10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORCUPINISH»
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... and aged with his long and stormy term, and has got back to rest and quiet in
his rural far-off Hermitage. The old " grit," however, is in him still ; he is as
porcupinish as of old when the " Whiggs " molest him, and is apparently no more
slow to ...
James Manning Sherwood, 1870
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My Holiday: How I Spent It: Being Some Rough Notes of a Trip ...
... amused if you could realize how irritable and porcupinish I was at being
roused out of a troubled sleep, at a very early hour the first morning (it was market
day and my room fronted on the market place), by a lot of poultry-women
jabbering ...
James Newson Matthews, 1867
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The confessions of a pretty woman
I was faithful to the pledge thus tacitly made. Sir James, on his return, no sooner
approached me, than I armed myself in all the panoply of my self-appreciation,
and became porcupinish in my mood. Not a smile. A PRETTY WOMAN. 203.
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Our Antipodes; or, Residence and rambles in the Australasian ...
A formal introduction seems as necessary a preliminary to acquaintance as it
would be in making that of the most porcupinish exclusive at Home. The
Governor was good enough on this occasion to act as masts of the ceremonies,
presenting ...
Godfrey Charles MUNDY, 1857
5
Sir Thomas More: Or Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects ...
I had now, for the first time in my life, a distinct sense of that sort of porcupinish
motion over the whole scalp which is so frequently described by the Latin poets. It
was considerably allayed by the benignity of his countenance and the manner of
...
Robert Southey, Thomas More, 1831
6
In the Trades, the Tropics, and the Roaring Forties: 14,000 ...
She has very sharp-pointed nose and ears, with small eyes, and a long furry
body ; is rather inclined to be ' porcupinish ' about the back, and has in addition a
long, tapering, perfectly bare, prehensile tail, and a little pouch wherein to carry
her ...
I had now, for the first time in my life, a distinct sense of that sort nf porcupinish
motion over the whole scalp which is so frequently described by the Latin poets. It
was considerably allayed by the benignity of his countenance and the manner of
...
Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, 1829
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A Literate Passion: Letters of Anaïs Nin & Henry Miller, ...
That is another reason I say "Nein" to him, and "Verboten,"and all the other
porcupinish adjectives I know. Anais Hugh said just now we might not return until
Tuesday. Will try to send you this letter by air so you won't be so many days
without ...
Anaïs Nin, Henry Miller, 1989
Still, a phrase that would not be dismissed by a superior curl of the lips. Maggie
was not Clara, and she did not invent allegations. His fault! Yes, his fault! Beyond
doubt he was occasionally gruff, he was churlish, he was porcupinish. He did not
...
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Colloquies on Society: Easyread Large Edition
I had now for the first time in my life a distinct sense of that sort of porcupinish
motion over the whole scalp which is so frequently described by the Latin poets. It
was considerably allayed by the benignity of his countenance and the manner of
...
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