| 单词 | high-flown |
| 例句 | He spoke his high-flown talk which had never been what had appealed to Dedd. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This, only in more high-flown language, is what she’s written in the catalogue. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I felt extremely shy, wary of committing a faux pas, and unequipped to participate in the high-flown and rapid-fire conversations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t bear hearing high-flown talk she didn’t understand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a flair for the dramatic and for high-flown if imprecise language. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Working in this vernacular mode, Hokusai eschewed high-flown rhetoric and pompous symbolism in favour of images that entertain with anecdote and delight with their bright colour and eye-catching compositions. Riding the crest 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z There’s also plenty of high-flown debate about technology, freedom and inequality. Noam Chomsky, Elon Musk and Ayn Rand Walk Into a Puppet Show 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z True, not all their high-flown soliloquies worked, not all the ensemble passages cohered. Sound of genius: Ken Vandermark, Jason Moran 2011-02-07T14:55:20Z Scofield's detached reporting of Robinson's high-flown ideas is a smart touch. Patrick Keiller on London: read the original interview 2012-11-30T15:00:00Z It was also a contest of tongues: two mellifluous men, each striving to outdo the other in enunciating the high-flown melodies of Tolkien talk. Postscript: Christopher Lee 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The arc of “Wild Minds” is appropriately weird, full of high-flown aspirations and zany anecdotes. ‘Fantasia,’ ‘Snow White,’ Betty Boop, Popeye and the First Golden Age of Animation 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Yes, the opera is daunting, with high-flown lines that push vocalists to extremes and rich instrumental writing suited to the finest of orchestras. Music Review: A Return to Rossini?s Days of Yesteryear 2011-07-10T21:37:45Z Yet in Monk's ballad "Reflections," Green showed that he has more than just pyrotechnics at his fingertips, the pianist offering a melting tone and high-flown phrases that suggested the work of an accomplished vocalist. The maturing pianism of Benny Green 2011-05-20T14:27:56Z A Prologue shows the manic backstage preparations for the presentation of a high-flown opera and a bawdy comedy in the home of an aristocrat. Music Review: Mozart, Strauss and Friends, an Austrian Seasonal Tradition 2012-08-01T21:53:15Z “Words Like Loaded Pistols”: The not-so-lost art of rhetoric When people use the term “rhetoric” these days, they usually mean empty language — be it high-flown or spoken in high dudgeon. “Tubes”: What the Internet is made of 2012-05-28T00:30:00Z And in keeping with such a dramatic name, Atweh offers several high-flown options in response: “As a sinner or a saint?” he sings, “A hero or a villain?” Magic! pulls out all its tricks at El Rey Theatre 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Hochschild’s book shows us what a radical movement looked like from the inside, with all of its high-flown idealism and personal intrigues. The Unlikely Life of a Socialist Activist Resonates a Century Later 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z In that seemingly innocent era, shows were high-flown trade events, largely the province of store buyers, journalists and a smattering of well-heeled ladies who lunched. Where Have You Gone, Angelina Jolie? Celebrities Vanish From Fashion’s Front Row 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Although Neverbend is humourless, for the reader there is humour, and also pathos, in the clash of his high-flown rhetoric with the instinctive reactions of others, including his own family. David Lodge: rereading Anthony Trollope 2012-12-14T22:55:04Z He was a brilliant comic novelist, but he felt compelled to take on ever more high-flown subjects: the Holocaust, the gulag, the cosmos, the deepest recesses of the human psyche. Lionel Asbo by Martin Amis – review 2012-06-08T21:55:05Z It’s an irony that Orwell, ever alert to the stubborn discrepancy between reality and high-flown fantasies, might have appreciated. How ‘Orwellian’ Became an All-Purpose Insult 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Which is another way of saying that not a great deal happens, while much high-flown talking is accomplished. Books of The Times: J. M. Coetzee’s ‘Childhood of Jesus’ Dissects a World 2013-08-28T21:20:05Z He acknowledged at the time it was a long-term goal, but his high-flown oratory helped him win the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama vows nuke cuts, warns N. Korea, Iran 2012-03-26T03:10:00Z These are not beautiful, expensively bound, well-ordered books with high-flown dedications from famous fellow authors. From the margins 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z These high-flown actors were required to provide, according to Norton, "our own hair and makeup and costumes". Cannes opens with Wes Anderson's 'charming evocation of childhood' 2012-05-16T16:39:36Z This show sees Rosenthal tackling his privileged status – as well as that of everyone in the developed world – in an hour that touches on base crudity and high-flown philosophy in equal measure. This week's new comedy: Edinburgh special 2011-08-19T23:09:54Z Yet these adventures ditched traditional, high-flown prose in favour of stylised American slang, the pages juggling steel-trap dialogue with silken similes. A Mysterious Something in the Light: Raymond Chandler, A Life by Tom Williams – review 2012-08-16T07:00:01Z Noting that Jason Segel had been cast as Wallace in Ponsoldt’s film, I wondered how he would handle the high-flown philosophical and literary aphorisms that Wallace dispenses to Lipsky in the course of the visit. David Foster Wallace Isn’t Just Like Us! 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z She just released “12 Little Spells,” an album of high-flown, prolix compositions, performed with an electrified ensemble. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Mechem’s libretto is bright and witty, especially in the high-flown errors he concocts for Mrs. Malaprop, that marvelous Sheridan character whose name became synonymous with linguistic blunders. Opera Review: Bronx Opera Company’s ‘The Rivals’ at the Lovinger Theater 2014-01-13T19:15:13Z And the final scenes set in the past, while flecked by some lovely writing, occasionally droop with high-flown lyricism. Theater Review: ‘Row After Row’ Explores Civil War Re-Enactors 2014-01-24T03:01:02Z Rosenwinkel opened his engagement in signature fashion, the high-flown lines of "Something, Sometime" built on wide-open intervals and spaciously voiced chords. The fresh sound of guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel 2011-03-04T14:34:10Z His own poetry ranged from the high-flown lyric to the down-to-earth burlesque. Review: Bronzino Emerges From Limbo 2010-11-16T08:30:00Z Part of this has to do with what seems to be the enormous gap — or the yawning crevasse, to put it in high-flown Goreyland terms — between art and artist. A New Biography Takes on Edward Gorey, a Stubborn Enigma and Master of the Comic Macabre 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z There is also high-flown thought, and the distinctions are not always clear. Critic?s Notebook: A Mistress of Voltaire, Set to Video 2011-06-05T22:05:53Z Believers have offered all sorts of elaborate defences of religion over the centuries, including excursions into poetry, drama and florid fantasy, but Grayling will focus forensically on the "literal sense" behind their high-flown words. The God Argument: the Case Against Religion and For Humanism by AC Grayling – review 2013-03-07T10:00:01Z Wright erects an elaborate backstory, but like a lot of high-flown mythology manufactured for motion pictures, it doesn’t quite get off the ground. Peter Pan’s Backstory Is a Mess of Moviesplaining 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The German painter is sublime, profound, and authoritative in a way that invites high-flown comparisons and invocations of art history. Off the scale: why Gerhard Richter towers above the artists of today 2010-11-22T14:51:00Z “Agora,” bristling with ideas and topical provocations, unfolds in a world of togas, sandals and high-flown language, a setting that might lead you to expect camp, classicism or “Gladiator.” | 'Agora': Rachel Weisz in a Tale of Ancient Egypt 2010-05-27T22:24:00Z The songs ground philosophical musings and high-flown imagery in concrete reminiscences and events. With ‘Songs of Innocence,’ U2 Recasts Its Youth 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The jovial candid photos of the leaders and their high-flown speeches amply testified to the event’s momentousness. Israeli Summit Mixes Historic Symbolism With Sharp Disputes 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z That kind of high-flown ambition, applied not just to revitalizing military defense but to succoring refugees, Stamp said, would “confront Vladimir Putin with something he doesn’t know: humanity.” Europe rewrote its migrant playbook for Ukrainian refugees. Some fear it’s not enough. 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Just before it began, he sent a high-flown letter to The Times, which had once pontificated that “the hanging of a few of the desperados engaged in this business would have a salutary effect.” Train robberies — great or pedestrian — are nothing new in California 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z But a sense of futility is equally inadequate, and Alameddine has no taste for the magical-realist variants or high-flown lyricism attempted by other novelists when writing about refugees. This refugee novel knows it can't change the world 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z This opinion is relentlessly contextual and resistant to high-flown abstraction. Review | Why are our debates about rights so toxic? 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z But his approach was less disciplined, and Biden’s onslaught frustrates conservatives who say he is contradicting his own high-flown rhetoric on bipartisanship. Biden has started erasing Trump’s legacy. Now the hard part starts. 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z Springsteen’s high-flown pitch wasn’t the only gesture toward unity at a closely watched sports extravaganza that came one month and a day after the storming of the Capitol by pro-Trump extremists. Bruce Springsteen, Morgan Wallen and the myth of unity 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z You’d hardly want to be seen writing in the Café de Flore in Paris, would you, no matter how high-flown your topic. Confessions of an art critic: I can't believe the things I write in my notebooks 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z But such moments are rare and, for the most part, “The City We Became” is thrillingly expansive without ever becoming abstract or high-flown. Review: N.K. Jemisin makes cities (literally) live and breathe 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z In other words, Trump's pre-election boast that he "could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody" and not "lose any voters" proved something more than high-flown hyperbole. "The right to do whatever I want as president" 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z We know that government - what Edwards does - is more detail than high-flown phrases. Editorial Roundup: Louisiana 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Essentially, Pelosi and the Democratic leadership are patting the left-progressive base on the head and sending it to bed with a hastily constructed impeachment-theater skit, full of high-flown rhetoric and largely drained of meaning. Impeachment and the Democrats: How will they screw this up? Let me count the ways 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z It is the business of a political columnist to watch politicians with a cynical glare, discounting their high-flown rhetoric and searching for the self-interested political calculation beneath the most seemingly altruistic policy proposals. Opinion | What Republicans, and Washington, are losing with the departure of Will Hurd 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Director Jon Lawrence Rivera deftly conveys their ineffable yearnings, creating an atmosphere so delirious that the high-flown dialogue only occasionally jars. Review: ‘Anna in the Tropics’ lights a powder keg of passion 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z For the darkly tangled path this book takes through the labyrinth of history and memory, literature and landscape, high-flown prose and underworldly observation are illuminated by Macfarlane’s inventive way with language. Underland by Robert Macfarlane review – a dazzling journey into deep time 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Harris is using plenty of high-flown, Obama-style rhetoric, which would obviously appeal to African-American voters who are crucial in Democratic primaries. As Howard Schultz eyes 2020 run, Kamala Harris decries racial injustice 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Rooney is alive to the ways that high-flown ideals are constantly punctured by everyday realities. Sally Rooney Gets in Your Head 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z By presenting young readers with high-flown vocabulary and classical allusions beyond their grasp, he made his pulp fictions seem more grown-up than they really were. Stan Lee, the progressive genius: Michel Faber pays tribute to Marvel's mythmaker 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Flourishes like these keep Widows’ most high-flown plotting mechanics rooted in a real, recognisable world, as does its rich, multiracial ensemble – headed, of course, by Viola Davis in her first all-out studio-movie lead. Widows: why Steve McQueen's slick thriller is an art-pop triumph 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Rugby is a simple sport and high-flown quotations can wait for fancier occasions. Gary Gold's blazing Eagles beat Scotland – US rugby has momentum 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z He thought they were full of high-flown ideals but short on specifics. Donald Trump’s New World Order 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Instead, the president reverted to campaign mode: an extended, high-flown discourse centered largely on the ordinary citizen’s almost mystical relationship to political power. In Lofty Versailles Speech, Macron Tells the French to Prepare for Change 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z “Ressentiment” looms large: an existential envy arising where high-flown theories of freedom, equality and rationality mask grim realities, from racism to socio-economic inequity stoked by neoliberal economics. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The lecture—steely, ominous, high-flown—went on quite a long time. Leonard Cohen Makes It Darker 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z In the years between those two moments of high-flown rhetoric, the U.S. military fought in nine conflicts, according to a 2015 briefing produced by U.S. Killing people, breaking things and America’s winless wars: Details of the dismal U.S. military record 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z It feels wrong to ennoble any of this with high-flown terms like “rhetoric,” just as it is a stretch to describe much of what media personalities tweet, post or say as “journalism.” How offending people and lying on the political stage became a mark of integrity 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Me: Not to sound too high-flown here, but I could see future generations being disappointed that the primary-source documents for the work that was done on Patient H.M. had been destroyed. The Brain That Couldn’t Remember 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Instead, she was the victim of a conspiracy, she told her disappointed supporters in the strangely high-flown language that is the uneasy bearer of her populist message. Marine Le Pen Far From Humbled by National Front’s Bruising Defeat 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Putin’s choice of words Tuesday—using a high-flown verb suggesting retribution—appeared meant for domestic consumption. Putin Seeks to Come in From Cold in Fighting Islamic State 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z All of these high-flown promises will fail to accomplish anything substantial to rein in climate change. Gambling the World Economy on Climate 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z In an unusual complaint filled with images, high-flown language and even links to journalists’ personal websites, the bank alleged that managers of the site DolarToday are committing cyberterrorism and sowing economic chaos. Venezuela sues currency website over claims of cyberterrorism 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z One Clinton seems to promise a return to effective White House leadership and legislative compromise, with less high-flown rhetoric than the Obama years but greater transparency and more tangible accomplishments. Hillary vs. Hillary: In the “Alien vs. Predator” cage match between the humane and reasonable debate winner and the cynical neoliberal hawk, do any of us actually win? 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z In short, for all the high-flown rhetoric of the president’s speeches, his goal is the classic realist objective of a balance of power in the region. The Iran Deal and the ‘Problem of Conjecture’ 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Thousands of conversations between ordinary people laid the groundwork for the high-flown arguments in the nation’s courts, culminating in Portland resident Mary Bonauto’s argument in the Supreme Court. Editorials from around New England 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z Bevins, along with residents Helen and Robert Smith, adds to Esplanade’s high-flown patriotism by putting small flags in the ground around the neighborhood on certain holidays. Oklahoma veterans honor American flag 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Anyone who thinks Britain's election is dull hasn't been to Bradford West, the campaign's wildest race, where debate ranges from local schools and services to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and high-flown rhetoric collides with character attacks. Firebrand, survivor face off in UK's wildest election race 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Of course, during the high-flown juvenescence that would stoke his more mature ruminations, Oldham never found the time to crash into the problem of thought. Five Lessons From Managing The Rolling Stones 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z One particularly high-flown expression of the pervasive frustration among the writers came from Cynthia Ozick, a novelist and critic who has written for The New Republic for many years. Inside the Collapse of The New Republic 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z He answered me with an indecipherable, high-flown metaphor. I Grew Up the Son of an Islamic Jihadist 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z These are high-flown examples of the power to get back up. Let your children play football The more high-flown ideals connected to honor and national destinies lost their force and were replaced by an interest in subjective experience, often influenced by Sigmund Freud’s pronouncements on psychoanalysis. Why World War I still matters 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Julius Caesar offers a glimpse of raw political opposition, as well as the treachery of high-flown rhetoric. Back to school, Mr Gove: authors choose their GCSE set texts 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z It had been 32 years, and though the words came filtered through his wife, his tone and manner suddenly returned to me: direct, impatient with high-flown sentiment and a bit disarming, not unlike his poetry. My Story: Knocking Once Again on the Poet’s Door 2014-01-31T06:00:01Z Cameron is hoping Obama will also help him turn high-flown rhetoric on cracking down on global tax evasion into a meaningful international agreement at the G8 summit. Cameron on U.S. trip to learn Boston lessons, discuss Syria 2013-05-12T23:03:05Z If Coulson had been right, the high-flown Royal Air Force would work more smoothly with the earthbound army. #Plebgate: Why Britain's Latest Scandal Is All about Class 2012-12-24T19:05:24Z Photograph: Getty Images The Home Office is a notorious graveyard of political careers, where the high-flown principles of the stump meet the harsh realities of everything from policing riots to cutting passport queues at Heathrow. G4S shows the truth about the private sector: chaos, evasion and bungling 2012-07-21T23:05:49Z That well-used formula of the town might have been a high-flown compliment at the beginning, but it was sober truth now. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Upon my word, these high-flown fancies Shew depth of learning in romances. Moores Fables for the Female Sex 2012-04-24T02:00:20.600Z "Oh, my Lord," replied Charles of Montsoreau, "I thought you had forgotten by this time to use such high-flown expressions towards me." Henry of Guise; (Vol. I of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:31.930Z Hannah and little Sarah passed him on their way down the lane, and on their return, gave rather a high-flown account of the tall, handsome gentleman they had seen. It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z Somebody in the rear of Pavel, who evidently had nothing to say, was addressing somebody else in high-flown Russian and with great gusto. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Wilde was an extraordinary man and he had written letters which might seem high-flown, extravagant, exaggerated, absurd if they liked; but he was not afraid or ashamed to produce these letters. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z My lady's high-flown babble jarred on his nerves. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z The definition is perhaps a little high-flown, and may confer an autobiographical value to an artist's performances that would astonish none more than himself. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z A Plea for Humour": "I once wrote to an intimate friend a very high-flown and ridiculous letter of reproof for her frivolity. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The "Epistle Dedicatory" is couched in the high-flown language which others would have had difficulty in concocting, but which seems to flow with ease from the lips of Sir Thomas. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z South recognized it as a mark of illiteracy to be fond of high-flown metaphors and allegories, attended and set off with scraps of Greek and Latin. Lincoln's Use of The Bible 2011-12-30T03:00:27.967Z The cottage we lived in might have just as well been denominated a villa, only Aunt Serapheema, to whom it belonged, rather despised high-flown names. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Her high-flown idealistic sentiments would probably be somewhat boring, but, on the other hand, she was simple and natural, with a simpleness and naturalness that were decidedly refreshing for a change. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z Then he speaks in apocalyptic, high-flown terms meant to conjure Ronald Reagan and Winston Churchill. Gingrich the “Historian” Skips Over his Own Past: Jonathan Alter 2011-11-18T06:07:59Z But he had many a high-flown alias besides. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z It may be refined, or high-flown in words, but flat and barren in ideas, containing nothing that a correspondent cares to know. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z "There is not a man in the world with an ounce of brains who has not high-flown ideas at your age," continued Lord Frederick. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z Among her MSS. are numerous anonymous poems addressed to her, some sentimental, others high-flown in compliment, though none, unfortunately, of sufficient literary merit to be, in themselves, worth preserving. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z And his high-flown morality was made still more Quixotic by his conscientiously assuming that the negro slave was in all respects just such a human being as his white master. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z It would have taken a high-flown imagination to weave a thrilling story round that isolated chunk of earth rising out of the Indian Ocean. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z It is nervous, terse, and epigrammatic—a little too high-flown at times; but I was fully prepared for that. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z He is an admirable writer, but far less simple than Villehardouin; the good King Louis tries in vain to make him share his own rather high-flown devotion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Ragni lay there with eyes devoid of hope or understanding; she could not take in his warlike attitude, his high-flown purpose, but only felt the more convinced of his terrible instability. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z Everything is love, kisses and high-flown sentiments about the “magic time” of making theater. | New Jersey: ?Light Up the Sky? at the Lackland Center in Hackettstown 2011-10-08T15:55:24Z Voss was so thoroughly wholesome, so bourgeois, so natural; while they, the new troubadours, were so morbid and somnambulistic, so high-flown and aristocratic, and altogether so unnatural. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z There were a couple of battered, out-of-date New York newspapers, weary with their long traveling, and the deadly little Bayonne paper, with its high-flown, pious articles, and its nasty hints at scandals. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Dongan replied in his usual high-flown manner with many expressions of courtesy. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z It's got all those elements you expect from him, including quite a bit of erotic interest, girls in various states of undress, a series of cheerfully embraced stereotypings and high-flown metaphysics. Festival finale: Alasdair Gray's all-star Fleck 2011-08-29T07:29:53Z Pamela spoke a language still understood of many, and if she was not romantic or high-flown, there are others like her. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z One always noticed a truly Chekhovian fear of everything high-flown, insincere, or showy. Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov 2011-08-21T02:00:35.470Z But I never had any high-flown ideas about engagements. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z Miserable deluded fool, where are now all thy high-flown projects, thy belief and confidence in thine own supernatural power, by which thou could'st guide thy destiny even as thou wilt? The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z Like his courage, General Temple’s sentiment was high-flown but genuine. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z They were the imitations of an imitation, aping the outward form of the drama, but empty of all genuine dramatic spirit, artificial in passion and high-flown in rhetoric. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z They have no real parallel in any series imitative of Virgil’s second Eclogue, or in occasional sonnets to patrons or patron-friends couched in the high-flown language of the time. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z Andy glanced at her quickly, bowed grandiloquently and catching the spirit of her high-flown language decided to spring his confession and ask her help to win Cleo. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Mr. Rice apes neither the high-flown style of the Elizabethans, nor the turgid and cryptic style of Browning.... A Night in Avignon 2011-07-07T02:00:27.090Z When they speak of the style, the eloquence, the enlightening power of Baha's writings, it is with similar superlative adjectives of high-flown Persian rhetoric. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z In spite of the desperate cacophony of the title, and the high-flown magnificence of the preface, it is a work of considerable originality and power. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z "Let us avoid the high-flown speech of the Pharisee"—says the Kontakion of the day—"and learn the majesty of the Publican's humble words." Great Lent: A School of Repentance Its Meaning for Orthodox Christians 2011-06-15T02:00:21.910Z Such high-flown thoughts, of course, are not why golf fans remember Seve with an affection granted to few sports stars. Appreciation: Seve Ballesteros, Spain's Fallible and Fabulous Golf Hero 2011-05-08T05:10:00Z It was a letter to her from a medical student or some one of that sort—a very high-flown and flowery, but extremely respectful, love-letter. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z On the 27th the Combat, which preached the Commune in high-flown phraseology whose musical rhythm struck the masses more than the nervous dialectics of Blanqui, hurls a terrific thunderbolt. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z His speech on this occasion was a high-flown panegyric upon England and every thing English, and grievously astonished Byron, Shelley, Hunt, and others, when they read it in Italy. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Beauty is a tempting bait, that attracts the eyes of all beholders; and the princely eagles, and the most high-flown birds, stoop to its pleasing lure. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Some high-flown personages may think this a very gross view of the case, and say, perchance, that where love is there can never be any hardship felt. Courtship and Marriage And the Gentle Art of Home-Making 2011-04-27T02:00:20.023Z These were not of a high-flown, ideal cast. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Victor Hugo's address to the Germans beats not only Banagher, but beats Garibaldi in high-flown absurdity. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Frank had not allowed himself to indulge in any of the high-flown anticipations that had captured his two chums. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z This revolt has its most pointed expression in the prose writings of the poet Heine, who attacks with satiric bitterness "the new troubadours, so morbid and somnambulistic, so high-flown and aristocratic, and altogether so unnatural." Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson 2011-04-07T02:00:16.760Z She had asked for an ice and Norina had offered it to her on his knees, remaining in that position to pour out a string of high-flown compliments. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z In these they should be taught to express themselves clearly, concisely, and naturally, without affected Words or high-flown Phrases. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z There was in the man's whole expression such an unconscious look of irrepressibility, his self-vaunting was so spontaneous, he so evidently took his high-flown phrases seriously, that even his foibles made him the more engaging. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z I wonder at my lord talking such high-flown stuff. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z "Yes, I dare say," says Lady Rodney, who is now wondering when this high-flown visitor will take her departure. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z He shows from time to time a high-flown and tainted sentimentality which is far removed from real life. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z The Little People in the forest of ferns beneath were not such gay birds, and they did not have such high-flown ideas as these feathered folk in the branches. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z In an earlier chapter we indulged in some high-flown denunciation of the Baroque in architecture. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Caught in the crossfire between the early high-flown rhetoric and the cold reality were the men and women of Civil Affairs. Donald Rumsfeld's Shame: The Civil Affairs Crisis 2011-02-06T05:00:00Z That is owing to the sentimental, high-flown education she received from her mother. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z The Superintendent inwardly cursed "the old rebel's high-flown folly and obstinacy." No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z These word fencings had begun, of course, as a child would naturally have begun them, with the stilted sentences and high-flown remarks which she had lifted from Grimm’s Fairy Tales. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z Had she not smuggled in high-flown emotions foreign to her nature? The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Why, gad a mercy," said the old knight, "thou art a high-flown champion, methinks. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z They rather shied from the sentimental and high-flown, preferring the more accustomed planes of speech and thought. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z There is nothing pedantic or high-flown in this attitude which, with a noble solemnity, enabled Johnson to bear up against all odds and to steer right on. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z She discarded entirely the extravagant, high-flown figures so much in vogue among the North American Indians, and which often renders their meaning unintelligible to ordinary persons. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z In the time of Elizabeth all the Court talked in that high-flown style. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z Bewilderment and enthusiasm, stupefaction and high-flown praises, all running riot together. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z But its final shape emphasizes the lingering disconnect between high-flown concerns about the mounting national debt and the ground-level reluctance to raise taxes or demand other public sacrifices necessary to reduce government borrowing. Senate leaders pack tax bill with narrow credits and perks 2010-12-10T23:54:00Z Nor did the high-flown rhetoric always match the Kennedy’s actions, let alone the nation’s. Ted Sorensen's Legacy for Writers 2010-11-02T19:00:00Z Reacting to Medvedev's speech to the country's annual business forum promising a bright high-tech future for Russia, company bosses praised the president's high-flown rhetoric but expressed worry about the country's daily reality. Russia's modernisation: pipe dream or reality? 2010-06-18T16:29:00Z The Republicans who opposed Wilson over the League succeeded, in large part, because a weary country wasn't willing to accept an intellectual president's high-flown scheme to prevent the recent disaster from repeating. On climate, Obama is becoming part of the problem 2010-06-16T12:15:00Z His use of high-flown economic jargon in television interviews made him a subject of mockery. 2009-12-16T09:22:00Z It was a "still, calm day," as some high-flown writer would put it. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. His apt retort in high-flown Persian was unexpected. The Great Mogul We need not wonder that this high-flown self-assumption carried him to the door of a Jesuit convent. The Story of Our Hymns Frederic had learnt to consider the Russians as enemies; he knew the high-flown plans of the Empress Catherine; the clever Prince knew how to grasp at the fitting moment. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. If a poet spoke of feeling the soft tremor of a friendly kiss, hundreds imitated him, delighted with the high-flown expression. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. For all Russia's protestations of friendship and good-will, what advantages has China reaped from those high-flown promises? The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar "How pleasant!" said Cary, laughingly, as if she accepted the speech as some high-flown compliment; "you are so fortunate to know what to do on a dreary wet day like this." Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) It is so strange to hear James Scrope say anything high-flown or sentimental. Faith and Unfaith Irma had always been a friend of Walpurga's, and perhaps was now hiding with her--such high-flown people were capable of anything. On the Heights A Novel It was Mr. Edgeworth, too, who wrote and interpolated the worthless and high-flown Virginia episode, in which Clarence Harvey takes to the freak of wife-training after the pattern of Mr. Day. Maria Edgeworth Flora often wondered in after years, what became of poor Macdonald and all his high-flown dreams of future greatness. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. This may sound very high-flown language for a lover, but Leslie Travers lived in a day of ornate expression of sentiment, as the effusions in Lady Miller's vase at Batheaston abundantly testified. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days Just as Pushkin set Russian poetry free from the high-flown and the conventional, so did Gogol set Russian fiction free from the dominion of the grand style. An Outline of Russian Literature Digby’s Memoirs are composed in the high-flown fantastic manner then usual when recounting incidents of love and adventure, but the style of his more sober works is excellent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Some thought his sermons too high-flown and too learned, others asked why he only preached to the children in the gallery. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly This prayer we accompanied by such high-flown praise of Cortes,—how faithful and devoted he was to his majesty; that we elevated him to the very skies. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. It is surprising that Pope did not feel the bathos of the expression, "'Tis yours, my lord," introduced into the midst of the high-flown adulation. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Yankee humor and high-flown oratory are responsible for most of the nicknames by which the States and many of the cities in the United States have come to be known. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 He saw nothing exaggerated or high-flown in the difficulties I started, and even went the length of confessing that many of my objections had occurred to his own mind. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas "There was no high-flown sentiment on the breach of honorable confidence effected in opening private letters?" said the marshal, sarcastically. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Abandoning at once all high-flown phraseology,—which Mr. M'Keown, I afterwards remarked, only retained as a kind of gala suit for great occasions,—he spoke freely and naturally. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Willie promised to assist her in her studies; and the two children's literary plans soon became as high-flown as if one had been a poet-laureate and the other a philosopher. The Lamplighter First, then, this young man, from his talent, his bravery, and his high-flown notions about liberty, is far more dangerous than any of the insurgents who have survived Nathaniel Bacon. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion It appears that he admires her enthusiastically, in a quite impersonal sort of way—high-flown and sentimental. The Red Symbol As a boy, high-flown, vague, and unsettled ideas of national liberty and independence had made me look to France as the emancipator of Europe. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II At this high-flown moment and at some others he thought he might almost marry her. The "Genius" There is much less affectation of high-flown and lofty-sounding names among the ladies of the black-art mysteries, than might very naturally be expected. The Witches of New York And, as it wound up with a high-flown panegyric of Louis XIV., the King could not but read it with visible satisfaction. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Is it thought anything so very extraordinary and high-flown, when a bride deliberately prefers wearing a colour which was not her own taste or choice, because her husband likes to see her in it? Kept for the Master's Use Still the hats and gowns must not be ignored by any high-flown philosophy. Cupid's Middleman "Yes, that is all very pretty and very high-flown," said the countess, with a contemptuous laugh; "but you will find a few thousand pounds a very comfortable matter in a few years' time." A Mad Love His ideas were high-flown ones, and he could put them in beautiful language, about freeing his country, and setting her in her rightful place among the nations. An Isle in the Water When Lady Fitzwarren congratulated him with high-flown words and a smile,—a smile that was intended to combine something of ridicule with something of civility,—he almost broke down in his attempt to answer her. Lady Anna Through the Russians, these people have obtained high-flown ideas of America and Americans. Across Asia on a Bicycle "Revenge" was too high-flown a word; but if she could see him heartbroken, ruined, disgraced, she would be—not satisfied, but she would feel her pain allayed. Brooke's Daughter A Novel In the subplot, or minor story, the play is notable for the burlesquing of two types of character—a pompous pedantic schoolmaster, and a braggart who always speaks in high-flown metaphor. An Introduction to Shakespeare They might have made, on this occasion, a number of high-flown and appropriate remarks, the tenor of which would be easy to imagine. The Boarded-Up House But Conrad, mistrusting the high-flown letter containing the invitation, and feeling moreover little sympathy with rebels against the pope, declined it. Pope Adrian IV An Historical Sketch "I need not talk any high-flown nonsense about such a simple duty, need I?" she said, once more with a soft laugh. A Country Gentleman and his Family And then how well their high-flown compliments and flowery metaphors would sound in article and speech to the wondering East! Alaska Days with John Muir Yes, that incorrigibly grateful Jinnee, with his antiquated notions and his high-flown professions, had contrived to ruin him more disastrously than if he had been his bitterest foe! The Brass Bottle This was the more notable, as the girl really derived from the Enfields, whose high-flown romantic temper I wish I could find space to illustrate. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 “No, I reckon not, his notions are so high-flown,” the colonel admitted, with evident pride in the lofty bearing of the widow’s son. The Bondboy But the high-flown and romantic style did suit her gift, and she wrote best when her genuine interest and unaffected glances shone with bright understanding sympathy upon her immediate surroundings. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen His stage is generally occupied with dignified lords and ladies, professing the most chivalrous sentiments, which are occasionally too high-flown and overstrained to be thoroughly effective, but which are yet uttered with sufficient sincerity. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) I want you to be just a sensible, good child, without any of those high-flown notions. Daddy's Girl In the first place, that was an age of high-flown dedications. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) He was not conscious of the contrast between the world of his high-flown fancy and the earthy environment of his home-life. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland He spoke contemptuously of the mystical high-flown speeches. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck You talk too polite altogether; We’ve had quite enough of your high-flown stuff, And we know, you are birds of a feather.” Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad Rather high-flown description of my attitude, isn't it? Jennie Gerhardt A Novel A passage is cited from Bruno's high-flown panegyric on Henry III. as "a specimen of the language he was prepared to employ towards the great when there was anything to be got from them." Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Impatient of the high-flown Gaelic phrases, Scotty flew to Hamish, and his indulgent chum put aside the book and told him the story, and why the MacDonalds hated the name of Orange. The Silver Maple Add to this that his temper was quick and passionate, and that he had to the full the high-flown sentiments of honor of the time, and the fact seems all the more remarkable. Paul Jones He did not express himself even in his inmost thoughts in any such high-flown manner as this. A Bookful of Girls It was all very high-flown and impossible, but it suited Charles Aston. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker He is high-flown in expressing even small ideas, or in describing trivialities. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) The story to be told leaves the marvels of imagination far behind, and requires no embellishment from literary art or high-flown phrases. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition It is only you and Davie that have such high-flown notions about right and wrong, and duty, and all that.” The Inglises Or, How the Way Opened The letter was very indefinite, high-flown, and full of sentimentality. The Brothers Karamazov They talked of her, they praised her, they made high-flown speeches to her, at which she blushed, and glowed, and opened her lovely, half-uncomprehending eyes. Theo A Sprightly Love Story In one specially high-flown passage he was referred to as a grim granite rock, to which the delicate clematis-like nature of Mildred, clinging, was to envelop it with leaf and blossom. The Dop Doctor The absurd, high-flown conversational rhapsodies in the average Anglo-Indian novel are purely imaginary. India and the Indians Emily had high-flown notions, and would not yield; he feared that she would not yield, let Cousin George's delinquencies be shown to be as black as Styx. Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite Such high-flown notions don't appeal to me a bit. Captain Desmond, V.C. His high-flown descriptions of his discovery did not help him much, for the king simply ignored him, and his reports were buried in the archives. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific Much high-flown eloquence was wasted, but the convention broke up without deciding upon any course of action. The Critical Period of American History And so forth, all of which, if a little high-flown, is not specially unnatural; but the oddity of the passage is to come. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 When Maria Theresa went to the Burgtheater to announce to the people of Vienna the birth of a son and heir, she did not address them in high-flown literary German. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Mostly puts high-flown notions in the women-folks' heads, and vegetable gardens on 'em.” Penguin Persons & Peppermints She was perfectly natural, and indulged in no high-flown airs. The Unknown Wrestler But, now that the strain and tension were over, his natural honesty of mind reasserted itself, forcing him to admit that his own selfish pride had been at the bottom of his high-flown tragedy. The Mistress of Shenstone But, as nearly always happens, it had exaggerated its protests, and become sordid, merely in revolt from the high-flown non-sordidness of previous romance. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 As I am neither a duke nor an archbishop, but a humble member of the lower automobiling classes, the high-flown title startled me. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol He felt that the gayety of Ovid and the gallantry of Horace are better suited to indifferent people than Petrarch's high-flown phrases and sentimentalities, or Werther's despair. My Recollections of Lord Byron He danced, he strolled, he wrote verses to little Miss Emily; in short, he enjoyed himself as a youngish man may, whether the muse is waiting for him, or some less high-flown customer. Washington Irving He was fifty-five when Malchus was elected, and had probably already attained the eminence throughout Ireland which is attested by the high-flown phrases of the Annals. St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh This he declined with many high-flown expressions, which, however, the legal gentlemen considered beside the point at issue; and Count Friedrich Grävenitz was lodged in his own palace in Stuttgart, under arrest and well guarded. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg It reduced all my high-flown sentiments to farce. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel She had argued, and of course in vain, against his high-flown admiration of the village belle. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 While the ladies were thus employed, our brave adventurer entertained them with a strain of high-flown gallantry, seasoned with scraps from the old ballads and romances which he had read. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes As this rather high-flown passage might not be generally intelligible to our readers, we will put it into plain English. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 You will think all this high-flown language, Clarke, but it is hard to be literal. The House of Souls What was she to say in answer to a compliment so high-flown as this, to one from whose mouth compliments were so uncommon? An Old Man's Love She was a beautiful old woman, with clear eyes and a lovely quietness and genuineness of manner; there was not a trace of anything pretentious about her, or high-flown, as Mrs. Todd would say comprehensively. The Queen's Twin and Other Stories The language of the learned judge was high-flown; but he was a just judge, and he had a faint and glimmering idea of the real importance of this remarkable invention. Stories Of Georgia Becker is not one of those high-flown artists who elevate us to the skies; he rather lacks dramatic strength; the lyric element is his strong point. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas He grasped the hand of Augustus, who was so pleased that he forgot to use any high-flown speech. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World “Perhaps thou art right, Mapela the Wise One,” answered the king, kindly overlooking—or perhaps not noticing—the rather lame and impotent conclusion of the induna’s high-flown speech. Through Veld and Forest An African Story Samoan talking men, or tulafale, are noted for their eloquence, but it is the wearisome part of a malaga to have to listen to hours of high-flown discourse. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson After some pages of high-flown periods he informs us that twenty-six years ago fly-fishing was in its infancy, being scarcely known in America, and but little practiced in England. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 What is required of us is not high-flown sentiment, but the practical proof of consideration, that we have really learnt the first lesson of the Christ-life, to put others, not self, in the first place. Gloria Crucis addresses delivered in Lichfield Cathedral Holy Week and Good Friday, 1907 The citoyenne thought this but a cold way of expressing gratitude and considered the sentiment high-flown. The Gods are Athirst And her ladyship read to me a most flattering description of my sweet person, couched in very high-flown language. Valerie Nevertheless, we made some headway, and I remember that he marvelled greatly at the far-fetched, high-flown similes and figures of speech indulged in by the writers of the "Golden Age" of Spain. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson She is a woman, after all," muttered he; "all her high-flown resolves melt like snow in the sunshine at the thought of a rival. Rookwood Despite the high-flown sentiments and the grandiose historical illustrations in which the speaker indulged, there seems to the modern intelligence an inherent meanness, a savor of downright vulgarity, through the whole of it. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II The public remained cold, whether because it was tired of high-flown characters, or thinking that Gamelin had triumphed too easily over his feelings of family affection. The Gods are Athirst They will indite laws and issue high-flown worded decrees that nobody will take the trouble to carry out—because revolution has come. The Conquest of Bread When English is spoken, it sounds somewhat high-flown, but is certainly purer than the language of the same class in England. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean “Have we got high-flown or mistaken notions about this? or is it presumptuous in us, who are so poor, and under great obligations, to affect a choice for our brother?” Principle and Practice The Orphan Family Forget her name—something high-flown and romantic, like herself. The Lady of the Basement Flat It was finished at last, and if it was a little formal or high-flown, or stilted, is not a certain formality postulated on momentous occasions? The Nebuly Coat In consequence of this threat, which reached, her ears, Orige, romantic and high-flown, fancied herself at once a heroine and a martyr, when there was not in her the capacity for either. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada He was no dreamer, no high-flown enthusiast, but he was a man of clear eye and hard heart, who had a purpose in his life which he pursued with unflagging energy. The Reign of Mary Tudor With them the sentence is high-flown and weak; take them out, and introduce the words inclosed in brackets, and it becomes simple and forcible. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Style in writing was one of Landor's favorite topics, and his ire was rarely more quickly excited than by placing before him a specimen of high-flown sentimentality. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 His literary diction would give food for merriment to our elders behind his back, some of his high-flown phrases finding a permanent place in our family repertoire of witticisms. My Reminiscences In matters of business, gentlemen, delicacy and consideration for high-flown feelings don't enter into my composition, not for a cent's worth. In Direst Peril They did not wait for Cervantes to begin laughing; these variable and many-sided beings sneered at high-flown sentiments and experienced them too. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance "A breath of summer wind!" she said, repeating with scorn her friend's somewhat high-flown words. Kept in the Dark But it was passion and fanaticism, not high-flown words and docile armies and the tradesmen sneaking up behind.... The Wind Bloweth The Governor abandoned his high-flown talk and asked blunt questions as to recent visitors, apparently referring to criminals who had lodged at the farm. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! These high-flown lectures and discussions have filled all their heads with nonsense. The Daughters of Danaus "This," I said stiffly, "is neither the rendezvous nor the time for high-flown sentiments, especially if they have no sincerity." The Black Colonel Well then"—seeing that Agatha looked serious—"well then, I declare to Heaven that, even according to your high-flown definitions, he is as noble a lad as ever breathed. Agatha's Husband A Novel Red River Settlement is, to use a high-flown expression, an oasis in the desert, and may be likened to a spot upon the moon or a solitary ship upon the ocean. Hudson Bay I had been wont to think the only place unconscious beauties abounded was in high-flown, unreal novels; but here was one in real life, and that the exceedingly unvarnished existence of Noonoon. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn Outsiders can content themselves by stating that the high-flown Radical politics of the last 20 years now bear their fruit. The Swedish-Norwegian Union Crisis A History with Documents All high-flown pretension, all fervid emotion has at last to face the question which little children ask, 'Was he a good man?' Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. He is not likely to find high-flown notions among ordinary business men!” A Houseful of Girls In the matter of conversation, Elsie swayed between the high-flown and the natural, sometimes chatting away in ordinary commonplace fashion, at other times confounding her hearers by weird and mysterious utterances. Betty Trevor A high-flown rhapsody seemed far easier to accomplish, and at last, in despair, each girl was directed to compose an inscription and to read it aloud for general approval. Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story Eunice gasped and blinked her eyes, overwhelmed by the flood of Peggy’s eloquence, but when she had abstracted the meaning from the high-flown phrase, her expression altered into one of dubious protest. More About Peggy Cut out that high-flown talk with me, Mart, and get down to where I can collect on you. The Pirate Shark Things don’t go smoothly in the new Works, and he has such high-flown ideas. A Houseful of Girls Some of his sentences, as I read them over, appear stilted and high-flown, but they did not sound so when uttered. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Not one but knew the desperately wicked and deceitful temptations that come like enchantresses in the wizard's garden, to plead the cause of the devil in the language of high-flown sentiment or even religious feeling. Parsifal Story and Analysis of Wagner's Great Opera Only remember, lass, it's not simply a question of principles that may seem to you high-flown, but of bedrock facts. The Great Amulet It was all the high-flown, emotional, melodramatic trash to be expected of an ill-balanced girl whose pretty head was stuffed with the romance of the country post-office type, and Davies sighed heavily as he read. Under Fire ‘Don Quixote,’ they called you, because you were always taking up high-flown notions of duty. A Houseful of Girls But this Abidan and the company with whom he consorts are filled with high-flown notions, caught from old traditions, which, if acted on, would render government impracticable; in a word, they are dangerous men.' Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity He had no sympathy with high-flown sermons which shut out the Cross of Jesus and those good old Gospel truths associated with that dear emblem of God's love to the world. Little Abe Or, The Bishop of Berry Brow He didn't laugh at the high-flown ideas I've collected about history, and frontiers between countries, but said that my enthusiasms were contagious. The Heather-Moon It was a high-flown rhapsody on civic morality and purism. The French Revolution A Short History The credulity of the Parisians, and their love of high-flown bombast, amount to a disease, which, if this city is not to sink into a species of Baden Baden, must be stamped out. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris At last we were on the road to Clare Castle, which might, in the high-flown language of the West, be fitly described as the "seaport" of Ennis. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. The feeling was high-flown and exaggerated no doubt, but one hardly expects to find all the cool wisdom of Ecclesiastes in a brain of seventeen. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. Coupling off and hand in hand they walked toward the house, ceremonious beyond naturalness in acting out the spirit summoned by a woman steeped in the essences of high-flown books. The Starbucks You can't have any high-flown acquaintances while you live in my house, I tell you now, once and for all. Faith Gartney's Girlhood We are constantly offended by a superfine diction lavished on barbarous chiefs and rough soldiers of the Lower Empire, which almost reproduces the high-flown rhetoric in which Corneille's and Racine's characters address each other. Gibbon Its high-flown language and bombastic claims showed only too plainly that a consuming ambition had destroyed all sense of proportion in his mind. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis After pushing congratulations and some high-flown talk respecting the delights of his future career and "position," the girls, as if by mutual agreement, rose and left him alone with their mother. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma That sounds high-flown, but I mean it—a sudden, sick, cold sensation, as if everything was numb. Red Hair He returned a high-flown phrase of thanks in a bitter, absent whisper. Romance "Then why don't you say so in good English?" and Compton dropped away from his high-flown speech. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa Foote of Tennessee was noted for his high-flown English, his endless harangues and his elaborate historical illustrations. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis The writer indulges in high-flown rhetorical assertions rather than in specific facts and arguments. Practical Essays She spoke in Spanish, with its high-flown epithets and exaggerated metaphor, a language in which Stanislas McKay, from his natural aptitude and this charming tutorship, had made excellent progress. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood Nowadays, such a speech as this would be thought to savour of mockery, but gentlemen two hundred years since ordinarily addressed women in the language of high-flown compliment. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars This, and, indeed, the whole of the recent internal policy, leaves very little doubt of the source whence emanate these high-flown ideas. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels "If you really do wish to lunch with me, Doctor von Kammacher, you must not have high-flown notions, like Mr. Ritter," said Miss Burns halting in front of a tidy little restaurant. Atlantis Had there been a perfect tolerance of all opinions he would have begun as he ended; and his strain of composition, while still mystical and high-flown, would never have been identified with our national orthodoxy. Practical Essays I suppose there is probably no subject under heaven on which so much high-flown stuff and nonsense has been talked and written as upon this well-known and much-debated hair-splitting discrimination. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science He needs not high-flown expressions or protestations in order to convince; nor would an oath add authority to his words. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Some of the Provençal poetry is of the highest artistic significance, though the mass of it is worthless high-flown trash. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson Lully and Rameau took for their model the high-flown declamation of the tragedy stage of their time. Musicians of To-Day He was a very eloquent man, counted so even at the Irish Bar, where a certain high-flown loquacity is pretty prevalent, and had a great repute. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent The duke was now becoming an old man, and with advancing age came a disposition to leave the task of governing to others, and to weary of Confucius' high-flown lectures. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 "I think," said M'Kinley, with a comical grin, "you might know that by his high-flown manner of sleeping—he snores very politely, and like a gentleman, all out." The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The writer does not say much about himself; but he knows that his wife is longing to hear of her darlings, and he tells her the news in his high-flown manner. Side Lights Some thought it must be Tumbled into the Sea; Some thought it had gone off to High Germanie For Germans, as shown By their writings, 'tis known Are always delighted with what is high-flown. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Mr Percy Marvale made a multitude of quotations from some of his own melodramas apropos to the occasion, and Sibylla replied in the same high-flown style. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 No eulogistic sermon, no high-flown panegyric was ever delivered, on thy life and death! Inez A Tale of the Alamo Richardson was unacquainted with aristocratic habits, and his high-flown love scenes were purely ideal. A History of English Prose Fiction Jasmine looked very pretty while she was speaking, and little Daisy admired her high-flown words, and fully believed in her genius. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls The Saints!—the aping Fanatics that talk All cant and rant, and rhapsodies high-flown— That bid you baulk A Sunday walk, And shun God's work as you should shun your own. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood But though King's high-flown language failed him, it was with a very magnificent manner that he crowned his Queen and gave her the flower-trimmed sceptre. Marjorie's Maytime Will you never rid your fancy of these high-flown, unpractical, romantic whimsies? My Friend Prospero Dr. Dobrée had often sneered and made merry at my high-flown notions of honor and duty; but in our practice at home he had given me no opportunities of trying them. The Doctor's Dilemma Almost always he had to pick his orders word by word from a vast amount of high-flown, unnecessary English. African Camp Fires The book was in the form of a political romance, with high-flown dialogues, and a very fantastic nomenclature for his proposed dignities and institutions, throwing the whole into the air of poetic or literary whimsy. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 There are many books which these simple titles would characterise much more aptly than any high-flown phrases—as aptly, in fact, as Mr. Bouverie’s title characterises the volume before us. Reviews Neither is it to be manifested in high-flown words, or a fashionable pronunciation. Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness Those that are composed of silica and soil are called "barrows" in high-flown language, while the simple heaps of stones are "gals-gals." Over Strand and Field The plot is a wild extravaganza, crammed with high-flown, mock-romantic episodes. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance The high-flown sentiment is all gone, the romantic ideas fade down to the light of common day. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs It is, in form, necessarily a panegyric, as high-flown and adulatory as such performances in those days were bound to be. Bacon Heaven knows why I was fool enough to marry her, except that I had high-flown ideas of honour in those days, and I got drawn in. The Lamp in the Desert Oh, she was very ridiculous and high-flown, as you may imagine. Greatheart For the reader who had patiently followed the eddying, circling course of the heroic romance, with its high-flown language and marvellous adventures, Richardson's novel of sentiment probably held more attraction than Fielding's novel of manners. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance If high-flown, the language of the day kept it in countenance. Tom Tufton's Travels His conversation was embellished by high-flown grandiloquence, and he invariably walked upon the heels of his boots. The Parish Clerk Farewell, and do not write in such high-flown terms about me, for never have I felt so strongly as now the strength and the weakness of human nature. Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 The glories of the mountains were wholly beyond her powers of description when she knew that any extravagance of language would be at once termed high-flown and ridiculous. Greatheart I accepted as gospel truth all these high-flown fictions, and was astonished at nothing until I came to the Lucifer part; that, I confess, rather startled me—but the finishing tirade composed me. The Cross of Berny He saw now that all his high-flown theory about standing on his own feet was the merest sophistry. Broken to the Plow "And yet I fancy much of his high-flown talk about spiritualism was mere imagination." Weapons of Mystery He professed that the fugitive Adminius had ceded to him the kingship of the whole island, and sent home high-flown dispatches to that effect. Early Britain—Roman Britain Finally, when the time agreed upon was up, the Spanish officer departed, pouring forth a stream of high-flown compliments, which Drake, who was a Spanish scholar, answered with the like. Elizabethan Sea Dogs Next came Lasource, a man of high-flown language and tragical imagination. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History She is conscious that she is apt to be a little high-flown, and when she forgets herself and is natural, she quickly pulls herself in with a round turn, which is an apology in itself. What Dreams May Come Occasionally amid the tedium of these high-flown commonplaces there opens a fissure through which the inner spirit of the man looks out for an instant. Abraham Lincoln, Volume I But Grace thought ruefully of all her high-flown plans for this Sunday class, and felt that it was a terrible descent to be restricted to the "Third Primer." Geordie's Tryst A Tale of Scottish Life He was hardly ever mentioned except in a high-flown hyperbolical phrase. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado His heroes and his heroines became mere mouthing puppets, pouring out an endless stream of elaborate, high-flown sentiments, wrapped up in a complicated jargon of argumentative verse. Landmarks in French Literature Thence he took his way north, and the enthusiastic popular acclaim which everywhere greeted his arrival almost crazed him, and drew forth a series of high-flown and most injudicious speeches. George Washington, Volume II The fact is, some weeks ago, in a high-flown humour, he forbade me to use either dictionary or grammar in translating the most difficult English compositions into French. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) Lena may be high-flown; but things go deep with the child—deeper than they did with you, Camilla!” The Three Brides But he still had the same kind of a curious, sentimental, high-flown look to him. Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition I hope you are going to try and be sensible, my dear," she said, "for I assure you high-flown sentiment does not appeal to me in the very least. The Top of the World Immermann's lifelong attempts at the studied poetizations of traditional, aristocratic, high-flown themes brought him but scant recognition even in his day, and they have since been well-nigh forgotten. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes This stiff-neck'd pride nor art nor force can bend, Nor high-flown hopes to Reason's lure descend. Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham Altogether, and in spite of his high-flown language, Mr. Mortimer gave the children an impression that he and his wife were honestly sorry to part with them. True Tilda I have nothing to subjoin to this high-flown paragraph, that will at all keep pace with the majesty of it. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II Rousseau was high-flown and tragic; Voltaire was cruel in his contemptuous levity; but the contrast between the two philosophers was even greater in the depths of them than on the surface. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 Evidently the inspired Barton, with all his high-flown talent, had an eye for the main chance. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Chesterton some years ago quoted from a magazine article on American elections a sentence which said: 'A little sound common-sense often goes further with an audience of American working men than much high-flown argument. Human Nature in Politics Third Edition This school was conspicuous for affectation and high-flown panegyrics on each other. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook I had gone down to a lake at the bottom of the garden to indulge in high-flown meditations; and Charles Tracy stood beside one of the boats which were always kept there. A Grandmother's Recollections They misquote thee, who veil a life of low intrigue with high-flown dicta borrowed from thy works. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 You must be taught the difference between high-flown notions and realities. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are A grand, high-flown, and sentimental climax ought always to conclude at the bottom of a page. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 Well, Monsieur Garneret, I was terrified to find in his themes so many high-flown ideas; some of them were very fine, no doubt, and I copied out on a paper those that struck me most. The Aspirations of Jean Servien But it is a good expression of that huge contempt for the foppery of high-flown sentiment which, as is not uncommon with Johnson, passes into something which would be cynical if it were not half-humorous. Samuel Johnson It sounds high-flown and absurd, but consider the facts! The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes A despotic minister will always endeavor to dazzle his prince with high-flown ideas of the prerogative and honor of the crown, which the minister will make a parade of firmly maintaining. James Otis, the pre-revolutionist Also, that whenever he killed a calf he made a high-flown speech over it. What Is Man? and Other Essays This was the more notable, as the girl really derived from the Enfields; whose high-flown romantic temper, I wish I could find space to illustrate. Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin But I do not wonder that so fabulous and high-flown an author as Heraclides should embellish the truth of the story with expressions about Hyperboreans and the great sea. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Mary might, perhaps, think her high-flown, but she had her own ideas, and she could not submit to sacrifice her self-respect. The Warden It was a letter to her from a medical student or someone of that sort--a very high-flown and flowery, but extremely respectful, love-letter. Notes from the Underground To place in the mouth of such beings the high-flown sentiments of modern poetry would not answer our purpose, though several authors have not shrunk from such an absurdity. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain They talked very high-flown stuff about what they had done and were going to do, and Enver was great on Gallipoli. Greenmantle They talk too much and use too high-flown language. Anne of the Island There was something in the earnest manner of Simon which arrested the attention of the broker, in spite of the former's high-flown speech. Poor and Proud, or the Fortunes of Katy Redburn: a Story for Young Folks A little common sense impresses American working-men more than high-flown argument. Heretics "You'd better not try to put on too much style," warned Marilla, a little alarmed by the high-flown sound of 'menu.' Anne of Avonlea You will think this all high-flown language, Clarke, but it is hard to be literal. The Great God Pan Swelling words of high-flown might Mightily the gods do smite. Oedipus Trilogy "And if he did not find that watch had been stolen, you meant to keep it yourself," answered Master Simon, whose earnestness made him forget for a moment to use his high-flown words. Poor and Proud, or the Fortunes of Katy Redburn: a Story for Young Folks Sound common sense tells better in America than high-flown argument. Heretics For the next two days Carrie indulged in the most high-flown speculations. Sister Carrie: a Novel I hope with all my heart that Mr. Hudson will do the fine things he talks about, but he must bear in mind the history of dear Mr. Schafgans as a warning against high-flown pretensions. Roderick Hudson She took her own romantic, high-flown view of the matter. The Moonstone Look here, boy," said the captain, "you needn't try to come any of your high-flown notions about humanity over me. Brave and Bold The Fortunes of Robert Rushton A little sound common sense often goes further with an audience of American working-men than much high-flown argument. Heretics It is very easy to ridicule the ideals and ambitions of children when they seem to us too high-flown or futile. Your Child: Today and Tomorrow For even now as I sat with these high-flown notions buzzing in my head, I started to her sudden call: "Martino—Martino!" Martin Conisby's Vengeance Clarence Hervey, throwing himself at her feet, addressed her in that high-flown style which her majesty was wont to hear from the gallant Raleigh, or the accomplished Essex. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 We who do not live in an epoch of emotional expansion have the right to get what amusement we can out of this note of high-flown sentimentalism. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller "Mademoiselle" was a governess lately imported from Paris, recommended by Mademoiselle Scudéry, and full of high-flown ideas expressed in high-flown language. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger I should as soon think of setting up a mail-phaeton and pair as of pretending to benevolent feelings or high-flown sentiments. Run to Earth A Novel The passages of Bracciolini were properly pronounced to be florid at times, and to bear resemblance to the high-flown magniloquence of Chateaubriand rather than the classic staidness of Tacitus. Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century But with all his experience in the manufacture of compliments and in high-flown poetry, he was now at a loss; he had no fine theories of love to talk from! Weighed and Wanting If you have any such high-flown idea, abandon it. The Golden Calf Not that I expect a young, ardent spirit like yourself, fresh from college ambitions and high-flown hopes, will take this view.' Lord Kilgobbin That character it would be hard to describe without our description appearing high-flown and exaggerated. A Love Story It was a juxtaposition of high-flown words making no sense. Botchan (Master Darling) But we know well that not for poets' high-flown rhapsodies but rather for the more welcome hum of bees and flies intent on breakfasting, do these flowers open in the morning sunshine. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing She was a thin little woman, with an unsteady head, physically and morally speaking; full of kindness of heart, sentimentality, high-flown principles, and other bygone ladylike commodities. From One Generation to Another These high-flown notions about right and wrong upset your living, they fretted your luckless associates…. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes Kister suddenly, apropos of nothing, plunged into a rather high-flown discourse upon love in the abstract, and upon friendship... but catching Nenila Makarievna's bright and vigilant eye he, as abruptly, changed the subject. The Jew and Other Stories I have long had a thorough hold of his ferocious heroes, for his high-flown language and of the monstrous blustering words which his great, gaping mouth hurls forth thick and close without curb or measure. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 In view of the circumstances of the treacherous hemming in and destruction of this small body of unprepared men, most people would think this language rather high-flown, not to say blasphemous. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal Miss Stanley," cried Granville; "look! follow that high-flown hawk—that black speck in the clouds. Tales and Novels — Volume 10 How could the poor fellow help his stupidity, how could he help his silly, high-flown patriotic talk? Men in War In its primary application, the 'strait gate' may be taken to be the lowliness of the Messiah, and the consequent sharp contrast of His kingdom with Jewish high-flown and fleshly hopes. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke The storekeeper had been hard at work for some time with no visible success, for the Farrington family with their high-flown ideas were much disliked by the quiet, humble-minded folk of Glendow. The Fourth Watch It was a starlight night, the ship cut rapidly through the calm waters, beautiful songs were sung and high-flown speeches made. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Hamlet begins boasting, in high-flown language, of what great things he would be able to do. Shakspere and Montaigne I loved to mark in others a mean, ungenerous, selfish, or malicious trait, and to contrast with it my own high-flown notions of the opposite qualities. Personal Recollections Abridged, Chiefly in Parts Pertaining to Political and Other Controversies Prevalent at the Time in Great Britain The Greek hated a thing overdone, a gaudy ornament, a proud title, a fulsome compliment, a high-flown speech, a wordy peroration. Moral Philosophy Let him, with his high-flown parade of loyalty, imagine a tithe of what I feel! A Passionate Pilgrim We need not put too much emphasis and stress upon that side of the truth; but we need not either suppress it or disregard it in our modern high-flown disinterestedness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah On the Thursday he could bear it no longer, and sent a second letter even more high-flown than the first. Jean-Christophe, Volume I There were no more of those disconcerting and high-flown forensics in her greeting. All-Wool Morrison She supplied him indeed with much to wonder about, so that he fitted, in his ignorance, a dozen high-flown theories to her apparent history. Madame De Mauves I assure you it is these high-flown ideas—this reading, that her mother has not been nearly firm enough in keeping her from. Three Comedies One long column gives a high-flown description of the rector's return to his old parish, and Ann feels a glow of pleasant pride at seeing her own name there in print. Brought Home Everything that Christophe hounded down with his sarcasm and invective was infinitely dear to him: instinctively his choice pitched on the most conventional works: his soul was a reservoir of tearful and high-flown emotion. Jean-Christophe, Volume I I always found the boy a bit inclined to mix high-flown notions in with the business practicality of his family. All-Wool Morrison In fact, he had a perhaps just contempt for Mr. Pen's high-flown sentimentality; his own weakness, as he thought, not lying that way. The History of Pendennis He had actually begun to talk in high-flown, blank verse sort of a way. Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician Her reminiscences of their life at Florence, and especially of the Villa Manteüto, have a charming freshness and virginal simplicity, although written in a somewhat high-flown manner. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne "I hate them high-flown words," he would say—"I got a book at home that I could get them out of if I wanted them; but I don't." While the Billy Boils Their dithyrambic character, their high-flown language, strained metaphors, tortuous constructions, and frequent, perhaps studied, obscurity, render it almost impossible to reproduce them in the forms of our poetry. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles I could do a high-flown sentence, and offer to kiss your hand and to declare that all I have is at your disposal. The Treasure of the Incas He pronounced a high-flown eulogy upon M. Arguelles; he envied him, he said, for many things, but he envied him most for the magnanimity which he had shown in sparing his Sovereign. Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914 When he came to Angela, he favoured her with a tender pressure of the fingers and an elaborate and high-flown speech of welcome, both of which were inexpressibly disagreeable to her. Dawn Malachi put the most implicit faith in everything we told him; he would take in the most improbable yarn provided we preserved a grave demeanour and used no high-flown expressions. While the Billy Boils Adj. vain, vain as a peacock, proud as a peacock; conceited, overweening, pert, forward; vainglorious, high-flown; ostentatious &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases He knew that her love for him was of the fanciful, romantic, high-flown order; and as such, it appealed to every chivalrous instinct within him. Peter's Mother From hut to hut he went all through that night on his mission of mercy—without enthusiasm, without high-flown notions respecting mankind, but with the simple sense of duty that was his. The Sowers Singularly enough, Grant's somewhat high-flown simile appeared to satisfy his craving for light. The Postmaster's Daughter The high-flown, melodramatic intensity with which he pronounced these words, had the desired effect on the stunned and bewildered, weak mind of the unfortunate lad so addressed. Temporal Power It will be observed that Demosthenes is very high-flown in his language here, passing from one metaphor to another. The Olynthiacs and the Phillippics of Demosthenes Literally translated with notes All were full of notions as high-flown as the name of their company. Mark Twain The book, a foolish, high-flown story, a long way after Werther, had some success in Dublin, and brought its author—literary ladies being comparatively few at that period—a certain meed of social fame. Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century Words very familiar look more homely when employed with high-flown language, and Gros-René's speech is no bad example of this, whilst at the same time it becomes more muddled the longer it goes on. The Love-Tiff "It seems to me, my dear Mrs. Halm, that all your children have pretty high-flown ideas," he said impressively. Cornelli He paid me the most high-flown compliments; and frequently and forcibly seized my hand, though I repeatedly, and with undissembled anger, drew it back. Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World He produced an amazing series of lyrics and sonnets, though too high-flown, alas, to win a place in print. A Prisoner in Fairyland He remembered Larralde’s words concerning the person to whom the missive was addressed, and the high-flown sentiments of that somewhat theatrical gentleman became in some degree justified. In Kedar's Tents This seemed to me to savour of that high-flown doctrine of the contempt of money which I have never admired. Autobiography of Anthony Trollope I can understand that sort of music better than high-flown oratorios. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia Are you crazed, Heer Adrian," she asked, "that you should insist thus in pouring this high-flown nonsense into my ears when I have told you that it is unwelcome to me? Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch That's rather high-flown, but I understand it perfectly, though any other man might cudgel his brains over it. Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus Philip rose, coloring a little with shame a I this high-flown introduction, and came forward. The Young Musician ; Or, Fighting His Way My mother likes something rather moral and high-flown, and my father likes something merry to make him laugh.' The Pink Fairy Book Any high-flown sentiment would have been absolutely out of character. Through the Magic Door Finally the sonnet, a high-flown and very absurd composition, was completed. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch What is the use of indulging in high-flown nonsense? The Way We Live Now You have the most extraordinary high-flown notions, and I think they will lead you into trouble! Innocent : her fancy and his fact Having heard so much of Trevelyan's debility, he had been astonished to hear the man speak with so much volubility and attempts at high-flown spirit. He Knew He Was Right Then he is certainly no stickler for high-flown notions. Moral Bell had high-flown notions as to the absolute glory of poverty. The Small House at Allington On the other hand he found among the Boinville set exactly that high-flown, enthusiastic, sentimental atmosphere which suited his idealizing temper. Percy Bysshe Shelley At times she would express herself in phrases of the most absurdly high-flown kind, and lately she had got into the habit of heaving profound sighs between her sentences. The Unclassed One longs to be high-flown, and make speeches like Corneille, after it.' Women in Love I never knew such a lass for high-flown language. Dear Brutus Not from any high-flown notions of honesty, or generosity, as you would like to make yourself believe; but merely because I haven't the energy in me. Maurice Guest The expert was a little puzzled by sentiments so high-flown and unpractical. Foul Play We produced between us rather a flighty, enthusiastic, high-flown sort of letter. Poor Miss Finch It is of no use to talk to Flora," said Ethel; "she would say it was high-flown and visionary. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations Mr Laurie was Professor Owlsdark in cap and gown; and, after a high-flown introduction, he proceeded to exhibit and explain his marbles. Jo's Boys Wendell Phillips was the most polished, the most consummate in his air of informality, and his example did much to puncture the American tradition of high-flown oratory. The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters And then, having thus given vent to his feelings in somewhat high-flown language, he walked forth and trudged away along the road towards Courcy. Doctor Thorne The interpretation of these high-flown sayings and doings was, to my mind, briefly this: Oscar's money in the rector's pocket, and the rector's daughter used as the means. Poor Miss Finch The gay creature dropt him a curtsey, and fled to tell Mrs. Dodd the substance of "the sweet letter the dear high-flown Thing had written." Hard Cash With a sovereign contempt for what is familiar and natural, they are the slaves of vulgar affectation—of a routine of high-flown phrases. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners Lady Lufton, with all her high-flown ideas, was not an imprudent woman. Framley Parsonage Let us, I repeat, use the word virtue in the ordinary acceptation and meaning of the term, and do not let us define it in high-flown language. Treatises on Friendship and Old Age His English was curiously interspersed with a bookish phraseology that seemed to be traceable to the high-flown advertisements of his department in the newspapers. The Rise of David Levinsky In a miserable indecision he allowed himself to be carried away by the high-flown hospitality of his Spanish hostess, and consented to stay to an early dinner. A First Family of Tasajara He smiles at the high-flown praise or petty cavils of little men. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners Knights broke lances in honor of fair ladies, there were arches and flowers and fancy costumes, and high-flown Latin and French, all in praise of the departing Howe. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence In his immature days, he had pleased himself for a short period with that inflated, high-flown style which, among the uncultivated, passes for "beautiful speaking." The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 1: 1832-1843 The reader will perhaps wonder at the high-flown tone in which we speak of the services and merits of an individual, whom he considers a humble scraper on steel, that is wonderfully popular already. George Cruikshank On the 4th of February Macaulay bade farewell to his electors, in an address which the Leeds Tories probably thought too high-flown for the occasion. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 His speech was a singular mingling of high-flown and exalted epithets, with inexact pronunciation and occasional lapses of Western slang. Clarence “We’re all getting a little high-flown in our phraseology,” put in Shakespeare at this point. A House-Boat on the Styx Somehow the high-flown dragon was a bond between him and the blue; he seemed nearer to the sky while it flew, or at least the heaven seemed less far away and inaccessible. Robert Falconer Evidently Marmeladov was a familiar figure here, and he had most likely acquired his weakness for high-flown speeches from the habit of frequently entering into conversation with strangers of all sorts in the tavern. Crime and Punishment He owed his social success to a rather high-flown love letter which he evidently thought too good to be lost to the world. The Women of the French Salons Also, that whenever he killed a calf he made a high-flown speech over it. Is Shakespeare Dead? From my autobiography. Huge words, involved sentences, and the high-flown compliment, exceedingly undeserved, obscured, I suppose, the bright wits of the intellectual convocation, which really began to think that their liberality of opinion deserved all praise. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance A pretty one and proper one enough when it was given to me: but, a good many years out of date now, and always sounding particularly high-flown and comical from his lips. A House to Let She seemed to me in other things, with all her excellent qualities, of a somewhat high-flown and romantic way of thinking.... Crime and Punishment It began loftily:— "What a noble and beautiful thing is mind!" and it went on in the same high-flown strain to no particular end. A New England girlhood, outlined from memory (Beverly, MA) From that love of theatrical effect and high-flown sentiment which had poisoned almost every other work on the same subject his book is perfectly free. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 In fact, Belleisle, a high-flown lion reduced to silence and now standing at bay, much distinguishes himself in this Siege; which, for his sake, is still worth a moment's memory from mankind. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 Something between an earthly Queen and a divine Egeria; "Serena" he calls her; and, in his high-flown fashion, is very laudatory. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 01 |
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