10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAUDLINNESS»
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maudlinness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
maudlinness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Saunterings in and about London
The majority of the inhabitants sleep away their intoxication or ennui. Old time-
worn maudlinness reigns supreme in the few faces which peer from the half-
opened street-doors ; maudlinness pervades the half-sleepy groups which
surround ...
Max Schlesinger, Otto von Wenckstern, 1853
Is spitefulness better than maudlinness? Is there such a word as maudlinness?
Probably not. Perhaps I'll invent one. She nibbled the cap of her pen, wanting to
write something about Waite McKenna. Not knowing what to write. Not even to
her ...
3
London 1066-1914: literary sources and documents
Old time-worn maudlinness reigns supreme in the few faces which peer from the
half-opened street-doors; maudlinness pervades the half-sleepy groups which
surround the public-house at noon to be ready for its opening; chronic ...
4
Compensation: Introducing the Economic Law and Theory of ...
THIS MAUDLIN AGE We have for some time been living in an age of unabashed
maudlinness. Such a state of mind is unfortunate in individuals, but when it
becomes a national posture it is tragic. A careful distinction must be made
between ...
5
The science of the emotions
... and suppression of ' maudlinness ' or ' effusiveness ' or ' fussiness ' — as the
opposite mood is described by a sometimes exaggerated contempt— is most
marked. Its real nature is so little understood that it is often regarded with some
pride ...
We behold Sir Richard Steele boozing unto maudlinness in purple velvet and a
laced hat; Captain Mohock raging through Fleet Street with a drawn rapier ;
reprobate old duchesses and the damsels who were to be our grandmothers
sitting in ...
George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray, 1860
... will be that sharp reminder each day that one lives alone. Why think about it
though? It's an ideal time for reading. Did you ever try reading while eating dinner
alone on your birthday? Or for an entire birthmonth? Such maudlinness is rare.
... and instead of skipping forward through time, had stopped, made a family, and
died in my proper time, surrounded by children. See how I pour out my heart to
you? Somehow, you took me into your jeesh as well. Forgive the maudlinness ...
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Marianne and the Puritan: Transformations of the Couple in ...
But amidst these unreal characters, the reality of the erotic note preserves the
picture as melody in its street vigor, a populist romance immune to the
maudlinness of love songs. Rene Clair's pleasure in what he valued as the
fluidity of ...
David I. Grossvogel, 2005
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Corresponding with Carlos: A Biography of Carlos Kleiber
31 III 94 Dear Charles, Foist of all, flippantly, to avoid my everready tendency
toward maudlinness (I know there's no sech woid) I'll take a rain cheque on your
affectionately offered spiritual support. Merci beaucoup, mon ami. Second: your ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAUDLINNESS»
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Movie Review: “The Fault in Our Stars”
The film usually- but not always- avoids schmaltz and maudlinness. In a worst-case scenario, this could have been an after-school special, ... «TechnologyTell, Jun 14»
