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Luckily for the circus trainer, decisions about social rank among higher animals are not al­ways based on brute force. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z
Kind was at first a family connection, later an elevated social rank, and finally came to rest meaning kindly or gentle. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
Prototypes for the photographs are images found in memorial books traditionally published on the occasion of high-status funerals, with the deceased shown wearing emblems of his political and social rank. Jakkai Siributr: ‘Transient Shelter’ 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z
They were fighting to be relegated to a lower social rank. How Bollywood is starting to deal with India's caste system 2010-12-16T22:30:02Z
His ascent through the social ranks of Los Angeles has been as patiently and assiduously plotted as his professional one. Ryan Seacrest: The Mogul Next Door 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z
“We are animals. The social rank, the socioeconomic position, is important.” Men Are Panicking About Their Sperm Count 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z
Ornamental display is often used to convey wealth, power, social rank, leisure, profession and/or aesthetics. Ask the indie professor: Why it matters where you stick your guest pass 2010-10-19T15:20:00Z
Like-wise, one unequivocal requirement placed on Christians was to love their neighbors, meaning in practice showing kindness and compassion to others regardless of their social rank. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
People differed quantitatively in the amount of wealth they owned, but not qualitatively according to social rank or estate. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
The most drastic divisions are found within political and social ranks. WA Poll shows residents back assault weapon ban 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z
A girl viewed as beautiful, fertile and of high social rank can bring as many as 200 cows. South Sudan fights child marriage where girls sold for cows 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z
While northern evangelists stressed individual freedom and tried to implant an inner moral compass so their converts could guide themselves, southern ministers increasingly stressed the benefits of social rank, order, and control. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z
Unlike nobles, merchants did not inherit social rank. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
Likewise, one unequivocal requirement placed on Christians was to love their neighbors, meaning in practice showing kindness and compassion to others regardless of their social rank. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
An individually tailored wig by a good maker was a signal of wealth and social rank and could cost the equivalent of thousands of pounds today. London's callings: Odd, obsolete and old jobs in the capital 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z
One prominent example, roughly analogous to caste or social status, relates to "social rank" among hyena societies. Rich in acorns: Privilege persists for many generations in the animal world, too 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z
Bound by the spirit of Christian love, he explained, no man’s personal interests should overrule the needs of others, so social rank must support the greater goals of God’s service and the common good. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z
Some were cut from gold to resemble myrtle and were worn as headdresses by royals and the elite to mark their social rank and stature. These Are Not Your Traditional Holiday Wreaths 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z
“It’s a very moving testament to the peril that women faced, and a reminder that this affected women of all social ranks.” The truth about sex in 'Bridgerton's' England 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z
Once free, Biddy took the last name Mason and began an improbable rise through the social ranks of early Los Angeles. Op-Ed: A monument to California's Black history may soon be destroyed 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z
Olfactory communication is important for ring-tailed lemurs, which possess well-developed scent glands on their wrists and shoulders that they use to mark territory and designate social rank in addition to romance. 'Stink flirting' is a thing - just ask a ring-tailed lemur 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z
Town leaders gave each man a plot of land that reflected his family’s size and social rank. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z
One might expect principled egalitarians like the Quakers to celebrate a linguistic process whereby all social ranks experienced an increase in dignity. Opinion | What Quakers Can Teach Us About the Politics of Pronouns 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z
She does not know that he is already betrothed to a glamorous woman of his own social rank, and when she finds out and he returns to his rich fiancée Giselle goes mad and dies. Akram Khan Remakes “Giselle” 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z
“Was his survival a result of high social rank at birth, or was high rank the result of his deformity?” People with dwarfism and cleft palate may have been revered in ancient times 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z
She explained that horses were so valued in ancient China that strict laws stipulated how many were permissible for each social rank. Yan Lianke’s Forbidden Satires of China 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z
Honor was intimately tied to social rank, for slaves could have no honor, and freemen who submitted to insults were humiliated and demeaned. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z
Unfortunately, the cremation destroyed other chemical signals that might tell us who these people were, and their social rank. Stonehenge: First residents from west Wales 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z
Were they markers of species - allowing neighboring dinosaurs to recognize their own kind? - or did they carry some other signal, such as social rank or an amorous advertisement to potential mates? The Latest in Horned Dinosaur Fashion 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z
Like Lewis, she was thrilled by her access to a higher social rank. A matter of taste: six remarkable women and the food they ate 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z
Information relating to our reputation and social rank is particularly important. Social Networking Sites May Be Controlling Your Mind – Here's How to Take Charge 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z
Latin America became a society where light skin was a key to social rank, but with many gradations of color, power, and status between very dark and very light. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z
On the other hand, there was no correlation between social rank and success. What Hyenas Can Tells Us About the Origins of Intelligence 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z
In 2010, a study by researchers at the University of Warwick and Cardiff University found that money improves happiness only if it also improves people’s social rank. Outclassed: how your neighbor’s income might affect your happiness 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z
Dr. Sapolsky added that in humans, social rank often shifts depending on context, suggesting that the study’s findings in monkeys might also apply to people. For Monkeys, Lower Status Affects Immune System 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z
A quality education, gainful employment, social rank and prestige, and world travel were all rewards of participation. Fethullah Gülen: Public Intellectual or Public Enemy? 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z
A girl who is seen as beautiful, fertile and of high social rank can bring as many as 200 cows. In South Sudan, a child bride can be bought for a bunch of cows 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z
But in the secular Islamic world, such items marked social rank in public life. Two Projects Share a Goal: Challenge Stereotypes of Islam and Arabs 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z
And yet another study of the power of rank rather than absolute income cited an “evolutionarily based”, “involuntary defeat syndrome” where low social rank opens people up to psychological disorders like depression. Outclassed: how your neighbor’s income might affect your happiness 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z
Under Communist rule, the social ranks were abolished and the Mosuo were subject to continuing efforts to change what the Communists saw as their “backward marriage customs.” ‘Kingdom of Daughters’ in China Draws Tourists to Its Matrilineal Society 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z
Males stay with their mothers and share her social rank. Bonobo "Baby Talk" Reveals Roots of Human Language 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z
Quite literally so: the proper approach to a desired lady was through poems, written on scented paper of the finest quality, delivered by an elegantly dressed go-between of appropriate social rank. Why “The Tale of Genji” Is Still Seductive 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z
Unlike Jude, Hardy rose through the social ranks to become a prosperous member of the literary establishment. Classics for the people – why we should all learn from the ancient Greeks 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z
Many such stratified societies also regulate consumption through sumptuary laws, which enforce social hierarchies by regulating consumption according to social rank. Can Ya Dig It?—How Rebels, Hipsters and Mr. (and Ms.) Cool Reshaped Consumer Culture [Excerpt] 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z
Prof Odgers said "relative position hypothesis" suggests children evaluate their social rank and self-worth based on comparisons with those around them. 'Poor boys fare worse in rich areas' 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z
Created by government, civil societies and international organizations, the apps are promoting grassroots citizen engagement in a region where social rank has historically rendered large portions of the population mute in the face of abuses. Fighting Corruption One App at a Time in Latin America
A big part of its draw, its promise, was that Google+ was tied to Google Authorship, thereby improving your social rank in search results, if you were producing good content. Google Authorship Killed: Google Plus Next? 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z
The study used computer tracking to reveal a complex hierarchy, where even birds with a low social rank on the ground may be trusted leaders in the air. Minions on the Ground May Be Leaders in the Sky 2013-07-22T20:00:00Z
In my books, people of all social ranks have difficulty adopting others’ perspectives. Jane Austen Responds: Game Theory? Sir, You Flatter Me 2013-04-25T15:45:17.193Z
For hyenas, social rank isn’t just a title or a badge of honor. How aggressive hyena moms give their kids a boost 2012-11-29T15:45:09.033Z
Researchers found that the jays' strategy was dependent on the relative social rank of their opponent. Jays switch food-finding tactics 2012-09-25T08:35:49Z
It was, in fact, very little more than the education possessed by laywomen of the same social rank outside and there is little trace of anything approaching scholarship. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z
Good officers, with other qualifications than mere social rank, he would have; and he allowed no private considerations to interfere with the public necessities. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z
They were searching for correlations between social rank and gene activity, and in 987 genes they found one. Social status and health: Misery index 2012-04-12T15:07:08Z
There is more than a five-fold difference in the aggression rates of the least aggressive and the most aggressive females, even after controlling for social rank and the number of opportunities for aggression. How aggressive hyena moms give their kids a boost 2012-11-29T15:45:09.033Z
They also found that if a macaque’s social rank changed, her gene expression did as well. Observatory: Changes in Social Status Seen in Monkeys? Genes 2012-04-09T22:34:03Z
Tung chose 10 genetic profiles at random and tried to predict the corresponding monkey’s social rank based solely on the gene activity—she was successful in eight cases. Can You Predict a Monkey's Social Status by Looking at Its Genes? 2012-04-09T20:15:00.257Z
She had felt ashamed to be paid as a workwoman by one once her friend, and in social rank her equal; but now she raised her head, with a noble frankness and spirit. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z
Younger persons and inferiors in social rank, should, almost invariably, be presented to their seniors and superiors. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z
But unlike many species, aggression doesn’t dictate social rank among hyenas; instead, social rank is inherited. How aggressive hyena moms give their kids a boost 2012-11-29T15:45:09.033Z
It did not quite correspond to that of the English ealdorman, as it usually implied a larger administrative area, a greater independence, and a higher social rank for the official thus honoured. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z
The prejudice which may once have existed against mechanical employments of all sorts is no longer felt, but the manufacturer and his employees are held alike high in favor and in social rank. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z
And this connexion between literature and social rank continues till the close of the Republic. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z
This opposition on the part of the clericals determined Louis to regularise his new favourite and counsellor’s position in his kingdom, and to establish her social rank. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z
But interestingly, the benefits of aggressiveness depend on social rank. How aggressive hyena moms give their kids a boost 2012-11-29T15:45:09.033Z
The Prince went on, after speaking to her as he would have to a young lady of his own social rank. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z
"But I beg you to believe, monsieur, that I do not desire any explanation; you are entirely at liberty to select your friends in whatever social rank you choose." Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z
The black races are most liable, but Europeans of almost any social rank and of either sex are not altogether exempt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z
He chose the calling of an itinerant Methodist preacher, when to do so meant tremendous financial sacrifice and the loss of social rank. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z
There were men, women, and children; but though it contained a sprinkling of persons of higher social rank, it was recruited mostly from that class which sees nothing objectionable in a crowd as such. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z
Claire had of late become one of the pupils in a large, well-reputed school, where she met girls of all ages and characters, but seemingly of only a single social rank. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z
The stranger who sat on a seat, wrapped in his cloak, evidently belonged to the highest social rank. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z
The disparities caused by social rank, which elsewhere give some semblance of external variety, are not found here. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z
The higher servants were often people of nearly the same social rank as those whom they served. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z
The former assailant now defended the social rank which he had attained against both the enemies above and the enemies below. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z
In it Moli�re ridicules the airs and affectations of a rich man vulgarly ambitious to figure in a social rank too exalted for his birth, his breeding, or his merit. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z
But a second and weightier excuse is to be found in the peculiarity of Burns’s social rank. Life of Robert Burns 2011-05-11T02:00:21.043Z
It is a well-known truth that manners rather than wealth decide social rank. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z
He was born in a town near the sea-coast in Devonshire, England, in 1552, his father and mother both being of high social rank. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z
These are a means of attaining social rank. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z
A man of some education—my equal in social rank—a gentleman! Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z
She had no idea of the social rank of her new friend, or perhaps matters might have turned out differently. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z
The fineness of the texture of the veil with which a Tarki, a native of one of these tribes, conceals his features is indicative of his social rank. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z
Does not your alliance with him rather elevate than depress you in the social rank? The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z
Promotions were rapid in those days, and men rose from the lowest social ranks to the highest military positions, if they proved their fitness by valor and ability. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z
Besides, he experienced a kind of shamefacedness at seeing himself raised to the social rank of student, and to an equality with those young men who had such white hands. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z
In America social rank depends substantially on wealth, an accident as much as noble birth, but movable. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z
You may be far above me in social rank and you have won a name that is fast becoming an everyday word. Zula
The division of the wine, according to social rank, follows the proportion of nine, six, and three. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius
He turned to gambling and fast living, finally marrying a young girl, far below him in social rank, who married him merely for his money. The Haunted Sentry Box of Porto Rico
Jenny, the heroine of The Fortunate Country Maid, comes from the lower social ranks, her father a common woodcutter in the forest of Fountainbleau. Pamela Censured
Men seek the companionship or the patronage of titled lords, and social rank depends upon nobility of blood. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z
How could that be true, and that another girl of Tilly's social rank should really be inviting him to escort her? The Cottage of Delight A Novel
On seven different anniversaries and festivals, sums of money, with bread and wine, were distributed to the brethren of the college in due proportions, according to their official dignity and social rank. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius
There was no lack of pretty girls, and, although they belonged to the most different social ranks, they all bore themselves with the like respectability, and, with all their freedom, with natural good taste. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II
The title for admission to one or other of these places was not moral worth but social rank, chiefs going to Elysium and commoners to Tartarus. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II
I'm not 'advanced,' I'm old fashioned enough to know that social rank does count in my business at least. The Broken Gate A Novel
Moreover, nearly every Rose has borne the Christian name of Hugh, and only one attained to a higher social rank than that of laird. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt"
We have drawn attention in a former chapter to the strict gradation of social rank in the city polity. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius
I can offer you a position—a social rank—not to be lightly esteemed. Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days
The social ranks were sharply divided from each other, and the inferior orders paid great formal deference to their superiors. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II
I don't care for the social rank—I want to marry a man. The Broken Gate A Novel
He was of the highest social rank, wealthy, and a vestryman and member of the Episcopal Church. The Greater Republic A History of the United States
Even the emperors who freely employed their services, were chary of raising them to high social rank. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius
The recognition, though not the acknowledgment, of social rank arising from centralization and the spirit of a court was already present in democratic America. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10)
It must be said, however, that the social freedom of the women depended much upon their social rank. Oriental Women
They are the pretty, pure, sensible women who have been too modest, and too womanly, to push and scramble in the social ranks. Maids Wives and Bachelors
It had stripped from Hal, the cad, the veneer of false social rank based on wealth and found there also a man. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp
The emperor had to depend on agents and advisers, many of them of social rank and family traditions equal to his own. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius
He was born in Dublin on 28th May 1779; his father being a grocer, his mother somewhat higher in social rank. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)
He refused to wed a woman who deemed her social rank dearly bartered for his money. The Silent Barrier
You remember that during his stay at St. Petersburg, Gogol fell in love with a woman far above his social rank. Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy
Did not all three forfeit their social rank by wishing to partake in the aspirations of the mob? Pierre and Luce
Not long ago Colonel Dornovitch was instrumental in unearthing a formidable Nihilist conspiracy, in connection with which over fifty men and women of various social ranks were exiled for life to Siberia. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror
It had gone on too long for her to desire personal comfort,—luxury for herself, or even social rank. Lady Anna
In the earlier epochs of history we find almost everywhere a complicated arrangement of society into various orders, a manifold gradation of social rank. Manifesto of the Communist Party
Culture in itself is a means, not only of direct enjoyment, but of maintaining a social rank. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy
A person who has only recently been released from a term of long and, from all I have been able to ascertain, well-deserved imprisonment, is scarcely entitled to pose as an authority on social rank. The Brass Bottle
Then arose the men learned in the laws, the jurists, who, due to the importance of the statutory law to the whole of society, rose to influential social rank. Woman under socialism
But wisdom does not run with social rank, nor with commercial rating. In the Heart of a Fool
The fortune and the social rank that I can bestow are all too little for you; I should like to be able to put a queen’s crown on your beautiful head. A Manifest Destiny
At that time the social rank of a printer was decidedly above that of other mechanic arts. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series
The higher her social rank the greater the seclusion for a Moslem woman. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It
It permeates every social rank, and it enters into the performance of the simplest private as well as public duties. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life
The priesthood hold high social rank, are exempt from taxes, but do not practice celibacy or asceticism. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight
To widely depart from any of these received canons of etiquette is to commit a decided solecism and to discover an utter unfitness for the desired social rank. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society
The King's College lads, who, indeed called themselves 'men,' were of a lower social rank than the Etonians, and, as Fitzjames adds, unmistakably inferior in physique. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice
Much confusion has resulted from the assumption, so common with Southern writers, that the English Cavaliers were all of distinguished lineage or of high social rank. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion
Edward Pendleton's resort, a luxurious establishment down town, was regarded as quite à la mode, and I have heard it said that he had able assistance from social ranks. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century
It is only fair to admit that the farmer differs from others of his social rank only in degree, and that his experiences in the past appear to him to justify his skeptical attitude. Rural Problems of Today
The girls almost without exception were of high social rank, the bourgeois element as yet having scarcely penetrated this exclusive seminary. Famous Women: George Sand
Men of the Spanish race—however humble their social rank—are gifted with a certain eloquence; and in this case passion was lending poetry to the speech. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness
To be sure, the colonial days of distinct social rank had long gone by. Old New England Traits
They were voluntary associations for worship, ignored distinctions of social rank, had great ideas and impressive rituals—apparently all the elements necessary to the establishment of churches or of a national church. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV
An idle joke over a pot of wine sometimes cost a witty barrister his social rank and his ears. A Book About Lawyers
He married a young girl of Santa Cruz, who brought him social rank and helped his fortunes. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere
With the insolent expression of a Japanese lady of rank, an insult herself to the human race, you will see her everywhere in the highest social ranks of society. The Pools of Silence
His reputation was that of a harsh disciplinarian and our company was largely composed of young men of the highest social ranks. A History of Lumsden's Battery, C.S.A.
Modern European governments are supposed to treat all alike, regardless of social rank or religious belief. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe
How had the war torn away the veil from foolish laws of social rank and station! The Search
After four years of preaching he mustered forty converts, slaves and men of the lowest social rank. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing
Still, even in the British navy, with its fine democratic record, the social rank was more regarded than the military. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life
Their social rank is certainly not the highest, but I consider them more likely to render a correct judgment on the merit of the Bloomer controversy than the Lady Patronesses of Almack's. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851.
He meant, in case he failed by any chance to find the valley full of gold, whose wealth would raise him to the social rank of his Em�r. The Valley of the Kings
He improved the administration of justice, mitigated laws in relation to woman, and raised her social rank. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
Boys, or rather young men, for they are all older than Fred, of lower social rank than himself. The Telegraph Boy
Planters they are in social rank, though poor; perhaps owning a half-dozen slaves, and cultivating a small tract of cleared ground, from twenty to fifty acres. The Death Shot A Story Retold
But I think that what distinguishes a man is not found in his social rank, his occupation, his dress or his fortune, but solely in himself. The Simple Life
In it Molière ridicules the airs and affectations of a rich man vulgarly ambitious to figure in a social rank too exalted for his birth, his breeding, or his merit. Classic French Course in English
They had no social rank, and were disgraced by many vices. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
Most women of eminent social rank realize and appreciate the fact thoroughly. The Book of Business Etiquette
He of Louisiana is his equal in social rank, and now his superior in point of wealth, by hundreds, thousands. The Death Shot A Story Retold
On all sides, in almost every social rank, I notice that a pretty bad spirit is fostered in children, a spirit of reciprocal contempt. The Simple Life
Both native settler and European immigrant saw in this free and competitive movement of the frontier the chance to break the bondage of social rank, and to rise to a higher plane of existence. The Frontier in American History
She was clever but cold, and her natural coldness had been increased by   the restraints and exactions of her social rank. Mary Wollstonecraft
Temporary titles, which have no special social rank or bearing, or professional titles, such as "Esquire" for lawyers, which have no social significance, are not used. The Etiquette of To-day
He was to recognise no difference of social rank. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003
If you would have social rank duly respected, you must begin by being worthy of the rank that is your own; otherwise you help to bring it into hatred and contempt. The Simple Life
In some societies it is social rank, in others wealth and fine houses, in others, still, capacity to render service to the state, which makes old men courted and opens doors to the novice. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878
A place for elevating sons above the social rank of their fathers. A Book of Burlesques
The Catholic Church founded no families, but its democratic constitution opened a career to men of all classes, and the most brilliant sons of the Church were often of the lowliest social rank. The Task of Social Hygiene
From this story, what would you judge were her ideas on sincerity? on the treatment of one's neighbors? on conformity to custom? on social rank? and on other matters of everyday life? Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College
It is very unfortunate that many people misconstrue this result of the organization of labor as a move toward the abolition of all social ranks and grades. Monopolies and the People
The landlord who lives entirely on his property is of a very different character, and thoroughly unlike an old English gentleman of the same social rank. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar
Although Voltaire was now embarked on a brilliant career as a dramatist, he was unjustly treated by his superiors in social rank. Heroes of Modern Europe
Being a person—not of social importance, nothing could make her that—but of social rank, she was forced to restrict her genius to a couple of private houses. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House
In the year 1800 Mother Barat, of the Catholic Church, founded the order of Sisters of the Sacred Heart, which is especially devoted to the education of daughters belonging to the higher social ranks. Deaconesses in Europe and their Lessons for America
In Germany, however, the learned professions, and especially the official positions of the army and navy, are almost the exclusive preserves of those who are born to social rank. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.)
Corresponding with the growth of monarchy was the well-marked gradation of social ranks which prevailed in the various tribes from the king downwards through chiefs, warriors, and landholders, to slaves. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia
He had inherited wealth, was of the highest social rank, and enjoyed in a marked degree the confidence and respect of his fellow-citizens. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860
For the British House of Commons is a democratic assembly, and in its collective pride it cares nothing for the opinions or social rank of its members. The Rise of the Democracy
They are, as a class, of higher social rank than these of Kaiserswerth, the preponderating number of whom are from the lower grade of social life. Deaconesses in Europe and their Lessons for America
In such a city social rank must tend, in the long run, to wait upon wealth. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters
Literary respectability was the "Open Sesame" to social rank. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology
The truth was that, though caste might appear only a distinction of mere social rank, it was derived from a pagan superstition, and was a stronghold of heathenism.  Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field
As science and art are developed, and wealth accumulated, the varieties of industry and of social rank are largely multiplied; liberty of choice is extended, and facility of change is increased. The Friendships of Women
Grateful for her social rank and parentage, she adorned but did not forget them. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times
Reverse the social ranks, give the wealth to the poor, and our condition would not be improved, perhaps it would be much worse. The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891
Distinction in war or capability in peace was the qualification of scores of men upon whom the highest social rank was bestowed in reign after reign in our English history. The War and Unity Being Lectures Delivered At The Local Lectures Summer Meeting Of The University Of Cambridge, 1918
Near the end of his career, Shakespeare impressively re-stated his faith in the imperative need of the due recognition of social rank and grade in civilised communities. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays
New men were beginning to push the "old families" to the wall, and social rank was beginning to wait on wealth, in utter indifference to the classifications of the elder aristocracy. The Story of Cooperstown
Others have imagined that the souls of the dead passed into birds, beetles, and other insects, according to their social rank when still alive. Myth and Science An Essay
But, as it was, the chains of discipline, of social rank, made it seemingly impossible for him to approach either the Major or his daughter openly. Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier
It was typical of this enthusiastic love that the social rank of the beloved, the mistress, was invariably above the rank of the lover. The Evolution of Love
It never extended deep down in the social ranks. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913
So if Karlee's wife, instead of being of the same social rank as himself, had come of basest caste, she would still have been a treasure. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics
High social rank and wealth conduce to success in political life, but their distractions and claims clash with quiet investigation. Noteworthy Families (Modern Science) An Index to Kinships in Near Degrees between Persons Whose Achievements Are Honourable, and Have Been Publicly Recorded
She might exercise these gifts upon men of her own social rank who are, as a rule, of slighter character, and whose experience of the best of her sex is of course larger than ours. The Survivor
The son of a Confederate general," Page writes, "if he were at all a decent fellow, had, of course, a higher social rank at the Bingham School than the son of a colonel. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I
Her memory for the little events which made up the lives and happiness of those far below her in social rank was amazing. Queen Victoria
Never had man exhibited less inclination to pay fawning court to greatness and social rank. Life of Charles Dickens
But if Sir Kenelm consorted only with the great, it was with the great of all social ranks. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened
The Dubois family, though widely separated by social rank and worldly possessions from the population around them, had yet, to a certain degree, mingled freely with the people. Adèle Dubois A Story of the Lovely Miramichi Valley in New Brunswick
It was the first large gathering since the arrival of the Court, and every one in the whole neighborhood who laid any claims whatever to social rank, had been invited. The Northern Light
They did not live happily; the difference in social rank was a chasm which could not be bridged by the vows of marriage. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales
This sentiment is still potent, and explains the eagerness often shown by wealthy landholders of high social rank to obtain official appointments, which to the European mind seem unworthy of their acceptance. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
It respects not sex, social rank, or years. Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Health appointed by the Hon. Minister of Health
But I pass at once to the significant fact that although the classes of Japanese society were widely differentiated in social rank, yet they lived in close proximity to each other. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic
In fact he was the only person of social rank in that part of the country. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam
Even if she is his superior in intellect, in character, in social rank, he thinks that as a man he is her superior, and consciously or unconsciously talks down to her. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6
The anchor exaggerates the lowness of the social rank of the Jāts, who cannot properly be described as people of 'very low caste'. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
In their own social rank they not infrequently marry cabmen and policemen, the two classes of men with whom they are brought most closely in contact in the streets. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society
Manhood and womanhood, apart from social rank, have hardly been recognized, much less extolled by art. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic
Since he yielded freely to his inclinations the men he has sought are invariably persons of a lower social rank than his own. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion
Polynesian romance reflects its own social world—a world based upon the fundamental conception of social rank. The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai
The job would be a godsend to him, and his social rank would be a great help to our plan. The Firm of Girdlestone
Of course," she said, as if just finishing a sentence, "you are indifferent to social rank. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873
The gradations of social rank are scrupulously observed, not only on formal occasions, but also in the homes at informal and social gatherings. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic
The inducement to become or remain a senator was the social rank, the honour and dignity, with their outward insignia and the deference paid to them, the front seat, and the reception at court. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul
He would be no respecter of persons, but he was a disrespecter of persons above a certain social rank. The Pretty Lady
This is the distinction between them; and how vain it is, in the light of their lives and deeds, which make all pedigrees and social ranks look so poor and worthless! George Washington, Volume II
Some colonial officials and a few of the seigneurs were among the numerous noblesse of France before they came, and they of course retained their social rank in the new environment. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4
With reference to the American claimants the conditions under which the persons were deported were practically the same, and there was little if any distinction as to social rank or grade of employment. Neutral Rights and Obligations in the Anglo-Boer War
In practice, whatever be the theory, he possesses the control of legislation and appointments; upon him practically depends all recognised distinction of social rank. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul
This rule is to be observed even when the social rank of the gentleman is higher than that of the lady. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette
To him, office, money, social rank, and fame are but toys or counters which the game of life is played withal; while wisdom, integrity, benevolence, piety are the prizes the game is for. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858
The letter is, on the whole, a manly letter, from a superior to an inferior, who had social rank higher than himself, and more of the confidence of their Government. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862
For, as Warner has stated, there were intervals during which the aristocracy permitted themselves to unbend, and shook off the trammels imposed on them by their social rank and responsibility. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine
With a large section of the people there is, at the present moment, no conception of 'rising' in life, except that of rising out of one social rank into another. The History of University Education in Maryland
This rule is to be observed even when the social rank of the gentleman is higher than that of the lady. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette
In France, in Spain, in Italy, he was always welcomed among men and women of the highest social rank, and he supposed that he had unconsciously caught the foreign tricks of manner. Annie Besant An Autobiography
There is a race between them as to which shall be first in fashion and social rank. Hodge and His Masters
I confess I find this question a little difficult to answer,—I said.—Nothing is better known than the distinction of social ranks which exists in every community, and nothing is harder to define. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859
It was as clearly evident that he was a man of wealth and, in the eyes of the world, of an enviable social rank. The Eyes of the World
This order of precedence must be arranged by the host or hostess, as the guests are probably unacquainted, and cannot know each other's social rank. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette
Lord Palmerston held that, combining social rank with eligibility to the House of Commons, it was the most desirable distinction for a politician. Collections and Recollections
For the graceful duty of presentation a marchioness has been selected, who, with other visitors of high social rank, has come over from that famous hunting mansion. Hodge and His Masters
Mrs. Scudder's notions of social rank could reach no higher than to place her daughter on the throne of such preëminence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859
Again, the scale of slaveholdings was in some degree a measure of social rank, and men were accordingly tempted by uneconomic motives to increase their trains of retainers. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime
This order of precedence must be arranged by the host or hostess, as the guests are probably unacquainted, and cannot know each other's social rank. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette
It was constantly surprising Sylvia to discover how often people high in social rank seemed to possess no qualifications for their position. The Bent Twig
In the earlier epochs of history, we find almost everywhere a complicated arrangement of society into various orders, a manifold gradation of social rank. The Communist Manifesto
On the whole, they did not appear to belong to the highest social rank, though they were doubtless respectable. The Errand Boy
Heaped upon all these vanities was her vanity of high social rank—and atop the whole her vanity of great wealth. The Grain of Dust
They were princesses, archdukes, or grand-dukes, and they were dressed like young English men and women, and with no sign about them of their possible military or social rank. The Princess Aline
There she began to remind herself that her family was opposed to her marriage, thinking her present husband far below her in social rank, and that it was she who insisted on marrying him. The Forged Coupon
Not only were there the wives and offspring of the working-classes; but the better halves of many tradespeople and bourgeois had remained in the city, together with a good many ladies of higher social rank. My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71
A man's social rank is determined by the amount of bread he eats in a sandwich. The Beautiful and Damned
"I am not likely to forget that my wife is my superior in social rank." The Lovels of Arden
The display of dress was not less marked in other officials, and in men of high social rank. The Nation in a Nutshell
The deep-dyed criminal seems to live a life of pleasure, fashion and social rank in the person of this protege. Introduction to the Dramas of Balzac
They looked upon a bagman as a person of superior social rank—decidedly higher than a poet. The Life of John Clare
Such marriages are common in America, and many of these pairs have mounted to the very highest social rank. Manners and Social Usages
Probably the bulk of the guests were well-to-do people of the host's own social rank, and, as probably, there were onlookers of a lower degree, like the dropsical man. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke
A beautiful girl of sixteen, of highly respectable family, fell in love with a young man, her inferior in social rank, though of reputable standing. Journal of an African Cruiser
Now, she reviled herself in language that broke through the restraints by which good breeding sets its seal on a woman's social rank. Blind Love
With the rise of democracy, the legal protection of class distinctions was abolished, while the actual disparity in social ranks still existed, owing to the persistence of economic inequalities. Equality
No loss of social rank could lessen her pride in him, her belief in him. Phantom Fortune, a Novel
My highest social rank is that given by my Academical Degree of D.C.L. which I hold in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy
Englishmen, in this station of life, do not occupy the same social rank as with us, and, consequently, have seldom the correct and gentlemanly manners of our own ship-masters. Journal of an African Cruiser
He accepted no higher social rank than what he inherited, and which came from successful business. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders
Though one of the richest men in Austria, and of the highest social rank, he lived in frugal simplicity, despising pomp and extravagance alike. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen
They were not excluded from universities, nor degraded in their social rank, nor annoyed by unjust burial laws. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers
Jerome, and the great bishops, and the illustrious ladies to whom I allude, all belonged to the same social ranks. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity
They held the highest social rank, and were exempt from taxes. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations
What is called society he despised, with all his aristocratic tendencies and high social rank. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders
Both Catholics and Dissenters were alike held in scornful contempt or indifference, and had inferior social rank. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 09 European Statesmen
The city folks with canes and eyeglasses, the countrymen with sunburnt cheeks and clumsy feet, forgot their relative social ranks in an ignorant curiosity. American Indian stories
They were a small minority of the whole people, but in all slave-holding communities social rank is so powerful that their influence was out of proportion to their numbers. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863
The change in social rank calls for the tragic conclusion, about which almost every reader agrees with the criticism of Lady Louisa Stuart and her friends. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1
The last elected member of the fraternity was known as Boots, and, no matter how high his social rank, there were certain lowly duties he had to discharge until set free by another newcomer. Inns and Taverns of Old London
The patriots who inaugurated and led to success the American Revolution had been, generally speaking, of an inferior social rank to the Tories. The United States of America, Part 1
You will go, you know, as the representatives of a republic where social ranks are not organized to the exclusion of any; but where talent and character always secure social consideration. The Potiphar Papers
He inherited great wealth, and the antiquity of his family gave him high social rank. A Brief History of the United States
The bulk of the people, however, maintained their ancient "Hindu" religion with their social ranks or "castes" and preserved their distinctive speech and customs. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
Yet naturally, the social rank of the parents, as people still living, must have operated disadvantageously for the children. Biographical Essays
Before him was his wife's friend, a lady of the highest social rank, and she was so unmistakably a lady that he could treat her with only the utmost deference. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century
Though above me in social rank, the little widow seemed to me a lonely and pathetic woman, and I knew she had begun to depend on me for advice and sympathy. Vicky Van
Where social rank was measured by the length of the serving train, it was not strange that the Northern self-helper should be despised and his complacent assumption of equal gentility scorned. Bricks Without Straw
The social rank and the reputed ability of the seigneur were the determining factors. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism
As the greatest stranger, and as the highest in social rank of all present, he had claim to this privilege, and she was too tactful to refuse it. God's Good Man
In her own marriage she had set aside all considerations but those of social rank. Cast Adrift
His social rank was royal, and the order set the highest value on it. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
Here is materialism sinking into brutal immorality, and high social rank degrading itself by intimacy with the corrupt vulgar. Born in Exile
There were some, of course, who took their social rank with great seriousness, and proved ready to pay out good money for letters-patent giving them minor titles of nobility. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism
If the highest social rank was to be scrambled for in the House of Commons, the number of social adventurers there would be incalculably more numerous, and indefinitely more eager. The English Constitution
She had not yet given up her ambition, nor her hope of one day seeing her daughter take social rank among the highest, or what she esteemed the highest. Cast Adrift
Representatives were here of every social rank, but the majority belonged to honourable families: high intelligence marked many countenances, but not one showed the shadow of anxious or weary thought. Veranilda
It must attract intellect and moral force from every social rank. Our Friend the Charlatan
Their complexions are various, depending— as well as their dress and manner— upon the amount of Spanish blood they can lay claim to, which also settles their social rank. Two Years Before the Mast
In describing the officers of the parish we pass from the class of country gentry, from which the sheriffs, coroners, justices of the peace, and high-constables were drawn, to a group of lower social rank. American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600
On the primitive view a man is not chosen to be the mouth-piece or embodiment of a god on account of his high moral qualities or social rank. The Golden Bough
He could not deny himself the pleasure and the rarity of insolence to the men before him, so far above him in social rank, yet at that juncture so utterly at his mercy. Under Two Flags
Still it was not military, but was part of the attire of a civilian of condition, at a period when social rank was rigidly respected in dress. The Deerslayer
He hated his profession and hated to think that he could never get anything higher in the social rank of the place than what he was. Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy
If he attempted any explanation, would it not involve the offensive supposition that his social rank was different from hers? Their Pilgrimage
This was the practice in families of solid station and social rank, for to be a shipmaster was to follow the profession of a gentleman. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors
They were of all sorts of social rank and all degrees of fortune, but they were mainly “of the people.” The Lady of the Shroud
But a man who has once walked the world as a gentleman knows not what it is to change his position, and place himself lower down in the social rank. Framley Parsonage
Property and rank seem to have been essential to each other in the making of social rank, and where one is absent among contemporary savages, there we do not find the other. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1
The frank and open expression of her features concealed a mind of superior calibre, and one which well knew how to weigh the advantages of social rank and position. The Champdoce Mystery
The artist seemed to her princely, regal even, in his strong cultivated manhood, his lofty calling and ambition, and his high social rank. A Face Illumined
It seems to me that all distinctions of social rank have vanished. Caught in the Net
"In regard to money and social rank I am able to place your daughter as my wife in a position as good as she now holds as Miss Wharton." The Prime Minister
This consideration made him realize the weakness of the case he proposed to set before a man whose views of law and morality were coloured by his social rank. Scaramouche
It shows what women have lost by the Revolution, which has levelled all social ranks. The Village Rector
This indicates that their social rank was the same. Our Legal Heritage
Completely misunderstanding him, she thought he was reminding her of the distance that separated them in social rank. The Evil Genius
I care nothing about money, Mr. Lopez, and our ideas of social rank are perhaps different. The Prime Minister
His lordship, as the principal personage in social rank, shall be reported first. The Black Robe
Often enough the leadership falls to social rank and standing rather than to leadership qualities. The Foundations of Personality
So they gathered wise and learned man about them, who became known as courtiers, rather than people of social rank. Our Legal Heritage
He had taken him for a simple employee, and his respect for social rank made him lower his revolver. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
But he who should argue from it that I am intolerant of all persons belonging to a lower social rank than my own would go far astray.  The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
The butler stammered an apology, explaining his fears for our goods and the impossibility of distinguishing social rank on a dark night. Rupert of Hentzau
Most petitions to Parliament were private grievances of individuals, including people of no social rank, such as prisoners. Our Legal Heritage
Women wore other jewelry too, which indicated their social rank. Our Legal Heritage
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