10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIGGISHLY»
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priggishly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
priggishly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Faith and Doubt of John Betjeman: An Anthology of His ...
The. Parochial. Church. Council. Last week a friend inquired of me, 'Oh, should I
join our P.C.C.?' I answered, rather priggishly, 'If you communicate, you can, And
want to help your clergyman. Parochial Church Councils are From Parish ...
Kevin J. Gardner, Kevin Gardner, 2006
2
Young Rilke and His Time
Accordingly, this book investigates Rilke's life and career from adolescence until the verge of thirty.
George C. Schoolfield, 2009
The book, 'In The World Of Eve' is a conscientious work of fabulous literary prowess that explores in depth mysteries of mythological image of love-relationship; and of course, some inexplicable paranormal troubling the human mind.
4
Rickshaw Beijing: City People and Politics in the 1920s
A policeman was properly offended by discordant sounds thrown out from the
tumult of street and marketplace. The police academy lecturer reported,
somewhat priggishly, that during a long walk through Beijing, "Every step I took
on road and ...
5
The Valley of the Giants
He looked at himself priggishly in the mirror as he tied his bow tie and brushed
his thin gray hair. He smiled as he thought about how clever he was. What I
cheated those stupid prospectors out of in Nome was a drop in the bucket
compared ...
6
Florida, Mon Amour!: The Wages of Greed
“I'm not going to get naked with the lights on,” she said in an offended, prudish
tone. “I'm going to the bathroom,” she added, “when I'm ready, I'll let you know so
that you can put the lights out.” Upon entering the bathroom, she priggishly
closed ...
7
Rhetoric Of The Unselfconscious In D H L
But I have come to realise that I should consider more closely what Leavis rather
priggishly calls Lawrence's “willed insistence” on such words and the
corresponding “physical facts.” But Leavis not only fails to articulate the linguistic
...
Nakabayashi, Masami, 2011
Finally, as for the Germans, he found them “priggishly longwinded and
superfluously detailed.” He also never seriously considered settling in Germany
because of all the unrest after Bismarck's resignation — even though he was the
first to ...
9
Playing for Keeps: A History of Early Baseball
Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, for example, thought fulminations about baseball's "
evils" priggishly moralistic, "overzealous," and "deharmonizing." But if this paper
did not share Chadwick's sense of the game's moral declension, it did share his ...
10
Consciousness & the Novel: Connected Essays
... to Regine's husband, Johan Frederik Schlegel, who had been attracted to her
before Kierkegaard won her heart, who successfully urged his suit about a year
after Kierkegaard broke off his engagement, and who (rather priggishly, it
seemed ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIGGISHLY»
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priggishly is used in the context of the following news items.
In a word: prig
... Prig,” and in an 1835 dictionary: “In common language a Prig is a young Coxcomb, and has the adjective and adverb Priggish and Priggishly. «Baltimore Sun, Jun 15»
WATCH: Norristown Zookeepers Wrestle Alligator To New Quarters
But Penny seems to have forgotten her earlier distress. Satisfied, curious, snout priggishly testing the air in the new environs, she pads forth ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
Why French chefs hate the World's 50 Best Restaurants list
... are barred from being voters in The World's 50 Best Restaurants) who claim that the awards are “opaque, sexist and priggishly self-pleasing. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Was Aruna Shanbaug's living in agony more valuable than her …
It is easy for the holier-than-thou supporters of 'life' to feel priggishly righteous about their stand, but then some kind of voluntary openness to ... «Businessinsider India, May 15»
Petition Calls World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards Sexist, Self …
The petition, Occupy 50 Best, urges sponsors of the awards — an “opaque, sexist, and priggishly self-pleasing ranking which puts culinary ... «The Daily Meal, May 15»
Action Bronson's Mr. Wonderful is reasonably well seasoned
“Brand New Car” echoes the playfully sloppy mix tape Blue Chips with its audacious sample choice—the priggishly jaunty piano bounce of Billy ... «Straight.com, May 15»
2015 NFL Draft Day 3 Open Thread
Far be it from me to priggishly condemn someone for that in theory, though his wasn't joke particularly funny, so I feel fine saying it was a bad ... «UPROXX, May 15»
Charlie Hebdo cartoon banned from Refreshers' Fair
Further to this, the tweet was picked up by writer and humanist Richard Dawkins, who called the Students' Union “priggishly officious offence ... «The Mancunion, Jan 15»
Media Cowards and the Cartoon Jihad
The Fishwrap of Record priggishly refuses to print any of the Islam-provoking art that cost the brave French journalists their lives. In case you ... «AmmoLand.com, Jan 15»
Happy New Year, Happy New Gun-Control Nonsense
... and then invite you to tell me whether it is Gopnik's opponents who are guilty of indulging what he priggishly terms “semi-theological dogma,” ... «National Review Online, Jan 15»
