| 单词 | obsequiousness |
| 例句 | After that, as products of very different backgrounds they were continually scared stiff of hurting each other’s feelings; hence they understood and tolerated their respective foibles almost to the point of obsequiousness. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He had lost a leg during World War I. He showed none of the obsequiousness of the Southern Negro, but was polite and easy to know. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet when I was white, I received the brotherly-love smiles and the privileges from whites and the hate stares or obsequiousness from the Negroes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She hearkened little to the insinuations of flattery or the curtseys of obsequiousness, but returned all idle, pretty chatter in its own coin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Populating the novel is the usual cast of characters, foremost among them the cop shop’s inimitable secretary, Agatino Catarella, who blends obsequiousness, prudery and verbal ineptitude into a patois all his own. Review | Montalbano says farewell in the lovably quirky novel ‘Riccardino’ 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z That is why, when I finally make it to the front of the line and the anxiety ebbs, I am filled with remorse and self-loathing and become overly cordial to the point of obsequiousness. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: How to deal with profound impatience? Try the Glass Bowl method. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z They have even caught his loose-limbed gait, his obsequiousness smirk, and strange staccato laugh disconnected from humour. The Conman: How One Man Fooled the Modern Art Establishment 2010-04-09T23:06:00Z He's been turned off by their obsequiousness to Trump, their hand-waving of racism, white nationalism and the Jan. 6 U.S. Black voters in West Virginia are tired of being invisible 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z He is received with extreme obsequiousness by Don Magnifico and his two daughters, whom he delights by his pretended attentions. Glyndebourne 2012 - La Cenerentola synopsis 2012-06-18T13:49:33Z Naipaul expressed for Caribbean culture, his obsequiousness in regards to the British Empire and his misogyny. Review | ‘Love After Love’ reminds readers why we go to books in search of answers to life’s great questions 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z Her anxiety is understandable; he’s something of a father figure to Mounir, who treats him with deference bordering on obsequiousness. Movie Review: In ‘Our Children,’ From Joachim Lafosse, Life Turns Tragic 2013-08-02T00:16:04Z The crew, for their part, was polite and attentive without ever crossing into obsequiousness. Cruises Are So Uncool They Are Cool 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Such as sweet pea, lavender, philadelphus and, just today, the pungent stench of obsequiousness. TV review: Highgrove: Alan Meets Prince Charles 2010-09-24T05:45:00Z Mr. Simm’s balletic footwork of obsequiousness and officiousness is a treat. ArtsBeat: London Theater Journal: The Empire Crumbles 2013-06-28T17:06:22Z But the wish to make smart, intelligent art is a much more manageable position – albeit one that few artists can pull that off, with most opting for decorative obsequiousness or intellectual pomposity. What makes us connect with an artist? 2013-07-23T02:05:03Z Akhtar’s portrait of the artist as a young Muslim exposes both his vanity and his capacity for obsequiousness, particularly around wealthy people. Review | Ayad Akhtar’s play ‘Disgraced’ won a Pulitzer Prize. Now ‘Homeland Elegies’ shows what that success cost him. 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z Once, when he’s bitterly mocking his own obsequiousness to patrons, the miming heightens expression; otherwise, it’s superfluous. Review: From His Letters, the Dark Side of a Man of Letters 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The film was a New York Times Critic's Pick, with Janet Maslin writing that Damon played the role “with a fine, tricky mix of obsequiousness and ruthlessness.” What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Austin City Limits’ and ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z “If the only qualification in the White House and administration is obsequiousness and an ability to do well on television, we are headed for some really difficult times.” Experts agree: Trump has made Washington hostile to experts 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z “The Rib King” reminds readers that people are not always as they seem and that buried just below the surface of obsequiousness may be a thick layer of malice and an unquenched thirst for revenge. Review | Ladee Hubbard’s ‘The Rib King’ is a fascinating look at ambition, race and revenge 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z There is a guilty pleasure in savoring the moments of mockery, since they usually puncture hypocrisy, obsequiousness or arrogance. In Trying Times, the Balm of Jane Austen 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z With typical obsequiousness to the armed forces, the Senate overwhelming voted to grant the waiver. Isn’t Trump supposed to be commander-in-chief? 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z If Pravda had written such a piece, Vladimir Putin would have had the writers killed — for slavish obsequiousness. First walk, then run: New York Times whitewashes Biden presidency 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Sure, prime time host Sean Hannity conducted an obsequious interview with the former president a few days ago, but obsequiousness is Hannity’s natural state when in the same room with any right-wing demigod. MSNBC: All Trump, all the time | Horsey cartoon 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z In the beginning of the ’90s, when he’s hit with the steroid scandal and other scandals, his response is this little bit of obsequiousness. How WWE's Vince McMahon reinvented his persona, his business and American politics 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z But his pushback was slathered with so much obsequiousness that it was easy to miss. Opinion | Trump is making Republican leaders look downright pathetic 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Nixon’s foreign policy adviser, Henry Kissinger, sets a new land-speed record for obsequiousness: “You saved this country, Mr. President. The history books will show that, when no one will know what Watergate means.” Review | Nixon knew better, but he couldn’t save himself 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z He is still operating from a playbook of obsequiousness that became second nature — he never aired his grievances publicly and delivered his often rose-colored counsel to Trump only in private, one-on-one settings. Impeachment trial shows him under attack, but Pence remains loyal to Trump 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z The vice president, who for four years had remained loyal to Mr. Trump to the point of obsequiousness, was angry in return at the president’s public lashing. Capitol Attack Leads Democrats to Demand That Trump Leave Office 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The vice president, who for four years had remained loyal to Trump to the point of obsequiousness, was angry in return at the president’s public lashing. Trump grudgingly concedes; Democrats threaten impeachment 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The letter itself was over-the-top in its obsequiousness, lavishing the president with praise for everything he takes pride in and lashing out at his favorite targets, such as the Russia investigation. Bill Barr quits Department of Justice: Trump's attorney general releases stunning resignation letter 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Not only will politically motivated firing become easier, but it will also be easier to hire those who meet Mr. Trump’s standards: obsequiousness and, more often than not, a lack of qualifications. Opinion | Trump’s newest executive order could prove one of his most insidious 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z But he has sometimes been ridiculed for his public obsequiousness to his boss. No quarantine for U.S. Vice President Pence, whose COVID-19 test was negative; next in line to Trump 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z He later went on to write his famous realpolitik primer, “The Prince,” dedicated to Lorenzo de Medici with an obsequiousness now considered to have been just a little tongue-in-cheek. Rulers vs. writers: The pre-Trump pre-history of author suppression 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z It’s frightening enough that, with few exceptions, he surrounds himself with fawning acolytes who massage his ego with an obsequiousness that would bring shame in North Korea. As a tabloid editor, I covered Trump – and his ego. He hasn't changed a bit | Martin Dunn 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z And Trump's decision to put Pence in charge, given the vice president's history of obsequiousness to the commander in chief, inspires even less confidence. White House told top doctor not to talk about coronavirus publicly without permission: report 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Certainly they’re telling themselves that their own political survival, hinging on obsequiousness to a president with a talent for retribution, matters more than honor. Opinion | Senate Republicans Are Bathed in Shame 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z This entire display of obsequiousness is just the latest example of how the Republican Party has been successfully harnessed by Trump. Why does the Republican Party exist? Mainly to clean up Donald Trump's messes 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z It is easy to see the woman-led, often explicitly religious movement as a group of reactionaries, attempting to impose moral obsequiousness on a public that did not share their values. Drunk men are a danger to women. Should feminists oppose boozing?l | Moira Donegan 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z How this relates to financialization, rather than the broad category of obsequiousness to big business, is somewhat fuzzy. Review | The financial system is supposed to serve the economy — not harm it 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z More shocking than the extent of Trump’s petty corruption is the obsequiousness of leading Republicans, all of whom have publicly invested in the personality cult surrounding the former host of "Celebrity Apprentice." Impeachment as spectacle: To this point, it's stupid, dysfunctional and weird — like America! 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z No matter how ridiculous the policy or the challenge, Republicans’ obsequiousness never disappoints Trump. Mick Mulvaney plays Trump's new fall guy on corruption — and Republicans just play along 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z So he lunged for it, then demonstrated with his obsequiousness that doing good and doing right were never high on the agenda. Opinion | How to Sell Your Soul to Donald Trump 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Lest this just appear guesswork, or another shovel load of obsequiousness, history shows that Pratt has a sharp eye. When Donald met Scott: a reporter's view of Trump and his White House wonderland 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Her other great vocation — her campaign against imprecision and intellectual slovenliness, obsequiousness and mediocrity in all forms — continues unabated. At 82, Glenda Jackson Commands the Most Powerful Role in Theater 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Contrast his standing with that of Lindsey Graham, whose public obsequiousness once again appears to have paid off. Audience of One: Why Flattery Works in Trump’s Foreign Policy 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z While “the customer is always right” obsequiousness is endemic to capitalism, it’s especially grotesque in gaming. Katherine Cross on moderating online gaming communities and artificial intelligence 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z For the most part, international leaders have also opted for obsequiousness. How will history judge President Trump? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z I’m puzzled over why Mr. Trump acts this week with such obsequiousness to Mr. Putin. Rachel Maddow interviews John Brennan: Read the full transcript 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z London’s obsequiousness towards Beijing was not lost on Washington. Beyond the crash | Adam Tooze 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z And his obsequiousness is his own best route to the Oval Office, which may very well be God’s grand plan. Opinion | Mike Pence, Holy Terror 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Americans are rightly upset over President Trump’s obsequiousness toward Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. The Other Russian Meddling 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z Trump’s obsequiousness with Putin — coming just a day after he called the European Union America’s “foe” — brought condemnation from people across the political spectrum. Puppet Master 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Surely Putin, as the former KGB spy, spots the obsequiousness a mile off? Column: Infantino fawns over Putin, politicizes soccer body 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z For a good long while, Pruitt’s emulation of the president and overwrought obsequiousness gave him favored-child status, and I thought that perhaps he was inoculated from punishment, just as he was immune from shame. Opinion | Scott Pruitt, Gone but Not Forgotten 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z His obsequiousness helped keep him in Mr. Trump’s good graces, and his continued fawning is likely calculated to maintain his appeal to pro-Trump GOP voters. Opinion | Pruitt is gone. But that doesn’t mean the environment is safer. 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America’s most repulsive public figure. Opinion | Trump is no longer the worst person in government 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z She doesn’t stand out in a cluttered office that’s a horror show of smiling obsequiousness and barely hidden contempt; she scarcely rates a genuine hello or a shred of interest. ‘Oh Lucy!’: a charmer about one woman’s search for happiness 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z But at Cabinet meetings, Trump has allowed reporters in to witness a display of unusual obsequiousness. Trump unrestrained: Recent moves show president listening to his gut more than advisers 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z His behind-the-scenes influence - described in interviews with more than two dozen conservative activists, lawmakers and administration officials - adds another dimension to a man often ridiculed for his public obsequiousness to his boss. In year of drama and chaos, Pence quietly advances conservative agenda 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z But it does mean that all the incentives run toward obsequiousness. Opinion | President Trump and the survival of the servile 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z What deserves rebuke is the obsequiousness of the current Republican political leadership toward Trump as well as the indifference of the president’s protectors to the rule of law. Opinion | This new year, tell Trump: Enough 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Their behaviour around him, Reuters said, "is sharply at variance with the obsequiousness of other senior aides, most of whom bow and hold their hands over their mouths when speaking to the young leader". N Korea missile makers hit by sanctions 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Trump's obsequiousness is revolting, as is his praise of China's trade practices at the expense of the US. Trump, Aiming to Coax Xi Jinping, Bets on Flattery 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z His behind-the-scenes influence - described in interviews with more than two dozen conservative activists, lawmakers and administration officials - adds another dimension to a man often ridiculed for his public obsequiousness to his boss. In year of drama and chaos, Pence quietly advances conservative agenda 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z These are people conveniently incurious about the administration’s ubiquitous ties and baldfaced obsequiousness to one of our mortal enemies. This Independence Day, resistance is the new patriotism 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z There’s a fascinating disconnect between what we see — a human body preparing to shuffle off this mortal coil — and the collective obsequiousness that greets his every word and spasm. Jean-Pierre Léaud is the mesmerizing centerpiece of 'The Death of Louis XIV' 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Their behavior with him is sharply at variance with the obsequiousness of other senior aides, most of whom bow and hold their hands over their mouths when speaking to the young leader. Exclusive: Kim's rocket stars - The trio behind North Korea's missile program 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z With Trump, it’s unclear whether his obsequiousness to despots is part of a larger plan or just popping off. Trump’s troubling courting of authoritarian friends 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z “It was a choice to pull us out of the customs union, it was a choice to embark on that demeaning bout of transatlantic obsequiousness,” the former Liberal Democrat leader said. Nick Clegg tells EU march there is a 'perpetual sense of anger' over Brexit 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z Trump’s everyday behaviour shows corporate obsequiousness has bred in him a violent vanity. How our laws inspired Trump’s attack on free speech | Nick Cohen 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z That community teaches critique, not deference, and empowerment, not obsequiousness.” Georgetown law professors argue over how, and whether, to mourn Scalia 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Still, hospitality industry experts disagree on how much automation U.S. hotel owners will accept, especially at high-end locations where guests expect staff to serve them with tailored attention and practiced obsequiousness. Robots deliver fun with hotel room service orders, and they don't expect a tip 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z When Republican hopefuls visit Vegas to kiss his ring, it is a spectacle of obsequiousness and humiliation that does tell us something about the candidates, to be sure. Sheldon Adelson’s Terrible Political Instincts 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z The days of obsequiousness, fawning and groveling are over. No more disrespecting the District 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z I accept that it’s hard to be a waiter, to strike the right balance between friendliness and obsequiousness, to be attentive without shading into overfamiliarity. After driving a Tesla, it’s time to search the couch cushions for $100,000 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Instead, Merlin’s success is based on a keen obsequiousness to Disney, especially in this area. Merlin Entertainments has its eye on Florida 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z As an age of class-driven obsequiousness came to an end, she once remarked, “I’m afraid I had no deference.” Shining Light on an Era’s Darker Side 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z Their knee-jerk backlash is a primitive obsequiousness to overwhelmingly liberal professors who failed to cultivate intellectual curiosity and challenge closely-held assumptions. Powerful Black Women Shut Out From College Campuses: That's Your Legacy, Class of 2014? 2014-05-06T02:15:00Z Google’s obsequiousness reflected Jobs’s almost unfathomable influence and the industry’s penchant for corporate cross-pollination. Tech Hubris: The Silicon Valley Antitrust Hiring Case 2014-05-01T09:42:48Z This wasn’t just any card; it was a Citibank gold card, the kind that warrants a special line at the bank’s offices and obsequiousness from the tellers. Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Banking While Russian 2014-02-12T04:51:39Z The Galleon chief treated Gupta with a deference that bordered on obsequiousness; he often called him a South Asian “rock star” and praised his reach. Rajat Gupta’s Lust for Zeros 2013-05-17T11:00:20Z This maneuver generated considerable discussion at the time among senior cadres over whether the banners were an astute political move or a sign of excessive obsequiousness, the business leader said. The New Manhattan of China Has Local Support 2012-11-20T02:29:40Z There is a golden mean in the art, which it should be every body’s object to attain, without descending to obsequiousness on the one hand, or to familiarity on the other. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z In general, however, the Indian policy of the French cannot be charged with obsequiousness. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z If there be obsequiousness in stereotyped phraseology, there is none in manner. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z His card was sent in “Lieutenant-colonel ———” and the lady of the establishment met him with all possible grace, and bowed and courtesied to his inquiries with elegant obsequiousness. 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 Here he again met that same obsequiousness from the other communicants, who gave up their places to him. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z By cunning and obsequiousness they sought and obtained power; by duplicity and fraud they amassed fortunes; by luxury and tyranny they oppressed the world. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z The obsequiousness of the Irish state toward the Vatican is gone. News Analysis: Ireland Recalibrates Ties to Roman Catholic Church 2011-09-17T18:55:09Z It can only become so where it is mingled and contaminated with flattery, with unfitting obsequiousness, and unworthy submissions. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z We were received by the landlord with perfect civility, but without the slightest shade of obsequiousness. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z "I'm at your service whenever you like," Scales would say, with a kind of half-defiant obsequiousness. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Their pernicious intermeddling in political affairs, their cunning and obsequiousness, their busy and intriguing spirit, and the powerful confederacy of their orders, made them objects of suspicion to jurists and statesmen. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z Hundreds gathered, clapping, in mock displays of obsequiousness. Syrian City Glimpses a Life Beyond Its Revolt 2011-07-20T00:21:30Z Nature never put into his composition the least spice of obsequiousness, and one has only to look into the man's face and hear him speak five words in order to know it. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z Though there was still a certain obsequiousness about the lawyer’s manner, it was very different from that he had exhibited when dealing with General Harding. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Thus Gaston met with obsequiousness wherever he went, and this despite the fact that he was not lavish with money. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z He had not asked me one difficult question, and, whether from diffidence or obsequiousness, he had neglected to demand the slightest proof of my bona fides. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z His air of servile obsequiousness was in striking contrast with the bold bearing of the visitor who had preceded him. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z It was as far removed from that despicable obsequiousness which passes current with so many for politeness, as old-fashioned Christian charity is from modern philanthropy. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z O stupid enemy, how art thou reduced to humility, submissiveness, abjectness, and obsequiousness, after thy disdain, pride, tyranny, and haughtiness! Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z He first left the 17th century, with its stiff euphuisms, its formal obsequiousness, its ponderous scholasticism and its metaphorical antitheses, definitely behind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Every feature of his, every marionette movement bespoke rigid formality and obsequiousness. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The generous frankness, the modest obsequiousness, and the faithful secrecy of my dear Pekuah, will always be more missed, as I shall live longer to see vice and folly.” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z And the manner in which he then, for the first time, bowed to the wife of his resident, however polite, was almost condescending, compared with his obsequiousness of a moment ago.... The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z To some, his survival owes more to obsequiousness—he rushed do the Obama administration’s bidding on mortgage modifications, for instance—than to managerial talent. Finance after the crisis: Citicorp redux 2010-08-12T11:39:00Z He had profoundly studied the character of his master, and he accommodated himself to all his humours with an obsequiousness which does little honour to his memory. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The landlady who handed them the card with smiling obsequiousness, was an artful city product. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Pipette entered the room with another girl, at whose appearance Pip, always deferential to the point of obsequiousness in female society, rose up hastily and removed his pipe from his mouth. "Pip" A Romance of Youth The problem was solved by the obsequiousness of the client, or by the arts of the will-hunter. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Between James and his Parliament he was anxious to produce harmony, but his efforts were without avail, and his obsequiousness and servility gained him enmity and discredit. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Harland was annoyed at this obsequiousness which he had never received. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories The forward inclination of the upper part of his body seemed to signify, "I am awaiting orders," and his respectfulness and obsequiousness kept him shifting from one foot to the other. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The first was R�n�, the perfumer, who approached Catharine with all the servile obsequiousness of Florentine servants. Marguerite de Valois Then Joseph, his obsequiousness gone for ever, laughed harshly and spurned that limp and motionless form with the toe of his heavy riding-boot. Our Admirable Betty A Romance Munificence is the mean between pettiness and vulgar profusion, good temper between spiritlessness and irascibility, politeness between rudeness and obsequiousness, modesty between shamelessness and bashfulness, temperance between insensibility and intemperance. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy All his vulgar, mean little ways had vanished, his obsequiousness, that shifty look of indecision in the eyes which proclaimed a growing vice. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Her nephew, Michael, was trained in the habits they fancied most likely to conciliate the favour of their lord, vulgar obsequiousness and fawning dissimulation. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. We have all a slave within us, a slave to precedent, to inertia, to obsequiousness. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine He went—and got his second shock when President Giovannini greeted Nina with a manner as close to obsequiousness as that professionally free-and-easy politician could muster. The Ambassador This body-guard, with all external demonstrations of obsequiousness, watched him by night and by day, rendering escape impossible. Hernando Cortez Makers of History There could be no objection to any amount of obsequiousness in which the Boulonnais themselves might indulge, but surely a "loyal address" from the English to any sovereign but their own was somewhat superfluous. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) It is slavish obsequiousness and nothing else which bends its knee before the Padishah; it is fear, not love, which obeys him. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries He had broken the spell of a lifetime of silent obsequiousness to a silly convention. Command The landlord was now all obsequiousness, and told the beggar he could command the best in the house. A Prince of Good Fellows But so it is, that from the moment the marriage ceremony was over, the obsequiousness of a lover was turned into the haughtiness of a master. The Tatler, Volume 3 He held his head erect, the cringe disappeared from his back, the obsequiousness from his manner. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch My lord," replied the other, with desperate obsequiousness, "I have given up everything that was mine. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries And Toby's honest indignation cropped out through the thin crust of deprecating obsequiousness which he still thought it politic to maintain. Cudjo's Cave The obsequiousness of Coke to his Royal mistress was in perfect keeping with his character. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Orders were given, to my satisfaction, with an obsequiousness that seemed only inflamed by his potations. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) It was Denmark’s obsequiousness to Russia which led to the first of her unfortunate collisions with Great Britain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" “And as for obsequiousness and servility, I am afraid those are epithets too often unjustly applied to those gentlemen whose courteous demeanour wins them the respect of their superiors.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit The unoccupied saleswoman had been seeking relief from the strain upon her muscles by leaning back against the shelves, but on the entrance of a customer she must be all obsequiousness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Like most devotees Miss Scrotton had something of the valet in her composition, and with the valet's capacity for obsequiousness went a valet-like shrewdness of perception. Tante All that obsequiousness due to an hereditary nobleman, which is dear to the domestic heart, was paid to him. Marion Fay Hitherto he had shown a fulsome obsequiousness to both, and acted the part of a high-toned gentleman. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America “I would have the same proportion maintained that exists between the rudder and the ship: you want just enough tact to steer your obsequiousness.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit “My character, Monsieur!” the valet replied firmly, and bowed in the stateliest fashion of the old school as he backed out of the room with grand obsequiousness. The Strollers Lord Suffolk recommends himself very much to the King, by an indefatigable attention to the little detail business of his department, and an obsequiousness that knows no bounds. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX "My lord?" queried the other, with the quick obsequiousness habitual to the down-trodden race. A Bride of the Plains But the thing that rankled was the fact that the assiduous care of the stewardess, her very obsequiousness, seemed to emanate from De Launay. Louisiana Lou A Western Story I go in for obsequiousness, and trust I shall never be found p. 164wanting in that courteous demeanour towards my superiors which shall lead to my future profit.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Then into Claggett Chew's gray-white face came astonishment, for he was used to creating many impressions—fear, hatred, or cringing obsequiousness—but never before had he or any of his friends been laughed at. Mr. Wicker's Window Tom had been flattering, demonstrative, obsequious; there was no flattery here, and no demonstration, and nothing could be farther from obsequiousness. Nobody They resented their Royal Mistress's insolence as much as they despised her previous obsequiousness. In Brief Authority By his side stood Peyrolles, his gorgeous attire somewhat unpleasantly accentuating the patent obsequiousness with which he waited upon his master’s will. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama To her, obsequiousness is the first essential of any dealing with the order from which she is emerging; and her custom will go to the shop where its outward tokens are most profuse. Prisoners of Poverty Abroad If so, it would account for the obsequiousness of his host, though not satisfactorily. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Full of confidence are they; amidst all their smiles and obsequiousness, there is a business air about the thing. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Ferdinand set a climax to his disgusting obsequiousness in a petition begging to be adopted as a son, and asking for permission to appear at court. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) She was cordial without obsequiousness; affable, but conscious of her station. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Milt had desperately tried to make his answer gracious but somehow—— He hated this devil's obsequiousness more than he had his chilliness at Flathead Lake. Free Air There was something more than obsequiousness in Holt’s manner—something altogether different from that deferential respect, with which the gospel minister is usually received in the houses of the humbler classes. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness In less than five minutes the door opened, and Mr. Applerod, his voice fairly oily with obsequiousness, announced Mr. Frank L. Sharpe! The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man He had been easily moved to this course, for Murat had so far coldly refused to recognize him, while Savary was prodigal of obsequiousness and addressed him as king. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) In the story of Esmond Thackeray dropped the satirical tone, and indulged very rarely indeed in the habit of pausing to moralise, as writer to reader, upon social hypocrisy, servile obsequiousness, and whited sepulchres generally. Studies in Literature and History Both were men of venerable and dignified aspect, polite and attentive, and entirely free from obsequiousness. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century He has always maintained a freedom of independence which has nothing of the obsequiousness of more common traders, and which gave the greater value to the sly compliment which he would insinuate between two jests. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets Mabyn darted a queer, furtive look at her; shame, suspicion, obsequiousness and a sudden, reborn passion all had a part in it. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest He demanded—and got—precision and obedience from his subordinates, although he had no use for the strictly military viewpoint of obsequiousness towards one's superiors. The Penal Cluster The obsequiousness of Mademoiselle Victorine was perfectly overwhelming, yet she experienced no little disappointment. Fairy Fingers A Novel The waiters, however, seemed to have lost their obsequiousness, and many orders and oaths were spent upon them before they did their duty. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance The barman looked faintly disappointed, but he didn't lose his obsequiousness. But, I Don't Think The favours of the great are seldom rewarded by the obsequiousness of the small. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Startled into obsequiousness, Bodza produced ink and paper from some secret receptacle. The Day of Wrath But something of the mob spirit had taken possession of the guests in front of the desk who stood and glowered at him, and his conciliatory attitude, his obsequiousness, only added to it. The Dude Wrangler She returned, panting and puffing, followed by the Viscount's valet, who, with much ceremony and obsequiousness, conducted the distinguished visitor to his master's apartments. Edmond Dantès But the schoolmaster's obsequiousness was more in manner than in inclination, and found its excuse in the dependence of his circumstances. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States Mrs Clere came in all haste and much obsequiousness, for it was no less a person than the Mayoress of Colchester who thus inquired for a black velvet placard. The King's Daughters He was the very image of obsequiousness, and he presented his back to the world as though he would say: "Smite away at it whoever has a mind to." The Day of Wrath Do the chivalry exact so much obsequiousness from the country clergy? Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time It is less by obsequiousness to the Present than by listening to the admonitions of the Past, that we may hope to gain a hearing from the Future. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy In it he had sketched off the p. 73lofty obsequiousness of the flunkey who had ministered to his needs. Danger! and Other Stories The natives invariably showed abject obsequiousness and servile submission to Tibetans, being at the same time compelled to display actual disrespect to British officials. In the Forbidden Land It attaches to all classes; whether it be called snobbery or obsequiousness, it is all one. The Moral Economy Nicholas Rubinstein was not wholly justified in his conclusion that Joseph's manner to a poor and untitled Ivan would have lost the greater part of its obsequiousness. The Genius It was here in its perfection: it followed with winning obsequiousness every member, but delighted more especially to swim along that placid and pliant curvature on which Nature had ranged the implements of mastication. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection They are a perfect laughingstock with their strivings after vile ends, their jostling of each other at rich men's doors, their attendance at crowded dinners, and their vulgar obsequiousness at table. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece Matthews, disdaining the promptings of Abbas—who stood apart like a statue of obsequiousness, each hand stuck into the sleeve of the other—responded as best he might. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Belgians, French, and Italians attract the inconsiderate by 'facile obsequiousness,' which, however, is a pendent of 'impudence and insincerity. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) There was a certain obsequiousness that the count demanded which vanished the moment his back was turned; but the interest of Felix and his fellows now was based upon something finer than fear. The Triflers Voltaire is a monkey in mischief, and a spaniel in obsequiousness. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection He arranged the glasses, the ice, the sugar, the cakes, with loving, elaborate obsequiousness. Jerry Junior He arranged the glasses, the ice, the sugar, the cakes, with hovering, elaborate obsequiousness. Jerry But the clear glance of the former encountered one that was unsteady and lowering; the honest earnestness of his manner was met by a mixture of presumption and obsequiousness. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Grandma went through the list of "periodventures," depicting Abraham's growing fear and obsequiousness in the most tragic manner until she got to the hypothetical ten. Cape Cod Folks She has never asked of them obsequiousness, or flattery, or even obedience to her will, unless it had the approval of their own judgment and conscience. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Slavishness to party and obsequiousness to the popular whims go hand in hand. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Some few monasteries, terrified with this rigorous inquisition carried on by Cromwell and his commissioners, surrendered their revenues into the king's hands; and the monks received small pensions as the reward of their obsequiousness. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary The baroness disliked the abrupt manner of the old man, who, in his solitude, had entirely lost the obsequiousness to which she was accustomed. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Their "disgusting obsequiousness" to the South fired Emerson's wrath. The Last Harvest They spoke with oily obsequiousness, with the confusion of courtiers who see a foreign sovereign suddenly enter their palace, recognizing him through his disguise. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) If modesty is a virtue, humility and obsequiousness to man are base: for there is a noble pride which is the most real and solid basis of virtue. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry This is no slavish obsequiousness towards a great lady," said he, "but the respect of a poor pastor for an angel whom Heaven by a peculiar act of grace has sent down to us. The Poor Plutocrats He did not particularly care to meet Madame Nanteuil; she bored him and embarrassed him, although she was extremely polite to him, even to obsequiousness. A Mummer's Tale His wife received him in a subdued manner bordering on obsequiousness; she was more than ever bent on anticipating any desire on his part. The Delight Makers Unfortunately, the remembrance of Alexander's obsequiousness to him at Tilsit and at Erfurt confirmed the French emperor in that fallacious opinion. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 She was fairly desperate; all her obsequiousness had disappeared. The Debtor A Novel This has, at any rate, a manlier air than the vulgar obsequiousness of England towards the superior on the one hand or its cynical insolence to the inferior on the other. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin Carlos sprang towards him with an infinite grace of tender obsequiousness. Romance "Oh, as for that, I also am poor, very poor indeed," the new-comer hastened to reply with the crafty obsequiousness peculiar to the Greek race. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul When they alighted from the train at the station a man in livery met them and assisted Miss Blair down the steps with obsequiousness. By the Light of the Soul A Novel But, for all his obsequiousness, the admirable Harrow was a persistent diplomat. Destiny It chanced that a table near us had just been vacated and they were shown to it by the head-waiter, whose excessive obsequiousness proved the size of his tip. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars The rightful owners irritated me intensely with their obsequiousness. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation They will be free from assumption, pretense, affectation, flattery, and obsequiousness, which are all incompatible with sincerity. The Ladies' Vase Polite Manual for Young Ladies Nothing could rouse him out of his tame civility, which had been taken more than once for obsequiousness. Elster's Folly Don Manuel, who up to this time had shown extreme obsequiousness towards me, had now no words but those of rudeness and distrust. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men I was—I admit it—enamored of my rank and power; and, it may be, even of that very obsequiousness and flattery which I thought I despised. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars As regards civility in the first-class establishments, there is little difference from the obsequiousness of the old country; but what difference there is, is in favour of the colony. Town Life in Australia When the rich tax the poor with servility and obsequiousness, they should consider the effect of man reputed to be the possessors of nature, on imaginative minds. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson It is merely what exists or what we believe to exist, and our effort to value it is only the obsequiousness of the slave to the power that he fears. Essays on Art Seleucia, the second city in the Empire, received the new monarch with an obsequiousness that bordered on adulation. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. This action, and the sycophantic air which accompanied it, disgusted me, and turning to the Colonel, I asked jocosely: 'Do the chivalry exact so much obsequiousness from the country clergy'? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy He saluted the shabby stranger with courtesy, but without obsequiousness; for how should he know that the traveler was a duke? The Lost Lady of Lone Thady, indeed most heartily despised the mercenary pedagogue, not only for his obsequiousness to the rich, but on account of his severity to the children of the poor. The Poor Scholar Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The customs officials were all obsequiousness when they went through the form of levying on the cargo of the ship. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. Five years before, if a heretic had ventured so desperate an opinion, the clergy would have shut their ears and run upon him: now they only contended with each other in precipitate obsequiousness. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) He was indisputably the most influential man in his party; and this leadership was not bought by obsequiousness to party opinion, nor by the shadowy arts of the machine politician alone. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics I never behave with slavish obsequiousness towards my kinsmen by flattering speeches about their prosperity. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 If these examples take root in the minds of men, what members hereafter will be bold enough not to be corrupt, especially as the king's highway of obsequiousness is so very broad and easy? The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) They grew grave at once; and guided by Townshend, who moved on, hat in hand, and bowing with the obsequiousness of one escorting a prince of the blood, we reached the door of the mansion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 His obsequiousness to his red allies did not cease with permitting them to kill and devour before his eyes those whom he was bound in honor and duty to protect. Montcalm and Wolfe While imperterbable good temper and civility are indispensible in the shopkeeper, it is not impossible that he may also err in displaying a too great obsequiousness of manner. The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) He served you, not with obsequiousness, nor yet with condescension, but with a certain remoteness and abstraction, a noble apathy. The Divine Fire There she seated herself, and he bowed before her with all the formality and obsequiousness of a courtier as he took his place beside her. The Youth of the Great Elector Owen was known on the line, and the obsequiousness shown to him flattered her, and it was thrilling to read his name on the window of their carriage. Evelyn Innes If we are to prepare for a braver future, let us fight this evil thing; if we are to put by national servitude, let us begin by driving out individual obsequiousness. Principles of Freedom By administering to his wants, and still more by flattery and obsequiousness, she soon renders herself indispensable to the invalid. The Idler in France Gentlemen, let us avoid anything that looks like exaggerated seeking for foreign favour, anything that looks like uncertainty or obsequiousness. William of Germany He ranged in fright over the whole of his career, and was obliged to admit, and to admit with craven obsequiousness, that he had been a wicked man, obstinate in wickedness. The Price of Love Not through the mere obsequiousness of every one concerned, including the Senate. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Perhaps it was due to a note of dawning obsequiousness in Sir Paul's laugh, reminding Mr. Prohack of the ancient proverb that the jokes of the exalted are always side-splitting. Mr. Prohack On hearing the powerful word "Wilkins's," the hosier promised with passionate obsequiousness that the goods should be delivered instantly. The Regent The carriage rolled on, leaving his obsequiousness unrequited. The Way of an Eagle The bridegroom was all fervor and obsequiousness; the bride all bashfulness and beauty. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney The traitors could easily be distinguished by their insolence disguised as obsequiousness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator He made a curt bow, ostentatiously free from obsequiousness, and passed. The Sleeper Awakes A Revised Edition of When the Sleeper Wakes The way in which he made that enormous block obey his touch in oily obsequiousness suggested the apotheosis of the whole business of naval war. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form He had hardly self-control enough to greet Lady Tilchester with his usual obsequiousness. The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel But peevishness sacrifices to a momentory offence the obsequiousness or usefulness of half a life, and, as more is performed, increases her exactions. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II All sweetness and obsequiousness will I be on this occasion. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 His neighbours crowded round, and joined in the ready laugh, partly from obsequiousness, and partly from unfeigned admiration. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are Miriam had been gazing with much interest on the puffy face and shawl-enwrapped body of the old woman who addressed her with a smiling obsequiousness to which she was not at all accustomed. The Girl at Cobhurst Others relax in their obsequiousness either from satiety or disgust, or a hankering after popularity, or a wish to be thought above narrow prejudices. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits The Malays have such agreeable manners; so civil, without the least cringing or Indian obsequiousness. Letters from the Cape Evermore is parade and obsequiousness suspectable: it must show either a foolish head, or a knavish heart. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 Their freedoms and impertinences at table were designed expressly to give to their obsequiousness in council the air of being not complaisance, but conviction. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Washington's image was one of humility and courageousness bordering, many believed, on obsequiousness. The Black Experience in America What, I asked in my own mind, can cause this obsequiousness on the part of Miss Toady; has Briefless got a county court, or has his wife had a fortune left her? Vanity Fair White men are becoming house-servants, cooks, and stewards, common laborers, and flunkeys to our gentry, and, for aught I see, they adjust themselves to their stations with all becoming obsequiousness. My Bondage and My Freedom His orders were received with bows and much obsequiousness. The Brown Mask But as for honest Hickman, the good man is so generally meek, as I imagine, that I know not whether I have any preference paid me in his obsequiousness. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 Were it admitted that Ruth erred in some degree from her excessive obsequiousness to Naomi, yet her general spirit and temper merit the strongest encomium, the deepest study, and the closet imitation. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I "I am sure I beg your pardon, my lord," said the detective with great obsequiousness. Jennie Baxter, Journalist With your determined character you will preserve those most precious boons of the human soul, honourable principles, an independent spirit and friendly feelings; but others will undermine these by obsequiousness. Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century They will be free from assumption, pretence, affectation, flattery and obsequiousness, which are all incompatible with sincerity. The Young Woman's Guide From the plebeians, whose presence the ci-devant nobles are so condescending as to endure, much obsequiousness and servility are required; and it is expected that the distance of rank should never be forgotten. Paris as It Was and as It Is Here was something quite different from the smiling obsequiousness which had said so many pretty things to her pretty face, and had been so unwearied in belauding the gingerbread—which really was excellent. Tales of Two Countries He addressed me more than once during the day, and he waited on me without, obsequiousness, but he looked after his master as if he were a child. A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I Every base spirit, which had been awed into obsequiousness by Columbus and his brothers when in power, now started up to revenge itself upon them when in chains. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) The Commendatore answered at once: "I am coming," and, rising hastily, left the room with a strange expression on his face, where anger was disappearing, and obsequiousness was dawning. The Saint So to Bow-street we went, and found our man, to whom the farmer bowed with obsequiousness most unlike his usual burly independence. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography Besides, the mind and finer feelings are blunted by such obsequiousness. Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. Nor is it sufficient to act the deformity of obsequiousness, unless they really change themselves, and become abject and contemptible in their persons.' The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded He sent his wife to call upon Lady Maria, and treated her with the utmost respect and obsequiousness, whenever she came to visit him. The Virginians You come to me with an air of obsequiousness, and with the words of flattery, expecting to make me your dupe, and thus to show your sincerity! Pamela Giraud In vain did Jean Michel, ashamed of his outburst, try to pass it by immediately in exaggerated obsequiousness. Jean-Christophe, Volume I Against their pride and domineering you will find it in vain to seek a remedy or refuge from any obsequiousness or humble behaviour of yours. The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola The pity was that he had brought himself to make any concessions to the obsequiousness of the world. The Web of Life The lawyer's obsequiousness only ended at Harry's bedroom door, where, with haughty grandeur, the young gentleman bade his talkative host good night. The Virginians He looked surprised, and, losing his obsequiousness, replied that he was not aware that an assistant had been advertised for. Fan : the story of a young girl's life But there is no nation beyond us; nothing but waves and rocks, and the still more hostile Romans, whose arrogance we cannot escape by obsequiousness and submission. The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus Decres, with the obsequiousness of a courtier, had written that if the Emperor insisted on ordering certain ships to be despatched, "I should recognise the will of God, and should send them." Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia Yet have all these Continentalists, and particularly the sons of France, the air of annihilating themselves before the fair; their obsequiousness and humility are unbounded: hence their rapid execution among the female sex. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 I tried it on Bruno, and he almost instantly changed from obsequiousness to near-insolence. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond However, they showed more obedience in coming into the senate than obsequiousness in the opinions expressed by them, as we have learned. Roman History, Books I-III For downright fawning obsequiousness, or delicate, implied, fine-strung, subtle flattery, I will back a Hindoo sycophant against the courtier or place-hunter of every other nation. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter How could he combine the appearance of obsequiousness, which would please Changarnier, with the appearance of authority, which would please Bonaparte? The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness In comparing modern with ancient manners, we are pleased to compliment ourselves upon the point of gallantry; a certain obsequiousness, or deferential respect, which we are supposed to pay to females, as females. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia Leicester, hence You see the free obsequiousness of love. Mary Stuart Yet, when all is done, and he has taken off his white dress, he becomes all obsequiousness, respectfully standing out of the way, or diligently flying forward to execute any command. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 He had none of the fawning obsequiousness which is so common to the Hindoo, but was a merry laughing fellow, with a keen love of sport and a great appreciation of humour. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter His obsequiousness to Lady Price had alienated his brother clergy, and his fellow-curate allowed himself to be kept aloof by his mother, in a manner that became ungenerous. The Pillars of the House, V1 They are a perfect laughing-stock with their strivings after vile ends, their jostling of each other at rich men's doors, their attendance at crowded dinners, and their vulgar obsequiousness at table. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 From her no mask of music, no glamour of others' admiration could hide the predatory obsequiousness of Baskinelli. The Perils of Pauline As soon as he had ascertained that Malipieri was not going to oppose him, he had become oily to obsequiousness. The Heart of Rome Albinia knew enough of her noble relative to be aware that good dinners and obsequiousness were the way to his esteem, and Algernon's was the sort of arrogance that would stoop to adore a coronet. The Young Step-Mother Salesmen, cutters, fitters, all were pleasant acquaintances who displayed neither the fawning obsequiousness of Fifth Avenue trades-people nor the sullen apathy of Broadway clerks. The Auction Block There was even a touch of obsequiousness apparent in the ugly face, as the representative of the people approached the popular Citizen-Deputy. I Will Repay Masked as ever in his suave exterior and his manner of mingled obsequiousness and fatherliness, he came instantly. The Perils of Pauline Longford explained with civil obsequiousness that Sir Morton Pippitt had certainly once 'ground bones,' but that he had 'retired' from such active service, while still retaining the largest share in the bone business. God's Good Man Henry presented it with demure obsequiousness, then retired grinning furtively. Love Me Little, Love Me Long The man bowed with a mixture of obsequiousness and familiarity, and tried to look steadily into Mrs. Dinneford's face, but was not able to do so. Cast Adrift Aaron noticed the deference of all the guests at table: a touch of obsequiousness: before the money! Aaron's Rod Hatred and envy lie rankling at their heart, although hidden by outward obsequiousness. Roughing It in the Bush But he was intensely weary of Sir Morton's 'fine jovial personality'—he hated his red face, his white hair, his stout body, his servile obsequiousness to rank, and all his 'darling old man' ways. God's Good Man Bower regarded himself as the originator of this course of lectures; through all his obsequiousness it was easy to see that he deemed his co-operation indispensable to the success of the project. Thyrza Clerks are courteous even to the traditional point of Castilian obsequiousness, and altogether a shopping expedition along this Obispo street is an experience to be remembered with pleasure. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom He believed in the studied respect shown him by Jean; and the almost servile obsequiousness of Chanlouineau did not surprise him in the least. The Honor of the Name Do you not see how such persons are driven to ruin by the want of candour among their friends, whose loyalty has degenerated into slavish obsequiousness? L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits He was very poor, and mingled pomposity with obsequiousness, so that Arthur felt convinced he was to be bought, body and soul, what there was of him. Foul Play The said Saunders was really an invaluable servant, and, with a world of obsequiousness, contrived to have his own way on most occasions. Christie Johnstone Especially as the king's highway of obsequiousness is so very broad and easy. Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke He was received there with much obsequiousness, and was plainly a great authority there. The Dove in the Eagle's Nest When the rich tax the poor with servility and obsequiousness, they should consider the effect of men reputed to be the possessors of nature, on imaginative minds. Essays — Second Series They were soon on board and received with great obsequiousness. Foul Play Saunders retired to the door, and, excluding every shade of curiosity from his face, took an attitude, half majesty, half obsequiousness. Christie Johnstone The governor, suspicious and hard, behaved towards D'Artagnan with a politeness almost amounting to obsequiousness. The Man in the Iron Mask Though Diana knew nothing of this man, she was not so unsophisticated as Norbert, and was not imposed upon by the air of servile obsequiousness that he assumed. The Champdoce Mystery "By no means, it's not at all necessary," said Richardson, dropping with equal suddenness into his old-world obsequiousness. A Phyllis of the Sierras That hospitable knight, who had been airing his knowledge of London smart society to his English guest with a singular mixture of assertion and obsequiousness, here stopped short. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's Again, Johnstone, in a letter written some weeks later, complained that the liberality and obsequiousness of the Estates had not been duly appreciated. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 The very obsequiousness and perfection of his service prevents truth. Roundabout Papers And meanwhile Lest our obsequiousness, which means no worse Than customary honour to the Prince We most rejoice to welcome, trouble you, Should we retire again? or stand apart? Life Is a Dream What also amazed him beyond measure was the man's manner; yesterday, and all other days, it had been polite to obsequiousness; now it was dry almost to insolence. Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners) The man spoke in tones of impertinence, or sneering obsequiousness, the woman s voice showed contempt and hatred. The Case of the Lamp That Went Out A table neighbor, a commercial commissioner, offered his services as interpreter to Julio, with that obsequiousness which lives on advertisement. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse "Shall I have the honor to cover your head?" said Vital, with joyful obsequiousness. Unconscious Comedians The first act of Franz was to summon his landlord, who presented himself with his accustomed obsequiousness. The Count of Monte Cristo |
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