10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAWKISH»
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mawkish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mawkish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Brian : That's what Keats said; he would have no “ mawkish popularity." Sandy :
Yes ; but interviewing is sometimes quite legitimate, I think. For example: if a man
happens to be a great authority on a public question which has become critical, ...
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74 mawkish /(mô'kish)/ adjective • Insipid; sickening; sickly: as, mawkish
champagne; mawkish sentimentality. Examples: No time, however, did I waste in
mawkish sentiment, but setting my teeth hard, I turned away from the river, and
back to ...
Wordnik, Angela Tung, 2011
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Edward; various views of human nature, chiefly in England
Lady Bab Mawkish was unquestionably a very weak Human ; some people have
asserted that she was, without exception, the silliest woman of quality about court
. This was going too far, and could be believed only by those who were better ...
John Moore, Robert Anderson, 1820
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The Works: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings by Robert ...
Lady Bab Mawkish was unquestionably a very weak woman ; some people have
asserted that she was, without exception, the silliest woman of quality about court
. This was going too far, and could be believed only by those who were better ...
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Folklore and the Fantastic in Nineteenth-Century British Fiction
Thus, Carole Silver too hastily concludes that Barrie's “invention is mawkish,
especially when he deliberately equates fairies and children” (188). Granted,
Barrie's inventions of fairy dust that helps you fly and, especially, the genesis of
fairies ...
Dr Jason Marc Harris, 2013
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The Man Forbid and Other Essays
not be read because of a mawkish interest in me. Brian. That's what Keats said ;
he would have no " mawkish popularity." Sandy. Yes, but interviewing is
sometimes quite legitimate, I think. For example: if a man happens to be a great
authority ...
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No Sorrow Like Our Sorrow: Northern Protestant Ministers and ...
William Adams, a Presbyterian minister in New York City, declared on April 16
that "there is too much . . . mawkish sentimentalism abroad." He assailed "rose-
water religion" that denied future punishment and argued for "universal salvation.
David B. Chesebrough, 1994
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Dog Days and Dandelions: A Lively Guide to the Animal ...
MAWKISH The word mawkish usually describes anything excessively sweet, as
in “Unfortunately, the last thing Agathaneededat that momentwasa mawkish
greeting card—particularlyone signed with asmileyface.”Inits earliest sense,
however, ...
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The SAT Word Slam: Rhyme Your Way to a Better Vocabulary and ...
Mawkish (adj) “mAWK-ish” Mawkish young lovers Are too sentimental; Their
hearts are all mushy and raw. Some are so mawkish They start being stalkish
And stretching the bounds of the law. Romeo's friends got together to tease him.
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An elementary dictionary, or cyclopædiæ, for the use of ...
Mawkish. MAWKISH, a peculiar flavor that causes loathing. All the animal
faculties of man are endued with that sensitive discrimination, which is sufficient
to enable the discernment of that which is salutary and pleasurable, or
insalubrious and ...
George Adolphus Wigney, 1838
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAWKISH»
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mawkish is used in the context of the following news items.
Love-locks fad reaches the Philippines
But in the Philippines, the trend is likely to endure because of the population's bottomless fondness for mawkish displays of affection. The love ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
Kris Bryant is setting baseball, fashion worlds on fire
... watching golf to have your emotions manipulated, I do have one bit of good news for you: At least no mawkish music accompanied the tears. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
At Borgata Park, 311 treads nicely among rap, hip-hop, and reggae
You didn't feel goofy skanking to "Don't Tread on Me," or swaying to the slow "You Wouldn't Believe," because 311 was neither mawkish in the ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
Review: Brilliant 'Matilda' is a darkly enchanting fable
There are also a few tearful moments but the musical is never mawkish. Like its pint-size heroine, "Matilda" is far too smart to be that ordinary. «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
Belle & Sebastian at Somerset House, WC2
It might have been mawkish. In fact it was uplifting, not least because the (bad) dancing accompanied such a strong repertoire of smart, ... «The Times, Jul 15»
DVD REVIEW: Big Eyes
It's the story of the American artist Margaret Keane, whose mawkish, faintly spooky portraits of waif-like children with staring eyes decorated ... «Newcastle Herald, Jul 15»
'The very first time I was in a studio, it was with this band called The …
It's moving but not mawkish. It's fresh, but has a divine character which is rather difficult to describe. It is far from ordinary, and you get a sense ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
'The BBC is not undergoing involuntary euthanasia'
... free TV licences for the over-75s on to the corporation had turned into howls of mawkish protest and rallying cries of “save the BBC” – before ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
ESPN, Caitlyn Jenner sully Arthur Ashe Courage Award
... not everyone was thrilled by this mawkish, blubbering tableaux: a Fellini-like vignette far more appropriate for “Oprah,” “The View,” or the old ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»
A walker in the Big Apple
Gornick is not mawkish or maudlin, and has a steely side to her that keeps things real. Her Ukrainian- born socialist parents drummed it into her ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
