10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERLAVISH»
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overlavish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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... that the offender, seeing his owne counterfaite in this Mirrour, might amend it,
and those who are like, by overlavish profusenesse, to become meate for their
mouths, might be warned by this caveat to shunne the Scorpion ere she
devoureth.
Shakespeare Society (Great Britain), 1853
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Concilia Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae, a synodo ...
... then we refer ourselves to your lordships wisdoms, whether we have not 'just
cause to complain, and crave restraint of this overlavish grunting of prohibitions
in every causesswithout respect. That which we have said of the prohibitions in
the ...
3
The History of England, During the Reigns of K. William, Q. ...
... perhaps, for throwing the Sword into their own Scale, like Brcnmzr of old, by
way of making Overweight to themselves; as it was not reasonable to expect, 'that
the King would be overlavish of his Prerogative, so it was not reasonpresume, ...
4
Inside the Bank of England: Memoirs of Christopher Dow, ...
David Walker (still then in the Treasury) indeed remarked next day to me, with
surprise and disapproval, on how much had already been spent (I was seeing
him in quite another connection at that time, which I will come to later). Overlavish
...
J. Christopher R. Dow, Christopher Taylor, Graham Hacche, 2013
... may give some idea of the changes I was able to observe, not always with
approval. 'I was lodged in the Central Hotel, Kano, in one of the overlavish VIP
suites dotted around a central dining-room/reception/ bar area. Slept 265 Return
and a ...
6
THE MEDICAL QUARTERLY REVIEW
It was not coaxed out of others by indiscriminate familiarity, or purchased from
them by an overlavish hospitality. He did not toil for universal favour by the
laborious selfishness of universal good-nature, nor did he advertise for flattery by
the ...
7
Summa Theologiae: Volume 44, Well-Tempered Passion: 2a2ae. ...
Besides, Andronicus places humility in our outward service; he calls it the quality
of not being overlavish with expenditures and preparations.5 Therefore it is not
about our feelings. ON the other hand there is Augustine holding that the humble
...
Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Gilby, 2006
8
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
said the father. 'Excellent. Come right in.' Earl DormoftheHills, was a small,
elderly man, withwhat Agravaine considereda distinctly furtive air about him. His
eyes were too close together, and he was overlavish with a weak, cunning smile
Even ...
9
Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography
He continued to hand out overlavish gifts to his friends, a practice which brought
him warnings not only from Olympias, but also from the Persians collaborating
with him.12 The unmistakable impression one gets is that he was killing time.
10
The history of mr. Stanly and miss Temple
To be truly and generally loved, is a happiness but few can boast; and most
commonly least of all those to whom fortune has been overlavish of her favours :
flattered from earliest youth into an opinion of their own merit and consequence,
they ...
mr Stanly (fict.name.), 1780
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERLAVISH»
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The tiny house movement: Could you live in a miniature home?
It certainly comes at a time when many people are starting to question overlavish lifestyles and whether we really need to surround ourselves ... «The Independent, Jan 14»
