| 单词 | simper |
| 例句 | I yet recall his simpering Face as he offered us Tea. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The simpering landlady on the first floor takes the sheaf of ration tickets he offers and buries them in her housecoat. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "I know, I know," she simpered, "you were trying to tell us about the itsy-bitsy snowflings." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z So would any simpering, eyelash- batting female in her court, given the proper setup, the minimal conditions. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave him a simpering smile and took a bite of ham. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Don’t give me your simpering, mealymouthed answers. We’ve repaid our debts a dozen times over.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z By playing up their strangeness, the way a slave simpered and acted childlike to escape a beating, they evaded the entanglements of the quarter. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He had small, watery eyes, a pointed nose, and wore an unpleasant simper. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I—well, I should hope I’m more than just some simpering courtier,” she said with as much bravado as she could muster. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Dovie simpered her way up and stood next to me while the mayor pinned on her red ribbon. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He couldn’t simper around these fools and still be what he was becoming for Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I am responsible,” she said, and feigned a simpering smile. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Cain knew who she was; all of her simpering and pretending and holding back had been for nothing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She simpered and swished and ordered Harry about. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She was looking behind at everyone with a simpering smile, as if they were there to honor her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a house girl’s tender physique and shrank further in her simpering. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They simpered in happy, almost innocent triumph when they were applauded. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Her simpering posture and piteous aspect, recognizable from thousands of slaves before her, betrayed her intentions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z "Quite right, sugar-plum," Mr Wormwood said, casting a look of such simpering sloppiness at his wife it would have made a cat sick. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The Sea of Flames could have been in the Paris Museum all along—that simpering mineralogist and the assistant director laughing as he slunk away, duped, fooled, inveigled. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Chester simpered and bowed down before the white man. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I know they are supposed to be amusing, and you should be tolerant, but I wanted to swing on one, any one, anything to shatter that superior, simpering composure. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z For far too long, I've had to work in her simpering, smiling shadow, looking on as she reassures some useless Middle Englander that their lemon meringue pie is acceptable. Bread by Paul Hollywood – digested read 2013-02-17T19:30:01Z There are few easier marks than Kenny G, the living symbol of simpering instrumental pop. Music Review: Garage a Trois, a Jazzy Jam Band, at Maxwell?s 2010-07-11T21:52:00Z “Beneath all her simpering and insinuation, there was fury, there was steel.” Colm Tóibín’s ‘House of Names’ gives voice to a furious mother 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Winnie is played by Carey Mulligan with an annoyingly passive-aggressive elfin haircut; her wimpish presence is, of course, no threat to the guys, and she could get a special Oscar for simpering. Cannes film festival review ? Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 2010-05-14T13:31:00Z I think most mothers know – deep down, beneath the guilt and the guff, the mummy tasks left undone and the maddening charade of simpering respectability – that we are, most of us, excellent mothers. Mothers, enough of the simpering please! 2013-06-29T06:29:01Z The major chords, the marching rhythms, the simpering enforced jollity of it all. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Given that this fellow, played with simpering style by David Pittu, has been hoodwinked, humiliated, repeatedly mocked for his diminutive size and generally abused, his outburst may seem surprising. Theater Review: ‘The Heir Apparent,’ by Way of David Ives 2014-04-10T02:00:01Z He just simpered and whined ineffectually, then fell under the sway of the Faith Militant’s leader – whom he should be opposing. Terrible teens on TV: the brats that need to grow up 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z “They say I’m too young to love you,” she simpers on “Brooklyn Baby”. REVIEW: Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence Is the Album We Need Right Now 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Ms. O’Hara is the modern incarnation of the traditional operetta ingénue; she doesn’t flutter or simper. Music Review: Back at Midcentury, When Broadway Knew Romance 2011-03-22T20:15:03Z There's also an unflattering, simpering self-pity at the heart of it, a quality that isn't present in Isherwood's book. 2009-12-10T01:10:00Z If the typically feminine woman is supposed to be simpering, seductive, weak, manipulated – essentially submissive – Gaga kicks against all these qualities. Feminist icon? 2010-09-17T07:00:00Z On one hand, she sees it as a point of pride, a mark of character and honesty, not to be like the simpering saps who exchange meaningless pleasantries to grease the wheels of social interaction. Olive Kitteridge and Why "Likability" Is for Saps 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z She berates Bina's suitors and fights with her simpering sister, flies kites at the city festival and refuses to be cowed. The Taming of the Shrew – review 2012-05-30T10:51:48Z “Not dainty, simpering kid-gloved weaklings, but muscular, stalwart, dauntless young braves.” Review: John Adams Mines Gold Rush History for His New Opera 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Matt Ingebretson and Jake Weisman’s boundlessly cynical new series marks a new extreme of pure, unleaded contempt for the indignities of office life, from boorish bosses to simpering middle managers to byzantine bureaucracies. Office lol-itics: the evolution of the workplace sitcom 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z In one scene, two male actors appear, dressed as simpering Southern belles. Theater Review: ‘The Civil War,’ From Theatreworks USA, at Lucille Lortel 2013-07-21T22:12:08Z Maybe we shouldn't snigger at the deferential newsreel interviewers who would simper "is there anything you want to say, Minister?" Next week's radio: from Meeting Myself Coming Back to Paul Jones 2013-07-20T05:00:00Z Ray’s most overtly ethnographic work, the movie flirts with a sort of simpering exoticism. Nicholas Ray’s Outsiders, on the Lam and Under the Gun 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Collectively, they constitute a foil against the persistent myth that Muslim women are simpering sorts awaiting rescue. These Are the Faces of Muslim Women Throughout History 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z The candidate—historically temperamental and typically petty—was practically gloating with his triumph, while being just as evasive and simpering as ever. Megyn Kelly surrenders: Her fawning Donald Trump interview proves she’s toeing the party line now 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z In fact, it is the 23-year-old's avowed intention not just to avoid being regarded as a simpering troubadour, but to have his name become synonymous with the sound of a full band. New band of the day - Joe Banfi (No 1,426) 2013-01-08T16:10:44Z At a time when romantic comedy has abandoned its tradition of witty dialogue in favor of either simpering or crudity, apparently it falls to a comic book spectacle to keep the screwball tradition alive. Movie Review: Superhero Sequel With Robert Downey Jr. and Mickey Rourke 2010-05-06T19:33:00Z But a scene in which Tom reduces his closeted, gay-baiting boss to a simpering slave is priceless, its transitional exchange hilariously played by the two actors. | 'Order': Inner Demons Win in Horror Comedy at Kirk Theater 2010-06-24T21:35:00Z As for the business of having the Tooth Fairy develop a crush on Jack, simpering while she paws at him? Rise of the Guardians: Santa and His Superhero Posse on a Quest to Save Childhood Innocence 2012-11-21T16:15:34Z When Dad realized why the reporter simpering lukewarm condolences had called our house, he yanked our answering machine straight from the wall. Timothy McVeigh, my dad and me: How the Oklahoma City trial came home with us 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z As the young lovers, Krysta Rodriguez and Wesley Taylor are surprisingly bland, but then they are given some of the musical's more simpering material. 'The Addams Family' mines macabre musical comedy 2010-04-08T23:05:00Z "Hoyt was kind of shy about it, I think because of my fangs," she simpers. "True Blood" 4x12: A sexy, bloody end to season four 2011-09-12T11:59:00Z He insists that the simpering, solicitous Mary is the “dominator” in their relationship; she demurs. | 'The Mouth of the Wolf': A Study of Time, Love and Decay in Genoa 2011-08-03T22:03:03Z Even party ballet Elite Syncopations, MacMillan's 1974 setting of Scott Joplin rags, has an acidic aftertaste: the girls simper and the men strut with an unnerving edge of desperation. MacMillan triple bill | Dance review 2010-03-24T22:05:00Z “I just could not simper, flutter my eyelids or gaze adoringly into the leading man’s eyes … my performance was as inadequate as I feared it would be.” Jean Alexander obituary 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Soon she and Vinny have established a playful rapport that causes Edgar to whimper and simper in jealousy. Theater Review: ?Asuncion? at the Cherry Lane Theater ? Review 2011-10-28T02:00:00Z Bowling a bit of a googly, the "three little maids" are not simpering schoolgirls but hockey stick-wielding hoydens. The Mikado 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z This we intuit not from their ordinary conversation, but, at least in May Adrales' outré production, from their stereotypical attire and simpering chatter. 'Mary': Slave drama provokes without much truth 2011-02-15T03:12:57Z Karen Gillan began the series as a revelation, spiky and soulful and sassy and various other words that begin with 'S' that aren't sappy or spineless or simpering. Doctor Who: series finale 2010-06-25T11:24:00Z Women are entirely unimportant, and simpering Moretz turns out to be a minor character, to say the very least. The Equalizer review – ugly, crass film smothers Denzel Washington’s charm 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The maidens frolic and simper; the pirates cry hammy tears whenever discovering someone is an “orphan.” Music Review: ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ at Symphony Space 2013-12-29T20:37:38Z An empty shell with two overused presets – standing up for the good acts, ineffectual simpering for the bad – Scherzinger couldn't be more insipid if she was made of mist. The X Factor 2012: could Mel B set it back on track? 2012-08-20T11:19:31Z Compared to humanity as it must appear to her – as a ceaselessly fawning, simpering mob of timorous serfs – the equine species doubtless poses a bracing challenge. TV highlights 27/05/2013 2013-05-27T05:59:01Z A British boy band, the Wanted, simpers through “Have Some Fun,” while Usher sounds downright miserable that “The Party Ain’t Over.” New Music: Albums by Pitbull, Keyshia Cole and Kurt Rosenwinkel 2012-11-19T22:50:42Z In another we see a lion and hare, natural enemies, simpering cartoonishly. The Art Lovers Who Founded Cairo 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Her subdued performance is a welcome counterbalance to Emma’s audacious egomania and David’s simpering foolery. “Smart Watch”: From “Sally4Ever” to “This Is Us,” there... 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Lady Jane Grey's short, poignant life deserves better than this simpering romance. Grey areas 2010-08-26T08:28:00Z Trump’s mode of operation is gender specific: he scoffed, shouted, and simpered in a way that is unimaginable for Clinton, who remained, as she was required to, wry and collected. Hillary Clinton’s Miss Universe Moment 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z In the nineties, when the simpering, dopey Barney took over the world, children’s entertainment reached a new low. Here’s to Bob, Luis, Gordon, and the “Sesame Street” Grownups 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z What exactly is supposed to be memorable about the limp, simpering “Deadlines and Commitments?” The Killers Are Both Grand and Forgettable with Battle Born 2012-09-19T17:00:51Z Want to see a bunch of ostensible teens dressed in lingerie simpering their way through “All That Jazz” or “Maybe This Time”? Wilkommen. Comfort Viewing: Three Reasons I Love ‘Riverdale’ 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z All this simpering, soppy mothering, this hopeless quest for a kind of homogeneous perfection, is bad for our health. Mothers, enough of the simpering please! 2013-06-29T06:29:01Z I just couldn't imagine why anybody would want to read such a twee, simpering narrative, overwritten and unimaginative. Rereading Stephen King, chapter 22: The Eyes of the Dragon 2013-06-20T15:00:35Z Because, in addition to writing fiction, they’re engaged in an extracurricular workshop of their own devising, where, unlike in the simpering diplomacy of the classroom, their creativity is literally visceral. What Does It Mean to Be a “Real” Writer? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Frieders might also cut way back on the simpering, frantic, lisping mannerisms of his protagonist, a caricature in search of a character. You still have time to catch some daring, funny, touching solo performances 2010-03-17T18:53:00Z But there was a seriously jarring note in the depiction of the Jewish banker, Don Issachar, a sinister, simpering figure dressed in Hasidic black and twirling his sidelocks. At Glimmerglass Festival, ‘The Magic Flute’ Is Among the Reimagined 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The actors playing the villains put too heavy a reliance on smirking and simpering, as to be evil were to be gay. Much Ado About Nothing: Joss Whedon’s House Party 2013-06-07T17:44:37Z As for Penn, in the role of Joe Wilson, he does a lot of cigar-smoking, dinner-party-conversation-dominating and shouting, after which Watts simpers forgivingly at him, as if to reassure us how adorable he is. Fair Game ? review 2011-03-10T15:00:00Z People are prone to bouts of unwarranted outrage when somebody from abroad says something bad about the country, he said, and simpering enjoyment when they say something good. Passing reference in 'Argo' rankles New Zealand 2013-03-21T06:46:08Z His persona is a delight: a camp, simpering Hooray Henry with a patrician world view, whom you can't help loving because of his over-excitable sense of fun. Jonny Sweet ? review 2011-01-12T21:30:01Z Sansa, once a soft, simpering girl, is morphing into a powerful woman, but the cost is so high. “Game of Thrones” recap: Is there hope for Westeros after all? 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z Is this what women are doing when they simper over bad boys – turning the female talent for self-loathing into an everyday hell for the women who actually end up dealing with them? Idolising bad boys makes Charlies of us all 2011-02-20T00:06:25Z Truman Capote’s bittersweet Breakfast at Tiffany’s was quickly made over as a simpering romcom. American Pastoral and the curse of adapting a literary classic 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z A hundred times better than weedy, simpering Anne, who didn't even know what a cartwheel was. Choppers, Muffin the Mule, The Famous Five … icons of the great British childhood 2012-10-07T18:00:00Z The nominees, just settling into their seats, didn't know what to make of Ellen Bowman's simpering Snow White. Looking back at Oscar's biggest goof 2010-03-02T07:42:00Z Thirty years later, I look at my teenage daughters' girlfriends: they don't simper. Mothers, enough of the simpering please! 2013-06-29T06:29:01Z Asturias fills the novel with beggars, the idle rich, simpering aristocrats and political sycophants. Review | A Nobel laureate’s novel about dictatorship gets a welcome new edition 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Geoffrey’s simpering, emotional stuntedness may make it difficult for, say, the village’s priest or barkeep to see much of themselves in him. Alex Garland’s Men has more than one thing on its mind 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z If the real-life Lewinsky is okay being portrayed as a simpering mess as she is here — and who wasn’t at age 22? — then all power to her. Review | ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ shows there are limits to how much we can (or should) rehab ’90s tabloid figures 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z He has been a quailing, simpering paragon of mediocrity. Opinion | Meet Kevin McCarthy, political hollow man 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z And it reveals a Republican administration and party determined to end, not with a bang, but a simper. Opinion | The GOP’s galling accommodation of Trump 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z This introduction yields an exclusive interview with Trump which includes the simpering question: “What do you want to say to your many Australian supporters who wish you nothing but the best in November 2020?” When Donald met Scott: a reporter's view of Trump and his White House wonderland 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Gollum is a simpering, murderous homunculus who detests the sun, feeds on fish, and constantly argues with his "other" self, Smeagol. If "Lord of the Rings" is a parable for trauma, what can it teach us now? 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z As for the simpering deference Trump shows Vladimir Putin, it’s a wonder Trump’s supporters describe him as a strongman at all: next to the Russian president, he looked like a teenager with a crush. Donald Trump wants to be a dictator. It’s not enough just to laugh at him 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Samantha, a student in a creative writing graduate program at a prestigious New England university, finds her simpering classmates intolerable, and with good reason. In Mona Awad’s ‘Bunny,’ squad goals include Pinkberry, creative writing and murder 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z There were no simpering sycophants in the GHW Bush White House. Bush’s Coffin Arrives at Capitol, Where the Former President Will Lie in State 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z The leader of the sole superpower was simpering and submissive in the face of a murderous dictator’s “strong and powerful” lies. Opinion | The stench from Trump’s execrable performance grows ever more putrid 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Like all the best confidence tricksters, Ripley reads people, each nervous twitch, each self-regarding simper, using every moment of weakness for his own gain. Top writers choose their perfect crime 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Anderson may be tough, but she's also a simpering, self-deprecating soul who's gotten a few points for good behavior over the years. Tessa Thompson and Melissa Leo team up in the wan, wobbly dramedy 'Furlough' 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z “That’s funny,” he said, simpering, “to hear a female talk about routes like that. It’s funny.” Cam Newton's sexism controversy is the perfect parable for our time 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z We do spend way too much time in simpering adoration of mass culture that offers the most condescending scraps of recognition. Intersectional-what? Feminism's problem with jargon is that any idiot can pick it up and have a go 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z These pop idols appear to them as Kali-like destroyers of the male ego, and the men around them are cast as simpering fools. Why Moms of Sons Accused of Campus Sexual Assault Are Banding Together 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z After months of simpering, “some old-fashioned ass-kicking” may be back on the cards. Trump's romance with China's Xi has cooled, 'ass-kicking' could lie ahead 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z But it's his gloriously absurd and irreverent spectrum of dispositions and postures, from hyperbolic simpering to grisly dismemberments, that makes him gaming's most Pythonesque icon. The 15 Most Influential Video Game Characters 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z It is a word most often used to convey the stereotype of a simpering, but dissembling, woman. Opinion | Forthright, not coy 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Many on the right hailed Milo as a much-needed iconoclast, one of the few brave enough to defend free speech, speak uncomfortable truths and push back against the simpering “social justice warriors” of the left. Opinion | Milo learns the First Amendment isn’t a get-out-of-jail-free card for foolishness 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z She was simpering inaudibly as she is wont to do and her American vowels sounded even flatter than usual. Lord Grantham Reacts to Brexit Decision 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Depp, again sporting multihued makeup and a Carrot Top wig, isn't playing Mad so much as Morose as he tries — with simpering, sometimes nauseating results — to unlock the tragic clown within. 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' is more blunder than wonder 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z There are a few corny, too-obvious moments, such as a simpering appearance by a character named Oedipus, and a neighborhood cafe conveniently called the Deus Ex Machina. Spike Lee takes on gun violence with passion and bold creativity in ‘Chi-Raq’ 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z He tweeted: "*blush* *giggle* *simper* - thank you very much, nice Golden Rose people." Stephen Fry to receive lifetime achievement honour - BBC News 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Rebutting the Smith College-educated Friedan and her ilk, who rejected the “sweet, simpering and sort of stupid” feminine ideals of their day, McGinley suggested that wives let their husbands educate them. Why 'The Feminine Mystique' Is Still Controversial 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Though small-framed, she had a presence — an audience at the Masonic Hall exploded with laughter at her comical rendition of a simpering old woman. The Progressive Who Didn’t Pass ‘Go’ 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Once, when pulled on stage by two bare chested men, Clary announced with a simper, “I like to get pulled wherever I go”. Pantomine Has Never Been So Outrageous – Or So Popular It evokes a simpering, feminine-for-show sort of woman, the kind who says “no” when she means “yes” but knows the saying “yes” is, somehow, not appropriate for a lady to say. Hillary Clinton is not a 'coy' candidate in waiting. She plays by her own rules 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z A carbon tax is a simper system to administer than cap and trade, but instead of setting an environmental target, it hopes to discourage driving by raising the price of gasoline. California senate leader: Carbon tax would return revenue to poor, transit 2014-02-21T02:54:31Z Like new dads, rattling primly past the organic butchers with their knapsack of wet wipes, modern goalkeepers seem over-eager, simpering, infused with celebrity extroversion. David de Gea's collision with Andy Carroll may be a watershed moment 2013-04-19T11:07:52Z But I soon thought better of my rash plan, for fear that an apoplectic Steve Jobs may even now be returning from the grave to wreak fiery vengeance on his simpering, pusillanimous heirs. Apple’s apology tour 2012-09-28T20:00:00Z Robin van Persie announced his intention to leave Arsenal via a rather prissy statement on his website, casting a series of simpering glances in the direction of Manchester City and/or Juventus. Webber makes it two in a row for British Grand Prix at Silverstone 2012-07-10T12:59:06Z She is very lovely; and her very lion look is worth all the soft simpering smiles on earth. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z Would those ladies in the long gallery, those ladies simpering eternally at sea and sky, be a whit less immobile if children laughed on the lawns below? The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Which means a sort of simpering civility that one has to smirk for in return. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z I looked round--looked round in despair; the very simpering Cupids on the walls seemed to mock our danger. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z She seems a poor simpering thing; but they are evidently deeply in love with each other. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z He advanced, simpering; he was ready, at a word, to fall at her feet. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z And if the earth fell into the sun so that nothing of poor mortality, not even Shakespeare, endured, would they simper less serenely in the moment before their painted lips blistered and were consumed? The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Not a trace of simpering amiability remained on the face of Farkas Bethlen, who was furious at the failure of the speech he had so carefully learnt by heart. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The crowd elbowed us; a simpering fool at his shoulder was prating of the social contract. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z He spoke truly; yet was there but little point in what he said, for it might have referred with equal justice to many a pretty lady doomed to simper for ever in her gilded frame. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z "I trust a gentleman may aspire to--to all that beauty has to give," he simpered. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z It disclosed the portraits of two lads, simpering whiskerless faces, surmounting irreproachable dog-collars and sporting pins. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z Astonished, furious, eyes injected with blood, he stood shaking his mottled red fists at me; Dunmore sat in a heap, horrified, with the simper on his face stamped into a grin of terror. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z She had actually dared, with an innocent simper which set all his nerves twanging, to tell him one morning to his face that he was to live on an allowance! The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z She had wild accesses of rage within the secrecy of her own chamber, in that my lord who simpered on the wall should have wrecked her life so utterly. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z "La, miss, you must have been at a Quakers' meeting!" she cried, simpering. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Was the simper more full of meaning than it used to be, or was it merely the limner's conventional flattery? My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z His purpose was plain to me and perfectly loathsome; and as I stood there, watching him, I could see the rouge crack when he simpered. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z And with his knife he deftly cut eyes and nose and mouth, and handed over the simpering orange-colored baby to the delighted Susan. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z The sister kept on simpering vacantly, while her eyes roved from print to print on the walls of the dining-room where the lecture was delivered, and the baby stared at me with portentous solemnity. Our House And London out of Our Windows 2012-02-03T03:00:24.190Z To the smiles, the simpered sarcasms, the quizzing glances, she paid no heed. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Then who so churlish, or so cynic grown, Would wish to change a simper for a frown? Such Things Are A Play, in Five Acts 2012-01-25T03:00:37.637Z Presently he began to pace the velvet, fanning his nose with a lace handkerchief, and simpering all to himself. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z You know," simpered Madie, "It gave me quite a flutter when I heard the piano. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z The wiry, raspy little woman, with her gray finger-curls and withered, simpering smile, had, with great forbearance, kept her choice bit of news to herself till "post-office time." Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Mrs Boswell, however, received me with her usual simper; and suffered the evening to arrive before she began to investigate, with great contrivance and circumlocution, the cause of my unusual absence. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Perry was introduced as a swaggerin’ gunslinger and painted as a formidable politician even by detractors, but his simpering “oops” reduced him to an amiable nincompoop. Riff: Electoral Politics and Reality TV 2012-01-04T10:00:05Z What did an Earl want of her—even this bloodless Dunmore with his simper and his snuff and his laces and his bird's claws for fingers? Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z At the baronet's allusion to that most difficult subject, the lapse of time, Lady May winced and simpered uneasily; but she expanded gratefully as David Arden disposed of it so adroitly. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z It represents no formidable orator, but a simpering man of the world; yet, after the fashion of mankind, who secretly cherish the portraits least like themselves, Pitt commended the resemblance. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z To begin with, he thought proper to put his hands in his pockets and pinch his lips into an ironical and patronising simper. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z "Did you see her at the Bouffes?" inquired the simpering Lamberlong. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Oh, Captain Butler," said Mount, with a gigantic simper, "how can I resist you? Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z And the tall ex-detective entered, and looked with a silky simper stealthily to the right and to the left from the corners of his eyes, and glided in, shutting the door behind him. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Perhaps the elderly ladies who simpered at him took the place of the girl. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z Such men do not simper and dangle nerveless fingers before a stranger. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z Miss Morton, amid a deal of simpering, confessed she favoured a minuet on occasions, so Mr. Lovely hurried off to fetch Mr. Chalkley before the musicians began to play the opening bars of the dance. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z This simpering, affected girl, who has had all the advantages of careful nurture and education, is throughout the story contrasted with the wild flower, Regina. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z And he remembered Di and hid his face in his hands, while his mother simpered at him from the wall. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z She sighed and posed as a sentimental maiden might, and simpered her thanks for the scouts’ forethought. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z The whole thing is resolvable into a paltry love of lionising, and being lionised—of enacting the part of prodigies before pretty admiring women, and simpering simpletons of the other sex. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z But his hurried emphasis made Mrs. Smily simper more than ever. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z Mrs. Oldfield was only 34 in 1717 but no doubt popular enough to draw a laugh by simpering at this line. Three Hours after Marriage 2011-10-10T02:00:20.823Z His countenance was cadaverous, and was eternally agitated, by something between a grin and a simper. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z They were sitting in affectionate closeness, simpering and tittering together. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Striking cleverness wasn’t one of the signs, nor a mark of the English complexion in general; it was associated with the modern simper, which was a result of modern nerves. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Old Mr. Hayes snorted and spat into the fire; but Miss Helen's look when she said "his father's son" made Mr. Thomas Dilworth simper. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z "I have not had that happiness," replied Mr. Smith with a simpering laugh, as he rose from the old stump, and, forgetting that it was not a chair, tried to hand it to Myrtilla. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z He was loving me with that great, infinite soul while I was listening to the idle simpering of a fool. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z And with a simper I left my gallant and dapper cavalier to pay the bill. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z There was something simple and robust in her beauty; it had the quietness of an old Greek statue, without the vulgarity of the modern simper or of contemporary prettiness. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z And then she looked at the woman who had brought him back—the faded, anxious, simpering woman, who for once had no words ready. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z I wasted much time in trying to entertain him, as I sat under the tree; but he only looked down and simpered, and scarcely ventured a word in reply. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z He was sitting all the time on burning coals, and had to smile and simper as if he liked it. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z It is very certain that her self-consciousness, and tremulous, affected, simpers of ignorance, were not good to stave away suspicion. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z At the side of the altar was seated large and important the modern, simpering, black-gowned Anthony of Padua, nursing a boy-child. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z "Just as darkness is not afraid of a torch," said Pani Korf, simpering and posing, "until the torch burns in it." The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Pauline found them all strongly monotonous; she could ill realize that their educated simpers and their regimental sort of commonplace had ever been potent to interest her. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Certainly the Premier League seemed to have taken the week's rioting to heart, simpering gratefully and awaiting with fingers crossed for the official nod to get on with it all again. Revealed: your new rules to make football better ? and funnier 2011-08-12T22:03:00Z I wish I could blot out the silk stockings, the rustling cassock, the simper, the pestilent love letters, the pretences, the artificialities of the man; they are oppressive; they rob his words of weight. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z Time, no doubt, has co-ordinated the glow that enwraps and illuminates this sophisticated Dryad, whose folded hands and arch simper seem to announce that her momentary condescension has given the painter immortality. Romney 2011-08-02T02:00:24.233Z And yet I’ve caught her standing before the glass in the drawing-room, to simper and smile at herself, as if she were a goddess of beauty. A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z “I’m so pleasant to have around,” she simpered. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z Huckins rubbed his hands together in satisfaction at this smile, and sidled up to the simpering spinster with a very propitiatory air. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z The vicar endeavoured to look solemn; but, though his handsome features were in general under excellent control, he could not at this moment repress a pleasant sort of simpering smile that puckered round his mouth. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z Jake stared at the lamp with a faint simper, scarcely following the caller's words. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z I see no trace of annoyance in the simpering buck who is the cynosure of all eyes in the drawing. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z "A bridegroom you surely mean, lady! for lovers one may have in plenty every year," answered the maiden, simpering. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z "And what are they?" she simpered, looking very much delighted. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z This model, strange to say, bore a remote resemblance to Jacomina herself, and might have easily passed for an intentional likeness had its inane simper been changed into a smart and decidedly wide-awake expression. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z A quart bottle of corn-brandy!—I simper, the grey herdsman simpers, and Joseph simpers most of all, as if he was conscious of having done a monstrous clever thing, but was modest. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z And ladies to match—some looking dreadfully proud, with towers of hair on the top of their heads, and some simpering in a silly way. The Palace in the Garden 2011-06-17T02:00:20.540Z It's such a strange name," simpered Miss Pewsey, looking very innocent, "and I am interested in China. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z And I drew costumes From French engravings, nereides neatly draped, With smirks of simpering godship. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z Briefly, Tituba herself managed the medium’s vocal organs, furnished a simpering confirmation of Mather’s statement, and said, with a shrug and shiver, “he was awful! awful!” Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z Should I simper a coy admission, or storm out an indignant denial? Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z But they offer you tea, made with unboiling water, A syrupy Souchong at tenpence a pound, Which a simpering, woebegone, elderly daughter, With stale bread rancid buttered, is handing around. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 26th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:09.693Z "Yes, indeed," she answered, showing her white teeth in a simpering smile. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z ‘We put our chair in the midst’—thus saith their simpering unto me—‘exactly as far from dying gladiators as from happy swine.’ Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Thank you, Beowulf, for your compliments, but if I am permitted to witness your feat of arms, I'll endeavour not to 'simper and whimper about' if it annoys you. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z But that is not the point, only this lady, noting my fixed gaze, bent down to her neighbour and with a simper whispered something in her ear. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z The devil's in his impudence! now he wheedles, she smiles—he flatters, she simpers—he swears, she believes—he's a rogue, and she's a w—— in a moment. The Inconstant 2011-04-27T02:00:21.193Z "Oh," she returned, in the breathless, short-of-supplies manner usual with her in awkward situations, "oh—no—explanation is needed, Mr. Barrington!" and, after a short pause, simpering, "I'm sure." True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z On arriving at my friend’s residence I found them upon the lawn; Miss Belle, as usual, surrounded by simpering swells, among whom, not to my surprise, I recognised Mr Nigel Harding. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Playing at war, with women looking on, and waving their 'kerchiefs, and simpering, and whimpering about—bah! The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z I assumed the manner of a gauche, stupid school-girl, and began to simper with empty inanity. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z In his memory it sounded simpering as the refrain of some silly song. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z His smiles and simpering all gone, with pallid cheek and clouded brow, the wretched ecclesiastic wandered around among the courtiers, seeming distraught. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The dandy made no reply, but his simpering smile was evidently intended to be taken in the affirmative. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Thou wert intended for better company than simpering monks and friars. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z I said, with a note of disappointment, which I changed to one of somewhat simpering stupidity. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z Aunt Gertrude tried not to simper; she was as susceptible to flattery as a girl of sixteen, and found it impossible to resist even when she knew perfectly that she was being cozened. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z If so, he would no doubt regard us as simpering cowards. Deficit reduction averaging: our plan for saving Britain's economy 2011-03-18T09:42:35Z It looks tough, but it proves to be a simpering wimp in the parking lot. 2011 Infiniti QX56 SUV 2011-03-04T18:20:01Z Are we going to avenge ourselves upon our enemies by simpering to their women? The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z He coughed, he looked down, he simpered, and shook his head. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z Treurenberg rejoins, filled with contempt for the simpering specimen of humanity before him. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z To him old and young came up and simpered or fawned; but they dimpled, or ogled, or grinned, all in the Palace of Truth. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z Castalia trembled from head to foot as she looked on the two rosy simpering faces. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z This simpering sentiment is not like the love of a Viking maiden at all! The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The tall attorney, with the tall bald head and pink eyelids, entered simpering, with hollow jaws, and a stride that was meant to be perfectly easy and gentlemanlike. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z Miss Pavey kissed Rhoda affectionately, congratulated her upon the near approach of her marriage, and ended by simpering a good deal, and saying that she had a boon that she wanted her to grant. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z She tried to simper in a dignified manner—but what was the man saying? A Practical Novelist 2011-02-19T03:01:38.957Z Remembering how she had stood before the simpering, red-cheeked faces and hated them; how she had burned with shame before them, she was stricken with a bitter pang of remorse. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z And this simpering young lady is her mother's image; pretty, pretty, no doubt; and a little—a shade, perhaps—of espi�glerie above what her mother possessed. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z A gleam of the red western sun through the window, across his broad, meek, and simpering countenance, helped the effect of his blinking eyes, and he hastily applied his handkerchief. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z “Yes, dearest Rhoda; but you are so dreadfully matter-of-fact,” simpered Miss Pavey; and then she laughed, and covered her face with her hands. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z Mattie put it behind her, and then scowled down a lack-a-daisical footman, who was simpering at her between a Family Herald and a portrait of T. P. Cooke. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:17.787Z "A fellow can't be always simpering, especially when he is wretched," retorts he, moodily. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z "Here, miss," simpered out a smiling little old creature, with a courtesy, as she held up a scroll of paper in her hand. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z "We are not all so wise as perhaps we should be in our generation," said the Reverend Isaac Dixie, with an apostolic simper that was plaintive and simple. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z When you open a conversation, do so with a slight bow and smile, but be careful not to simper, and not to smile too often, if the conversation becomes serious. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z “Mind in him about five years old, and will always stay five years old,” said the guide, pointing to the wistful, simpering face. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z "She drags her shoulders out of her dress: she never lets her eyes alone: and she goes simpering and ogling about like a French waiting-maid." A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z In truth, he soon forgot himself entirely, and enjoyed her oddities with a relish, after the prim proprieties of the other young ladies who had simpered and sighed before him. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Ivanka's mother, who prided herself upon her youthful looks, winced visibly on hearing herself twice called a granny; still, she added, simpering: "I suppose, when she's a bride." The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z How the great cable must have simpered with the foolishness of it. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Over the draped chimney-piece a rosewood overmantel obtruded with carved cubicles, enclosing each a simpering statuette. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z I saw a cunning, selfish face gloating down on me, with a gross, confident, wicked simper. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z “Well—er—yes, my dear sir, I have,” simpered the great booby. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z Scottish boxers and rugby players are said to be simpering at the prospect of a broken loo. Compared to a lootfest like London or Beijing, Delhi is just an also-ran 2010-09-23T19:25:00Z Children should never be bold and forward, but they should look up and answer a question fearlessly and clearly when they are asked one; it is so foolish to simper and not speak. Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners "To dance wi' a fiddler!" simpered out the younger, who, by the way, was no chicken either, being but a trifle on the right side of thirty. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 “I’m sure,” simpered Mrs Marter, “there ought to be a new official made at the palace—Court flatterer—and Mr Bray given the post.” By Birth a Lady With a prudish simper she placed hers behind her back. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers No further use that artificial code, Those simpered rhymes, his petty bandbox mode Of tight-packed trumpery. Provocations A crush of fashionable people who ate, drank, danced, simpered, and smirked until the wee small hours and then went home to curry one another's reputation and conduct. Rockhaven "You might enquire about it at Castello." said he, with a malicious simper. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico I have been left too long to simper and smirk in self-cajolery, with an inward swell to think that my pen had paid my insurance. A Yankee from the West A Novel "Oh, take care!" she simpered, drawing back hastily. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers When their acquaintances came, with simpering smiles, to sympathize with them, their gossip was cut short by the Bront�s, who judged rightly that the sense of humiliation pressed lightly on their comforters. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 He would have poured forth all the bitterness of which his heart was full upon the wretched sneak whose face, with its friendly simper, put him fairly beside himself. The Children of the World "She held the rudder, or did something with the compass, I heard," simpered a young lady in long flaxen ringlets. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) "She was much better-looking two years ago," simpered out an ensign, affectedly. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) This was a great flight of poetical rhetoric, and Miss Pinckney bridled and simpered like a girl of sixteen. Little Miss Joy The fair Louise simpered, and seated herself at the well-appointed dessert table. A Traitor's Wooing As I looked down at her, the meaningless smile of the bisque Madonna in the shop without returned to me, simpered for a half-second before me. . . . The Book of Susan A Novel About her manner there was no spark of vanity, no simpering nor restraint—she was merely a well-bred young hostess entertaining an intimate friend. Love's Usuries That apology is stereotyped," broke in Miss Kennyfeck, "as well as the little simpering speech she makes on entering the drawing-room. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) "Oh, you know," she said with a simper, but Patricia had passed over to a chair, where she seated herself and began to read a newspaper upside down. Patricia Brent, Spinster "I shall hold you to your promise, M'sieu," she simpered at last. A Traitor's Wooing How he hates a fellow who simpers straight through everything, and looks always as if the world and he were eternally at peace! Faith and Unfaith Yes; there was Charlotte, with her head on one side, and evidently simpering at some compliment, which her companion was administering. Under the Mendips A Tale She blushed, and simpered, and thought the fox was the very pink of politeness; and he flattered her until she was quite ready to believe he was, also, the pink of perfection. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series At that moment Miss Sikkum came out of the lounge simpering. Patricia Brent, Spinster Those who scowled at each other till now, hob-nobbed across the table; and simpering old maids cracked merry thoughts with gay bachelors, without even a passing fear for the result. Jack Hinton The Guardsman They would flock around her, sending savage glances to one another, and simpering foolishly at her. The Garden of Eden Here come the two Miss Greenwoods, simpering and putting on fashionable airs which don't suit them. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days They might gabble in a corner to each other and simper and giggle and pretend, but they were ballet-hoppers. Carnival "I love the smell of fusees," Miss Sikkum would simper, regardless of the fact that a hundred times before she had taken Galvin House into her confidence on the subject. Patricia Brent, Spinster Stocmar sipped his wine, half simpering at the passionate warmth of his companion, which, not without truth, he ascribed to a sense of jealousy. One Of Them There was faint moonlight, and the simpering expression of the neutral face filled him with astonishment. Anne The romances over which our great grandmothers simpered and sighed are to our age intolerable bores. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. And he gave one of those rich chuckling laughs which are as peculiar to the moneyed classes as ever a simpering smile was to enamelled beauty. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly I still think the 'Diamond' lady the most beautiful creature that ever lived,—and simpered. Hildegarde's Harvest "Well," said she, with a simper which her mere streak of lip was but little fitted to contrive, "I hope you will have all happiness in your wedded lives." A Marriage at Sea "Sure didn't you hear yourself," replied Lanty, in a simpering, mock bashful voice. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Mrs. Pain simpered her acquiescence as she turned to Mr. MacFie and Mr. Hearty, who had raced towards her. Adventures of Bindle There is a sort of simpering enjoyment of all that goes on around him, and a condescending approval of us that seems to say, 'Go on, you 'll catch the tone yet. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Ah," replied the old woman simpering, "that is all over. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors When Miss Anglin first appeared as Roxane last night, a sigh went up from all parts of the house: 'Here's another blond and simpering ingénue.' The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 These last few words were said in a simper of modesty, which, whether real or affected, was a strange sentiment at the conclusion of such a tale. St. Patrick's Eve "Oh, yes, sir," responded Mrs. Bindle, moving her head back on her shoulders, depressing her chin and drawing in her lips with a simper. Adventures of Bindle "I don't think I 'd say that," said he, with a faint simper, while he patted his hand with a gold paper-knife. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly "It originated, I believe, in some form of disputation,—an altercation," simpered Jekyl, as he sweetened and sipped his coffee. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "Something happened to him in India; I never well knew what," simpered Jekyl. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "Heads of houses" with bald scalps led out simpering young boarding-school misses, and danced with a noble show of agility, to refute any latent suspicion of coming age. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas It giggled louder, this time with a disgusting little simper. One Man's Poison And now," said the Abb�, with a simper, "pardon the liberty; but have you had any trifling inducement for coming to pass a few days here? Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I "The frontiers are always easily accessible," simpered Jekyl, as he stole a look at his watch. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "I 've scarcely thought of it yet," simpered out the other, with his habitual smile. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Many were the compliments which were paid to the fair young minstrel by old and young; by simpering beaux and generous maidens. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Lady Victoria's satirical gaze swept the simpering portraits of her son's great-aunts and grandmothers, with which the hall was promiscuously hung. Ancestors A Novel Then Portia makes him a little bow, and Julia simpers at him, and presently he finds himself accepted by and admitted to the bosom of the family, which, indeed, is a rather nondescript one. Portia or By Passions Rocked As she bowed slightly to him, she lifted her glass to her eye, and then dropped it suddenly with a gentle simper, as though to say that another glance would have perilled her gravity. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "What would you think of a special mission, my Lady?" simpered Jekyl. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The right eyebrow is higher and more curved than the left one, which lends some archness to the expression, but its effect is destroyed by the tiresome perfection of the simpering mouth. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome “But remember, Trotter, she is my pet partner,” simpered Mr. Street at the shapely back disappearing down the hallway; and he caressed where his blond moustache was to be. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 "You are so impulsive, my dear Theresa!" says her friend, with a simper: "all your geese are swans." Rossmoyne "If they only be persuaded that war is assassination on a grand scale, they might make excellent soldiers," simpered Jekyl; but the others seemed to take no heed of his pleasantry. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Jekyl smiled, and drew up his cravat, with his habitual simpering air, but said nothing. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "Oh, my, yes!" she hastened to say, as she rose with a simpering smile. The Life of Nancy Mr. Kirkpatrick was one of those bland, simpering, self-complacent men, who, unshakable from the high tower of their own self-satisfaction, look down upon your arguments from their magnificent elevation. Old and New London Volume I He simpered and pursed up his lips so that his moustache was all of a totter, and groaned and whined, not with pain, but simply and solely with amorous longing. Weird Tales. Vol. I There were gaudy china vases by the dozen and simpering china shepherdesses by the score. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. His bald head, his skinny bobbing neck, his simpering watery blue eyes. To Each His Star When she see him she begun to roll her eyes and simper up the way gals do—I ask your pardon, Miss Hands! The Wooing of Calvin Parks "I'd like to be a shepherdess, all right," said Tad with a comical simpering smile. Two Little Women My dear Signor Nicolo," replied the old man, simpering, "be assured that I never enjoyed myself more than I did when I visited your theatre. Weird Tales. Vol. I But “the Don-admirers, and Box-friends of Mr. Hobbes are men of gravity and reputation, who will scarce simper in favour of the philosopher, but can make shift to nod and nod again.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors “Your father used to be a very gallant young gentleman once upon a time,” said Mrs. Shaw, with a simper and sigh. Happy Days for Boys and Girls Recollecting himself, however, after a moment, his professional politeness returned, and he began bowing and simpering his inability to comprehend what had been addressed to him. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative Mrs. Pelly simpered at me, with a rather forbidding light in her eye, I thought. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography He forced his features into a simpering smile, and, as Salvator now let his hands loose, gave his moustache an elegant upward curl, at the same time stammering out a few unintelligible words. Weird Tales. Vol. I “Oh, nothing, dawling,” she made a wicked, obscene eye at him, and simpered: “Oh, nothing, Tom–only you see I might be his mother!” In the Heart of a Fool The smile of the sea was a positive simper. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 I know what has so suddenly changed you––it is that gay, simpering fool yonder. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West The candid merriment in her face had put me wholly at ease,—I who had stood tongue-tied and blushing before the simpers of poor Bessy. The Romance of a Plain Man Suddenly all the charming simpers, all the good humour which had been called up into the old gentleman's face by the good wine, were gone. Weird Tales. Vol. I The door opened, and that fellow came in simpering like a chessy cat, and asked if I would be so good as to walk up to the boudor. Phemie Frost's Experiences But Julie wriggled and simpered, and could not be got to express herself otherwise. Trading Why, I can never take a ramble in the grounds of an evening without stumbling upon a dozen or more pair of simpering lovers at every turn. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love "Ah, Mr. Rhodes, this is such a surprise," she cried, fluttering up to him with a simper on her face, which of late years had done the duty of a blush. A Noble Woman Here were maids, in fine attire, tripping gaily along, simpering and smiling, and all good nature and amiability. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. The ladies simper and giggle and wink at the gentlemen from behind their fans, and leave you to imagine something they don’t say.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance It is false, insincere, and smirks and simpers if even a silly school girl sits before it. Melomaniacs Suddenly he shrieked and a look of terror replaced the vain, simpering expression. The Strollers Instead of an Aztec or Cave Dweller cast of countenance, he had given the Petrified Man the simpering features of the wax figures seen in cheap clothing stores. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective His simpering smirk stretched from ear to there as he murmured, "Now, Miss Thomas—" "Sandra, Mr. Pending," she sighed softly. Lighter Than You Think She should have blushed, simpered, and hinted that she would be very much pleased with his escort—but—so short an acquaintance—all her friends would know it—what would people say?—etc., etc. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 He hung back and watched her hug her mother and father in a brief wrestling-match while Arthur stood by in simpering homage. In a Little Town I, also, have seen her simpering when the avvocato has been here, but she soon gets tired of him, and then her face is as God made it.” Olive in Italy Miss Petunia arose with a simper, and Mr. Gubb arose to open the door for her. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective The next three applicants were girls, who respectively giggled, glowered, and simpered. Blue-grass and Broadway There is his coat, his star, his wig, his countenance simpering under it: with a slate and a piece of chalk, I could at this very desk perform a recognizable likeness of him. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Swaying slightly, and looking into Brent's face with a simpering leer, in an undertone he said: "Come over some evenin' next week." Sunlight Patch The nurse, who was a very silly-looking goose of a girl, turned very red at this question, and, dropping a courtesy to Poll, simpered out: "No, sir; if yez plaze, sir, it's a boy, sir!" Little Mittens for The Little Darlings Being the Second Book of the Series No portrait of a lady, that makes her simper or scowl, is satisfactory; No photograph of a lady ever fails to make her simper or scowl. Symbolic Logic And I wonder," Caroline continued, with the usual simper which her favorite theme inspired, "what you would think of Radcliff. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies I have taken a dislike to that simpering young person, and would rather make a dress for Mrs. Squails any day than for her. Not Like Other Girls Don't simper, and put on the airs which mean, though the girl may not understand it, an effort to arouse the admiration and the physical feeling of love. What a Young Woman Ought to Know His coarse features writhed in a simper that intensified their ugliness. Heart of the Blue Ridge No portrait of a lady, that makes her simper or scowl, is satisfactory; No photograph of a lady ever fails to make her simper or scowl. Symbolic Logic Vanity, you know," said Caroline, with her most exquisite simper, "spoils so many girls! The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies The Church held tightly the strings of her purse, And gracefully lowered her hand, And simpered, 'I've given too much away; I'll do, sir, as you have said.' The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity She knew now the unspeakable secret of the pink and gold bedroom, the shabbily gorgeous bed, the posturing dancers, the simpering, tailored noblemen. The Invader A Novel Beth knew that if she had said such a thing, Mrs. Carne would have received it with a stony stare, but now she simpered. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius “We must apologize most humbly, your reverence,” began Miüsov, simpering affably, and speaking in a dignified and respectful tone. The Brothers Karamazov And, with a faint simper of satisfaction, she looked up at a person who just then entered from an adjoining room. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies Ah! how he hated the simpering, whispering, sneering, giggling women in Court when he pictured her, his innocent darling, his sweet girl, suffering for love of him and sorrow for him. The Dop Doctor He strove to smile adoration on Brilliana, but mistrust marred his ogle, and a shiver of fear betrayed his simper of confidence. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel Uncle James simpered, as though taking to himself the credit of the whole entertainment. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius "The Irish in New York are allowed to live there I belave," said a pert housemaid with a simper. The Art of Disappearing At this unfortunate explanation, the simper of gratified vanity on Mrs. Carrington's features vanished as if by magic. Making People Happy Mr. Metcalf glanced across at the other girl, who bridled and simpered as she adjusted her hat and settled her skirts. Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life Two of his seamen ascended the ladder and returned with Lampaxo, who smirked and simpered at sight of Democrates and bobbed him a courtesy. A Victor of Salamis Four hundred boys simpered, smirked, grinned, giggled, tittered, chuckled, and guffawed. McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. He had been merely a plaything—a simpering, compliment-throwing nincompoop of a type that most society women felt a need for, as food for their vanity. Colorado Jim "And how is Madam President of our club?" she said with a delightful assumption of deference to Mrs. McMahon, who bridled and simpered in proud happiness over this recognition of the honor she enjoyed. Making People Happy She simpered and refused to go in front of him. Punch or the London Charivari, October 10, 1920 In spite of his decorous gravity a smile of distinct pleasure slowly spread over his square, pink face until it became a subdued simper. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories You remember how she waited for a lull in the talk, and then she said with that silly, simpering, appealing look—— Harry. Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts "I think you might have knocked," she said, simpering. Jonah and Co. I cannot be soft and simpering like those delicate young gentlemen who pass their time in reading the papers and having their hair curled! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 “I want to sit on the coachman’s seat,” simpered the boy, as he stuffed his finger into his mouth. Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him "Oh—oh!—really," simpered the Griffin, trying in vain to blush. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy They were like a ballet of spinsters, elderly but flippant, standing in affected attitudes with the simpering graces of a bygone age. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Beneath my gaze he looked down and simpered, swinging his bead bag ridiculously. Jonah and Co. Chawner looked down his nose with a feeble attempt at a gratified simper, while his neighbours giggled with furtive relish. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers The emptiness of it—the eternal simper, the godless and harrowing routine! A Pessimist In Theory and Practice The Griffin's weak memory came to his aid at this awkward moment: "That must particularly apply to your last remark," simpered the Griffin. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy For the stage and its triumphs a convent with simpering nuns! Ringfield A Novel Marion ate her supper in silence, too; at least she bit at her bread and tried to swallow her simpering tea. The Chautauqua Girls At Home For a queer second I did see ourselves in that inevitable mirror, but cadaverous and out-of-date and palsied—a dusty set of old waxworks, simpering inanely in the lumber-room of Time. More Trivia An you put it as a duty,” simpered the young beauty. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Listen, all of you," simpered the Griffin, "some one has thanked me. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy I’d look fine in uniform, wouldn’t I?” the waitress simpered in return. The Mystery of the Green Ray "You know human nature, I see, my dear cousin;" said the hag, with a grin that tried to be a simper. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck And when some modern Greek envoy comes simpering up to her with a remark about the weather, it will be an advantage for her to know Plato. Vixen, Volume I. “I always embrace opportunity,” replied Miss Sprig with a simper. How to Cook Husbands "What can it be for?" simpered the Griffin; "and will it help to show me off to advantage?" he anxiously inquired. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy "The lady on the left is simpering; and, oh! here is a tiger rug," stumbling over a head on the ground. When the Birds Begin to Sing Gauge not, with thy dilettante compasses, with that placid dilettante simper, the Heaven's-Watchtower of our Fathers, the fallen God's-Houses, the Golgotha of true Souls departed! Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. Worst of all, one party had brought the family idiot—a simpering, lollopy creature, stiff in the wrong places, who could not feed himself properly. A Poor Man's House She accustoms her face to a simper, which every separate feature in it belies. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World She dropped a very elegant curtsey, simpered, drew nearer, and threw a fetching glance upwards. The Light of Scarthey He had simpered and said his little nothings so like an ordinary gentleman during their ride, that his present brusqueness was quite a relief to her. The Bertrams Mrs. Barnett's mouth simpered at the implied flattery; but her eyes, always looking calculatingly for substantial results, were studying Reedy Jenkins. The Desert Fiddler She gave a malicious smile, and simpered out flattering words to the half-bewildered labourer. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls "A heap o' correspondence thir mornin's!" he would simper, his greedy little eye trying to glean revelations from the women's faces as they took the letters from his hand. The House with the Green Shutters “I should like just a tiny bit more crab,” simpered Dray. The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar Richmond by a stout lady, with a particularly well-developed bust, who finished all the speeches with the soubrette simper. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 Her mouth was simpering, but her eyes had that sharp, predatory look he had seen before. The Desert Fiddler Messalinda gave him an extravagant bow and a yet more extravagant simper. The Proud Prince Mrs. Gourlay, standing by the kitchen table, viewed her new possession with a faded simper of approval. The House with the Green Shutters Mrs. Gannett nodded, "He's awfully jealous of me," she said with a slight simper. More Cargoes 1897 "Now I'll get you!" he simpered, and shot him through the face. Barbarians She half simpered and tried to sound deprecating. The Desert Fiddler Those who associate this latest mystery only with gyrating articles of furniture, rapping tables, or simpering planchettes, are simply in the abyss of ignorance, and dangerously underrate the gravity of the subject. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis "There are few who can withstand you," answered the dark one; his words made Folly simper, she knew not how to blush. The Crown of Success He forced her to stop, conducted himself in such a familiar way, and talked in such a loud voice that the passersby simpered. The Goose Man Jane was simpering up at him in a way she had never looked at me. Explorers of the Dawn "I came, sir, to wed your daughter," replied Anthony, simpering, and with great modesty. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 In the hands of folly and affectation, their repulsiveness is aggravated by the simpering conceits which usurp the place of the strongest passions of our nature. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 Her pink georgette crêpe waist clung to a flabby back with a suggestion of dampness and she simpered at him: "I hope Myrtle won't put poison in my ice-tea." Stubble I cried, with the gratified simpering of a flattered. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. He glanced up and saw the figurehead; it seemed to be simpering at him with an irritating smile. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Hay, with his fixed eye-glass and eternally cold smile was there, and a third young man, who adored Miss Qian, thinking her to be merely an actress, simpered across the card-table at his goddess. The Opal Serpent They talk in simpering, dudish tones, and bestow the most lackadaisical glances on different members of our party. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. The rest of the evening she spent on the rock beside Hawkins while the two young swains made merry with the other girls and Miss Penny simpered and Miss Ardle was correspondingly caustic. Stubble However, she is already becoming the habituée, and seldom drops the crockery-ware now—except when I simper with too beaming a condescension. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. She carried a wooden figurehead under her bowsprit, the face and bust of a woman on whom an ancient woodcarver had bestowed his notion of a beatific smile; the result was an idiotic simper. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 Mrs. Gilmer was flattered by finding her attire a matter of acknowledged importance to her rival, and replied, with a simper,— "Not altogether,—my costume is under discussion,—I shall decide presently." Fairy Fingers A Novel It has the form of a young man, but the simpering silliness of a school girl. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. The objector—a somewhat youthful coyote—slunk away with a foolish simper. The Tale of Benny Badger Whether any of my co-contributors to Punch are among them I cannot discover, since they do not vouchsafe to encourage me by the freemasonry of even a surreptitious simper. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. Both these young ladies would simper and look conscious when they were attacked on the subject; for both candidly believed they were liable to the innuendoes. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The doctor laughed, as he stepped out of the low, open buggy, handed the lines to his daughter, and turned to speak to the teacher who stood simpering at his side. Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen "We are an exception, then, to the general rule!" simpered Celeste. Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes But when my father called me in at last to see my future husband, it was the old man who met me with a simper on his wrinkled face. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine They seem generally agreed—except a couple of stout ones who are lolling back and listening with mulish simpers. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. Was it possible that her blue eyes, childlike in their candor, her simpering smile, and affected manner were masks assumed to cover her machinations? The Lost Despatch Never thought of a simper or sigh; For why? The Book of Humorous Verse "Ah!" sighed Celeste, who prided herself on her delicacy, "I never could eat more than would satisfy a mouse, and since my engagement," simpering, "I cannot swallow enough to scarce keep me alive!" Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes Ah," simpered Miss Peyton, who had chanced to look up just that minute, "Peace has finished her sketch. The Lilac Lady You were a good-looking missie, and you have grown—yes, one can say it without making you simper—into a more than good-looking woman. Shining Ferry "Ah, one of those sad affairs, with languishing eyes, who simpers and sighs!" said Charlotte laughingly, bursting into what she called poetry. The Music Master Novelized from the Play I couldn’t!” simpered the bird; “I really couldn’t; it’s so rude to put out one’s tongue, you know.” Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo The request was far from acceptable to King, but the simper that accompanied it so repelled him that he almost forgot his determination to be very cordial to the unwelcome guest. Marjorie's Busy Days See how they smile and simper, and press their hands to their hearts, and daintily arrange their drop curls! The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 Mrs Broadbent simpered a little and put her head on one side. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes She simpered like any bit of a girl. The Lady of the Basement Flat "This is ham," said she with a little simper, "broiled ham, Mr. Dockwrath; and there is chicken at the other end; I think they call it—devilled." Orley Farm You're simpering at some hidden invention of your own, and you know it. Miss Pat at School "Very few; and I would not escort any of those simpering little damsels usually seen at assemblies." The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 He went in with his hand on the boy's shoulder, and was received by Mrs. Lorton with a mixture of stately dignity and simpering pleasure, which, however, no longer roused his irritation and impatience. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Why, his face is the worst part of him: ’tis all satin and simpers!” Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada He wandered round the room, slapping one fist into the other, glaring at the walls, from which old-time ladies simpered vapidly at him. Sacrifice She was different, I tell you; she was nothing like the calculating Whimsy White, and still less like the dancing, simpering, giddy youngsters one meets around at social affairs. The Worlds of If They bowed and simpered until they resembled so many supple-jacks, pulled by the finger of a child. The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 "I beg your pardon," she said, in her sweetest and most ingratiating manner, with a suggestion of the simper which used to be fashionable when she was a girl. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden He had no simpering tenderness for the prisoner, while he attributed to the upper classes an innate rectitude and self control, such as the British records of the East will hardly sustain. The History of Tasmania , Volume II "Nope," went on the landlady, mistaking his attention for a compliment, and simpering a little, with a quick fluttering of her lids; "took all her stuff.—Hm!" Apron-Strings "It was so good of you to come," she simpered. From Farm to Fortune or Nat Nason's Strange Experience She wore the same calm and simpering smile, she had as much as ever the air of a shopwoman in her Sunday clothes, only she had gained self-possession. Artists' Wives "As you please, Mr. Vernon—but I suppose I must now call you 'Drake'?" she broke off, with a simper; "though, really, it sounds so strange, and—er—so familiar." Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Simpering along the corridors the same compliments they simpered twenty years ago. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony Tottie simpered, shoved the money under the lace of her bodice, and backed out—as a bell began to ring somewhere persistently. Apron-Strings "Ha, the Cardinal!" he cried; and before the Queen could speak, "I hope," with a bow and a simper, "that your Eminence has been as zealous in her Majesty's service as I have been." In Kings' Byways She was a rather dressy young person, with a rose-leaf complexion and a simpering mouth. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book "You are indeed a lordly Dish," and she simpered charmingly. More Tales in the Land of Nursery Rhyme All heaven upsidedown; fat angels turning somersaults, saints like butchers, and martyrs simpering feebly. Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag They ate and they drank, and they laughed and they chattered, They simpered, and bantered, and lavishly flattered, Till, finally, weary of such an employment, They left for the scene of their former enjoyment. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy By the end of five minutes of Mrs. Folliott, however, he felt his dry lips seal themselves to a makeshift simper. The Finer Grain "He's awfully jealous of me," she said with a slight simper. Sea Urchins "A little bird," said Robert, with a simpering air. Salthaven A military despotism of martial statues would be far better than a demagogy of these virtues, posed in their well-known attitudes, to confront perplexed posterity with lifted brows and superhuman simpers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 Of all the herd that throng around, Thy simpering or thy sighing train, Come tell me who to thee is bound By Love's or Plutus' heavier chain. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 "Dear, dear Velo," he said with a simper, "how can I ever thank you for saving my life?" Shelled by an Unseen Foe Her lips were set in a somewhat simpering smile, and her voice was soft with a view to effect. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes "I'm sure this is uncalled for," simpered the hero of the act, rising and showing signs of looking for his hat. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn "I suppose, from your investing in lots, Mr. Hunter, that you are thinking of getting married, and living in a house of your own," said Miss Peyton, simpering. Fame and Fortune or, The Progress of Richard Hunter And now, instead of the silly, simpering compliments repeated at introductions, let me assure you that you are the only man in Florence with whom I would willingly exchange a salutation. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection I declare I’m so ashamed,” continued the lady simpering, and covering her face with the hand which was unemployed. Peter Simple Laura simpered, and observed, “How very odd of papa!” and then seemed to think no more about it. Newton Forster The Merchant Service “Me take great care to kiss very much,” said Marianna, simpering. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea There was a satisfied simper on her pink face, as though she waited for admiration; she held her little nose high in the air, and one could almost hear her say, “How very vulgar!” The Hawthorns A Story about Children Bud didn't, of course, state it that way, but Margaret gathered as much from his simpering smile and the coy way he looked out of the corner of his eyes as he described her. A Voice in the Wilderness Ned is so silly, and he is sure to tell them.”—She stopped, sweetly simpering, and the hearers had little difficulty in guessing what it was that Ned would tell his people. A Houseful of Girls The ladies simpered, and put the inevitable query: “How do you like England?” Flaming June Rex paraded the room with mincing steps, and simpered at his own reflection in the looking-glass. Sisters Three She simpered as she spoke, with an affectation of coyness that was irresistibly amusing. Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story He made a strong impression on the cook, and when he took his departure, she simpered, and said coyly: "Thursday is my evenin' off, an' we might go to the movies." Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers "You know they say a cat may look at a king," Miss Kitty simpered. The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat Slumber-Town Tales Consequently for a minute or two every one stared at the two shopmen, who cast down their eyes, and blushed and simpered. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth But to stand by all day and be simpered to, and even cringed to, was galling in the extreme. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life I'll fan you, and hear if you then will repeat Facts on currents of air, or simoom; Or simper, and smilingly speak of the heat Of the room. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 17, 1892 The stranger was a slim, well-shaped youth, with a simpering lip, and dainty ringlets descending to his shoulders. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "Oh! thank you!" he exclaimed, simpering; "this is too, too sudden; and I've really left the speech I prepared, at home." The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain All the while Dotty went on simpering and saying, "If you please, sir," every time a dish was passed her. Prudy Keeping House His wife, older than he, and as deaf apparently as the door of a dungeon, wore a simpering, imbecile look of wonderment, it seemed to me, at the presence of such unusual and abundant cheer. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 I know that men think they must be silly and simpering in woman's presence, because they suppose she can appreciate and enjoy nothing higher. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. "What an abstemious young gentleman!" simpered Miss De Witt, as for the fourth time Pliny briefly and rather savagely declined the officious waiter's offer of wine custard. Three People If a man approached simpering, Andrew stopped and gazed at him. Better Dead Of course her smile was a make-believe, nothing more nor less than a simper. Prudy Keeping House Stockily built mechanics swaggered along with their simpering, gaudily dressed lady loves. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life The man had a rich baritone voice, not comparable indeed with the bowman's tenor, yet not without quality; but he used it affectedly, and sang with a simper on his face. Fort Amity She went to the safe, unlocked it, and returned to the table bearing an oblong silver box of quaint design, with the portrait of a stout simpering lady in enamel on the cover. The Hand in the Dark This bothered me, but Farrow merely simpered at the guy and melted him down to size. Highways in Hiding "Why, big ships always tows small craft, your honour," returned Galleygo, simpering. The Two Admirals As voiced by the latter the act expressed the climax of simpering cowardice. The Seventh Noon I feel like I want to commit murder when a simpering Jane looks at me, snickers and says, 'ain't he cute?' David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story Such a note as an idiotic boy might pen, or a simpering school lass be set fluttering to receive. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV "We do not all lack wit in the country, madame," said I, simpering as I supposed the Court gallants to simper, "nor, since the plague came to London, beauty." Simon Dale And Ida simpered and said, hesitating, ‘I—I don’t know.’ That Stick The calendar lying at his elbow was an ornamental cardboard trifle, embellished with cupids and simpering shepherdesses—such as girls send to each other at the New Year. Dross The survey seemed to please monsieur, for he showed his teeth in a simper of satisfaction, and began to curl his black moustache between the forefinger and thumb of his disengaged hand. Orrain A Romance "There is a drop of rum—for medicine, so to say," admitted Mrs. Brundage, with a cold simper. Ambrotox and Limping Dick "She comes of a beautiful Norman race—the finest, purest strain," the old woman simpered. The Tragic Muse ‘I am sure she is very happy, my Lord, to have been of service,’ said her mother, with a simper. That Stick The Signora sent for hers; and his Excellency, preluding with a beautiful simper, gave them some slight thing to this effect. The Young Duke Grim gentlemen with somber faces, simpering almond-eyed beauties in cobwebby laces; and in the place of honor a frowning hag, whose wrinkles even the flattering painter dare not hide. The Statesmen Snowbound How the pretty things would stare at the tricks of the trade, and simper: "Is that right?" Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) Almost every village has its boy "who was born drunk," a staggering, simpering, idiotic representative of a drunken father, beastly intoxicated at the very moment when he should have been most sober. Plain Facts for Old and Young She had even a girlish way of simpering and uttering absurdly rapturous exclamations. Cape Cod Folks Look at that old lady; how elaborately she simpers! The Young Duke Season with a small pinch of paprika and let it simper. Skiddoo! He actually simpered,—simpered like a young girl who is half elated and half ashamed when her lover is thrown in her teeth. Can You Forgive Her? |
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