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Sleight, sixty-five years old, is a professional river guide and desert rat with a Mormon upbringing and a reputation for insolence. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
At times Trueba thought he caught a glimmer of murderous hatred in his eyes, but there was never cause to rebuke him for any insolence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z
Such behavior would be regarded as the height of insolence — and in this case it was. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
The quiet insolence of the white race was one thing he had tried to keep out of his mind for years. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z
Because of the insolence of all the white race he was afraid to lose his dignity in friendliness. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z
She looked up and met his gaze, her expression so assured of her own equality with the Grand Elder that he found himself speechless in the face of such blind insolence. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z
She undoubtedly considered it supreme insolence for a Negro to dare to feel sorry for her. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
When, as someone entered, he said good morning, or good day, he said it barely looking up, and with an indifference that fell just short of insolence. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z
“I beg the honorable potter to pardon my insolence,” he said. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z
You need not bear this insolence of theirs, you are a child no longer. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
He eyed Ned with a smile on his lips that bordered on insolence. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z
And, if I had to guess, I’d say this particular piece of insolence was the main reason Ambrose eventually tried to kill me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z
It wasn’t only malice, but fear, and Lazlo understood two things: He would not keep his position, not after such insolence as this. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z
She stepped out into the hallway, determined to face down his insolence, or his mockery, and was confronted instead by her sister, clearly in distress. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z
Is he here to punish me for my insolence? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z
“The insolence of it all!” declared Mr. Stonecrop. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z
His uncle took an automatic step forward, the back of his hand raised at Redemption’s insolence, but the boy stepped forward as well, his eyes aflame. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z
The brassy insolence in his voice that had so frightened her. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
“Lord Gwydion,” he said, “I did not intend insolence.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z
And the evangelist said, “Young man, God isn’t somebody to mess around with. Sit down, or else He’ll have to take care of your insolence on Judgment Day.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
"My lord father would call that insolence, and send you to the mines for impertinence." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z
He also warned her against love and marriage, with the same insolence with which he insisted that Jaime should find a decent girl and settle down because he was turning into a hopeless bachelor. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z
Only upon reaching that one-hundredth verse do you finally understand you are being punished for the sin of insolence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
They told him how tall men like him made them feel, complained about his lateness and insolence, asked him what else he had in his case besides whatever it was that made Sheila so excited. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
In him there was none of the mean insolence. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z
“As usual, Seaman Bosch, your insolence can only be surmounted by your ignorance!” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z
For one second, I think my insolence is going to make this policeman smile. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z
But the drunkard had pulled him into a white man’s restaurant and the white men at the counter had begun hollering out with their insolence. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z
In my rage, I had found a new insolence, and surveyed each of them without remorse for my forwardness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z
She was so different from us, sly and secretive, with a faintly contemptuous air about her which in her son was turned almost to insolence. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z
They hoped that, angered by the insolence of the victors, the people would call them back. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z
The bravo curled a lip, whilst the fellow with the quill j chuckled at his insolence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
The man’s posture said that he did not enjoy taking orders, and the insolence in his eyes was not slave insolence, an impotent pose, but a hard fact. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z
It was apparent that the man interviewing me took my reluctance to answer his questions as insolence. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z
‘Do not bandy words in your insolence with the Mouth of Sauron!’ he cried. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z
"I am in no mood for your insolence today." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z
"How dare you suggest such a thing! What cheek! What infernal insolence! What's your name, boy? And stand up when you speak to me!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z
“Normally, I’d take an eye for such insolence,” the Commandant muses. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z
It used to make us laugh, but now we cringed for having trained him in insolence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z
There was truly none of the quiet insolence about this man. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z
She told Inspector Thomas Mathew how in the last few weeks she had noticed some presaging signs, some insolence, some rudeness. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z
"I thought I had long since beaten all of your insolence out of you." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z
Step forth and give your assistance in building the Frigate to oppose French insolence and piracy. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
‘Let me have no more of your tricks and insolence, El-ahrairah. Where are the carrots?’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z
I stared down at my coffee, afraid that if I made eye contact, he would read it as insolence. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z
The font of Groucho’s and the Marx Brothers’ humor was an unabashed insolence toward wealth and privilege. The Fraught Friendship of T. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z
If one of my children is angry or feeling ignored or resentful, their insolence is noted, and I connect with them outside the meeting. Perspective | The simple but critical purpose of family meetings: To listen 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z
Consequently, the dire state of the planet was pinned on one generation, even lifelong environmentalists, while another was chided for insolence and ignorance. It was the year of ‘OK boomer,’ and the generations were at each other’s throats 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z
"He never went to work but when he was cool and sober … his courage and presence of mind never failed him … his address was genteel, and his behaviour void of all cruelty and insolence". John Mullan's 10 of the best: highwaymen 2012-05-18T21:54:02Z
That was also evident in “the insolence and indifference that you are displaying here,” the judge added, according to another local news source. Swiss Museum Cashier Pockets Over $1 Million in Yearslong Scam 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z
“I loved insolence, transgression. It looks like entertainment, but it’s actually highly political.” A French Theater Impresario, Dressed for Excess 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z
“We’re not walking back, Mom,” was as close to teenage insolence as I would get all week. Discovering the City of Lights — and each other — on a mother-son trip to Paris 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z
There’s also a range of insult, aggression, insolence, and pure roaring selfishness elevated to an art form by the liberating absence of shame. The Scattershot Satire of “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z
But there’s only so much you can luxuriate in your own insolence before it becomes plain old smug. The 2016 Golden Globes Get Weird-Drunk 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z
It was beatific catharsis, a perfect balance of insolence and agony. Juice WRLD and the Tragic End of the SoundCloud Rap Era 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z
Mere punk insolence would be too one-dimensional for Cage the Elephant. Critics? Choice: New CDs: New CDs 2011-01-10T22:51:16Z
Perhaps most famously, she posed, freckle-faced, for Newton wearing a white bathrobe that opened to expose a sliver of nipple, her expression in that instant a disconcerting blend of innocence and insolence. Isabelle Huppert: ‘The Best Way to Please Is Not to Please’ 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z
Gone, too, is the public debauchery Mouhot depicted: “Almost every vice seemed prevalent at Komput — pride, insolence, cheating, cowardice, servility, excessive idleness.” In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z
Helen Mirren relies on a disarming insolence, and her confidence that she will never run short of desirability seems justified so far. Non-stop action: why Hollywood’s ageing heroes won’t give up 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z
Mammina, she said, her small lips devoid of all insolence and fight, just lips for drinking, lips for whispering small requests. Fiction: The Autobiography of Allegra Byron 2012-07-21T16:00:00Z
In one TikTok video, a conservative influencer acts out dramatically refusing a vaccine, getting beaten to death for her insolence and ascending to heaven. When Vaccines Become an Internet Personality Test 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z
He was just wondering how to spell "insolence" when a shadow fell, and he looked up to see a mag-nificent white unicorn. Animal passions: David Sedaris's modern fables 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z
In 1931 International Studio magazine said the vintage interiors “remain happily undisturbed by the insolence of the Chrysler Tower” and other symbols of the modern age. Streetscapes: Streetscapes — The Real 666 Park Avenue 2012-09-30T04:47:05Z
Simón takes this as insolence, and proof that David can’t count. J.M. Coetzee’s Jesus Sees the World as Don Quixote Does 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z
In this one he says that Sir Alan Sugar, a Trumpesque English businessman, has a “blunt insolence peculiar to all barrow-boy billionaires.” T Magazine: Rupert Everett Is So Not An American Movie Star 2013-05-10T13:00:54Z
“My shipmates are a bunch of swine! No enthusiasm for anything, unbelievable crudity, stupidity & malice,” he wrote a few days after enlisting, the first of many complaints about “insolence” and “boorishness.” Wittgenstein’s ‘Private Notebooks’ Shed Some Light on an Enigmatic Genius 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z
Later, after witnessing another woman beaten to her hands and knees for her insolence, June’s black walking partner can only offer, “That’s what you get.” Weaponized white feminism in "The Handmaid's Tale" and "When They See Us" 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z
Inevitably, you find yourself shoveling in oiled-and-vinegared lettuce with the same insolence you felt as a child shoveling down steamed broccoli so you could move on to dessert. How to dig out of your next salad rut (plus, a panzanella recipe fit for a hearty lunch) 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z
At that time, a white dress was as likely to suggest insolence as innocence. Summer’s Color Forecast: Whiteout Conditions 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z
It is an exercise in experimental provocation and in pure insolence, while sometimes being horribly funny and fascinating, reviving the spirit of Tod Browning's Freaks and the ice-cold vision of Diane Arbus. Film review: Trash Humpers 2010-06-17T22:35:00Z
When he’s ordered to clean up some stuff he’s thrown on the mess-hall floor, he flops around in an incredible display of laziness and insolence. The “Wet Hot American Summer” Prequel 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z
The sprawling collective embodied youthful insolence and notably trolled their way into prominence, admonishing popular blogs for not playing their music and exhibiting disdain for authority. Earl Sweatshirt isn’t letting fame hold him down anymore 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z
He also hires Daniel for his outspoken presence, promising to control him but failing to recognize that Daniel's insolence is part of a package. 'Even the Rain': A film-within-a-film about conquerors and their legacy 2011-03-03T21:01:06Z
Suddenly, Des is "parent to my parents", and dad gets revenge for years of insolence. Des Bishop 2010-08-21T12:27:00Z
As usual, Gervais played the ultimate bad sport, revelling in his insolence and promising more mischief than he delivered. The 2020 Golden Globes Recap: Michelle Williams for President 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z
She had in her eye a sparkle that deflected deference and inspired insolence, freedom, the turbulence of life that she liked so much and that she will long make us like.” Jeanne Moreau, Femme Fatale of French New Wave, Is Dead at 89 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z
In "The Invaders," this means revealing Cheryl's disconnection, her boredom, as well as Teddy's insolence and lack of ambition, which dissolves in the wake of his accident. In 'The Invaders,' an unlikely family tries to fit into the Connecticut country club life 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z
To such sticklers, a casually dropped “sweetheart” is not a sign of affection, but a suggestion of insolence. I like my eggs served with a side of pet names, hon 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z
As the sad-sack TV Rev, he pioneered a demeanour of caring despondent insolence. Swallows and Amazons; Get Santa!; The Animals and Children Took to the Streets; A Flea in Her Ear ? review 2010-12-19T00:06:17Z
But, with some insolence, Ferrara uses TV press conference footage of the actual Strauss-Kahn case and slots it into the narrative. Welcome to New York review – Abel Ferrara is unencumbered by good taste 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z
It is sageness crowned with levity, what Aristotle meant when he spoke of “educated insolence.” How Wit Reveals the Trickster Beauty of Our Garbage World 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z
Embracing their reputations for arrogance and insolence, and their high profile, they had jokingly called themselves “the HIVIPs”. Life on the frontline of the Aids epidemic | David France 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z
“Vengeance” once again leads Quirke into his favorite kind of trouble: “yet another morass of human cupidity and deceit,” involving the deaths of powerful men and the foxy insolence of their glamorous widows. Books Of the Times: ‘Vengeance,’ a New Novel by Benjamin Black 2012-08-13T21:47:45Z
Why, America singing, of course, in all its insolence and innocence, its optimism and anxiety, its gregariousness and its guardedness — America as it was, and is, and probably ever shall be. Review: ‘Oklahoma!’ Preserves a Classic While Adding Punch 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z
For those of us in M.F.A. programs at the time — a younger generation, with both the insights and the bone-headed insolence of young artists — this seemed ridiculous. Planned Obsolescence 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z
But that song is also by far Mr. Tiller’s most exuberant, like the insolence of a bratty teenager. Review: Bryson Tiller Brings Fresh Success and Tart Sentiments to Radio City 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z
As her band played folk-pop tinged with some hip-hop brittleness, Ms. Eilish strolled, slouched and crooned with precisely gauged insolence and nonchalance. South by Southwest Music Festival: 17 Acts That Stood Out 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z
Much more his style was the insolence and daydreaming of Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall at the Cambridge theatre, though the role on film went to Tom Courtenay. Albert Finney obituary 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z
Dandini rejoins the Prince and describes the sisters' vanity and insolence. Glyndebourne 2012 - La Cenerentola synopsis 2012-06-18T13:49:33Z
“I heard that version in 1959 — I really liked the feel of it, the attitude, the insolence,” Blades said. Rubén Blades, a Salsa Legend, Swings in a Different Direction: Jazz 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z
Is this the diva whose pouting insolence flared briefly even at The Hague? The Gimlet Eye: Naomi Campbell: Model, Citizen 2010-09-09T04:10:00Z
Moscow accused Pashinyan of behaviour bordering on insolence, and on Friday summoned Armenia's ambassador to protest against "hostile steps". Russia's rift with old ally Armenia deepens doubts about its clout in ex-USSR 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z
In a league that has absorbed the competitive nastiness of Bill Laimbeer and Ron Artest and John Stockton and Charles Oakley, Green may be the first player sent home for repeated insolence. Perspective | The NBA finally made Draymond Green feel the pain of overreaction 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z
Still, the infusion of black leather did what it always does: It reminded us what this particular material can always be counted on to suggest — insolence, light contempt, more than a little bit of attitude. Black leather adds a note of punk insolence to the Grammys red carpet 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z
The 46-year-old's arrest has split the country, with conservative and pro-government supporters widely describing her remarks as "insolence", while more liberal and pro-opposition voices criticised her arrest as disproportionate and reactionary. Turkish singer Gulsen arrested over religious schools joke 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z
An article in Kayhan, a newspaper associated with Iran’s hard-line factions, reported the assault Saturday under the headline: “Salman Rushdie, who committed insolence against the prophet of Islam, trapped in divine revenge after 34 years.” Iran denies involvement in Rushdie attack, says he brought it on himself 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z
“But I get the impression that there are limits. It shouldn’t go too far. By too far, I mean, there shouldn’t be insolence or irreverence.” After Mocking France’s Literary Elite, a Fraught Invite Into the Club 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z
Journalists rejoiced as they felt that the era of degrading submission to southern insolence had ended at last. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z
“Such insolence must be accorded a high degree of severity,” the commission’s chief administrative law judge, Anne Simon, wrote in her decision, which was released Thursday. SoCalGas faces $10-million fine for fighting climate action 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z
Miss Manners thoroughly disapproves of this guest, whose transgression may have been made out of ignorance but who followed it with insolence. Perspective | Miss Manners: My son’s girlfriend took a video in my home without my permission 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z
It’s not designed for the denizens of most digital message boards, where snark and insolence flourish, abated by anonymity. Opinion | The simple fix to our polarization: Befriend someone you disagree with 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z
A dozen were arrested for “insolence,” disorderly conduct, inciting a riot and other charges. In a summer of racial protests, Alexandria remembers a young lynching victim 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z
Determined to nip such insolence in the bud, John Rutledge surely welcomed the opportunity to silence his upstart critic with jail and banishment. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z
It risks sounding bratty – it is bratty – but from insolence they fashioned a new identity: stadium-rock agitators declaring war on hypocrisy and greed – particularly their own. Radiohead’s 40 greatest songs – ranked! 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z
Once, a student convinced that an enslaved girl had spoken to him “with insolence” beat and kicked the 10-year-old until “she passed out and a physician had to be called,” McInnis said. Two centuries ago, University of Virginia students beat and raped enslaved servants, historians say 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z
But it is a sad state of affairs when their insolence gains more publicity than their success. Daniil Medvedev fights the boos to send out defiant message at the US Open 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z
Suddenly the mask of insolence dropped from the phantom freebooter’s countenance. AP Was There: The killing of gangster John Dillinger in 1934 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z
Not long after receiving the furball, though, a Russian mobster kills the dog in a petty act of insolence, forcing the principled Wick out of retirement. Analysis | Keanu Reeves is having a Keanussance with the John Wick series. But did he ever really go anywhere? 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z
But arguably, I was a little complicit in Trump’s insolence. - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z
Children begin to slouch toward a touch of languid insolence and adults begin to stir at the thought of all the wonderful things they want to see and do in these fine days. Washington goes soft 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z
"Venezuela is not tied to Europe. This is complete insolence," he told CNN Turk on Sunday. US 'will respond to Venezuela threats' 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z
I had no intention of letting this insolence go unanswered. “All Rivers” 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z
Will the machines eventually realize we’re mocking them and punish us for our insolence? This is the pop culture that helped us survive 2018 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z
“I had too many arguments with my bosses. Kept getting sacked for bad behaviour. For insolence!” Arundhati Roy: ‘The point of the writer is to be unpopular’ 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z
As Tara grows, she nonetheless becomes increasingly curious about the world beyond Buck’s Peak, even while punished for this insolence with extra work around her father’s junkyard. Tara Westover describes schooling without school in searing memoir ‘Educated’ 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z
“If not for Wolkoff’s insolence, these damages would not have been assessed,” the judge said at the ruling. Graffiti Gets Paid at 5Pointz. Now What? 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z
“I’d rather have someone devoting their time to writing poems, learning to read and write and interacting with others rather than negative behaviors like fighting or insolence,” Yokom said. Michigan poetry class lets students collaborate with inmates 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z
Macron celebrated a "spark in her eye that defied reverence and was an invitation to insolence, to liberty, to this whirlpool of life that she loved so much, and that she made us love." Jeanne Moreau, legendary French actress and star of 'Jules and Jim,' dies at 89 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z
Putin last week said Russia could not continue to tolerate such “insolence” from the Americans. What will be the ramifications of Putin's order to reduce US embassy staff? 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z
Macron celebrated a “spark in her eye that defied reverence and was an invitation to insolence, to liberty, to this whirlpool of life that she loved so much, and that she made us love.” Jeanne Moreau, award-winning French actress, dies at 89 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z
“We are behaving in a very restrained and patient way, but at some moment we will need to respond ... It’s impossible to endlessly tolerate this kind of insolence towards our country.” Russia cuts US diplomatic presence in retaliation for sanctions 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z
“It’s impossible to endlessly tolerate this kind of insolence toward our country,” Putin said, according to media reports “This practice is unacceptable. It destroys international relations and international law.” Russia seizes U.S. Embassy properties in Moscow, orders a reduction of American diplomats 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z
“It’s impossible to endlessly tolerate this kind of insolence towards our country,” Putin said, referring to the sanctions. Putin: Russia will retaliate if 'insolent' US lawmakers pass sanctions bill 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z
When I think of Raisin I remember Henry James’s phrase, “a knock-down insolence of talent”. Best holiday reads 2017, picked by writers – part two 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z
The sheriff’s insolence — an open admission that he would persist in conduct the judge had ruled was discriminatory — translated into open defiance. Opinion | Joe Arpaio learns that he is not above the law 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z
Maréchal Le Pen told a packed rally that the French parliament needed Collard’s rebellious “insolence” to stand up to Macron’s predicted majority. French bullfighter locks horns with far right in legislative vote 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z
The Taliban said that “removing such a vicious element” was a signal to others that they were being watched, and that “insolence toward religious orders” would not be tolerated. Surge in Killing of Religious Scholars as Taliban Look to Curtail Their Influence 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z
“Unsurpassed insolence,” Manfred Weber, a powerful conservative German member of the European Parliament, said, miffed at the time. Far-Right Leaders Loathe the European Parliament, but Love Its Checks 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z
“Judith Butler said insolence is fascism — they are really insolent.” Inside Turkey’s Purge 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z
Truss foresaw an age of “hair-trigger sensitivity” and “lazy moral relativism combined with aggressive social insolence.” Opinion | The ‘alternative facts’ epidemic goes way beyond politics 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z
She told the Guardian that she was treated with “shocking insolence” and “monstrous” and “horrible” behavior by people “gone mad.” Opinion | Do vigilantes see Trump giving them a wink and a nod? 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z
I apologised politely and said I’d been buried in my book and he said: “What do you expect me to do, stand here while you finish it?” – very loudly and with shocking insolence. Detained by US immigration: 'In that moment I loathed America' | Mem Fox 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z
“There’s a gritty, worldly insolence to them, and a sense of power,” he said. Mike Mills’s Anti-Hollywood Family Films 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z
A Kremlin spokesman described Mr Biden’s threat “as borderline insolence” and vowed that Russia would strike back. Naming without shaming 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z
Today the pace of change is bracing, as is the insolence of the newcomers. The End of Black Harlem 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z
Treated with outrageous insolence by the company executives, Wigand begins to seethe with the desire to break his promise, cleanse himself of his compromises, and wreak revenge. 'A certain sort of maleness': Helen Garner on a week spent watching Russell Crowe films 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z
If ”Anti” has a thesis, it’s this declaration of insolence. 25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z
Broad’s straying a bit, but more in the pursuit to make something happen rather than insolence. South Africa v England: fourth Test, day one – live! 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z
And to add insult to injury, there is also the unbelievable insolence. Thoughts on a Poland in Flux: Readers Speak Out 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z
Carlos was kicked out of middle school for insolence and then dropped out of high school because of a lack of interest, clashed with his family and left home when he was 15. To Save Its Salmon, California Calls In the Fish Matchmaker 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z
“I said, ‘I need a number so enormous that the insolence of its own enormity, the temerity of it, in fact become a statement in itself.’ An Illustrated Guide to the 613 Jewish Commandments 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z
After one young man, visibly high, spends a few minutes giggling, his perceived insolence is quickly singled out. Evangelicals take their fight with Satan to the streets of Sao Paulo 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z
Broad’s straying a bit, but more in the pursuit to make something happen rather than insolence. South Africa v England: fourth Test, day one – live! 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z
The real consequences of such insolence were immediate and severe. Czech Reality TV Show Makes a Game of Life Under Nazi Rule 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z
Hollande said the police officer posted in Hebdo's offices died defending a freedom of expression based on "an insolence, an impertinence which expresses an independence". UPDATE 1-Charlie Hebdo to publish Mohammad cartoon on front page 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z
“They feed and live from our insolence and from our leniency — from our general conformity.” A Bus Takes a Local Route to Fighting Mexican Corruption 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z
The senators, apparently, were not amused and Fluegge’s insolence cost him his own head.” Book review: ‘Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Found,’ by Frances Larson
A year later, because of Harper’s insolence and injuries and mostly Trout’s ascension into orbit, there is no debate. Bryce Harper is still just 21 years old, but he needs to stop acting like he’s 12
That episode included the bizarre spectacle of Faurisson being presented with the "prize for unfrequentability and insolence" by a man dressed in concentration camp pyjamas. Dieudonne and his bizarre journey 2013-12-31T19:16:40Z
The tapes have caused offence in the European Union, which helped to pay for Ireland's bailout, and Irish premier Enda Kenny said they were a "thunderbolt" that showed contempt, arrogance and insolence. Irish banker apologizes for taped comments 2013-06-30T10:44:26Z
Last year, a pamphlet by anonymous authors was circulated outside the Geneva University Hospital, criticizing the French workers for “their arrogance, their pollution, their contempt, and their insolence.” Switzerland Builds New Barriers Against Immigrants 2013-05-01T08:05:24Z
According to the Jesuit priest and historian Juan de Velasco, the “the horrendous catastrophe” at Maca caused “insolences and destructions” by the “barbaric nations” up and down the Andean spine of New Spain. “To get the gold, they will have to kill every one of us” 2013-02-10T12:00:00Z
That was true, she added, “even if I was still not entirely sure what he truly wanted for the world, or what drove him, beyond a fascination with youthful insolence, ever-expanding territory, and control.” Zuckerberg Unguarded: 9 Sly, Weird Quotes From a Sizzling New Book 2012-06-26T16:33:50Z
Punish their insolence, that henceforward they may not raise their eyes to those who were created for us and for whom we alone are made.” Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z
When the coachman was given the address of the ballroom, he looked round in surprise and was sworn at for his insolence, so with a shrug of the shoulders he drove off. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z
I got furious at his insolence, though perhaps, Edith--perhaps I provoked it myself--at least, I have thought so since. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z
The most famous case of Shuar “insolence” occurred in 1599, when the Spanish governor of Maca demanded a gold tax from local Indians to fund a celebration of the coronation of Philip III. “To get the gold, they will have to kill every one of us” 2013-02-10T12:00:00Z
"As to my knaves, they must be taught to use their eyes, though a little insolence is not altogether objectionable; but you mentioned letters for the Count--I presume you have some for me?" Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z
The Believers wished to punish the insolence of the "Hypocrite" by taking his life, but Mohammad restrained them, saying: 'Kill him not, for he is blind. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z
I have a very great mind to stay here, and try to punish that fellow for his insolence. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z
And the addition about Carlyle or Coleridge—or Coleridge!—is just the gratuitous insolence of one-eyed dulness. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z
Defeated both by land and sea, the French prince renounced his pretensions and evacuated England, leaving the regency to deal with the more difficult questions raised by the lawless insolence of the royal partisans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z
D'Epinay boasted of his conquest, and Philip, a boy of eighteen, could not endure his insolence. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z
Rendered furious by this insolence, I forbade him my sight; and, without seeking to mitigate my anger, he departed for France. The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes 2012-04-13T02:00:20.243Z
Standing behind him in an attitude that combined deference toward Mr. Keal with insolence toward the rest of the world was a young man of Jewish appearance who stared critically at the two girls. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z
He is the man whose fortunes will yet rise; his unconquerable spirit, his courage, determination, and activity, his gross selfishness, his insolence, his very weakness, will all contribute to support him still. Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:29.713Z
"Could not so very clever a person as Miss Dill perceive that I was only jesting?" said he, with a cutting insolence in his tone. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z
"Do not enter the lists with me in either," said Miss Dinah, with a look of the haughtiest insolence. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z
Yet Jasmine Grant was not a figure that ought to have aroused the insolence of a porter, even if he was on Sunday duty. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z
"May I ask by what right you are meddling in this affair, sir?" asked Ottilie, with studied insolence. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z
"I can show him to you—or part of him—without troubling to do that," retorted Zamore, with sudden insolence. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z
"I refuse to submit to this insolence," said Stapylton, rising, angrily. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z
A mere point of honor! a trophy of insolence to England, and of humiliation to Spain! The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z
It was an act of the highest insolence towards government, such a mildness itself cannot overlook or forgive. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z
She had withdrawn again to the gardens of Lucullus, and was there engaged in composing addresses of supplication to her husband, in which her pride and long-accustomed insolence still faintly struggled into her fears. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z
Rohan professed to regard the challenge as a piece of insolence, and, through royal favor, had Voltaire, sent, by lettre de cachet, to the Bastille. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z
They wore an air of insolence, ill-hidden, which the silent, almost cowed looks of the multitude, as it watched them askance, seemed to justify. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z
The sentence would have been itself more true if Sir Walter had written "candour" for "truth," for it is possible to be true in insolence, or true in cruelty. Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z
Open treason was talked, and many of the addresses to the Governor, composed by Adams, were models of grave and studied insolence. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z
In laying to the account of the supernatural matters in occult natural philosophy which have a tolerable resemblance to feats of prestidigitation, they appear to a curious public to add imposture to insolence. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z
Sometimes the Stoics showed their independence by a rather gratuitous insolence. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z
Ceres, incensed by his insolence and cruelty, devised a terrible chastisement for the unfortunate man, and sent Famine to gnaw his vitals, and torment him night and day. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z
If you have any appre- “hensions from the insolence of the people, we “promise you that nothing shall be done contrary “to the canons.” The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z
It was the first appearance of anything but defiance or cold insolence to which she had yet given expression. Nuova or The New Bee 2012-03-26T02:00:41.423Z
The city loafer of Seville is a miserable specimen, and his insolence on the street is a constant outrage, but the country labrador does much to redeem him. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z
Only two arrows came into the fort, one of which had the insolence to make free with my left leg.” The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z
He said before he would concede to my demands he would turn all the money in to the company and report me for insolence. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z
What better chastisement can be inflicted upon such rash aspirant, than this preliminary gauntlet which it is ordained for him to run before he can be made sensible of the insolence of his pretensions? Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z
The insolence of the aggressor is usually proportioned to the tameness of the sufferer. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z
But remembering my own youthful days, when I attended the College of Burgundy, I set down the freak to the insolence of some young student, and, shrugging my shoulders, dismissed it from my thoughts. The Snowball 2012-03-22T02:00:35.143Z
The remaining scenes of this act exhibit the rudeness and insolence of British officers and soldiers in their dealings with the Indians, and the corruption of British government agents. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z
Our opponents have imported into it a degree of bitterness, have acted with a churlish insolence, which makes any personal contact a thing absolutely to be deprecated. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z
It is the most extraordinary tissue of insolence and coarseness, with one exception, that we have ever seen, in any periodical which pretended to respectability of literary character. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z
"If they think they can break my spirit by starving me----" "Hoity toity!" the woman said, with more than a smack of insolence. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z
The insolence of which you accuse me was as far as possible from my mind. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z
Reminded of the insolence to which her loneliness had exposed her, Henrietta felt her cheek grow hot again. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z
This brought a fresh burst of laughter, while I stood speechless, confounded by the stubbornness, the crassness, the insolence, of the man. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z
The very name he had chosen was an insolence directed at society. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z
One was Lord P----, no soberer than before; the other a brother buck flushed with wine to the same pitch of insolence, and ready for any folly or mischief. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z
Before a day had passed Imbono came into the camp to complain of the insolence and rapacity of Boloko and his men. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z
The insolence of the gipsy's glances, which had yesterday brought the blood to her cheeks, passed unnoted, so complete was her collapse. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z
It was there that priests, nurtured in the maxims of a spiritual despotism, dared with most insolence to tyrannize over minds. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z
"That kind of American," a Londoner on board said to us, "has all the arrogance and insolence of a lord combined with the ignorance and snobbishness of a cad." Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z
We are called upon to submit to debasement, dishonor, and disgrace; to bow the neck to royal insolence, as a course of preparation for manly resistance to Gallic invasion! Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z
A nice observer might note a slight gleam of the well-known smile, whose expressive sarcasm had so often withstood professional insolence and ignorance, as the chief justice turned his head, and cursorily surveyed his fellow-passengers. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z
In spite of, or rather perhaps because of this, they have wounded many susceptibilities, for there may be an insolence of neediness not less than of wealth. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z
Its self-confidence, its dash, even its insolence, are a true expression of the movement. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z
It stares fixedly—“with insolence,” Azara says—at a passer-by, following him with the eyes, the round head turning about as on a pivot. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z
The laughter which followed sounded to me a trifle strained, as well it might be, considering the insolence of the people who had flung this defiance into the King's ocean. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z
There is certainly something humorous in the neat overthrow of an insolent wit by a rival insolence, but the humour is in the spectator, not in the answer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z
In the midst of their mocking, they asked him if he believed? and throughout treated him with the most barbarous insolence and outrage. The History of the Negro Church 2012-02-24T03:00:22.860Z
When Chávez is feeling confident, his trademark insolence toward foes can at least be witty. Chávez Battles Cancer Again, But His Vulgar Vitriol Could Harm His Political Health 2012-02-23T00:05:25Z
He was arrested, and his association of Merry Mount broken up, after repeated and friendly efforts to dissuade him from this course had been met with insolence and bravado. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z
Without giving them a glance I pushed through the cluster of horsemen, and heard them cursing my insolence as I wheeled into School Street and cantered along Governor's Alley. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z
There were men lounging on the road, singly or in groups, who stared at her as she passed; some with thinly-veiled insolence, others in pure curiosity. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z
He was a marvel of reeling stupidity, offensive hiccoughs, and maudlin insolence. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z
All this time Margaret was pale and red by turns at sight of her enemy and at his insolence. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z
His manner was cold, restrained, with a mingling of insolence and diffidence. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z
I told him that I knew little concerning the wrongs of Boston, but that if any man disturbed my native country, the insolence touched me as closely as though my own door-yard had been trampled. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z
When asked by Roger to reduce the men to order, as the women could not sleep, he had shown himself offhand to the point of insolence, curt to the point of brutality. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z
"Love!" laughed the governess with insolence, much tickled. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z
"And then—That Cessation of all Vital Functions the Vulgar Call 'Death,' for which thank your own Satanic folly and insolence, farewell." The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z
I have no doubt my criticism was often unjust; I had the insolence of the parvenu in learning. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z
So saying, she subsided into the most inviting fauteuil and assumed a pose of studied insolence. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z
To punish him for his insolence, when they were a score to one, was impossible. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z
Do you know, mother, that there'll soon be no end to the insolence of these ruffians? My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z
These miserable upstarts, their insolence, their certainty of triumph fired his blood. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z
There was a studied insolence about the man's manner--he had been engaged quite recently--which made Toinon tremble. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z
By so mad a stroke they had overreached themselves, for, of course, madame would resent the intolerable insolence--order the woman off with contumely--send the men packing. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z
In the insolence of victory he sent Hezekiah a letter declaring that, in spite of the promises of his God, Jerusalem should be delivered into the hands of its foes. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z
Yet am I ashamed, that thou, who art said to have done deeds of exceeding prowess, should tamely accept such insolence! The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z
Duigenan gives a long list of the Provost’s insolences to himself and to other members of the body. The Commercial Restraints of Ireland 2012-02-13T03:00:20.483Z
Yes, I do, and I want to tell you right now, and once for all, that I appreciate your kindness, but will not submit to your insolence. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z
After this, matters went on as usual, except that Mary perceived a growing insolence and familiarity in Hartley's manner toward her. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z
We seldom or ever hear of a murder, or arson; but petty faults, such as small thefts, breaking canes, breaches of contract, and insolence to their employers, swell at times into a large amount. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z
This showed a wholesome and gratifying fear; but there were some who took no pains to cloke their insolence. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z
Nikolai had been guilty of much insolence to his young mistress during her time of humiliation; but he was a very cunning fellow and quite realised his present position. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z
Look here, you black impostor, I'll not put up with your insolence. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z
I have been acutely conscious of its getting to be a horrible time, but it hadn't come home to me that it was taking on quite that insolence. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z
Jim, his own cheeks burning at the realisation of his insolence, but his heart tumultuous for that other reason, himself started. Running Sands 2012-02-05T03:00:08.983Z
As the falling stone increases in velocity, so would the insolence of the concubine unchecked in shamelessness. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z
"Is there any particular reason for this gratuitous insolence?" A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z
Confound his insolence, you passed in his entire brigade, and yet he says that only those who were easily pleased came near getting the worth of their money. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z
I hate the hurried little subordinate part that one plays in the catchpenny picture-book—and the negation of all literature that the insolence of the picture-book imposes. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z
"I am not concerned with your insolence," I said. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z
As a pageant the affair was a distinct success, for, hemmed round by the swart square, his vassals were learning a lesson of fear that should stem their insolence in future. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z
And this afternoon, long before the storm, their insolence had become unbearable. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z
"This is an unexpected pleasure, my lord," he drawled with easy insolence. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z
They waited and waited, and my uncle finally sighed and said, “The law’s delay, the insolence of office.” Reading is not a race: The virtues of the ?slow reading? movement 2012-01-30T16:00:00Z
"But no doubt," says she with a shrug of the shoulders, and a pretty voice of insolence, "Mr. Clavering will marry;" she paused for a second. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z
But when I take you at your word, it's 'insolence' and 'stand up.' The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z
Their insolence and wicked purpose was punished by the confusion of language and the dispersion of mankind. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z
The utter failure of my endeavour to provoke him to an encounter, combined with the contemptuous insolence of his manner, lifted me to the highest pitch of fury. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z
Perhaps silence was the best retort to her air of insolence. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z
Committing many insolences on shore, the negroes rose upon them and compelled them to retire to their ship, when they had fired one village, and killed many of the natives. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z
"What do you mean by your insolence?" he shouted "Stand up!" The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z
"Major Coulthurst is human, anyway, but the other fellow's insolence made me long to pull him off his horse," he said. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z
The priest's taunts and Groder's insolence I had endured in silence. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z
Frank was astounded by the insolence of the fellow. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z
Up to this time he was not considered an important character by the company, on account of his self-importance and insolence. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z
Those long-drawn years of violence had heightened insolence into a defiance all but absolute. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z
He was a young man of slender, wiry frame, with an air of graceful languidness which usually sat well upon him, though there were occasions on which it was not readily distinguished from well-bred insolence. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z
Self-conceit and vanity are very pardonable offences, till, stimulated by flattery, or aggravated by indulgence, they assume the offensive forms of arrogance and insolence. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z
He would have liked once or twice to kick the fellows for their insolence. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z
With something like a just appreciation of his own merit and with profound contempt for the injustice and insolence of the public, Rossini, on the fall of the curtain, turned round and applauded. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z
Arrogance and insolence, ruthlessness and cruelty, dishonesty and faithlessness, luxury and lust, trailed all along its path. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z
It was bruited abroad that Guzman was a nephew of the Spanish Ambassador, and he even had the insolence to present himself at Court, where he was received by the Grand Duke in that capacity. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z
Thou base born mass of insolence and dirt, With all the will, but not the power to hurt; Whose shallow brain each empty line reveals— Art thou worth draggling at our chariot wheels? The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z
To get rid of his insolence for a while, I pulled out my purse and handed him a shilling. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z
How dare you have the insolence to affront me again with the mention of your hateful passion? The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z
Here are four noteworthy elements:—a blended heavenly modesty and majesty and innocence; an insufferable insolence; a trebly-terrible penalty; and a strange and ominous necessity. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z
In these early days poetical arrogance seems to have been as unchecked as military boastfulness, and the trovadores, pampered and fêted by prince and noble, at length grew insufferable in their insolence and rapacity. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z
I am ashamed to own that the insolence of this low woman overcame my frail temper. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
And then she had the insolence to go and get actually married at church to old Jacob Carvalho! Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z
Lord Biddulph!" said I, with the most scornful air; "and did he tell you likewise of the insolence of his behaviour? The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z
Ah, contrite Heav'n endowed us with the Vine To drug the memory of that insolence! The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z
It was astonishing what concentrated insolence this rural bully contrived to put into this ostensibly friendly salutation. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z
From that time an ill-humour prevailed between Lady Maria and myself, which was kept alive by mutual indications of insolence and ill-will. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
Every spark of insolence in your nature shall be trampled out; I'll break you thoroughly. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z
Her father could not prevail on her to make the requisition; and, enraged at my insolence, and her obstinacy, as he politely styled our behaviour, he swore he would be revenged. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z
When had such extraordinary insolence ever been seen? The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z
Robert, the eldest son, married, somewhat clandestinely, Harriot Villiers, sister of the Earl of Grandison, 'who seems to have brought with her,' says her grandson, 'little more than the insolence of a noble alliance.' Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z
All the objectionable features of Broadway caf�s, of public ostentation, mingled servility and insolence, dishonesty—my pi�a colado was diluted beyond taste—were being flung, with the air of a favor, into Havana. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z
Do you suppose, if I had told my brother of your cowardice and insolence as I left the abbey the other day, you would have dared to speak to him, much less to me? Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z
I began, by way of apology, to inform her ladyship of Monsieur's insolence. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z
Without any cause whatever, simply to insult me and my colleagues, they are capable of heaping insolence on us. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
His good breeding never deserted him unless when his insolence intended to offend. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z
Its social savageness was bad enough—its spiritual insolence was worse. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z
To begin, let me remind you of the question of the Greek philosopher when asked why he did not resent the insolence of a vile fellow? The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z
"Leave me," added she; "leave me," in perfect astonishment at such insolence of behaviour. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z
And through their columns the two women, more or less disguised, contrived to hurl insolence at one another, reviving, in an allegorical dress, an extensive selection of scandalous tales. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
The delightful sprightliness of youth is apt with age or encouragement to sour into a blistering insolence, and Ann had all the sarcastic powers of her brother. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z
It was chiefly for his drunken insolence—but not altogether,’ said Gladys, candidly. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z
He was treated with insolence—ordered to be silent—and the emperor was so carried away by his passions that personal violence seemed imminent. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z
Their insolence was so intolerable that the natives at last said, 'we will stand this no longer. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z
I swaggered about the rooms with an assumption of insufferable insolence. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z
In 1592 the Duke of Alva, who was then viceroy, endeavoured by indirect means to repress the insolence of the inquisitors. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z
Such insolence was endured for the time being, but later Tom paid the penalty, the story of which will be told later. A Trip to California in 1853 Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train across the Plains and Mountains by an Old Illinois Pioneer 2011-12-21T03:00:30.213Z
He now charged her with insolence and an attempt at imposition, and declared that nothing would satisfy him except her dismissal. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z
It was a double smart he took to wipe the studied insolence from his face and to plant venom there. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z
He threw this sneering taunt at me with deliberate insolence. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z
“Infernal insolence,” exclaimed the listening brother, wondering what was coming next. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z
The cool insolence of the note amused Brown first, and then he became enraged. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z
I interwove so many praises with so many insolences, and with such complete frankness, that she could not but laugh. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
My regiment—the 78th Highlanders—has been ordered to Persia, to give the Persians a drubbing for insolence to our Government, and if I am well enough I must join forthwith. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z
I gave him a lesson for having treated you in that way and also for his insolence to me. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z
As for your insolence, I will report it to your employers. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z
Harper tried hard to keep his temper in spite of the man's calculated insolence. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z
His part, which required to be sustained at a high pitch of burlesque upon a single note of bragging insolence, was not unfrequently written, and none of these fixed characters assumed more stereotyped outlines. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
Even on board the ship, he had the insolence to speak to her. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z
I spoke as sternly as before; and the fellow cringed and bowed as he answered with the same suggestion of familiar insolence. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z
We don't want any of your insolence, my man! Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z
The elderly gentleman in the chestnut Surtout turned from the exit of Charlie and Dickie Maggs to survey the subject of their insolence. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z
The first assault by the Canon was sustained and repulsed; for after roaring out "What insolence!" three or four times, he shut the window in our faces with a crash. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
But, anyway, I am not to be subjected to his drunken insolence. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z
On one occasion after Hall, I was flown with such insolence against college restrictions that the cheval-de-frise above the back gate seemed an affront to a freeborn American. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z
None of your insolence, you young hound; don't you think I'll allow you to be insolent to me! A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z
He called to mind the postboys' insolence, the look that passed between Charlie and Dickie when he told them he would ride in the chariot. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z
Renzo cannot resist laughing at the knave's candour, but is not yet disposed to bear his insolence. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
You know I never hurt you; you shouldn't exasperate me; you're the most exasperating boy I ever knew; there's absolutely no bearing with your insolence! A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z
As a musical expression of irony, sarcasm, and insolence, this composition is certainly a success. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z
However, since he could scarcely ask, he tried another line, one which he was conscious went close to the verge of insolence. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z
I nodded with a certain grim sense of anticipation, for I had determined to speak very plainly to Foster Lane, and knew that Cotton could, on occasion, display a refined insolence that was signally exasperating. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z
"What insolence!" it uttered with a bad Italian accent. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z
As to the latter, within a few days of Naseby, the Scots rejoiced that the “back of the malignants was broken,” and demanded reinforcements as a precaution against “the insolence of others,” i.e. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z
"Curse you, d'ye suppose we came here to stand your insolence." The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z
He was prepared to return insolence with insolence. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z
The only fruit of its better knowledge as yet observable is seen in an increased obstinacy and a greater insolence of tone. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z
With what insolence we each of us, in our own little fraction of the world, think everybody outside of it nobody! Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z
From these figures it is quite evident that the missionary enterprise should be extended, but in order to do this the insolence of the Moros must be chastised. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
I've made up my mind to stand your insolence no longer. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z
The insolence of her, that she should try to imitate her betters, and tell me of it to my face. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z
The Curia have known how to give so emphatic an expression to their contempt for the Opposition, that even the sharpest and bitterest words would show less scorn and insolence than their act. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z
He has never seen its like before, and he holds it aloft in the face of its owner, with inquisitorial insolence. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z
Something in the curious confidence of her manner, a confidence that was almost insolence, turned Radwalader vaguely uneasy. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z
“Take that for your insolence, you contemptible puppy,” and following him up with clenched fists, as the officer stumbled back, said wrathfully: “If you speak to me that way again, I’ll break in your anatomy.” An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z
Somewhat imprudently, Burton spoke contemptuously of the Inquisition, though M'Crie states that the accusation of insolence was false. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z
And this conviction has been further strengthened by the insolence of the Court theologian, Louis Veuillot. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z
You have the insolence to come to inquire for my health, after making a fool of me to such a point that it made me ill! San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z
It would be well if the imposition and insolence of hack-drivers were always followed with the punishments provided by law. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z
"A fellow comes to my house with the deliberate intention of insulting me and mine, and yet he has the confounded insolence to tell me that it pains him!" Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z
This nice little gentleman exclaimed, “Shall we endure this man’s insolence?” The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z
The British opened their eyes very wide at this daring deed of the rebel chief, and sent the veteran Cornwallis to chastise his insolence. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z
"Treat mademoiselle with respect, messieurs!" exclaimed Paul; "or I'll make you repent your insolence!" San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z
I a cane,' said Glenmurray calmly, 'either to defend myself or chastise insolence.' Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z
He did so, and charged the king, with much insolence, and as loud as he could speak, with injustice and barbarity, and appealed to God for revenge. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z
As such, has cultivated its insolence proudly as a kind of public duty—pushing the limits of freedom of speech, come what may. Firebombed French Paper Was the Victim of Its Own Obnoxious Islamophobia 2011-11-02T18:35:38Z
A certain fear tempered his natural insolence, and set a limit to his paradoxical and querulous humour; for, like so many other men of words, he had more temerity of language than stoutness of heart. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z
The Europeans claimed this privilege exclusively, with customary insolence. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z
The tiger took this answer for insolence and became very angry. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z
You may, being in a hurry and seeing your motor-car pulled up by this insolence of office, feel that your liberty has been outraged. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z
I besought Marsyas, then, to permit me to inform the authorities and have him taken, but he opined that the charioteer's insolence was new and sudden, wherefore full of meaning. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z
The insolence of your tyranny is what fills me with the highest admiration, and the injuries you have done to Rome still increase my wonder. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z
As I did want his friendship, I passed over his insolence in silence. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z
The man who now approaches the officer with such an air of overbearing insolence, or fawning humility, is also an applicant. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z
"I did not promise to stand still and suffer your insolence." Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z
To repel this insolence the English admiral hoisted a horse-whip, equally indicative of his intention to chastise the Dutchman. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-10-19T02:00:23.307Z
I wonder truly at your insolence, that, whereas by God's favour and mine, you have occupied the rank and office of the wise, you have neglected the studies and labours of the wise. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z
Coming after the elephant's attack his insolence seemed to add insult to injury, and I felt tempted to reward it with a bullet. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z
They will drive insolence and injustice from the seat of power. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z
"I cannot be mistaken in punishing insolence," cried the young officer, who grew more excited from the count's calmness. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z
It would only increase their insolence; it would only add a new impetus to their treasonable demands, and give an increased momentum to their disorganizing meetings. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z
When some neighbouring provinces rebelled against him, inheriting with them the bravery of his father, he repressed their insolence in several fierce battles, and reduced them to a perfect subjection. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z
Monstrous insolence, to impose thus upon hospitable and generous Americans. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z
He obliged him to annul all provisions in favor of the reformers, and carried his insolence so far that the king forbid him to approach the capitol. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z
How do they destroy some things, and carry off others? adding to the injury of their actions the insolence of glorying in them. Arguments Of Celsus, Porphyry, And The Emperor Julian, Against The Christians Also Extracts from Diodorus Siculus, Josephus, and Tacitus, Relating to the Jews, Together with an Appendix 2011-10-12T02:00:42.117Z
The following extract of a letter of his, to the sovereign of Russia, is a fair sample of the insolence of this man Pope, or rather this God Pope, as his subjects considered him. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z
He put a stop to the depredations of robbers, suppressed the insolence of tyrants, and endeavoured everywhere to restore peace. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z
This he asked in a tone of lazy insolence. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z
Now advert to Gregory VII., elected in 1075, and see what baseness, trickery, avarice, and insolence have been consecrated as holy in the character of a vicar of Christ. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z
Resolved upon chastising him for his insolence in the event of another visit, the lantern was lighted, and the ammunition soon brought to camp. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z
These vicegerents of the humble Redeemer have the insolence to ape the very thunders of heaven. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z
"The devil take it!" said Nicholas one night, with frightful frankness which was devoid of any intentional insolence. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z
Tribune, from whence Proceeds this more than barbarous insolence? 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
From an attitude of delight and complacency, M. Harel, the director of the theatre, passed to one of studious neglect and insolence. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z
If the master of the house is a Dutchman, he will most likely be full of dull, brutish insolence; if he is an Englishman, he probably will be drunk. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z
German officers, wrapped in their long grey cloaks, swagger about, brushing everyone aside in haughty insolence. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z
He knew exactly what they liked him to say and he said it with a touch of insolence which took their breath away and a following touch of deference which gave them back their self-respect. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z
Thenceforward, while never possessing or abusing the insolence of health, he could say “few persons have been more exempt from real or imaginary ills.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z
The other is flung over the back of another chair in sprawling insolence. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z
His face might have been handsome had it not been marred by an expression of haughty insolence which betrayed the weakness upon which Mena intended to play. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z
After this open display of insolence a tragic finale seemed imminent. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z
Showed to whom it may concern that venerable age may be criticised without discourtesy, and high position attacked without insolence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 2nd, 1893 2011-09-30T02:00:16.737Z
Their crude productions, for the most part, were conspicuous rather for insolence and abusiveness than for logic or learning. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z
Allow your conceit and insolence and spite to feed on his disgrace and danger! "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z
The Egyptian advanced slowly, with an indefinable insolence in his bearing. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z
The wild curiosity of the convicts had had its edge taken off, and I was no longer looked upon with that affectation or insolence previously displayed. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z
But he did feel hurt, nevertheless; hurt in dignity by this insolence of the Romans, and a new capital arose on the shores of the Bosphorus in protest against the outrage. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z
Rachel gasped at his insolence and turned to Mrs. James for succor. Natalie: A Garden Scout 2011-09-18T02:00:30.203Z
These examples seemed to redouble the audacity of the vagabonds, the insolence of the pages and lackeys. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z
"How long must I put up with the insolence of this slave and his master?" she exclaimed. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z
I had hoped to spare you this last humiliation—but your insolence forbids it. Pride and Predjudice, a play 2011-09-17T02:00:30.190Z
Their profits depended on petty acts of insolence and overreaching, and there is every reason to believe that, as a class, they did yield to their temptation. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z
Bless us! how fine!'—were repeated from mouth to mouth, with that contemptuous exultation, which springs from the narrow pleasure of envy, in fixing upon superior merit the stigma of insolence, or caprice. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z
There is one scene in which Wrayburn chaffs the schoolmaster with easy insolence, while the latter writhes impotently under his well-bred sarcasm. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z
In the face of the insolence and audacity of the accused, I require her immediate arrest. The Princess of Bagdad a play in three acts 2011-09-15T02:00:11.723Z
The courtiers marvelled at the excessive insolence on the one side and the curious patience on the other, for Mme. de Montespan endured these outrages without whispering a single protest. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z
In the Protestant city of Thorn the insolence of the Jesuits roused a rebellion which led to a fearful massacre in a.d. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z
They approach her with an insolence that is not unmixed with fear. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z
Emboldened by darkness, the wolves pressed on with more insolence, and from the direction of the wild boars some fresh ones ran up to them. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z
For this insolence Jupiter cast him down into hell, where he was fastened to a wheel which revolved continually. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z
The man cursed him for his insolence but he did not molest him. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z
Since she wore man's apparel he took her for a youth; insolence and cruelty came at once to his face instead of the recent timidity. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z
"Well, you see, it's like this"—and Hunt dropped his insolence for a confidential tone far harder to brook. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z
They wrote it together and knowest why they replied with such insolence? On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z
Then, on his features a fine smile softened what had seemed insolence. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z
"I am thinking," said he, "which is greater,—your daring as a soldier, or your insolence as a petitioner." The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z
Pan Makovetski wrote down everything carefully; but Pan Michael, wishing to temper the insolence of the prisoner, struck him on the face at the last words. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z
They could: it was pure insolence, not to be taken seriously for a single moment. My Lord Duke 2011-09-09T02:01:11.940Z
Some of the postmasters, Fothergill complained, acted with much insolence towards those not in favour with the government. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z
I said, driven to open rudeness by his imperturbability, which I considered very much like insolence. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z
At times you would say that irrepressible fury had come upon him, for he hurled himself with blind insolence on superior forces. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z
Solitary confinement, or confinement in the “black hole,” are at all times reserved for cases of drunkenness; not violence or insolence to superiors. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z
How awful to think, to see, that such a woman as Athena Maule, so kind, so gentle, so generous, so—so lovely and so defenceless, was subject to this young man's insolence. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z
There was nourishment, a tonic stay, in our desire to greet every onset of the miseries, which now were camped about us, besieging our souls, with sansculotte insolence. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z
“And you think it insolence on my part to ask so much?” The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z
Then he extended his arm with a gesture of superb insolence, flinging me back my gold without a word. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z
She felt that she had quite outdone Leslie in matter of cool insolence. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z
Having extracted all the information Muller had, he dropped the cloak of sympathy and remarked with cool insolence: "Since you don't know, I think you had better make it your business to find out, mynheer." The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z
The insolence from headquarters I filed for reference no longer, but lit my pipe with it. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z
He assured Mr. Porter, with amiable insolence, that his veranda chairs were the most uncomfortable ones he knew, and went to fetch himself a better seat from the hall. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z
But the hateful, unmanly insolence of these lords of toil, now they have their various "unions" behind them and their "rights" as working men, sends my blood black. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z
Her answers to impersonal remarks so often verged on insolence. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z
I say that the insolence of that man passes every measure. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z
Each man soldiered himself, and perhaps was rather too ready to deal with a show of insolence, or an assumption of power in another. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z
Char, dropping her eyelids in a manner that gave her a look of incredible insolence, moved away without replying. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z
I had been two days in Paris, and had seen all sorts of sights, and experienced none of that rudeness and insolence of which others complained, from the exasperated officers of the defeated French army. In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z
Mrs. Poughkeepsie was capable of not a little insolence at a pinch; her ramparts were spiked, and could deal no gentle hurts to those who sought anything like the scaling of them. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z
I will say more: you exceed the measure of insolence. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z
Ruth did not speak, but a look of such disgustful scorn came over her face that it abashed even his insolence. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z
Now they meet again, and the same word is on his lips, whether by design and in Satanic insolence, or in hysterical agitation and uncertainty, who can say? The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z
Whilst the natives were helping them to what they wanted, one of the Spaniards in wanton insolence pointed to a Cacique, and called to the dog in manner of setting him on. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z
Captain Northrop has stated to me that Colonel Rhett told him that when first accosted he thought he was dealing with one of General Wheeler's men, and he would have shot him for his insolence. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z
Just so will I meet all such threats and insolence when I have but a few more years. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z
The time had come when Philip the Second at last decided that the insolence of England must be punished. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z
Do I want my husband in jail or maimed for rebuking an insolence that I could handle myself? The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z
"Whether this project, so deeply interesting to this country," Webster said, "will ever be effected; or whether it will be defeated by insolence and prejudice, remains for my countrymen to determine." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z
Paulet, a rude but an honest man, had behaved with great insolence and harshness to Queen Mary, and treated her with the utmost disrespect. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z
“None of thy insolence,” he snarled, “yield thee now as my prisoner and vassal, and say that thou’lt ever yield obedience to the Carleton as thy liege lord.” Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z
To the Queen his insolence was not unpleasant. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z
The full flavor of her insolence rioted in her blood. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z
The professor was furious at this insolence; he turned his back on the contrite Sell�n with a threat which the academician translated into a promise. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z
There was something so terrible in his eyes and in his hushed voice that Lashch, though notorious for insolence, became silent at once, as if he had lost his speech, and the spectators grew pale. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z
It is this very business, well and faithfully done, that shall put an end to Carleton’s insolence. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z
He went on to point out the insolence of Grey who disdained to entreat for his life; the penitence of Cobham, who begged his life with humility. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z
"Why shouldn't I?" inquired Mr. Wallingford calmly, his willingness to admit it so pleasantly amounting to insolence. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z
This was uttered more in a tone of command than of request, and the king was highly incensed at what he naturally considered as insolence on the part of the Minister. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z
I have witnessed injuries committed by both sides; I have seen the license of the wild Zaporojians, but also the unendurable insolence of those who tried to enslave that warlike people. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z
Here was no crouching knave who might receive a buffet for his insolence, but one full capable of making good his word. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z
Then like a fire long with difficulty suppressed, the native pride and insolence of Francesco's character again broke forth. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z
He meets your eye full and unshirkingly, yet without insolence; not as the labourers do, who either stare with sullen ill-will or look on the earth. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z
They were brought on shore, and thus Hojeda was left without his best boat, of which he had much need, and also without quite so much pride and insolence. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z
Generally when the roar of that lion shook the camp the colonels were silent; but now that the lion was conquered, trampled, and fortune seemed to be forsaking him, defeat gave insolence to the officers. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z
O monster, mix'd of insolence and fear, Thou dog in forehead, but in heart a deer! The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z
Innocent IV. made at least as large demands on England as Gregory had done, and treated her with more cynical insolence. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z
But this game of indolence and insolence did not pay at Cape Coast. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z
To the generous treatment we have accorded to your prisoners and wounded, your reply is insolence, fire, and plunder. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z
The horseman did not answer, but continued to look with equal persistence and insolence. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z
Is it not bitter to endure such insolence? The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z
I never knew such insolence in my life.” The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z
“That will be about all from you,” retorted Leslie, insolence animating her heavy features. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z
There was neither impertinence nor insolence written there, but rather a painful look of anxiety and yearning that strangely affected Sendlingen. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z
The officers, astounded at Cossack insolence, looked at one another, and then began to press forward to Pan Yan with great friendliness. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z
Stratonicus wrote and sent a messenger to him, desiring him who carried the message to seek out a disciple of Pythagoras who kept the portico crowded by his insane vagaries about dress, and his insolence. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z
The military insolence had left the other's manner. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z
There hides a natural piety in this personal grace, while nothing good comes of brass, from whose embrasures there vollies forth but impudence, insolence, defiance. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z
She never hesitated to forge her way to whatever she wanted, in a hail-fellow-well-met manner which changed like a flash to insolence with the slightest opposition offered. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z
In any case, his blood took fire at its veiled insolence. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z
He had dined well, and had somewhat the appearance of a son of Belial, flushed with insolence and wine.  Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z
He was shocked at the autocratic insolence of the party. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z
Mr. Urquhart was Irish, eloquent, dogmatic, and infallible—at least, he put down with ostentatious insolence any one who ventured to demur to anything he said. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z
As she dressed for the third act she cast more than one nervous glance at the smiling figure of insolence in the chair. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z
Boisterousness at the tables of the rich, and insolence in the language of the poor, are fast disappearing. The Principles Of Secularism 2011-07-22T02:00:17.390Z
It would be well for you to think upon your stupid brother there, who lies so stark under your nose, before you trouble one who slew him, with your insolence.’ McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z
A shake arose, agile, marvellously prolonged, like a proof of strength, in an impulse of insolence, a challenge to some unknown rivals. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z
Well, Boyton proved an admirable corrective to the insolence of one of these imps. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z
Four months’ insolence and penury they had to endure at Arezzo, and then Pietro went back to beg help from his Roman friends, who laughed and said things had turned out just as they expected. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z
In the "Bible and the People," it is described as "an insolence to ignore Christianity." The Principles Of Secularism 2011-07-22T02:00:17.390Z
This craven's insolence is such 523It well nigh moves my laughter. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z
“The insolence—the consummate ignorant audacity!” cried the captain, his face flushing with anger. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z
"Ernestine, be composed!" he cried, with a degree of his native insolence which could not all be concealed behind the mask that he had assumed. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z
The insolence that is sometimes the accompaniment of great riches took full possession of Mr. Jericho, and he found an occasion to treat Colonel Bones to a specimen of it. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z
I have seen your insolence grow until you have announced yourself the mistress of my house. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z
She made no effort to rouse herself even in Mrs. Hamilton's presence, but listened to her remonstrances with such extreme carelessness, almost insolence, that her mother felt her patience failing. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z
“If the scoundrel gives us any of his insolence, we’ll send him handcuffed to Singapore!” One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z
“Confound his insolence!” he cried, as he saw the broad back of the farmer disappearing through his own gate. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
Thou singular old man!" exclaimed the marsk, thoughtfully, "thou shouldst never have fallen by my hand, however much thy insolence might have deserved it. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z
I'm not going to take any more insolence from Minerva——" "Keep out of the kitchen and let her alone. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z
"He did not keep you waiting above five minutes, and that was my fault not his, as I was employing him; and as for insolence, can you tell me what he said?" Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z
The blaring insolence of the fellow’s tone set his blood surging. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z
There was nothing of the common, bullying insolence of the blackmailer about him. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z
As her true knight and defender, I intend now to chastise your insolence. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z
She had evidently recovered her composure and was ready with her usual insolence. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z
Emmeline meanwhile had made her brother a party in her indignation against Annie's pride, which he termed insolence, vowing he would make her feel it. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z
“Sir,” she said, recovering from the shock of surprise, “what is the meaning of this insolence?” The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z
He represents the selfishness, the folly, and the insolence of the higher classes, as imagined by a man who has never been inside a drawing-room. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z
The injurious mistake had awakened all his pride; and the consciousness that his own energy and merits had raised him to the honours he held, gave him a boldness that bordered almost on insolence. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z
With boorish insolence, Tyler lay hold of the king’s bridle, when Walworth, Lord Mayor of London, stabbed him in the throat. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z
Such insolence, and these coarse rustic weeds Are contradictions. The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-07-03T02:00:12.153Z
Have you the insolence to hold your tongue? The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z
‘They shall pay for their insolence,’ said the king. The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z
And I am glad you were able to give the cocksure insolence of the purse-proud creature such a perfect rebuff. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z
The stern, cold hauteur, the rude, coarse insolence, and the grasping, insatiable cupidity of the latter inevitably aroused every demon in the Indian breast. The History of Peru 2011-06-27T02:01:04.487Z
Of insolence; Of bold, presumptuous love, that dares aspire To mix the vileness of thy sordid lees With the rich current of a baron's blood. The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-07-03T02:00:12.153Z
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