It made him quiet nevertheless; these fits of ill-humor and peevishness were certainly neither dignified nor manly.
The King was leaning on a table in his Cabinet, dressed for the hunting expedition we have mentioned, and more than an usual degree of peevishness was expressed in his countenance.
He thinks that his peevishness hurt you this morning, and he is willing to make atonement.
To them he never showed any of the peevishness arising from mental discomfort, but kept it for those who loved him a thousand times better, and would have cheerfully parted with their own happiness for his.
Margaret then instructed Reicht to be always kind and good humoured to Luke; and she would be a model of peevishness to him.
With the nervousness increased his peevishnessand irritability.
Johnny smiled patiently, and his mother was aware of a distinct shock at the persistent absence of his peevishness and irritability.
But those husbands who cannot put up with the early peevishness of their brides, are not a whit wiser than those persons who pluck unripe grapes and leave the ripe grapes for others.
For neither should the frugal wife neglect neatness, nor the virtuous one neglect to make herself attractive, for peevishness makes a wife's good conduct disagreeable, as untidiness makes one disgusted with simplicity.
Good temper on the other hand is useful in some circumstances, adorns and sweetens others, and gets the better of all peevishness and anger by its gentleness.
Crossness is peevishness mingled with vexation or anger.
All the wants of this destitute widow were supplied from the profits of their industry: they nursed her with daily humanity, bore with the peevishness of disease, and did all in their power to soothe the anguish of unavailing remorse.
This poor lady had lingered out many months longer than it was thought she could possibly live; and during all her sufferings, Patty, with indefatigable goodness and temper, bore with the caprice and peevishness of disease.
They must be chastised out of their peevishness and lashed into obedience (305).
Zipporah, though the delay had almost cost her husband his life, yet, when he did but circumcise her son, in a womanish peevishness reproached Moses as a bloody husband.
He turned his house into a place of refuge for a crowd of wretched old creatures who could find no other asylum; nor could all their peevishness and ingratitude weary out his benevolence.
In such a case allowances must be made for the peevishness of disappointment, and the clamour of connexion.
That spirit of peevishness which could not be gratified with this sacrifice, produced an inquiry into the management of naval affairs, which was aimed at the earl of Orford, a nobleman whose power gave umbrage, and whose wealth excited envy.
But this peevishness of the good man must somehow or other be tolerated by us.
Nor let it be ascribed to peevishness in us, if we would rather yield up our position than sacrifice our opinions.
He saw that this spirit ofpeevishness was very wrong, and that he had murmured against God.
Despite her tearful peevishness there was a grain of obstinacy in the woman’s nature which made her hardly manageable, and might prove awkward if Nancy should gain her ear and sympathies.
There was a trace of peevishness in the reply, and he would have turned again to his work if Maniwel had not arrested him.
