| 单词 | soi-disant |
| 例句 | That goes double for soi-disant documentaries that test the viewer's credulity. Anne Billson: Why we love questioning faux-or-not docs such as Catfish 2010-12-16T21:44:00Z But in at least some corners of this movement — soi-disant “Gorpcore,” as in the hiker’s snack — there is no piece like the fleece, and no fleece like Sandy Liang’s. This Fleece Is the Hottest Jacket at New York Fashion Week 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z In Bush's Useful Idiots he took apart the soi-disant liberals who had supported Bush's catastrophic foreign policy. Tony Judt obituary 2010-08-08T17:38:00Z One Senate leader estimated the border wall would cost between $12bn and $15bn “upfront” – a possible sticking point among soi-disant fiscal conservatives. Donald Trump's first week: carnage, both real and imagined 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Devereux was received with well-feigned affability by the soi-disant Swedish skipper, a politeness that the sub thought fit to reciprocate, at least for the present. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z "And how did you know who it was would be here to-night?" the soi-disant Emir demanded, turning it all over in his own mind. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z These soi-disant vigilance committees professed to carry out the will of Jeff. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z He soon overtook the soi-disant Reverend Gentleman and demanded his property. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z While my soi-disant friend encouraged my follies, no Mentor was at hand to repress them. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z The soi-disant count contented himself with bowing as he took what she offered, but did not speak. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Ay, truly, they are incomprehensible animals, these same soi-disant lords of this poor planet! The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z Adeline at first did not answer this soi-disant acquaintance of hers; but, in looking at her more attentively, she exclaimed, 'What do I see? Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z "I will, then, trust to your judgment," replied Mrs. Allerton, anxious to get rid of the subject, and of the light frivolous prattle of her soi-disant dear friend. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z A very large proportion, too, of these soi-disant English and American citizens, if their names are any criterion, might be Russians, Danes, Turks, or Prussians, but are certainly not Englishmen. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z Reassure me he did, however, by several parenthetical observations, which seemed to fall from the inveterate soldier rather than the soi-disant revolutionary. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z The soi-disant parson cultivated the friendship assiduously, and finally proposed to cement it by a marriage between his nephew, apparently a soldier, and the daughter of the keeper. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z Loches is one of those soi-disant French towns not great enough to be a metropolis, and yet quite indifferent to the affairs of the outside world. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z As to the features, they have been so marred by some soi-disant restorer, it is difficult to say what they may have been originally. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z There is scarcely any habitué of Hyde Park who could not point the finger of scorn at some howling piece of inaccuracy in this soi-disant representation of Mr Bhosh on his cantankerous gifthorse. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z Accordingly he took them, finding the soi-disant official to be a stalwart Greek, who held the position by virtue of his election by his fellow rascals, for law there was none. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z There, in the long grass, half devoured by these hideous scavengers, lay the remains of the missing man, Vargas Smith, alias Sharkey, soi-disant Cuban gentleman, late corporal in Truscott’s Levy. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z "And many an honest man besides me may have been seen in the Mall at Clifton," said the soi-disant Captain Maintry laughing. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z At such times the soi-disant sisters were rarely without company. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Lady Paget, the wife of the British Minister, who came to Copenhagen in 1916, knew more of the inside history of the war in the Balkans than the soi-disant experts who talked. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z That in consequence of this determination she "got herself acquainted" with another lover—not a Scottish and sottish soi-disant M. P., but a real, unadulterated, and genuine Irish Mem. Mornings at Bow Street A Selection of the Most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which Have Appeared in the 'Morning Herald' 2011-04-08T02:00:09.863Z In every thing, bread included, the people, or what may be called "the million," are wiser than soi-disant philosophers; and if oat-meal or Indian-meal were better than wheat-flour, they would be dearer. Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks 2011-03-23T02:00:22.007Z The soi-disant lover quailed before the withering reproach, and for some time stood shrinking and abashed. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z But, pshaw! why do I credit all that soi-disant prophet told me! Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z The soi-disant Andrew Norton had resumed his former habit of dropping in at Ladybird Fold at all hours, somewhat to the detriment of "The Great Reckoning—and After," which was now approaching completion. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z But if you will allow me I would like to be present at your interview with the soi-disant Lady Anthony Dewhurst. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z A sadder and at the same time a more ludicrous sight we have never beheld than on the occasion of a call upon the President of one of these soi-disant universities. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z The poor Councillor! he almost fell down in a fainting-fit when I disclosed to him who the soi-disant Dr. Franz really was. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Let your fruit ripen, is a very sound motto, and not only with respect to soi-disant love. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z So saying the soi-disant Norton threw the books on the floor with feigned unconcern, recorked a small bottle of lemon juice and pushed it out of sight behind a pile of sporting papers. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z "I've had enough of this, I'm going to get up," Mr. Gage, the soi-disant Lord Quorn, declared, as Peckover after luncheon devoted a few minutes of his present complicated existence to visit that impatient patient. A Poached Peerage If Eusebius and the other Fathers grew impatient with all this ill-assorted mass of soi-disant science, shall we charge them as Dr. White does with having been false to the interest of science? The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time If so, there is no obvious reason why the event which occurred just before or immediately after the soi-disant stimulus should not be regarded as the true stimulus. Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude It would never do to abandon the siege of Double Mountain to arrest this soi-disant Long on mere suspicion. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus I calmed him down, and made him laugh by the account I gave him of my interview with the soi-disant married couple. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Already the soi-disant Lord Quorn was complaining—and with some justice—that he was not having much fun for his money. A Poached Peerage All went well until a short time before the soi-disant Jones was due to be released. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police “This morbid sentimentality, this sickly gasping system of æsthetics, soi-disant ‘Religion of the Beautiful,’ is the curse of the age,—is a vast, universal vampire sucking the life from humanity. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part The chief counsel in prosecuting these claims was Mr. Wilde, who, immediately on his elevation to the bench, as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, marries this soi-disant Princess D'Este. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 It was for him to set aside the will in reference to the Italian woman, and then to stand the brunt of the assault made upon him by the soi-disant wife. Lady Anna Thus admonished, Peckover carried out his instructions with a will, and in a very few hours the soi-disant Lord Quorn's heroic act promised fair to be an undying tradition for the country-side. A Poached Peerage The soi-disant human race appears to its best advantage, perhaps its only advantage, in work. The So-called Human Race The Gladiator colt, the soi-disant Running Rein, when he ran for the Derby, in 1844, was four years old, the race being for three-year-old horses. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign As it died down, Henry, looking up, saw standing by the door Charles Wilbraham, cool, immaculate, attentive, and unperturbed, and the soi-disant Protestant pastor at his elbow. Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings The soi-disant Emperor had four conscientious defenders, chosen from Republican jurists, two of whom were then in San Luis to do what they might before Juarez. The Missourian Nor is the man called antiquaro in Italy, a whit a better representative of him whom we so designate, than is the soi-disant professor of taxidermy and seller of embalmed pole-cats of our own naturalist. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 In a soi-disant democracy “personal liberty” is an empty phrase, bursting with nothingness. The So-called Human Race In the second place, this Elijah never dropped his mantle on the soi-disant Elisha. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 My father once detected simulation in a soi-disant hysterical patient by means of a piece of wood shaped and coloured to represent a magnet. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso The soi-disant provincial metropolis of Mr. James' appreciative favour, the capital of old Touraine, is possessed of great and many charms for the seeker after new things. The Cathedrals of Northern France There were a dozen or more artists or soi-disant artists busily engaged with their sketch-books. The First Violin A Novel We took a hot bath under the soi-disant villa of Lucullus. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 "But hasn't our soi-disant best society already made that beginning for its betters by excluding them?" our other self responded. Imaginary Interviews Then followed a startling dialogue, carried on in Latin between Mignon and the soi-disant demon possessing her. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters The particular Brown to whom I refer was the sexton of Grace Episcopal Church, on the corner of Broadway and Tenth Street, where many of the soi-disant crème de la crème worshiped. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century The man reluctantly opened the door, and the soi-disant Confederate demanded in an imperious tone, "How long is it since our army passed here?" Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier This, as the soi-disant Abbot was seen approaching along the path. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley And, after all, where is the broad moral distinction between these soi-disant steady men, and those whom they are pleased to consider as "rowing" characters? it has always seemed to me rather apocryphal. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 But before endeavoring to ascertain the source of the phenomena credited to the soi-disant Jeffrey, another and fully as important inquiry must be made. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters "It was I who stuck him up," answered the soi-disant chaplain, whipping a single glass into his eye to meet the double ones. Stingaree Many of the new members have spoken, but Mr. Lawson, a soi-disant wit, and Sir R. Wilson have failed lamentably. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Ten minutes later the guilt of the soi-disant Rivers was proved up to the hilt. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War It occurred to him that he ought to summon help and clap the soi-disant King and his henchman into prison. A Son of the Immortals Some colour was given to this charge by the refusal of the British Government to allow the Comte de Provence, the soi-disant Regent of France, to proceed to Toulon. William Pitt and the Great War These comparatively anomalous bodies are great stumbling-blocks for the soi-disant historians of creation. A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation' And if this were understood and felt, as it should be by those most deeply interested, our police would be amply sufficient to punish the soi-disant Normans of the South. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The people are perfectly quiescent upon this grand occasion, and seem to interest themselves very little in the fate of their soi-disant friends. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) We regret the title: we have an instinctive aversion to soi-disant philosophic histories. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 "Indeed!" said the soi-disant count, in a languid tone—"so soon?" Rookwood The soi-disant prophet is addicted to this sort of melancholy foreboding, because he believes by such babbling he gains a character for philanthropic sympathy; besides, it has a poetic sound. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire She knew not the conventionalities of the world, of society, of circles refined, soi-disant. The Scalp Hunters The Macabebe scouts were sent in advance of the soi-disant five American prisoners, and when they entered the town Aguinaldoʼs bodyguard of 50 men was drawn up in parade to receive them. The Philippine Islands He is said to be the original study for the 158th Tatler, in which 'Tom Folio' and other soi-disant scholars are trounced. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting In the beginning of the fourteenth century a sect of soi-disant philosophers appeared, known as the Rosicrucians. Mysticism and its Results Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Abuses of Secrecy The superintendent descended first and gave a few instructions, while the soi-disant constable was taken to the cells. The Grell Mystery Shut up the world at large, let Bedlam out; And you will be perhaps surprised to find All things pursue exactly the same route, As now with those of soi-disant sound mind. Don Juan “I only meant it for a joke, sir,” said the soi-disant Mr Cheeks, taking off his hat, and holding it humbly in his hand. Rattlin the Reefer Not what a soi-disant conservative is practically: a man who sails under national colours, hauls them down, and hoists the enemy's, like old customs. Gryll Grange The answer is that this soi-disant "mystical view" is simply a distorted view of what immanence means. Problems of Immanence: studies critical and constructive This information startled me, and my guide, at my request, went to look up the soi-disant Colonel to find out what it all meant. Seen and Unseen This country feels now humbled and désenchanté with its soi-disant political independence as it pleased the Conference to settle it. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 In taking my soi-disant schoolfellow on board the Eos, I had shipped with me my Mephistophiles. Rattlin the Reefer A pair of his soi-disant supporters leapt in and affected to aid his escape, and were followed by pursuing boats in every direction, which had a most pleasing effect. The Mayor of Troy Mr. Washburne told me yesterday that he saw a soi-disant "Invalide" arrested, who turned out to be a regular "spectacled Dutchman." Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris Shut up the World at large, let Bedlam out; And you will be perhaps surprised to find All things pursue exactly the same route, As now with those of soi-disant sound mind. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 We had a popularly or scientifically accepted standard of certainty, by a reference to which we might test the particular soi-disant cognition. Illusions A Psychological Study Maria declined to see him, and no persuasions of her friends could induce her to grant the soi-disant husband, for whose memory she had nothing but rooted aversion, even an interview. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens The soi-disant Austrian hussars subsequently attempted to raise the country, but, failing in this, were nearly all taken and executed. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. I met at least a dozen soi-disant Prussian spies being conducted to prison. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris It is an insidious philosophy, full of Jesuistry, and teaches a soi-disant Religion which is Ir-religion, a pseudo-God, which has no conceivable existence, and an impossible immortality of the soul, ignoring a future state. Percy Bysshe Shelley as a Philosopher and Reformer Amidst the discordant din which raged around, we could even distinguish bugle calls, evidently sounded by some soi-disant bugler of our native army. The Story of the Guides But it is unfortunate for you, to be embarrassed with such a soi-disant friend. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 When we had struggled back with her the soi-disant doctor asked for the diagnosis. Fanny Goes to War If there is any difference between the soi-disant allied countries and the French provinces, it is that the first are rather worse treated. Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. It was just in this manner that my soi-disant brothers held me, apparently not entertaining the least doubt but that I would easily allow myself to be persuaded not to interfere. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 Norie: "I didn't remember your aunt was married ... or rather I suppose I did, but thought she was a widow, real or soi-disant..." Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement A horseman approached the gateway: it was his friend, the soi-disant knight of the silver mantle! Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 As I have mentioned Voiture's name, I shall add a very droll "soi-disant" impromptu of his, composed to ridicule Mademoiselle Chapelain, the sister of the poet. Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850 Like Dryden, he was attacked by the soi-disant poets of the day, and retorted in similar style and taste. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction As the key turned in the lock, the soi-disant friar threw back his cowl. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Enough has been said as to the preference shown to one caste, religious and political, to explain the reason for the fact that in Ireland the soi-disant loyalist has become synonymous with place-hunter. Ireland and the Home Rule Movement Outside the iron is a gold band set with soi-disant precious stones. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 You have now witnessed," said he, "a sample of justice in this soi-disant civilized country. Monsieur Violet O'er a pint and a quarter of holy water, He made a sacred sign; And he dashed the whole on the soi-disant daughter Of old Plantagenet's line! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Every new thing he put forward "made Quintilian stare and gasp," and soi-disant friends shake their heads, until a still newer nine-days' wonder appeared from his pen. The Life of John Ruskin In the great filter of London life, conceit, pretension, small provincial abilities, pseudo-talent, soi-disant intellect, are tried, rejected, and flung out again. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 But the fact was, that the soi-disant 'ologists kicked up their heels a little too audaciously at Venice under Austria's nose; and the Government thought it high time to put an end to "science." What I Remember, Volume 2 The soi-disant Ernest Berty spoke invariably in French, either dictating his orders or seeking information, and I made verbal translation into English of all that he said. Castles in the Air There is no pardoning soi-disant liberaux, who prove, by their acts, the greatest enemies of the sacred dignity of liberty. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 560, August 4, 1832 His body was brought back to France, and his soi-disant widow mourned him decorously for a year. Calvert of Strathore If they had not quite made a man of Mark, they had made him manly, and his soi-disant sister wondered that any one could be so much improved by a sea-faring life. The Crater And accordingly he tendered a purse with some gold in it to the soi-disant captain. The Bride of Lammermoor "I want that bracelet," broke in the soi-disant Jean Duval unceremoniously. Castles in the Air In the first place, the soi-disant Sir George Templemore was counting over his effects, among which he had discovered a sad deficiency in coats and pantaloons. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Denzil had left that morning for England, or he would have had the disagreeable experience of meeting his soi-disant cousin, to whom he had applied the epithet "toad." The Price of Things All this was natural enough in a Roman, but it comes strangely from the pen of a soi-disant Jewish apologist, who had himself taken a part in the rebellion. Josephus Well,—this gentleman at the Lakes is, as we suspected, the identical Mr. Spencer, and his soi-disant nephew, Camilla's suitor, is assuredly no other than the lost Sidney. Night and Morning, Complete The soi-disant Mr. Snaith caught him and let him gently and without sound to the floor. The Brass Bowl It lies altogether on a bit of low, level land-----'" "Nay, Mr. Dodge," interrupted the soi-disant Sir George, "I think that most be an error. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Now the folding-doors were ajar, and the soi-disant Mrs. Oldfield peeped. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day It is a singular thing that in a soi-disant Catholic country the imprisonment of the Father of their Church should make so little sensation. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 Or else he gives one to William II. from his soi-disant master, the Sultan, or takes one back to his soi-disant master from his real master. Crescent and Iron Cross When however it became notorious that no more than 1,000 Poles were fighting under our national standard, the Austrian dynasty appeared as the soi-disant champion and judge of the various nationalities or races. Select Speeches of Kossuth But what the devil had made it so precious to the soi-disant Prince Victor and his charming wife? Red Masquerade The author has endeavored to give his countrymen, in this book, a picture of the social system of one of the soi-disant republics of the other hemisphere. The Bravo Above a lank, well-poised body clothed in the white tunic and trousers of a ship's officer, he recognised the tragicomic mask of the soi-disant Mr. Whitaker Monk. Alias the Lone Wolf "My opinion is," said Lethal, holding out his crooked forefinger like a claw, "that this soi-disant duke—what the deuse is his name?" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 It appeared that the soi-disant Jack Randall had made the acquaintance of his second victim within a short time after his departure from Canada. The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales Everywhere the Almighty is spoken of as the "soi-disant God." The Maid of Maiden Lane But who can wonder, when the Almighty himself is called by one of those wretches, the soi-disant God. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 The "rough and ready" traveller will learn to follow the example, remembering that "Nature is founder of Customs in savage countries;" whereas, amongst the soi-disant civilised, Nature has no deadlier enemy than Custom. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 Perhaps a soi-disant sensible man may see these words and think that I am a sad sentimentalist. From a College Window To say nothing of those soi-disant accomplishments with which we adorn and sometimes weary society, my dear mother had me well grounded in languages and history. Love Me Little, Love Me Long He had been one of the first to improve prisons, yet he was dismissed on this or that pretense, but really because he could not keep pace with the soi-disant improvements of three inexperienced persons. It Is Never Too Late to Mend —Fine lump of a woman all the same, the soi-disant townclerk Henry Campbell remarked, and plenty of her. Ulysses She heard her husband and the soi-disant Lady Betty Modish enter. Peg Woffington Who but a soi-disant woman-hater would pick up a strange virago and send his sister to her with twenty pounds? A Woman-Hater She even tried to solve the mystery of her soi-disant sickness: "I was disturbed by a feeling so new and so powerful,* but, above all, by having a secret from you; the first—the last." Hard Cash They did not start punctually, some soi-disant great people had not arrived. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Our soi-disant sailor munched heavily awhile hungrily before answering: —I'm tired of all them rocks in the sea, he said, and boats and ships. Ulysses Hogarth in his prints has trimmed the balance of pretension between the downright blackguard and the soi-disant fine gentleman unanswerably. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners The soi-disant captain embarked in a small boat with two men who appeared to wait for him, and the gipsy remained on the shore, reciting or singing, and gesticulating with great vehemence. Guy Mannering Captain Dodd could prove Alfred's soi-disant illusion to be the simple truth. Hard Cash Nevertheless, although so many specimens exist of this accumulation, the method which was adopted by the savage is still followed by the soi-disant civilized man. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon They are talkative, intelligent, inclined to be social, though frequently not sympathetically social with ourselves; somewhat soi-disant, but almost invariably companionable. North America — Volume 2 A "soi-disant" fashionable Parisian is never without introductions, and he was invited at the instance of a friend of the Mignons to a fete given at Ingouville. Modeste Mignon The editor of the King Williamstown daily paper, an Englishman, attended the meeting in person and took notes for his paper, while no reporter represented the soi-disant native paper of King Williamstown. Native Life in South Africa Two stout arms, an iron constitution, a powerful frame, and an indomitable courage were all loyally devoted to his master's service, and fairly entitled him to his soi-disant designation of "The Rampart of Montmartre." Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space A host of little children, who were so similar in height that they must have been one litter, and three or four most miserable dogs and cats, were additional tenants of the soi-disant village. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon At once they raised the hue-and-cry; and the peasants scoured the country in all directions in search of the soi-disant St. Barbara and her accomplices, but they never recovered the stolen property. Russia |
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