10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPRETENDINGLY»
Discover the use of
unpretendingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
unpretendingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Union magazine for Sunday school teachers
Sir, I move the adoption of the report, and in doing so I intend to keep strictly to
my text — a report which begins so unpretendingly, and yet embraces so wide a
field, and contains, at least, some facts of pregnant interest. You seem to grasp
the ...
National Sunday school union, 1852
You are so thoughtful, Esther," she said, " and yet so cheerful ! and you do so
much, so unpretendingly ! You would make a home out of even this house." My
simple darling ! She was quite unconscious that she only praised herself, and
that it ...
You are so thoughtful, Esther," she said, " and yet so cheerful ! and you do so
much, so unpretendingly ! You would make a home out of even this house." My
simple darling ! She was quite unconscious that she only praised herself, and
that it ...
4
The Gentleman's Magazine
On the whole, the volumes appear to be well and unpretendingly edited. The foot'
notes, if not always correct, are never introduced ostentatiously. A brief historical
and descriptive Account of Maidstone, [in the County of Kent,] and its Environs, ...
5
The Foreign quarterly review
Tourists beget tours, and where these are unpretendingly put forward, they are
very agreeable books to kill a few hours with. A tourist, though he bring not with
him the knowledge of one syllable of the language of the people he visits, may
yet ...
6
The Fourth Generation: Reminiscences by Janet Ross...
kept him out of the great world, but the others lived in it as simply, as
unpretendingly, and with as much mutual affection as if the idea of rivalry had
never occurred to them." Lord Macaulay and Mr. Hallam died in that same year (
1859).
However unpretendingly Balsamo uttered these last words, they nevertheless
produced more effect upon the lieutenant of police than all the others, for they
made him attentive. He slowly raised his head. " What is this affair about corn ?
Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet, 1895
8
Gateways to Literature: And Other Essays
Like most other playwrights, Howard began unambitiously and unpretendingly,
desirous of composing the kind of play likely to please the audiences of his own
day, the kind of play they were accustomed to relish. 'Saratoga' owed its
popularity ...
9
The American Phonographic Dictionary: Exhibiting the Correct ...
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10
The Monthly Law Reporter
Mr. Van Arman, in his address, put the case of the government to the jury with
great strength ; and Mr, Van Dyke, in his closing argument, followed step by step,
fearlessly and unpretendingly, upon the track of his distinguished adversary, and,
...
Stephen Henry Phillips, 1852
