However, he flattered himself that he was getting full value for his eightpence.
He flattered himself that no candidate for a scholarship at St. Osmund's Hall had ever shown such black ignorance of the facts of every-day life.
Swinging homeward over the Cotswolds Mark flattered himself on a victory over heretics, and he imagined his adversaries entering Wield that afternoon, the prey of doubt and mortification.
When he gave the reins to his imagination, he flattered himselfthat he might win not only her but the world at large also by his verses; but he would have perished rather than exhibit them to human eye.
He flattered himself that he knew his own work and theirs better than they knew either, and that by a little management he might be their master.
As he waxed warm with his writing he had forced himself to be affectionate, and, as he flattered himself, frank and candid.
He flattered himself, after the discussion which had taken place, that gentlemen were prepared to decide on liberal and national principles, and therefore they would adopt those he presented.
This did not escape the king's notice; he flattered himself that at the first demand made by M.
Riches and talents would, he flattered himself, secure to him that ascendancy of which he was so ambitious.
Of the agency heflattered himself that he was pretty secure; and he thought that he might assume the tone of command towards the tenants, especially towards one who was some guineas in debt, and in whose lease there was a flaw.
At the same time he flattered himself he should win the goodwill of his fellow servants by showing a constant desire to oblige them.
Passion, which he flattered himself he had so mastered, almost as though it had been shocked out of him on that terrible night of waiting for its fruit to come and rend the mother's life away from her--would passion have lived?
He flattered himself he was not a snob, but he thought this old Rip Van Winkle a terrible thing to drop into any family out of the blue.
Much as he flattered himself that he scorned the bloated aristocracy, titles are titles--even French titles!
For he flattered himself that he possessed the philosophical and scientific mind, and piqued himself on thinking clearly, and was intolerant of human inconsistency.
At the same time he flattered himself he should win the goodwill of his fellow-servants by showing a constant desire to oblige them.
Of the agency he flattered himself that he was pretty secure; and he thought that he might assume a tone of command towards the tenants, especially towards one who was some guineas in debt, and in whose lease there was a flaw.
Riches and talents would, he flattered himself, secure to him that ascendency of which he was so ambitious.
He flattered himself for a while with the hopes of some good effect from his deputation[79]: and the disappointment chagrined him so much, that he was seized with a violent fever, which had well nigh carried him off.
He flattered himself that, by articles in the newspapers, he could subdue the discontent caused by the increase in the price of sugar and coffee, and the scarcity of English merchandise.
He foresaw that this course of action must be followed by war, but he flattered himself—his vivid imagination was always ready to flatter him when he had fully decided on any step—that this war would resemble all the others.
He flattered himself that he was reading his thoughts; but he looked as if he had detected a spot on the other's collar, and wanted to see whether it was ink or soot.
He flattered himself that he was as well dressed in painting rig as under any other circumstances; and quite right he was, too.
He had noticed that she spoke to Nanni in a subdued tone, and he flattered himself that he had the key to her change of mood.
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