10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNIVELLER»
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sniveller in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sniveller and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Why Not ? Or, Lawyer Truman's Story
To Mrs. Sniveller's plaint, Mrs. Johnson made reply, " Dearl oh, dear, I, too, am
distressed over the matter. It is to me as a horrid nightmare. ' ' Thus encouraged,
Mrs. Sniveller proceeded to say, " I iave been casting about to decide upon some
...
William W. Totheroh, 1894
Jeanette Winterson. a horrible house without carpets or central heating or even a
fridge, and now you tell me that there are two dead bodies there as well?' 'I
cannot say, but I can say that Sniveller will go back with you if you prefer, and
remove ...
3
Napoleon's Love Story: A Historical Romance
He was called ' Sniveller/ but he would go first into the fire — would rush to meet
the balls. One of them he found at Rioseco, another at Madrid, a third one at
Eckmuhl, and the last one at Wagram. He was taken to the ambulance. The news
...
4
Nonsense, Or Hits and Criticisms on the Follies of the Day
Mrs. Sniveller always gave with great liberality on the next Sunday ! I wanted to
go. I borrowed hoops, skirts, waterfalls, and etceteras. I puffed my front- hair,
slung my waterfall on my bump of obstinacy, hoisted an onion into the reticule I
carried ...
5
Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music, & Romance
School would give me a ten-pound note directly, I know ; but then, my dear sir,
honour, I cannot sell my honour.” “ I glory in you, Mr. Sniveller, for saying it; but
drink, we will crack another bottle before you go. If I get the situation we will crack
...
6
The Little Vampire in Love
Anna nodded grimly.'Sniveller. From Watford.' 'Oh no! Since when?' 'Three weeks
ago exactly. I saw a great removals van draw up outside McRookery's house and
I watchedthem taking Sniveller'sthings inside. The nextday,a signboard went ...
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, 2013
7
Nonsense: Or Hits and Criticisms on the Follies of the Day
Mrs. Sniveller — Mrs. Deacon Sniveller — lived in a large white house, in a stone
-patch under the hill, down by her husband's button shop. Mrs. Sniveller was a
leading horse, so-called, in the team of benevolence at Buttonville. She had a
little ...
Mark Mills Pomeroy, Marcus Mills, 1870
8
The Commercial telegraph code. A re-compiled ed. of the ...
Broker's guarantee is refused by bankers ... ... sniveller „ given ... ... ... snont
snowball Captain's certificate ... ... ... snowdrop „ suspended for — ... ... snowing
Certificate of claim ... ... ... snuff „ , send ... ... ... snuffbox Certificate of insurance ...
9
Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished: A Tale of City-arab Life ...
Sniveller got in, dropped to his extreme length from the sill, let go his hold, and
came down lightly on the floor — not so lightly, however, but that a wooden stool
placed there was overturned, and, falling against a blue plate, broke it with a
crash ...
Robert Michael Ballantyne, 1884
10
The Practice of Typography: Correct Composition : a Treatise ...
Sclavonian Slavonic Sla-vo'ni-an sluggardise sluggardize slug'gar-dize smoulder
smoulder smol'der sniveller sniveller sniv'el-er soberise soberize so'ber-ize sobol
soboles sob'o-les socialise socialize so'cial-ize Socotrine Socotran, n.
Theodore Low De Vinne, 1921
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNIVELLER»
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sniveller is used in the context of the following news items.
Rigby Graham, artist - obituary
... a judge his father much admired, though his father seldom used the name, addressing him, depending on circumstances, as “Mr Pecksniff” or “Dick Sniveller”, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
Rasputin: The unsavoury Russian peasant who had unexplainable …
But he was slow to speak, wet his bed and was nicknamed “sniveller” because he cried so often. When he was 12 his family started attributing mystical qualities ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 14»
Survivor: Blood vs. Water Postmortem: Breaking Down the Season …
I, too, was disappointed by that sniveller taking away any more time and attention from more deserving players. Also, I think that him hugging Marissa was a ... «TV.com, Dec 13»
Alleged abuse heard in court
He said Cross asked for his "f...... mobile" and "f..... keys", which turned into a heated exchange, and also called him a "f...ing sniveller". In cross-examination ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 13»
Welcome to the Royal fawning fiesta
Alan Titchmarsh, British television's self-annointed Royal sniveller-in-chief. Using his gardening nous, Titchmarsh has been sowing seeds for the past few years, ... «Daily Mail, Jun 12»
Abused worker on move
... claiming he told Irvine: "If you're told to sit in the corner, then you sit in the corner." On another occasion, Cross told Irvine: "You're just a f****** sniveller." ... «New Zealand Herald, May 12»
'Sniveller' awarded nearly $100k
and a ''f...... sniveller'' within days of signing an employment offer. James Irvine was the sales and marketing manager at engineering firm Wallace & Cooper for ... «Timaru Herald, May 12»
Charles Dickens: the Scottish story
Finely he'd show off before the girl by doing THAT. A sniveller! Why couldn't he get up, and punch somebody's head!” “Whose?” asked Thomas Idle. “Anybody's. «Scotsman, Dec 11»
I'm a Celebrity 2011: Mark Wright's winning best of the chests
... in spite of Paul McKenna's tips on self-hypnosis (which involve crossing your arms like a demented nun while chanting happy birthday) is this year's sniveller. «Daily Mail, Nov 11»
Terror at 35000 feet
You won't catch flu off some sniveller six rows forward – the air on planes is not permanently recirculated. You're unlikely to suffer deep-vein thrombosis from ... «Sunday Star Times, Jul 11»
