10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESURIENCY»
Discover the use of
esuriency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
esuriency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
In this school, satiety plainly provokes esuriency, and enjoyment merely excites
ingenuity to produce other means of degrading fruition. Its criminal career
incessantly develops new opportunities of guilty revelry, which are seized with
the ...
His third era of esuriency takes place in the house of a Spanish gentleman 5 and
here he is worse '08? than ever. The reader wonders, as he himself did, how he
can possibly ascend to this climax of starvation. "To'overreach a blind beggar, ...
... "like a native," notwithstanding the oriental pretensions of his name, and has at
least owe recognizable and distinct article of faith; namely, a faith in human
gullahility 1 A prohable " social nondescript," of Itoen vulpine cunning and
esuriency, ...
4
The Quarterly Magazine of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
... notwithstanding the oriental pretensions of his name, and has at least one
recognizable and distinct article of faith; namely, a faith in human gullability ! A
probable " social nondescript," of keen vulpine cunning and esuriency, we figure
him ...
His third era of esuriency takes place in the house of a Spanish gentleman ; and
here he is worse off than ever. The reader wonders, as he himself did, how he
can possibly ascend to this climax of starvation. To overreach a blind beggar
might ...
Much may be hoped from the loquacity and esuriency of the Athenian
rhetoricians, in spite of the long-winded voluminousnessof German
commentators, and we may yet hope to see our critics, even judging by tale and
weight, assign the prize ...
In his esuriency, Erysichthon began his avid consumption of food until his
purchasing resources were depleted and he was reduced to beggary. His
daughter, gifted with shape-shifting, was sold at market as a mare, a heifer, or a
bird to many ...
8
The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
But, Sir, without more speculation — for that were as endless as Mr. Dando"s
infinite esuriency — I beg leave to submit to you the following humble attempt)
made some months since, but diffidently witheld) to supply the shameful omission
of ...
9
Delphi Complete Works of George Gissing (Illustrated)
The world exists solely for his benefit; his “esuriency”, touse Carlyle's word,
hasnobounds. Then heis of course a snob, and with fair opportunity will develop
into a petty tyrant with an inclination to active cruelty. Something of resemblance
exists ...
Hut, Sir, without more speculation — for that were as endless as Mr Dando's
infinite esuriency— I beg leave to submit to you the following humble attempt)
made some months since, but diffidently witheld) to supply the shameful omission
of ...
