| 单词 | penurious |
| 例句 | Since 1977, the Cornelia Street Café has been a bulwark for aspiring and established, prosperous and penurious local poets, philosophers, performers and prophets and the people who love them. Weekend Miser: Cornelia Street Café Presents ‘Fruits of Labor’ 2013-08-29T20:15:46Z New England poems by New England writers: they made a penurious, infinite kind of New England sense. My Summer Waiting Tables at the Writers’ Retreat 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Ms. Wolf’s script contains passages describing the penurious daily existence of Vincent, who never sold a painting in his lifetime. Review: Listening (Yes, Listening) to the Beauty of van Gogh 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Moore once described his parents as “very penurious people from poor hard-scrabble stock” who rewarded him with a dime after completing every film. Dickie Moore, former Hollywood child star of 1930s, dies at 89 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Like Mr. Eisenberg’s previous plays, “Happy Talk” is centered on an imbalanced relationship between a shortsighted, affluent American and a relatively penurious foreigner. Review: In ‘Happy Talk,’ Susan Sarandon Escapes Into Amateur Acting 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z In a ruling July 28, McMahon called them “hapless, easily manipulated and penurious petty criminals” who had no connection to any terrorist group and had “never remotely contemplated” violent extremism before they met Hussain. A judge called an FBI operative a ‘villain.’ Ruling comes too late for 2 convicted in terror sting 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z In almost every case, at least one man, woman or child looks out from the penurious scene and stares squarely at the viewer, imploringly. Review: A Getty show of Giacomo Ceruti's 18th-century paintings reveals much about our modern wealth gap 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z There his followers learn about his penurious childhood and his own children's lives. How LinkedIn is changing and why some are not happy 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z China is increasingly likely to grow old before it gets rich, consigning hundreds of millions of Chinese to a penurious and often lonely old age. China’s decline became undeniable — now what? 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z As he plots his revenge, Satine must choose between penurious love and oppressive, though posh, security. Review: 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' arrives at the Pantages in a burst of colorful excess 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Trump's campaign spokesperson for the American Freedom Tour went on the attack against the council saying, it is "mean-spirited, partisan, preposterous and penurious." Memphis lawmakers tell police not to work security at Trump rally: “He’s notorious for not paying” 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z For me, the real tragedy of “Spencer” was the penurious use of Sally Hawkins. Why are we endlessly fascinated with Princess Di? Here's what 'Spencer' gets right and wrong 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z The penurious nicotine levels proved frustrating and costly for South Korean vapers. The World Pushes Back Against E-Cigarettes and Juul 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z New York City being New York City, and the Mets being the Mets, it was inevitable that a master of the universe would finally push the penurious Wilpon family into the mists of history. The Mets’ Would-Be Rescuer Is Far From a Hero 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z As three penurious gold prospectors, and Lloyd a conservative party activist, the 1910 climbers cherished their departed Republican, William McKinley. Chasing Denali: how four miners created one of climbing's greatest mysteries 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z And they were ripe pickings for the gamblers because they played for a penurious owner, Charles Comiskey. Book excerpt: The 1919 World Series: The Fix Was On 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Flickinger said the contract included “extremely favorable benefits and pension plan programs, particularly compared to the more penurious total compensation at discount stores,” referring to Wal-Mart and Target. Grocery workers approve new contract, union reports 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z That image — of a penurious outsider thrown into the deep end of the Hollywood glamour pool — encapsulates Sandberg’s strange story. How David F. Sandberg turned a viral-short sensation into a horror feature with 'Lights Out' 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Settle before trial, while denying any wrongdoing, for cents on the dollar compared to what actual the actual damages are, after years of litigation during which often penurious victims are uncompensated for their damages. N.F.L. Tried to Influence Concussion Research, Congressional Study Finds 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Nobody should be surprised when the present House of Representatives, dominated by penurious reactionaries, produces a stingy response to a danger that calls for compassionate largess. Stealing From Ebola to Fight Zika 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z At The Fort Worth Press, a penurious operation, he quickly rose to sports editor and held his young reporters to strict standards, castigating them regularly for tardiness, flowery writing, overseriousness and factual mistakes. Blackie Sherrod, Texas Sportswriter His Peers Loved Swiping Lines From, Dies at 96 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z “Warren Buffett would approve of our overhead philosophy,” he added, referring to the famously penurious investor. Jeb Bush’s ambitions paid dividends for GOP admaker over the years 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z That penurious existence may begin to change for women professionals as the result of an announcement made by the governing world body of cycling Thursday. Top women cyclists take center stage Saturday . . . and then what? 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z For instance, China’s one-child policy has produced a penurious generation of young adults who are the sole support for aging family members. The great unraveling of globalization 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z Public worker unions create stereotypes of penurious teachers buying their own students’ supplies. Private Sector Fuels Growth; Student Loan Repayment Should Reflect This 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The respectable and the penurious were often the same people. In defence of family history 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Advocates of helping homeless people complained that this voucher, known as the Advantage program, was penurious and favored working homeless families. Gotham: Hanging Stockings, but Expecting Budget Coal 2014-03-27T01:41:12Z In Beijing, where foreign diplomats are penurious and government officials prefer Chinese restaurants, there were three distinguished Western eateries. Beijing Journal: A Global Dining Empire Loses an Outpost 2013-12-09T03:32:32Z They charged for outbound links from the farm, like penurious aristocrats charging to have their renowned ancient name and reputation associated with some unknown member of the nouveau riche. Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet [Excerpt Part Two] 2013-06-19T16:15:00.180Z But Michigan was also, for two generations in the middle of the 20th century, the destination for Southern sharecroppers looking to escape their penurious peasantry. Right-to-work bill: Michigan just gives up 2012-12-10T21:05:00Z Coronel’s husband, who was not present for the birth, is a legendary tycoon who overcame a penurious rural childhood to establish a wildly successful multinational business. How a Mexican Drug Cartel Makes Its Billions 2012-06-15T14:46:08Z In character he was a saving, penurious creature, without one single sympathy outside his own immediate interests. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Anticipating the revenue ramp-up from their new stadium, they loaded up on pricey new ballplayers, a total departure from what had been one of the most penurious organizations in baseball. The 2012 baseball season has a tough act to follow 2012-04-03T03:45:05Z And their penurious saving had been for—what? Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z In proof of his penurious disposition, it is recorded of him that he invariably dined alone, and a soiled proof sheet, or an old newspaper, was his common substitute for a table-cloth. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z But Mrs. Towles was a gossipy, penurious woman, and did not get along with her neighbors overhead. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z The penurious, parsimonious, and miserly save money by disgraceful selfÐdenial, and the niggardly by meanness in their dealing with others. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Mr. Northey was rich, yet not so rich as he was penurious; the tradesman did not exist, who would not trust, to the extent of his purse, any member of that family. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z His temper was irritable, his habits penurious and solitary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z They were wealthy, and though economical and even penurious in some respects, each possessed an inordinate love of dress, and was willing to spend large sums for gorgeous fabrics made up in the latest styles. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z But while the owner of Doughoregan Manor was careful, he was not penurious. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z We speak of persons as covetous in getting, avaricious in retaining, parsimonious in expending, penurious or miserly in modes of living, niggardly in dispensing. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z We have pursued a small, a mean, and a penurious course. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z He was considered quite wealthy by his heirs, who were the only ones who approved of his penurious ways. The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z Scrub′by, laborious and penurious: mean: small: stunted in growth: covered with scrub.—ns. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z From The Bible in Spain he must have drawn a very considerable amount, considerable, that is, for a man whose habits were always somewhat penurious. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z They were fighting under the British cross or eking out a penurious half-pay life in little Brunswick, near their old commander-in-chief. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z He listened to hints of his penurious temper, and deigned no other answer than a smile. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z I am of an easy-going disposition, and in my most penurious student days, had to spend twenty-five per cent more on my modest lunch whenever the waiter said: "Stout or bitter, sir?" The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Maybe baseball ought to launch an investigation of its own into the millions the once penurious owner of the Marlins is suddenly throwing around. Column: Something fishy is going on in Miami 2011-12-08T01:16:08Z They sat back and let it happen, acting like a small-market franchise, rubbing their hands together in penurious fashion and saying, what will be will be. Sports of The Times: Madoff Had Everything to Do With Reyes?s Leaving - George Vecsey 2011-12-05T16:09:06Z In the reign of Elizabeth, that penurious queen, deeming the expense of keeping it up too onerous, allowed it to fall into ruin. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z She could not simply and passionately regret her father's loss, for the thought of her own friendless and penurious state would thrust itself into her consciousness. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Are you willing to lead a life of penurious denial and of study? 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z All negotiations were carried on with the Political Agent direct, and the penurious Manipuris would have thought it waste of money to bribe his servants. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z Paine had left his farm at New Rochelle, at which place the travellers heard stories of his slovenliness, also that he was penurious, though nothing was said of intemperance. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Sir Philip, it was said, was become quite proud and penurious,—the young ladies troublesome,—and Lady De Morney cross, whimsical, and suspicious. Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z Somewhat penurious he was known to be, but so kind and gentle a man as he could never kill. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z The cutbacks stem from a $350 million reduction in financing for the state’s judicial branch — the largest cut in California’s history — in the 2011-12 budget, part of a penurious spending plan endorsed by Gov. As Budgets Continue to Shrink, the Lines Will Grow in California Civil Courts 2011-08-24T02:05:30Z To many he was merely the father of a penurious, cheese-paring philosophy, and to no little extent the idea prevailed that his own nature and conduct corresponded with its precepts. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z The irresolute man, for example, cannot be very wise, or the penurious man truly good. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z "But," Etheridge now ventured, determined not to be outmatched in cunning, "you say she was penurious, too penurious to live comfortably or to let you do so." Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z Her uncle’s harshness and penurious ways mortified the girl, and troubled her greatly as time went on. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z However, since those penurious playing days, he has gone on to spend a successful quarter of a century in the business world. Feaver pitch 2011-06-16T23:00:05Z He lived a penurious life, eating little, avoiding luxury and dressing in threadbare clothing that he often bought at the Salvation Army and Goodwill. Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dies at 83; Backed Assisted Suicide 2011-06-03T14:18:19Z None but themselves could appeal to Heaven, and for their crowned slaves they were not penurious of their beatitude. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Now retrenchments must be made even from this penurious provision. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Who does not know men so penurious of minutes, so everlastingly preoccupied, that they seldom spend an hour to any good purpose,—confirming the paradox of Jesus, "He that loveth his life shall lose it"? A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z The penurious estimate which has resulted in this miserable deficiency has been long and ably combated by patriotic and clear-headed citizens, but their influence has as yet proved wholly unavailing. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z With women he was less penurious; though with these only a spendthrift, when their smiles could not be otherwise obtained. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Bett's penurious loneliness read her a salutary lesson; her own life, saddened as it was, grew rich by comparison. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Demea, the elder, who lived in the country, had past his days in thrift and labour, and was remarkable for his severe penurious disposition. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Magnificent establishments and penurious economy—ostentatious generosity and niggardly suspicion—constitute the centrifugal and centripetal focus of Holland's mechanism. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z No benevolent society has directed its philanthropy in this channel; and not even a cross-grained uncle or a penurious aunt can be had for love or money. Nuts and Nutcrackers 2011-03-08T03:00:45.687Z It was little enough, as we were to learn in due course, but Jack and I had also saved something of our earnings, and during this particular fall and winter we were unusually penurious. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z We had experienced dinners both princely and penurious; fathomed mysterious cartes from end to end, and even with unparalleled hardihood had ventured into the regions of the prix-fixe. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Investigators suspected a possible hoax or an attempt by the young Mr. Getty to squeeze some money from his notoriously penurious relatives. J. Paul Getty III, 54, Dies; Had Ear Cut Off by Captors 2011-02-08T02:23:07Z The penurious policy pursued by the Dutch and continued by the English left the colony without defenses on either the northern or southern boundaries. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Though somewhat penurious, he is fond of good fellowship, and is a staunch friend. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z But the sight of such a fortune to people in our penurious state, who had already partaken of much more than they could pay for, was temptation indeed. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z But penurious spending habits and low wages doomed any economic windfall, while those who did travel domestically returned to work less than refreshed. China?s Mandatory Vacation, With Complications 2010-10-01T15:24:00Z On top of that, Earnhardt Sr. was a strict, penurious and distant father. Can Dale Earnhardt Jr. Outrace His Father?s Influence? 2010-08-05T16:05:00Z Without any school education he was apprenticed to a morose carpenter at an early age, who was too penurious to allow George a candle to read by although an unusually active and faithful boy. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution This was a penurious, close-fisted German, who hated them because, as he said, 'they ate his peas.' Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Could she consent to become his in his present penurious situation? and could he himself be willing to make her miserable? Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Zakhár expressed his disgust at such a penurious way of living by spitting through his teeth. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The most painstaking and penurious author would never dream of imitating the wondrous man who translated Pliny with “one gray goose quill.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. His mode of life, Dr. Papellier said, was almost penurious, although he must have been receiving a good salary from the Kobe Chronicle, and was making something by his books. Lafcadio Hearn Tall persons are rarely mean, though often grasping; but very penurious persons are often broad built. The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology Could she consent to be his wife in his present penurious situation? Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact And was I—a lady—to go on living in the mean, sordid, penurious way you proposed, Hazel? The New Mistress A Tale The notion of this penurious little humbug getting in the way of a serene and powerful polygamist like Kinaitsky was entertaining. Captain Macedoine's Daughter I want the man, not his money; and a heavy verdict gives me the man, for Mr. Lyon is so penurious that he will marry me rather than pay the amount I claim. The Spiritualists and the Detectives His poor, old father and the little chemist's shop at home appeared before him—the miserable shop that hardly eked out a penurious living for the old man. Their Son; The Necklace Could she consent to become his in his present penurious situation? and could he himself be willing to make her miserable? Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Half a million was then almost a fabulous sum, and it was constantly increasing, owing to his penurious habits. Old and New London Volume I Oldys having completed this elaborate introduction, “the penurious publisher insisted on leaving out one third part, which happened to be the best matter in it, because he would have it contracted into one sheet!” Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Somehow, in a vague way, we had unreasonably expected millions at a twist of the wrist; and the words, “twelve cents,” had a rankly penurious sound to us. Gold The prominent feature in his literary character was good sense; but in literature, though not in life, good sense is a penurious virtue. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors It seemed as if all the penurious years of the Clarks were now being revenged in one long prodigal draft by this last representative of their line. Clark's Field To the last her habits of life were most penurious. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations Elizabeth was too weak, or too penurious, to afford the recruits that were loudly called for. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Believing that his penurious code was just, and his frugality the first virtue of his life, he was not ashamed of his table, and the outcast scraps upon it. The Bondboy After no penurious commendations of Stowe’s labours, he is permitted “to gather the benevolence of well-disposed people within this realm of England; to ask, gather, and take the alms of all our loving subjects.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors He is a mean man, and his wife is also penurious and mean. Mark Mason's Victory This wasted portion belonged with the whole amount, and being as truthful as she was penurious, she hesitated. Jessica, the Heiress Only the heart of the writhing wretch knew its own bitterness, only those tear-blinded eyes saw the pitiful panorama of a penurious Jew's struggle for Culture. Dreamers of the Ghetto His wealth was large, for his habits had been penurious, and I found myself the possessor of at least $10,000 a year. The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware She would 260 make it the mode to live simply, even be penurious in some ways––now that she had the Villa Rosa and a season’s budget of frocks. The Gorgeous Girl Not observing that the President Rose, who was very penurious, had put his money in the hat, he presented it to him a second time. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Harel, it must be mentioned, was a very penurious man, who never paid his people when he could postpone it, and whose meanness of soul Lemaitre delighted to excoriate. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 The old story of the penurious relations, I thought bitterly, but on the whole I was well pleased. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess But those who had confidently expected to see her squander it were disappointed: on the contrary, it was presently whispered that she was exceeding penurious. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index By turns she was penurious and lavish, suspecting a maid of stealing a sheet of notepaper and then writing a handsome check for a charity in which she had only a passing interest. The Gorgeous Girl Avaricious and covetous refer especially to acquisition, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, and penurious to expenditure. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Beware alike of penurious hoarding and selfish extravagance. The Mind of Jesus Could she consent to be his wife in his present penurious situation?—And indeed, could he himself consent to make her his wife, to make her miserable? Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father His clothing appeared to indicate a penurious, grasping nature. Under Fire A Tale of New England Village Life They were avaricious and penurious to the last degree, and grudged every halfpenny to the labouring man. The Toilers of the Field Parsimonious and penurious may apply to one's outlay either for himself or for others; in the latter use, they are somewhat less harsh and reproachful terms than niggardly. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Silent, penurious, shrewd to the margin of dishonesty; unrelenting as the rock-fronted fastnesses of her native hills; good-humored at times and even possessed of swift moods of tenderness that disarmed and appealed—such she was. The Wall Between You cannot wish to involve Melissa in your present penurious condition, unless you wish to make her wretched. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father For she had never before received a present from her mistress, who was well known to be mean and penurious. The Tin Box and What it Contained The skimping and saving will fall on me as much as on you, and skimping makes people mean and penurious. The Wind Before the Dawn Appleton followed the unfeeling, unmusical, penurious old ladies and gentlemen back into the lounge, glaring at them as belligerently and offensively as a gentleman could and maintain his self-respect. Ladies-In-Waiting To some observers he might have appeared to be penurious, but those who knew him saw that he reduced another of his own maxims to practice: "We must save, that we may share." The Printer Boy. Or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark. An Example for Youth. I know," Perkins persisted, "but see what our Skinner's habits have been in the past—penurious. Skinner's Dress Suit Of no great intelligence, and imperfectly taught, he had been neglected by his penurious father who had been engaged in building up his commercial prosperity; his mother had died when he was young. The Long Portage But though I opened my mouth a few times and coughed once, I absolutely did not dare to propose such a penurious plan. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls But she was as keen on the penny as a penurious weaver, for all her heartiness and laughing ways. The House with the Green Shutters The sums they accumulated by their penurious way of living, were immense. On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions Bank-notes filled his portfolios, piles of gold his coffers; but, like all avaricious men, he grew sour, selfish, inaccessible to every thing but money—cold-hearted and penurious. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Scott was a prosperous hardware merchant and notoriously penurious, though he saved his face, as the boys said, by giving liberally to the church. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays The cold and penurious elegance that had characterised the Casino disappeared like enchantment—that is, the elegance remained, but the cold and penury fled before the smile of woman. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 The king, although the most penurious of European princes, saw the vast advantage of the offer, and at once invited the great Genoese to his court. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) The young man as a beginner should avoid stingy and penurious methods. Twenty Years of Hus'ling Frederick, though sometimes superb in his expenses, was habitually penurious. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 If only Scott does not turn out hard and penurious like his father! A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays My only living relative was a penurious old uncle who brought me up for shame's sake and kicked me out on the world as soon as he could. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 In those early days, when a penurious character became an incumbent of public office, the social obligations belonging to it were often but niggardly requited. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch If there is anything on this earth I dislike, it is a penurious, suspicious, narrow-minded landlord—always dunning his guests, and treating them like tramps. Twenty Years of Hus'ling No visitor was ever welcomed at that farm, where its owner dragged out a penurious existence. American Men of Mind Meanwhile the Major’s brother had died, a queer, penurious old fellow who had never given up his rights in the estate and now it all came to the Major, besides a large amount of money. The Girls at Mount Morris But I felt the compliment with patriotic fervency, and in spirit thanked the bard for the barbarian's acknowledgment of my poetic and penurious country. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 After all, there is a secret feeling of joy in contrasting one's self with such wretched, penurious, mis-made specimens of the human animal. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses They were, in her opinion, at the same time, extravagant and penurious, proud and mean, ignorant, yet wise “above what is written,” self-satisfied and curious. Janet's Love and Service He had been penurious as a miser until he had saved enough from his wages as a common cowhand to buy his homestead outright from the State. The Dude Wrangler Reginald took the best of life and became a capricious invalid, as penurious as he had been wasteful before, and died about the time of the accident. The Girls at Mount Morris The general, believing her to be rich, had been sadly disillusioned; while she, on her part, was equally filled with alarm when he revealed to her his penurious position. The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime For some the long toil of life begins in the very bloom time of childhood and ends only when the broken and exhausted body sinks into a penurious old age. The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice The avarice of the penurious father then, in this print, is contrasted by the giddy profusion of his prodigal son. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency She was so penurious, that she did not give me what was necessary to sustain life. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon It was not that I am penurious, although I have changed my old harum-scarum habits with regard to money. The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) She would be a nuisance, sweeping the place out and upsetting him and Malachi; an expense, too, and Roger—always a penurious man—incurred no expense until obliged. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales The life of a pioneer settler in America two hundred years ago, penurious and dangerous as it was, stands out brightly beside the dull and meaningless toil of his descendant. The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice He would live no longer where his convictions of duty were to be subordinated to, and palliated by, the penurious and cruel teaching of the slave institution. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Omar, who was a penurious man, had willingly agreed to this proposal, and, as he now remarked, Baba had made frequent use of the license. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale But now his mother sits alone by the side of Fontainebleau woods, where he gathered mushrooms in his hardy and penurious youth. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) He has likewise written comedies, and his contemporaries have not been, penurious in their eulogiums. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 People believe in the young man, who, without being mean or penurious, saves a part of his income. Pushing to the Front He was extravagant in nothing, but the humiliations of his penurious youth and early manhood had implanted in him a morbid fear of being short of money. Clayhanger A brighter trait in the material conditions of life will be formed by effort of a collective character, such as even the most penurious community may be able to undertake. The New Society They are proud and penurious to the last degree, and quick to resent the smallest slight. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala When the world began to be more critical in their reading, the monks gave a graver turn to their narratives; and became penurious of their absurdities. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 His manner of living was miserly and penurious in the extreme, and all ideas of comfort seemed to be utterly disregarded. Bucholz and the Detectives A British agricultural author, speaking of him in a pitiful way, says,—"He passed years of busy authorship, and encountered the usual difficulties of that penurious mode of life." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Is that penurious Paradise which we have described, the goal of Germany's hopes and struggles? The New Society A little, meagre man, not more than five feet high, in a shabby, patched dressing-gown, almost as old as himself, leading a quiet, cold, penurious life. Art in England Notes and Studies So you see, Ethel, I may have appeared close and penurious, but now you understand why. How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl If one were ever penurious, might it not be of these handsome loaves of hers? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 In Christiania he spent some hard and penurious years, trying to make a livelihood as a journalist and man of letters. Essays on Scandinavian Literature No; but even in the most penurious times it was kings who were the patrons. The New Society From The Bible in Spain he must have drawn a very considerable amount, considerable, that is, for a man whose habits were always somewhat penurious. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends I believe in being thrifty, but the way some of those people saved up their hunger for our dinner was too penurious for mine. Skiddoo! I have seldom been more impressed than with this small, simple, and almost penurious apartment, so striking in contrast with the splendour of the rest of the palace. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers It is the saddest of all sights upon this earth, that of a man lazy and luxurious, or hard and penurious, to whom want appeals in vain, and suffering cries in an unknown tongue. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Very few members of the House of Peers are richer than Lord Blair, and still fewer more penurious. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Genius has a right to a penurious, and even to a sordid, boyhood. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends Agriculture is impossible, and the only chance for life lies in the uncertain fortunes of the chase and the penurious gifts of an arctic flora. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America He was penurious in his expenditures—never in his wagers. Bohemian Days Three American Tales How wonderfully indignant the penurious man often is, at the avarice or want of public spirit of another! Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry One would suppose that such a mother would have every want supplied, even by a penurious son. Choice Readings for the Home Circle Elizabeth occupied a position for which her timorous and penurious policy, during so many years, had not prepared the world. Lectures on Modern history In his domestic habits, he was temperate often to abstinence; he was frugal, but not mean—careful, but not penurious. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century By dint of almost penurious saving he accomplished the former and the latter he managed autocratically and with good sense. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish He had traced the man to one of the most penurious streets in the metropolis. The Last Man My Lords, a Gentoo banian is a person a little lower, a little more penurious, a little more exacting, a little more cunning, a little more money-making, than a Jew. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) I was also taxed with being penurious in my habits—mean, as the boys had it. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Lavish in her generosity to others, she was personally frugal, even penurious. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens During the Prussian King's occupation he made Faustina many magnificent gifts, an exceptional generosity in one who was one of the most penurious of monarchs as well as one of the greatest of soldiers. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag They boast no great school of theology or particular religious complexion; and as pilgrims they are held in rather low esteem from their penurious ways. The Future of Islam The price was far below current rates for cutting metal, but Nickie was not penurious and grasping. The Missing Link He had heard much of Mark's penurious habits, but he had deemed the reports exaggerated or incorrect; he was now fully convinced that they were but too true. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers The French Canadian farmer is often narrowly penurious and if he will not pay, as sometimes happens, the curé rarely presses him or takes steps to recover what the law would allow. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 His business was extensive—his habits mean, penurious; his credit was unlimited, as his character was unimpeachable. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 Meantime, while the homes of the great and gay were her constant resort, the child's home was becoming sadder, and her existence and that of her parents more precarious and penurious day by day. Records of a Girlhood But the second part is a sober collection of by no means very penurious recipes from Joan's own kitchen books. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened Mark Hurdlestone was the wonder of the place; people were never tired of talking about him—of describing his strange appearance, his odd ways and penurious habits. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers There were but one or two of the neighbours who ever visited the Walters, for the master was too surly and the mistress too penurious to exchange hospitality with any one. Watch—Work—Wait Or, The Orphan's Victory Philip was my best friend, and I was always loath to think unkindly of him, but at this time I really think he began to be rather penurious--not avaricious, certainly not. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned But the white men claimed the entire prize, loaded their extra sledges, liberally fed their dogs, and doled out but a penurious allotment of meat and blubber to the tribe. The Eternal Maiden No, no," replied this selfish and penurious woman; "never, Harry—never, never; you must wait until I die for that. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One "Yes; but you trifle with me by these reluctant and penurious communications." The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One That penurious and unprincipled villain is thirsting for your blood. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One This penurious principle flatters not that egotism which great writers share in common with the heroes who have aimed at universal empire. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions His penurious habits seemed natural: they had characterized him from the moment he came to the United States, and were then so complete as not to be intensified by age and experience. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Like so many other Orders at that time, its members moved first to France and then to Italy, where it has survived in penurious dignity ever since. The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary Why, you penurious slicer of musty bacon—you iniquitous dealer in light weights—what respect are you entitled to from me? The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One At once sensual, penurious, and bigoted, he spent his whole time in private profligacy—for he was a hypocrite, too—in racking his tenantry, and exhibiting himself as a champion for Protestant principles. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Such was the penurious love he bore for the science which he had adopted, that the extraordinary discoveries of thirty years subsequent to his own first essays could never excite even an idle inquiry. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions I looked on the consideration of public service or public ornament to be real and very justice; and I ever held a scanty and penurious justice to partake of the nature of a wrong. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) Losing a sense of large significances, they become overcareful, saving, sometimes penurious, while in matters of feeling they lavish sentiment and sympathy on unimportant pets and movements. Woman in Modern Society He was a near, penurious devil, hard and scraggy lookin', with hunger in his face and in his heart, too; ay, and besides, he had the name of not bein' honest. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One To be sure, Whitecraft was enormously rich, but then he was penurious and inhospitable, two vices strongly and decidedly opposed to the national feeling. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Those who are bountiful to crimes will be rigid to merit and penurious to service. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) All this was not taking into account Marion's penurious habit of charging Kate for every facial massage and every manicure she gave her. The Lookout Man Nor in that case would we have had to follow him, as at last we shall, through long, long years of obscure and penurious wandering. Israel Potter She was beginning to count the cost of everything now, and was almost penurious in her efforts to make their income go as far as possible. Tracy Park They are very dirty, and excessively penurious, but industrious. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries There was a total lack of any penurious trait, any ulterior thought of appraising herself against a possible advantageous barter. The Three Black Pennys A Novel He was apparently in the neighborhood of five-and-forty, and looked like the debauchee in the face, while his dress indicated the penurious man of business. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue In making the preceding observations we do not in the least advocate the formation of miserly, penurious habits; for we hate the scrub, the screw, the miser. Thrift Thirdly, he was not penurious, following the example of the righteous Job, of whom the sages relate that he declined to receive the change due him after making a purchase. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala As the Shan-Chinese are reported to be a most penurious race, a small reduction in the price below that of the Burmese, would suffice to divert the current of the trade into Assam. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries Some parents, on the other hand, through a penurious spirit, refuse to aid their sons in their preparation for a profession for which their talents eminently qualify them. The Christian Home What! the heir-presumptive of Chudleigh Abbey, and one of the most famous of English dukedoms, when even he, the struggling, penurious officer, would never have dreamed of such a match? Lady Rose's Daughter Hundreds of shells dropped in its vicinity, while the millionaire went round the city in a cart, to all outward seeming as little concerned as the most penurious of men. The Siege of Kimberley Swift calls Halifax "a would-be Mæcenas"; and Pope refers to him as "penurious, mean and chicken-hearted," satirizing him in the well-known character of Bufo. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors He lived far within his income, was vulgar in his expenses, and penurious on many points on which a gentleman would be extravagant. Tales of a Traveller He had passed a harassed and penurious youth, was pining for a home. Lady Connie After those years of rich food and many servants in Lady Henry's household, she had resumed the penurious Belgian ways at once, without effort--indeed, with alacrity. Lady Rose's Daughter Antonyms: liberality, generosity. stingy, a. parsimonious, illiberal, close, penurious, miserly, avaricious, close-fisted, sordid, niggardly. Putnam's Word Book As a general rule, however, the officers kept apart from the men, for the officer who pushed himself in the private's quarters was looked upon as penurious and mean. History of Kershaw's Brigade The admission-fee sifts out the penurious and takes only those who are called the best fellows. The Abominations of Modern Society Say to a penurious, hard, grumpy man, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 Elderly residents of the neighborhood speak of one half-brother of Daniel and Ezekiel as penurious and narrow; and the letters of others of the family indicate very plain, good, commonplace people. Famous Americans of Recent Times A strong voice when a man sings, denotes him to be of a strong constitution, and of a good understanding, neither too penurious nor too prodigal, also ingenious and an admirer of the fair sex. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy The wife was penurious, and grudged the outlay. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Lavish in his expenditure on occasions, Sir Giles was habitually so greedy and penurious, that he begrudged every tester he expended. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance The doctor imagined it the speech of a man whom previous poverty and suddenly supervening wealth had made penurious. Paul Faber, Surgeon There could at least be no half-hearted measure now; no petty pleas of economy; no penurious doling out of men and money. The Story of Ireland He began to recall their courting along this very walk, his years of penurious saving to get capital, and the bright hopefulness of his marrying days. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories For another admirable story of a rencontre between a penurious laird and the parish natural I am indebted to the Scotsman, June 16, 1871. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character I cannot think that we have sustained any great loss by Tonson's penurious economy on this occasion. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author This is the first intimation we have yet received of any noticeable tendency to penurious economy on the part of the Government. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 2, 1919 He lived in the most penurious manner, and denied himself every indulgence. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are Though setting a high value upon money, Madam Conway was not penurious, and the bridal trousseau far exceeded anything which Theo had expected. Maggie Miller His mode of life, as usual, was miserable and penurious in the extreme. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti It must have been that you knew Temple to be a German, Conway to be the most penurious old bachelor in town, and the broker the most timid. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 Their broadest pleasantries failed to raise a smile, and the coarse realities of a narrow, penurious existence had no power to disturb his happy serenity. The Aspirations of Jean Servien In their housekeeping they were penurious in the extreme. Our Mutual Friend A season of depression almost without a parallel ensued, and large numbers of young men employed in warehouses and offices suddenly found their occupation gone, and themselves reduced to very straitened and penurious circumstances. Speeches: Literary and Social For Nero lived familiarly with Otho, whose prodigality won his favor, and he was well pleased when he took the freedom to jest upon him as mean and penurious. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Are there not many in their midst who are friendless and penurious? America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat All Gunhild's sons had the character of being penurious; and it was said they hid their money in the ground. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway Everybody was very penurious for weeks beforehand and hoards were counted scrutinizingly every day. The Golden Road Trina had always been an economical little body, but it was only since her great winning in the lottery that she had become especially penurious. McTeague "And how long, you ask, shall the cosmic pendulum swing between these extremes of penurious industry and opulent idleness?" The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation In the "Connoisseur," No. 68, we find a very humourous description of the behaviour of an old penurious citizen, who had treated his family here with a handsome supper. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 262, July 7, 1827 That his own daughters might not break the ranks, he suffered them to be depressed by a mean and penurious education. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Abner Dimock had grown penurious, and not one cent of money was given for comfort in that house, scarce for need. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 Talking of a penurious gentleman of our acquaintance, Johnson said, 'Sir, he is narrow, not so much from avarice, as from impotence to spend his money. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 Quite casually she had formed an impression that he was penurious; something he had dropped about not being able to afford certain pleasures. Thoroughbreds His money out, he fell back at once to the penurious habits of the poorest subaltern about him, and lived on his florin-and-half per diem till his resources came round again. Lord Kilgobbin Both her parents dying early, Catherine Gordon was brought up at Banff by her grandmother, commonly called Lady Gight, a penurious, illiterate woman, who, however, was careful that her granddaughter was better educated than herself. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 I notice that the penurious Roman Catholic French Canadian farmers are spreading out of Quebec and occupying more and more of Ontario. Birth Control A Statement of Christian Doctrine against the Neo-Malthusians The natives although they possessed large quantities of this blubber and oil were so penurious that they disposed of it with great reluctance and in small quantities only; insomuch that the utmost exertions of Capt. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 There is nothing penurious or sordid about this curious people, so fierce in the pursuit of riches. Through the Eye of the Needle A Romance The cold and penurious elegance that had characterized the Casino disappeared like enchantment,—that is, the elegance remained, but the cold and penury fled before the smile of woman. My Novel — Complete The cold and penurious elegance that had characterized the Casino disappeared like enchantment, —that is, the elegance remained, but the cold and penury fled before the smile of woman. My Novel — Volume 04 Thenceforth he lived a colourless, quiet, penurious life in the vicinity of his native Caen, regretting not at all, one fancies, the ruin of the useful career of the enterprising English navigator. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia Elijah did not improve with time; the years that made him long-haired, whiter, and more owl-like also made him more penurious and grasping, and anxious to get the better of every person about him. A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs The livid waters tumble gleefully towards the plain, amid penurious plots of beans and tomatoes, and a fierce tangle of vegetation wherever the hand of man has not made clearings. Old Calabria He drove these hogs to the residence of one Michael, a rich dealer, but who was remarked for being penurious and thrifty in his bargains. Lives of the Necromancers The buyer of their farm was a hard-hearted, penurious man, a deacon of the church in which Draxy had been baptized. Saxe Holm's Stories Even a penurious, ridiculous, old Sir Pitt Crawley is sometimes seen. Halleck's New English Literature He mentioned a respectable gentleman, who became extremely penurious near the close of his life. Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 Their penurious lord keeps down their pin-money to the lowest point, and is not more liberal to his ladies than to his other subjects. Travels in Morocco, Volume 1. We have no definite information on the matter, but there is every indication in Lamb's Letters that Taylor was penurious and not clever in his relations with contributors. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia He figures as intent upon his worldly interests, accumulating a massive fortune, and spending lavishly upon the building of Castle Goring; in his old age, penurious, unsocial, and almost churlish in his habits. Adonais It is not that we are poorer or more penurious than our ancestors, but that we have more wants than they, and that the new wants overshadow the old. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 Stingy, close, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, sordid, Storm, tempest, whirlwind, hurricane, tornado, cyclone, typhoon Straight, perpendicular, vertical, plumb, erect, upright. The Century Vocabulary Builder I have told Governor Nicholson my fears, and he is of my opinion, but his hands are tied by a penurious Council. Salute to Adventurers And even in returning to their homes from their daily avocations, on Christmas Eve, how the most grasping, penurious souls of men will soften to the world's unfortunate! Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 21, August 20, 1870 He appears to have increased in eccentricity with age and became exceedingly penurious. Mrs. Shelley I'm sort of penurious an' I aim to keep what little sense I got. Flowing Gold "Out upon the penurious old beldam!" said the page. The Abbot In general, we may conceive of the lesser nobles, deprived of their useful function of regulating and administering the country, leading somewhat penurious and useless lives. The Eve of the French Revolution You're as miserable a miser as I am—afraid to spend five cents and play safe—you penurious—er—er—fellow! Cappy Ricks Retires Talking of a very penurious gentleman of our acquaintance, he observed, that he exceeded L'Avare in the play. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. He vowed he wouldn't any longer submit to the penurious ways of the squire. Bound to Rise He was penurious respecting money which he had to give from his own hand, yet inconsiderately and unboundedly profuse of that which he did not see. The Fortunes of Nigel Confound your penurious soul," growled Mr. Taylor, after a long silence, "I've a notion to climb into that bed anyhow. Her Weight in Gold Mr. G-. is, as you know, very penurious, and grudges every cent that he has to pay out. Do and Dare — a Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune Moreover, he is deaf, and crabbed, and penurious, and half the time bed-ridden. Hyperion Those penurious Pilgrim Fathers in my part of the country come up and drop their bankbooks through the slot in his door every morning. The Iron Trail There is, otherwise I'd stay right here and tell my penurious friends to whistle for their profits. Rainbow's End She had managed, with penurious thrift and a self-denial almost sublime in its austerity, to set aside eight thousand dollars. Love, the Fiddler Chopin actually attended the class of Kalkbrenner but soon quit, for he had nothing to learn of the pompous, penurious pianist. Chopin : the Man and His Music Then, too, penurious and saving as he was, he was strictly honest, and he would not have thought it right to let his sister pay for his child's necessary wearing-apparel. Tillie, a Mennonite Maid; a Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch She took a room on the top floor of a house in the Rue St. Honore and settled down to a hard and penurious life. At the Villa Rose Then too, despite Athenian notions of what constitutes a gentleman, many citizens are people of utterly penurious, niggardly habits. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life Once, he used to be a fine, generous fellow—his heart was in his hand; but now he is as penurious as a miser, and even more selfish: he will neither give nor take. Words for the Wise Probably he had lived in a very simple penurious style during his whole studenthood, taking his meals at a cafe or eating-house, and centering all his affection and ideas upon his beloved studio. Biographies of Working Men The worst was typified by a great picture fumed in oak bark of Passaic as seen from the Erie Railroad—altogether a frantic, oddly extravagant, oddly penurious attempt to make a cheerful room. Flappers and Philosophers Arcesilaus, he says, refused to receive a large sum of money which was offered to him by a son, lest the son should offend his penurious father. L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits These walls gave the rough, penurious aspect which was in such sharp contrast to the exotic mystery they guarded. The Garden of Allah Though not a stingy or penurious man, it was still true that of all earthly things he suffered most from a financial loss. The Titan Honest, brave, and high-minded, he was also penurious and cold, and the ostentatious good humour of the colonists dashed itself in vain against his polite indifference. For the Term of His Natural Life Those who are bountiful to crimes, will be rigid to merit, and penurious to service. Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke Socially they were cold, and the entertainment at their houses was pale and penurious. Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited by his friend Reuben Shapcott But those who had confidently expected to see her squander it were disappointed: on the contrary, it was presently whispered that she was exceedingly penurious. The Twins of Table Mountain In ten minutes they were hand in glove, the General describing to Sippens the penurious and unscrupulous brand of Councilman Duniway's politics and the friendly but expensive character of Jacob Gerecht. The Titan Thou knowest that I have never been penurious with them; but my father acted haughtily with clients on principle, and taught me to treat them in like manner. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero It's a gift with me not to be penurious with my conversation. Sixes and Sevens It had made him penurious and dull and iron-muscled; had stifled all the slender flowers of his nature; yet there was warm soil somewhere hid in his heart. Main-Travelled Roads The King was saving and penurious in his habits that he might have the more money to buy votes. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence A farmer among us, who should go about his twenty-acre field, poking his finger into it here and there, and dropping down a mustard seed, would be thought a penurious, narrow-minded husbandman. I and My Chimney You know ensigns—their blood is boiling water, their circumstances generally penurious. The Idiot Since their death he had been living with a penurious old uncle who led a hermit-like existence in a shack on the outskirts of Edmeston. The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings : or, Making the Start in the Sawdust Life She bewailed her lost youth, her brief courtship, the struggles of her early married life, her premature widowhood, her penurious and helpless existence, the disruption of all her present ties, the hopelessness of the future. By Shore and Sedge Washington wrote to Gates, in reply to his denials, ironical references to "rich treasures of knowledge and experience" "guarded with penurious reserve" by Conway from his leaders but revealed to Gates. Washington and His Comrades in Arms; a chronicle of the War of Independence The old gentleman was lodged “with very hard and penurious people,” at Glasgow University. Adventures Among Books Pop might be childish on some subjects, but Bud rather banked on his judgment of horses—and Pop was penurious and anxious to win money. Cow-Country His sister herself excited his suspicions, though she was perhaps more miserly, more rapacious than her brother whom she actually surpassed in penurious inventions. Maitre Cornelius He who is born a ruler, and maintains a foreign army, governing by fear, should be penurious. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes It was too far to return to dinner, and an allowance of cold meat and bread, in the same penurious proportion observed in our ordinary meals, was served round between the services. Jane Eyre They are therefore penurious in times of scarcity, and extravagant in times of plenty; but no man, as in England, mortgages his property for the gluttonous gratification of his own appetite. The Description of Wales They were selfish and penurious, and hard-hearted and severe towards their servants. Step by Step; or Tidy's Way to Freedom It was a comfortable room, at once snug and handsome; the bright grate was filled with a genuine ——shire fire, red, clear, and generous, no penurious South-of-England embers heaped in the corner of a grate. The Professor |
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