10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUMPTIOUSNESS»
Discover the use of
bumptiousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bumptiousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
... of his puffy pride. Cruelty is the natural issue of unchecked bumptiousness, and
in a man's timid efforts to establish or increase his “importance,” there is no
sacrifice that he will not impose upon you — if he can. —Bentley's Miscellany,
1866 ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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The Saint Pauls Magazine
Sixthly, — and here we come to the great mass of popular loyalty in recent times
— there is the loyalty of national bumptiousness. I carefully studied the
countenances of the mobs at theatres and the like at the time Mr. Brinley
Richards' song ...
3
Lives of Mississippi Authors, 1817-1967
Like his eighteenth-century British models, Cobb's narrator, an urbane,
reasonable gentleman, abhors excesses and pretenses; he exacerbates
bumptiousness, superstition and gullibility, or he allows some of his
correspondents that privilege.
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Parting words to boys leaving school: essays by various ...
The definition of Bumptiousness, which I have quoted above, gives it a twofold
character. In so far as it is " the quality of being self-conceited," it is Passive
Bumptiousness; and in so far as it is "the quality of being forward or pushing," it is
Active ...
Parting words, Maurice Charles Hime, 1879
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A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel ...
Ы CONCLUDE * f - , \ < i, Conceitedness, |V Vati^y/ conceit, bumptiousness, selïS
^nceit. * * J / \ Conceivable, a. Inmghw,ble. tf f i Conceive, v. a. 1. Imaging devise,/
think of, form in the mind. * 2, Apprehend, suppose, think. Conceive, v. n. 1.
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Mark Twain: Unsanctified Newspaper Reporter
While Major Jones represents vernacular-speaking demos,he is very far from
Lynn's conception of how the Old Southwest writers portrayed their vernacular
characters. Retaining the bumptiousness of the Jacksonian folk and even a
significant ...
7
Arthur Hugh Clough: The Critical Heritage
Of his bumptiousness there are many proofs here. When hetells his sister that 'he
does notcare a straw' about missinghis first,he talks, even foraclever
disappointed boyof twentytwo, intolerable nonsense.If itwas not true, he wasasilly
prig for ...
8
Abraham Lincoln: Biographies (13 Biographies)
The letter was a curious example of the weakness and of the bumptiousness of
the man, while it gave evidence also, it is fair to say, of a real public-spirited
desire that things should go right and that the nation should be saved. It was
evident ...
The letterwasacurious example ofthe weakness andofthe bumptiousness of
theman, while it gaveevidencealso, itisfairto say, ofa real publicspirited desire
that things should go right and that thenation should besaved. It was evidentthat
he had ...
George Haven Putnam, 2013
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The American Merchant Experience in Nineteenth Century Japan
... Knickerbocker Club, Philadelphia«s Rittenhouse Club, andSan Francisco«s
BohemianClub. These wereplaces where ̧ ̄a gentleman found his peculiar
asylum from the pandemonium ofcommerce and the bumptiousness of
democracy ̄.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUMPTIOUSNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bumptiousness is used in the context of the following news items.
Ben Wattenberg, Neoconservative Author and PBS Host, Is Dead at 81
... of black Americans, but it concluded, “For all the author's bumptiousness, this is a book that sheds real light on the American condition.”. «New York Times, Jun 15»
Donald Trump says he's more worthy of NBC support than 'lying …
... When confronted with his own misdeeds regarding his depiction of Mexican Americans, Trump continues with his shameless bumptiousness. «Washington Post, Jun 15»
Stand by for the return of the Professional Northerner
At least that kind of scally bumptiousness is a recognisable character trait. I for one would like to see Burnham give the Professional Northerner ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
The Classical Music Network
Exactly what he did in the 1973 Prelude, a delicious Sephardic tune, with variations and that Fiddler on the Roof bumptiousness–yet ending ... «ConcertoNet, May 15»
Six principles that India's most successful women in business share
It pays, in my view, to be generous and large of heart and mind; bumptiousness never pays. Simultaneous with such humility is the fact that our ... «Scroll.in, May 15»
EDITORIAL: China cracks down on its spitting natives traveling abroad
... growing horde of American tourists who invaded the world with a peculiar bumptiousness that flouted all the local conventions and traditions. «Washington Times, Apr 15»
REVIEW: Way Upstream, Chichester Festival Theatre, until May 16.
Sarah Parish is terrific as June, utterly appalled by the bossy bumptiousness of her husband Keith (Peter Forbes), the trip's self-appointed ... «Chichester Observer, Apr 15»
The Three Lions
Dugald Bruce-Lockhart is all eager bumptiousness as David Cameron, which comes across as really quite flattering, and Tom Davey's practical ... «The Stage, Mar 15»
Tales From Earthsea (2006) — PASS
... the director's love of early aviation and Golden Age Hollywood with a quintessentially Old World send-up of American bumptiousness. «National Catholic Register, Feb 15»
A British Expat's English Shoes Prevail Over 'Schlubby' New York …
Maybe the company is also held back by the English disdain for opportunism and by a view of self-promotion as bumptiousness. Certainly ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
