Perhaps with his boisterous spirits he is prone sometimes to be over-zealous in the pursuit of trespassing tabbies and in assailing the ankles of intruding butcher boys and officious postmen.
His very failings are due to his soldierly faithfulness and loyalty, to his too ardent vigilance in guarding the threshold, to his officious belligerence towards other canines who offend his sense of proprietorship in his master.
In receiving a Gipsy, as a Gipsy, into society, there should be no kind of officious sympathy shown him, for he is too proud to submit to be made the object of it.
The informer, however, was marked out for destruction by the band, for his officious conduct; and they only waited a convenient opportunity to put their resolution into execution.
When this notice was conveyed to him through an officious intermediary, Pontmercy retorted with a bitter smile: "I do not know whether I no longer understand French, or whether you no longer speak it; but the fact is that I do not understand.
It sometimes happened that officious busybodies spoke to him of Marius, and asked him: "What is your grandson doing?
And almost instantly came the memory of her guardian's words: "I suppose that that altogether too officious young McGinnis has been asking your help for some of his schemes.
Accustomed heretofore only to rebuffs and angry denunciations of his "officious meddling," he now suddenly found a tenderly sympathetic ear eagerly awaiting his story, and a pair of luminous blue eyes already glistening with unshed tears.
I suppose that that altogether too officious young McGinnis has been asking your help for some of his pet schemes.
Just then Vargas' secretary came up to her with his officious demeanour.
She heard some officious suggestions of mine with a lofty indifference.
The Sermons, again, of the English Divines in the seventeenth century, how often are they mere repertories of miscellaneous and officious learning!
As soon as we landed, they were very officious in gathering wood, and performing other offices for us.
They were all exceedingly officious in helping the party unpack their mules; and in persuading the captain, that there was no danger in turning them all loose, they promised that they would guard them with their own horses.
If he were captured now, neither prayer, nor bribes, nor even proofs of innocence would avail him before an officious magistrate intent on doing his duty.
The association of the young Constantine was urged by the officious zeal of his subjects; and the emperor, conscious of his decay, complied, after a prudent hesitation, with their unanimous wishes.
One who strives to put another under obligation; an officious person; hence, a flatterer.
An officious person who courts favor servilely; a pickthank.
The cook, whirling at the sound of Lane's moccasins on the chip dirt, wasofficious according to his promulgated code of politeness.
Wade looked into the flushed face of the girl, at the officious father of commiserating countenance, and at the loungers who had heard Tommy's condescending counsel and were looking at him with a sort of scornful pity.
One who tells tales or stories, especially in a mischievous or officious manner; a talebearer; a telltale; a tattler.
One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busybody.
I might be angry with the officious zeal which supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my gray hairs.
You are too officious In her behalf that scorns your services.
Till I find more than will or words to do it- I mean your malice-know, officious lords, I dare and must deny it.
Come, come, be every one officious To make this banquet, which I wish may prove More stern and bloody than the Centaurs' feast.
His compliments she received in silence, and her cold air seemed at first to discompose him; but he soon recovered his usual gaiety of manner, though the officious kindness of M.
The under gaoler was very officious to show his fetters, in which there was no contrivance.
Soon after the women came about me, each contending to be more officious than the other, and my maids, themselves, were served with reverence.
Ye blind, officious ministers of folly, Could not her charms repress your zeal for murder?
They found apartments prepared for them at Clermont-park, and servants ready to attend, with the officious promptitude with which a great man's domestics usually wait upon those who are supposed to stand high in their master's favour.
The delicate points of this officious interference, Senor Buriel might have debated, long and ingeniously, with a different kind of adversary.
The other foreign ministers espoused his cause, and the secretary had the amazing stupidity to argue the case gravely with those officious gentlemen.
I will no longer listen to one who is either a maniac or anofficious intruder.
A propitious circumstance unexpectedly occurred, which gave me an opportunity, without any appearance of officious earnestness, to renew the attempt to gain the end I had in view.
I was, perhaps, too scrupulous about seeming officious or jealous of the predilection shown to the Duchess.
If by any officious exertions of his, she is induced to leave Henry's protection, there will be much less chance of his marrying her than if she remain with him.
