“The misproud and amphibious caitiff puts the monk upon me,” said Richard to the Earl of Salisbury. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Holderness — Why, what! because thou art a misproud bird, and despiseth thine own natural lineage, and rufflest in unpaid silks and velvets, and keepest company with gallants and cutters, must we lose our memory for that? ❋ Unknown (2008)
Nor do I speak to gratify that misproud and ignorant young man. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Fair Brunhild sat misproud, and recked little how Kriemhild wept. ❋ Margaret [Translator] Armour (N/A)
` ` The misproud and amphibious caitiff puts the monk upon me, '' said Richard to the Earl of Salisbury. ❋ Unknown (1894)
Meanwhile sat misproud Brunhild in haughtiness uncheck'd; ❋ Unknown (1894)
--- I say, that easing a world of such misproud priests as thou art of their jewels and their gimcracks, is a lawful spoiling of the Egyptians. '' ❋ Unknown (1892)
It was in 1397, ninety years since the first assertion of Swiss independence, when Leopold the Handsome, Duke of Austria, a bold but misproud and violent prince, involved himself in one of the constant quarrels with the Swiss that were always arising on account of the insulting exactions of toll and tribute in the Austrian border cities. ❋ Unknown (1864)
'There is the king we have,' quoth Richard Nevil 'to be at the beck of any misproud priest, and bewail with tears a moment's following of his own will, like other men.' ❋ Charlotte Mary Yonge (1862)
_Roger_ having made an End, 'twas diverting to heare him commending the Piece unto the Author, who as gravely accepted it; yet, with nothing fullesome about the one, or misproud about the other. ❋ Anne Manning (1843)
But his chancellor, availing himself of the privilege of his office, rose, and doffing his cap with a deep reverence to the Duke, requested leave to reply to the misproud young man, who had, he said, so greatly mistaken the purpose of his Highness’s speech. ❋ Unknown (2008)
“Because, as the vanguard consists of their picked wild desperates, resolute for mischief, such as neither fear God nor regard their fellow-creatures, but understand themselves bound to hurry from the road whatever is displeasing to themselves, so the rear-guard consists of misproud serving-men, who, being in charge of the baggage, take care to amend by their exactions upon travelling-merchants and others, their own thefts on their master’s property. ❋ Unknown (2008)
I say, that easing a world of such misproud priests as thou art of their jewels and their gimcracks, is a lawful spoiling of the Egyptians.” ❋ Unknown (2004)
Very recently within those few day's after Gaius Caesar died-still grieving most deeply (if the dead have any feeling) because he knew that the Roman people were alive and had enough food left for at any rate seven or eight days while he was building his bridges of boats and playing with the resources of the empire, we were threatened with the worst evil that can befall men even during a siege-the lack of provisions; his imitation of a mad and foreign and misproud king was very nearly at the cost of the city's destruction and famine and the general revolution that follows famine. ❋ Unknown (2009)
1288: Impairing Henry, strength'ning misproud Yorke; ❋ Unknown (1623)
-- - I say, that easing a world of such misproud priests as thou art of their jewels and their gimcracks, is a lawful spoiling of the Egyptians. " ❋ Unknown (1819)
"Tut! man," said Bolton, "make the best of it, thy mother's father was but a tailor, old Overstitch of Holderness -- Why, what! because thou art a misproud bird, and despiseth thine own natural lineage, and rufflest in unpaid silks and velvets, and keepest company with gallants and cutters, must we lose our memory for that? ❋ Walter Scott (1801)
"Because, as the vanguard consists of their picked wild desperates, resolute for mischief, such as neither fear God nor regard their fellow-creatures, but understand themselves bound to hurry from the road whatever is displeasing to themselves, so the rear-guard consists of misproud serving-men, who, being in charge of the baggage, take care to amend by their exactions upon travelling-merchants and others, their own thefts on their master's property. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)
-- I say, that easing a world of such misproud priests as thou art of their jewels and their gimcracks, is a lawful spoiling of the Egyptians. " ❋ Walter Scott (1801)
