10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHEEDLINGLY»
Discover the use of
wheedlingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wheedlingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany
... come don't give it another thought, mee heart," said the general, wheedlingly,
who, though as brave as a lion where men were concerned, and who would have
played at short balls across three yards of green sod with any one, nevertheless ...
2
One Nation Indivisible: The Union in American Thought, 1776-1861
Speaking in 1859, Curtis demanded a real Union, not one "which good old
gentlemen must coddle and pat and dandle, and declare wheedlingly is the
dearest Union that ever was, so it is; and naughty, ugly old fanatics sha'n't
frighten the ...
3
Michael, Brother Of Jerry
... the wonder of dogs; Scraps, the outrageously silly and fatrolling puppy;Cocky,
the whitefeathered mite oflife, imperiousasa steelblade and wheedlingly
seductive as a charmingchild;andeventhe forecastle cat, thelithe and tawny
slayer ofrats, ...
“Well,” he began wheedlingly,“we'll be forgetting all that. And do you think
afinepretty lady likeMiss Pittypat wouldbe having any brandy in the house?
Thehair of the dog—” Scarlettturned andtiptoed through the silent hall into the
dining room to ...
5
The Call of the Wild & White Fang
Nowand again men came, strangers, who talked excitedly, wheedlingly, and in
all kindsof fashions to the manin thered sweater. And atsuch times
thatmoneypassed between them the strangers took one ormore ofthe dogs
awaywith them.
6
A Daughter of the Snows
An exchange of cradle-babes, and the base-born slave may wear the purple
imperially, and the royal infant begs an alms as wheedlingly or cringe to the lash
as abjectly as his meanest subject. A Chesterfield, with an empty belly, chancing
...
7
Coriolanus on Stage in England and America, 1609-1994
The intensification of his mother's suasion, which leads her wheedlingly to "pat
him upon the cheek" at one point, serves only to aggravate Martius's impatience.
On her defiant boast, "I mock at death / With as big heart as thou," he "motions ...
8
Shakespeare Survey: Volume 60: Theatres for Shakespeare
... the right tone, tries again. Putting a blokeish arm around Hubert, in a man-to-
man, smiling tone] Hubert. [feels this is too flippant and uncomfortably intimate:
stands apart and tries for royal gravity instead] Hubert, [then much more
wheedlingly ...
Andthen he'd kissed herand said wheedlingly, 'You will cooperate, Lucy?' So
what could she do? Therewas a faintdraught suddenly, whispering round the
corner of the door, and nervously, Lucy pulled the desk phone a little nearer. Her
job ...
10
De Quincey to Wordsworth: A Biography of a Relationship
wheedlingly to her lawyer brother Richard begging an oilcloth carpet for the white
stone passage that could not be kept clean. Sara Hutchinson was just recovering
from a serious illness, and De Quincey himself apparently got sick again, ...
Thomas De Quincey, William Wordsworth, John Emory Jordan, 1962
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHEEDLINGLY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
wheedlingly is used in the context of the following news items.
Far from the Madding Crowd review: a revelation of how affecting …
True, Richard Rodney Bennett's score is wheedlingly annoying. But watching it again now, the main problem is the performance of its beautiful star, Julie ... «Evening Standard, May 15»
Everyone stop saying 'need'
My computer, which has ceased to function, is wheedlingly ascribing to me a "need", as though the crash were my fault, rather than simply apologising for its own ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
People in the war
The daughter then came out and asked wheedlingly, come join us, having made you believe, by the fabulous sizzle, that there was a chicken or at least a ... «Inquirer.net, Nov 13»
Playing Family Feud at Steppenwolf's First Look
And, especially in Karen Vaccaro's scary performance, she's a piece of work—a compulsive hoarder, at once wheedlingly prone to tears and vicious as hell. «Chicago Reader, Aug 13»
Welcome Back . . . The Saint!
The savour of that fruity squash wormed itself wheedlingly down into the very cockles of his heart. He liked it. It stirred the deepest chords of his being. «Blogcritics.org, May 13»
A Warhol Film Surfaces, but Is It His?
... Mr. Morrissey added a postscript (filmed in Warhol's Union Square headquarters) in which Mr. Mead wheedlingly importunes an embarrassed-looking “surfer” ... «New York Times, Jan 13»
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss, BBC Four
Not that that prevented Joseph Goebbels ringing the actor Conrad Veidt, then in exile in London, and wheedlingly trying to get him to return to Germany. «The Arts Desk, Oct 12»
Cold sweats? Soaring blood pressure? You must be tangling with …
... surgery for the cost of this premium-rate call), you take a deep breath, then say wheedlingly: 'I know you're meant to make appointments 24 hours in advance, ... «Daily Mail, Aug 12»
The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: You and Your Hat …
... awkwardly straddles and dotes on abusive monsterhusband Joe Giudice, she asks him wheedlingly when/why he bought the K-Y Touch on the nightstand. «Vulture, Jun 12»
Great Works: Diana and Callisto, 1556-59 (188cm x 206cm), Titian
... Art in New Haven, Connecticut. Fingers, being so wheedlingly curious, get everywhere in art, the long and the short varieties, the crookedly gnarly or the ... «The Independent, Apr 12»
