soar too high. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 Many critics have believed that the play was written on the occasion of some marriage in high life, but they do not agree as to whose it was. Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies It takes as a rule about four generations of such high life to deplete the racial heredity for the time being,—which must then be left to lie fallow. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 In the crush of machines and carriages the Candy Wagon was all but engulfed in high life. The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man A cold repulsive manner, such as is commonly assumed by persons in high life, is sometimes a necessary shield against the pushing familiarity of underbred persons. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 We may say "wine," because we are talking of high life, and must use high words. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 The betrayal of the lady, the transaction of which she becomes the subject, and her consequent suicide, are taken from an episode in English high life, which occurred in the present century. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) Her true name is Mona Montague, and she is compromising herself by secret meetings with a gentleman in high life. True Love's Reward But deep play was the vice of high life in those days, and cheating was not unknown. Thrift In short, my vision of high life and its happiness was fairly vanishing hour by hour. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 On my return to French society in after years, I was absolutely astonished at the change which seemed to me to have taken place in the beauty of high life. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 "One of them real upty-up weddings in high life, with orchestras and bowers of orchids and the bride a vision of loveliness—" "I mean the noise." Somewhere in Red Gap At length Lady Charlotte expressed her intention of eloping with Mr. Denison, and at the prospect of indirectly creating a sensation in high life the Farmer Duke relented. The Portland Peerage Romance The touches of nature, the vivid sketches of high life, the subtle renderings of the phases and fancies of society, are also admirably done. Reviews The follies of high life were never better exposed than by Miss Edgeworth. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs We learn from ecclesiastical history, that the people in high life are always followers in religion. An History of Birmingham (1783) As you know, it's the best 'romance in high life' story of the season. No. 13 Washington Square Hence the scornful air, the undissembled disgust, with which so many, in high life, turn their backs upon the preaching of the cross. The National Preacher, Vol. 2 No. 7 Dec. 1827 Or Original Monthly Sermons from Living Ministers, Sermons XXVI. and XXVII. The ‘novel of high life,’ as it used to be called, has of late years fallen into disrepute. Reviews The City of Palaces is hardly to be seen at its best in September, for the Viceregal Court is now at Simla, and with it all the government officials and high life. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama He was unmarried and lonely, and he wanted to lead a high life. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 29, 1891 It is not that one thing has a low life, or another a high life—this cannot be, for there is but One Life. A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga As we neared the door there was a strong smell of rosewater and native perfumes and hookah tobacco--the indescribable odour of Eastern high life. Mr. Isaacs The "dreadful accident in high life" found its way into the papers of the day, and before dinner time a pile of visiting cards was poured in, which covered the table. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 Along the walks of high life Death goes a mowing—and such harvests as are reaped! The Abominations of Modern Society The high life depicted by Shakespeare has disappeared. Emerson and Other Essays It is a story of high life below stairs. The Art of the Moving Picture I never did like the late suppers and high life indulged in by some of my relations…. Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated For the dramas which depict high life—unless it be the high life of the old days of beruffled and silk-stockinged cavaliers—he cares very little. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 The misery that to-night in the cellar cuddles up in the straw is not so utter as the princely disquietude which stalks through splendid drawing-rooms, brooding over the slights and offences of high life. The Abominations of Modern Society The Queen of Night was looked at through them like a lady of high life. The Moon-Voyage A poetic comedy ought to be, and will necessarily be, a chapter of very high life. Essays Æsthetical After I had had about all the high life I could stand for the time being I set out for Westchester, Pa., to find the only relative I knew in the East. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) She loved éclat, and had succeeded in creating herself an existence of importance in the circles of high life, which she considered more as due to her consequence than essential to her enjoyment. Marriage I charge our young men against considering uncleanness more tolerable, because it is sanctioned by the customs, habits, and practices of what is called high life. The Abominations of Modern Society He had drawn up the rules of several clubs in high life. The Man Who Laughs Their intimacy for some time was known only to the initiated in high life; they moved and met in the same society, apparently on terms rather of formal than familiar acquaintance. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 478, February 26, 1831 How unlike is this course of favour to the blaze of fashionable annals, or novels of high life, that are born and die in a day, or with one reading circle of a subscription library. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 476, February 12, 1831 So spoke the fashionable chronicle in a paragraph on this marriage in high life, which contained items and descriptions longer and more graphic than we have any inclination to transcribe. The Mother's Recompense, Volume 2 A Sequel to Home Influence Hear me when I repeat, that the practices of high life ought not to make sin in your eyes seem tolerable. The Abominations of Modern Society The caprices of those in high life ought to be sacred to the lower orders. The Man Who Laughs It was a great dinner— all in the tastes of high life. The True George Washington [10th Ed.] Not long since, at a wedding in high life, a beautiful girl of eighteen was struck dumb at the word "obey." Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 She told me, that a friend of her youth who moves in high life, having been awakened to a sense of her sinful condition, had sent to her repeatedly for advice. Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York In "Anna Karenina" Tolstoy manifestly aims at furnishing an elaborate delineation of the sociological ethics of high life in Russia. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction There is low life as well as high life in Pompey the Little, sketches after Hogarth, no less than studies à la Watteau. Gossip in a Library Ross retained the impassive expression he had been cultivating ever since he read in English "high life" novels descriptions of the bearing of men of the "haut monde." The Second Generation So large a family in high life is unusual. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 This taste of the old high life has spoiled me for everything else. The Man from Brodney's In that case, ignorance is only valued because being ignorant is the best and purest preparation for receiving the horrible revelations of high life. All Things Considered But the high life is by far the better described. Gossip in a Library He has at once caught the infection of high life, and has no other test of principles or actions than the quality of those to whom they are ascribed. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II Through the good offices of Mr. Fee, our consul at Bombay, we received invitations to a Hindu wedding in high life. Modern India The assurance of Mortimer in treating the king as he did is a blot upon the fair page of history in high life. Comic History of England Nature's provision for wealthy American minds ambitious to incur social distinction and suffer high life. The Devil's Dictionary It confirms me in an opinion which I have long entertained, which is, that there is more happiness in low life than in high life; in a cottage than in a castle. The Life of General Francis Marion Though it was late in the morning she was still in bed, sitting up in a dressing sack, and turning the pages of a weekly publication that dealt in news of local high life. Stories from Everybody's Magazine I can let you into a few anecdotes about some fine women of title, that are quite high life, sir - the tiptop sort of thing. Master Humphrey's Clock Who initiated her into what you call high life? and who used her as a discreet and easy chaperon? Baron Trigault's Vengeance When a "high life" engagement such as that of Norman and Miss Burroughs, collapses on the eve of the wedding, the gossip and the scandal, however great, are but a small part of the mess. The Grain of Dust With his head of silvery hair, his eye-glass and his wonderful waistcoats, he held the first place in the “high life” of the French capital. Worldly Ways and Byways By his habits and tastes, the Marquis de Valorsay belonged to that section of the aristocracy which has coined the term "high life" in view of describing its own manners and customs. The Count's Millions This to him represented in part high life—a fair sample of what the whole must be. Sister Carrie: a Novel A day or two afterward found the active and judicious editor examining, with blue eyes that seemed to grow rounder and rounder, the second instalment of Mr Finn's tale of mysteries in high life. The Wisdom of Father Brown People in high life have all the luxuries to themselves—among others, the luxury of indulging their feelings. The Moonstone "God knows that," replied the man who had seen high life. The Mayor of Casterbridge It is too late for Matlock, but we might hit upon some scheme, high life or low,—the last would be much the best for amusement. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 |
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