She abandoned her first idea of rushing out and defending the cleanliness of her house by force of arms, but in place of that relieved herself in very strong language on the subject of Jack Smith generally, and of me in aiding and abetting him, and ended by announcing that she gave us both warning, and we might look-out for somebody else to stand our impudence (she called it "imperence"), for _she_ wouldn't. ❋ Talbot Baines Reed (1872)
“Augustus, show this imperence to the door; and if he tries to come in again, call a policeman: do you hear?” ❋ Unknown (2006)
HE must be thinking of falling in love too! and treating me to his imperence. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Has for the butler, I always EBOMMINATED him for his precious snears and imperence to all us Gents who woar livry (he never would sit in our parlor, fasooth, nor drink out of our mugs); and in regard of Visp — why, it was ony the day before the wulgar beest hoffered to fite me, and thretnd to give me a good iding if I refused. ❋ Unknown (2006)
There was a man here yesterday with his imperence. ❋ Unknown (2004)
BROWN, with his ushal raddicle imperence, says it's becoz they knos as it's for the larst time. ❋ Various (N/A)
'Well, upon my soul, the sorcy baggage,' burst out Elizabeth with unexpected wrath, 'such imperence after me workin' an 'plannin' the way ❋ Unknown (N/A)
"Don't come here with your imperence!" the cook said, but she was pleased with Dicky's unmeaning compliment all the same. ❋ Edith (1925)
Theer's imperence for thee, an 'tha promised to another lad, an' all. ❋ Eugene O'Neill (1920)
"And don't try coming any o 'your imperence wi' me, my lad -- come, out ye go!" ❋ Jeffery Farnol (1915)
"Ain't it wicked for a woman to have such an imperence?" cried Albert's girl, joining in the yell as the candidate was marched off to the side of the losers. ❋ Henry W. Nevinson (1900)
[Sidenote: "Do what you're Told!"] "Then get up and wash that there delf -- don't give me any imperence, or you'll find yourself in the street; there's others better than you I've turned away, and the work'us has been their end -- so mind your business, and do what you're told!" ❋ Various (1899)
Sam, on the other hand, was of the opinion that the "properiator" was playing some "imperence" with them. ❋ Bertram Waldrom Matz (1895)
"Yes, sir, the lip of Satan and the imperence of sin." ❋ Hall Caine (1892)
"And when he left me, he gave me imperence and disrespeck." ❋ Hall Caine (1892)
"Well, now, Hiel Jones, you jest shet up with your imperence," said ❋ Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing (1892)
"None o 'your imperence, master Cholly," said he, aiming a blow at my head, which I dexterously avoided. ❋ Unknown (1887)
