10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFRONTED»
Discover the use of
affronted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
affronted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
Very much affronted', or * highly affronted', if you like, but surely not ' very
affronted'. Try another tense : one cannot say ' your language very affronts me ';
butI can say (with truth) ' your language very much affronts me '. How reasonable
it ...
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009
2
Cape Breton Intererts Sacrificed: Its Catholic Clergy ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
3
Reinventing Poland: Economic and Political Transformation ...
appearing on public TV or by advice on moral issues; a majority (59 per cent)
would be affronted by the Church taking a stand on parliamentary legislation; and
Poles would be even more affronted (81 per cent) by priests telling people how to
...
Martin Myant, Terry Cox, 2008
4
The life and exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote ...
"It is true," answered Don Quixote, "and the reason is, that whoever cannot be
affronted, neither can he give an affront to anybody. Women, children, and
churchmen, as they cannot defend themselves, though they are offended, so they
cannot ...
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1898
Now, if I was with Tabitha Wymen and Jemima Cawley down at father Chase's, I
shouldn't mind singing this all out before them — you would be affronted if I was
to sing that, though that's a lucky thought; if you should be affronted, I have ...
Jeffrey H. Richards, 1997
6
Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
In the smaller cartouches we find affronted birds with their heads turned away
from each other and affronted hares in a similar relationship to each other. The
other, badly damaged, panel also retains most of five cartouches—three large
and ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Richard Ettinghausen, 1972
The man who dealt the blows did so in an underhand way, but if he had then
drawn his sword, stood his ground and faced up to his enemy, the cudgelled man
would have been both offended and affronted: offended, because he received a ...
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 2003
8
The life and exploits of Don Quixote de la Mancha: In four ...
It is true, answered Don Quixote, and the reason is, that whoever cannot be
affronted, neither can he give an affront to any body. Women, children, and
churchmen, as they cannot defend themselves though they are offended, so they
cannot be ...
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1840
9
The life and exploits of the ingenious gentleman don Quixote ...
the reason is, that whoever cannot be affronted, neither can he give an affront to
any body. Women, children, and churchmen, as they cannot defend themselves,
though they are offended, so they cannot be affronted, because, as your ...
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Quixote de la Mancha (don, fict.name.), 1809
10
The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote
Women, children, and ecclesiastics, as they cannot defend themselves when
attacked, so neither can they be affronted : for there is this difference between an
injury and affront, as your excellency well knows ; an affront comes from a person
...
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1811
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFRONTED»
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affronted is used in the context of the following news items.
Five Freuds in minister's robes
Affronted by a dissenting, conservative minority view of the Court, Chemerinsky bristled, "The difference between the majority and the dissents, ... «RenewAmerica, Jul 15»
MASTERPIECE LONDON SAW RECORD ATTENDANCE OF 40000 …
... snakes, c.1150, French and a capital depicting affronted snakes, c.mid 12th century, Southern France amongst other medieval works of art. «ArtfixDaily, Jul 15»
The Joy of Six: Ashes quotes
As Lillee started to stomp off, a picture of affronted pride, Greig reminded him where the facilities were and how appropriate a refreshing shower ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Wimbledon players that have pushed SW19's strict dress code to the …
The star, now married to fellow tennis legend Steffi Graf, was famous for his garish on-court outfits and was so affronted by the All England ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Graham Richardson: cancer and the drug with no name
... forced to undertake due to unfortunate happenstance or to the wrath of a vengeful god affronted by my lack of good character – either way, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Heather Watson denied famous victory over Serena Williams by …
Williams was positively affronted by falling 30-0 behind on her own serve, rallying but not completing the hold. Watson squandered one break ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
WORLD SPORTS at 1330 GMT
After years of being affronted after nearly every call on football fields across Brazil, they are finally being allowed to strike back. Referees have ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Letter from Africa: Rwanda's general is no ordinary migrant
... including Mr Kagame, the site of desperate men and women huddled in tents in the French port city of Calais, their dignity affronted on a daily ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Full of verve
A Kshetrayya padam, 'Evvade' (Sankarabaranam, misra chapu) presented a mature Harinie as a seemingly innocent and affronted nayika, who ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
On Ebola Flap, Both Sides Are Wrong
This knee-jerk tendency of Ghanaian parliamentary leaders to summon citizens they deem to have affronted them before the Privileges ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
