10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPPISHNESS»
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uppishness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
uppishness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Race and Politics in North Carolina, 1872-1901: The Black Second
"This is the only district in the State in which the negroes are giving us any trouble
by their 'uppishness,' " the man was reported as saying. "And that fellow White, d
— him, is the cause of it. He has made the negroes in his district so 'uppish' that ...
MY DAUGHTER'S UPPISHNESS. 95 them), ' You'll treat me with courtesy, Miss
Young, the next time that I ofi'er you my arm ;' and wi' that he coldly bowed, and
took his departure. When I took Mary Anne to task for her misconduct to the
young ...
3
The Dialect of Banffshire: With a Glossary of Words Not in ...
UP-FESSAN, n. (1) the act of bringing up. (2) The act of training; nurture. * UP-PIT
, n. lodging; entertainment. (The same as up-putting. Jamieson). UPPISHNESS, n
. vulgar, silly ambition; as, “That uppishness 0' their's is jist naething bit an ug.
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Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)
almost a kind of uppishness that there is in the speech of Australian working men,
struck him as incongruous with their picking up the coalcobs from the shore. He
watched them, in the chill ofthe shadow. Yes, they thoughtasmuch of themselves
...
5
Our homes: Their cares and duties, joys and sorrows
"How do you mean 1" " There are many who either do not govern their servants at
all, or if they attempt it, do so with a sort of arrogance or uppishness that is
offensive; and that is usually met on the part of the servant with the same kind of ...
6
Loving Faster Than Light: Romance and Readers in Einstein's ...
2 It was, Diana is informed by her all-knowing consort, “an age of great
uppishness and rebellion in the sex.” The visitors learn that these women “couldn
't possibly grasp Relativity, as very few even of the males could,” although “
contemporary ...
7
The Mexican Revolution: Counter-revolution and reconstruction
Uppishness of a more orderly kind — though perhaps no less disturbing for that
— was exhibited at Teziutlan, chief town of the Puebla sierra, where the local
people (factory workers, artisans and small traders) set up a Committee of Public
...
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
Impertinence and uppishness. (c.) The admixture of senior and junior children,
and of middle class with poor children. Of these the first defect is by far the most
common. It is not unusual to find girls so intimidated at inspection, and so
generally ...
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Education and the Working Class (RLE Edu L Sociology of ...
Together with the pure delight in learning and the sensitivity towards 'uppishness'
, went also an urge for their sons and daughters to mix with better' children and
pick up a new polish for their manners and accent. They both hated it and liked it
...
Brian Jackson, Dennis Marsden, 2012
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
1. The deficiencies in point of discipline in many of our girls' schools may be
referred to the following heads : — (a.) Want of spirit and animation. (b.)
Impertinence and uppishness. (c.) The admixture of senior and junior children,
and of middle ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1863
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPPISHNESS»
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uppishness is used in the context of the following news items.
The Joy of Six: sporting insults
... forgotten that,” the audience were informed, “instead he pretends to be an Englishman” – and via a manner and image that epitomised “English uppishness”. «The Guardian, May 15»
Grèce, Russie, MO : une intégration crisique
... the Ukraine crisis conjures up a sense of déjà vu: Ukraine standing in relation to the western desire to slap down Russia's 'impertinent' uppishness, as Croatia ... «de defensa, Feb 15»
