| 单词 | high-sounding |
| 例句 | There did not seem to be any further question that he wanted to ask; still less did he feel any impulse to utter high-sounding generalities. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But among them, his former pupils, excited by the high-sounding proclamations, the determination reigned to sacrifice their skins for a lost cause. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It had impressed journalists, TV reporters, statesmen, and readers in comfortable homes who were thrilled by the high-sounding phrases and the nobility of the sentiments. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Shakespeare frequently uses violations of decorum for comic effect, as witness Bottom’s muddled attempts at eloquence, Pistol’s braggadocio, and Polonius’s foolish high-sounding waffle. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Sarris began his Village Voice review with a dig: “A covey of high-flying, high-sounding critics have managed to save ‘Pretty Poison’ from a fate worse than death in the fleshpots of 42nd Street.” In ‘Pretty Poison’ and ‘Gun Crazy,’ Femmes Fatales With Deadly Firepower 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Another definition found in the 1889 "Americanisms, Old & New" had "talking turkey" meaning "To use high-sounding words, when plain English would do equally well or better." Talking turkey! How the Thanksgiving bird got its name (and then lent it to film flops) 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Hairabedian claimed that in the reported cases “the common denominator is that there was no physical violence but an exchange of high-sounding words.” From green jacket to prison, Angel Cabrera’s big fall 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z “We have not come together in battle array to assume a boastful attitude and to talk loudly of high-sounding principles,” explained a South Carolina gathering in 1865. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes it is cloaked in vague high-sounding language about objectivity and balance, requiring a careful analysis of the motives of the sponsors and supporters. Science Education Is Under Legislative Attack 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Nigeria's notorious 419 internet scammers adopted this same tradition of using high-sounding words. Letters from Africa: Nigeria's art of flowery language - BBC News 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z The elegantly written statement is full of high-sounding language about ethics, values and standards. JPMorgan Embraces 'The World's Dumbest Idea' 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z Oh, they couch it in all sorts of high-sounding words, but the results are the same. The Flat Debt Society 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Despite his high-sounding title of postmaster general, Donahoe’s job also isn’t a glory position. Postal Service’s bold, risky move to five-day mail delivery stirs support, fury 2013-02-07T02:32:00Z Given a chance to meet his fellow citizens, to listen to and understand their fears, he spurned it for a prepared statement filled with high-sounding but meaningless sentiment. How Gandhi Blew the Rape Crisis 2013-01-19T05:00:00Z The AAP, despite its high-sounding academic name, actually is a trade association of pediatric doctors. To cut or not to cut: the male circumcision question 2012-08-29T21:01:37Z There are no records of bad manners or fights, nor high-sounding phrases or off-the-ball altercations. Euro 2012: Spain – the secrets behind the players 2012-06-04T11:20:01Z Among the German people, however, the belief gained ground that our foreign policy was feeble and was giving way before the "Encirclement"—that high-sounding phrases were succeeded by pusillanimous surrender. My Mission to London 1912-1914 2012-04-17T02:00:14.497Z Medieval custom gave, according to a rule often broken, “gules,” “azure” and “sable” as more high-sounding names for the red, blue and black. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z He was called the secretary of the mine—a high-sounding name enough—but the name was the only important thing about it. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z He points out how everywhere the most pitiful reality corresponds with the most high-sounding phrases, and he overwhelms this hopeless fiasco of phrases with his mordant sarcasm. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 2012-03-26T02:00:37.300Z They give high-sounding names to every broken wall, and there is not a burrow in the ground which they cannot connect with some name that has rung round the world. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z The name had been bestowed by Paul, always fond of the high-sounding or romantic. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z No, I don't recollect any such high-sounding name as that. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z The high-sounding title of this unexpected patient tended not a little to increase the excitement under which he laboured. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z It is this last then which falsely bears the high-sounding name of the “Grant” of the Budget, i.e. of the whole of the finances. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z “There are plenty of examples for that in spite of the high-sounding principled language about monitoring arms sales.” Letter from Europe: Europe Deals Arms While Defending Rights 2012-03-05T12:50:06Z A good many Osteopaths are becoming disgusted with the big words, technical terms and “high-sounding nothings” used by so many Osteopathic writers. Quacks and Grafters 2012-02-23T03:00:40.650Z They can think they hear the general heartening them for the combat and telling them not to mind the yells of the savages—for that is what a high-sounding Latin paragraph comes to in effect. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z At the top stood: "'"Praise him upon the loud cymbals; praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z It is very natural that these literary persons should prefer a high-sounding name, and one free from vulgar associations, but I do not think that their plea will stand the test of scientific analysis. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z His motto well expresses the character of his argumentation—"mountains are as unstable as clouds:" a fancy is as good as a fact, and a high-sounding period is rather better than a logical demonstration. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z In Whydah and other coast towns are many mulattos, speaking Portuguese and bearing high-sounding Portuguese names. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z It can never have been an imposing structure, in spite of its high-sounding title, and is now represented by an exceedingly commonplace iron span. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z His wife neither buoyed him up with high-sounding phrases, nor afforded him the opportunity by any reproach to work himself into a fine heat of indignation. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z They had all of them the most high-sounding of names, calculated to impress the mind either with a sense of swiftness, or to awe the understanding with visions of aristocratic and court-like grandeur. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z Can you hide from His eye the sorrow and woe— The pain and the anguish, the grief and the shame That comes from the house with a high-sounding name? Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z At first some credence was given to their high-sounding pretensions, and the dukes, counts, and lords of Lesser Egypt received safe conducts and protection under the idea that they were engaged in religious pilgrimages. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z The reason for this is that it shortly brings us to the most ambitious elevation neighbouring the town, no less than 220 feet in height, and bearing the high-sounding name of the Gog-Magog Hills. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z O house of Priam, palace, closing on high-sounding hinge, I have seen thee, guarded by a barbaric host, with carved and deep-fretted roof, with ivory and gold royally adorned.' The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Somewhere about the year 1817, Harriet, the youngest of her five daughters, gave birth to a boy, on whom she bestowed the high-sounding name of Frederick Augustus Washington Baily. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z Europe, where a few families govern the nations, and keep them in a chronic state of warfare under the high-sounding names of justice, loyalty, military glory, and the like! Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z These blanks they can at their pleasure fill up with rosy sentences full of high-sounding praise. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z In the beginning the Captain had had an air of jesting, with a Parisian sense of humor, at the solemn, high-sounding terms in which Don Marcos treated questions of honor. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z “My, but it sounds worse than Greek!” cried Edna Salper once, as she bent absorbedly over the apparatus that worked such miracles and bore such high-sounding names. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z Isaiah's high-sounding prophecy is said to have been fulfilled thus— 1. The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules 2011-12-24T03:08:06.143Z For Batiste's benefit, he brought out the most flowery and high-sounding phrases of his repertory. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z Universal equality is a very high-sounding expression, and a favourite idea with visionary men. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Thus, in high-sounding phrases and treacherous hypocrisy, did the "butcher of Cadiz" proclaim himself the guardian of persons and property. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z The Buchanan Democrats in Illinois gave themselves the high-sounding title of the National Democracy. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z Even their books proclaim their vanity, for they inscribe in them the names of Plato and Aristotle and other philosophers, in order that such high-sounding inscriptions may impose upon simple people and pass for learning. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z "I imagine you magnify Monsieur Lamonti's bequest to me; you dignify it by too high-sounding a name." The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z Rosas filled the offices in the provinces with his partisans, while the obsequious authorities of the capital conferred upon him the high-sounding title, "Restorer of the Laws." The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z This gives great rest to the heart in a day like the present, so productive of learned speculations and high-sounding theories, which, alas! in too many instances, savor of rationalism and positive infidelity. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z I received the intelligence without any enthusiasm, feeling assured that the act had been dictated by a desire to give them a more high-sounding title than my military one, I being then only a lieut.-colonel. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z A high-sounding resolve, "That tinkles well in the angelic ear, And flashes like a flame from choir to choir." Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z All Gerson’s high-sounding phrases about the supremacy of a council were meant to apply to some time of emergency. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z We read in the Revelations of "the harpers harping with their harps before the throne of God," while, in the Old Testament, we also read of praising God on the high-sounding organ. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 2011-10-03T02:00:25.363Z The dining-room which Master Ghizla described by this high-sounding name was a pleasant, spacious, airy apartment, with sun-blinds between pillars; and, as Lucius entered, he was greeted with the music of harps. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z Those vague high-sounding phrases were easy enough to write, but what could you do about it in real life? Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z She swore, Dr. Ware, that he would have forgotten our very existence and I vowed that he carried her image around on his heart and all sorts of high-sounding things. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z Nothing could be more unbecoming in us than pretention or assumption, or the putting forth of high-sounding ecclesiastical claims. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z They heaped, therefore, on the successive Shoguns of the Ashikaga family titles of high-sounding honour, much higher than those with which the Shoguns of Kamakura had been invested. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z One felt constant solicitude and love, not expressed with a single high-sounding word,—an amazing amount of refinement and attention, which never, as if on purpose, got beyond the limits of ordinary, everyday relations. Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov 2011-08-21T02:00:35.470Z Residence street is perhaps rather a high-sounding name for it. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z Notice the stately flow of high-sounding words; the dignified formality of many of the descriptive passages; and the richness and perfection which characterize the production as a whole. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Still, we will see that no high-sounding principles shall be paraded before the world unless the voice of Ireland is heard. The Issue The Case for Sinn Fein 2011-07-26T02:00:19.407Z "Or any other high-sounding names beginning with V." The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Thought for Today: “We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.” Today in History 2011-07-21T04:03:52Z The Bab, according to the custom in Persia, gave many high-sounding titles. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z The house bore the high-sounding name of the “Queen’s Theatre,” but the people of the neighbourhood called it the “Dust-Hole,” and in doing so proved their acquaintance with it. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z All of the high-sounding promises of Economic Reform have failed as utterly. Teaching the Child Patriotism 2011-07-03T02:00:11.747Z There are very high-sounding names in the list of political celebrities, of whom it would be well if such real though not highly-flattering praise could be truly spoken. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Simple remedies that are well known combinations of ordinary drugs receive high-sounding names, usually derivatives from the Greek or the like, and are claimed to work just as many wonders as the old-fashioned nostrums. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z "Princes and princesses!—What mean you, friend, by such high-sounding terms?" Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z I wonder how she came by such a high-sounding name. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z “Now, what in the world?” cried Miss Campbell, and the girls seemed quite awe-struck at these high-sounding titles. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z In spite of the fact that this birth notice speaks of a high-sounding Fourth Avenue, Lillian Russell was born in an alley. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z The day he received his title, an old gentleman of the club, who did not know him, congratulated him as he passed by in high-sounding Italian. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z Cease with high-sounding praise to extol the womanly nature, while practically you deny that there is any. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Stevenson has observed that most men of high destinies have even high-sounding names. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z The work was reprinted and published in London in 1650, with the high-sounding title of “The Tenth Muse, lately sprung up in America.” Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z It turned out later that she could neither read nor write with any ease, and all of her high-sounding, mispronounced words she had gathered from lectures she had attended in the school. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z But the Romanticists of the Council had only a smattering of the history of the Revolution, and this high-sounding title delighted them. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z How long are American progressives going to continue deceiving themselves with the words of high-sounding preambles? The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons 2011-05-07T02:00:25.193Z They are expected to be, and generally are, lorded and feasted, dined and wined, all in the high-sounding names of civilization and national urbanity. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z With such a high-sounding name, she could not look other than aristocratic. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The abode of Miss Letitia Lake was not called a lodging house at all, but by the much more high-sounding and finer title of “Westminster Chambers.” The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z And she quoted at random the most distinguished names of her acquaintance, every syllable of their high-sounding titles falling on Grenfell's ear with a cadence perfectly enthralling. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Needless to say, the amendment rendered the high-sounding resolution a useless mass of ambiguous words. Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z But I must be serious; for the high-sounding words treachery and perfidy are surely sufficient to make anybody grave. Leonora 2011-03-22T02:00:21.627Z New taxes, high cost of living, denial of justice, increasing danger of war—that is what the Reichstag of 1907, which was ushered in with such high-sounding "national" tom-toms, has brought you. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z The string of high-sounding unfamiliar names sets her at fault. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z He had a decided taste for fine, high-sounding expressions, always designating his wood as his 'forest,' his estate as his 'domain,' and his garden as his 'park.' Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Herr Finke replied to this high-sounding address only by a rather condescending nod, shaking the proffered hand as if bestowing a favour. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z The obscure suburban boarding-school at which he had been educated, in spite of its high-sounding name—“Minerva House,” I believe—was no very sufficient preparation for Oxford. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z The time has gone by when you can scare anybody with a few high-sounding phrases. Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z Revolutionary societies with high-sounding names were established, of which the most conspicuous were the Revolution Society, the Society for Constitutional Information, the London Corresponding Society, and the Friends of the People. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z It is true, they frequently burlesque the latter, and select the high-sounding words of the former for practice—for the negro has an ear for euphony—which they usually misapply, or mis-pronounce. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z The proprietor, a broad-shouldered young man answering to the high-sounding name of Raoul Donval, daily superintended the work of the--artists. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z A high-sounding maxim, which it would be excessively uncivil to disparage by asking what constitutes "a best man." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Mr. Bush was widely praised, though there were skeptics; Zbigniew Brzezinski, a Democratic foreign policy strategist, said the speech was “high-sounding rhetoric” without “a real sense of priorities or directions.” Letter From Washington: Freedom vs. Security in Egypt 2011-01-31T01:00:51Z And all the way along, up and down and across, the high-sounding names of the various terraces ringing with sarcasm, they went together, these three little people, one far from little outwardly, in great affection. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z The same Rittmeister could not refrain from delivering high-sounding addresses to all whom he met. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Nay, the Roman pontiff, that fountain and source of all superstitions, confirms, approves and adorns this mode of life with high-sounding bulls and dispensations, while no one deems baptism worthy of even a thought. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Two or three pages more, high-sounding phrases in daintiest handwriting, concluding, of course, with the announcement of her new engagement, by which, as by a fait accompli, she must needs assist her wavering heart. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z The Raja, who was never weary of indulging in high-sounding panegyrics of Bipin before his consort, now suddenly fell reflecting that, after all, unthinking people made too much of Bipin's actual merits. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z Seed should not be purchased because of high-sounding names or exaggerated claims. How to Prosper in Boll Weevil Territory 2010-12-24T03:00:31.740Z His heart was “in his mouth” as he uttered this high-sounding threat; for, of course, he no more dared do such a thing than he dared head a mutiny on board his ship. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z This is willful ignorance, which is a high-sounding way to say, Wow, what a rockhead. Brain Cramp 2010-08-15T04:00:00Z But these polite, high-sounding terms do not go far enough. Magazine Preview: Imagining a Liberal Court 2010-06-25T08:30:00Z Instead of the powers which were left to them untouched by Ferdinand and Isabella, they were now amused with high-sounding and empty titles, or with offices about the person of the monarch. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams There were three Spanish men of high-sounding titles, and two or three alleged to be malignant Papists. Idonia: A Romance of Old London But Richelieu and Colbert were despotic ministers of arbitrary Kings; the companies which they created were as lifeless and as helpless as their titles were high-sounding and pretentious. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Although his hymns do not rise to the artistic heights attained by his other poems, it is believed that Geijer purposely avoided high-sounding phrases as unworthy of the dignity and spirit of hymnody. The Story of Our Hymns Vengeance is a very high-sounding word," observed Miss Hastings, "but the thing itself generally assumes very prosaic forms. Love Works Wonders A Novel Before a word was spoken he knew that this woman was no shallow creature to be carried away by high-sounding phrases. The Man Who Rose Again A high-sounding name, with something of long-linked culture, of arrogant heritage. The Valiants of Virginia And he had received this homage as if it were his due, and thanked her with a cold, high-sounding speech. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History As to high-sounding phrases and patriotic speeches he had no time nor ear for them. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. "Little truth, and plenty of affectation; little honor, and plenty of polish; little honesty, and very high-sounding words; little sincerity, and plenty of deceit." Love Works Wonders A Novel Now I dare say you expect to be told the high-sounding titles of some great, grand personages. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Yes, yes, rascals generally seek to veil their mean and base practices beneath some high-sounding pretext. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 With a flood of high-sounding words, he swore to respect my wish, until I myself changed, which he expected sooner or later from my generous heart. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History Michael exclaimed, and as he uttered the high-sounding religious appellation he almost laughed at the incongruity of it in connection with this slightly overdressed and dissolute-looking person he so entitled. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Here high-sounding phrases and empty declamation do not avail. The Progressionists, and Angela. The loud ring of the weapon had a calming effect upon the orator; he concluded with a brief and high-sounding phrase, bowed respectfully, and withdrew. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. On the little promontory formed by the lake and the inlet of the river the custom-house of Nicaragua, designated by the high-sounding name of the “fort of San Carlos,” has been established. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Genius was no easy companion for a life-pilgrimage--and similar high-sounding words. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History His last occupation was to write his address to the constituency of his borough, where high-sounding phrases and generous professions took the place of any awkward avowals of political opinion. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) We may say that we care naught for the world and its ways, but most of us are more or less tricked by the high-sounding titles of the mighty. A-Birding on a Bronco He worshipped the lofty, but it was with tabor and cymbal and high-sounding lute. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life Under all other circumstances the diplomatic woman is only an insincere woman with a high-sounding name. Her Royal Highness Woman The muses are turned gossips; they have lost The buskined step, and clear, high-sounding phrase,— Language of gods. Lives of Celebrated Women His voice was well modulated, clear, and mellow; his tone grave and high-sounding; his gestures noble and refined. Maximina Dealing for years in all the high-sounding topics of national wrong and national difficulty, they were astonished at the first actual realization of popular revenge. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 In these days you men make high-sounding phrases take the place of principle. Windyridge Disappointed in securing the main prize, Bragg marched to Frankfort, where he installed a provisional governor of Kentucky and issued a high-sounding proclamation, to which few paid attention. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Stilted English, pompous and high-sounding, is in just as bad taste as garish clothing or pungent perfume. The Style Book of The Detroit News Even the new man of high-sounding title is accounted as nothing among the old families who boast of their “blue blood.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Under high-sounding and lofty expressions of magnanimity and disinterestedness, there was a hidden policy not easily unravelled. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine I myself prefer the simple designation of the Science of Language, though in these days of high-sounding titles, this plain name will hardly meet with general acceptance. Lectures on The Science of Language It occupied the site of a three-story edifice bearing the high-sounding name "Palace Hotel," a structure of tent-cloth over a wooden frame, divided by muslin partitions, and three stories in height. The Story of Chautauqua This high-sounding weapon was an antique revolver with the cylinder missing, but it was the apple of his eye. Sube Cane "By deciding whether or no ten or twenty lads of this city by binding themselves together under, perhaps, the high-sounding name of Minute Boys, could be of service to the Cause?" The Minute Boys of Boston Let me assure my reader that the bound from a monosyllabic name to a high-sounding epithet of three syllables is almost as enchanting as this assumption of the toga virilis. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Finally, the evolution of the title of a diplomatist of the second rank is crowned by the high-sounding combination, now almost exclusively used, of “envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" "Isn't that rather high-sounding for a peaceful fisherman?" Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington What I have done does not merit such high-sounding terms. Black Diamonds He had just read aloud a very high-sounding sentence, when Mr. Temple Bramleigh entered, and in that nicely subdued voice which private-secretaryship teaches, said, "Mr. Cutbill is below, my Lord; will you see him?" The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly I said this with a high-sounding importance that I thought must astound him; but his light and frivolous nature was impervious to rebuke. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance There was, to me at least, always something insincere and repulsive in his laugh, and in the fact that he never wearied of repeating certain high-sounding phrases. Waldfried A Novel Many, however, boasted high-sounding names, and were, at least so Kerrigan said, men of the first families in the land. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune "That's the most remarkable thing about these Italians; they have such high-sounding names for everything, and we are fools enough to be taken in by the sound." Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The presiding spirit over one of these establishments was generally a pretty "mestiza," who, in addition to her natural charms, was blessed with a high-sounding Castilian name. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. A great many high-sounding maxims in use at the present day have lost their application. Maids Wives and Bachelors I do not think that one of those loud talkers believed in the fulfilment of such hopes; but, for the time being, it afforded them an opportunity of indulging in high-sounding phrases. Waldfried A Novel They were variants of Mr. Jokanian, who was also reaching regularly for the decanter, and who was attempting to forget a national failure in high-sounding poppycock about the autocracy of the proletariat. Command The result was as he had foreseen: the high-sounding name recommended him so highly to the weak old Pasha that he was at once invited to dinner. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Many of the streets and alleys in the town were given high-sounding titles, but nearly all have their nicknames. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 "You forget how unworthy these poor efforts are of such high-sounding epithets." The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Despite the somewhat outlandish and high-sounding name of the first, it is nothing more than a very old and very simple method of building, recently revived through stress of circumstances. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) The brilliant action at Elchingen, and the great victory at Austerlitz, were hailed as a glorious presage of future successes, for which the high-sounding phrases of a bulletin were deemed but a poor requital. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II There are those who may call their acts by high-sounding titles, and say, 'We are but restoring our own sovereigns to the land they owned.' Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I But Bill thought Hunch had it in his head, and resolved never to mention the sound-softener nor use high-sounding phrases before him. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 In the face of high-sounding professions and affirmations we know well how hard it is for a Turk to do justice to a Christian, or for a Christian to do justice to a Jew. John Brown An Address at the 14th Anniversary of Storer College It must needs be, therefore, that the greater part of the people are deceived by that indiscriminate and high-sounding promise of release from penalty. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) All the high-sounding arguments for a moral world and all the laws on the books implementing those arguments are just eyewash. The House from Nowhere The rugged, uninviting land which he knew so well rose vividly before him; and the high-sounding terms which were heaped upon it in no way lessened its ruggedness. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier In 1652 he openly interfered in the affairs of Transylvania and Walachia, and assumed the high-sounding title of “guardian of the Ottoman Porte.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Discovery and invention!--high-sounding words, still they are applicable to everyday life. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life With one, a modest child of nineteen or so with a high-sounding title, she was almost maternally friendly, and he seemed to cling to her as a refuge from a new and bewildering world. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons His love for high-sounding words with a meaning was not greater than his aversion for big sounds without one. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare With high-sounding words the Mohawks left by sailboat for the mouth of the Richelieu, to continue on south to their own country. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women The people, who Always love high-sounding words more than Wise thoughts, prefer the music of his voice To good old Wilson's drone. The Scarlet Stigma A Drama in Four Acts In the backwoods, one time, I found a party of honest settlers in a tavern over an old romance, searching for some sufficiently high-sounding title to confer on their cluster of cabins.' Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement The principle of deportation was then formally condemned by publicists and government until suddenly in 1854 it was reintroduced into the French penal code with many high-sounding phrases. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Mr. Rathbawne, you and the Colonel know how high-sounding my title is, and how little, in reality, it means. The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel Obvious truths and well-worn truisms are uttered in high-sounding words, but in no department of thought can it be said that Bolingbroke breaks new ground. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Not in that way," said my father, pouring himself a second glass of port, and turned over my high-sounding phrase with a faint hint of distaste; "Constructive Statesmanship. The Passionate Friends Some passages excite tears, whilst certain high-sounding sentences, with meaning insignificant, are irresistibly risible. The Grecian Daughter The names which they impose now are usually high-sounding. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century This last high-sounding expression embodied mysteries which he did not attempt to understand. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland Mr. Maclin, anything as high-sounding as a title tacked on to the Point is real ridiculous! At the Crossroads "Moly-havers," retorted Cosh, who had a vague sense that Nestie, with his finished little manner, his English accent, his unusual dress, and his high-sounding name, was an offence to the Seminary. Young Barbarians It was really the only way she would learn not to be carried away by flattery and high-sounding words. Cloudy Jewel Deacon Green says that this high-sounding saying may have been wise for its times, when the sleepy young world needed shaking, perhaps, to get it awake and keep it lively. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated The high-sounding names attached to French standard dishes are no mere caprice or homage of a French cook to the great in the land, but actually point out their inventor. Culture and Cooking Art in the Kitchen Still, high-sounding titles have their use, as when some of my brother editors call their "reporters" "Special Commissioners," and their foreign correspondents "Journalistic Ambassadors." Commercialism and Journalism It's a name will live as long, perhaps, as many of those high-sounding ones you have favored us with. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. She lavished presents upon her officers, and in high-sounding phrase harangued the soldiers; but there was not a private in the ranks who did not know that she was a wicked and a polluted woman. Henry IV, Makers of History In the long list of high-sounding, useless presents, the present of a gold mine would have led all the rest. A Gold Hunter's Experience Apropos of filets de sole; it is very high-sounding yet very attainable, as I shall show. Culture and Cooking Art in the Kitchen This leader calls herself Liane, Chief Priestess of the Flame, Mother of Life, Giver of Death, and a few other high-sounding things. Priestess of the Flame With a certain skill, Mr. Seward packs together high-sounding words, but these his phrases, are cold and hollow. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 And all these, without Light, Love, and Will, are but hollow affairs, high-sounding inanities. The Book of Khalid Other princes of the Church let us know in high-sounding Latin script that they created the "Monk hole" and the "stairless prison" respectively. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess "All right, I am willing for one," said Buster Beggs, who was the secretary, under the high-sounding title of Lord of the Penwiper. Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy The army Gordon was called upon to command possessed a high-sounding name, justly earned by a former commander, but with his death had passed away all that made the title justifiable. General Gordon A Christian Hero When Store Thompson delivered himself of any such high-sounding speech he was always rewarded by signs of a deep impression made upon his hearers. The Silver Maple Whiskey and debauch and high-sounding inanities about fraternity and equality can not regenerate an Empire. The Book of Khalid He had a high-sounding title to his name, but neither knife nor fork! From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services The General who had called upon his men in high-sounding words, the officer who was going to make New Madrid a Thermopylæ, and himself a Leonidas in history,—the nine thousand infantry had gone! My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field But by their constitutional interpretations, legislative enactments, and judicial decisions, so far from redeeming their pledge, they have buried our petitions and appeals under laws in direct opposition to their high-sounding promises and professions. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III The various Rites of modern Freemasonry, with their fantastic and high-sounding degrees, are comparatively recent excrescences upon the original Craft Masonry. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II It will not do to “tickle the ears of the groundlings” with high-sounding phrases of human progress, while he fetters their limbs with manacles of iron. The Land of Thor The taverns in Quebec are numerous; yet a stranger is much surprised to find only two houses which deserve that high-sounding appellation. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe The simple, concrete phrases of daily speech had given way to stately periphrases; the rich and riotous vocabulary of earlier poetry had been replaced by one more decorous, measured, and high-sounding. Lady of the Lake In all relations with weaker peoples we move in an atmosphere vitiated by the insincere use of high-sounding words. Liberalism She would write down the finest and most high-sounding of those words, and how pleased and surprised Aunt Margaret would be when she used them. 'Lizbeth of the Dale For nineteen years he had filled the high-sounding post of city editor on the Banner. Anderson Crow, Detective In these high-sounding praises, which hold up personal freedom as "our proper good," as "our end," it is assumed that man was made for liberty, and not liberty for man. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Shun the allurements of high-sounding introductions and conclusions. English: Composition and Literature Such high-sounding and professedly disinterested cosmopolitanism appeals to a certain class of sentimental believers in democracy. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy Elizabeth quite lost the purport of the little address in her admiration of the beautiful, long, high-sounding words with which it was garnished. 'Lizbeth of the Dale M. de Haus�e was himself of too noble a family to care in the least for high-sounding titles or empty rights. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange Let us not be confounded with high-sounding terms; let us rather endeavour to ascertain the meaning of them, if indeed they possess a meaning. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. It is to be hoped it also included other things more substantial than this high-sounding but sparsely covered game. A Portrait of Old George Town That is a name we would not exchange for all the high-sounding titles of Prince or Emperor. The Faith of Our Fathers Elizabeth always listened to it solemnly, for it was full of long, high-sounding words that gave her an exalted feeling. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Ancient republics had their demagogues, their orators, who inflamed the evil qualities of the people, by bestowing on them high-sounding names and by flattery. The Cult of Incompetence Yes, boys—both of them, for all their priestly and high-sounding titles. Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times James was willing now to float along the stream, sociably, with his fellows, and had no doubt that he would soon find a set of high-sounding phrases to justify his degradation. The Hero There was one circumstance that greatly dampened the general feeling of joy, and made a mere thanksgiving of what might else have been a high-sounding jubilee. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief At any rate, it enabled me to find some relief from my passionate unrest in occupation, and even my own high-sounding phrases may have taught me some scanty heroism. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 There are a kind of little great men who seek to impose on you by pompous ways, proud looks, and high-sounding words; but there was no such poor pride and pretension about Sir Philip Sidney. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children He is one of those flamboyant wind-bags, with a terrific command of high-sounding phrases, eloquent gestures, and fine eyes—the kind sixteen-year-old girls admire—to think I once loved him, or thought I did! An Anarchist Woman Perhaps such art as goes into the average magazine article is not likely to merit much high-sounding praise. If You Don't Write Fiction That was something; and he was somebody, with a long, high-sounding title besides. The Sand-Hills of Jutland It is a cruel thing that people should be deluded out of their savings by high-sounding names. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, May 6, 1893 But he makes use of some high-sounding words in the presence of a few of the fellows—flag gone, by Heaven's help he'll bring it back again! The Hero of Garside School Your article is full of high-sounding declarations, and void of either logic or common sense. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated The girls were much interested in the young fisherman who saw Luella home every night, and thought his high-sounding name beautiful. Three Little Cousins Timid by nature, she is courageous by the mere force of will, and she lashes herself up with high-sounding words into a kind of false daring. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical Despite its high-sounding name and the glitter and splash that marked its spectacular progress from place to place, the long trip of the Mastodons was not without its hardships, for business was often bad. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man How we did rant and roar the wonderful up-Channel verse, with its clever use of the high-sounding promontories of the south! A Poor Man's House “Oh Jasper, was anything ever so gorgeous!” she cried joyfully, for Polly dearly loved high-sounding words; “and we'll sell a lot more tickets, because he's new, and people will want to hear him.” Five Little Peppers at School I shall have done in one minute," he remarked, "It is a fine production, egad! full of noble protestations and really high-sounding words. The Light of Scarthey At first there is an apparent incongruity between this high-sounding salutation and the bearing of the man to whom it was addressed. John the Baptist Despite the high-sounding titles on the door, the Frohman offices were unpretentious. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man To this the president of the Directory responded in pompous and high-sounding words. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. The principal of this school was called the provost, a high-sounding title which must have made even the most insignificant of pedagogues feel proud and important. In Ancient Albemarle Pages were chosen from among the younger Tübingen students, and any chance visitor was given a high-sounding title and a sham office. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg "That is the name the boys gave to the affair, calling it after the bay in which it occurred, though it is rather a high-sounding designation for it." Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing But in spite of these high-sounding titles, the family income was small, and all the economies of Joe's mother—his father's second wife, a shrewd practical Nova Scotian widow—could not stretch it very far. The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe A special "revelation" at this time made Smith's wife "the Elect Lady and Daughter of God," with the high-sounding title of "Electa Cyria." Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Even the heathen Alexander bestowed a high-sounding title on his own steed; and so, likewise, did those Christian warriors, Roland and the Cid!’ The Red Romance Book On landing, the judge immediately engaged a schooner, known by the high-sounding name of the Great Alexander. In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting She had an appetite for high-sounding names, and she had decided that Valentine Mortimer would just suit the present instance. Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen Darwinism is a high-sounding, but hollow and unreal word, like most of the names that end in ism. The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour In striking contrast to Hull's high-sounding proclamation, it revealed that general's real attitude of dejection. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada "Grand Protectress!" shouted a dozen others, who believed in high-sounding titles. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany We want a real democracy and not an oligarchy, however camouflaged by many high-sounding words. The New World of Islam The Parrot, who now was expiring to speak, Twirl’d his ebony tongue, and then op’ning his beak, In a tone of importance, without hesitation, Directly began a high-sounding oration. The Peacock and Parrot, on their Tour to Discover the Author of "The Peacock At Home" My nephew's children named them, which accounts for their high-sounding titles. The Lilac Lady They all call themselves Portuguese, and own high-sounding Portuguese surnames. The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly People who can not write at all in a normal mood will, under a psychic spell, produce high-sounding literary reverberations, or play the piano or paint a picture. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Like many beautiful people, she was not over-gifted with a sense of humour, and therefore Peggy’s grandiose manner and high-sounding words failed to amuse her as they did most strangers. About Peggy Saville There is a difference between Saratoga Springs, New York, and the springs bearing this high-sounding name in the Amargosa sink. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania This mere imitation is what Lingual Scholars have dignified by the high-sounding and rather repulsive technicality, Onomatopoieia. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy While the others went through a high-sounding French menu at the hotel first on the guide-book list, Ropes and I did detective work. The Car of Destiny There, there, there, my lad, I’m not going to quarrel with you, and we will not use high-sounding phrases about loyalty, and fealty, and duty, and the like. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" Nothing delights her so much as to get hold of a new word or a high-sounding phrase.” About Peggy Saville I have often been amused, not only here, but during my residence in Kentucky, at the high-sounding Christian names which have been given to them. Diary in America, Series One Mr. George enunciated these high-sounding words in a pompous and theatrical manner, which made Rollo laugh very heartily. Rollo in Holland I will not insult literature by honoring this story with any such high-sounding designation. Paul Patoff The Narrows were next passed, but the view seaward was bleak and cheerless: the Neversink hills for the first time appearing to me worthy such a high-sounding distinction. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. That they called their organizations by other and high-sounding names does not alter the fact that they were in reality unions formed to combat the unions of the workers. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles The traveller thought not, and left the station—to stand transfixed before the most melancholy conveyance that ever bore the high-sounding name of “mail-coach.” Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 Their propositions are very attractive and temptingly prepared; their offers appear to be "gilt edge"; their circulars are high-sounding andp. Practical Pointers for Patentees "Mr. Chairman, I nominate Ernest Thornton for commodore of our squadron," said Bob Hale; and, though the nomination created some merriment, on account of the high-sounding title of the officer, the vote was unanimous. Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student No longer were they allowed to use the high-sounding title "The Children of the Queen's Majesty's Revels"; instead, we find them described merely as "The Children of the Revels," or as "The Children of Blackfriars." Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration He spoke, and meditated unworthy deeds against noble Hector, having stretched him prone in the dust before the bier of Menœtiades; but they each stripped off his brazen, glittering armour, and unyoked their high-sounding steeds. The Iliad of Homer (1873) It will not be any the less fruitful of wrong and misery if, as is often the case with evil motives, it adopts some high-sounding alias. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt Wilson had attended school with my brother at the academy in Concord, in 1837, then having the high-sounding name of Concord Literary Institute. Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman Law! it do sound odd," says Sarah, with a little respectful laugh, "but high-sounding too, I think. Molly Bawn Caligula, jealous of the high-sounding name, was the first to threaten his life; but spared it at the expense of the name. Pagan and Christian Rome As a wind-up it will perhaps amuse the reader to note the high-sounding list of titles that the sultan—this "cutpurse and king of shreds and patches"—has given to himself. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel He never loaded his sentences with meretricious finery, or high-sounding, supernumerary words. Oration on the Life and Character of Henry Winter Davis Mr. Reade names him "the mighty Venetian," an appellation not a whit too high-sounding, though it may appear so to those not acquainted with his finest works. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He has taken a noble and high-sounding Fijian name and dragged it in the dirt to suit his nefarious purposes. A Son Of The Sun There are companies in which men cannot utter the fine, high-sounding things they would say elsewhere, because there are present those who know how their lives have contradicted them. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion The various little pools and inlets, many of them not larger than a dining-room table, received high-sounding and dignified names—such as Port Stevenson, Port Erskine, Taylor’s Track, Neill’s Pool, etcetera. The Lighthouse Joe and his dark friend now dropped their high-sounding style of speech, and spoke for some minutes rapidly in an undertone. The Dog Crusoe and his Master It does not take very many of them to compel the honest conviction that equity of citizenship for all the people in every walk of life means more to these farmers than a high-sounding shibboleth. Deep Furrows This quarter is not so aristocratic as its high-sounding name would lead us to infer. The Kensington District The Fascination of London You know, Philip, that Latin is still the language spoken in that country; and that will account for our high-sounding names. The Phantom Ship Moreover, he was, as may be supposed, very fond of interlarding his conversation with high-sounding phraseology, without much regard as to the context. The King's Own But how was a needy adventurer to raise the money to pay for the fort and to do all the high-sounding things that he had promised the King? French Pathfinders in North America Men of wealth and position—the bearers of high-sounding titles—with politicians and place-hunters, fluttered round her. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert The imperial city was the happy hunting-ground of quacks, who gave themselves high-sounding names and wore gorgeous raiment. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine My Tour in France has at least taught me one lesson—never to be deceived by high-sounding names and pompous designations. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 Courtesy of Boyce Balloonagraph Expedition There were also several officials with high-sounding titles who were going out to their stations in German East Africa. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country In thinking over the essay, she had mentally rehearsed many grandiose phrases; but now, with a sudden chilling of the blood, she realised the emptiness of the high-sounding words. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story The most sensible people have the most serious relapses, and once having given rein to her imagination nothing less than three names would satisfy her—and those three the high-sounding Patricia Monica de Vere. Pixie O'Shaughnessy I walked the whole distance of Broadway to the Consul's house, and nothing could exceed the apparent prosperity; the street was covered with banners and placards inviting people to enlist in various high-sounding regiments. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Sublime, sir, as these speculations may appear to the eyes of some, and high-sounding as they may strike the ears of many, they do not affect me with any force. The Rose of Old St. Louis Most attempts at a philosophy of sorrow just end in high-sounding words. Friendship But Darvid avoided high-sounding phrases, and would never think or say: torture, disgust. The Argonauts This speaker is steadily improving, but he has a tendency to a "fatal fluency," and he must beware of high-sounding phrases. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 All the ceremonials and benedictions and lighted candles and high-sounding phrases could not bind a woman's heart, where that heart was free, or called some other man its lord. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV "He has been deluded by a high-sounding prophecy, and it has come to little." Simon Dale There spoke his tyrannical conscience with disconcerting directness: and Lenox had never acquired the art of disguising plain fact in a garment of high-sounding words. The Great Amulet If you could be consoled by noisy appeals to philanthropy, to powerless charity, to degrading alms-giving, or if high-sounding words would relieve you, these indeed you can have in abundance. Sophisms of the Protectionists He pins haughty, poetic, high-sounding labels to his works, and, like Charles Lamb, we sit open-mouthed at concerts trying to fill in his big sonorous frame with a picture. Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques Less direct minds would have found high-sounding ethical sanctions in which to conceal the real intent. A Preface to Politics Do you think that it is that high-sounding word gentleman? The Queen's Necklace The Imperial Chinese Government was very grateful for their aid, and conferred upon them a high-sounding name which meant, "Ever-Victorious Army." Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers The owner of all these high-sounding titles was hunched up on his cushions in the State Pavilion. A Book of Quaker Saints She has not yet been conquered, nor will she be, notwithstanding Napoleon's high-sounding phrases and so-called victories. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia The old effort was to harness mankind to abstract principles--liberty, justice or equality--and to deduce institutions from these high-sounding words. A Preface to Politics But with the Japanese such high-sounding words as these are quite unnecessary. Banzai! by Parabellum Philosophy had come, with its high-sounding terminology, and invaded the hallowed precincts of Scriptural truth. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Let the high-sounding names of scores of painted pine palaces not a thousand miles from this metropolis make answer. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 When Talleyrand presented them in succession, Napoleon listened to each of their high-sounding old aristocratic names with a kindly nod and a gracious air, which delighted the hearts of the Poles. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia When he could remember his "book-learnin'" and give a high-sounding name to his complaint, his gratification was enhanced. The Tangled Threads Ecuador once appointed a functionary under the high-sounding title of "Governor of the Orient," with a salary of $700; but now the Indians are not troubled with any higher official than an alcalde. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America No good writer will deliberately choose "high-sounding" words to express his ideas. Stories That Words Tell Us It ranks with that great mass of literature, written and copied at such vast pains and expense, bearing the high-sounding title, "Writings of the Saints." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers The Prussian princes are not now in a position to utter high-sounding words. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia He can talk of liberty in the most swelling, high-sounding, and fascinating style, while all the time he is making men the most degraded and miserable slaves. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story He added with a shrug of the shoulders, "A somewhat high-sounding name for such a humble citizen as myself, but it was not of my own choosing." The Swindler and Other Stories She could not deny what her father had so pertinently expressed, yet these high-sounding words made no impression on her. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy She invented weird words, meaningless but high-sounding; she propitiated her idol with wild dances and an abandon of restraint. The Place Beyond the Winds True, the Red Republicans issued high-sounding phrases about liberty, rights of man, and the right of the people to govern. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 He was fond of a swelling, high-sounding, long-winded style. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story Ketchup's quite as good and high-sounding as the one she's got. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches I have the advantage of having spent some time in South Africa, and of having been—not only General Commanding, but Governor and High Commissioner, with high-sounding titles given me by her Majesty. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z I have forgotten the boy's age; his mother's high-sounding patriotism may have tinctured him already. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History He remained silent for a long time, and then made a speech full of high-sounding words, beneath which was visible the hesitation of his convictions, and the embarrassment of his mind. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution I could have preached in the ordinary, high-sounding, Frenchified, Latinized, mongrel style, without an effort. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story Trick it out with some high-sounding guesses if you have to, like I said. Warlord of Kor She had before this noticed another queer trait of the people among whom her lot was so strangely cast, and that was their singular penchant for fancy and high-sounding names. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland Little by little "art" in motion picture production is becoming a reality instead of being merely a high-sounding word used occasionally by the press-agents. Writing the Photoplay It is glutted with sham, and atrophied by the reiteration of high-sounding but meaningless, pious phrases. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine He knew nothing of Latin and Greek, but he was fond of great high-sounding words of Greek and Latin origin. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story It is the uneducated or those who are but half educated, who use long words and high-sounding phrases. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society It was a high-sounding sentence, but it was not true, as I was forced to admit, almost with the same breath that spoke it. When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth "The Honourable Miss Fanshawe is only a very humble personage, not at all deserving high-sounding titles," said the young lady for herself. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood No one could think of José as merely cooking; the results of his genius justified the use of such high-sounding words as "composing" or "constructing." The Black Pearl The language of the Félibres is by no means free from the grandiloquence and pomposity that results from the employment of these high-sounding and long terminations. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence It is not the way of Newfoundland people to hold meetings and say fine things and pass high-sounding resolutions and then let the whole matter drop as though they felt they had done their duty. The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell Dr. Marlowe had placed his hand on the butt of his revolver at his hip, meaning to whip out the weapon and fire before the miscreant had finished his high-sounding tomfoolery. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring And she was unhappy, because all her natural tastes had been thwarted, and her natural feelings suppressed; and of her acquired habits and high-sounding pursuits she had no capacity for enjoyment. The Ladies' Vase Polite Manual for Young Ladies Later on, her beloved Father delighted in calling her his "Little Queen," adding at times the high-sounding titles—"Of France and Navarre." The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse Long suffixes abound, and the style becomes, in consequence, frequently high-sounding and exaggerated. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence Such high-sounding and airy words did Chosroes speak to the ambassadors, but nevertheless it did not escape them why he gave time to the Romans in their flight. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War The triangle to which geometricians give this high-sounding name is, of course, nothing more or less than half a square that has been divided from corner to corner. Amusements in Mathematics Theodora obediently enumerated them all, and the high-sounding title of the Russian Prince, to say nothing of the English lord and lady, had a mollifying effect on Josiah Brown. Beyond The Rocks A Love Story Shoo, Charlotte! makes no high-sounding attempt at improving the public taste. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 We learn that the brilliancy and animation of the court at Avignon outshine the glories of Rome, and in language that fairly glitters with its high-sounding, highly colored words. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence He seemed very fond of quoting poetry; and nothing could have been more pleasing to Dotty, who loved to hear high-sounding words, even if they did soar above her head. Dotty Dimple Out West He had learnt too the technical details of his work—those rough methods by which men might be coerced, and the high-sounding phrases with which to gild the coercion. The King's Achievement The regiments were not numbered as with us, but adopted some magniloquent high-sounding title suggestive of their valour in war, fearlessness of danger, and other martial qualities. A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home He has also printed a little tract for lovers, in which high-sounding phrases are translated from the Spanish into Zapotec. In Indian Mexico (1908) Nebuchadnezzar mentions him with respect; and Nabonidus, the last native monarch, restores his shrine at Ur, and accumulates upon him the most high-sounding titles. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. It is a part of youth to crave for high-sounding names and occupations. The Voice in the Fog With such high-sounding words, strategy, frontier, safety, they could carry a good many points. His Excellency the Minister It was from the head waiter whom Mr. Marston had mentioned, and was couched in the most elegant and high-sounding language. The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories They have such high-sounding names—the ontological argument, the cosmological, the physico-theological—that almost in spite of ourselves we bring a reverential mood to them. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant They learn many names of things—high-sounding names, and they come to understand a great deal about words. The Claverings The servant writes well because she keeps clear of high-sounding phrases, and writes with entire sincerity. Side Lights Slavery, notwithstanding the high-sounding words just quoted, was recognized in and by three separate clauses of the Constitution The word "slave" was excluded, but the language does not admit of any doubt. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens This ukase of Alexander II., though revoking only part of the insulting restrictions in the elementary civil rights of the Jews, was given the high-sounding title of an "Act of Emancipation." History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) Those who know what virtuous liberty is cannot bear to see it disgraced by incapable heads, on account of their having high-sounding words in their mouths. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) But instead of their securing an engagement, with such a recommendation, a foreigner with the high-sounding name is the one invariably chosen. Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers You give me up, for the sake of a whim, of some silly fustian about patriotism, some fool's rubbish of high-sounding words! Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. All the high-sounding claims were turned at this moment into empty platitudes. The Lever A Novel The men and women of the State were taking time to analyze some of those high-sounding phrases with which so-called temperance had disguised vicious theories which left human nature out of the equation. The Ramrodders A Novel To the opportunity for secrecy which the modern city offers, such men are able to add a high-sounding justification for their immoralities. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil It is a form of party politics without solid convictions or real beliefs, which puffs itself out with big words, and with the froth of high-sounding ideas and principles. A Century of Wrong The various little pools and inlets, many of them not larger than a dining-room table, received high-sounding and dignified names—such as Port Stevenson, Port, Erskine, Taylor's Track, Neill's Pool, &c. The Lighthouse Do not depend too much on the high-sounding name of Durham or Devon. Around The Tea-Table As Sut could not hide his personality, the best plan for him was to make an open avowal, backed up by a rather high-sounding vaunt. The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne Beneath the high-sounding principles and far-resonant reforms which were propounded but not realized lurked concrete racial strivings which a patriotic temper and robust faith might easily identify with the highest interests of humanity. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference From him Fontane learned to discard high-sounding phrases and to cultivate the true-to-life tone of spoken speech. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 Fate had decreed that these sections of a handful of immigrants should play for a time high-sounding parts in the world labor movement. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States After five minutes of high-sounding platitudes, he again turned to the Prince. Truxton King A Story of Graustark Such a man rapidly degenerated into a charlatan; he used the language of alchemy to cover his frauds, and with the hope of deluding his dupes by high-sounding phrases. The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry For them liberty was a high-sounding word which meant nothing. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 There are foolish empiricists who believe that the granting of a paper constitution, prefaced by some high-sounding declaration, of itself confers the power of self-government upon a people. African and European Addresses Imperial Destiny, and a lot of other high-sounding rot. Oberheim (Voices) We regard these high-sounding titles as ridiculous, and as well calculated to excite derision and scorn; but we do not now treat of them in that regard. Secret Societies He would probably be the last to ask a more high-sounding epitaph. Shandygaff He showed this verse, high-sounding, stilted, bold and bilious, to his mother and then to his father, and finally to Lizzie Flower. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors He tried to make us understand, with high-sounding words, that his master was a most magnificent lord. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Consisting mainly of German forces, they needed no high-sounding words to give blood in defense of their homeland. Oberheim (Voices) Their processions and parades, their regalia and emblems, and their high-sounding titles are evidently designed to impress the minds of their own members and of outsiders with ideas of their excellence and grandeur. Secret Societies By using these high-sounding words flanks, an air of importance may be given to systems entirely at variance with the principles of the art. The Art of War But then Billie did not realize that the Japanese language abounds in such ceremonious words and high-sounding phrases and, in order to keep the spirit of the original, translations are generally literal. The Motor Maids in Fair Japan It is naturally rolling and high-sounding, or at least may easily be made so, and therefore is apt to be in favour with geniuses of a swelling, oratorical, and elocutionary order. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England It gave my life as a soldier meaning, and drummed me full of patriotism, and a lot of other high-sounding excrement. Oberheim (Voices) Their high-sounding titles have already been adverted to as involving the sin of profaneness; but they serve equally well to illustrate the pretentious character of the associations which employ them. Secret Societies Jesus declared, "I will build my church," and that church was an objective reality, which was not intended to be concealed under high-sounding theological verbiage nor dissipated in glittering generalities. The Last Reformation It was certainly very nice to be addressed by so high-sounding a title. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir And the versification runs, throughout, in a stilted monotony, the style being made thick and turgid with high-sounding epithets; while we have a perfect flux of learned impertinence. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England At five o'clock this afternoon," he said, bitterly, "I left her with a great many fine, high-sounding words about the quest I was to give my days and nights to--for her sake. Jason A year ago he had thought of poetry as strings of high-sounding words which produced a pleasant mental reaction, something abstract and exotic. Broken to the Plow This ballad bore the high-sounding title of "Buffalo Burnt, or the Dreadful Conflagration." James Fenimore Cooper What are they but bowels of earth, high-sounding air, a banquet of worms, fair dunghills. Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the Name of the Faith and Presented to the Illustrious Members of Our Universities Where the school appeals chiefly to the negro for support, liberal use is made of such high-sounding names as "college" and "university." The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution Without this, there may be fatal inconsistencies in the boy's conduct, not because he is essentially vicious, but because he has been unable to interpret high-sounding sermons and biblical ideals in terms of commonplace duty. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work My better half was disappointed in my not joining in the proposed cattle company, with its officers, its directorate, annual meeting, and other high-sounding functions. Reed Anthony, Cowman It would almost seem, if it were not too preposterous a supposition, as if that second struggling consciousness were trying to announce itself under the high-sounding title of—what? What Dreams May Come The country rang with plausible outcries and high-sounding oratory concerning military usurpation, violation of the Constitution, and stifling freedom of speech. Abraham Lincoln, Volume II Proud banners floated in triumph on the high turrets, while a thousand minstrels filled the air with their high-sounding melody. The Young Captives: A Story of Judah and Babylon But there were high-sounding names in the history of Chelsea besides those of More and Turner. The Roll-Call Seeing Procter enter, he immediately began to address him compliments in high-sounding Latin. Yesterdays with Authors He clothed it in other and high-sounding words. Witness for the Defense He can be roundabout, artificial, and vague; he can involve a simple statement in a mist of high-sounding words and elaborate inversions. Books and Characters French and English We saw a bonnet this year which was nothing but black beads, which were designated by the high-sounding name of "black pearls." Routledge's Manual of Etiquette Without the clerical sphere it bears no such high-sounding names, being simply called 'incineration of corpses.' The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 At first only Russians used to come to her house; then Frenchmen began to show themselves—amiable bachelors, of polished manners, exquisite in demeanor, and bearing high-sounding names. Liza "A nest of nobles" Youth was a graceful thing of high-sounding words and impetuous thoughts, but like many other graceful things it could be hard and cruel. Witness for the Defense You ask if we have gained any advantages commensurate with our efforts, or with the high-sounding phrase of our declared purpose. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 And they devoured the delicate viands and emptied the beakers to his honor, and praised him in high-sounding speeches. The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel Those lawyer chaps use such high-sounding words, you can't tell what they mean. Comrades of the Saddle The Young Rough Riders of the Plains This note he placed in an envelope, which he directed to the high-sounding name of Mrs. d'Aubigne, Rupert St., Pimlico—and put it in his pocket. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life "Youth is a graceful thing of high-sounding words and impetuous thoughts, but like many other graceful things it can be very hard and very cruel." Witness for the Defense Jack wished for something high-sounding and difficult, such as Monomotapa or Zanguebar; very difficult words, to puzzle any one that visited our island. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island I know that even the meanest person has still at his disposition high-sounding words wherewith to mask his real character. Without Dogma But, upon the credulity of ignorance, his high-sounding certificates and unbounded boasting can impose any thing. The Grammar of English Grammars Others who did not bear such a high-sounding name as the Count d’Artigas had visited it, and had been unstinting in their compliments to the director. Facing the Flag He has flaming certificates exhibited, and prefaces his calls to buy with a high-sounding description of his wonderful qualities. Views a-foot Thus, Madame, you will be known by two high-sounding titles, neither of which will in reality appertain to you. The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 1 Let a gentlemanly man, with a gentlemanly style, take of foolscap paper a few quires; stuff them well with high-sounding titles—dukes and duchesses, lords and ladies, ad libitum. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827 He was finally overcome and slain, and his territory is now under English rule, but his family were allowed a generous pension and have since lived in state with high-sounding titles. Modern India My driver bestowed upon this tangled brushwood the high-sounding name of jungle. A Woman's Journey Round the World The former word, it is said, does not once occur in his despatches; the latter often, but never accompanied by any high-sounding professions. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance To persons not initiated in the rudiments of astronomical science, they rest upon the great and high-sounding names of Galileo, Kepler, Halley and Newton. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author She is dressed very prettily indeed, and in the opera house she has a high-sounding name, like Melba, Nordica, Calve or Patti. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers Fraud and robbery are high-sounding words—justified, you think, by a fancied resemblance in some young imp to an idle daub of a dead man's Brother! Oliver Twist The term "law of supply and demand" was freely bandied between them, as it is in many journals nowadays, with little object save to shut up avenues of discussion by a high-sounding phrase. Ginx's Baby: his birth and other misfortunes; a satire We saw something of the latter in the club at Seville, where one met men whose high-sounding names and titles have come down to us from the greatest epochs of Spanish history. Tracks of a Rolling Stone The essay fairly bristled with many-lettered words and high-sounding phrases, few of which Billy really understood. Miss Billy's Decision Do we need such high-sounding terms, such sonorous phrases, to say such simple things? What is Property? The old men were badly bruised and torn, but both of them recovered, to bear from that day the high-sounding titles of "Fought-the-Bear" and "Conquered-the-Grizzly." Indian Boyhood A nation which, in the name of loyalty or of patriotism or of any sincere and high-sounding ideal, discourages criticism and dissent, and puts a premium on acquiescence and conformity, is headed for disaster. Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations And this crime, if it had been successful, would have benefited the very fellow who concealed his sinful, shameful past under the high-sounding name of Coralth. The Count's Millions Heaven, you know, has allowed my father's house to be made a house of solitude, a home of silent obedience, which my parents say is more to be admired than big names and high-sounding titles. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories The ideas honored with the name of economic laws are nothing more than a few trifling generalities, to which the economists thought to give an appearance of depth by clothing them in high-sounding words. What is Property? I have called it a road, but it is, perhaps, questionable whether this is not too high-sounding a term for a track so invariably covered with large loose stones and furrowed with water-courses. Yorkshire Nothing is so easy as to make things look fine on paper; we should never forget that: there is a great difference between high-sounding generalities and laborious details. Vivian Grey But I am not going to offer you my friendship and all that; I am shy as a rule of high-sounding speeches and 'heartfelt' effusions. The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories Heaven, you know, has allowed my father's house to be made a house of solitude, a home of silent obedience, which my parents say is more to be admired than big names and high-sounding titles. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories But he had a fall, this poor baby,—a cruel fall, from the consequences of which no high-sounding name could save him; and then presently the little mother died, and the father married again. The Green Satin Gown In the 2d Book the first forty lines, in particular, are majestic and high-sounding. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 But I must be serious; for the high-sounding words treachery and perfidy are surely sufficient to make any body grave. Tales and Novels — Volume 08 The prospectus looked well enough, but the holder of Mr. Sheldon's dishonoured bill was not able to derive much comfort from high-sounding phrases and high-sounding names. Charlotte's Inheritance There was something in the high-sounding inspirations of the man, a lofty heroism in all he said, that struck a chord in her Greek nature. Lord Kilgobbin Punin was fond of high-sounding expressions, and had a great propensity, if not for lying, for romancing and exaggeration; he admired everything, fell into ecstasies over everything…. A Desperate Character and Other Stories And their faith in the game's importance, and in him and his high-sounding nonsense, he very often found amusing: and in their other chattels too he took his natural pleasure. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice No high-sounding words about freedom, no Godless philosophy, no infidel creed, which robs men of homes here and heaven hereafter, can save this nation. Five Sermons Some good high-sounding names figured in the list of directors, and the chairman was Captain H. N. Cromie Paget. Charlotte's Inheritance It was a long name, truly, and a high-sounding one,—but I preferred thinking of him by it than by the meaningless soubriquet of "Netty." Crowded Out! and Other Sketches In our country, children play "keep house;" and in the same high-sounding but miniature way the grown folk here, with the poor little material of slender territory and meagre population, play "empire." Roughing It, Part 7. "And is this it?" said I, quite disappointed at the lame and impotent conclusion to all the high-sounding exordium; "is this all?" Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 Its goal, though hidden from the simple by a maze of high-sounding sentiment, was Rationalism pure and simple. The Far Horizon Neither of them had a suspicion of the vanity concealed in the high-sounding phrase. Two Summers in Guyenne I told the story to my brother officers, who were amused by the comparison with the Grand Llama, and we sometimes called the major by that high-sounding title afterwards. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 Hereabouts we do not give them such high-sounding names as you apply to them, we call them hashes or stews. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Not content with his Christian name Lucilio, he assumed the grandiloquent and high-sounding cognomen of Julius Caesar, wishing to attach to himself some of the glory of the illustrious founder of the Roman empire. Books Fatal to Their Authors She has asked me if I couldn't manage to acquire a high-sounding, decorative title in Spain. Cæsar or Nothing Since you ask it so frankly, George, I'll try to put it plain: You been going along handing out high-sounding generalities. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors Here are no high-sounding doctrines, no hard words, no terrible commands, no far-off thunders of a new Sinai, no rumblings of a coming Judgment. Our Master Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord Because Hamlet gives utterance to high-sounding thoughts, to sentimental dreams, and melancholy subtleties, it has been assumed that his character is one nourished with the poet's own heart's blood. Shakspere and Montaigne What an utterly foolish thing, said his critics, it is to attempt in this day to oust a Mexican dictator by mere rhetoric and high-sounding phrases! Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him These high-sounding naval names delighted Blunt, and he had no doubt there must be virtue in them. Redburn. His First Voyage In these matters the chief magistrate proved rather hard to please, as he was fond of high-sounding words and poetical ideas, but found them very difficult to commit to memory. The Old Homestead You're right," said Jackman, "we don't need literature on this paper—long words, high-sounding phrases and all that sort of thing. The Great God Success These high-sounding and long-winded expressions showed very plainly the real object of the Pope. Life of Luther Justinian in 550 A.D. conferred on him the privilege of receiving appeals from the other patriarchs, and a few years later that dignitary assumed the high-sounding title of "Universal Archbishop." Early European History The influence of Gibbon may still be seen in the orators and historians who, lacking the charm of simplicity, clothe even their platitudes in high-sounding phrases. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived The oil burned bears the high-sounding trade-mark, "Light of the World," and that is the only "light of the world" the native knows of. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America General ecclesiastical organizations and church dignitaries with high-sounding titles are human inventions that were added later. To Infidelity and Back The "high-sounding" words that are dragged in by main force for the sake of effect weigh down the letter, make it logy. Business Correspondence And millions of gold, which is the unit of labor, millions of men, are sacrificed to a ridiculous high-sounding phrase. Battle Studies This high-sounding will is an epitome of Bacon's life and work. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived Have you ever known boys and girls in writing school compositions, or reporters in writing for the newspapers, to use large words for small ideas, and long, high-sounding phrases and sentences for plain, simple thoughts? Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition A word we have no business with; a high-sounding word for a penny purpose. Linda Condon His intellect is keen, but his nature is coarse, and so he glorifies his selfish lusts under high-sounding names. The Home and the World Now the doors swung open; one high-sounding title after another was announced, the personages owning them followed, and the place was quickly half-filled with noble folk and finery. The Prince and the Pauper, Part 5. No doubt, he swears that he will be revenged; but notwithstanding his violence in the fight next day, he does no harm to any one, and ends with only high-sounding threats. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature Sleek, unwieldy porkers would be too high-sounding an expression for you to use ordinarily, but it is in tone with the rest of the description. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition It was called "The Birthday of an Era," and, looking back, I think I was fully entitled to make use of that somewhat high-sounding phrase. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 Miss Silsby had by the use of the most high-sounding phrases attained about the final word in candor. We Can't Have Everything And my name is not Oswald!" said I. "Of course not, but it answered very well with the fellows outside—nothing like a high-sounding name or title to awe your British rustic. Peregrine's Progress And the high-sounding preachments about the poverty that might go with fine gowns became real to me. Over the Pass Their mania was an excessive simplification of argument; they put high-sounding words in the place of reason, and made too much of a few ideas, always the same, lifeless for lack of colour or shading. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War At bottom, believe me, it was not one of these high-sounding things—it was simply War; the sum total of the battles of centuries. Prince Zaleski It was of high-sounding title, for it was called, "Antiochus the Great; or, the Fatal Relapse." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 Another thing which amused and interested M. Zola when he took his walks around Norwood was to note the often curious and often high-sounding names bestowed on villa residences. With Zola in England Her high-sounding phrases change nothing; the smallest fact is of more value. The Uprising of a Great People The United States in 1861. to Which is Added a Word of Peace on the Difference Between England the United States. The day you dismiss them, burn our high-sounding manifesto, Mr Fejevary, and admit that Morton College now sells her soul to the—committee on appropriations! Plays Firstly, to go to a local printer in some out-of-the-way part of the town and get him to print a few cards with the high-sounding name. The Old Man in the Corner All ate wheat bread, drank from marble troughs, and had high-sounding names. Three short works The Dance of Death, the Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller, a Simple Soul. But the zeal of the Italians for independence seemed all to evaporate in high-sounding manifestoes, and in a few excesses of the populace in the great cities. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 In the second book, the first forty lines in particular are majestic and high-sounding. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb It was not that she sank that name beneath high-sounding titles; she only elevated the most commonplace of all titles till she monopolized it, and it monopolized her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 Now it is a remarkable thing, but Billy, who should have replied to the aged man in all sorts of high-sounding language, could find nothing to reply to this but: "Oh, that's all right." The Boy Aviators in Africa It is the outgrowth of a high-sounding syllogism, which deduces the sweeping general assertion that "all women are traitors" from the more limited one, which is unfortunately true and deplorable, that some women are traitors. The Doctor's Daughter That pride was so fundamental, that the high-sounding adulation is made almost more palpable by the evident restraint which he places upon his underlying indignation. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 What, in fact, is this ‘unconscious’ but a high-sounding name to veil our ignorance? Unconscious Memory And how I hated a boy with a high-sounding, unnicknamable given name!—with his round white collar and his long glossy curls! Man on the Box |
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