Hadifah dissembled his contempt for these verses and the sheik who had pronounced them, but he ordered his son to go at once to Cais.
He thought with faint contempt of a man so young who chose a life of school-teaching and preaching when he might grasp the handles of a plough on a cool and pleasant morning.
He felt contemptfor Amos and avoided whenever possible the sight of his feminine beauty.
There exists among us a profound contempt for all the fripperies and follies of fashion and civilization.
He is treated with good-humoured contempt and kindly patronage.
She regarded the Maoris who were present at the spree with sublime contempt and gathered skirts.
Moreover, he professes the profoundest contempt for luxury and even comfort.
His views on some subjects are peculiar, and they are always hurled at our heads with the utmost scorn and contempt for all who may differ from them.
He saw the calm of the other man and with a mighty effort smothered the cryings of his rage, leaving cool contempt free play.
No doubt he desired to punish her for her contempt of him that morning.
Duc d'Aumont himself, that she would have nothing but contempt and horror for that infamous proposal, which he was more determined than ever to accept.
Lugeac imitated as best he could the careless nod and the look of contempt of his older friend.
She had never tried to understand him, and merely fostered that mild contempt which his diffidence and his meekness had originally roused in her.
An intense bitterness surged up in her heart, a deadly contempt for him.
Aumont's haughty, somewhat imperious face and at the delicate mouth, round which an almost imperceptible curl of contempt seemed still to linger.
Notwithstanding his contempt for their fighting qualities, he kept his Police Houssas ready.
The Presence was an old man, a vicious old man, if Sanders was any judge of character, who showed unmistakable signs of anger andcontempt when the Commissioner displayed his presents.
The same man may cause either respect, love, or contempt by his condition and talents, according as the person, who considers him, from his inferior becomes his equal or superior.
For it is observable, that the principal part of an injury is the contempt and hatred, which it shews in the person, that injures us; and without that, the mere harm gives us a less sensible uneasiness.
It is not with entire indifference we can survey either a rich man or a poor one, but must feel some faint touches at least, of respect in the former case, and of contempt in the latter.
A secret intimation of anger or contempt shews that we still have some consideration for the person, and avoid the directly abusing him.
Contempt or scorn has so strong a tincture of pride, that there scarce is any other passion discernable: Whereas in esteem or respect, love makes a more considerable ingredient than humility.
The contempt of my neighbours has a certain influence; as has also that of my kindred: But these influences are distinct, and never unite; as when thecontempt proceeds from persons who are at once both my neighbours and kindred.
In like measure we are principally mortifyed with the contempt of persons, upon whose judgment we set some value, and are, in a peat measure, indifferent about the opinions of the rest of mankind.
This double contempt is likewise strengthened by the two relations of kindred and contiguity.
Now I assert, that when a sympathy with uneasiness is weak, it produces hatred or contempt by the former cause; when strong, it produces love or tenderness by the latter.
The very port and gait of a swan, or turkey, or peacock show the high idea he has entertained of himself, and his contempt of all others.
A barren or desolate country always seems ugly and disagreeable, and commonly inspires us with contempt for the inhabitants.
He came twice, and was engaged to be on duty every night at nine; and in the conversation that ensued in the office he took rather a gruff, independent tone, which was mingled with contempt as he was told of the attempts that had been made.
At any other time Bull's dominant racial contempt would have caused him to spurn her.
The hard line of his mouth curled in derision, but as his gaze traveled northward to where the black peak now pierced the bright face of the moon its contempt faded.
Every wind which blows,' said he, 'from that direction, brings nothing but contempt and hatred against my person.
He probably took this determination upon the same grounds which dictated his contempt of customary forms, in entering, or attempting to enter, into direct correspondence with the princes whom he had occasion to treat with.
The French, whose genius is in direct opposition to that of the Germans, saw all this with contempt and ridicule.
As magistrates, they will never forget that the contempt of the laws, and the confusion of social order, are only the result of the imbecility and unsteadiness of princes.
His own power as a creative artist was not always commensurate with his intellectual endowment or with his desire after beauty, and his frank contempt for the masses of men made it difficult for him to write English.
Some of the regulars, with a fine contempt for volunteers, did their best to make things as unpleasant for us as possible, but the majority were of a different disposition and aided us all they could, which unfortunately was not much.
One, therefore, of their assertions I believe may be true--'That he has a contemptfor their writings.
Be it as it will, the reasons of their admiration and of his contempt are equally subsisting, for his works and theirs are the very same that they were.
He is a popish rhymester, bred up with a contempt of the Sacred Writings.
I believe," says General Skobeleff, "that my bravery is simply the passion and at the same time the contempt of danger.
Added to this were a fearful melancholy self-contempt and despair.
The contempt of danger which religious enthusiasm produces may be even more buoyant still.
This is a ghost in whose case familiarity has bred contempt among the matter-of-fact islanders, for they call him "Old Bab" and employ him to frighten naughty children.
There appeared in all their actions a certain generous air of freedom, and contempt of those trifles, Luxury and Ambition, which we so servilely creep after.
Out of the postern stepped the officer with the faded scarlet coat, and in due time went back again, haughtily, his head high, casting contempt right and left of him.
As far as I can see, your plans are carried on openly, with a fine contempt for the Federal government.
Mrs. Cowan, with a glance of contemptat Tom and me, put the bundle tenderly down on the coarse brown sheet beside her.
He had stopped beside two Kaskaskia warriors in scarlet blankets who stood at the corner, watching with silent contempt the antics of the French inhabitants.
Doubtless her sharp instinct served her by telling her that her contempt would hurt him shrewdly now.
We went through at a freight-train speed, and began to develop a slight contempt for fast waters.
He believed that the plain people were year in and out accurate in their judgments, and he believed that the man who had their confidence could face the politicians withcontempt even, because he was sure to be right.
When a Trojan speaks of it he says, “Across the water,” with as much implied contempt as though he meant Botany Bay.
Compare Pilate's contemptof such an idea with regard to himself, as expressed in St. John xviii.
His contemptis unconcealed, and he again confidently risks his life for the true God.
One of them had almost become a byword of contempt for fabulous inventiveness.
Diametrically opposite views are steadily maintained by authorities on both sides; although among English-speaking Protestants there is perhaps a decrease in the contempt with which this story was once treated.
It should perhaps be remembered here that the Arabs had a greatcontempt for the Grecian and Roman languages.
He had a great dislike and contempt for slang, and he deplored the growing use of it, and the impoverishment of the language that resulted.
He answered that he did not wish to go through Loretto, and that I would repent of my contempt for the grace of Saint-Francis.
Notwithstanding all I have just said, you can easily imagine that, in spite of my utter contempt for all gossiping fools, I cannot openly defy them.
Deceived, humbled, ill-treated, an object of contempt to the happy and triumphant Cordiani, I spent three hours ruminating the darkest schemes of revenge.
In such moments a lover hates the object of his love, and his heart distils only contempt and hatred.
I began to nurse a feeling of pride mixed with contempt which told against Bettina, whom I loved unknown to myself.
I knew very well that people acted in that manner through no real contempt for us, but it went very hard with me.
O you who despise life, tell me whether that contempt of life renders you worthy of it?
The very act of disrespect to Noah, the chosen of God, implies wilful contempt of God himself.
Esther, seated on the steps of a small porch attached to the side of the house, was mentally treating with greatcontempt the amusements of the other servants.
