10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTEMPTIBLY»
Discover the use of
contemptibly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
contemptibly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dizionario Italiano, Ed Inglese
To think contemptibly of one , aver caUiva opi- mione d' alcuno. * To behave
contemptibly , agiré vilmente. CONTEMPTUOUS, adi. scornful, slighting,
dispregiante , с disprezzante, alliero, su- perbo, fiero, sdegnoso. A contemptuous
word ...
Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, 1829
2
Primitivism and Twentieth-century Art: A Documentary History
As war never encourages objective appreciation of cultural values in the enemy
camp, it is not surprising that in the days of the Indian wars tribal traditions were
regarded as contemptibly backward. But it is deplorable that the advent of civilian
...
Jack D. Flam, Miriam Deutch, 2003
3
Shakespeare's Richard II, God, and Language
Yet Richard's subsequent charges are no sooner denied by Northumberland,
and dutiful submission unexpectedly pledged, than Richard submits himself,
contemptibly, to Bolingbroke's presence and demands. He is motivated by the
sudden ...
4
An enquiry into the present state of polite learning in ...
If the profession of an author is to be laughed at by stupids, it is better sure to be
contemptibly rich, than contemptibly poor. For all the Wit that ever adorned the
human mind, will at present no more shield the author's poverty from ridicule,
than ...
5
Star Begotten: A Biological Fantasia
In the following passage, it is the touches of contempt ("really did not matter," "
rationalist stuff," "contemptibly crude") and admiration ("great ritual of ceremonial,
" "co-ordinating fabric of ... social life") that make the argument. It was being ...
H.G. Wells, John Huntington, 1937
6
Goldsmith's miscellaneous works
If the profession of an author is to be laughed at by the stupid, it is certainly better
to be contemptibly rich, than contemptibly poor. For all the wit that ever adorned
the human mind, will at present no more shield the author's poverty from ridicule,
...
7
Horace, literally tr. by W. Smart
passed, and the chorus became contemptibly silent, when its right of abuse was
taken away. Our poets have left nothing unattempted. Neither have those merited
the least honour, who have dared to forsake the steps of the Greeks, and to ...
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, 1830
8
The political works of Thomas Paine
beneath the rank of animals, and contemptibly crawls through the world like a
worm. However, it matters very little now, what the king of England either says or
does ; he hath wickedly broken through every moral and human obligation, ...
9
Memorials of the Most Reverend Father in God Thomas Cranmer, ...
And that Cran- " mer and Ridley did allow a real presence, and would not "
endure the sacrament should be contemptibly spoken of, " as some now began to
do." The real presence that Parsons here means is, the gross corporal presence,
...
10
The miscellanoeus works of Oliver Goldsmith [ed. by S. Rose].
We must not underrate him who- uses it for subsistence, and flies from the
ingratitude of the age even to a bookseller for redress. If the profession of an
author is to be laughed at by the stupid, it is certainly better to be contemptibly
rich than ...
Oliver Goldsmith, Thomas Percy (bp. of Dromore.), Samuel Rose, 1801
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTEMPTIBLY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
contemptibly is used in the context of the following news items.
Curtain Call: Ian Beattie
In Season 2, Ser Meryn continued to behave contemptibly when, once again, Joffrey ordered him to punish Sansa. This time, the beating was ... «Winter Is Coming, Jun 15»
Cooper Forced to Rehire Racist Union Worker by NLRB
... the worst workers, encroaching on private businesses' rights to fire even workers who have behaved contemptibly, is a law in need of reform. «Tire Review, Jun 15»
Climate change the “biggest” economic risk facing the world
As does the term “denier” — an echo of Holocaust denial, contemptibly suggesting the malevolent rejection of an established historical truth. «RTCC, Jun 15»
NLRB sides with racist union workers over their employers
... the worst workers, encroaching on private businesses' rights to fire even workers who have behaved contemptibly, is a law in need of reform. «Watchdog.org, Jun 15»
How Twitter became the terrorist's friend
Most contemptibly, Twitter said it would actually tip off terrorists that their records were being investigated, unless compelled by law not to. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Obama's Evolution on Iran Confounds His Critics As Mullahs Scent …
... the U.S. could pay the price of protecting them led to a more supine, flaccid, contemptibly impotent Western Europe today than almost anyone ... «New York Sun, Jun 15»
How John Delaney sleepwalked into Fifa storm
... Cup in South Africa. This was particularly humorous to Blatter, who revealed it contemptibly to a Soccerex conference audience shortly after. «Goal.com, Jun 15»
Charles Kennedy death: politicians pay tribute to former Lib Dem …
Not because Kennedy was soft on the national question – no matter what Alex Salmond, rather contemptibly, says today – but because he was ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
People power can overthrow FIFA's dreadful dictator Sepp Blatter
SEPP BLATTER stays as the boss of FIFA. It is a short, bitter and contemptibly true sentence that makes us feel wretched about the game of ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
Fifa in crisis: An open letter to Fifa delegates - for sake of a suffering …
This is not the mewling of the Western media so despised by Mr Blatter, who contemptibly tells you that we are racist. This is not born of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
