| 单词 | ignoramus |
| 例句 | That has continued to be the central complaint against rhetoric ever since: that it gives the plausible ignoramus or the self- interested dissembler—the knave or the fool—power over the good and the wise. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Stupid ignoramus slid out of his mouth like music. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Why? They wouldn’t any more be ignoramuses than an elephant is. Or a bird is. Or a tree is,” Teddy said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Were those first Jordan Valley farmers botanical ignoramuses who didn’t know what they were doing? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You miserable ignoramus! You see a white person and he looks better than your own people? You must apologize to everybody in this line! Right now!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You ignoramus! What if you couldn’t find your way back?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Puerto Rico is part of the United States, you ignoramus!” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z A few nights ago I was the topic of discussion, and we all decided I was an ignoramus. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I don’t even have a sister, ignoramus,” Alternate Virgil would say. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “There’s no risk you’d be raising a little generation of ignoramuses?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Of course it’s not well, you ignoramus,” Master said, staring at the pair of slippers on the floor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “The elders decided it was time. There are all kinds of silly rumors about Abba evacuating soon. Some ignoramuses even say the federal troops have entered Awka!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “One of my students missed the last test, and this morning he came and offered me some money to pass him, the ignoramus.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “That ignoramus Gowon pledged a miserable, measly amount for more than two million refugees. Did he think it was chickens that died and it is the surviving relatives of those chickens who have returned home?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He laughed once and said, ‘That man is such an ignoramus, Father.’ The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “But instead, all the ignoramuses in government do is lie and steal. A number of my students joined the group that went to Lagos this morning to demonstrate, you know.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “You ignoramus. ‘Trounce’ means ‘to defeat heavily in a contest.’ The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Just because something is a certain way, instead of just behaves a certain way, doesn’t mean it’s an ignoramus.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Shortly after Trump won the South Carolina primary, Boot described him as “a liar, an ignoramus and a moral abomination.” Did Max Boot Turn His Back on the Republican Party, or Did the Party Turn Its Back on Him? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Spurn thought and manners, And look: our land is full of ignoramuses now! Style Invitational: Do over the do-over — enter any of the year’s contests 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z “Desacralization” was the slogan of the twentieth century; it’s the slogan of ignoramuses, of mediocrity and incompetence. The Square 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z I wouldn't see ANY American movie about a foreign country since WE Americans are biggest ignoramuses on the planet. ‘Beirut’ Trailer Was Supposed to Thrill. Instead It Offended. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z "For an ignoramus like me to get to mock somebody like Shakespeare? The casting in that regard alone couldn't be more perfect." The next guy to play Shakespeare on Broadway is Adam Pascal 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z She didn’t say it to hurt me, but rather to spare me from walking around like an ignoramus. Amanda Peet: The First Time I (Didn’t) Read a Scathing Review 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z How did the American people arrive at this moment where an ignoramus such as Donald Trump has become president? Author Tom Nichols on how Trump won: “People looked up from their phones and said, ‘Where’s my money?'” 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Fact: We belong to a nation overrun by ignoramuses. “It’s not magic; it’s science!” How “Bill Nye Saves the World” makes a gentle stand against ignorance 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z But his actual text sticks to the ignoramus theory. Books of The Times: ‘Better Off Without ’Em,’ by Chuck Thompson 2012-08-21T22:05:37Z Kazakhs complained that Borat portrayed them as bumbling, backward ignoramuses, while US Jewish groups were concerned that audiences might not understand that the character's antisemitic attitudes were to be laughed at, not celebrated. Sacha Baron Cohen criticised over 'negative stereotypes' of Arabs 2012-05-17T11:19:56Z During one editing session, something became clear to me: This adult, successful journalist was a complete ignoramus on most matters that happened to be unrelated to his field of expertise. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Is he as tech-savvy as he thinks he is? 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Long ago the Borat character functioned as a truth serum, the kind of amiable ignoramus people were inclined to countenance or forgive either out of politeness or a sense of superiority. "Borat 2" makes an America slathered in misogyny and disinformation reckon with itself 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Ergo, very smart people can be ignoramuses about an array of subjects, and even if they diligently work to become informed, they can still make unwise choices. “It’s not magic; it’s science!” How “Bill Nye Saves the World” makes a gentle stand against ignorance 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, things sagged a little thereafter as he failed to explain fully the alternative options, at least to total CFP ignoramuses like me. Hugh's Big Fish Fight and True Stories: The Kids Grow Up 2011-01-12T08:00:04Z Now, whether you find that declaration insulting depends upon which definition of “ignoramus” you’re most familiar with. “It’s not magic; it’s science!” How “Bill Nye Saves the World” makes a gentle stand against ignorance 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z I began peppering all my plant-loving friends with questions: Which houseplants might survive being cared for by a botanical ignoramus? The Leafy Love Affair Between Millennials and Our Houseplants 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Later we are told this island ignoramus was a member of his school’s chess club, and Sid is meant to be revealed as a solid citizen and mensch. The Descendants: George Clooney's Tragedy in Paradise 2011-11-15T21:44:50Z I am an ignoramus, I have no sense of direction. A life in writing: Nicola Barker 2010-04-30T23:13:00Z Herbert is the opposite of the man his daughter married, who may be a genius in the usual ways but shows himself to be an ignoramus when it comes to basic human interaction. Dark comedy "Made for Love" is HBO Max's "Black Mirror"-lite tale of bad romance turned sociopathic 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The wall descriptions really help out, shunning the interpret-it-for-yourself” vagueness that art ignoramuses like myself dread. Frugal Traveler Blog: In Auckland, New Zealand, a Frugal Trifecta 2012-03-20T17:25:56Z A small, loud band of similarly minded ignoramuses went into conniptions at the news that Halle Bailey had been cast as Ariel in the live-action movie version of "The Little Mermaid." Racist attacks on a Black girl earning a supposedly "white" role isn't about canon but excellence 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Fascist appropriation of Tolkien's work may seem surprising given his anti-Nazi statements, which include calling Hitler a "ruddy little ignoramus." "The Rings of Power" receives racist backlash, but Tolkien’s work has always lured white supremacist 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z The emperor decreed that it should be open to the public including “ignoramuses and gawkers” at a time when a library for the masses was very unusual. Cultured Traveler: In Europe, Five Libraries That Offer Respite From the Crowds 2011-07-29T19:36:57Z Scorsese was a boxing ignoramus when he made Raging Bull; did that ruin the movie for you? The artistic license of The Social Network 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z That makes "America: The Motion Picture" not only a waste of time but an insult to ignoramuses. Bro, say can you see? "America: The Motion Picture" shows we're not just dumb, we're drawn that way 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z A middle-class parent who is reluctant to send their child to the local comprehensive is either a snob, a racist or an ignoramus. State schools: are they failing our children? 2011-02-27T00:05:50Z In his quest to nail down the position of leading ignoramus in the still nascent presidential race, he has completely pushed aside the previous holder of that chair, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Column: Vivek Ramaswamy's idiotic play for airtime is working, God help us 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z The only “deniers” are cranks, ignoramuses and propagandists. Time to kick the oil addiction before climate change overwhelms us 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z What’s normal in our past is the American vulnerability to mythical enemies, demagogues and ignoramuses. Review | How a forgotten American crisis led to democratic renewal 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z But I really prefer the term "ignoramus" because ignoramus literally means somebody who doesn't know things. How the GOP weaponized ignorance — and how “smart people acting like dopes” stay in power 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z And so you get blowhards and sycophants, egoists and ignoramuses mixed in among those just striving to be dedicated public servants. Perspective | The Supreme Court: Unreachable, inaccessible and frightening 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z To which vaccine and mask proponents reply: “The unvaccinated and unmasked are selfish ignoramuses who are recklessly endangering their fellow citizens, including young children, the vulnerable and the immunocompromised. They deserve shame and condemnation.” Opinion | It’s not about masks or mandates. It’s about public trust. 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z After four years of nonstop abuse from Donald Trump, it should be beyond a shadow of a doubt that, while Trump is indeed an ignoramus, his ugly behavior is largely motivated by malice, not stupidity. Trump didn't suffer from "paralysis": He failed to stop the Capitol siege because he loved the show 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Moderating a debate between a normal politician and an angry, petulant ignoramus isn't easy. A debate that will live in infamy: That sweaty, red-faced liar is actually our president 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z You write about ignoramuses and argue that they're attracted to the Republican Party, or so it seems. How the GOP weaponized ignorance — and how “smart people acting like dopes” stay in power 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z “I don’t mind about your behavior or your beliefs, but nobody in our family will be an ignoramus,” he recalled his father saying. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, who brought the Talmud within reach of millions, dies at 83 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z And in the end, it doesn’t matter much whether he is a moral monster or an utter ignoramus. You can support your country or Trump, but not both 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The awful truth, which I've devoted the last five years to showing all Americans, is that Trump is a delusional ignoramus. To Republican officeholders: Dump Trump now 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z But the risks for option No. 1 are unacceptable to anyone who's not a blood-oath member of Trump's ignoramus death cult, widely seen at protests over the past 10 days or so. Stay home or reopen? We can avoid Trump's fake choice with a big, bold stimulus 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z “I’m sure he thinks I am an ignoramus,” he said of Fauci. Giuliani, a familiar voice in Trump’s ear, promotes experimental coronavirus treatments 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Raised in a small town in Georgia with an incomplete education at a seminary, the Soviet dictator was an ignoramus as far as science is concerned. Trump’s dangerous war on science 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Either he is a monster or an ignoramus. You can support your country or Trump, but not both 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The term ignoramus was written on bills of indictment when the evidence presented seemed insufficient to justify prosecution. Tom Coburn, R.I.P. 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z In American politics today, a crucial skill is to be able to be a convincing ignoramus. No bliss in willful ignorance 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z The entire time they inflated the market and lined their own pockets, they knew Trump was a criminal and an ignoramus. We need to quarantine Donald Trump: He's confused, ignorant and afraid 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z The same voice also says, “I am a complete ignoramus in economics.” A Leak, a Resignation and Another Chance: Ukraine Infighting Grows 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z “We’re going to right the wrongs of this city whether the ignoramuses that run it like it or not.” Move to oust corrupt ‘cartel’ from Atlantic City is rejected 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Despite what Trump and other ignoramuses might say, there is essentially no scientific disagreement about the fact that climate change is occurring or the fact that humankind is the cause. Opinion | We’re losing our climate battle. We have no one but ourselves to blame. 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z It is clear to foreign leaders that Donald Trump is an ignoramus. Creator of Stanford Prison Experiment on Trump's camps: It's how Nazi guards behaved 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z He was a ubiquitous presence in the media, which could not get enough of his folksy takedowns of corporate chieftains as greedy ignoramuses. T. Boone Pickens, Texas oil tycoon who led legendary corporate raids, dies at 91 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z After all, putting a racist, misogynist ignoramus who appears to have no regard for any other person than himself in the highest office in the land is triggering the liberals, big-time. Nuking the hurricane: Diagnosing Trump's apparent mental illness isn't the point 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z By and large, the world is increasingly run by ignoramuses, wackos and psychotics. Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh: The world is "run by ignoramuses, wackos and psychotics" 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z The woman in the parking lot was just a boor, an ignoramus, an aberration. Opinion | George Conway: Trump is a racist president 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z “You’re a frivolous ignoramus. And you do grave harm to your own cause.” Benjamin Netanyahu’s not-so-secret weapon: his son Yair, the Israeli leader’s defender in chief 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Other governments regard Mr. Maduro, who is the late unlamented Hugo Chavez’s successor, as yet another ignoramus and murdering socialist dictator who stole elections and further managed to bury Venezuela’s 32 million people in hyperinflation. It’s OK for Donald Trump to back Venezuela regime change 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z At the risk of sounding like a complete ignoramus, I learned several new words and a term which is always fun: macher, shtetl, and work blue. Feedback: From the Golden Globes' hits and misses to 'Mrs. Maisel's' 'stereotypes' 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z Maudlin also vigorously defends philosophy against ignoramuses who ask, Why do we need philosophy? Philosophy Has Made Plenty of Progress 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z That would seem an odd description of column that, before it mentioned Mr. Avenatti, called Mr. Trump “a bumbling, blurting, barstool political ignoramus.” S.E. Cupp cuts down Michael Avenatti on Twitter 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z We are governed by an invincible ignoramus who increasingly surrounds himself with advisers who are either ignorant, fanatical or opportunistic — and sometimes all three. Opinion | For sheer idiocy, it’s hard to beat Trump’s crackdown on trade with China 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Bob Woodward is preparing to release the latest book describing a chaotic Trump White House led by an unhinged ignoramus. Opinion | Woodward and the Mystery of Trump 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z At the risk of sounding like a complete ignoramus, I learned several new words and a term which is always fun: macher, shtetl, and work blue. Feedback: From the Golden Globes' hits and misses to 'Mrs. Maisel's' 'stereotypes' 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z Bird ignoramus that I am, I’m paired with an eagle-eyed National Park employee who, for the length of our six-hour hike, abides my frantic cries of “There’s a bird!” and, sometimes, just “Bird?” Opinion | The Earth in Sadness 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Yet Rhodes was still fighting the last war against the tired Washington establishment, the reflexive hawks, the carping ignoramuses in the media. Witnessing the Obama Presidency, from Start to Finish 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Nor does he have Coulter’s red line on immigration, which led her to slam Trump as “a shallow, lazy ignoramus ” when she thought he had gone wobbly on the Wall. Perspective | Sean Hannity isn’t a leader. He’s just a fan of powerful Republicans. 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z During an appearance at Columbia University on Tuesday night, she referred to him as a “shallow, lazy ignoramus.” Opinion | Ann Coulter to Donald Trump: Beware the Former Trumpers 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z If brutus ignoramus Trump destroys the pact out of spite and stupidity, in spite of the European support, further chaos will develop and our ability to monitor the agreement may disappear. U.S. Taking Negotiations ‘One Week at a Time’ on Expiring Iran Deal 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z But even though their numbers were in the minority, a quirk in the Electoral College made this crotch-groping ignoramus leader of the free world. Opinion | Trump So Far Is More Farce Than Tragedy 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z "Deliberate ignorance"? You ignoramus, you are living in the capital of "deliberate ignorance." The Mystery of the Exiled Billionaire Whistle-Blower 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z These, are, no doubt the same people who elected Donald Trump who appoints ignoramuses to federal judgeships, and prominent appointive government offices -- like Head of the Import Export Bank. As Trump Tightens Legal Immigration, Canada Woos Tech Firms 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z This is true under either one or both of two conditions: you are seeking to benefit lobbyists and campaign contributors or you are a political and economics ignoramus. Opinion | Real tax reform wouldn’t be that hard 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z They needed to bring back biblical morality, so they rallied behind a crotch-groping ignoramus for president. Opinion | Republicans, Trapped by Their Flimflam 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z And we look like a group of ignoramuses, saying, “It’s not happening.” Democrat Tackles Climate Change Issues, Defying GOP Leadership 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Durocher approached the umpire and in a calm voice asked, “If I said you were an ignoramus, what would you do?” Opinion | Don’t chastise Bernie Sanders for this justified criticism 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z What if he is just an ignoramus, and not, probably, a crook? How rightwing media saw Comey's testimony as a win for Trump 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z “As someone who enjoys visiting the U.S., I am always impressed by the politeness and good manners of most Americans that I meet. Sadly, your president is a rude ignoramus,” said Londoner Howard Allman. Europe's reaction to the Trump style goes from 'envy' to 'you tiny, tiny, tiny little man' 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z But I do think the most horrendous damage being done by these authoritarian ignoramuses will be to the planet where we currently reside. Opinion | The Planet Can’t Stand This Presidency 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z “So many people are gaslighting themselves as ignoramuses and manchildren on both sides of the political spectrum. Sad. But it’s great material, believe me.” 'It's going to make art great again': the street artists taking on Trump 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z In fact, Johnson is almost over-qualified, as he most likely knows at least something of the United Kingdom, unlike say ... noted ignoramus Rick Perry’s knowledge of the energy department. Woody Johnson's record as Jets owner bodes ill for UK 'special relationship' 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Folks, do we have any clue as to the danger we have created for our country by electing this braying ignoramus to lead us to an undefined but malevolent destination? Intelligence Chief Criticizes ‘Disparagement’ of Findings on Russian Hacking 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z It was an ignorant decision taken by an ignoramus. RHI scandal: Gerry Adams says Sinn Féin will act over fiasco - BBC News 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z This danger is exacerbated by the maddening fact that an unstable ignoramus is about to assume control of the US national security apparatus, and no one knows how he might use it. Is Obama using Russia to force a wedge between Trump and his party? | David Klion 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z My country appears to be on the verge of inaugurating a dangerous, emotionally unstable ignoramus to the highest office in the land. I don't have Christmas spirit this year. So I'm faking it | David Ferguson 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z It’s tempting to think of fake news as a political dirty trick devised by partisan mischief-makers that caters to ignoramuses in election season. Trump has made a safe zone for fact-free discourse, and ‘pizzagate’ proves it 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z And the foreign policy of the United States will be run by a bona fide ignoramus. President Trump: A colossal failure for democracy, and our terrifying new reality 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z In a wide-ranging speech, Mr Adams spoke about the decision to cut Irish language bursary funds, describing Communities Minister Paul Givan as an "ignoramus". RHI scandal: Gerry Adams says Sinn Féin will act over fiasco - BBC News 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z We spend 2/3 of our budget on weaponry to defend a crumbling nation populated by ignoramuses. See Obamacare Rates for Every County in the Country 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z They want the FBI’s thumb on the scale in the election in favor of the unfit, authoritarian ignoramus — and that is what they got. Kudos to Chuck Grassley 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Christie is smart; he must see Trump for the dangerous ignoramus he is. Rudy Giuliani is 2016’s Mr. Deplorable 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z I suspect that the forty niners will get rid of that ignoramus Kaepernick. Are You Ready for Some Football … and Riot Gear and Pepper Spray? 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z He's a coarse ignoramus, a cheater, and a liar who happens to play baseball. David Ortiz Is Ready to Trot Away 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z It would be wonderful if these ignoramuses actually knew the definitions of the words they employ. Donald Trump’s Description of Black America Is Offending Those Living in It 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Last spring, Vance stood before microphones in a downtown Seattle conference room and warned that his own party’s pick for president was an offensive ignoramus who was unfit to lead the nation. He told you so: Chris Vance warns GOP about what Trump has wrought 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Carville’s final shot: “You’ve got a clown and an ignoramus for a candidate. He’s an embarrassment. He got slaughtered in the debate ... He’s old, tired and overweight.” Bakersfield: the parallel-universe town where Donald Trump is still surging 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Will said on ABC’s “This Week” in 2012 that Trump was “a bloviating ignoramus” and he has spent much of the past year predicting the candidate’s imminent political demise. How Donald Trump Set Off a Civil War Within the Right-Wing Media 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z It also raises the question of why a Republican nominee, or any sane person, would be consulting this ignoramus about foreign policy. 5 worst right-wing moments this week: Michele Bachmann’s apocalypse now 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z To these establishment figures, Reagan is on a par with George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, and likening him to a narcissistic ignoramus like Trump is simply offensive. Brit right-winger Nigel Farage is right: Trump is a lot like Reagan — in all the worst possible ways 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z But they already took the risk that a policy ignoramus fond of authoritarian and racist dogwhistles would somehow magically reform. Now they have to face the consequences. It’s too late for Republicans to retract their Trump endorsements 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Though he runs a popular Twitter account, the New York businessman is widely seen as a tech ignoramus by people in the industry. Peter Thiel’s Embrace of Trump Has Silicon Valley Squirming 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z The Democrats are trying to define Trump as a bully and an ignoramus about most of the issues facing the country. The Battle of the Caricatures 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Or he is seriously attempting to resurrect the most disastrous and discredited strain of American foreign policy for a new generation of American ignoramuses. The GOP Gets What It Deserves 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z If Metro’s managers do not speak and act more rationally, they will justifiably become targets for the Trumpian descriptor “ignoramus.” Metro needs to stop playing politics and get the job done 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z But yet, our political leadership is riddled with ignoramuses that reject all of it. The Danger of a Runaway Antarctica 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z The senator, a retired colonel in the Air Force Reserves and a sponsor of multiple immigration reform bills, characterized Trump as a "xenophobic" ignoramus whose campaign was making the country and Republican Party weaker. Lindsey Graham suspends his presidential campaign 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Now, once I took Dobzhansky’s genetics class, I saw that Lysenko was a fraud or an ignoramus, or both. Evelyn Witkin and the Road to DNA Enlightenment 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z We can’t ignore him, especially given the tide of ignoramuses supporting him. Jeb Bush's Daring Challenge to the Donald Trump Celebrity Circus 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Who will educate this ignoramus on Islam’s influence on the American Constitution? America's embrace of Islamophobia is new — but not surprising | Rula Jebreal 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z That is a misnomer, and these ignoramuses discover the truth too late. DEBORAH SIMMONS: Synthetic drugs in D.C.: Public safety and public health on collision course 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z To shoot vertically isn’t to be exposed as a tech ignoramus or a lazy philistine who cares little for the creative process. Vertical Video on the Small Screen? Not a Crime 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z In other words, according to Gohmert, the pope suffers from the dreaded liberal media bias and he should have included the views of, I guess, ignoramuses like Gohmert in the encyclical as well. Louis Gohmert’s “Dumb & Dumber” philosophy of climate denial 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z My pretend hero is either an ignoramus or a coward. Scott Walker’s inartful dodge in London 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Instead we get non-stop glib babble by ignoramuses on so-called news channels and relegate the true reporters to harrowing lives like this one. Theo Padnos, American Journalist, on Being Kidnapped, Tortured and Released in Syria 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z And to attack anyone who says otherwise as an irresponsible ignoramus. Solar Executive Tries to Intimidate Bill Gates Into Opposing Fossil Fuels 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z One of Ian Paisley's sons has called NI's first minister "condescending" and an "ignoramus" over comments he made in support of a controversial pastor. Islam remarks were 'condescending' 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z It likened the EDL to a "pack of raving ignoramuses" and said the group's "constant belligerence" would further "only bigotry and segregation". Hackers post 'EDL members' details' 2013-05-29T10:12:41Z Your constant belligerence, like a pack of raving ignoramuses, furthers only bigotry and segregation. Anonymous-linked groups 'to publish EDL supporters' personal information' 2013-05-28T19:58:15Z Only ignoramuses don’t fret about arms falling into the wrong hands. How to Save Syria from Al Qaeda 2013-02-24T10:45:00Z After 30 days of interrogation, Almada was officially classified as an "intellectual terrorist and an ignoramus". The regime that left records of its crimes 2012-12-22T00:55:01Z "So condescending and ignoramus I think are not over the top, I think they're perfectly fitting for this situation." Islam remarks were 'condescending' 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z That is a truly astonishing fact, and it is one that would serve to condemn Abramovich as a destructive dilettante and a footballing ignoramus had his stewardship of the club not brought so much success. Swift execution is hallmark of Roman Abramovich's urge for fulfilment 2012-11-21T23:00:02Z There is a staggering amount of political ignorance in America but let us not lionise the Ivy League of ignoramuses - those who can see, at this moment, no difference between Mr Obama and Mr Romney. Viewpoint: Stop coddling dumb undecided voters 2012-10-01T23:19:34Z In my view, he is an arrogant ignoramus who robbed us. Said & Done: Euro 2012 football diary, week three 2012-06-23T22:42:54Z It is the mystery of Donald J. Trump, or as the conservative commentator George F. Will called him, “this bloviating ignoramus.” City Room: The Day: Trying to Solve the Great Trump Mystery 2012-05-31T13:06:09Z The cost of appearing with this bloviating ignoramus is obvious, it seems to me. Romney Finds Himself Upstaged by Trump on Big Day 2012-05-30T14:29:19Z She really does know a great deal about the history of Indian food, and I’m the ignoramus.” India Ink: Aasif Mandvi on Food, Islam and Women 2012-04-20T12:14:32Z As they went in, little ignoramuses, so they remained, except in the classics. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z What a shocking ignoramus I should be voted, if I were to say so of this present time. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z “The cost of appearing with this bloviating ignoramus is obvious, it seems to me,” he said on “This Week,” the ABC News program. City Room: The Day: Trying to Solve the Great Trump Mystery 2012-05-31T13:06:09Z So much has been done in half a century, since serious �tiology began, that it is premature to say ignorabimus where we must confess ignoramus. Herbert Spencer 2012-02-29T03:00:20.773Z I am an ignoramus in literature outside of Unitarianism, only that you cannot be a Unitarian and not come, more or less, in contact with general literature.... Miss Ellis's Mission 2012-02-11T03:04:04.613Z He did not tell me the name of his customer, but, according to Rodd, he is an ignoramus and knows nothing at all about books. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z That resolutely agnostic view—I may almost say that scientific superstition—"ignoramus et ignorabimus"—is no doubt held at the present date by many learned minds. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z Still, “bloviating ignoramus” is a label that Mr. Trump may not shake anytime soon. City Room: The Day: Trying to Solve the Great Trump Mystery 2012-05-31T13:06:09Z And the religious antagonists themselves are fascinating – not the single-minded ignoramuses you so often encounter in this type of story. Isaac Asimov's Five Best Short Stories 2012-01-02T21:41:33Z "They can say all they want now about us Spaniards being ignoramuses." The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z He had the greatest contempt for religious revivals, and called those who took part in them a set of ignoramuses. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z Willie did not expect to initiate an ignoramus into any unheard-of mysteries. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z She smiled to think what a little ignoramus she must have seemed to him three years ago. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z Any one but a sheer ignoramus--Miss Gibb's ignorance outside her own sphere of action was colossal--would have told her at a glance that her efforts were foredoomed to failure. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z I only know that when I run into any Johnnies who do, or think they do—they fight like the devil over it, and vote each other crass ignoramuses. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z And you shall help me to be less of an ignoramus than I am. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z In what corner of our native immensity could I have fallen—and practically without effort, helpless ignoramus though I be—into the uncanny flourish of a swell at local flower shows? The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z Why not tell me straight I’m an ignoramus? Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z He practises his frauds on pure ignoramuses, and that is why he succeeds. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z Louie had danced with ignoramuses before, but never with a man quite so awkward as this. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z She was drearily stupid at all her lessons, rivaling Ada Gerrard as the regnant ignoramus of the academy. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Kid was only out there because of— Down on the beach near an overturned boat was some ignoramus. George Saunders: “Tenth of December.” 2011-10-24T04:00:00Z Does this Brownson believe that his readers are all a parcel of ignoramuses? Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z Lord! that my old doating father should throw me away upon such an ignoramus, and deny me to such a wit as Sir Martin. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z "We are not ignoramuses," they would sometimes say with singular pride. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z First, he sees the problem and solution as “simple,” and anyone who thinks that operating schools effectively is simple is an ignoramus. The latest in free-market educational solutions 2011-09-19T19:14:04Z The countryman in the crowded city street, the landlubber at sea, the ignoramus in sport at a contest between experts in a complicated game, are further instances. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z He denounced opponents as sectarian enemies of the church and the apostolic chair, and styled them ignoramuses, slaves of princes, and cowards. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z But he worried that once Cuba was free, the greedy Yankee ignoramuses might end up imposing a new tyranny of their own. Redeemers - By Enrique Krauze - Book Review 2011-08-27T07:25:08Z As for me, simpleton and ignoramus that I am, all I see is that Princess Hippolyta is very beautiful and very young. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z The physiologist is not an ignoramus, neither is he a barbarian; and he has right well understood this duty. The Pros and Cons of Vivisection 2011-08-23T02:00:31.033Z But I discovered something else; you are an ignoramus; you can't spell! The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z "I can use a sword, and I am not altogether an ignoramus." The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z There," he said, "was that shallow Doctor Pinch, the practitioner at the next village, who had called him an ignoramus, and said that he was not fit to be the family physician of a rabbit. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z “Temple,” he screeched, “you may take your choice between that old ignoramus and me—between ignorance and science!” Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z Is it not then true that every specialist has disciplined himself to be an ignoramus? The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z And he playfully poked the ignoramus with the stem of his pipe. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z I seem to be describing an ignoramus; but the interesting thing was that the Duke, with all his limitations, was really nothing of the kind. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z "It's always sweet to silence the ignoramuses," he said. Contador lucky to escape serious injury at Tour 2011-07-07T07:11:11Z The British sprinter, known almost as much for his powerful legs as his sharp tongue, took aim at unidentified critics who he said expressed doubts about his abilities: "It's always sweet to silence the ignoramuses." Crashes mar a windy, nervous 5th Tour stage 2011-07-07T00:00:28Z He had come to preach Shakespeare to a tribe of poor “ignoramuses,” whom their fathers had taught to worship the idols of Lemierre and Luce de Lancival, but who were now anxious to be converted. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z The same old ignoramus wrote letters from Italy, which were equally satirical upon the class of would-be "traveled" persons, to which she was assumed to belong. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Orrin Wyllys' voice, his exquisite taste in and knowledge of music would have won him social distinction had he been awkward in carriage, boorish in manner, and an ignoramus. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z There could be no doubt at all that Mrs. Ralph Tucker refused absolutely to worry about the health of Mr. Ralph Tucker; she had simply put the doctor down as an ignoramus. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z She had the weakness of numberless women, of flattering herself into the presumption that her lord and master was an ignoramus in house-keeping, and never could learn it, however much he might wish to. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z He was looked upon as a fool, as an imbecile, as an ignoramus. In Search of a Son 2011-05-24T02:00:13.087Z "I feel like a perfect ignoramus before you when you talk of these things." Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z It's easy enough for some folks to talk and criticise everything you do, telling you what you ought and what you ought not to do, as if you were a mere ignoramus. Hope Benham A Story for Girls 2011-05-16T02:00:18.193Z I may be an ecclesiastical ignoramus; I certainly am a 'narrow Methodist'; but, my dear baby, I can't broaden even to please you, and you must excuse me. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z All this he could have done in a steady hand, and with choice diction; for Richard Swinton was neither dunce nor ignoramus. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z To the local dominie I was an ignoramus, because I was not familiar with the smallest fact regarding the Great Disruption, and the founding of the Free Kirk. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z His colleague, astonished that a young ignoramus should make such a remark, conceived a very high opinion of his understanding, and was more strongly attached to him. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z "I'm such an ignoramus that I'm afraid I don't even know with any precision what a fugue of Bach's is!" said Algernon, ingenuously. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z But it is not alone such ignoramuses as these who merit the pity or contempt of the judicious and sensible. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z For the two subjects are quite distinct, and a man may be a Coryphæus in the principles of geology, who is an ignoramus in its religious applications. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z Examples: To call a Doctor of the Church an ignoramus out of anger at a theological opinion defended by him, would be of itself a serious sin of disrespect. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z He was an old bear, a tyrant, an ignoramus, a reactionary. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z Well, well, do your own marketing, you little ignoramus who don't know a skirt steak from a loin chop; you'll soon see if I don't earn my keep. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z "My dear friend Dr. Atzinger is an ignoramus!" the sick man replied. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z Send a clever young ignoramus to write up important surgical cases. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z "Don't you feel as if he were always looking right through you, and saying, 'you're a little ignoramus; every one is who does not study Greek with me.'" Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z The man who did not know Aristotle was an ignoramus. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z He was in sooth a pompous ignoramus, acutely conscious of being an intellectual light in an ignorant society; a green shade he wore over his left eye added to his air of dignified distinction. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Why, an English barber who has never been out of his own country is quite an ignoramus alongside a French barber. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z You see, Bandi, these gentlemen are ignoramuses on county business: and, to tell you a secret, his Excellency, our lord-lieutenant, is not better than any of the rest. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z His father sent him to a Talmud tutor at the age of 10 so that he would not grow up an “ignoramus.” Jerusalem Journal: Life?s Work Is a Talmud Accessible to All Jews 2010-11-19T14:00:00Z Most of the comments are expressing concern about creating a police state that oppresses all Americans, even the ignoramuses and bigots who seem to be the cheerleaders of Arizona's authoritarianism. Why All Americans Should Carry ID Papers 2010-05-13T19:47:00Z I merely wish to point out that the people whom you have been quoting, are not only a set of ignoramuses with cotton-back souls, but as full of uncharitableness as an egg is of meat.” The Valiants of Virginia Some ignoramuses have vainly attempted to stigmatize his fair reputation at that era in his life because he participated in the inhuman slave-trade. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Rivera was angry, and called him an ignoramus and a stupid lout to his face, and the poor Rosa could not get up to defend himself. Maximina That it's easy for a medical ignoramus to prescribe sleep when there's no dose of that best of physics available. Shadows of Flames A Novel Excellent musicians have been subjected to the vulgar abuse of self-sufficient ignoramuses. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday It seemed that I, Alistair Ralston, the dolt, the ignoramus, longed to try mental conclusions with this brilliant and opinionated divine. Bye-Ways He will find my colleague Quicherat, or some other professor at the school, to show him what an ignoramus he is. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Men and women walk and talk all day long, and nobody minds them; while this little ignoramus seldom opens his lips but you think nothing was ever so winsomely spoken. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 "You'll never be anything but an ignoramus; except a little bit of language you learned there, the convent has only made you simpler than ever." Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine A man may become an author without ceasing to be an ignoramus. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. To deny food, to deny clothes, to deny houses, to deny sunshine, grass, rivers even, requires no mental effort of any kind, and is the part of a dunce and an ignoramus. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 Why, the good-for-nothing ignoramus as much as informed me that I was mentally unsound! Sube Cane Instead of an ignoramus, it was a meteorologist who handled the theme. Black Diamonds “Well, I told you I was an ignoramus.” Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion I was a real ignoramus, wasn't I, except in mathematics. Helen Grant's Schooldays O my dear little Judge," said the young man in excuse, "he looks on me as a newcomer, an ignoramus in the sacred profession of farming. Gertrude's Marriage Such people overlook the nature of the play presented, the playwright's reputation, and the quality of the performance; incapable of judging by the real tests, they stand confessed as vulgarians and ignoramuses of art. How to See a Play "Are you not ashamed to deceive a woman like me, and an ignoramus who is travelling north to gain instruction?" Seeds of Pine Both patient and medical attendant not unnaturally assumed that he was either a very careless doctor or an ignoramus, and, in either case, that they had better call in a fresh opinion. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches If papa was an ignoramus, of whom I never thought any thing, the son is still worse, with a greater infusion of childishness. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors He had heard the word tonality, and it was a round, mouth-filling word, somewhat new withal, and therefore good for use against an ignoramus. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Now come the ignoramuses, and bawl and rave: 'The painter fellow has no talent, he has not properly understood the antique, he has produced a daub instead of an ideal,' and more such crude judgments. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels I mean you're no ignoramus—and, although you question us, I perceive you know more about the north than all of us. Seeds of Pine "What's the matter with you, you ignoramus?" roared the voice, more indignantly than ever. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys Whoever told you that was either an impostor or an ignoramus. Our Southern Highlanders You talk like an ignoramus who has never read the new philosophy. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales An adagio he can't play, and his sole quality is that for which ignoramuses, without sense or understanding, admire him with their stupid mouths agape. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II While the ignoramuses at the head of the capital and labor trusts were for leveling all the men in our big business concerns, MacDonald continued to have faith in strong individuals. Cupid's Middleman Any political ignoramus, if hoisted to the "bench," has judicial authority to declare the law,—it is absolute. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence Other articles are all other articles, and none but an ignoramus, or something worse, would have put such a phrase into a treaty. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 What can be said to such an ignoramus as this? Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford The one attains perfection in his art by a process which in the other would produce an ignoramus, a bungler, a narrow-minded, conceited charlatan. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education A little ignoramus, not worth a measure of acorns, a little beast, God save the comparison. The Grandee The reverse of vocalists, who, I am sorry to say, are for the most part vulgar ignoramuses, he is a thorough musician, and perfectly qualified to judge a musical work. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 One score of fanatics and ignoramuses, in dense ignorance as to the nature of the journey, actually started out to row to San Francisco in an open boat! Gold Constable said that quite sickened him, and he never let any ignoramuses ever see his pictures again, or frames either.’ East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations But, judged by any scholastic standard I ever heard expounded, there is no doubt about it, I was, and for that matter am, a veritable ignoramus. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography If he persists after that, he is either an ignoramus or drunk. The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition But once you listen intelligently and really understand, he’s through with you, and he’ll quit you for some pink-cheeked ignoramus who hasn’t heard about it yet.” The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards It's Peruvian ground and the barefooted ignoramuses of officials may insist on showing their importance by demanding your papers and all that. The Pathless Trail "If my father had lived, I wouldn't be the ignoramus I am to-day." Money Magic A Novel Satan is no longer a person, except in the vulgar circles of sheer illiteracy, where the preacher is as great an ignoramus as his congregation. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) He told the managing editor that he was an ignoramus and the M.E., believe it or not, took it, took it like a little lamb, Jimmy. Death Points a Finger It amused her as a kind of new mischief to take a course of business instruction on the sly and report for duty not as an ignoramus, but as a past-mistress in office practice. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards If he was the unevolved ignoramus here he remains precisely that in the astral world. Elementary Theosophy Here is an ignoramus, and Dogberry is placed on the judge's bench. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures It's the America you know, expressed in such simple human terms that even a young ignoramus like me will be able to understand it. The Harbor The American knew what was coming, but the enjoyment of prodding the bulky ignoramus was none the less exquisite. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America "Well, thank Heaven, thou wilt never discover who and where this ignoramus of an Israel is." Dreamers of the Ghetto By the hypothesis of special creation we find a gross injustice done to the soul born an ignoramus. Elementary Theosophy It is monstrously absurd to sacrifice our best years in stuffing so many facts into the brain, in order to avoid being laughed at by a few thin-minded pedants as an ignoramus. The Curse of Education Which does not by any means prove that young Tom was an ignoramus. Rim o' the World Some ignoramus, or some wit, had dubbed him the King of Ireland, and he was playing to the part. The O'Ruddy A Romance In his fourteenth year the supposed unlettered Israel was appointed caretaker in the Beth-Hamidrash, where the scholars considered him the proverbial ignoramus who "spells Noah with seven mistakes." Dreamers of the Ghetto "No, indeed; she is a perfect ignoramus as far as any knowledge of the customs of this country is concerned." The Masked Bridal The other women agreed with him, and snubbed the ignoramus, who retired from the controversy. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India Let me tell these happy ignoramuses that all through the nineteenth century the princes and princesses of Europe were brought up to the tune of the whip and of physical and mental humiliation. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess "He is an ignoramus," interrupted my friend, as he stept unsteadily forward, while I followed immediately at his heels. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index Did these Yankee ignoramuses suppose he did not share their aversion from the gaberdine or the three brass balls? Ghetto Comedies Is that all that he knows of that hateful watchword—strategy—nausea repeated by every ignoramus and imbecile? Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 I have run every sort of engine and machine made by experts and other ignoramuses. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories "They talk as if we were a set of ignoramuses," she declared in high dudgeon. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia And he comes to a parcel of ignoramuses who think they know ten times as much as he does. Hepsey Burke My dear, are you such an ignoramus as to believe that any amount of wax candles and charming women will induce an Englishman to forego his dinner? Not Like Other Girls Think of calling George Stephenson "an ignoramus, a fool, a maniac," in Parliament, yet such was done. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Well, my dear child," said the Professor, who was beginning to feel that it was time to go back to his unfinished ignoramus, tyro, or sciolist; "I tell you what I shall do. Somehow Good And a pretty lot of ill-bred, miserable ignoramuses they were—the indigent! A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France The advance of American civilization, the tide of progress has arisen and swept over this indolent creature who remains the same stupid, lazy, ignoramus. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. But some ignoramus is ready to say: What care I for philosophy? The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, February, 1880 There was not one of them such a nautical ignoramus as to believe himself within sigh of land. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea He is not now the debauched ignoramus which has made the English sailor a proverb all over the world. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 I do not think he particularly desired my services; but, on the other hand, I was not an absolute ignoramus. The Message Dr. Mesmer was neither an ignoramus nor a quack, but a graduated physician, although his title is generally omitted. Buchanan's Journal of Man, November 1887 Volume 1, Number 10 But instead of plaguing you with an endless enumeration of my difficulties, I had better tell you some of the passages which gave me, ignoramus as I am, peculiar pleasure.... Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville I'm an ignoramus about guard duty, anyway, and I'll wager the guard got on better without me, after all. Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands ‘You forget I am an ignoramus,’ she answered quietly. A Princess in Calico I was not a little surprised, therefore, to find occasion to suspect that one of my principal subordinates was trying to impose on me as though I were an ignoramus. Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Detective Stories We but append the legal indorsement ignoramus, we do not know. Moon Lore He saw no reason for going back just to please an ignoramus who didn’t know how to ride and who would probably change his mind again before they had gone a mile. Across the Mesa All art therefore, except that of children, savages, ignoramuses and extreme innovators, invariably avoids ugly shapes and seeks for beautiful ones; but art does this while pursuing all manner of different aims. The Beautiful An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics Stancarus treated all of his opponents as ignoramuses and spoke contemptuously of Luther and Melanchthon, branding the latter as an antichrist. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church No, I am the public, and this ignoramus—this Cerberus—won't let me in! The Live Corpse I'll put a few questions that no one but an ignoramus would ask in good faith. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War She realized that Helen was by no means the ignoramus Belle and Hortense said. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City He may be an ignoramus, but he possesses the golden alphabet. Humanity in the City As a speculation this is legitimate; but the only answer that can by science legitimately be given at the present time is the answer given by du Bois-Reymond, ignoramus, we do not know. Life and Matter A Criticism of Professor Haeckel's 'Riddle of the Universe' The more things there are a man knows without knowing the inside of them—the spirit of them—the more kinds of an ignoramus he is. The Lost Art of Reading But Box doesn't know it . . . for though he's an excellent fellow, he is—in fact he's an ignoramus. Happy-Thought Hall I shall read Byron, and Tennyson, and Wordsworth, and Keats, and Bulwer, and Dickens, and Thackeray, and remain an ignoramus all the days of my life. Vixen, Volume I. The rules of no known military war game could be applied to the situation, and its uniqueness was a matter as incomprehensible to the tactician as to the ignoramus. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 He is no ignoramus, either, for he must be able to read and write and understand geography to get any good out of that memorandum. The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play But if I were you, Dolly Doodles, I wouldn’t let that ignoramus preach to me like he does to you in that letter. Dorothy's Travels In my youth I was a dashing ignoramus with clearer ideas than I now have on the line of demarcation between the officer and his men. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 There may be some mediums who are ignoramuses, but it is doubtful if 147there will be any great degree of intelligence or great spiritual illumination presented through their agency. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers The judge is commonly an ignoramus incapable of logical thought and with little sense of the dread and awful nature of his responsibility. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 This, O vast majority of ignoramuses, is corned beef and cabbage boiled together. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 He was no lover of books, and, compared with Bob, he was an ignoramus; but what did that matter? All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War Looking backward, I seem to have gone to sleep one night, an ignoramus, and awakened next morning knowing letters, yet never having learned. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood His chief clerk, Mr. Ambler, was every inch a gentleman, who, quickly perceiving what an ignoramus I was, out of the goodness of his heart resolved to teach me something. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Do you think I'm going to let myself be bundled off to the Fever Hospital just because an ignoramus of a Hindoo doctor doesn't know his business sufficiently to tell nettle-rash when he sees it? A harum-scarum schoolgirl The other horse was a good beast, and worked intelligently by Firefly's side at the plough and the wagon: but he was an ignoramus compared with his mate, and I expected nothing of him. Field and Forest The Fortunes of a Farmer With regard to the knowledge of such a watch he would be a mere ignoramus who would content himself with outward inspection. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 “Why, you young ignoramus—you young puppy, with your eyes not yet half opened—do you know how high those sheep are above where we stand?” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps La Salle further declared that Barrot, the surgeon of the colony, was an ignoramus, and that he made money by selling the medicines supplied by the King to cure his Louisianian subjects. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America Judging by her looks, she must have thought me an ignoramus. A Boy's Voyage Round the World Helen had thought of him contemptuously as a bounder, a conceited ignoramus—he was more than these things, he was a dangerous man. The Man from the Bitter Roots The poor fellow was growing up to be an ignoramus. Andiron Tales Then it may be, O flattering tale, Some future ignoramus shall My famous portrait indicate And cry: he was a poet great! Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse That a college sophomore is always a complete ignoramus. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind "You see I want to know about London, and Berlin, and ever so many places, so that I won't seem like an ignoramus when she comes back." A Little Girl of Long Ago "A smatterer! an ignoramus! a dunce!" he repeated in high-pitched tones to the amusement of the company. Under the Rose The steward leaning against the bulkhead near the door glowered at Powell, that newcomer, that ignoramus, that stranger without right or privileges. Chance A Tale in Two Parts Paracelsus was an ignoramus, who affected to despise all the sciences, because of his lack of knowledge of them. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery This thing has said publicly that the Americans were all ‘a parcel of ignoramuses,’ and that ‘the yankee players’ were ‘perfect fools, not possessing the least particle of talent,’ etcetera. Diary in America, Series Two Let the reader remember that he was not an ignoramus in mathematics: he might have won his spurs if he could have first served as an esquire. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I And as for these London buyers, I suppose some other ignoramus has taken a fancy to it, and wants to buy. The Nebuly Coat Jack, of course, like the average country gentleman of his time, was a profound ignoramus. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada She has read or heard of my 'Old Gold' story, or else 'The Buried God,' and she thinks me an idealizing ignoramus upon whom she can impose. Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) I thought that I was getting to be very wise, but, oh, what a little ignoramus I have been. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands To let a crowd of ignoramuses like you ruin me—just out of ignorance and envy? The Forbidden Trail A fool is not a person without knowledge or understanding—that is an ignoramus. Despair's Last Journey Well, Wood chose about eighty—all who had been seamen or gunners and a baker's dozen of ignoramuses beside. The Long Roll Learn this, ye prigs of morality, that no work of genius ever yet demoralised a dolt or ignoramus. Memoirs This may be illustrated by such words as abdomen, acclimate, appendicitis, candelabrum, data, finance, ignoramus, gratis, etc. A Manual of Pronunciation For Practical Use in Schools and Families You know quite well that the girl is a little ignoramus in reality. The Making of a Soul You set yourself up as an authority on this question, when your youngest baby is fully alive to the fact that you are a total ignoramus in regard to it. How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony If so, why does not luck make a fool speak words of wisdom; an ignoramus utter lectures on philosophy? Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power “Yes, what! you little ignoramus; say ‘yes, Mr O’Gallagher,’ and recollect, as the parish clerk says, ‘this is the last time of asking.’ Percival Keene He was laughed at in the cities as a boor and condemned in New England as an ignoramus, though Harvard College, under some strange inspiration, was soon to award him the doctorate of laws. Expansion and Conflict “You miserable young ignoramus! what are you talking about?” cried the naturalist. The Rajah of Dah “Bad! you young ignoramus!” cried the major, taking up the fallen fruit, and beginning to pick out its seeds and custardy interior with his knife. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle He felt himself to be an ignoramus among a company of brilliant experts. Clayhanger If you want the kindest-hearted, most mischievous little ignoramus in the world, Mrs Wallace, it would be waste of time to search any farther, for you have found her already! More about Pixie He’s a bright intelligent boy—you don’t think him an ignoramus, Jolly, eh?” Teddy The Story of a Little Pickle And although I am rather an ignoramus at present in respect of a sailor’s work generally, you will find me both willing and eager to learn.” The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa With time I became hardened, I no longer heeded anything; I was an ignoramus, a camel, a bumpkin, an idiot, a loggerhead—I was everything! Brazilian Tales A poor scholar would be preferred in the marriage market to a rich ignoramus. The Promised Land Science meanwhile needs something more than bare possibilities to build upon; so your genuinely scientific inquirer—I don't mean your ignoramus "scientist"—has to remain unsatisfied. Memories and Studies Add to this, that she was neither a fool nor a prude, nor even an ignoramus like girls brought up in convents. The Man With The Broken Ear It is usually told in the first person by some English-murdering ignoramus. Short Story Writing A Practical Treatise on the Art of The Short Story Ethics was the patent title by which Aristotle's moral philosophy was universally known; therefore any ignoramus, who never dipped beyond the title, might, and would, have used it. Notes and Queries, Number 186, May 21, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. He called me "ignoramus," and wondered what "this fellow" meant by his literary drivelling. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 "But for a man——" "Yes, even for a man, dear ignoramus!" she broke in eagerly, setting her two hands upon his knees. The Great Amulet Why, what an ignoramus you must be, not to know what a compass is, and you at sea all your life? Stories of Comedy "He is no ignoramus, you may depend on that," said a third. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning He had carried a load of petty instructions issued by ignoramus savants for eight years. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward He was not to blame for his want of knowledge; but could she throw herself away upon an ignoramus? The Colonel's Dream He who knows nothing of human history is an ignoramus, likewise he who knows nothing of natural science. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart A religious recluse is a religious ignoramus, since he does not know that the one-syllable word in the vocabulary of Christ is, "Be of use." A Hero and Some Other Folks In some cases he has medical knowledge, in the majority of instances he is an ignoramus. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City I'm an ignoramus with marvellous instincts in certain directions. The Way of Ambition Such facts as those are known to every ignoramus, and their cause is plain. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6 Schubert was an ignoramus, even in music; he knew less about polyphony, which is the mother of harmony, which is the mother of music, than the average conservatory professor. A Book of Prefaces The scum of the land, the wrecks and wreckers of civilization, deluded ignoramuses, thus find ample opportunity for selecting an organization of rebellion in which there is "no political corruption." The Red Conspiracy "Keep your vote, you pompous ignoramus," he jeered, and left him sputtering. The Henchman Du Perron was denounced as an impostor or an ignoramus, and his publication stigmatized as a wretched forgery of his own, or a gross imposition palmed upon him by some lying pundit. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life I think, however, some woman must have assisted in the school scenes of Jane Eyre, which have a striking air of truthfulness to me—an ignoramus, I allow, on such points. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle He showed them to Barrington, who observed that "it was astonishing how many fools and ignoramuses there were still in the nineteenth century, when the schoolmaster was abroad." Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside A hypocrite throws the ministry into disgrace, an ignoramus brings shame upon education, and an unpopular lawyer gives the bar a bad name. The Idiot "I never knew a man with such a range of learning," Leigh said; "he makes the rest of us seem like ignoramuses." The Mayor of Warwick But Lutie, being an ignoramus, overlooked her opportunities, and now see where she is! From the Housetops As regards ignoramuses who pride themselves on their knowledge, they are far inferior to monkeys. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary Any author, any illustrator, any playwright, any scenario writer, any actor or any director who depicts Canadian wilderness life in that way is either an ignoramus or a shameless humbug. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure The man must be, Travers concluded, a fanatic and an ignoramus, and to think of him holding power over that sprite of the woods! The Place Beyond the Winds To the unsympathetic, the ignoramus, the lethargic, the brainless, everything that savours of enthusiasm is a craze. Stamp Collecting as a Pastime I don't suppose the ignoramus ever knew before——” “Well, who cares whether he did or not?” exclaimed Bob, impatiently. The Boy Trapper Our souls will depart before their stewards have acquainted them with the facts: but let us be exact before God, whatever sort of ignoramuses we are, we and our stewards. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary "Thank you very much; but one ignoramus blundering in the kitchen will be better than three." Medoline Selwyn's Work “Confound that ignoramus of a boy!” muttered Mr. Mayhew, walking slowly forward. The Submarine Boys and the Middies For I am no shaveling ignoramus, but a gentleman of birth; aye, and one who, though poor, is a near cousin of the marshal himself. The Black Douglas He did not find here the awkwardness of the inexpert; rather the elaborate imitation of an amateur ignoramus. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story My compatriots did not know at all what a planet is; they were all arrant ignoramuses. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary "Confound that ignoramus of a boy!" muttered Mr. Mayhew, walking slowly forward. The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis They are almost avid in their pursuit of the ignoramus who comes in with his hat on his head or covers himself on going out before he reaches the door. The Man in Court In a warfare of this disreputable nature very little honor can be accorded to the victorious party, be he brigand or ignoramus. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South The surgeon then was to be called, and to be rated as an ignoramus, because he could not divine the cause of this extraordinary change. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 The reason, an ignoramus will say, is because I wish it. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary It is only the ignoramus who thinks he is wise; the wise man knows that he is an ignoramus. The Plastic Age It has been rather the fashion to picture Johnson, as an intemperate and bull-headed ignoramus, but such a characterization is far from fair. American Men of Action You know very well by this time what a perfect ignoramus I am in Mathematics. All Around the Moon So they continued in absolute amity until what is virtually universal suffrage was introduced and the ignoramus became the tool of every political knave. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent Do you desire to know if literature does good to a nation; compare the two extremes, Cicero and an uncouth ignoramus. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary "And what is your diagnosis, Doctor?" inquired the old quack professionally of the younger ignoramus. The Clarion And then, in spite of law, come off with ignoramus, &c. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 "She isn't a perfect ignoramus, after all," he thought; "that last lie was a little too big." Dotty Dimple Out West The day after the proclamation of the Republic, some zealous ignoramuses insulted the carriages that appeared with servants in livery. At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe If an ignoramus, a pamphleteer, presumes to criticize without discrimination, you can confound him; but make rare mention of him, for fear of sullying your writings. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary For this reason he is a dullard, an ignoramus, a poor scholar, a poor writer, in a word, an inferior person from a literary and scholarly point of view. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation Shaftesbury, College, and others, were liberated by grand juries, who refused to find bills against them, bringing in what are technically called verdicts of ignoramus. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 But, at all events, he would be in his own element; he would be among things that he understood; he would be no trembling ignoramus adventuring forth into the unknown. Prince Fortunatus And immediately the English observer of the phenomenon, after moralizing a little on the crass ignorance of Frenchmen in respect to our literature, goes on to write like an ignoramus himself, on Mme. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 Let us conclude therefore what we have already concluded, that we are ignoramuses about all first principles. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary He has also been called a dunce, an ignoramus, a barbarian. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation These others it regards as ignoramuses, calling them by many hard names which, after all, hurt nobody. The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney You can have no idea of such an ignoramus of an architect—a downright numskull, incapable even of tracing a plan. His Masterpiece I at last shewed him his error, but left him as I found him, a pretending ignoramus. William Lilly's History of His Life and Times From the Year 1602 to 1681 "This ignoramus failed to salute me, and as a punishment, I am making him salute two hundred times." Best Short Stories You know I am not an ignoramus and you know that I work hard. The City and the World and Other Stories An ignoramus one day said to him, "But the emperor pays you for knowing." The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection For myself, I must confess that I find the air of this region of speculation too rarefied for my constitution, and I am disposed to take refuge in 'ignoramus et ignorabimus.' The Advance of Science in the Last Half-Century They are nearly all of little ability, ignoramuses, uncontrolled, and of most perverse inclinations. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55 1604-1605 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 He will not woo the Gentile ignoramus so much. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character He who doubts because he does not know the grounds of credibility, is no better than an ignoramus. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) Our position as regards them will always be ignoramus et ignorabimus—we do not know the solutions and we never shall know them. Recent Developments in European Thought But he wanted to suggest that Froude was an ignoramus, and for the purpose of beating a dog one stick is as good as another. The Life of Froude The following brief elucidation of a few of these may serve for present ignoramuses, and also for future inquirers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 11, 1841 Oh! you poor little ignoramus; the boy never had a soul worth mentioning until it got awakened, in self-defense, and grew its own limit. The Man Thou Gavest Oh, I say," said the chairman, "pass that young ignoramus this way. Acton's Feud A Public School Story And then he would hand me a bunch of the bitterest attacks possible, attacks which pictured him as a sly and treacherous enemy of the people—or worse yet a bounding anarchistic ignoramus. Twelve Men It was not often that he forgot his two objects of holding up Froude as the fluent, facile ignoramus, and himself as the profound, erudite student. The Life of Froude "I never knew Adrian to be seriously vindictive," said I. "It strikes me, my dear," replied Barbara, taking my hand, "that you are an old ignoramus." Jaffery "We're ignoramuses, Mona and I, and we want to talk about less highbrow subjects." Patty and Azalea Well, of course I'm rather a sceptic, and entirely an ignoramus. Flames He was such a loud-mouthed, blustering, red-headed ignoramus, and I wanted to get out from under him. Twelve Men What an ignoramus he was about church matters! The Dweller on the Threshold He lifted his little finger, and ignoramuses took important office. New Tabernacle Sermons Man is supposed to be a complete ignoramus in regard to all the specialised female 'departments'—from the supreme mystery of the female heart to the humble domestic mysteries of a household. Prose Fancies (Second Series) This is enough to prove that he was not the first-come ignoramus or madman that some people then liked to think him. The Liberation of Italy Under the clothes lay buried Ketchup the blacksmith; under the wiseacre face was Ketchup the ignoramus. The End of the World A Love Story The carriers are not such ignoramuses in the art of pantomime, however, but that they are able to announce their intention of stopping here for the remainder of the day, and night. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The ignoramus must have lost his way, and drifted into the outer confines of creation, the region of the everlasting lull, introductory to a positive vacuity. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I And it did strike me as an ignoramus kind of thing that I should be called a native. Walking-Stick Papers You must rule ignoramuses according to their ignorance. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Where there is true and general progress the philosopher of yesterday would be the ignoramus of to-day, the honorable of one generation the vicious of another. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 You are afraid of freedom, and you mock the promptings of genuine feeling, from fear that some ignoramus may suspect you of being sincere. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories According to you, if a man be a mechanic or a draughtsman, he is bound to be a peasant and an ignoramus! The Party We have thus taught this ignoramus Yankee captain some knowledge of, and some respect for, the laws of neutrality. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter —It's only ignoramuses in mathematics who will permit it. Savva and the Life of Man Two plays by Leonid Andreyev In a word, they have scarcely a gleam of true philosophy among them, but are, in fact, utter heretics, ignoramuses, and barbarians. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete This is what Mr. Ralph means when he says Field was no ignoramus in his madness. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 Lastly there was the superstitious class of ignoramuses to be dealt with; these are not content with being ignorant; they know what does not exist, and about the moon they know a great deal. The Moon-Voyage He is usually a hypocrite or an ignoramus—sometimes both. Laugh and Live "An ignoramus on the subject of mining," declared the secretary, who appeared just then to wake up. The Young Engineers in Mexico Or, Fighting the Mine Swindlers Even though he were an ignoramus, he could bask in the light of her greater learning. Dorian All were curios of value, or else beauty, for he was no ignoramus in his madness. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 All this conspiracy to crush me, to hound me out of England so that ignoramuses may prosper and hypocrites wax fat—do you think it is not the talk of the Ghetto? Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People As for the social aspects of these Scientific Congresses, they were becoming every year more festive, and, at all events to the ignoramus outsiders who joined them, more pleasant. What I Remember, Volume 2 True, he is not a skilled mining man, yet he knows so much on the subject that, compared with him, I am an ignoramus. The Young Engineers in Mexico Or, Fighting the Mine Swindlers What is more painful than the chatter of the connoisseur as it falls upon the long ears of the ignoramus! In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays He who thought himself sublimely indifferent to the laughter of ignoramuses, now fencing against it! The Mystery of Metropolisville They are not the tactics of a fool or an ignoramus. The Mystery of 31 New Inn As for her, she looked only at the judge, expecting—poor little ignoramus—that it was he who would question her. Bred in the Bone You have gone through two years of college life, and I am sure you are not an ignoramus. A Woman of the World Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters Scarcely had the translation of Plutarch by Amyot appeared, when it at once became, as Montaigne says, "the breviary of women and of ignoramuses." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 It seems to be a ruling passion amongst certain writers to portray anybody connected with commerce as being an ungrammatical ignoramus. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 23, 1919 He was an ignoramus and he was proud of it! The Torrent Entre Naranjos His plan might have worked-might have worked, if I had had more part in planning-but he was no more than a conceited ignoramus! The Runaway Asteroid One of them proved to be a traitor and the other, O'Brien says, "was at best an ignoramus." Cuba, Old and New It's only the fool or the ignoramus who underrates the strength of his opponent. The Grafters Know ye that in mathematics, or logic, this wretched ignoramus is not fit to hold a candle to a wooden spoon? Famous Reviews It is you, not he, who are the ignoramus and the rascal. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti Depending upon the hap-hazard start the ignoramus may chance to make, any particular house or street is either nearer at hand or farther off than the ordinary human mind finds it agreeable to believe. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 I am only an ignoramus, my lad, but I am your father. The Aspirations of Jean Servien But, though an ignoramus in politics, he has been studying lime, which is more to his purpose. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain Nobody has yet dared to say that he would rather see an England of ignoramuses than an England of cowards and slaves. Treatise on Parents and Children Now pray do not forget that you see before you a perfect ignoramus whose ignorance goes so far that he cannot even understand the difficulties! From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon Men from every position in life, including college graduates and professional men, are engaged in ranching and whoever takes them to be a lot of toughs and ignoramuses is egregiously mistaken. Arizona Sketches It was my way of checking his work; because, ignoramus as he may be, a man can see, with a little common sense, what is done properly and what is scamped. The Aspirations of Jean Servien In proportion to our stature and possibilities we are hideous ignoramuses compared with the ant in the garden path. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers The jury, however, returned "ignoramus," and the Governor had to bear the affront, which was but one of a series directed against him during his remaining days in America. James Otis, the pre-revolutionist "The ignoramus who organized this equally absurd and impossible experiment!" From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon Anybody but them two old ignoramuses could of told right off that that didn't have nothing to do with me, but was jest the company that made them kind of bottles. Danny's Own Story Carliostro was an ignoramus and possessed very ordinary intellect, yet for several years he succeeded in deceiving some of the wisest men of his day with his Egyptian Masonry idiocy. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 An ignoramus believes the Bible because of the miracles, and because of the miracles an Ingersoll disbelieves it—and both are equally blind . Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 You must know then, my dear little ignoramus, that the Baroness Trigault is one of the most distinguished ladies in Paris, and certainly the best dressed. Baron Trigault's Vengeance Among other peculiarities, this curiosity gave himself out for a sublime ignoramus, "like Shakespeare," and professed supreme contempt for all scientific men. From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon Fur I was feeling bad Doctor Kirby had found out I was such a ignoramus. Danny's Own Story I assured him to the contrary, and conjured him to narrate to me the facts, an unacquaintance with which was sufficient it appeared to stamp me as an ignoramus of the first magnitude. The Purcell Papers — Volume 3 From the moment that they form part of a crowd the learned man and the ignoramus are equally incapable of observation. The Crowd; study of the popular mind It was the home of the rich, vain ignoramus who has not taste enough to know that those to whom he has trusted for taste have shockingly betrayed him. The Fortune Hunter Only a narrow-minded ignoramus would get himself wrought up over it; a philosopher would laugh—and take what he needed or happened to fancy. The Grain of Dust "I fear that as Lord Umfraville's host," young Calverley at once began, "you cannot with decorum convey to the ignoramus my opinion as to his ability to conjugate the verb to dare." The Certain Hour Any ignoramus can hand down his worthless memory by imposing it upon a mountain or a river. The Lost World "He is an ignoramus," said others, "who, after having made a perfect rattle out of the organ in his own church, comes here to profane Maese Perez's." Stories by Foreign Authors: Spanish Why you are an ignoramus out and out. Wild Kitty But, like the ignoramus in the Old Drama, I can boast, "Though I speak no Greek, I love the sound on't." Philothea A Grecian Romance I am not fit for your roomful of ministers and learned men and pretty women: the former would think me an ignoramus, and the latter—what would afflict me much more—a pedant…. Hauntings Of course, you do not," I said, "you miserable little ignoramus. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories But, besides, an Am ha-Arez, using the word in its later sense of ignoramus, would be too dull for edifying conversation, and one might as well or as ill journey alone as with a boor. The Book of Delight and Other Papers The same year he published The Medal, of which the subject is a medal struck on lord Shaftesbury's escape from a prosecution, by the ignoramus of a grand jury of Londoners. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 "But what a dolt of a born ignoramus must that sheriff's fellow have been, not to know Naboclish when he saw him!" Tales and Novels — Volume 06 “Yes; but I ought to have waited, and not have wasted my seed like an ignoramus; and all the more as I could, if necessary, have made them sprout by the kitchen stoves.” The Field of Ice Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras There was a new and singular joy in feeling herself but a novice and ignoramus beside him. The Coryston Family A Novel From the first I was overlooked by her, catechised, reprimanded, treated like a poor ignoramus; while her Henley—! Anna St. Ives Never start, child! so ignoramus like! 'tis only the clock in your ear,—twelve o'clock, hark!—The bell will ring now in a hurry. Tales and Novels — Volume 08 If any one thinks that book-learning can aid this study, let him read the ignorance of Gibbon, comparing it with the learning of that cheery old ignoramus Montaigne. The Slave of the Lamp "Did I sincerely feel myself to be an ignoramus?" he asked, in a softened tone. Villette At present, sir, my ambition reaches no farther than to escape myself from the class of dunces and ignoramuses. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 Sarcasm too is an ignoramus, and cannot solve a problem: Wit a pert puppy, who can only flash and bounce. Anna St. Ives Still, his contempt for the ignorant apprentice was not to be concealed, and he replied, "Ninety-five millions of miles, you ignoramus!" Sanders' Union Fourth Reader Why is one born into this world an ignoramus, knowing nothing of the laws, customs and usage one inadvertently breaks? The Road to Damascus The demagogues will neither have an educated nor an honest man; they require an ignoramus and a rogue. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 "May I ask—for it's my turn now to play ignoramus—may I ask, what noble means excites this gratuitous commendation and surprise?" Tales and Novels — Volume 09 And thus these ignoramuses drove from their village, a greater ornament than will ever again be found amongst them. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey And meanwhile the artists see multiplying before them their bête-noire, the bourgeois, the Philistine, the presumptuous ignoramus, the quack who plays at science, and the feather-brain who thinks himself the equal of the intelligent. Amiel's Journal |
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