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Updated: July 29, 2025
This courtier-like conduct touched the old lady's heart and softened the severe look upon her face. "Stop your noise, Constance," said she, "lie down beside your mistress. Rousselet, come nearer." The old man obeyed, walking across the floor with reverential bows, and taking a position like a soldier presenting arms.
And Joyeuse, courtier-like, bowed to all. Many voices were instantly raised to agree with the admiral. "Comte de St. Aignan," said the prince to one of his bravest colonels, "you are not of the opinion of M. de Joyeuse?" "Yes, monseigneur, I am." "Oh! I thought as you made a grimace " Every one laughed but Joyeuse, who said, "If M. de St.
It was a convenient piece of flattery to name the two great gulfs after Napoleon and Josephine when they were Emperor and Empress; but the courtier-like compliment was embarrassing when Josephine was supplanted by Marie Louise, and it became offensive when Napoleon himself was overthrown and a Bourbon once more occupied the throne of France.
It was from quaint, quiet old Bonn that Prince Albert wrote, on his cousin's accession to the throne, his famous letter of congratulation, in which there appeared not one word of courtier-like adulation not a thought calculated to stir the heart of the young girl suddenly raised to that giddy height overlooking the world, with a thrill of exultation or vain-gloriousness.
"'That's a pretty good idea, said the officer, and the others present, courtier-like for King Caesar already has his courtiers applauded the idea vociferously. "'We'll have a monument that shall last while the earth stands, cried Caesar. 'And, hold on, Bill, he continued, 'you shall build it; and I say we won't make a pyramid of it it shall be a column Caesar's Column by G-d.
Previous to American occupation the aristocracy was excluded from any share in the government, and the Spaniards were exceedingly jealous of any pretensions to knowledge or culture on its part. The aristocracy which could survive such conditions had to do so by indirectness and courtier-like flattery, by blandishment and deceit.
Let him not fortune with stiff greatness climb, Nor, courtier-like, with cringes undermine: Nor all the brother blockheads of the pot, Ever persuade him to become a sot; Nor flatter poets to acquire the fame Of, I protest, a pretty gentleman.
"Have you been in the city very long?" my wife said most pleasantly to Signor Petroskinski, "No, Madam," he answered, with a most courtier-like bow; "we only broke away from the cars this morning, and we bumped into nephew quite by chance, didn't we, nephew?" Bunch growled something that wouldn't sound well on the graphophone. "Do you like New York?"
Little as the Court was disposed, during the late reign, to retain Whigs in its service any longer than was absolutely necessary, it must be owned that neither did the latter, in general, take very courtier-like modes of continuing their connection with Royalty; but rather chose to meet the hostility of the Crown half-way, by some overt act of imprudence or courage, which at once brought the matter to an issue between them.
'I deserve no such honour, sire, he murmured. But the marquis struck his hands together with pleasure, and cried, 'There, my boy! There is a king to serve! Sir Rowland Scudamore! There is for thee! And thy wife will be MY LADY! Think on that! Rowland did think on it, but bitterly. He summoned strength to thank his majesty, but failed to find anything courtier-like to add to the bare thanks.
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