| 单词 | pertness |
| 例句 | There’s plenty of humor along the way, courtesy of the hypochondriacal angst of Fankhauser’s Mann and the wisecracking pertness of Gulsvig’s Weil. 'Beautiful' makes a fetching Los Angeles debut at the Pantages 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z Ms. Gambatese’s Constance, in cheerful, cleanly cut 1950s dresses, exudes a wholesome pertness that suggests Donna Reed, and her bell-bright soprano hasn’t got a throb of anxiety in it. | 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle': American Gothic Tale With a Ray of Sunshine 2010-09-27T23:00:00Z Her lyric soprano had a wonderfully warm, buttery sound, and her performance radiated charm without slipping into pertness. Modern 'Figaro,' timeless 'Turandot' in Sydney 2012-03-11T05:02:10Z Ms. Worsham, with her bright soprano, matches him note for note, her girlish pertness persuading us that this naïve young woman would fall so hard so fast. New York Philharmonic Stages ‘Show Boat’ 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z So even in 1605, Camden identified a woman's desire to retain her own name on marriage with "ambition", "pertness" and "forwardness". Why should women change their names on getting married? 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Even now she could only call him Philip when the importance of the remark was enough to hide what still seemed an unpardonable kind of pertness. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z She could have dealt with Walker, but glib pertness would not avail when this tall stranger's eyes were piercing her very soul. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z "Now if you had been educated—" "Oh yes, of course," she replied, with desperate pertness. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z She marveled at Dorothy's poise, which, however, showed no trace of awkwardness or pertness. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z As, after the recent skirmish, she reviewed the situation, I grieve to relate she was not sorry for her pertness. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z But Shane's babble, once set going, was not to be stemmed by pertness. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z I have been told pertness became me—I'll try, I'm resolved. The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z The lady was first produced; she advanced without pertness, calm and self-possessed. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Not at all disturbed, however, he amused himself by asking his young friends numerous questions, all of which were answered with rapid pertness. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z Nora did her best to try to get at the girl's real self—talked to her patiently and gently, overlooking the pertness that offended her fastidious sense of the fitness of things. Roland Graeme: Knight A Novel of Our Time 2011-05-30T02:00:12.077Z The two wretched ideas, "snuff" and "snuffers," took bodily shape, and danced hand in hand, with a sprightly pertness up and down on every letter of his most biting satires. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Oh, no!" simply replied Rachel Gray, too well disciplined into humility to feel offended with the pertness of a child, "I am never afraid; but then, I am so much older than you. Rachel Gray 2011-05-20T02:00:39.547Z Many are of opinion, that a very young woman can hardly be too silent and reserved in company; and, certainly, nothing is so disgusting in youth as pertness and self-conceit. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z What madness it was, what pertness and unbelief, to reject that faith in which the best and wisest of all ages had lived and died! The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z There was just that pertness in the speech that stood for wit with the company, and they laughed loud and heartily at what they fancied to be a repartee. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Before him stood a boy, in a military dress, whose mien bore all the boldness and pertness of a page. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z “I shouldn’t disturb you,” she said, with the pertness of a spoilt child. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z Every Easter, before confession, I rack my brains to scrape together a few sins of some consequence, and I can find nothing but unpunctuality at prayers, pertness, and too much desire for worldly frivolities. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z He was captivated by her beauty, by her vivacity, by her brilliancy in repartee—Miss Theodora would have called the last "pertness." Miss Theodora A West End Story 2011-02-26T03:00:48.940Z Massa done what he could, but they wasn't no pertness in her. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z The Princess, however, thought it time to put a stop to Wanda's pertness. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z Avoid sarcasm; it will, unconsciously to yourself, degenerate into pertness, and often downright rudeness. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z As it is, you seem to live in a state of continual rebellion to your guardian, and I often tremble with fear lest you should rouse his anger with your pertness and obstinacy. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Charter felt as he walked alone that he had shown his youth, even a pertness of youth. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Bee looked up horrified at her cousin's pertness. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins "But you don't believe in sin," responded Susan calmly, without the tiniest suspicion of pertness in her tone or bearing. The Book of Susan A Novel Time remedies these defects; but there is one less curable and less endurable—that of pertness and flippancy—the loud remarks and exclamations—the look of self-sufficiency and confidence. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z "I couldn't very well go sailing in the grounds," said Belinda, with inextinguishable pertness. Shadows of Flames A Novel If anything was needed to strengthen the air of pertness of the man above it was supplied by his sombrero, which sat rakishly over one ear. The Orphan The latter shows the very same sort of golden pertness, masked in languid elegance, which goes to unify and heighten Carew’s memorable enchantment, and the same sheer singable felicity of phrase. Thomas Stanley: His Original Lyrics, Complete, In Their Collated Readings of 1647, 1651, 1657. With an Introduction, Textual Notes, A List of Editions, An Appendis of Translation, and a Portrait. Hence, when he conversed, he gave out his whole soul, the very best he had, and did not fear that behind his back they would call his animated utterances pertness and vanity. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The Lords do not encourage wit, and so are obliged to put up with pertness. Here and There in London Yes, but would it not serve Miss Manners right for giving her such stupid, unspiritual kind of teaching to do, and also serve the children right for their pertness and ingratitude? Sowing and Sewing A Sexagesima Story "Mademoiselle must have been too pleasantly engaged to remember the hour," said the other, with an easy pertness quite different from her ordinary manner. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life There the two had an altercation, provoked by the old grudges, and aggravated by Narcisse's recent dissipation, escapade, and neglect of duty, and still more sharpened by his present pertness and contumacy. The Advocate Bernard Shaw did not overlook her pertness and malevolence, though all his girls are disagreeable, even—pardon the paradox—his agreeable ones. Ivory Apes and Peacocks The pertness and petulance of the youthful critics are amusing, though hardly in the way intended by themselves. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) There was something birdlike in the brilliancy of the beady little eyes; something of sparrowlike pertness in the tilt of the old man’s head, perked far over to one side. Once to Every Man Then, mindful of her manners, she tempered the pertness with a smile. Rim o' the World It moans— Larges and Longs and Breves displacing quite Crotchet-and-quaver pertness—brushing bars Aside and filling vacant sky with stars Hidden till now that day returns to night. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning Impertinence and impudence may be gross and stupid; pertness and sauciness are always vivid and keen. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions "It is a foregone conclusion," said Florence, indulging in a little pertness as she saw that the situation would no more suit her than she it. The Time of Roses The queen is graciousness itself to those whom she favors, but frowardness and pertness are not to her liking. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls The daughter having given early indications of quickness and pertness, came to be considered quite a genius by her family and friends, whose natural partiality soon induced her to entertain the same opinion. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Her pertness, her Anglo-Saxon vivacity, were gone; her face was wooden, expressionless; her restless eyes slow-moving and dull; her cheek-bones, always noticeably high, looked higher, and her skin was murky and dark. 'Me--Smith' "Oh, I never! one would think you was my brother," said Patty, looking up with a pretty pertness which she had a most bewitching way of putting on. Tom Brown at Oxford In our drawing-rooms, on board our steamers, in our railway cars and stage coaches, they usually contrive to make themselves generally and particularly disagreeable by their familiarity, forwardness, and pertness. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies We are accustomed to more physically attractive Touchstones, fools with finer bodies, and yet this keen-minded, stout person spoke his lines with such pertness and spontaneity that they rarely failed of their proper effect. The Merry-Go-Round She had lost much of her pertness and brightness. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West Thus, pertness succeeds to delicacy, assurance to modesty, and all the vagaries of a listless to the sensibilities of an ingenuous mind. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World Thus that vivacity, which, properly qualified, might have become true wit, degenerated into pertness and impertinence. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue She had a constitutional terror of her aunt's sharp eyes, and, though she examined her young cousins wistfully, Madeleine's unconscious air of dignity repelled her as much as Molly's deliberate pertness. The Light of Scarthey Patty’s innocent air of inquiry robbed the speech of all effect of pertness, and the genial Mr. Pauncefote roared with delight. Patty's Friends Cease then your pertness—for I know When to give back, and when to go.” The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes The pertness of Falconet is unworthy grave criticism and the subject, though it is quoted by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 The clerk who waited on him had the pertness and superior airs of youth, sometimes seen even fifty years ago. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886 I see Charles hasn't cured you of your pertness yet, miss—ma'am, I should say. The Path to Honour Hatty is growing much more like herself, with the pertness left out. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow "That depends upon what it was," I retorted, disguising my pertness with a smile. Lady Betty Across the Water Formerly she had treated him with the free-and-easy pertness of a precocious child. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale The very prevalent pertness and 'independence' of servants are due, primarily, unquestionably to the great demand for them, and the ease with which situations are procured. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy But you were talking of the choice of a wife; and pertness in a girl, although it may be amusing at the time, may become something else by and by. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 For a while after that affair with the Crosslands she was just like a drooping, broken-down flower; all her pertness, and even her brightness, completely gone. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow But this young woman was not at all disposed to tremble before him, and was just as far removed from pertness as from humility. Aunt Rachel "To-o be sure, to-o be sure," said the old man, no whit offended or displeased by the boy's pertness; for the spirit of bon camaraderie which existed between them was not easily disturbed. Uncle Rutherford's Nieces A Story for Girls They are generally contented, almost always cheerful and good tempered, and have little of that irritating pertness and 'independence' so characteristic of the Irish domestic. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy "Very well, Mademoiselle," replied the girl with great innocence, "after I had taught him to talk in French: and I believe you are of the same opinion, Mademoiselle," added she with more pertness. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 He is a true American; he has nearly all the national traits—nervous energy, quickness, resourcefulness, pertness, not to say impudence and conceit. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers Instead, she was looking after her ladies, lifting out their various belongings—not a few in number—and ordering round the porters with a pretty pertness as she counted out the boxes from the van. The Village by the River The Lords do not encourage wit, and so are obliged to put up with pertness. The Young Duke A few telling strokes of colour made them, and gave them a life and pertness that were clever enough. Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls Impressed with the terrors of the tribunal before which he is going to appear, his natural humour turns to pertness, and for real wit he is obliged to substitute vivacity. Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series Not a bit of it—I bear no malice—it is only my native and unconquerable pertness, which I sometimes fear may get me into a difficulty with some one yet. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside An inn I inquired out, a lodging desired, But the landlady's pertness seem'd instantly fired; For she saucy replied, as she sat carding wool, "I ne'er kept sic lodgers in auld Auchtertool." The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century "Who ought to know best about that, you or I?" said Oscar, with a pertness for which he was becoming a little too notorious. Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way The utter pertness of her ignorant youth knew no respect for even the rich Miss Cynthia Lennox. The Portion of Labor The poor young fellow, whose very pertness and braggadocio were simple and childlike, really felt towards the older man who had been his employer much as a faithful retainer towards a feudal baron. The Debtor A Novel She held up her chin with a kind of ancient pertness, and eyed Mrs. Field. Jane Field A Novel So the lawyer related his conversation with Marjorie, and Wilkinson said, "Really, Corrie, as an educationist, I must say you do wrong to encourage such pertness in so young a child." Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life Her pertness, which had seemed fairly clever the previous night, would probably descend to triteness in the morning; he could even see her endeavouring to keep up the same exchange of short sentences. The Parts Men Play He first marks her pertness of manner; then the respectful "Sir"; then the reverence for a prophet; and at last the belief and joy in the Messiah. A Life of St. John for the Young “Good-morning, Mr. Carroll,” said she, with a strained pertness of manner. The Debtor A Novel P: Turn not thy cheek in scorn toward folk, nor walk with pertness in the land. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Another of our girls' mistakes is that of imagining that brusqueness and pertness are wit. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) With all my pertness, I tremble at the idea that to-morrow will determine the happiness or misery of my life. The History of Emily Montague Dulness, with transport eyes the lively dunce, Remembering she herself was pertness once. English Satires Almost Kenny could see him chirking up into insolence and the pertness of a bird. Kenny Flippant pertness, with some wit, is too often mistaken for talent—and a still tongue with a sage look, will sometimes pass for wisdom. 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 He was struck with remorse because he had sometimes thought harshly of the poor child on account of a mere occasional bit of pertness. Macleod of Dare She must have glanced around at him quickly, with that bird-like pertness I discovered later. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment One of the greatest charms of young girlhood is modesty; one of the greatest blemishes in the character of any young person, especially of any young girl or woman, is forwardness, boldness, pertness. Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls The Collector, consulting with him, forgot the pertness of his address, the distressing twang of his accent. Lady Good-for-Nothing She was the triumph of delicate pertness, and had the look of a stage chamber-maid with her hair crimped over her forehead. The Cathedral The most humorous of all his collection of workingmen, however, was the aforementioned Jimmie, a dark, mild-eyed, soft-spoken Calabrian, who had the shrewdness of a Machiavelli and the pertness of a crow. Twelve Men Then suddenly all the pertness within her crumbled into nothingness. The White Linen Nurse The lad wore a smart uniform and was called a page, but he had the pertness that generally marks the bellboy in Western hotels. Carmen's Messenger They have a quaint pertness, a delightful conceit, a native self-assertion. Miscellanies It's quite light,' she said with audacious pertness. Leonora I've got no one to look after——' 'Then why didn't you tell me at once who you were?' she questioned with adorable pertness. Tales of the Five Towns The houses have some of the pertness, rawness and obtrusiveness of youth, but it is not the youth of the backwoods. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 She cultivated an aggressive pertness that would have seemed vulgar, had it not been redeemed by something merely frank and German. The Collectors But he said she was clever, and she is, if pertness and a ready tongue counts for cleverness. Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work Nothing—no pertness, no audacity, no silliness, no affectation—could impair the extraordinary charm. Leonora He was simple, natural, affectionate, and free from pertness or precocity. Daniel Webster With this it has a pertness and pedantry which did not even then belong to the character of the author, and which I regret now more than I do the literary defectiveness. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) She was perfectly frank, perfectly at ease, yet perfectly remote from any suggestion of pertness. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book "Whither now, my sergeant?" he inquired with a trace of pertness as he laid a hand upon the other's pommel. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts If she should die, how will all my pertnesses to her fly in my face!— Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 They mistake pertness for wit; audacity for cleverness; disrespect to old age for independence; and general bad manners for individuality. From a Girl's Point of View Here in England, for instance, it has been the standing sneer of upstart pertness that ordinary men and women always set out upon their conversations with the weather. Essays in Rebellion By day, the other passengers petted him and encouraged him to all manner of pertnesses. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book Once, however, she retorted, with a rather grim pertness: “He’ll have to get tired of me first.” The Secret Agent a Simple Tale Now all her pertness to the former, she says, fly in her face. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 "It is not our custom in Spain to reward pertness in a messenger," Don Pedro answered, patting the head of his greyhound. The White Company Gloomy majesty on the part of Mrs Wilfer, and native pertness on the part of Lavvy, did not mend the matter. Our Mutual Friend The smallest child on the beach, he was petted and spoiled by every one, and Hope disliked the inevitable pertness which followed so much attention. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book He many a time spoke sternly to me about my pertness; and averred that the stab of a knife could not inflict a worse pang than he suffered at seeing his lady vexed. Wuthering Heights It favors gravity, not pertness; it says "hush" to all vain chatter and smart wit. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature At times, too, when the wild fit was upon her, she would break into pertness and rebel openly against Alleyne's gentle firmness. The White Company It was perhaps an indication of Lizzie's pertness that she very soon retired and left the Baroness on her brother's hands. The Europeans "That is what I meant by her pertness," said Mrs Corey, when they were driving away. The Rise of Silas Lapham Elma," she said, "if you indulge in pertness I shall wash my hands of you. Wild Kitty He is handing two ladies to their seats, and is followed by a youngster who is all pertness and powder. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor I have mentioned several times the pertness of Mrs. Betty to me; and now, having a little time upon my hands, I will give you a short dialogue that passed just now between us. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 "Do you think you are so lovely, my dear?" asked Lizzie Acton, with her little inoffensive pertness, biting off a knot in her knitting. The Europeans Young Stock was pronounced to have all the purse-proud self-sufficiency of a banker, and all the pertness of a clerk; even his bow seemed as if it came from behind the counter. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 Her pertness, repartee, and saucy witticisms are all gone. Be Courteous or, Religion, the True Refiner I, with all the pertness of ignorance, replied, "Why, ma'am, because the Jews are naturally an unnatural pack of people, and you can't naturalize what's naturally unnatural." Tales and Novels — Volume 09 Is it found in the nurseries of affectation, pertness, and vanity, from which fashion is propagated, and the genteel is announced? An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition Also she hath mended my girl's manners of a hundred little indelicacies gathered from Pratt's pertness. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty Your sparrow will retain its wonted pertness by means of placing his tail a little elevated and giving a moderate arch to the neck. Wanderings in South America She introduced Prussia and Persia into their conversation with abominable pertness and frequency. The Virginians The insolence of the suitors was matched by the pertness of the serving maids, of whom Melantho was the most impudent. Authors of Greece Once, indeed, he was touched to the quick by a piece of schoolboy pertness. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography And for me, I have replaced her next day with a Mrs Susan—the Duchess of Montagu's late woman, that hath all the pertnesses and the tricks of her trade. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty Or, if the classics bore you, Watteau and the rococo pertness of the Grand Monarch. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago "The same to you, sir," said Mary, with more pertness than logic; "which I'm only come to take leave, for to-morrow I go to London, on business." A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day The native dogs, whose interests centre In one great organ, term'd the venter, The strangers rush at, bite, and bay; With cynic pertness tease and worry, And chase them off their territory. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes Her pupil, though wholly without aspirations to pertness, barely faltered. What Maisie Knew What reply Betty might have made to his pertness was uncertain, but at that moment both doors of the room opened and Clarissa entered by one as Kitty flew in the other. An Unwilling Maid Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott The prettiness, the pertness, and the naïve contentedness of the child thus realizing an ambition touched her deeply. Hilda Lessways But aside from the pertness of the answer, already it was dimly recognised as an offence for one to stay up longer than the other. The Magnetic North And I like her better so, than to answer pert with pertness. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale His pertness is contrasted with the shy modesty of the Young Nymph, the companion figure at the foot of the opposite pylon. The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Art of the Panama-Pacific international exposition "Be silent, Nanny Robson," said the dame; "your pertness teases the gentleman." Thaddeus of Warsaw He was now seated at the grand piano with the youngest child, Alicia, a gawky little treasure, always alternating between pertness and timidity, aged twelve. Hilda Lessways That which had hitherto been mere pertness in her manner and carriage had suddenly grown into a strong determination. The Grey Lady Never before did pertness succeed in striking such unexpected fire from genius. English literary criticism The little girl, crowned with a wildflower, posed with the pertness of a wayside blossom, her hands extended like pointed leaves, has a roguishness and playful grace that charm. The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Art of the Panama-Pacific international exposition And the gentleman with no shirt said in a grave aside to Dr. Lavendar that the present generation was inclined to pertness. The Awakening of Helena Richie But Swedenborg is systematic, and respective of the world in every sentence; all the means are orderly given; his faculties work with astronomic punctuality, and this admirable writing is pure from all pertness or egotism. Representative Men Can'st not give him a specimen of that pertness which thou hast exercised upon me sometimes? Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded Indeed, there is something in this young man's alternate drollery and lassitude, entertaining qualities and wearying complaints, that provoke me to more pertness than I practise to almost anybody. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 These were new subjects for my love of instructing myself, and very welcome ones to my pertness and youthful conceit. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life But she was accustomed to having young men laugh at her pertness and chuckle over her sauciness. Patty's Suitors She thought her new friend's pertness very smart. Princess Polly's Playmates Do you hear, Mrs. Jervis? said he: do you hear the pertness of the creature? Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded No doubt there is danger in all this, the danger of triviality, pertness, and occasional vulgarity. The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry There soon arose between us a coterie-language, by which we could converse before all people without their understanding us; and she often used this gibberish with great pertness in the presence of our parents. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life He has lost that vivacity and pertness so characteristic on the plantation. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter "Silence!" exclaimed the fisherman, and Undine, who, in spite of her pertness, was exceedingly fearful, shrank from him, and moving tremblingly toward Huldbrand, asked him in a soft tone: "Are you also angry, dear friend?" Undine La! aunt," said she, ironically, and with pertness infinite, "you know you are always welcome. A Woman-Hater "Oh, I say!" her companion returned, in a transport with her slangy pertness, which Breckon could not altogether refuse to share. The Kentons But what had attracted him most and given him his idea was her look; hardly pertness, or impudence—rather a cynical, mature, defiant certainty in herself. Children of the Whirlwind And she shakes her head with an air of unconscious pertness; tells the old negro not to cry for her. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter I could tell what it is," said Margarita, her old pertness coming uppermost for a moment; "but I've got no more to say, now the Senorita's lying on her bed, with the face she's got. Ramona The pertness of tone and words, alike, fanned his father's resentment into a blaze. Bob, Son of Battle "Oh, indeed," said the young lady with great pertness and a toss of her head. A First Family of Tasajara And Garnache cursed this pertness of hers which was serving to dare him on. Saint Martin's Summer If we repel by pertness, we know who never does. Roundabout Papers But by and by she began occasionally to show, both in manner and countenance, a little of the old pertness, mingled with uneasiness. Donal Grant, by George MacDonald While, on top of it, David evinced an amazing pertness fit to have tried a better man than Adam M'Adam. Bob, Son of Battle "Oh, you could never say 'em off straight, grandpa," retorted the boy, with the pertness of a spoiled girl, at which, to Carraway's surprise, Fletcher fairly chuckled with delight. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields Little did Tressan dream to what a cask of gunpowder he was applying the match of his smug pertness. Saint Martin's Summer They have a quaint pertness, a delightful conceit, a native self-assertion. Shorter Prose Pieces "Reserve, then, your pertness for those who press you on the topic, Isabella," said her father coldly; "for my part, I am weary of the subject, and will never speak upon it again." The Black Dwarf —Being, it may be right to mention, a female of some pertness, though acquainted with her business. Somebody's Luggage Well, my pertness had brought me this quite properly! Lady Baltimore "Indeed! how came you, then," said Mr. Vere, "by the flippancy of speech, and pertness of argument, by which you have disgusted Sir Frederick, and given me of late such deep offence?" The Black Dwarf |
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