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"Treason is vile enough," she declared furiously. "but this is barefaced naked villainy, and I do not need that mincing eunuch to tell me what must be done with villains." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
His undoubted gifts as an anatomist allowed him to get away with the most barefaced dishonesties. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z
Which made her barefaced lies all the more effective, Lord Asriel thought with disgust; she lied in the very marrow of her bones. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z
As always, Mair was calm, empathetic even, but also painfully direct, saying things such as: "Let me ask you about a barefaced lie" and "You're a nasty piece of work, aren't you?" Eddie Mair: a rising BBC star 2013-03-25T19:07:00Z
“She’s always been treated with such hostility and suspicion and actually just barefaced misogyny for the last 500 years,” O’Farrell told The Associated Press from her home in Edinburgh, Scotland. Maggie O’Farrell’s Shakespearean ‘Hamnet’ wins Women’s Prize 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z
"The cheque's in the post" still works, even though it is nine times out of 10 a barefaced lie. Richard Chamberlain 2010-06-29T07:00:00Z
After we have seen Cawdor brutally garrotted, Malcolm seems a barefaced liar to proclaim that "nothing in his life became him like the leaving it". Macbeth 2010-04-30T20:35:00Z
She's convinced that fewer people talk to her on her barefaced days, but allows that it could be her own lack of mojo, owing to feeling vulnerable without makeup. Barefaced trick: lose the lipstick, grab the spotlight 2012-07-13T22:01:21Z
Then a barefaced guy sat down on my other side. I Love London Theater. But Not London Theatergoing. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z
Bridges was a zealous vamp from the get-go; Tomasson a prowling, barefaced malefactor; Bouley a restless shark, gliding between wily poses. Review | ‘Samson and Delilah’ has old-school opera style and strengths 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z
“Laurie really stood to her guns, even when people tried to change her mind,” said Ms. Simon, adding that she is currently working with another barefaced bride. No Makeup on My Wedding Day 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z
When Ms. Raymond, 45, sees someone barefaced in her Fort Greene neighborhood, she does not conclude the worst. My Mask, My Safety Signal 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z
Funny, sure, but they, too, were now barefaced in a crowd. Best and Worst Moments of the 75th Tony Awards 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z
This was both a barefaced artistic gesture and a political statement, wilfully provocative in its thrust and feminist in its undertow. Mishka Henner's erased images: art or insult? 2012-05-23T14:49:29Z
I was sure I had trumped and cowed her with my barefaced cheek. The Swimming Pool by Jekwu Anyaegbuna 2013-03-16T09:01:08Z
It turns out all I had to do was cheat like all the "barefaced" celebrities. Barefaced trick: lose the lipstick, grab the spotlight 2012-07-13T22:01:21Z
The heat wasn’t as barefaced; I noticed things. An Adopted Obsession with Soondubu Jjigae, Korean Silken-Tofu Stew 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z
The study’s 25 female subjects, aged 20 to 50 and white, African-American and Hispanic, were photographed barefaced and in three looks that researchers called natural, professional and glamorous. Skin Deep: Makeup Makes Women Appear More Competent: Study 2011-10-12T22:18:30Z
He spent three hours locked in a room with over 100 GOP representatives, many barefaced. On their third day at work, congressional freshmen went through disorientation 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z
There's something to be admired, at the very least, in the producers' determination and audacious, barefaced belief in people power. Iron Sky doesn't stand out from the crowdsourcing 2012-05-22T09:59:54Z
It was a jolt, though, in a more than century-old West End theater that couldn’t be described as airy, to see whole groups of people walk in and take their seats barefaced. I Love London Theater. But Not London Theatergoing. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z
Her seemingly flawless skin and gorgeous sun-kissed locks still kept followers envious of the barefaced snap. Sofia Vergara goes makeup free poolside and is still gorgeous (no surprise) 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z
The audience was, hands down, the most overwhelmingly barefaced I had seen. I Love London Theater. But Not London Theatergoing. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z
And I confess that, en route to Wong’s show, I was feeling particularly ground down by all the barefaced people I’d seen, once again, on the subway. ‘Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord’ Review: Our Sewing Superhero 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z
Elizabeth still hoped to avoid outright conflict with Spain and put about the barefaced lie that he had limped home empty-handed. How Sir Francis Drake and Queen Elizabeth I Made England a Global Power 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z
We are encouraged to think of suffragists donning red lipstick at rallies, rather than the current vogue for barefaced selfies. Celebrating Helena Rubinstein at the Jewish Museum 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z
The bald-faced in bald-faced lie is a variant of barefaced. 11 commonly misheard phrases that actually make sense 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z
Speaking via video chat from her house in Miami in late February, Anitta was barefaced on the couch, dressed in an orange Versace T-shirt. Can a Brazilian Pop Star Crack the U.S. Market? Anitta Says Yes. 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z
The barefaced man said he suffered from asthma. We took a plane, train and (rental) automobile for the experience, not the journey 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z
In an interview on Thursday, Ms. Kristeva vigorously dismissed the accusation as “fake news” and a “barefaced lie” — “mud being slung at me,” she said, by unspecified people who wished her harm. Bulgaria Says French Thinker Was a Secret Agent. She Calls It a ‘Barefaced Lie.’ 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z
For her self-pitying act, Ellis drew widespread disdain for her "crocodile tears" and "barefaced lies that could give a coyote gastric distress." Jenna Ellis and Michael Cohen: The struggle is real, when Trump co-conspirators are also his victims 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z
Dreijer is, by contrast, barefaced and bundled in a nondescript, oversize black hoodie when I reach them by video call in their studio in Stockholm. Fever Ray’s Karin Dreijer, Behind the Mask 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z
The old photo showed a barefaced choir director; she now dons a pair of wide-frame glasses. D.C.’s Eastern High celebrates 100 years of memories and milestones 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z
That’s the job of our music presently: Can we be as barefaced, as defiant, as vulnerable as we used to be? 'We have all quiet quit U2 over the years': A conversation with Bono and the Edge 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z
In the face of what John le Carré once called “the classic, timeless, all-Russian, barefaced, whopping lie,” it helps to recall one simple fact: Mr. Putin started this war, nobody else. A Time of Unease and Challenge for Democracy 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z
I’ve experienced in my own flesh just how bad a chronic infection can become: What am I doing eating out, flying planes barefaced, writing this column unmasked in a coffee shop? Opinion | Long Covid Is Dangerous. The Fear of It Still Shouldn’t Rule Your Life. 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z
At one ticket counter, an agent checking passengers’ luggage wore a mask while a colleague working next to her was barefaced. With Joy and Fear, Americans Watch Sweeping Mask Rules Vanish 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z
Last week, when the 22-year-old heard that the government was eliminating its outdoor mask mandate, he stepped outside barefaced and thrilled. Even after Singapore lifts restrictions, residents stick to their masks 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Melanie Gabriel became the teen idol of Washington state’s anti-masking movement last fall when she showed up to school and, claiming a medical exemption, marched barefaced to class. Building on anti-mask activism, far-right groups pivot from mandates to midterms 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z
The end of Washington’s mandate to wear masks must not be confused for a mandate to go barefaced. Adjust sensibly to the post-mask mandate world 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z
Mahrael Boutros, on the other hand, secretly hoped the hair and makeup artists would veto her peachy, barefaced appearance in favor of a full “Euphoria” makeover. Fast times at 'Euphoria' High: Extras from TV's wildest teen drama tell all 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z
A Metro transit police officer paced the area around the exit of the Smithsonian station as march participants carrying signs passed barefaced in violation of the transit system’s mask mandate. Anti-vaccine activists march in D.C. — a city that mandates coronavirus vaccination — to protest mandates 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z
At our most ferocious, we might say to a barefaced stranger, “I have an extra mask if you need one.” Opinion | Novak Djokovic and Boris Johnson disrespect everyone who follows the rules 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z
Beard trimmings, which require customers to go barefaced, would be the first service to go if infection rates start to spike over the winter months. D.C.-area business owners greet news of omicron variant with anxiety and resignation 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z
Calvin Watson strode out his front door barefaced — and almost immediately regretted it. As D.C. mask restrictions ease, many choose to stay covered 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z
There was little pushback to the decision — just a few negative Instagram comments, she said — and employees stored extra masks behind the counter for barefaced customers. Reinstatement of mask mandate in Montgomery County meets mixed reviews 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z
“We got masks in here if you need,” the deputy said as the man walked in barefaced. COVID-19 looms over rescue efforts amid storm's devastation 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z
On the subway, where masks are still mandatory, half of the riders go barefaced. Britons, Unfazed by High Covid Rates, Weigh Their ‘Price of Freedom’ 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z
On the sidewalks, barefaced citizens strolled right past each other, inhaling and exhaling freely, nary a one crossing the street. 8 new do’s — and 1 don’t — for post-pandemic restaurant etiquette 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z
The 27-year-old found only one other woman — a “brave lady” — shopping inside while barefaced. Many Californians keep masks on as economy reopens, saying better safe than sorry 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z
A restaurant owner sat barefaced on his couch, but his tables remained spaced six feet apart. During the first weekend with few restrictions, business owners navigate freedom and safety 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z
Outdoors, noses and mouths emerged, but many people said going barefaced indoors still felt like a step too far, even if they were vaccinated. Mask-free freedom comes to Washington region. But politeness, local rules keep some faces covered. 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z
After the CDC said fully vaccinated people don’t need masks outside last week, she decided to walk barefaced in her neighborhood. Confused Americans grapple with CDC’s new mask rules: ‘It caught us off guard’ 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z
For the first time in about a year, reporters went barefaced as they questioned White House press secretary Jen Psaki at the daily briefing. Let’s face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z
They’re the ticket back to friends, family, socializing — and to going barefaced on the bike trail. Fully vaccinate before relaxing use of masks 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z
Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal had decided to allow his customers to wander around barefaced indoors without asking for vaccination status. During the first weekend with few restrictions, business owners navigate freedom and safety 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z
Some people kept their masks on while some basked barefaced in the morning sun. Mask-free freedom comes to Washington region. But politeness, local rules keep some faces covered. 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z
Runcie committed “multiple barefaced falsehoods and obstructive statements under oath,” prosecutors wrote. Florida school superintendent says he will be vindicated 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z
Even as people on the outside were required to wear face coverings indoors, Sing Sing’s roughly 1,300 prisoners, not provided with masks, had to walk around barefaced or make do with handkerchiefs. I’m Incarcerated. This Is My Covid Lockdown Story. 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z
And then there was that dinner at the French Laundry restaurant that the governor attended, barefaced, after telling Californians to stay in and wear masks to avoid spreading the virus. A Recall for Newsom in California? Talk Grows as Governors Come Under Attack 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z
Photos on his Twitter page showed Letlow sometimes covered his face at meet-and-greets but also spoke indoors without a mask to rooms of barefaced residents. Fresh warnings about virus after death of Luke Letlow, congressman-elect 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z
He spoke days after state lawmakers clashed over masks as a majority of Republican lawmakers arrived for a committee meeting barefaced and at least one touted false information on the dangers of masks. In fast-moving pandemic, Montana’s local officials try to change minds with persuasion, patience 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z
Forgive us, O Premeer League, for this dreadful toadying and barefaced flattery. Tottenham v Leicester City: Premier League – live! 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z
But an informal image from that same day captured a different story — the officers are seen standing side-by-side and barefaced, the Long Beach Post first reported earlier this month. Hundreds of maskless police gathered at indoor ‘superspreader’ event, complaint says 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z
We’ve been rendered invisible as well as vulnerable, our lives controlled by those who don’t mask, who are, to be frank, barefaced threats. Opinion | The Virus Has Stolen Your Face From Me 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z
Or perhaps you’ve detoured around groups of barefaced teenagers jostling each other in a park. How widespread is mask-wearing in Washington? UW study aims to find out, starting in King County 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z
All the president’s security personnel and support staff were wearing face masks when Air Force One touched down, but Trump and Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis were barefaced. Trump on defense, courting voters in two must-win states 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z
Thousands of supporters, most of them barefaced and crammed shoulder-to-shoulder, cheered for the president and his surrogates at events that routinely lasted well over an hour. Trump seemed to defy the laws of science and disease. Then, the coronavirus caught up with him. 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z
When he saw some barefaced students one night recently, Pines introduced himself, offered them Terrapin-themed masks and snapped a selfie with them. Will colleges’ virus prevention efforts get trashed by a few student parties? 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z
But the other day, Baqueiro found himself once again leaving the meat counter to deal with another barefaced customer. Front-line workers are forced to become COVID mask police. It's stressing them out 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z
But as recently as last week, he was barefaced while in public at his hotel in D.C., despite local rules that require a face covering. At the heart of dismal U.S. coronavirus response, a fraught relationship with masks 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z
About a week earlier, at Ted’s Bulletin in Fairfax County’s Merrifield area, a customer threatened to use a fraudulent “mask exemption card” to enter the restaurant barefaced, a restaurant manager said. Two D.C.-area restaurant employees were assaulted after enforcing mask rules. Others worry they will be next. 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z
For Trump allies, going barefaced is all about individual liberty. As support for mask-wearing grows, so do political risks for forgoing them 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z
As she went through a metal detector on the first floor, a jail security officer was barefaced, mask dangling around his chin. COVID-19 spread at Yakima jail while some guards went without masks 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z
"For all of you lovely complimentary peeps, this is what I actually look like. I think not bad for 55 and no interventions," she captioned the barefaced photo. Paulina Porizkova reveals what she 'actually' looks like in the morning: 'Not bad for 55' 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z
Cuomo had a similar message for the barefaced man he encountered on his recent walk. Wear a mask? Even with 20,000 dead, some New Yorkers don’t 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z
Lovato also celebrated her natural freckles going barefaced in the photos. Demi Lovato celebrates natural beauty with no-makeup swimsuit photo 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z
He was also the only barefaced person in a sea of masked countenances. "They let us down": The Mayo Clinic's galling obsequiousness to Mike Pence 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z
America’s lack of medical resources is barefaced, and the number of unemployment claims is at an all-time high. Covid-19 has cruelly exposed American's inequalities. Now we need to come together 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z
One barefaced doctor in a white lab coat held up a hand-drawn sign. A D.C. protest without people: Activists demand PPE for health care workers on front line of coronavirus pandemic 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z
For the rest of the trip, I went barefaced and endured the reproachful glares of my fellow shoppers. The Verge’s best and worst coronavirus masks 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z
It’s a rare face here that’s barefaced, and instead of perfume, it’s the smell of hand sanitizer that now lingers in the air. Fearing new round of coronavirus, mask-wearing Hong Kong targets barefaced foreigners 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z
These provided 100 times more protection than going barefaced. Our face mask future: Do they really help beat flu, coronavirus and pollution? 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z
“It’s just such a beautiful memory,” Olsen told me over brunch in Brooklyn this summer, sitting pale and petite under a patio umbrella, barefaced apart from a black winged line drawn decisively on each eyelid. Angel Olsen’s Songs Made People Cry. Now She Wants Them to Swoon. 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z
Being caught out in a barefaced lie isn’t necessarily a deal-breaker now, if you think all politicians are liars anyway. Think Boris Johnson is toxic to voters? Don’t be so sure | Gaby Hinsliff 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z
She is typically barefaced, and wears her hair in a wavy bob. Momofuku’s Secret Sauce: A 30-Year-Old C.E.O. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z
He resigned over sharing a racist post online and then blatantly robbed a Simpsonville bank in 2017, appearing barefaced in surveillance video. S. Carolina lawman: Brain tumor led to my fall from grace 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z
There is a culture of barefaced denial these days. As a black teenager, I loved Morrissey. But heaven knows I’m miserable now | Joshua Surtees 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z
That all this popular zeal is faked and its phoniness obvious means little in Trump’s America, where barefaced lying is a proven strategy for success and shamelessness is the new norm. Review: In Catharine Czudej's land of leaky fountains, enter at your own risk 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z
In its pretend innocence, its barefaced blame-shifting, its sheer ruddy sauce, this is akin to arsonists wailing about the flames from their own bonfire. Panic is on the agenda at Davos – but it’s too little too late | Aditya Chakrabortty 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z
American journalists worry that the lies are so barefaced they will get a reporter murdered. Brazil, Turkey, Slovakia… tyranny’s contagion spreads around the world | Nick Cohen 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z
She shows up to our interview at a restaurant in Sherman Oaks barefaced in a T-shirt and jeans, a bottle of agave syrup in hand to sweeten her tea, the only thing she orders. Regina Hall on 'breastaurants,' 'Support the Girls' and the possibility of a 'Girls Trip' sequel 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z
Such barefaced honesty separates the latest record, aptly titled “I Don’t Run,” from other forlorn releases. 4 concerts to catch in the Washington area over the next several days 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z
Quite how much or little of a toss American voters give about being told barefaced lies by the White House will become clear in November’s midterm elections. Death by sex and television? It’s how Trump would want to go | Marina Hyde 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z
Is it a medical question, a philosophical one, or simply a polite display of barefaced indifference? Bringing up a ton: what you learn about cricket as a 99-year-old 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z
“It’s barefaced greed,” said Aaron Carr, founder of a tenants’ rights watchdog that tipped the AP off to the allegedly false paperwork. Kushner company accused of falsifying records to harass tenants, earn huge profits 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z
Then, in 2005, a historian unmasked him as an impostor, “a compulsive, barefaced liar”. Javier Cercas probes Spain’s convoluted history 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z
At Balenciaga, barefaced models stalked down the catwalk as robotic office drones. What Does New ’80s-Inspired Workwear Say About Women — and Power? 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z
For Trump, though, nothing has been so effective as fabrication and barefaced lying. Gogol’s “Dead Souls” Should Be on Trump’s Summer Reading List 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z
“Whose votes do not count? Whose money does not count? The bigotry against Scientologists is barefaced,” he said. The Church of Scientology wanted a vacant lot. So did the city of Clearwater, Fla. One of them won 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z
The industry is making a pitch for barefaced normalcy. Analysis | Say goodbye to luxury yoga pants. Fashion wants you to try harder this fall. 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z
On Sunday, the models looked practically barefaced, with no visible makeup, not even lipstick. Review | Luxury fashion is desperately trying to woo millennials. That’s good for everyone. 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z
Mr. Westmacott said those were not what he would call “barefaced lies.” Trump’s Falsehoods Make Foreign Leaders Ask: Can We Trust Him? 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z
The new American president, Donald Trump, celebrated his first day in office with a barefaced lie. Post-truth politics will be debunked by online facts | Simon Jenkins 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z
Dubois countered that Marchioni was “just jealous that I’m getting all the press attention”, and turned up at their next game offering to play barefaced. The forgotten story of ... Dario Dubois, Argentina’s face-painted footballer | Simon Burnton 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z
They’ve broken into her private exchanges, the legal equivalent of burgling and rifling the drawers of her home, dragging stolen goods through the public forum with barefaced entitlement. End this misogynistic horror show. Put Hillary Clinton in the White House | Barbara Kingsolver 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z
Racism has far more dire consequences than asinine name-calling, but it will serve always as a barefaced reminder of the extent to which we remain alien in people’s minds. I Was Never Jackie Chan, and I’m Not Jeremy Lin 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z
The insults, those barefaced and those adorned as jokes, the acidic scrutiny, the manufactured scandals, the base questioning of legitimacy, the tone of disrespect, so ubiquitous, so casual. To the First Lady, With Love 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z
While fans are better protected, it’s hard to imagine that the catcher — the most vulnerable player on the field — once played the sport barefaced. Your Tuesday Briefing: Dilma Rousseff, David Cameron, Zika Virus 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z
"It's just jammed. You see pretty much every publicist and journalist friend barefaced, getting their makeup done, holding a cup of coffee and madly emailing." Who's getting in on L.A.'s multimillion-dollar Oscar economy? Hollywood salons and florists, for starters 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z
One can only hope that the barefaced viciousness of Hindu supremacists will jolt the old elites out of their shattered dogmas and pieties while politicising a cheated young generation. Narendra Modi: the divisive manipulator who charmed the world 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z
He suggested to Mr Davis the meeting did not happen and he was telling "barefaced lies". 'Blame fans' Hillsborough police told 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z
In March, #nomakeupselfie saw women posting barefaced pictures of themselves online while also donating to charity. How much has the Ice Bucket Challenge achieved? 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z
"It doesn't just leave a bad taste, it is really barefaced cheek." German court ends Ecclestone bribery trial 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z
But it’s still not entirely clear how barefaced seflies and cancer connect. #NoMakeupSelfie Brings Out the Worst of the Internet for a Good Cause 2014-03-27T19:15:34Z
Last October Mr Correa accused The Economist of “barefaced lies” and of acting on behalf of Chevron because of our reporting of the case, allegations that we reject firmly. Chevron and Ecuador: Courtroom drama 2014-03-06T16:01:17Z
A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry denounced Hyakuta’s statements on the Nanjing Massacre as “a barefaced challenge to international justice and human conscience” and called on Japan to “face up” to its history. 'We Didn't Commit War Crimes, the U.S. Just Made That Up' 2014-02-07T05:35:28Z
China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement released late on Wednesday such remarks were "a barefaced challenge to international justice and human conscience". China criticizes Japan over comments doubting Nanjing massacre 2014-02-06T03:49:03Z
Japan’s daring was matched only by its barefaced duplicity. Remembering Pearl Harbor 2013-12-07T18:50:21Z
“I would imagine there’s a little bit of discomfort” with the prospect of talking business barefaced or in a bathrobe, she said. Itineraries: Business Meetings Move Poolside (Don’t Overdress) 2013-08-19T19:01:33Z
Hippodromes, pagan temples and foreign advisers abounded, as did amphitheaters where beasts were unleashed at convicts—"a barefaced impiety," wrote Josephus. Shards of a Reputation 2013-03-26T23:36:15Z
Claiming "religion causes most of the worlds suffering" is a barefaced lie which too many swallow by reading books by prominent scientists, for example. Viewpoints: Why is faith falling in the US? 2012-08-22T02:02:33Z
Responding to Muratov's letter, he described it as an "artful mix of fact and barefaced lies". Russian reporter 'not threatened' 2012-06-14T12:40:48Z
This is barefaced hypocrisy of the highest order. London bus staff drive on towards Olympic strike 2012-06-10T18:01:01Z
Obama's calculated gamble on gay marriageHillary Clinton, barefaced and bespectacled, is a refreshing image in politicsRon Paul campaign: Will his delegates influence Republican National Convention? Export-Import Bank reauthorized by House; Senate expected to act soon 2012-05-09T10:00:00Z
The contradictions, as recorded in the Bible, concerning Jehovah, are so barefaced, that it is impossible to reconcile them. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z
Never before, do we believe, since the advent of Christianity, did any king or conqueror profess such a barefaced contempt for the deepest feelings of a Christian soul—the freedom of his spiritual being! The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
I could not quarter my entire family upon her, it was too barefaced. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z
No nation will put up with production conducted by trusts, with so barefaced an exploitation of the community by a small band of dividend-mongers. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 2012-03-26T02:00:37.300Z
The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
How some of the priests, who are really learned and clever men, can lend themselves to such barefaced imposture as this miracle, it is difficult to conceive. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z
Deplorable are the times when open barefaced villany is protected and encouraged, when innocence is obnoxious, honesty contemptible, and it is reckoned criminal to espouse the cause of virtue. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z
That any should have tried to exclude cider from the list of intoxicating beverages seems barefaced indeed to those who have tasted that most potent of all spirits—frozen cider. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z
It is the most barefaced lie in the world, my Nero," said he, addressing his dog—"this boasted liberty of man! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z
Stow, in his “Annals,” records that the king’s body “was brought to St. Paul’s in an open coffin, barefaced, where he bled; thence he was carried to Blackfriars, and there bled.” Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z
The lawyer nearly shuddered at this cheerful, barefaced mention of his lordship's disreputable profession. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z
That "Weather Young Person" has been caught out in a piece of barefaced duplicity of which Mr. Punch would not have suspected her capable. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:22.100Z
Well, if that isn't downright barefaced—I don't know what it is! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 September 23, 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:21.910Z
From the early days of her marriage she had unfortunately had cause to suspect Lord Level of disloyalty to herself and of barefaced loyalty to another. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z
The Count, indeed, asserted in the most barefaced manner, that the recent attacks were made without his knowledge. L'Histoire Des Vaudois From Authentic Details of the Valdenses 2012-01-19T03:00:20.593Z
No one, of course, can stand against a barefaced swindle, like this thing.” Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z
Now, it had come to their knowledge that the Duke had failed to keep his word, and had tried to jockey them in the most barefaced way, by making a bid for the line. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
“It seems to me you’d better just start at the beginning, and tell me everything that has been going on behind my back in this barefaced fashion.” Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z
Maria Alexandrovna was struck dumb by this display of barefaced audacity. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z
But afterward there were found the mutual love-letters of the same fugitives, barefaced and immodest and preparatory to flight. The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z
He was a nice observer of womanly actions, and his farewell gesture seemed to say, "Although barefaced, you are respectable;" which, if he really meant it, was a great deal for him to allow. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z
And besides, she's not in the habit of telling barefaced lies. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z
The study's 25 female subjects, aged 20 to 50 and white, African-American and Hispanic, were photographed barefaced and in three looks that researchers called natural, professional and glamorous. Up the career ladder, lipstick in hand 2011-10-14T01:13:17Z
The proportion of male intruders is larger than that of female ones, simply because the latter, however barefaced, cannot entirely divest themselves of all modesty. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z
Impudent and barefaced as your assertion is, more treacherous and false than even the Jesuit Rodin as you are, I have not the least doubt but you will succeed. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z
It would be useless to enter into other details, when all are equally barefaced. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z
I am not yet old enough to be taken in by such barefaced manœuvring. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z
"What, sir! can you stand before me with such barefaced effrontery, and tell me such an unequivocal falsehood?" cried the lady. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z
These men are destitute of principle, they know how to pander to the frailties of human nature; most of them being gross flatterers, endeavour to impose on the parents in the most barefaced manner. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z
If you hadn’t come to me with that barefaced hoax, I should still be wearing a chain around my ankle. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z
I denounce him as a liar the most barefaced. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z
This week he played host to President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea, a barefaced dictator who has muzzled the press and ravaged a generation of young men. Human rights: The compass fails 2011-09-14T20:17:42Z
And the shrewd old diplomatist succeeded in looking as though the barefaced bait he was dangling was a piece of effrontery he only dared moot under stress of the emergency. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z
In 1911 came Italy’s barefaced raid on Turkey’s African dependency of Tripoli. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z
But he determined to be no longer the victim of such barefaced discrimination, and he accordingly began to enter for postage only a part of the total issue distributed through the mails. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z
"We—ll," said Henrietta with some hesitation, bending forward to look at her swinging feet, then looking up at Sally, "I—I went after him in such a barefaced manner, and you knew it." Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z
But as soon as the available supply begins to run short, then the most barefaced selfishness is the order of the day.  Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z
Maybe Stanton, himself, wouldn't stand for it if you'd put it that barefaced. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z
Either the consistent Radical, or the inconsistent Conservative Party, has 'ratted' in the most barefaced manner. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z
“Laughed, my dear, in the most barefaced way, and said that it was all nonsense.” One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z
She continued turning up to work barefaced for nearly another year. Would You Fire Staff for Not Wearing Makeup? 2011-07-06T12:30:00Z
Well—— There is one subject in the world upon which more barefaced lying goes on than upon any other half a dozen subjects put together: sport included. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z
Towards the end they had quite a gamesome little scuffle over the last marble but one, when the chaste Matilda archly attempted to cheat in the most barefaced and obvious manner. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z
"Even the French," he answered, "do not, I presume, permit barefaced theft." A Diplomatic Woman 2011-06-10T02:00:18.297Z
Height on height of barefaced cliffs offered their resistance in succession, each crowned with snow-covered ledges. Among the Canadian Alps 2011-05-30T02:00:16.600Z
"I would never have thought that your mother's daughter could sell herself in that barefaced way." Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z
"If it only hadn't all been on my account, old Henry," said Siebenk�s, "your humorous fury at that barefaced old sinner." 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
Makanda had been badly treated by his other sons, who, after the fashion in such cases, had begun to despoil him of his property in the most barefaced manner. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z
But these concessions would be such a barefaced violation of liberty, that they will probably be the last efforts of a despotic government. Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z
A new suit of clothes!—the barefaced villain! gone! no sign of them in my closet, or anywhere. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z
At Paris there were people who could not believe in such barefaced treachery on the part of the Left, and still adjured them. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z
And the maid flushed faintly to stand thus barefaced. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z
"It's a barefaced robbery, I have been forced into it," said Amos, in a rage. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z
"You needn't be so abusive, Eliza," said poor Grace, almost whimpering, "I'm sure I thought I was barefaced enough, this time, to please you." Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-04-06T02:00:04.340Z
Hence, among all the barefaced calumnies, which have been uttered against the Catholics, even her bitterest enemies, could never say that she was unjust to the poor. Two Addresses One to the Gentlemen of Whitby and the other, to the Protestant Clergy 2011-03-25T02:00:12.637Z
I was going to be barefaced enough to ask you to take Tony as well. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z
It really is too barefaced, is not it? Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z
Whether it is fitting thus, in this barefaced manner, to call the attention of society to a young girl's beauty. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z
He was so barefaced as to add ‘How much more sensible is Southwell, who after long wilfulness is now ready to conform, and wishes to treat with some man of learning.’ The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z
And yet, on the barefaced testimony, of these abandoned, and infamous wretches, the Catholic Noblemen and Gentlemen, were, with the exception of the Duke of York, expelled from their seats in Parliament. Two Addresses One to the Gentlemen of Whitby and the other, to the Protestant Clergy 2011-03-25T02:00:12.637Z
Any disabilities for opinions imply, by their very existence, barefaced tyranny on the side of the government, ignorant slavishness on the side of the governed.” The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z
Villainy, barefaced or subtle, permeated officialdom, but officialdom he must protect. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z
Do not deny it, you barefaced, artful impostor! Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z
The barefaced cheek of William Hague's insistence that there would be a "day of reckoning" for the Libyan regime if it committed crimes or atrocities took some beating. Intervention in Libya would poison the Arab revolution 2011-03-02T22:00:07Z
Even the barefaced monster on his raised daïs betrayed a feverish excitement: he would suddenly jump from his chair, and again recline, playing the while nervously with his fingers. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z
This one is barefaced, as at any other time he is far too liberal a man to condemn any one for being a mere stranger. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z
You will be horrified to discover on every page the most barefaced apology for violence, rapine, and crime. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z
But what, in the name of all that's barefaced, prevented your stopping me? The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z
Yet, on occasion he used them in such a barefaced manner as to puzzle the beginner in composition. Johann Sebastian Bach 2011-01-26T03:00:27.060Z
Inspector," he said, "I give this man in charge for a barefaced attempt at blackmailing me. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z
Such an impudent, barefaced plot to rob him of an invaluable man at this crisis in his affairs seemed impossible to credit. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z
The whole tableau is arranged with a barefaced resolution to draw your tears. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z
As democrats we protest most solemnly against such barefaced frauds, such palpable cupidity and covetousness, being termed anything but what they are. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z
I could not refuse him my admiration, for his barefaced explanation struck me as quite brilliant. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z
The book described in often mind-boggling detail the financial ineptitude, endemic corruption and barefaced greed that led to the collapse of the so-called Celtic Tiger economy. Enough is Enough: How to Build a New Republic by Fintan O'Toole ? review 2010-11-21T00:02:00Z
Cable – the public's current choice for chancellor, according to polls – also said the Tories were guilty of "barefaced cheek" in the ongoing row. Conservatives name 100 business leaders who oppose NIC rise 2010-04-11T18:54:00Z
The notion that the internet is full of barefaced liars remains a popular one. Brain food: the truth about internet profiles 2010-03-16T00:05:00Z
Do not let us talk any more about idol worship among the Fiji tribes or the people of "Darkest Africa," while we have in our midst such barefaced trickery under the veil of religion. The Story of Malta
About the end of the sixteenth century the deeds of violence of the noble landed proprietors were less barefaced and less frequent. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I.
Our social consciousness is too barefaced and open in its union of triviality and pathos. The Sources Of Religious Insight
Lying,—cold, barefaced lying, is one of Mr. Thorndyke's principal accomplishments. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir
"This is about the most barefaced, the most outrageously impudent—" He stopped, checked by the presence of the servant, which he had totally forgotten. Tony Butler
The barefaced effrontery of the fellow added fuel to the fire of his rival's anger. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle
Bribes, as lavish as they were barefaced, were offered to jurists for decisions confirming the view that marriage with a deceased brother’s widow was invalid in fact, and incapable of dispensation. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History
Thus, her novels, with their gospel of barefaced selfishness, are frequently offensive, but the atmosphere of "high society" has never been depicted with such masterly and many-colored vivacity as by Ida Hahn-Hahn. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10)
Are you not aware that no falsehood is too gross nor too barefaced not to meet credence if she be its object? Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier
During the whole time that she was at work she was uttering disjointed remarks to me, and at length proposed, in the most shameless and barefaced manner, that I should marry her daughter. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa
A most barefaced proposal further to load the bill by an instruction to insert clauses respecting bribery has been carried against us by a majority of 10; the numbers were 248 to 238. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3)
Murder, Robberies, and the most barefaced Perjuries, are every Day to be met with in our Streets; even Crimes that would shock Modesty but to mention are as common as Petty Larceny. Modest Remarks upon the Bishop of London's Letter Concerning the Late Earthquakes
He says the king’s body “was brought to St. Paul’s in an open coffin, barefaced, where he bled; thence he was carried to the Blackfriars, and there bled.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare
I think that the exhibitors of these relics should at least have made some arrangement amongst themselves the better to conceal their barefaced impostures. A Treatise on Relics
The hoary-headed mendicant told this barefaced falsehood with all the solemnity of truth, and confirmed it by emphatically calling on his Maker to witness his assertion. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment
Just at this moment, Julia's absurd shufflings, and equivocations, and barefaced changes from one asseveration to another fill her with wrath. Portia or By Passions Rocked
Now observe, Mademoiselle, it is proved to the most absolute certainty that Cardillac did not leave the house that night, consequently Olivier's assertion that he went with him is a barefaced falsehood. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II
But the barefaced fashion in which she hunts down that wretched young Ronayne," says Mrs. Fitzgerald, "is dreadful! Rossmoyne
I informed them of what had taken place, earnestly expressing my indignation at the conduct of the barefaced quack. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851
Never had he been met with such barefaced rebellion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865
"Well, you know, that little boy was making barefaced love to you." The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur
This man, the strong friend of Mr. Jefferson and confidential companion of his late warm defender, Tom Paine, is one of the most barefaced infidels that ever appeared in Christendom. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880.
I found nothing in him but a barefaced monk, although others looked for a prodigy. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli
A pair of sky-colored kid gloves next made their appearance: which, however, showed such barefaced marks of former service as rendered indispensable a ten minutes' rubbing with bread-crumbs. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1.
The one at Eynhofen he did not trust; not since that time long ago, when the priest had told him such barefaced lies about Greek. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19
It must be admitted that the diplomacy of the sixteenth century was sufficiently barefaced in its impostures. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2
It was too barefaced, he said to himself. Sir Tom
Then came two barefaced and masterful men who told him bluntly that the first duty of his high station was to abandon it. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales
This, if it takes place, will be one of the grossest and most barefaced jobs that ever were perpetrated; but I think it can never be. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III
The common impression that Socialism spells barefaced confiscation is too superficial to be seriously adduced as an argument against Socialism. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism
A cluster of new buildings—some of them yet unfinished—stared back at us and the mountain with the most barefaced aspect of cosmopolitanism. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science
Speug might have contested this barefaced attempt at exculpation, but Bulldog was himself again and gripped the reins of authority. Young Barbarians
Nothing more cruel, more barefaced, more unjust had ever been perpetrated. Is He Popenjoy?
Our incredulity upon the subject was laughed to scorn, but since then the Havana Lottery has been detected in a series of the most barefaced swindlings that can be imagined. Aztec Land
This is no place for either bickering or barefaced confidences. Nobody
He was smiling openly now––smiling with a barefaced enjoyment which the plump newspaper man had never before known him to exhibit. Once to Every Man
That’s the most flagrant, barefaced attempt to evade a law––Why, an idiot could see it! Rope
A distinguished wag about town says, the head coverings the ladies wear now-a-days, are barefaced false hoods. 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.
I'd go without office before I would have my father do things in that barefaced way. Rodney The Partisan
It makes me hot to have such barefaced swindling going on. They of the High Trails
So barefaced a contempt stung Hannibal to the quick; he, therefore, on the other side, put up to auction the shops of the goldsmiths round the Forum. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6)
Isn’t that the most barefaced thing you ever saw? Rope
"He has just made the most shameless and barefaced proposal, which amounts to a plot to wreck the ship and make off with the prince's property, which is supposed to amount to a great deal." Hurricane Island
Notwithstanding the agent's assurance, I felt naturally anxious at the barefaced transaction, which was coolly gone about. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge
This alludes to Sir **** Imprisonment and Disgrace in the Year —— Nay, so barefaced is the D—n in his Allegory, that he tells us, in his 12th Page, Norfolk was his Asylum. A Learned Dissertation on Dumpling (1726) [and] Pudding and Dumpling Burnt to Pot. Or a Compleat Key to the Dissertation on Dumpling (1727)
This opens a door to barefaced bribery and intimidation: some one will be fleeced. In the Tail of the Peacock
He beguiled me into an ascent of the solitary tower, from which you may look down on the big sallow river and glance at diminished Tarascon and the barefaced, bald-headed hills behind it. A Little Tour of France
How could he wilfully distort facts in this barefaced way? Juggernaut
The vigour and strength of the fiction requires exactly what Pope has done—the barefaced acceptance of Dulness as the imperial power. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845
The most shameless and barefaced advocates and apologizers for British injustice cannot produce any. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself.
"Heaven will it may be so!" replied the scholar, shaking his head somewhat doubtfully; "but the Greeks are most barefaced liars, Cret� mendaces, says the proverb." The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt
He knew by every instinct in his being that Lycon was telling a barefaced lie. A Victor of Salamis
"That at least is a lie, a barefaced attempt to injure her!" cried Roger, unable to bear any more. Juggernaut
It was at this moment that Jones was behaving with the most barefaced effrontery, as well as the utmost cruelty, towards the old man, and Maryanne's words cut her father to the very soul. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm
Nobody imagines for one moment that a man of my reputation could be taken in by a barefaced swindle of this character. Bones in London
It was a barefaced, open steal from the Indians. The Indian To-day The Past and Future of the First American
Then anger came—a hot, raging fury against the authors of this barefaced, impudent attempt at swindle. Shoe-Bar Stratton
It means that while we’re thousands of miles away they are trying to gull the public and get other ball players to jump their contracts by a barefaced lie like this. Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour
Nor did he boast of anything, indeed; his taste was too fastidious for self-assertion of the barefaced sort. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York
I asked, astounded at his barefaced pretence of ignorance. The Stretton Street Affair
This cheery opportunism was the Government's wobbling attempt at equilibrium between the barefaced desertion of our protected tribes and its avowed policy of non-intervention unless on the cheap. Pan-Islam
Brattle was a friend of Usher, and believed him innocent, yet was indignant that such barefaced partiality should be shown in judicial proceedings. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply
The names and addresses of the druggists were given in full, and when several of the men quoted conferred together they found that the most barefaced misrepresentation had been resorted to. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say
Household suffrage prevailed in a few boroughs, and here barefaced corruption was common. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837)
What is it, they ask, but barefaced crazy unreason, the negation of intelligibility and law? The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
A number of these recipes are barefaced quackeries; such as cures for consumption, cancer, rheumatism, and sundry other diseases; to make whiskers and mustaches grow—ah, boys, you can’t hurry up those things. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages
I don't suppose the barefaced scoundrel would dare come out into the open drive. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley
There never was such barefaced exploitation as was used on behalf of this proposition. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated
If I must waste all the days of my life, let it be in honest, barefaced idleness, like I’m a-doing of now, and not in pretending to work—playing at work, like you ladies here! Her Mother's Secret
"Yes, there was a trifle,—a hundred dollars," answered his unscrupulous confederate, who was certainly cheating Martin in the most barefaced manner. Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready
It is humiliating to reflect how long and how extensively such barefaced and monstrous humbugs as these have maintained unquestioned authority over almost the whole race of man. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages
The barefaced manner in which Borrow anonymously praised and advertised his own work fully justified the Editor’s action.  A Bibliography of the writings in Prose and Verse of George Henry Borrow
Mardonius gave orders for hasty pursuit, crying to a Greek ally, "There go your boasted Spartans, showing, by a barefaced flight, what they are really worth." Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
This open disregard of the sanctity of a pledged word, this barefaced indifference to the presence of him who stood to represent it, was positively indecent. The Manxman A Novel - 1895
His barefaced assertions of special divine command and guidance found credulous believers. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan
Thus Cathleen lost by barefaced robbery much of what she still possessed of flocks and herds, of scanty fruit and corn. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race
"I'm not a bit afraid—though I don't know whatever you'll think of me, Mr. Brent, asking advice from a stranger in this barefaced fashion!" In the Mayor's Parlour
And, surely, never did one of her profession accompany her dispositions, for the barefaced part she was engaged to play, with such a peculiar grace of sweetness, modesty and yielding coyness, as she did. Memoirs Of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749)
Believe me, gentlemen of the jury, this is simply the barefaced attempt to bleed and mulct a poor impecunious Indian. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.
So absorbed was I by individual upbraidings that Flora's barefaced fabrication of the search her young mistress and she had had for the runaway passed unrebuked by so much as a look. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood
There was a brief period of tension, during which there was a talk of various Powers resisting this barefaced aggression, but European statesmen thought that an easier course was open to them. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima
I had yet to be staggered and confounded by the most palpable and barefaced act of inconsistency that ever lunatic conceived and executed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844
This bungling, barefaced attempt to destroy the steamer touched Mayo's pride as deeply as it stirred his wrath. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916
The Yugoslav commander succeeded in sending by wireless a strong protest to Paris against this barefaced violation of the agreement. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2
This barefaced and iniquitous scheme for the dismemberment of Poland originated with Frederic the Great. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
As a proper Murnan boy, he was not eager to be introduced to the boss' barefaced wife, though she bribed him with a fat wedge of applecake. Blind Man's Lantern
The inconsistency of the reviler of things sacred, was becoming more barefaced and unpardonable. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844
The most barefaced piece of impudence even Sam Waring was ever guilty of—to me, at least, though I've no doubt he's done worse a dozen times. Waring's Peril
It did not strike either Marjory or Margaret, as perhaps it may the reader, that this speech presented a very curious medley of devotion, thankfulness, barefaced idolatry, and belief in dreams and lucky moments. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century
Notwithstanding this barefaced, swindling scheme, two thousand pounds were received one morning as a deposit. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
It was clear that Fred was being cheated in the most barefaced manner. The Telegraph Boy
No, you're right, I'm not shy, for to do that was a bit of the most barefaced cheek. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
Not that these imposters understand the observations which I have made on scrofula or cancer, their heads are too empty—their ignorance too profound—and their pretensions consequently too barefaced. Observations on the Causes, Symptoms, and Nature of Scrofula or King's Evil, Scurvy, and Cancer With Cases Illustrative of a Peculiar Mode of Treatment
This is a barefaced treachery to pipes, an abandonment of the strongest point in their case—the assured continuity of the conduit. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles
That those who have never been in the country were led away by this assertion I can easily imagine, but I must say that a more barefaced falsehood was never uttered. Diary in America, Series Two
He might insinuate, but a barefaced putting into words outraged his feelings. The Love Affairs of Pixie
"He is swindling you in the most barefaced manner." The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus
It is an encyclopædia of Sweden in the sixteenth century; and though filled with errors and barefaced exaggerations, is invaluable to any student of Swedish history. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa
Mr. Barter thought this inquiry altogether too barefaced, and responded, with a hectic flush of courage, 'Come, Steinberg, don't play the fool with a fellow. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray
Had that not been the case his perplexities might have found an easy solution, for more than one golden opportunity offered for bald, barefaced breach of trust. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book
They bore him barefaced on his bier Six proper youths and tall, And many a tear bedew'd his grave Within yon kirk-yard wall.' English Songs and Ballads
To swindle his own nephew in this barefaced manner! The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus
It was barefaced robbery, of course, but he had not the inclination to stick at trifles. The Grell Mystery
It was simply and solely a barefaced and most impudent abuse of authority, the responsibility for which rests upon no shoulders but his own. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion
They told me how barefaced, how shameless you were. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance
Nobody likes the avowal, acknowledging, as it does, a certain defect in discrimination, and a natural reluctance to own to having been the dupe of one of the most barefaced and vulgar rogues in Europe. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General
These imitations are so barefaced as to render them comparatively harmless. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators
These are very curious specimens of miscalculation which this barefaced Sultan seems to have fallen into. Black Ivory
There was a touch of McCoy senior in this barefaced attempt to divert attention from himself by criminating another. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers
The Irishman soon discovered that the Moor was a conceited coxcomb and a barefaced boaster, and ere long began to suspect that he was an arrant coward. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale
My mother, who was standing up behind, lifted up her eyes at my barefaced assertion. Percival Keene
Honestly! say it again, that heaven may register, and hell may chuckle at your barefaced, impudent assertion. Newton Forster The Merchant Service
The illustration shows the method of tenoning the three pieces to the top rail, barefaced tenons being employed. Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.
On hearing this they all shouted out as before, denouncing Señor Gab as a traitor, a spy, a barefaced hypocrite, and bestowing a good many other unsavoury epithets upon him. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela
Nothing, my lord, appears so dreadful to me, as the account I have of the barefaced impudence of your Jacobite congregations in London. Notes and Queries, Number 58, December 7, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
The bribery on that occasion was so broad, barefaced, and unblushingly carried on, as to excite disgust in all thoughtful men’s minds.  Recollections of Old Liverpool
Another comfort on this island is, that there are few shops, no temptation to part with one's pelf, and no beggars, barelegged or barefaced, to ask for it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866
At the joint marked A an edge barefaced dovetail is shown. Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.
Exaggerations the most barefaced were received throughout England. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry
Morris leant on his broom, surveyed the landscape o’er, and visibly reeled at the sight of such barefaced trespassing. Flaming June
You never saw such a disgraceful thing done in your life, really a most barefaced piece of cheating!” Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel
Was it really, really possible that she herself was to reign as Lady Bountiful, and see order replace disorder, beauty restored where ruin had walked barefaced? Pixie O'Shaughnessy
It would have seemed such a barefaced hint, and I detest hints. The Independence of Claire
We are “creatures of impulse:”—they, the most barefaced little dissimulators possible! She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History.
“I—I—I,” I stammered, not knowing what to reply to this, as I did not like to tell him a barefaced lie in cold blood offhand— “I’ve hurt my arm, sir.” Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy
She much disliked the barefaced proposal for the testimonial, and had told her brother as much more than once. The Master of the Shell
“If I were you,” said he, returning it, “I would frame this letter as a good specimen of a barefaced fraud.” Roger Ingleton, Minor
At this impudent and barefaced falsehood, the agent was tongue-tied, but he turned to Hank. The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries
Every one agrees that she cheats in the most barefaced manner whenever she gets an opportunity. Memories and Studies
The foregoing is one of the most barefaced and glaring misrepresentations that can possibly be made. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917
So far as we can judge from the materials at our disposal, it would seem that Painter obtained his money by a very barefaced procedure. The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1
The plaintiff was so enraged at this barefaced scheme to bar his just claim, Johnny's bail sureties being found equally unsubstantial, that he resolved to arrest Johnny's person. Stories of Comedy
Did one ever meet with such barefaced ingratitude? Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
This barefaced denial that the German Government knew what would be in the Austrian ultimatum, or had anything to do with the framing of it, was a palpable falsehood. Fighting For Peace
God knows there is misery enough in this great city, but how to tell it from barefaced imposture, is perplexing and harassing to a charitably disposed person.  Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City
Such arguing would sound absurdly subtle aimed against the uncloaked, barefaced tyranny of the street-car conductor, but the tyranny of the man with the lawn-mower is itself subtle, masked, and requires subtlety to unmask it. The Amateur Garden
The barefaced appropriation of his car by an unknown young woman almost took Lord Chilminster's breath away. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers
If he seize a great number, is not this expedient force, open and barefaced? The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell
She aimed an egg at the breast of her sex, and, with a barefaced grin, she saw it strike and burst. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times
"My dear," deliberately observed long, lanky Mr. Spottiswoode, "would it not be rather barefaced to have Bourhope and Corrie here together?" Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes
He wrote letters containing the barefaced lie that he intended to attack New York when he intended to attack Cornwallis. Stand By The Union
True, it was the merest trifle in the world; but the fellow who wanted to exact it was the model of an ugly, impudent, and barefaced rogue, and therefore I resolved not to pay him. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852
To her horror, Alexander, wholly untouched by the poetry of the occasion, and unawed by its hazards, dared to execute a succession of most barefaced and disagreeable winks right at Priscilla's eyes. Melbourne House
"No; you didn't," said the boy, angered at this barefaced attempt to place him in a false position. Ralph Granger's Fortunes
"Certainly, sir; most barefaced!" creaked Mr. Gwynn, giving the mandarin bow. The President A novel
I have seldom seen so barefaced an exhibition of selfishness. A Crooked Path A Novel
This is neither more nor less than a plain, barefaced cheat. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12)
"The most barefaced hint I ever heard in my life," said Lawrence. Enter Bridget
Your Lordships will not be at a loss to account for this strange and barefaced inconsistency. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12)
On a few occasions a religious pretext was actually seized upon by one or two caudillos, who in the most barefaced fashion endeavoured to make this cloak serve their ends. South America
She was constantly taken in by barefaced impostors, yet at times, and in an accidental way, hit on wonderfully accurate estimates of persons whom the general public credited with widely different qualities. A Crooked Path A Novel
The brothers were furious at that, and said that hitherto people had taken care not to show them in so barefaced a manner such open enmity. Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic
It's only poison, Sir, deadly, barefaced poison!' he began sardonically, with a grin, and ended with a black glare and a knock on the table, like an auctioneer's 'gone!' The House by the Church-Yard
"I see by the paper," he remarked, "that the' was a man died in Pheladelphy one day last week," which piece of barefaced irrelevancy elicited no notice from Mrs. Bixbee. David Harum A Story of American Life
They have refrained from interference in the thousand jealousies and caste regulations with which the East Indies were, and are, honeycombed, becoming active only when oppression became barefaced. South America
The reader may well smile at this barefaced and ingenuous lie. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855
Surely," said his reverence to one Hannohan, whose eight horses were seized, and who had used some violence in defending his property, "surely the law will not sanction such barefaced plunder. The Cross and the Shamrock Or, How To Defend The Faith. An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptations, Sufferings, Trials, And Triumphs Of The Children Of St. Patrick In The Great Republic Of Washington. A Book For The Entertainment And Special Instructions Of The Catholic Male And Female Servants Of The United States.
Such barefaced curiosity is revolting; I hate it. Woman's Endurance
They could hold up, in ridicule or warning, profuse illustrations of exorbitant spiritual pride, blind credulity, infatuated self-deceit, barefaced imposture. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century
The particular case has been selected where the insult to the United States has been the most barefaced, the most deliberately intentional, and the proof the most complete. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3
And with this barefaced—statement on her lips and conscience, where it rested with equal lightness, that exemplary lady quitted the room. The Deserter
No matter for my arms, I'll go barefaced, And seize the first bold rebel that I meet. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07
This was rather barefaced kindness,—for whose rheumatism was ever the worse for another hour's fishing? Fishing with a Worm
It was a little barefaced, but I admit that I was amused by it, and not at all unwilling to measure swords with her. The Passenger from Calais
Kit Carson's patience was exhausted in listening to the barefaced falsehoods which the man was uttering; so, with some excuse, he left the party. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself
Whatever wickedness the South has been guilty of was at least barefaced and bold. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862
But the struggle for Slavemonger Independence is necessarily and plainly a struggle for Slavery, and is degraded throughout by the unutterable vileness of all its barefaced pretensions. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863
This custom is about being revived by a modern, who wants, in rather a barefaced manner, to palm himself upon us as a patriarch. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three
In delineating and drawing to life the representation of my assailant, aggressor, and barefaced calumniator. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three
"Yes, of public opinion, I grant you; but surely you cannot pretend, father, that such gross and barefaced flattery as that can be termed public opinion?" The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two
I mane," he replied, "that there's not such a crew of barefaced liars on the airth as you English travellers, as they call you. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
But so barefaced p 180a violation of faith to an individual before the eyes of the world would no longer be tolerated, not even in the name of the Lord. The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London
I might go on to give a score of examples showing how innocent rate-payers are fleeced by barefaced robbers, but the catalogue would be only wearisome. Side Lights
I shall have ten good years—ten years of barefaced pleasure. Grey Roses
What with calling on her in private and paying her the most barefaced compliments in public, he had made her the talk of the county. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson)
Oh, no; they would not go off together—that would be too open and barefaced. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
Was a more barefaced, palpable, glaring and malicious falsehood ever fabricated? A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on Slavery
Luckily for the continuance of the Papacy, the tide of counter-reformation which set in after the sack of Rome and the great Northern Schism, put a stop to nepotism in its most barefaced form. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots
The renegade son served the renegade and ungrateful mother ill when he advised her to write what is a barefaced recantation of her former statements. The Tragedy of St. Helena
The proceeding made Howat Penny extremely uncomfortable; it was—was barefaced. The Three Black Pennys A Novel
And yet the fresco is not a barefaced copy. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series
To what meanness will not these Tories stoop, for the furtherance of their barefaced schemes of oppression and pillage! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 28, 1841
But otherwise if he saw her barefaced before him; for eyesight is destructive to mind-sight if it precede it. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay
There was a barefaced imposture by a young and pretty show-woman who insisted that two marmots in her lap were the offspring of a girl. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People
His political methods degenerated into mere barefaced lying, softened by no graces, illumined by no clever intuition of where to draw the line. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477
To get rid of the inward desire is the essential thing, and to mimic the real thing without it is barefaced hypocrisy and useless slavery. Five Years of Theosophy
Such barefaced falsehood did not, for a moment, deceive Kit Carson. Christopher Carson
I know but two men who I believe would have been guilty of such barefaced and brazen falsehoods. Gordon Keith
Whistler vigorously controverted this version as a "barefaced falsehood." Whistler Stories
Of all the swindles, of all the barefaced swindles!... The Great Adventure
To get rid of the inward desire is the essential thing, and to mimic the real thing without it is barefaced hypocrisy and useless slavery. Five Years of Theosophy
The provisions that follow are somewhat curious, and rank among the most barefaced instances of a class legislating, not only for its own interest, but its own enjoyment. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 418 Volume 17, New Series, January 3, 1852
You all know it when you see it; it is barefaced and shameless; it reeks with the mire of falsity and is foul with the slime of the pit infernal. The Jericho Road
"You have lost it by the way," said he, "and pray what is that which jingles in your pocket, barefaced liar that you are?" The Daughter of the Commandant
This I knew to be a barefaced lie. Across China on Foot
Where the concealment of a vice is less pernicious than the barefaced publication of it would be, no additional delinquency is incurred in the secrecy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863
To her horror, Alexander, wholly untouched by the poetry of the occasion and unawed by its hazards, dared to execute a succession of most barefaced and disagreeable winks right at Priscilla's eyes. Melbourne House, Volume 2
Honestly! say it again, that Heaven may register, and hell may chuckle at your barefaced, impudent assertion. Newton Forster
"You are a bold, barefaced rascal," he said to me, frowning. The Daughter of the Commandant
Otherwise there was no knowing what might not have been the disastrous consequences of Helen's barefaced robbery and of her unscrupulous, unrepentant defence of that robbery. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.)
He then set upon reflecting in what manner he could make good his promise; and not being able to hit upon any expedient, his passion suggested to him an inconsiderate and barefaced alternative. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
I was exceedingly angry at this barefaced fraud, and at the loss of time it would occasion me, and offered all the opposition I could.  A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
Not only barefaced, impudent, immorality of all kinds, but often professed infidelity and atheism. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V.
The wish to punish the barefaced liar took more entire possession of me, and I awaited impatiently a favourable moment. The Daughter of the Commandant
The false windows, repeated pillars, and barefaced aiming at effect, that mark the insincerity of the barocco style, are found here almost for the first time. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts
"Indeed I hardly think she is worth keeping after this barefaced desertion." The Rome Express
He was, with rare exceptions, merciful to the vanquished; and while so many of his brother marshals dishonoured themselves by the most barefaced rapine and extortion, he lived and died poor. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 405, December 19, 1829
But even Abdul Ali, with a pouch of paper money in his hand, was not quite so barefaced as to bribe the Ichwan publicly. Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
Not content, however, with writing trash, they do not scruple to deceive the public in the most barefaced way by deliberate falsehood. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada
They will laugh at so barefaced a cheat. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are
“But can you submit quietly to such a barefaced contradiction?” Phaethon
My pride rose against this barefaced way of pointing out the contrast my married life was to present to my then dependent and inferior position. Little Dorrit
The characters are barefaced plagiarisms from the book of Genesis! Dreams
I know of nothing more abominable in history than the adulation that was lavished on this King, and the vice and corruption that such a barefaced habit of lying produced in his court.  A Child's History of England
Two hundred thousand readers then would hear this accusation against him; two hundred thousand hearts would swell with indignation at the griping injustice, the barefaced robbery of the warden of Barchester Hospital! The Warden
I admit the deals were rather barefaced, but, as I said before, I had to do something. Joe the Hotel Boy
But Kostolo, `` barefaced enough for anything,'' had openly declared the nature of his relations with her. She Stands Accused
"Lucy, my love," he said, raising her and leading her towards Ravenswood, "lay aside your mask, and let us express our gratitude to the Master openly and barefaced." The Bride of Lammermoor
To me it was the most barefaced, shameless piece of imposture that I had ever witnessed. The Parasite
Miss Ophelia was so indignant at the barefaced lie, that she caught the child and shook her. Uncle Tom's Cabin
I could be robbed by indirection, but this was too open and barefaced to be endured. My Bondage and My Freedom
Such barefaced plunder could not be endured, and Colbert was the last man to endure it. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12
It ought not to be thought strange that I was deceived by Glibly, barefaced as his cunning would have appeared to a man more versed in the arts which over-reaching selfishness daily puts in practice. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
Ever since Lord Loudwater had bidden him inform Helena of his intention of halving her allowance he had been bitterly angered by this barefaced attempt to rob her and consequently her future husband. The Loudwater Mystery
In the latter periods of the republic women had the principal share in public plots and private assassinations, and practised the worst of sins with the most barefaced audacity. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II
Upon their knowledge and their fear of this, undoubtedly Calendar was reckoning: witness the barefaced effrontery with which he operated against them. The Black Bag
She has caught him!" she said to herself; "barefaced little flirt! Sir George Tressady — Volume I
However, as it was not his intention to profit by so bald and barefaced a quirk, he only laughed; and exclaimed—'How much the young gentleman is his own master! The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
"Take her along," dowager lady Chia laughed, "and give her to Lien-Erh to attach to his apartments; and we'll see whether that barefaced father-in-law of yours will still wish to have her or not." Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books
Had he thought her some barefaced impostor, she wondered? The Lovels of Arden
Ay, the counterpart and compeer of Edward St. Ives, and the tool of the most barefaced of cheats, as well as his familiar!—Well! Anna St. Ives
The barefaced acts of injustice and shameless briberies daily occurring in the Mehkames, or halls of justice, would seem almost incredible to an European, and especially an Englishman. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred
That, in particular, most barefaced unfounded impudent assertion, that Mr. Rogers is indebted for his story to Loch Lomond, a poem by Bruce! The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820
Mrs. Skene took it up and said, "This is really too barefaced." The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2
"It was the most barefaced job I ever saw," declared another; "it's even betting the stable gets ruled off." Thoroughbreds
She had always loathed that little house with its barefaced poverties and uglinesses, and it had been a great relief to her to have it stand vacant in past years. Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings
One of the most barefaced swindles ever practiced in New York has now almost gone out of existence. The Secrets of the Great City
From that fatal hour, swindling, the most barefaced swindling, has become legalized! Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1
Disgusted as the British commander was at this barefaced dishonesty, he was not in a position to quarrel with the Portuguese. With Moore at Corunna
Virtue, indeed, may barefaced take the field; But vice is virtue when 'tis well conceal'd. Poetical Works
And then it transpired that the mine had been "salted"—and not in any hackneyed way, either, but in a singularly bold, barefaced and peculiarly original and outrageous fashion. Roughing It, Part 5.
Gutch and Mills vied with each other which could be most scurrilous, and which could tell the greatest number of the most unprincipled and barefaced falsehoods. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3
Mr. Stevens felt indignant at this barefaced act of partiality and gross injustice, and would not be come a party to it. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1
This was such a premeditated, barefaced insult, that they could not submit to it. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2
"Of all the barefaced, bald-headed steals!" he said. The Sign at Six
"Hypocrisy mustn't be too barefaced," he resumed, when again his torture abated. Mary Marston
Worse than that, he was barefaced enough to consider poor the works of men who thought his good. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House
The hurried and too barefaced coarseness of these thrusts was obviously premeditated. The Possessed (The Devils)
But the fact is, that all these vermin know that they were propagating the most barefaced and wanton falsehoods against me. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2
They used to extort money from him with barefaced lies, and laughed at him behind his back. Jean-Christophe, Volume I
There could be no reason but a bad reason for that barefaced attempt to entrap him into a reconciliation. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time
"I feel that I'm imposing on Miss Lovell's good-nature in the most barefaced fashion," she said apologetically. The Vision of Desire
These were written in a picturesque style and with such a wealth of detail that, though barefaced inventions for the most part, they passed for veracious chronicles. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived
Perhaps, and no doubt, it will be said by some, that I am an unfeeling, barefaced offender, thus publicly to blazon forth my own errors. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2
The reversion to their previous topic was so abrupt and barefaced that the lover stared for a moment, then tried not to appear confused. The Law-Breakers and Other Stories
Again the Captain found an opportunity of paying barefaced compliments to Ragnhild: "… with a figure like yours," he said. Wanderers
Oppression and venality assert themselves there with barefaced impudence. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885)
Spenser's "Faërie Queene" numbers St. George and King Arthur among its heroes; but its scene is laid in Faërie Lande, if it be laid anywhere, and it is a barefaced moral allegory throughout. Confessions and Criticisms
The messenger was in great tribulation, and made several barefaced attempts to stow himself away under the stem sheets. Tom Cringle's Log
Thou counsel'st right; but 'tis no easy task For barefaced grief to wear a mask of joy. Scarborough and the Critic
Usually the needy novelist's dedications were made up of servile adulation and barefaced begging. The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood
The charge was a tissue of the most barefaced lies, but I had to ride fifty-four miles in the burning sun, ford several rivers, and undergo much fatigue and discomfort. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter
Thus he delicately described the system of barefaced robbery which he practised on the traders who passed southwards to India through Chiltistan. The Broken Road
Nature made man barefaced, and civil custom has preserved him so; but he that's impudent does wear a vizard more ugly and deformed than highway thieves disguise themselves with. Character Writings of the 17th Century
Rousseau further says that a whole people can never become corrupted,--a most barefaced assertion. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam
To accept apology for them and not for his honour would surely be too barefaced! The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark A Study with the Text of the Folio of 1623
They then pay you the most barefaced compliments, and make the startling assertion that you are their father and mother; upon which you reply that all you have is at their disposal. With Kelly to Chitral
Some day a last insult, a particularly barefaced robbery, or an intolerable oppression, will awake them. Hyacinth
Men and women bathing together in that barefaced manner; and … I do believe there's that forward Miss Dimplechin actually taking hold of Captain Smith's hand, and he a married man too! Twixt France and Spain
Can your intellect be deluded by such barefaced sophistries?  Yeast: a Problem
It's barefaced robbery, and though the peasant may kill himself with labor, he will soon be left without even water to drink. Fruitfulness
Their bashful silence gave consent to the barefaced proposition. Dracula's Guest
The Government at last resorted to the most barefaced brutality. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17
Hum! ay! indulged? a mere mask for treason, very impolitically allowed to those who are too great cowards to wear their principles barefaced.— Old Mortality, Volume 1.
The look of mingled indignation and scorn upon Roland's face was simply beyond description when he heard this barefaced and monstrous request. The Four Canadian Highwaymen or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp
Lauderdale did all he could to push forward a settlement of the terms of Indemnity; Middleton and his adherents delayed it, and endeavoured to compound with delinquents in a spirit of barefaced huckstering. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02
The rest is one continued shuffle to avoid coming upon the ground; and upon the whole, though too barefaced, yet really not without ingenuity. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2
Such barefaced assumptions as the preceding usually do little damage except to the one who makes them. Practical Argumentation
"And such I call barefaced and downright wantonness and waste," interrupted his sturdy disputant. The Prairie
Sorrow," said the captain, "how can you tell such a barefaced falsehood. Nature and Human Nature
Do we not all know that often the most barefaced robberies take place within the limits of the law? Opening a Chestnut Burr
As might have been expected, one of the critics of the day fell foul of him for this barefaced plagiarism. Autobiography of Anthony Trollope
"Christian," said the Duke, "thou art the most barefaced villain who ever breathed." Peveril of the Peak
She had her faults, no doubt, and she knew that the world was bad, but she had never dreamt of such barefaced and utterly monstrous cynicism as Sabina's. The Heart of Rome
The missioners insist upon their privilege of travelling free of expense, and make a barefaced use of the corvée. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2
Indeed, so barefaced and shameless were their pretensions in some instances, that even their better-informed brethren were ashamed of their folly, and their own archbishop publicly rebuked their dishonesty, cupidity and chicanery. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal
Such a barefaced, impudent, obvious lie, that there was no possibility of covering it up, and the whole country talked of it. Winding Paths
You enumerate the sorrows of the rich, and show the vanity of his empty pleasures; what barefaced sophistry! Emile
At staring and saying nothing a barefaced man, unspectacled, starts scratch. The Invisible Man
The secrecy in which the whole affair was veiled seemed terribly artificial; it was impossible that such a barefaced conspiracy to suppress the truth could long remain undiscovered. The Auction Block
The judge has seen and read these barefaced insinuations against his son and has not turned this whole town topsy-turvy! Dark Hollow
They are forced to cry up their parts, for it would be too barefaced to commend their honesty. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
Because, because this marriage cannot be any thing else but a barefaced speculation. The Clique of Gold
He was a modest young man, and these barefaced confessions made him wince. The Secret Passage
He knew that so long as he did not openly flout foreign opinion by indulging in barefaced assassinations, he would be supported owing to the international reputation he had established in 1900. The Fight for the Republic in China
It said, 'The explanation of a pupil in your charge, Mr. Catman, being sent barefaced into the town—a scholar of mine-for sage and onions...' The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete
It said, 'The explanation of a pupil in your charge, Mr. Catman, being sent barefaced into the town—a scholar of mine-for sage and onions . The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 1
Scoundrels!" he muttered to himself; and then turning to me, "They rob us in this barefaced manner, and we dare not resist or complain, for fear of the trouble they can put us to. Roughing It in the Bush
I could forgive you anything but such a barefaced falsehood, when you know it was your own intolerable carelessness that was the only cause of the accident!' Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1
It appeared to show such barefaced worldliness and selfishness, that he shrank from the most insinuating speeches and the most flattering attentions. Mr. Hogarth's Will
It suits you, then, to be a boor, a barefaced—" "Peace, Eugene!" interrupted Olympia, in Italian; "peace, or you will cause me some detention that may imperil my life. Prince Eugene and His Times
"Do you really dare deny your past in so barefaced a manner?" cried Napoleon, still holding his fist so close to Talleyrand's cheek that he almost felt it. Napoleon and Blucher
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