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Clear at the foot of the ladder lay the gross industrial population, souls imperfectly outlined, excluded from the glory of the elect. All rhetorics are still filled with these impertinences, which monarchical interests, literary vanity, and socialistic hypocrisy strain themselves to sanction, for the perpetual slavery of nations and the maintenance of the existing order.
Relying on the Queen's curious infatuation for his person, which had survived innumerable quarrels and flagrant impertinences, he left his office, sped across the channel, rode post haste across England, flung himself, all mud-bespattered into the presence of his mistress in her chamber, and prayed for pardon.
It is the visitor from distant cities, or the callow youth with tawdry clothes and tawdry thoughts who disturbs the great silences and austerity of majestic scenes with half-felt effusive words or cheap impertinences. Oddly enough, the awe that the wilderness dweller knows at the sight of some great, mysterious canyon or towering peak seems to increase, rather than decrease, with familiarity.
She checked her horse and turning to him said, in that soft and insinuating tone with which she veiled all of her impertinences: "Monsieur, will you kindly ride back and ask your brother, Monsieur Gaston, to give me the pleasure of his company?" No man could disguise his choler better than Regnard Cheverny, but that he was angry, his eyes and his face showed.
So to the office awhile, troubled with Sir W. Pen's impertinences, he being half foxed at Johnson's, and so to bed. 29th. Lay long talking with my wife about Balty, whom I do wish very well to, and would be glad to advise him, for he is very sober and willing to take all pains.
The most innocent actions of the first Dauphine were represented as crimes, and all the impertinences of the second were admired.
He fancies No. 3 in the second row, she with the flashing eyes and teeth; or No. 7 in the front row, that has the cutest kick in the whole crowd. And his cheap and common letters of fulsome compliment and invitation go to her accordingly. But the daring little free lance who accepts these attentions pays a high price for the bit of supper that is followed by gross impertinences.
The wild havock affectation makes in that part of the world which should be most polite, is visible wherever we turn our eyes; it pushes men not only into impertinences in conversation, but also in their premeditated speeches.
Nothing good can result from the present state of affairs; and the King had better put an end to a quarrel which gives occasion to a thousand impertinences, and revives awkward stories which were better forgotten. The King of England has returned to London in good health . The Prince of Wales causes me great anxiety.
But how happened it that this Mr Howard affected to be ignorant of your name, sir, when he saw it on the list of my officers?" "Ignorant! Did he seem ignorant? perhaps" "Say no more, my brave fellow, say no more," interrupted Wilder's considerate but choleric Commander. "I nave met with such rebuffs myself; but we are above them, sir, far above them and their impertinences together.
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