| 单词 | servility |
| 例句 | A complex man—as those caught between eras often are—Spaulding removed the grinning mask of servility, but could never quite put it aside. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The man's servility disgusted him, and so did his cheese-white hands with their dirty nails, and the stained teeth he revealed in his constant grin. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In fact, he enjoyed the worm’s-eye view that servility offered to him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I almost wished he had resisted more, caused me some trouble—I didn’t enjoy his servility. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Although Nabokov was the scion of a Russian noble family, he detested the class-bound servility ubiquitous in the land of his birth. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I could no longer pretend, fawn or wear the mask of servility, without my true self violently rebelling. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And wasn't that old slave a scientist—or at least called one, recognized as one—even when he stood with hat in hand, bowing and scraping in senile and obscene servility? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The monarchy "inculcates unthinking credulity and servility" and is "the gilded peg from which our unlovely system of social distinction and hierarchy depends," he says. Ebooks roundup: Fifty Shades, fashion for dystopias and a Jubilee read 2012-05-31T14:01:46Z These characters embody different ways of being black men in a white world — polite servility in T.T.’s case and combustible in Honey’s. Review: A Housekeeper Claims Center Stage in ‘Member of the Wedding’ 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z This formal world on the edge of transition is the perfect context for Helena, a warring mix of servility and spunkiness, whom George Bernard Shaw saw as a precursor to Ibsen’s New Woman. | 'All?s Well That Ends Well' : Flawed Man Draws a Good Woman 2011-06-26T22:27:12Z And the service was characterized by too much ritual servility for my liking. India, Through a Birder?s Eyes 2011-01-14T20:30:41Z Cecil, whose job involves a lot of performance, is a fiercely disciplined actor, and the same can be said of Mr. Whitaker, who demonstrates how gracefully his character walks the line between dignity and servility. Movie Review: ‘Lee Daniels’ The Butler’ Stars Forest Whitaker 2013-08-15T16:52:46Z In Shakespeare, being influenced is linked to a kind of irrational servility. A History of the Influencer, from Shakespeare to Instagram 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z He also confers Minty to the counsel of the preacher, whose public exhortations to meek servility mask his daring activities. The Stunning Achievement of Kasi Lemmons’s “Harriet” 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z During their psychological tango, the line dissolves between their real selves and the roles they are reading, as the actress’s dominant personality eases the director into bondage and servility. Critic’s Notebook: The Tribeca Film Festival Begins Its 13th Season 2014-04-15T16:18:57Z Gone, too, is the public debauchery Mouhot depicted: “Almost every vice seemed prevalent at Komput — pride, insolence, cheating, cowardice, servility, excessive idleness.” In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z He has a somewhat straighter path of transformation to follow, from servility to insurrection, though it’s a switchback trail, and he walks it with shivery commitment. Theater Review: Yael Farber’s ‘Mies Julie,’ at St. Ann’s Warehouse 2012-11-13T03:00:00Z By later changing its lyrics, he transformed “a half-ironic hymn to servility into an anthem of dignified resistance,” Mr. Scott wrote in The Times. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Coco’ and ‘The Bachelor Winter Games’ 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z He is an Uncle Tom whose servility has mutated into monstrosity and who represents the symbolic self Django must destroy to assert and maintain his freedom. Movie Review: Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ Stars Jamie Foxx 2012-12-24T20:07:04Z It isn’t luck, pluck or happy coincidence that propels Balram from his ragged beginnings to sleek triumph, but cunning, desperation and a coldbloodedness that can masquerade as servility. ‘The White Tiger’ Review: Don’t Call Him a Slumdog 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Where is their comment on servility and consumption, on apathy and envy? Octavia Spencer’s Horror Movie, “Ma,” Is a Misfire Fit for the Moment 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z They don’t like the rough way the Stork treats Balram, whose practiced servility makes them a little uncomfortable. ‘The White Tiger’ Review: Don’t Call Him a Slumdog 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z What level of friendliness, of servility are you expecting from restaurant staff? I’m not going back to work in restaurants — but only because I have a choice 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Like Friedrich Engels two years later, Young was appalled by the living and working conditions of the factory working class as well as the servility of the poor. Mitt Romney: Disgrace to Mormonism 2012-10-28T23:00:00Z But there's also a combination of servility and megalomania that puts off all but a charmed circle of organophiles. Why the organ really is king of musical instruments | Tom Service 2010-03-31T23:43:00Z Many of his reflections on the Romanov era apply well to Vladimir Putin’s domains now: the “Russian pattern of behaviour”, he writes, is “servility to those above, tyranny to those below.” Long they ruled 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Likewise when El Indio moves from innocence and sweet servility to forthright independence and noble rebellion. Dance Review | Lim?n Dance Company: From the Lim?n Company, an Old-School Affirmation 2010-03-08T23:03:00Z One of the surprises of the evening was his bouncy, lighthearted version of the Michael Bublé hit “Haven’t Met You Yet,” whose narrator, imagining his ideal woman, is humble to the point of servility. Music Review: Howard McGillin Sings at the Oak Room - Review 2011-09-16T22:54:23Z They learned that there was no way to avoid that short of total servility and deference. CNN should have learned from Fox News 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Demonstrating anything less than servility to the world’s wealthiest man seems to make Musk lash out, which is probably one of the reasons he hates journalists and left-wing politicians so much. Commentary: $44 billion can buy Twitter, but it can't buy respect 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z In April, Mr Tinkov castigated the Kremlin in even stronger terms, condemning what he called a regime based on nepotism and servility. Banker Oleg Tinkov renounces Russian citizenship over Ukraine 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The abject servility with which Pierce’s Willy rushes to retrieve the lighter that Howard has dropped on the floor, speaks volumes about powerlessness. Review: How the Black experience renews 'Death of a Salesman' on Broadway 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Kovalenko is a senior officer in an FSB unit — the Ninth Directorate of the Department of Operational Information — whose main purpose has for years been to ensure Ukraine’s servility to Moscow. Russia’s spies misread Ukraine and misled Kremlin as war loomed The male head enjoyed the most liberty, but an adequate farm also freed his wife and children from the poverty and servility of tenant farming or wage labor. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z But his comments during his interview with Hannity suggest that the toadying and servility Pence engaged in nearly every day as Trump’s vice president are difficult to shake. Opinion | Mike Pence did a service to democracy on Jan. 6. Why is he trying to undo it now? 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z But using the office as a real-time ATM is wrong, far too tempting to people of a certain bent and, above all, a security threat, as Trump’s servility toward a variety of foreign countries testifies. Opinion | If the Senate doesn’t convict Trump, here’s how to discourage him from running again 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z He intuitively grasps — like many authoritarians before him — that the biggest lies motivate the most abject servility. Opinion | Josh Hawley’s heedless ambition is a threat to the republic 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z It is nice to find there are still some limits to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’s servility. Opinion | Trump is an authoritarian wannabe. He must never hold power again. 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Privately, according to people who have observed his interactions with Trump, he treats the president with the sort of deference and servility more typical of a staff member than a cabinet member. Steven Mnuchin’s Deal Staved Off Catastrophe. Can He Make Another One? 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Some women in leadership positions used to be called handmaids, but now are referred to as “women leaders,” Lent said, to avoid the perception of servility. Trump Supreme Court pick Barrett known for conservative religious views 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z “We view this as not only a mockery of justice but also a blatant display of servility to U.S. interest,” Palabay told Reuters. Philippine president pardons U.S. Marine jailed for transgender killing 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z A left-wing human rights group, Karapatan, immediately condemned the pardon as a “despicable and shameless mockery of justice and servility to U.S. imperialist interests.” Philippine leader pardons US Marine in transgender killing 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Now demonstrators are trying to oust their right-wing successors, who face similar accusations of corruption, judicial interference and servility to wealthy businessmen. Showdown on Beach in Bulgaria Balloons Into Political Crisis 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Quaker Oats’ announcement that it was buying Aunt Jemima will soon be followed by Uncle Ben’s, Mrs Butterworth’s and Cream of Wheat, whose mascots are based on archetypes of the enslaved and stand-ins for servility. Dan Snyder will change Washington's name because of pressure, not integrity 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z There is an implicit servility – there is nothing reciprocal in that relationship, ours is not to question but to behold. Boris Johnson’s baby news: his transition from politician to celebrity is complete | Zoe Williams 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z For almost all of American history, even the most cutthroat politicians acted as participants in a national masquerade, disguising their corporate servility with a cloak of sentimental rhetoric. Donald Trump has poisoned American culture — but the toxin was here all along 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Menial piecework tasks, parceled out through apps that force workers into 12-hour days in the hopes they can eke out a living through a lifetime of endless servility. What corporate Democrats really mean when they use terms like "purity test" 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The servility of Republican senators would leave both the Senate and the executive branch damaged and call into question Republican fitness to govern. Opinion | It’s up to voters to prevent four more years of institutional vandalism 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Bit by bit, her servility softens into companionship, and the three women play a merry game of cards. The Fanciful Flamboyance of “The Aeronauts” 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z With that attempt at a balancing act, the N.B.A. managed to unite Democrats and Republicans, who accused the league of servility. China Forces the N.B.A. to Weigh Value Against Values 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z This process has a number of steps — the stages of servility. Opinion | Don’t try to explain away Trump’s crazy ideas 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z What “civility” really means, in all of these discussions, of course, is servility. Nancy Pelosi’s renewed attacks on AOC aren’t just disrespectful, they’re dangerous 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Similarly, the Unesco report calls the female digital assistant “the face and voice of servility and dumb mistakes”. I tried to sexually harass Siri, but all she did was give me a polite brush-off | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z It is 85 to 90 percent support among Republicans that ensures the servility of senators and House members in opposing various investigations of Trump and his administration. Opinion | Trump takes an honor of a lifetime and turns it into a black hole 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z As Horace Mann, the most prominent of these reformers, argued in 1848, such schools would serve to counter the “domination of capital and the servility of labor.” America’s public schools seldom bring rich and poor together — and MLK would disapprove 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z “F— filial piety. F— grade-grubbing. F— Ivy League mania. F— deference to authority. F— humility and hard work. F— harmonious relations. F— sacrificing for the future. F— earnest, striving middle-class servility.” Identity politics may divide us. But ultimately we can’t unite without it. 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z The word, of course, has another connotation: an aspect of servility. ‘The Apprentice’ book excerpt: At CIA’s ‘Russia House,’ growing alarm about 2016 election interference 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z He added: “Does the vice president’s loyalty to this administration have to extend to servility?” Pence plays role of Trump’s ardent defender in wake of Times op-ed and Woodward book 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z In Germán’s territory, Monge writes, “veins course with the same courage, aloofness, fears, servility, hatefulness, and guilt as did those of the people who settled these lands over the centuries.” Lyrical and violent, 'The Arid Sky' Mexican novelist Emiliano Monge is a striking desert noir 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z And with each casual lie, crude insult, attack on the media, slight of the intelligence community, and example of grotesque servility to Russia’s dictator, it increasingly appears morally misguided. Repent, Republicans, the end is nigh: But turning on Donald Trump isn’t enough 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z And in Victoria & Abdul we see an ageing queen shown utter devotion – nay, servility – by an Indian servant. Empire strikes back: why former colonies don't need Britain after Brexit | Griffith Review 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Without a trace of disrespect or servility, they talked directly to Trump. Middle America must lead on guns with a fierce grace 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z But the liberal democratic moral order stands for the idea that souls are formed in freedom and not in servility, in expansiveness, not in stagnation. How liberal democracy has betrayed its promises 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Trump demands testimonials from his Cabinet, servility from Republican politicians and worship from conservative media. Because character counts, I am a conservative who cannot support Trump 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Is there any limit to their capacity for servility? Opinion | Trump thrives in destructive chaos 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z A spaceship operating system, HAL 9000, decides to kill two astronauts because he is unable to reconcile his servility with orders to conceal the true nature of its mission. Hollywood Gets Smart 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z “It is also the label of the weakness and servility of the riffraff who showed their hands in favor of adopting the resolution, as they are scared by the U.S.” North Korea Threatens ‘Physical Action’ in Response to U.N. Sanctions 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z In addition, faculty are subjected increasingly to a Walmart model of labor relations designed “to reduce labor costs and to increase labor servility.” Students are relegated to the status of customers and clients. Manufactured illiteracy and miseducation: A long process of decline led to President Donald Trump 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z What Trump demands is not, in fact, loyalty; it is fealty, servility, sycophancy. What Kind of Loyalty Does a President Need? 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z She describes a working life controlled by capricious, vindictive bosses in an environment in which she’s expected to display servility and – worse still – gratitude. Reaching for perspective: books to make sense of the new world order | Jeff Sparrow 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z The spirit of upper-class occasion was reinforced by the almost baroque servility of the waiters. The History of Southern Africa, by Train 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z There is no servility to her manners in the studio, yet she treats her clients with a warmth that conveys the impression they are part of the family. China’s Homegrown High-Fashion Designer 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z And particularly when Kadare won the first Man Booker International prize in 2005, there were unkind words about his alleged servility. Book review: ‘Twilight of the Eastern Gods,’ by Ismail Kadare After all, his sanctimonious denunciations of ideologues — particularly the left-wing kind — and his longstanding servility to corporate power make him an excellent fit for the smarmy, business-backed No Labels. Joe Lieberman is pretty sure history will record that George W. Bush was just swell 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z We lend dignity to the social circumstance by momentarily invoking the old order of servility. How do we give dignity to the dying? 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z It’s a part of a corporate business model designed to reduce labor costs and to increase labor servility. Noam Chomsky: Corporate business models are hurting American universities 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Before she left she secretly recorded her bosses and colleagues, exposing their “culture of fear” and servility when dealing with the very banks they were supposed to be regulating. Carmen Segarra, the whistleblower of Wall Street 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z If we consider the recent appointment of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio to the highest post in the Catholic Church, then humility, servility, and meekness may top the list. How to Ace an Interview: Feel Powerful 2013-03-26T10:45:00.380Z There was a contemptible servility about the visitors, who arrived without a win in five matches and lapsed too readily into the role of subordinates. Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Sunderland 2013-03-09T17:07:59Z He said opposition activists facing charges should choose between admitting guilt, in the hope of more lenient sentencing, and trying to prove their innocence in Russian courts often criticized for political servility. Putin trying to scare off protesters: jailed tycoon 2013-02-06T11:25:16Z The luxury of the court, the servility of the courtiers, and the prevailing splendour of dress and of ornament, had attained an extravagant height. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z The Moor resents your presence, and though that in itself is attractive, the absolute courtesy of the Egyptian, when it is not, as it seldom is, servility, has also its advantage. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z He has none of the sneaking servility that we see in some races. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z "Good mornin', sir," he said, touching his hat, though the action was devoid of any semblance of servility. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z I do not blame her entirely; she was in a position where there were but two ways of acting open to her,—a complacent servility or a proud shyness. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z "All right," agreed Jasmine, who, having only just arrived at Strathspey House, found it hard to sympathize with such servility. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z Sometimes, therefore, the "Moniteur" came out with twenty of its columns filled up with the dull maunderings of some provincial blockhead, for whom servility and money had secured an official candidature. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z He had looked to find her one of two things; either flashy and underbred, with every fault an Englishman might consider French, or a nice mixture of craft and servility. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Nothing can be more repugnant to that temper of patient servility which it is the policy of such governments to foster. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z The poor, hating industry and destitute of all intellectual resources, lived in habitual idleness, and looked upon abject servility as the normal road to fortune. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z The impertinence in the first instance was the cue to the ostentatious servility in the second. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z “We want to explain that the law of morality and journalist ethics should outweigh servility and financial dependence.” Russian Show Besmirching Protesters Stirs Outrage 2012-03-24T17:38:30Z That this should be termed baseness, abjection of mind, or servility, is it credible? Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z They cheered their own emotions at sight of the man whose father had come to so tragic a death, and they cheered their own servility to the master of the situation. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z His manner was a strange compound of two servilities--the waiter's and the German private's. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z The greater the profligacy, the effrontery, the servility, the greater the faith. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z To Mr. Dronsfield he wrote—‘I am not humble; civility to all; servility to none is the becoming characteristic of manhood.’ Life and Character of Richard Carlile 2012-03-14T02:00:25.327Z The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The Senate had to guess what he wished; if it guessed wrong, he would resent the liberty; if it guessed right, he resented the appearance of servility. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Their patient endurance of these accumulated hardships did not arise from a slavish servility, or insensibility to their rights and comforts. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z A contemporary professor, Fries, remarked that Hegel's theory of the state had grown “not in the gardens of science but on the dung-hill of servility.” Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z It is his own servility that forges the fetters that enslave him. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Nor was there in his politeness the servility, which in England makes one look to honest rudeness with relief. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z The advocacy of continued union with the whites under the prevailing circumstances, however, was dubbed by the progressive Negroes a manifestation of the spirit of servility resulting from a slavish attachment to their former masters. The History of the Negro Church 2012-02-24T03:00:22.860Z It is only an essentially vulgar nature that can really be pleased with the servility of others. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z I am led to speak thus freely, because I am slightly disgusted with the abject servility in this matter of many foreign 268 tourists. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z There is no servility either to clients or the head of the business, but there is everywhere an informal courtesy somewhat akin to that which is born of a fueling of great comradeship. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z Heriots survive to this day in many manors, a true badge of the ancient servility of the tenure. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z Mrs Wells thanked him, not with the servility of dependence, but with the warmth of one whom kindness had made bold. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z It was, like the rest of the world, a land of plutocracy, convention, servility. The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z One finds misery, ignorance, weakness, servility to the stranger, where one should see abundance, knowledge, strength, and haughtiness towards intruders. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z All the objectionable features of Broadway caf�s, of public ostentation, mingled servility and insolence, dishonesty—my pi�a colado was diluted beyond taste—were being flung, with the air of a favor, into Havana. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z It was not the salute of an inferior, though; there was no servility in the man's manner. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z He was an idol whom the entranced people bowed down before and worshiped, with more than Oriental servility. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z We have nothing before us but tame servility, and a deluge of blood spilt by a tyrant in the hour of peace. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z In other days, Venice, following the impetus given by her sister Lombardy, effaced the many years of her humiliation and servility in blood. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Constraint or servility is a certain lack of liberty owing to which the mind is overwhelmed with vexation or anger when we cannot carry out our designs, even though we might be doing something better. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z There was a mixture of servility and impudence in the man's manner which galled me. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z The honorable exceptions to this servility of the Toronto press, were the Evening Telegram, Weekly Graphic, and National. Ingersoll in Canada A Reply to Wendling, Archbishop Lynch, Bystander; and Others 2011-12-16T03:00:10.740Z And by treating all your customers, rich and poor, with due deference but not servility, you will find your custom very much increase. The Gentleman's Model Letter-writer A Complete Guide to Correspondence on All Subjects, with Commercial Forms 2011-12-08T03:00:29.427Z And all those wonders of art, although wonders, if they perpetuate with an evil charm our servility, our degradation—oh! would it not be better for them to be sent to the infernal regions? Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z It is frequently confused with servility or littleness. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z “Ye—yes! quite so!” said the prince, delighted—as all old men are whose senile chatter is listened to with servility. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z It might one day vanish and leave behind it only the external life,—with its vulgar pride and vain servility,—to mark the German. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z Are frequently obliged to gain protection by servility, ib. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z His back was so often crouched in servility that it had acquired a permanent stoop. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z There are two vices opposed to this liberty of spirit,—instability and constraint, or dissipation and servility. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z As the student was in many cases of the same station in life as the townsman, he naturally failed to command the servility with which the modern undergraduate is regarded. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z For my own part, the points about them that impressed me most were their absolute honesty and the complete absence of servility. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z An inequality of feeling and condition is thus created and maintained, with all the servility and pride which these unequal arrangements are sure to produce. Socialism 2011-11-27T03:00:13.337Z There is little difficulty in summing up their tenets: it is "Reverence, without servility." Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Command yourself under every circumstance; on the one hand, avoid being suspected of servility, and on the other, 207 let your temper be always even, and your attention unremitted. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z Especially were they the rule among the noblemen and gentlemen-commoners, who were privileged by their birth and wealth, and to whom by the servility of the Dons every license was allowed. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z And he succeeded in rendering contemptible and ludicrous the official life of Russia, the corruption universally prevailing throughout the civil service, the alternate arrogance and servility of men in office. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z It is not only the ignorant who are afflicted with this servility of mind. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z These gave me a cheery salutation, with no trace of servility; for the Pathan is of a haughty race and thinks himself any man's equal. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The proud old aristocracy of Spain grumbled at the rise of the upstart; but it succumbed to the spirit of servility which pervaded the atmosphere of the court, and sought the favorite's favor. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z We deprecate such grovelling servility in the people as much as we pity the pride of the nobles. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z When the general servility of the press to royalty is taken into consideration, it is hardly to be wondered at that people are misinformed as to the real characters of kings and queens. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z That is far better than the affectations with which men conceal the poverty of their minds and their intellectual servility. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Those, even, who were not at all well disposed towards me, were glad to hear me praise the performance, and gave way to me without the least servility. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z I can see that his mixture of servility and importance promises well. Pride and Predjudice, a play 2011-09-17T02:00:30.190Z By what a fragile tenure the courtier holds the rewards of his servility, on which he is so accustomed to pride himself! Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z May not some medium be hit upon, between oppression on one side, and servility on the other? The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z For teacher or book to cram pupils with facts which, with little more trouble, they could discover by direct inquiry is to violate their intellectual integrity by cultivating mental servility. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z In his attentions to me there was neither servility nor the hope of any advantage, but only a warm, cordial feeling, which he did not try to hide. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z All honour be to her who stood firm in the age of servility which succeeded the Fronde! Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z "Melchior, after the death of his father, found an excellent guide in his uncle, J. B. Weenix, and followed his manner till his death in 1660 without servility." The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The man was so modest, so meek, so obliging, so poor—at Court and in the presence of queens, princesses, and favorites—that his servility had saved his shop-sign. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Then, under the sway of Oliver Cromwell, he could have found but few to do his bidding, but now each man vied with the other to be foremost in fawning servility. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z For example, good nature or the desire to please may lead to obsequious servility, the desire to praise, to flattery, and esteem, to hypocrisy. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z The simplicity of your Henry’s subjects, and the servility of his parliament have become a bye-word. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z It is the blind, instinctive feeling of sheep-like men who have been bred beneath the yoke of servility and obedience and are like clay in the hands of their overlords. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z "Frau Staatsr�thin," cried Ernestine, "I shall always be grateful to your son for his kindness to me, but surely I ought not to testify my gratitude by hypocrisy and slavish servility." Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z These drew near and salaamed, yet without the obsequious servility customary on approaching the presence of the more despotic Eastern ruler; for these mountain chiefs ruled more by patriarchal prestige than despotic power. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z It was a stilted form of address to call her “madam;” “Miss Laura” was at once too familiar, and smacked of servility. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z Tall, stately, aristocratic in appearance, Dr. Macrae stepped into the Cramer carriage with an air and manner that elicited the utmost respect, almost the servility, of the coachman and footman. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z The facility with which Christianity was introduced into the country, affords a striking proof of the blind servility of the Russian people. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z His voice is a doleful whine, his manner obsequious to servility. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z When he released it, he kissed it with the most abject servility. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z By emancipating themselves from the thraldom of Greece and the servility of Rome our dramatists have occasioned later critics to separate our own from the classical drama of antiquity. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z All her life she had been servile—servile with the sudden rare tremendous insurrections that upheave certain natures brought up in servility, swift tempests more devastating than the steady fighting of systematic rebels. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z His mind went back to the scene in the office at Buffalo Point on the eventful first evening, and an even greater servility beamed out of his hot eyes. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z I have always thought that Christophe had experienced so much of servility, which is the most tiresome thing in the world, from his sycophants, that he was glad to hear some straightforward talk. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z His first book was disgusting for its feebleness and servility, and this is scarcely better, notwithstanding the richness of its materials and the curious interest of its subject. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z His early years were spent in the most abject servility. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z Pure and austere, it enjoined the strictest morals in the midst of corruption, and the most dignified self-respect in face of idolatrous servility. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Faults to be careful of: deceit, shallowness, a "me-too" servility and timidity. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z The Lord knows," said he, bowing low with every sign of servility, "but you've got 'em jolly well scared this time. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z Mrs. Griffin herself deplored, as she often said, "the servility towards mere money, which was degrading the tone of society." That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z As a lawyer he was a master of English jurisprudence; as a politician he was opposed to reform, and by no means free from the charge of servility and intrigue. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z There was neither oppression on the one hand nor servility on the other to explain this abandonment of their traditions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z It was strange again—but the servility in the man’s tones that was coupled with elation was genuine beyond doubt. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z His poem, chivalrous, free, joyous, with not one stain of Ariosto's servility or of Tasso's melancholy, corresponded to a brief and passing moment in the evolution of the national art. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z This personage's countenance expressed a singular mixture of audacity and servility. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z In the prose compositions of the Romans, which have been considered in the present volume, though the exemplaria Græca were still the models of style, we have not observed the same servility of imitation. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z It not only exposes our servility, but it betrays our ignorance of many of the temporary excitements in favour of certain authors and their works, which take place in London. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Again, therefore, let us assert that respect for tradition is not servility but mere elementary prudence. Ontology or the Theory of Being 2011-04-01T02:00:38.727Z "It is little trouble it will give your Ladyship to know all that's inside a poor ignorant little child like that!" said he, with an intense servility of manner. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z He was patted on the shoulder, his diligence was commended, and at last, by dint of flattery and servility, he obtained the means to study in Vienna. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z She had reached the height of power, and had not yet sunk into submission or servility. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Of all the violent efforts Madeleine had been forced to make none was more racking than to stoop to the servility of this submission. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z They grow ready to sacrifice right, liberty, dignity for that glory whose brilliancy oft conceals so much of mere low ambition, of abject servility, of shameful appetites, and vain and childish selfishness. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z "Well, what will you do?" said Vyner, hastily, for there was a servility in the man's manner that revolted him, and he was impatient to conclude. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z By its servility it is the prey of tyranny, and by its credulity it is the foe of enlightenment. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z Pulitz, the hotel proprietor, met me in the hall with obsequious servility, hoping I had enjoyed my lunch. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z Most of all do I admire the bourgeoisie, whom we impress, and whose servility keeps bright the nimbus about our heads. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z Without a trace of servility, he was respectful; conveying, with perfect tact, exactly the sort of homage that was graceful and becoming from a youth like himself to persons of the Seelys' age and position. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z He was speaking to an untidy looking woman, whose manner was expressive of a sort of low familiarity, not however unmixed with symptoms of servility and cringing. Christmas Stories 2011-02-27T03:00:31.413Z Thus, sincerity is offended by bluntness and affectation, self-respect by stiffness and servility, and consideration for others by flattery and rudeness. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z To Mrs Dunlop he wrote in 1787: ‘I trust I have too much pride for servility, and too little prudence for selfishness.’ The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z Influential millionaire as he was, Nordheim had enough of flattery and servility, and despised both from the bottom of his soul. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z When one gives more he gains nothing but servility, and makes it difficult for those who follow him. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z There was a cringing, fawning, servility about her which made most people, except those fond of flattery and adulation, distrust her, and which fairly sickened Georgia. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z What a worthless mass of hypocritical gratitude, servility, stupidity, and dishonesty the creature must be, thus to threaten me indirectly in hopes of getting more money from me! Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z Writing to the Earl of Eglintoun, he said: ‘Mercenary servility, I trust, I shall ever have as much honest pride as to detest.’ The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z The man's manner was simple and calm, perfectly respectful to his superior, but without a shadow of servility. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z She found that conversation with him was exceedingly easy, and translated the faint hint of servility in his deference, as did most women not of his own race, into sympathy with her utterances. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z And she is to live here; to spy upon me night and day; to drive me wild with her cringing servility, hiding her mockery and covert sneers. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z This servility, though essentially selfish, is not hypocrisy; it gives rise to perfectly genuine sentiments of abhorrence; it made men burn magicians and heretics. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z Thus will recommendations sometimes prevail which were purchased by money, or by the more destructive bribery of flattery and servility. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Never does he offend against the form of slavish servility; and, with his salaam, he acts as though he were the inferior, but he is silently aware that he is the superior. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z Nor is it often servility or credulity which produces that submission. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z He bowed with insolent irony, and held the door wide open with exaggerated servility, for Bertie to enter. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z People in our position cannot bend to such servility. Zula And yet to condemn them of a base servility and hypocrisy would be to judge them altogether from a modern point of view. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil The slaves are alarmed on the other lest he should expose their servility. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams And the reign of such men as Caligula, Nero, and Domitian not only stimulated the grossness of self-indulgence, but superadded the treachery and servility of cowardice. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius He felt quite homesick for it; it struck him as an enviable existence of careless independence as compared with his present state of vacuous ease and servility. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z The neophyte was surprised at this mark of homage in the enchanter, whom he had found, though neither rude nor presumptuous, not over-burthened with servility. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico Education was neglected and discouraged, servility and treachery were developed, and in less than a century the people had become depraved and degraded to an almost incredible extent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" And so he bustled out, a quivering jelly of importance and servility, into the courtyard. A Poached Peerage In the eyes of Tacitus, the most terrible result of the tyranny of the bad emperors was the fawning servility of a once proud order, and their craven treachery in the hour of danger. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius They play no great part in Irish mythical history, and a certain character of servility and inferiority appears to attach to them throughout. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Between James and his Parliament he was anxious to produce harmony, but his efforts were without avail, and his obsequiousness and servility gained him enmity and discredit. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Both the Republican and Democratic parties reek with corruption in their servility to the capitalist class, and both are torn with strife in their mad scramble for the spoils of office. Labor and Freedom There is little satisfaction to be obtained between the extremes of servility and defiance, by which the conduct of servants is almost as distinctly marked now as when the nation was younger by seven centuries. How to Observe Morals and Manners Walpole says, "that its only characteristic was servility to the government; while our ancestors, we presume, from the shamelessness of its servility, might have called it the Impudent Parliament." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 A childish offensive tuft-hunting, a worship of rank, servility and a greed for titles and outward distinctions, were now general in the cities. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Now in the vulgarity of its crimson brick, in the servility with which it truckled to bourgeois ideals, in the unimaginative utility it worshipped, Michael vaguely apprehended the loss of a soul. Sinister Street, vol. 1 The emblem of a capitalist party on a working man is the badge of his ignorance, his servility and shame. Labor and Freedom His successor, in this dark scheme of foreign persecution, sought with serpentine cleverness to ingratiate himself; but his effusive servility nauseated those sterling souls. William Bradford of Plymouth Then he smiled, and amused at the silly business, mimicked Simpson's servility. The Guarded Heights I was pleased to mark the boy spake with an easy address, for I hate the taint of servility above all things. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec He rose as I entered, and bowed before me with a servility that, thank God! is scarcely English. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Hence a hireling who without scruple carries out the orders of his master is up to the highest point of the age--such a fellow has taken his stand on servility. The Progressionists, and Angela. Alas, only rarely now could I glimpse the rogue, and with real sorrow did I see his erstwhile bonny and jovial old face distorted by expressions of the most abject servility. Bill the Minder He wanted to cry aloud against this necessary servility of a man whose sister couldn't abide the inferiority of its object. The Guarded Heights Was it possible that Mary's armour was not perfect in every point of servility? A Bed of Roses Accustomed as I was to the deference shown by the Arabs toward their superiors, I was far from expecting the exhibition of servility I now beheld. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance The abbot began to feel an intense disgust for this obsequious servility, and was well satisfied when he reached the monarch's tent. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. Much practical baseness and servility is due to this base and servile creed. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus The poet was caricatured by Hogarth for his supposed servility to the duke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" There is no servility, but some nervousness, in the slight salutation. Faith and Unfaith At this moment the deputy-manager appeared, a man whose face had apparently been modelled with the object of expressing only two emotions, benignant servility to the guests and overbearing contempt to his subordinates. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle In an honest world, however, one might brush a nobleman's clothes not out of servility, but out of tidiness. The Book of This and That He was afraid that she would relapse into her old tone of mock servility and assure him that she would never be guilty of the liberty of criticizing her employer, but she did not. Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance From birth she had been waited upon, with varying degrees of servility, depending upon the station and the hopes of those who waited. Thirty Humility is that line of conduct which is a mean between overbearing pride on the one hand and abject servility on the other, as economy is the middle term between extravagance and avarice. Arabian Wisdom Without showing the servility of the common people of Japan, they yet exhibit all their native courtesy. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia The minister, a compound of suspicion, petty authority and deep-rooted servility, had bicycled from Camston and had in consequence a rash of mud on his coat. Carnival Ordinarily the condescension that marks the relations between a designer and his employer is exerted wholly by the designer; and the alarm with which Birsky viewed his designer's servility was immediately communicated to Zapp. The Competitive Nephew In his demeanour there was proper respect, but no servility. The Intriguers But they had lost even the consciousness of their servility and took more pride in living on Michelangelo's crumbs than he had in creating the work which was to be the nourishment of two centuries. Michelangelo But the Roman conquest with its ruthless exploitation of the provinces ruined the Greek world economically and broke the morale of the Greek peoples, forcing them to seek their salvation in fawning servility to Rome. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. In Virginia the council displayed, as usual, servility to power. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The Roman people were to drink still deeper of the dregs of servility, and they were to become yet more morally apathetic, before they would awaken to better things. Roman Women India is a country of contrasts—of wealth and want, of prosperity and and decay, of independence and servility, of self-government and despotism. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) It smoothed the owner's way through difficulties and brought him favors when least expected; rage changed to servility; indignation, opposition, even jealousy altered color in the shadow of the Van Dam millions. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Honors to match his extraordinary powers were heaped upon Caesar, partly by his own desire, partly by the servility and fulsome flattery of the Senate. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. As a necessary consequence, patriotism and attachment to principles among those corporators become feebler, and servility to party stronger. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Their tenets inculcated an independence of thought and manner which was entirely at variance with that servility which could allow the people to rest peacefully under the despotism of such a ruler as was Domitian. Roman Women As this thought struck her, everything appeared to confirm it,—the girl's manner, devoid of every trait of imperiousness, and actually humble to servility. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Ferdinand, with the utmost servility, was courting the support of Napoleon. Josephine Makers of History Are we not all of us more or less guilty of this servility? The London Pulpit Favoring servility, or sycophancy, to conciliate superiors, very easily loosens the restraints of conscience. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. In the depths of the most independent woman's soul is a lingering taint of servility to the lordly male, and in Isabel it warmed into subtle life under the flattering response of this illustrious specimen. Ancestors A Novel Collier deprecated the extent of the authority assumed by the patron and the servility of the poorer clergy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The guerrillas seemed rather more fearful than otherwise to see him, but met him with manners that were ranged from respectful by Jeff Hackberry to absolute servility by the others. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures So, even within their clans, there is no servility nor any headship by right of birth. Our Southern Highlanders Three things that tell every humble person: poverty, homeliness, servility. The Triads of Ireland He antagonizes us with his ill-concealed impertinence under a thin veneer of servility; and superior as he is, still he has a colored skin. Ancestors A Novel It was indeed maintained that the composer of Undine showed an unworthy servility in the way in which he publicly acknowledged Spontini's talent. Weird Tales, Vol. II. For there is, at times, as much servility in democracies as in monarchies. Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Held in Boston, in February, 1851. Thenceforward—sunk into the lowest depths of vileness, become an unspeakable cipher of cowardice and servility—she signed endless lists of crimes which she had never committed. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages I purposely select this case from a period when Southern arrogance and Northern servility were far less infamous than now. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence It provides against the servility which flourishes under the shadow of a single authority, by balancing interests, multiplying associations, and giving to the subject the restraint and support of a combined opinion. The History of Freedom Whether this is true would appear doubtful; servility was not one of the author's failings, though vanity was. Weird Tales, Vol. II. Has education yet effected nothing for mankind, owing to its servility to power? A Morning's Walk from London to Kew But in avoiding party spirit and resentment on the one hand, we should be very careful of servility on the other. Noah Webster American Men of Letters Nothing exceeds his abject servility while in the sunshine, save his fixed malignity when dismissed to the shade. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. The confusion of temporal and spiritual power in German Protestantism brought about two great evils—servility in politics and indifference in religion. German Problems and Personalities In private life do we not see hypocrisy, servility, selfishness, folly, and impudence succeed, while modesty shrinks from the encounter, and merit is trodden under foot? Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature The concierge, of whom one usually expects servility, proved surly, the waiter calmly insolent. An Account of Our Arresting Experiences The Gil Blases, by their servility and cringing to their patrons, the great men in power, and only great because they have patronage to bestow, which is power, are getting rich. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital She read it perfectly in his furtive glances, and in the gloomy abstraction that weighed upon him, in his sudden, unnatural cheerfulness, in his fear and servility which increased every time he came near her. The Grandee It had an ounce of wile in it to a pound or two of servility. Miss Cayley's Adventures Behind his impudent servility, behind the devotion which, with indelicate delicacy, he still forced on her attention, she divined the grossness of his nature. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) This aggressive independence was, however, always as far removed from insolence as it was from servility. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series To this allocution the parliament replied with all servility. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Its peculiarities are: Characterlessness and ignorance, but a strong will; servility upward, arrogance and brutality downward. Woman under socialism It was fitting that a devil worship which prostrated itself before coal and oil and gas and lead and zinc should make a spider the symbol of its servility. In the Heart of a Fool The created works no more desire such servility than we desire subjection to the Turk. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent He was too sound in judgment; too conscious of his own worth, to sink into mean and abject servility. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series Lord Castlewell accepted the intimacy without repudiating it, but accepted also the servility. The Landleaguers “And as for obsequiousness and servility, I am afraid those are epithets too often unjustly applied to those gentlemen whose courteous demeanour wins them the respect of their superiors.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit She spoke of the great lukewarmness that prevailed amongst them, of the sordid desire for worldly gain, and of the sinful servility with which they sought the approval of men. Skipper Worse In his gaze on her bright face there was no servility, hardly homage; but there were interest and affection, heightened by another feeling. Shirley His voice, formerly firm and vibrant with a spirit that was half gayety, half arrogance, was now indescribably modulated, and touched with a melancholy which was not that of servility, still less of shame. The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel Louis XIV. and Louis XV. had had, in fact, from the days of their first playthings, the degrading spectacle of a universal servility prostrated before their cradle. Émile or, Concerning Education; Extracts The choice in the future might be between servility and a prison; and I sincerely believe that if trial by jury should be abolished, this country would not be safe to live in. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit He straightened and a little of the hangdog servility dropped away. The Clean and Wholesome Land He was a picture of insolent servility, as he stood there bowing, his gay dress fluttering with ribbons, his face smiling, yet utterly expressionless. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West Bruno is further charged by the Scotch libeller with servility, an accusation about as plausible as that Jesus Christ was a highwayman. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) If force and imposture have had a share in the making of kings and priests, it is equally true that they are the creation of the servility and superstition of the mass of men. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle There was a respectful deference which, while it betrayed no sign of servility, was in pleasing contrast with the boisterous and somewhat unbecoming levity of the other inhabitants of the stye. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Forms of servility are exacted from servants and peasants. The Social Principles of Jesus Why, indeed, should I owe loyalty and allegiance to a Government that stamps my brow with the badge of servility and inferiority? The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV They have a polite, deferential manner without servility, and a pious way of interpolating prayer and thanksgiving with their ordinary conversation. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule In a state of society where men lived in the midst of plenty, and where all shared alike the bounties of nature, the sentiments of oppression, servility and fraud would inevitably expire. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle There was no trace of servility, nor of any special desire to please or propitiate in his manner. The Island Mystery Nobody wishes to see the common people in a constant attitude of servility towards the classes above them. The Curse of Education Yet no instance of the slightest servility on his part to rank—much less to riches—has been produced. Sir Walter Scott Famous Scots Series We think illiterate Ireland, with its abject servility to the Catholic clergy, quite unfit to exercise the privilege of sending men to Parliament. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule He grew more important, and let fall the borrowed cloak of servility; his head was perched a little higher and a trifle askew as he surveyed them. The Bondwoman There is in the Anglo-Saxon character a strange mixture of independence and servility. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 It at once promotes industry, and encourages a spirit of honest independence, which is far removed from unbecoming pride, as it is from mean and sneaking servility. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet A legion of hirelings were zealous to show their servility and loyalty to their lords. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses April 10.—Agitated as my existence has been, I never fell among so much littleness, meanness, servility as here. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 Colonials will not touch their hats, or use any form that appears to remind them of servility, flunkeyism, or inequalities of station. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand When Ussher had first entered, Brady had come up, expressly to welcome him; and there was something in his extreme servility which made Ussher fear all was not quite right. The Macdermots of Ballycloran Necessarily, the vassal occupies a position of servility. The Next Step A Plan for Economic World Federation All this, servility included, explains the facility with which, in former times, concentrated and concrete despotisms have been established. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 Whatever the good new times may bring, they won't bring back the hypocritical servility of the good old times. Imaginary Interviews The hotel servants show no symptoms of servility, though in civility they are not lacking. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Tozer himself soon took a great interest in this little domain out of doors, and was for ever pottering about the flowers, obeying, with the servility of ignorance, the gardener's injunctions. Phoebe, Junior "I think that—yes?" answered the Japanese without hesitation and without servility. A Man to His Mate This code discarded the idea of any servility in the relation of the wife to the husband. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III But this servility of transcription was frequently the cause of multiplying, by propagating, errors. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance In the main, however, he follows Smith's story with servility, for it did not occur to him that much of the latter was not trustworthy. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion This should make it clear that the passage in question does not refer to the manifestation of divinity or servility as such, but to the characteristics and the expression of the same. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost He rose at her entrance and bowed very low, with pretended servility, resuming his usual manner before he said, with significance: "The coronet becomes you, Nancy Stair." Nancy Stair A Novel Let us not, therefore, crouch with timid servility to great names. On Calvinism Otherwise I might be suspected of servility; for M. Cousin is very influential in the State by means of his position and his tongue. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete He approaches with uncouth gestures, and a mixture of servility and self-consciousness. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy The people, in gratitude for the past, and in anxiety for the future, outbid one another in servility to Russia. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers With such purpose the Negro should have neither servility, bitterness, nor regret, but "instinct with the life of the present rise with the impulse of the age." Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century He will assume superiority from the power of dismissing his laborers, and from fear of this, the latter will practice deference, often amounting to servility. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Next came his two “Epistles to Pope, concerning the Authors of the Age,” remarkable for nothing but the audacity of affectation with which the most servile of poets professes to despise servility. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete Their cringing respect to her had always been amusing in its servility; but now she was as dust beneath their feet. The Scarlet Feather In an instant all trace of the servility which custom had imposed upon the manners of the children of Israel vanished. The Buccaneer A Tale Or if she should, will Austria and Prussia, notwithstanding their alleged servility to her views, follow her in such an enterprise? Celebration in Baltimore of the Triumph of Liberty in France To such depths of servility and degradation do apostate nations fall. Public School Education Carrying his rosary in his hand, clothed entirely in white, his features bore traces of servility and sensuality, the result of poisoning the Arab and Berber blood with the strain from Central Africa. In the Tail of the Peacock Without evincing the servility of the common people of Japan, they yet exhibit all their native courtesy. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands An she will not, what would your servility gain? Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) They proved their goodwill to me by delightful servility, and took excellent care of me. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific He even sent away the truffles; and the tutor, who was exceedingly fond of them, said through servility; "These are not as good as your grandmother's snow-white eggs." Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man Woman's smile had a charm for him, but no charm equal to the servility of dependence. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm It was the sixth government he had served and all with servility. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" "Certainly," Was the reply; and, panting up the stairs, A lady came whose blazonry of dress And air of self-assured, aggressive wealth Spoke one well pleased to awe servility. The Woman Who Dared The consequence of this servility amongst the noblesse, has inevitably produced a corresponding arrogance and insolence in the lower orders. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. She awed the shopmen into a kind of affectionate servility, and they were prostrate as before a goddess, in spite of her never-failing politeness to them. The Martian Competition among preachers of penitence and servility is almost as great as among patent medicine quacks. Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 3, May 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature That is, he will first complain of the man having the surliness of an independent man, and then accuse him of having the servility of a dependent one. What I Saw in America As a meteoric rebel against the degrading servility of what we have come to call the "Nonconformist Conscience" Byron must always have his place in the tragically slow emancipation of the human spirit. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations All the extravagant enthusiasm which marked the French people for the victories of Napoleon, and all the servility which unbounded power everywhere commands, were bestowed upon the greatest conqueror the ancient world ever saw. Ancient States and Empires Many, both married and unmarried, overstep the mark, and inculcate a servility beyond what is desired or relished by any man, except the very vulgarest. The Subjection of Women The judges expected from Socrates that abject submission, that meanness of behaviour, and that servility of defence which they were accustomed to receive from ordinary criminals. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 The utmost civility, not to say servility, may always be expected of the lower classes: some of them seize one's hand and kiss it as the Austrian servants do. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 He had left servility behind him, just as he had left pride, just as he had left ambition, patriotism, country, and that divine something which blossoms into love of wife and child. The Pools of Silence The flattering servility of the English bishops inflated his vanity to an extravagant degree, and rendered him the more determined to subvert wholly the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and to erect Prelacy on its ruins. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) It is disgusting to see the Peruvian priests, who usually treat the Indians like brutes, behaving with the most degrading servility when they want to get money from them. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests One of these movements involved an open violation of Prussian territory, but he could rely on the well-tried servility of Frederick William. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) Piety.—Among the many strange servilities mistaken for pieties one of the least lovely is that which hopes to flatter God by despising the world and vilifying human nature.—G. Pearls of Thought Arrangement and discipline with him take the place of everything else, and they inculcate in him the spirit of dependence and of servility. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 I would ask her pardon if I could without servility.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster He liked the lad's face and his manner, which, although perfectly respectful, had none of the servility with which Russians generally address their superiors. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia Without touch of cap, or sign of servility, the swagman came up. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia "There's a difference between meekness and servility, I hope," she returned hotly. The Opened Shutters Medical men, as a body, are as manly a race as any amongst us, and as little prone to servility. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 In his later verse Mr. Swinburne still continues to wield his flaming sword against priests and despots, against intellectual and political servility. Studies in Literature and History Under legal disability, marital subjection, and ecclesiastically assigned inferiority, woman has been bred to servility in mind and morals. The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 Joel instinctively disliked the big man; and Finch’s servility disgusted him. All the Brothers Were Valiant The first Protestant Archbishop was not the man to stoop to servility like Cranmer, nor was Elizabeth the queen to ask such stooping. Stray Studies from England and Italy Jasper was perfectly conscious that his own gesture and speech of greeting were too eager, too ingratiating, that they had a touch of servility. The Branding Iron In the hour of popularity it is not intoxicated, or insolent; in the hour of unpopularity, it is not desponding or morose; unshaken in constancy, unwearied in benevolence, firm without roughness, and assiduous without servility. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. Then follows the compact, the articles to which are absolute servility of the Devil on the one part, and complete possession of the soul of Faust on the other. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti He sat there as an equal, we know; his attitude towards those above him had in it no tinge of servility. Horace "Get up!" said Pelham to the culprit, sternly, for anything like servility was very disgusting to him, and probably he had his own views in regard to Mr. Hamblin. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim When a foreign emperor, king, prince or nobleman comes among us the rites of servility that we execute in his honor are baser than any that he ever saw in his own land. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Each tries to outdo the rest in servility. Wood Magic A Fable The pledge of subservience was rewarded with the promise of a subsidy, and the promise was received with the strongest expressions of delight and servility. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 The post, he says, is full of difficulty, and endangering to self-respect: the servility it exacts will be intolerable to a man so truthful, frank, and independent as his friend. Horace He demanded abject servility and pusillanimous crouching on the part of an offender. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim These tricks of servility with the softened names are the vestiges of an involuntary allegiance to power extraneous to the performer. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 They were industrious, faithful, loyal; they were attached without servility, independent without rudeness, and intelligent to a degree that excited the admiration and the wonder of the stranger. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 The Scotch Parliament had as yet been the mere creature of the Crown, but servile as were its members there was a point at which their servility stopped. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 Proud men never unbend until their supremacy is acknowledged through your servility. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 "I couldn't help it, Captain Kendall," pleaded McDougal; but he exhibited none of the servility which had characterized his demeanor to the professor; he knew the captain too well to resort to such an expedient. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim He keeps his servility sweet by preserving it in the salt of vilification. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 The physiognomy commonly associated with the name Jew was very evident, though the cast of feature had been brutalized by ages of oppression and servility. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life When the judges who had displayed their servility to the Crown went on circuit the gentry refused to meet them. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 To save himself for life and work was worth playing at servility. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Whether he perished, tore to pieces, I cannot say; but his corkscrew alone remains to bear witness to the servility of his disposition. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 The contrast between the abject servility of the Poor in London and their manner here cannot be realized without actual observation. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. He had on other occasions shewn abject servility to James—using towards him such expressions of indecorous flattery as these: 'Your majesty imitateth Christ, by vouchsafing me to touch the hem of your garment.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 441 Volume 17, New Series, June 12, 1852 The child, brought near to his mother by all kinds of familiarity, receives from her attentions which are more like homage, and caresses in which there is a certain amount of servility. Renée Mauperin But the infatuated monarch would not believe his danger, and rejected the proffered aid of Louis with a spirit which ill accorded with his former servility and dependence. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Then what submission, what cringing and fawning, what servility, what abject humiliation! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 If there is a word in the English language that means treachery, servility, and cowardice, it is that word 'conservative.' History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States General Monk and his army approached London, and Parliament with servility waited the pleasure of the army. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 Bacon has already let us know one cause; Whewell ascribes this stationary period to four causes — obscurity of thought, servility, intolerance of disposition, enthusiasm of temper; and he gives striking examples of each. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Arrogance towards social inferiors, as well as servility to superiors, is always manifested most offensively in the manners of those who are themselves conscious of equivocal social standing. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 By some of his successors he has been reproached with ingratitude to his teacher, Plato; with servility to Macedonian power, and with love of costly display. Fathers of Biology It presents all varieties and degrees, from exploitation on one side and servility on the other, to good-fellowship on both sides. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals There I found a curious eagerness to be of help to me and almost fawning servility antipathetic to my democratic American notions. Greener Than You Think If any part of his fortune had been acquired by servility of adulation, he now determined to deduct from it no inconsiderable sum, as a gift to the society for the propagation of the Gospel. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Is there anything in their act but the servility in which they were reared?” The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Trotter still wears tights, but he is thinner and much more wholesome to see; but the Signor has added a kind of shiny servility to his courtly Italian manner. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Yet all whose eyes were not blinded by partisanship, whose manhood was not emasculated by servility, would in these last years have welcomed the least of them as manna in the desert. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Indeed, his presence had bidden fair at the start to upset the proceedings; for Parson Endicott and Mr. Sam had both approached him hat in hand, and begged him, not without servility, to preside. Shining Ferry The report is, that he was soon weary of either the restraint or servility of his occupation, and easily persuaded his master to discharge him. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II His heart bounded at the sight; and all his resentment against them as renegades melted into compassion for the weakness of those who had been reared in terror and servility. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Few English commoners had wider possessions; and under James it was easy to purchase a peerage by servility and hard cash. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 And so one can see plainly that all such servility and drawing back on their part is a lowering their sails, not to experience or virtue or age, but to wealth and fame. Plutarch's Morals It was a grimy morsel of parchment that was at length produced; but the instant the supercilious page read the name scrawled upon it his attitude changed from superiority to servility. Carl and the Cotton Gin Affectation, insincerity, prodigality, selfishness, servility to the great, contempt for the humble, are among the qualities his opponents ascribe to him. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Theoprastus Characters,’ he supplied more conspicuous evidence of the servility with which he deemed it incumbent on him to approach a potent patron. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles But its success depended wholly on the absolute servility of Parliament to the will of the Crown, and Cromwell's own action made the continuance of such a servility impossible. History of the English People, Volume IV There was none of that servility which Mr. Carlyle has attempted to dignify with the name of “hero-worship,” for the rich man was rather a bird to be plucked, than a “hero” to be worshipped. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States Sooner or later he is lured into the meshes of physical and moral servility. Creative Unity Business is service, not servility, and courtesy works both ways. The Book of Business Etiquette He had been thirsting for it many years, and had earned it by multiplied acts of the most obsequious and crouching servility to his Southern overseers. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 It was not so much the fruit of increasing adulation and servility as of the centralisation of the Empire which had by this time perfected itself. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The Cardinal of Lorraine, in particular, distinguished himself by the servility which he displayed. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 When a tribe was conquered and enslaved by some more powerful tribe, all the members of the vanquished tribe sunk to one common level of servility and degradation. Socialism A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles Every virtue becomes a vice if it is carried too far, and frank rudeness is better than servility or hypocrisy. The Book of Business Etiquette The old party had gone astray too long and too far to return, and now determined to seek its fortunes in the desperate effort to outdo the Democrats in cringing servility to the South. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 The servility of the Northern States to the South, which twelve years ago so raised his indignation, has well nigh ceased to be. The Biglow Papers Moreover, to rule without a rival, he must surround himself with men vastly inferior to him both in talent and in virtue: men who, in return for their obsequious servility, must be humoured and satisfied. Greece and the Allies 1914-1922 Now gentleness is the check on the excess of power; therefore liberal here applies to that which checks the excess of obedience, i.e. checks servility. How to Write Clearly Rules and Exercises on English Composition Within four days the diet that had come together puffed up by a consciousness of its own magnificence, had sunk into a position of absolute servility. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa The author of the above fairly represents the attitude of conventional thought,—its servility to fashion, its antagonism to reformative moves. The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 Don't mistake coolness and poise for submissiveness and servility. Dollars and Sense The crowd caught their spirit with contemptible servility, and repeated their words, "Son of God, come down from the cross, that we may believe." Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. Mr. Fledgeby, with his little ugly eyes and social flashiness and craven bodily servility—might not some fanatic like M. Drumont make interesting conjectures about him? Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens Such sympathy as he had was either purely sensuous, as for youth and beauty and all kinds of comeliness; or purely intellectual, as for intelligence, artificiality, servility, p. 26meanness. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation People talk about the servility of the Irish peasant. Irish Books and Irish People Hypocritical deference and servility replaced haughtiness and insolence. In the Forbidden Land From this aristocracy no one is excluded that does not exclude himself through servility or superciliousness. The Moral Economy In his first important book, Dickens lashed the loathsome corruption of our oligarchical politics, their blaring servility and dirty diplomacy of bribes, under the name of an imaginary town called Eatanswill. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens The agents and their subordinates, from highest to lowest, owed their positions to their servility and usefulness to those in authority. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion It has made a merit of weakness and servility, and given the name of virtue to such imbecilities as meekness and self-sacrifice. Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics Trembling with fear and bending low to the ground, the Tibetans, with abject servility, entered the tent of our British envoy. In the Forbidden Land But from every man he got the same species of servility, fawning or inimical, born of guilty knowledge of Michael's hieroglyphic map and his relentless use of it. The Genius It is the obeisance of sex; the acknowledgment of servility; not a simple desire of service.” The Daughters of Danaus Of this I 'm sure at least, there 's no servility In mine irregularity of chime, Which rings what 's uppermost of new or hoary, Just as I feel the 'Improvvisatore.' Don Juan You are angry at the servility of people, and disgusted at their obtuseness and indifference, on matters of most import to their welfare. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Luther vanquished servility based upon devotion, because he replaced it by servility based upon conviction. Selected Essays Raynal, I think it is, has said that “the pride of men in office arises as much from the servility of their inferiors or expectants as from any other cause.” The King's Own Fulke Greville furnishes another instance of a respectable character strangely disguised by the affectations and servilities of a courtier of this "Queen of Faery." Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth This servility had raised the ire of Jay almost to the point of inducing him to refuse a post so hedged around with humiliation. Benjamin Franklin He had not a little of that mistaken pride not uncommon among his countrymen, which fancies that gentle manners and consideration for others' feelings are marks of servility. Robert Burns Examples from ancient history were cited: Judith and Holofernes, and then, without any apparent connection, Lucretia and Sextus, Cleopatra admitting to her couch all the hostile generals, and reducing them to the servility of slaves. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories As we all pay the same price at hotels, each one hopes by smirks and servility to induce the head-clerk to treat him a little better than his neighbors. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 “Don’t you take on, miss!” he said, touching his cap with the unashamed servility at which the American girl never ceased to wonder. Flaming June He had taught the principles of nobility without arrogance, pride without stubbornness, and humility without servility. Islands of Space When it does so exist, and still is free from any servility of manner, any unworthy compliances, nothing contributes more to make a man acceptable and popular in society. Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford In Ten Letters, From an Uncle to His Nephew After reading the pr�cis, I offered Robin the position of my Private Secretary, which he accepted politely but without servility or effusiveness. The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton His eyes met the Lord Proprietor's without servility as without disrespect, but with a kind of patient wonder. Major Vigoureux But in its usual form it becomes an unspeakable degradation, inducing servility, and lick-spittle humility, and all the vices of the servile mind. Friendship So far from there being any servility, there was extreme frankness, and I should say that where there is confidence without fear, frankness is one of the most universal features in the Indian character. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge Justice was degraded by the prodigal use of bills of attainder, by a wide extension of the judicial power of the royal Council, by the servility of judges, by the coercion of juries. History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 Because labor is honorable in the former, and dishonorable, because of its servility, in the latter. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. In other words, servility counted, platitude examined, trickery checked, forgery added, venality certified, and mendacity proclaimed. Napoleon the Little And he lives, from hour to hour, under the dark shadow of severity and distrust,—severity which is too often answered by servility, and distrust which is too often answered by deceit. What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular We often hear of people who will descend to any servility, submit to any insult for the sake of getting themselves or theirxii children into what is euphemistically called good society. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) Adulation, servility, falsehood, and deception became common among them. Historical and Political Essays The servility removed, in what are the two dissimilar? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. The Hindoos and the Bengal Mussulmans are characterized by cringing servility, open insolence, or rude indifference. Ranching, Sport and Travel But the cycles of the years roll on in blood and pain while the heel of Rome grinds into brute servility all save a favored few. The Coming of the King Even one of Richardson's abject lady-correspondents was revolted by this exaggerated servility. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) But, while Parliament was neither packed nor terrorised to any great extent, the harmony which prevailed between it and the King has naturally led to the charge of servility. Henry VIII. But this would not be a real bond of union between us, but merely an exhibition of servility and fawning hypocrisy. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. If they choose to be represented by slaves, they will find servility enough to represent and betray them. Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. A false patriotism, an inherited acceptance of servility and obedience, makes the foreigners meek, sheep-like men. Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep "Oh, very well, sir," he said with a touch of servility, "but Mr. Stoddard will be greatly put out." Rimrock Jones The fact that the legislation of Henry's reign was initiated almost entirely by Government is not, however, a conclusive proof of the servility of Parliament. Henry VIII. How singular it is that those who love servility are always the victims of impertinence! The Young Duke An Englishman of the same class would have done his work in silence, with a respect approaching to servility, and with a system that any little contretems would derange. Recollections of Europe Lane, of Oregon, a compound of conceit, ridiculous ignorance, and servility to Southern masters, was totally annihilated by the sturdy Tennesseean, for his imbecile attempts to excuse his pusillanimous submission to his chivalrous dictators. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy For the rest, though no person was more highly bred, she could be very impertinent; but if you treated her with servility, she absolutely loathed you. Henrietta Temple A Love Story At that moment the look of servility in his long face prevailed over the look of arrogance. The Eternal City Briefly the raid was undertaken on the pretended plea of an invitation from the "King's men" or adherents of the infant James; but in reality to chastise Scotland and reduce it to servility. By What Authority? When he lifted his hat in salutation, there was no servility in the gesture; when he bent his head, and dropped his eyes upon the ground, his dignity was strengthened and fortified rather than compromised. Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White The bishops generally avoided Anselm, and were only anxious to be accepted by the King as good servants of the Crown, with the result that William despised them for their servility. The Rise of the Democracy The subtile bondage and servility of woman, a vestige of the barbarous past, still taints our civilization. The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 Her manner was perfectly respectful, yet free from servility. The Guests Of Hercules That is the servility, the faithlessness, and treachery with which I am now reproached. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia But I am afraid my excellent Republican brethren can furnish quite as many instances of this servility as their opponents. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 He had not the servility of the ordinary rebel, who is content to go on rebelling against kings and priests, because such rebellion is as old and as established as any priests or kings. George Bernard Shaw But much more than the choice of a foreign subject did the pretense of foreign authorship prove the servility of feeling prevailing at that time among the educated classes. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters Furthermore, the constant learning by heart infallibly leads to slavish repetition and mental servility. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America He could not help treating him as the conqueror of his states, but he refused to degrade himself by base servility. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia While they were in the condition of abject poverty, in the lowest degree of abasement, ignorance and servility, Moses suddenly appeared among them. The Promulgation of Universal Peace While they were in the condition of abject poverty, in the lowest degree of abasement, ignorance and servility His Holiness Moses suddenly appeared among them. Bahá’í World Faith It must be confessed, that nothing could equal the abject servility of the Scottish nation during this period but the arbitrary severity of the administration. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. Being called before the council to answer for this liberty, he showed a courage which might cover all the nobles with shame, on account of their tameness and servility. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. This abject servility never appeared more conspicuously than in a new parliament which the king now assembled, and which, if he had been so pleased, might have been the last that ever sat in England. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary It was the world of police denunciations, divorce perjuries, monastic servility and feigned, blasphemous piety. The History of a Lie 'The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion' There was occasional servility and deference to this woman from members of the crowd, however they were absorbed in the fight. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times The King acted from cupidity, the Pope from servility, and the Templars confessed from fear of torture--on these pure hypotheses defenders of the Order base their arguments. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements Free to our work, not from it; free in our work, working from a principle of holy ingenuity, not of servility, or constraint. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation Although I seek my inspiration in reality, I copy it in accordance with my own way of seeing it; I do not reproduce it with the mechanical servility of the photographic camera. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) A cringing servility must be generated and maintained on the one side, and a haughty and exacting superciliousness on the other. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy I answer that, It is owing to its servility that servile fear may be evil. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province The truth is that the rulers of Germany have always known that they could count not merely on the servility of the people but on their ardent national spirit. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements And he who is used to hunger is free from the yoke of servility. The Poor Plutocrats It still exists as he made it, an amalgam of power and servility, never leading, but often supplying the deciding force in the history of the world. Lectures on Modern history Beside the splendor of its artistic, scientific and industrial achievements, it accumulates gangrenous products, idleness, poverty, misery, insanity, crime and physical suicide and moral suicide, i. e. servility. Socialism and Modern Science (Darwin, Spencer, Marx) This servility, however, does not belong to the species of servile fear, even as neither does lifelessness to the species of lifeless faith. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Often, in examining early art, we mistake conscientiousness for servility, and attribute to the absence of invention what was indeed the result of the earnestness of faith. Giotto and his works in Padua An Explanatory Notice of the Series of Woodcuts Executed for the Arundel Society After the Frescoes in the Arena Chapel The old Squire at first turns out to meet him with guns and pitchforks, but changes to the utmost servility on hearing that he is a lord. 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