10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNGENTEEL»
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ungenteel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ungenteel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Force of Fantasy: Restoring the American Dream
I called this rhetoric ungenteel because of the way these rhetoricians butchered
the language of educated speakers practicing the genteel style, because of the
way they invented their own terms, and because of their crudeness. Over the
years ...
2
More Mornings at Bow Street: A New Collection of Humorous ...
UNGENTEEL. TREATMENT. Thou shalt be punish'd for thus frighting me. Lady
Constance. One Mistress Alice M'Dermot, a melancholy matron, in time-
embrowned black crape, complained to the magistrate that, being ' a poor
lonesome ...
3
The Gem: A Christmas and New Year's Present
On Sunday, they could not all go to the same church, " it was so ungenteel " —
and they tried, but in vain, to persuade the strangers to stay at home in the
afternoon, " it was so ungenteel" to go to church twice a day. And, when they
expressed a ...
4
The Romany Rye: A Sequel to "Lavengro."
say that he prizes a thing or a person because they are ungenteel ? That he is
not ready to take up with everything that is ungenteel he gives a proof, when he
refuses, though on the brink of starvation, to become bonnet to the thimble-man, ...
George Henry Borrow,
1858
Now such is the perversity of the taste of the good people of Blunderton, that for
some fancy or other it seems generally understood that it is very genteel to walk
in the meadows, but very ungenteel to walk in the park. If, indeed, you have a ...
William Pitt Scargill,
1835
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Provincial sketches, by the author of 'The usurer's daughter'.
Now such is the perversity of the taste of the good. people of Blunderton, that for
some fancy or other it seems generally understood that it is very genteel to walk
in the meadows, but very ungenteel to walk in the park. If, indeed, you have a ...
7
The Romany Rye: The Gypsy Gentleman
George Henry Borrow bonnet to the thimble-man, an office, which, though
profitable, is positively ungenteel. Ah! but some sticker-up for gentility will exclaim
, “The hero did not refuse this office from an insurmountable dislike to its
ungentility, ...
George Henry Borrow,
2004
8
Laboring to Play: Home Entertainment and the Spectacle of ...
l. Labor,. Leisure,. and. the. Scope. of. Ungenteel. Play. “What is the key-note to
good breeding? B natural.” a conundrum Parlor Entertainments, or Evening Party
Entertainments (1885) Repeatably, performatively, mid-nineteenth-century home
...
This is what I was thinking of,” taking up the bundle, “the woman is suffering—
perhaps dying—I would not mind carrying it three times as far; but," laying it down
again, “it is so ungenteel to carry parcels—I cannot be sure of not meeting any ...
It is very ungenteel." — " We cannot afford it ; you know we are not rich." — " But
then, how came you not to be rich ? Your friends at the Hall" Julia now perceived
my bearing — she saw I wanted her to say that Providence had assigned it ...
Caroline Fry Wilson,
1834
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNGENTEEL»
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ungenteel is used in the context of the following news items.
Vincent Musetto, 74, Dies; Wrote 'Headless' Headline of Ageless Fame
(As quoted by Mr. Carillo, there was an intervening, ungenteel participle between “greatest” and “headline.”) The Post dispatched a reporter, who phoned from ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Families in literature: the March sisters in Little Women by Louisa …
I didn't like the March household at seven, when they were pressed on me as a warm refuge from my own family's ungenteel poverty – I had a bad reaction to ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
Are the late paintings of great artists their best work?
Nonetheless, the stocky, gruff, resolutely ungenteel artist was seen as a maverick, his later works ridiculed in the press for their apparent formlessness. Turner ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
Cabaret review: Lady Sings It Better
They're capable of Andrews Sisters-style swing versions - particularly amusing with ungenteel songs like Nine Inch Nails' Closer: ''I want to f--- you like an ... «The Age, Sep 13»
Kathleen Turner in 'Killing of Sister George' at Long Wharf
While Alice makes tea and scones, Mrs. Croft broaches the subject of June's ungenteel public behavior, most recently an incident involving a couple of novitiate ... «New York Times, Dec 12»
31 best beach vacations
The proudly ungenteel Flora-Bama Lounge (850/492-0611 or Florabama.com), which straddles the Florida-Alabama line, serves good oysters. Shop: Tallulah's ... «Fox News, Aug 12»
Ben Ainslie's gold makes him greatest Olympian in history of sailing
On the hill, the well-heeled crowd displayed a strikingly ungenteel appetite for the maritime combat before them. “It's very aggressive great stuff,” said John ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 12»
Selena Gomez Fantasizes in 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Parody [VIDEO]
Titled "50 Shades of Blue," the video begins with Gomez greeting painter Carl Blue at her front door. Gomez's character never says a word to the ungenteel Blue ... «Mashable, May 12»
The Battle of Bull Run: The Civil War's first taste of horror
When you begin to realize the realities from an up-close perspective, you become awed by how awful and ungenteel war is. None of the things that were written ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 11»
Blood, Bones & Butter: The Culinary Zeitgeist
... sardines, pork fat and other ungenteel elements. In France, Hamilton falls in love with the rawness of it all, the "geese laid out with their long necks arranged in ... «TIME, Feb 11»