10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUMPKINISH»
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bumpkinish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bumpkinish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Reason and Religion in Socratic Philosophy
... intellectual interest in critical inquiry regarding religion. And if someone who
doesn't believe in these things would seek to explain each of them in accordance
with probability, by using a bumpkinish sort of wisdom, he will need much leisure.
Nicholas D. Smith James F. Miller Professor of Humanities Lewis and Clark College, Paul Woodruff Thompson Professor in the Humanities University of Texas at Austin, 2000
... intellectual interest in critical inquiry regarding religion. And if someone who
doesn't believe in these things would seek to explain each of them in accordance
with probability, by using a bumpkinish sort of wisdom, he will need much leisure.
Thomas C. Brickhouse, Nicholas D. Smith, 1994
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The Gentleman's Magazine
Mr. Brough has prodigious facial expression— a mouth of bucolic proportions,
and shines where a certain oafish or bumpkinish spirit is required. His Tony
Lumpkin at the St. James's Theatre was a capital piece of acting, so free and full
of ...
4
Evelina: Or, The History of a Young Lady's Introduction to ...
She lamented that I had been brought up in the country, which, she observed,
had given me a very bumpkinish air. However, she bade me not despair, for she
had known many girls much worse thau me who had become very fine ladies
after ...
... by Newt Gingrich and his “Contract with America” in the 1994 midterm
elections, and the bumpkinish health careproposal wasnever submitted to
Congress as the Presidentlurched tothepolitical right in response to the election
results.
6
The Quaker Soldier: Or, The British in Philadelphia ; a ...
... making his expression still more bumpkinish than usual. "I guess I'll git to see
General Howe, or Major Robinson, in some way, and nobody '11 be the wiser
whether they buy my butter or not. And my purse will jingle quite as well." " No
doubt ...
7
We Became Mexican American: How Our Immigrant Family ...
Incorrectly or not, we viewed some of our neighboring families as being different
from us because we thought some of them were better off than we were or, at
least, not as country-bumpkinish. For example, looking back in our minds we can
...
up in the country, which, she observed, had given me a very bumpkinish air.
However, she bid me not despair, for she had known many girls much worse than
me, who had become very fine ladies after a few years residence abroad; andshe
...
9
Justified Lives: Morality & Narrative in the Films of Sam ...
Likewise, the bumpkinish Graham (Jim Hutton), displaying one of the few positive
effects ascribed in the film to liquor and drunkenness, successfully cuts in on the
waltzing Dundee and Teresa. (Dundee had earlier cut in on Tyreen and Teresa, ...
10
The Adventures of Allegra Fullerton: Or, a Memoir of ...
... and then snuff out the candles and move us along to the next display. Every
sort of person seemed to walk up the stairs to his showroom—the mechanic, the
bumpkinish squire, a knot of ogling girls or boys, weekend guests at one hotel ...
Robert J. Begiebing, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUMPKINISH»
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bumpkinish is used in the context of the following news items.
Indian schools told to junk the junk food
Ordinary Indian fare – rice, dal and chappatis – is uncool, boring and country-bumpkinish. Apparently, no-one in the judiciary thought it was ... «New Internationalist, May 15»
Comic Sans Gets A Makeover
... a dash more urbane than Comic Sans's bumpkinish simplicity, meant for people who want to use Comic Sans but not look like rubes. «Co.Design, Apr 14»
Letters: Norman Rockwell, New Yorker
We assumed that the man who painted such enduring images of small-town life would have had a bumpkinish voice, sounding, perhaps, like ... «New York Times, Jan 14»
Michael Strahan, running scared into immortality
A post-draft interview reveals a far different Strahan from today's version: His demeanor is unsure, his inflections are bumpkinish, and his lisp is ... «Capital New York, Nov 13»
Javier Bardem's role in 'The Counselor' is a return to Cormac …
His mop of spiked hair screams out in all directions, again a complete contrast to Chigurh's deceptively bumpkinish bowl cut. “Cormac was on ... «Los Angeles Daily News, Oct 13»
Theater review: The foolery lies in the stars in 'Forbidden Planet'
... ship's captain (Phillip Percy Williams as a cocky Captain Kirk/Han Solo type), while the crew's endearingly bumpkinish cook (producer Steve ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jun 13»
YES Network needs to trim its roster of analysts and pair Paul O'Neill …
When it collides with O'Neill's bumpkinish approach it produces a very unique insight into the game. They can be very subtle. It's an outstanding ... «New York Daily News, Aug 12»
Difference Between a Slob and a 'Zhlob'
... peasant, and then split in two directions: that of bumpkinish uncouthness in Polish and Ukrainian, and that of greediness in Russian. «Forward, Apr 12»
QI: Quite interesting facts about Spain
This double-lisp is only found in southern parts of Andalusia and is considered extremely bumpkinish. The final option is seseo (pronounced ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 11»
Harry Potter and the Dragged-Out Final Act
... going, although Emma Watson has even less romantic chemistry with Daniel Radcliffe than she does with the big, bumpkinish Rupert Grint. «New York Magazine, Nov 10»
