| 单词 | rhodomontade |
| 例句 | There again, that is all rhodomontade," cried Charlotte, "talking on, without reflection, which is very surprising in a woman of your sound sense. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z He believed no part of the rhodomontade but that which declared their inability to discharge the bill, and he talked loudly, in his turn, of putting them into the hands of the police. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z The Spaniard, appearing first upon the stage, began to utter a thousand invectives against France, mingled with much ribald rhodomontade, and Montbars became excited, and could not contain his impatience. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Mr. Kirkbride and Polly went to hear a David Jones preach a rhodomontade sermon about the Devil, Mary Magdalen, and against deists, etc. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z On the stage the end, I fancy, would be profoundly moving, and the fight exciting to a degree, though there is no obvious rhodomontade about it. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z These men believed Chanot, and preferred his self-abnegation to the rhodomontades of Barr�s, who repeatedly declared that he, and he alone, would lead them to victory. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Cathleen listened to this rhodomontade in some alarm; she fancied she detected certain suspicious glances between the father and son, and began to feel an indescribable dread of her company. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z The correct and excellent Woodhouse, scandalized though he somewhat was by what he calls his friend’s ‘rhodomontade,’ declares that they had a delightful time together. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z This resolution changed the courage of the Spaniards, and softened their rhodomontades. Narrative of a Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico In the Years 1599-1602 2011-05-30T02:00:21.633Z The men of order, twice chastised, continued migrating to Versailles, which they stocked with a new store of rancour and rhodomontades. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z My dear Haydon—Upon my Soul I never felt your going out of the room at all—and believe me I never rhodomontade anywhere but in your Company—my general Life in Society is silence. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z The minister listened to these words with a smile of incredulity, as if he were listening to the rhodomontades of goslings who assume the air of accomplished rou�s. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z William was adverse to his suit on many grounds; but the rhodomontade of this address, and the attempt to bribe him by a display of ill-gotten wealth, roused him beyond his natural bearing. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 I don't believe all that rhodomontade about another world,” said he gruffly; “the republic settled that question.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. I don't believe all that rhodomontade about another world,' said he gruffly; 'the Republic settled that question.' Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune About his ears the hypnotic bursts of Disraelian rhodomontade thundered compellingly. The Ego Machine Perhaps this was the explanation of the rhodomontade about the batteries in El Cuartel Real. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) These rhodomontades of Morrison had grains of plausible truth as nuclei. The Blue Goose Her brother, Laertes, is a character we do not like so well: he is too hot and choleric, and somewhat rhodomontade. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature I think it does not signify mere lies, but bouncing lies, or rhodomontades. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 We are not forgetful of the fact that Mrs. Hemans, who wrote some creditable verse, and the placid Wordsworth, discussed this ode, and agreed that it was little else than the rhodomontade of a schoolboy. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series The whole thing was, most probably, nothing but a bit of rhodomontade on Chevrial's part. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue But coldly recited now, I admit the rhodomontade to be exceedingly tiresome. The Message It was "the height of rhodomontade," an offer, quite an inconceivable offer—Mr. George came to ask the hand of Emily in marriage! Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen In a word, no two men were ever more different than Jemmy Whiteley in the rhodomontade of the morning and Mr. James Whiteley at his own hospitable, respectable board. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 The romance of her life had become to her a rhodomontade of which she was ashamed. The Vicar of Bullhampton Eve, who was only too glad that poor Joan's ignorance prevented her reading the exaggerated rhodomontade of penitence and despair with which the paper was filled, ignored the first question. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Were it not for the gravity of the situation, Gaspar’s young companions would be greatly amused at his quaint rhodomontade. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco There is no rhetoric in it, no rhodomontade. Personality in Literature Was there ever a literature in Irish or merely a collection of ridiculous rhodomontade? Irish Books and Irish People Involved, obscure, inflated as Chapman's phrasing not infrequently is, it is not mere rhodomontade, sound, and fury, signifying nothing. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois This is the most unaccountable rhodomontade that I ever uttered. Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica Perhaps ignorance and thoughtlessness were never more decidedly manifested than in Brougham's late rhodomontade on the failure of Democracy in this country. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Not Lord Brompton, with all his rhodomontade—the King liked to call it rhodomontade; it soothed a certain uneasy feeling he had had at times about his own part in the affair. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow There is almost none of that rhodomontade which pervades the other romances, except as to "Sidonia" and the supremacy of the Hebrew race—a topic on which Benjamin himself was hardly sane. Studies in Early Victorian Literature Others reported 'twas the ghost of old Philip Nutter, who rose through the floor, and talked I know not what awful rhodomontade. The House by the Church-Yard What had all this rhodomontade to do with her? Bella Donna A Novel All his Irish rhodomontade went straight out of my head, and I ran to him. Melchior's Dream and Other Tales All the absurd rhodomontade of his strange Memoirs notwithstanding, there are gleams of rare beauty in the story of his passion, which raise him to the level of the great lovers. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened But, above all, the rhodomontade of simulated passion that he heard in the theatre, and the extravagance of action necessary for stage effect, would of themselves have tended to render him sceptical and callous. Prince Fortunatus On hearing this rhodomontade, Amelia's mother burst into tears, for she thought the poor child was still raving with fever. The Brownies and Other Tales Accordingly, in the panegyric of cold spirits, Washington disappears in a cloud of commonplaces; in the rhodomontade of boiling patriots, he expires in the agonies of rant. Washington's Birthday Therefore the rhodomontade of G L and S A, or great literary and scientific attainments, was equal to the braying of an A s s. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 16, 1841 His Memoirs are good reading for those with a touch of the fantastic in themselves; but the average literary critic will dub them rhodomontade. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened It was just the kind of speech which was wanted at a moment when the general air is rent with the rhodomontade and tomfoolery of Ulster. Sketches in the House (1893) The rhodomontade of Tamburlaine and the piled-up horror of The Jew are replaced by a mature self-restraint, and in the whole workmanship he approaches more nearly to Shakespeare than any one else has ever done. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Their conversation was interspersed with oaths like minute-guns, and every bombastic rhodomontade was rounded off by a thundering execration, like a patriotic toast honored with a discharge of artillery. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Osmanli journalists themselves treated one to rhodomontades punctuated with restless gesticulation, which revived memories of Athenian cafés in war-time. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey I heard him preach one of his earliest sermons, and I have hardly ever heard such boyish rhodomontade. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 There is a certain kind of cad who is much given to boastful rhodomontade concerning his conquests. The Red Thumb Mark Neither is this a mere rhodomontade, if it be true, that the number was four hundred. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans He addressed himself directly to his guest with a torrent of rhodomontade; and the young man, reduced to helpless silence and shy, nodded his head at intervals to show that he took an intelligent interest. Of Human Bondage Gerald, jealous for the honor of home, was magnificent in his descriptions, and unconscious that he was talking rhodomontade. The Two Guardians or, Home in This World "Essper, cease immediately this rhodomontade, and then in distinct terms inform his Highness and myself of the causes of this unparalleled intrusion." Vivian Grey He laughted at the Count's rhodomontade, acknowledged himself obliged to me, and allowed that at that time my fears were not wholly causeless. Anna St. Ives I didn't come here to listen to rhodomontade of this kind, or to bandy words with you. Charlotte's Inheritance Ida was supremely patient with him, sometimes soothing him, sometimes arguing with him; yet hardly knowing how much of his talk arose from real gloom of mind, or how much was sheer rhodomontade. The Golden Calf So none of your rhodomontades, young gentleman, in my presence; but step into this closet, if you please; and, I advise you, bring your mind into a becoming temperament, whilst I go to dinner. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 They badgered him, but they let him harangue them, and applauded his rhodomontades. In the Arena Stories of Political Life The accounts of this transaction have something in them bordering on the ludicrous, and give it the air of absurd rhodomontade. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) It was all about a Sliding Scale of Taxation, Profit-Sharing for Workers, the necessity for a Labour majority in Parliament, etc., etc., all the usual Socialist rhodomontade. Three Dramas What rhodomontade and pedantry is this talk about the shape of a window? The Path to Rome All that which Mitford tells you of H.'s book is rhodomontade, only H. has written unguardedly about me, and nothing makes a man more foolish than his own foolish panegyric. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 His reports were without rhodomontade or exaggeration, and his tone uniformly modest, composed, and uninflated. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee The new governor introduces himself with a burst of rhodomontade. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV The public taste in fiction was not fastidious, and could swallow long-winded discussions and sentimental rhodomontade with an appetite that now seems almost incredible. Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century Bristol craved to be heard by the House in his own defence; and addressed them in that tone of theatrical vanity and rhodomontade in which he was apt to indulge. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 "What the deuce are you about, Chapeau, with all this rhodomontade? didn't I tell you that she would go with me." La Vendée And the major replied with his customary rhodomontade. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter He got to think that she was really a genius in a way, and saw merit even in the verbiage and rhodomontade of her books. The Life of Sir Richard Burton It was Mary, and he blushed at perceiving that she must have heard all his rhodomontade. Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 This rhodomontade, delivered with a stern countenance and resolute tone, had the desired effect upon my antagonist, who, with some confusion, sneaked off, and gave his friend an account of his reception. The Adventures of Roderick Random Some rhodomontade of mine about not letting her marry had cast anchor in her dear little ridiculous heart, and it is well I turned up before she had quite dissolved herself away.' The Trial And in the character of his invitation he played upon the nature of malformed, ambitious Charles, whose brain was stuffed with romance and chivalric rhodomontades. The Life of Cesare Borgia Not a glimpse can you get of the merits or defects of the performers: they are hidden in a profusion of barbarous epithets and wilful rhodomontade. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners Had his mind not been so much occupied, this rhodomontade on Gaston's part would have amused Andre very much, but now he asked himself what would be the quickest way to escape from him. The Champdoce Mystery His plans were castles in the air: his talk was rhodomontade. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 How different were these young things, with their rhodomontade and exuberant animation and spirits, from him in whom all the sparkle and aspiration of life seemed extinguished! The Trial The former danced about the deck like a madman, uttering the most extravagant rhodomontades, intermingled with howls and imprecations, while the latter burst into tears, and continued for many minutes weeping like a child. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 3 Giardini, indeed, convinced that the Count had been talking mere rhodomontade, nudged him with a laugh in his sleeve, as at a good joke in which he flattered himself that he was a partner. Gambara It is no rhodomontade, this time, but a sad fact and necessity; unless we do at our posts, we must verily die! The French Revolution |
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