10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYCOPHANTRY»
Discover the use of
sycophantry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sycophantry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Works of Hannah More
Near spectators instantly detect the fallacy; but strangers, as he foresaw, would
mistake the adulation of these bribed witnesses for the general opinion; the
assertion of the declaimer for the sentiment of the public. Accordingly, the
sycophantry ...
2
Civil Polity: A Treatise Concerning the Nature of ...
... inevitably fall into a Tyranny ;-'as hath happened to the Gumm and Roman
Common-wealths, and to some of our Modern Europeans: For such is the natural
frailty of Man, as to be pleased with Sycophantry , and such is the fate of
Monarcbr, ...
3
Panegyrical Essays Upon the Prayer: Lord, Pity the People: ...
The Roman Gentry, oad it been in their Choice, would rather have made their
Fortunes, hy honourable Means, after the Example of their Ancestors, than hy
tringng and sycophantry, 'which to them rwas modern. * Me dulces beent Musue,
&c.
Gentleman of Middlesex (A.), 1731
4
Memoirs of Thomas Hollis
... to be feared that ----'s loyalty was founded on an idolatrous V veneration of
greatness, and an abject fondness for dependence; in. V sycophantry, impatient
of hunger and philosophy, and in a- meanV ness disdainful of no lucrative
drudgery.
5
Memoirs of the Lives ... of ... George Baillie of Teroiswood ...
... being now forty-five years that she has lived with us, a faithful disinterested
friend, with good sense, good temper, entirely in our interest, and that with so
much honesty, that she always spoke her mind sincerely, without the least
sycophantry.
Grisell Murray of Stanhope, 1822
6
Eighteen Sermons on Various Subjects
That which is in holy Scripture forbidden and reproved under several names and
notions ; of bearing false witness, false accusation, railing censure, sycophantry,
tale-bearing, whispering, backbiting, supplanting, taking up reproach 3 : which ...
7
A Vindication of Sir Richard Steele, against a pamphlet ...
... which none but a patient Mm can bear. .A_nd fuch a one am I, no'doubr, that I
don't fall fouler on you on this Score. If your Circumftances may be judged of by
your Sycophantry, they are very mean, and will fearCe 'be futlicie'nt to pay 'the ...
8
Half Hours with the Best Authors
Nor can a gentleman without industry uphold his real interests against the
attempts of envy, of treachery, of flattery, of sycophantry, of avarice, to which his '
condition is obnoxious: to preserve his wealth and estate, which are the supports
of his ...
Charles Knight, John Leighton, 1850
9
The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow: Sermons
... kind, out of malignity, vanity, rashness, ill-nature, or bad design. That which is
in holy Scripture forbidden and reproved under several names and notions ; of
bearing false witness, false accusation, railing censure, sycophantry, tale-bearing
, ...
Isaac Barrow, Thomas Smart Hughes, 1830
10
Holy War, Holy Peace : How Religion Can Bring Peace to the ...
... the cultural cues that they are receiving. It is this ripple effect that I am
searching for. But, if the political changes of violent actors merely smack of
greedy sycophantry before Western elites in search of Western business
contracts, conditions.
Center for Strategic and International Studies Marc Gopin Senior Associate in the Preventive Diplomacy Program, 2002
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYCOPHANTRY»
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sycophantry is used in the context of the following news items.
Mayweather: Alternate Reality and Sycophantry of a Brain-Stem …
As Mayweather continues to live in his alternate reality surrounded by the sycophantry of a brain-stem-only press, there are a select few boxing journalists ... «Guardian Liberty Voice, May 15»
The babies we don't care about today
As the due date soared by, hacks of every stripe filed and refiled speculative copy that managed to combine sycophantry with prying in that uniquely British ... «New Statesman, Jul 13»
UNDP Accedes to Gambian President's "Spiritual" AIDS Cure …
While possibly -- though only debatably -- such sycophantry might have a place on web sites clearly labeled as authored by UNDP, the implanting of this ... «Inner City Press, Apr 07»
