The imperiousness of a 'dotata uxor,' and the spirit of rebellion thereby aroused in the mind of her husband, are themes treated with grim humour in many of the dramas.
In the imperiousness of a deathless courage, the soul defies all consequences and responsibilities.
The condition of those who are exposed to this aggressive imperiousness is clearly illustrated in the numerous dependants who make their appearance in this story.
The contest in this case is a long one, and is hotly contested, and the imperiousnessof the countess and the graceful courage of the girl are excellently well described.
Her voice is weak," he thought, "but all the imperiousness of her character comes out in her intonation.
Very good," replied the marquis quite seriously, and with a certain curt imperiousness which gave Julien food for thought.
Through all the imperiousness of his tone an odd note of respect--real or assumed--was sounding.
The imperiousnessof my voice arrested and compelled her perhaps against her very will.
Dignity was indeed the quality which immediately struck one on one's first encounter with Lord Shaftesbury; and with dignity were associated a marked imperiousness and an eager rapidity of thought, utterance, and action.
The imperiousness which I described at the outset remained a leading characteristic to the last.
He knew she was beautiful, with an imperiousness of manner she took from him, and a sweet yielding graciousness she took from her mother.
She learned to read in the new school-house by the south gate of the park, and when she heard that the Colonel built it, she called it hers, and queened it over her companions with an imperiousness worthy of the Colonel himself.
Sometimes her quiet, passive manner irritated him, and he felt that he would gladly welcome the old imperiousness with which she had defied him.
Then she slipped away, and I heard her with sweetimperiousness ordering about the crew and bidding them slip the moorings.
With passionate imperiousness she made the rest of the household wait upon her bidding as she busied herself in stanching the flow of blood and in picking the splinters from the wound.
She sat impassively still, with her dark eyes fixed on him, and there was a certain hint of imperiousness in her manner, until he suddenly made his mind up.
It was in the case of a young woman from The Peninsula a very unusual thing she had done, but there was inconsequent courage in her, and a certain quiet imperiousness in her manner.
If it had not been for the 13th Vendemiaire and the 18th Fructidor, this majority would long ago have won the ascendency; the weaknesses, the imperiousness of the Directory, have done the rest.
What you think has nothing to do with it," said Grandcourt, his sotto voce imperiousness seeming to have an evening quietude and finish, like his toilet.
For the second time since his home-coming, Tom saw the Dabney imperiousness flash out; saw and felt it.
It was the first time that he had been given to see the Dabney imperiousness shining star-like in Miss Ardea's slate-blue eyes.
At a door in the other ell Harry knocked gently, and a voice that was low and sweet but vibrant with imperiousness called: "Come in!
The boy looked uncomfortable and shook his head, but the little girl was smiling and she told him to come with such sweet imperiousness that he rose helplessly.
When in his letters he addresses her as “Lord Katey,” and so forth, his object was to reprove her gently for that imperiousness under which he himself had sometimes to smart.
It was inevitable that the self-love of many should be offended by the arbitrariness and imperiousness with which he overrode their opinions, and still more by the unequivocal disdain manifested for them.
On the other hand, the thousand illogical and absurd mannerisms of which we have been speaking betray no irresistible imperiousness in their execution, and require no agonising struggle for their repression.
If she imposed this condition, what was meant by its sweet imperiousness except the happy future truce for which he so strongly yearned?
She held herself well, and there was something that suggested quiet imperiousness in her attitude and expression.
It is probable that had Ida stooped to diplomacy, she would have been beaten, but, as it was, her uncompromising imperiousness stood her in good stead.
I yielded to the imperiousnessof her commands, and withdrew.
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