I was a little piqued at the staleness of my information.
Availing herself of the privilege of her mask, she turned to me, and in the tone of an old friend, and calling me by my name, opened a conversation with me, which piqued my curiosity a good deal.
The reader--according to Plato's manner--is to be piqued and shamed into the effort of meditating the question for himself.
His friend de Pradt was piqued at being left out of the provisional government, and complained that he had no opportunity of helping.
As the months of 1790 advanced Paris was piqued to hear that town after town was solemnly swearing loyalty to King and constitution--or constitution and King--without any lead from itself.
Many of them piqued themselves on rivalling, in excellence of execution, the most celebrated masters of the art.
That's more nor your nose is, honey," said Mike, evidently piqued at the little effect his advances had produced upon the Englishman.
This line of argument perfectly satisfied my reason; while a strong feeling of something like curiosity piqued me to proceed, and before many minutes elapsed, I reached the house.
He piqued himself, moreover, on his dexterity in unravelling mysteries.
Philip, though he did not sympathise with the archduke, was piqued at the assumption of Richard, and the breach between the two monarchs became wider than ever.
I had a great deal of local pride and was piqued at this--it restored me to my self-possession better than his kindness had done.
It was a relief, yet it piqued me that he should ask any one to come on the first day, though how we could have met alone at table in our sullen estrangement I cannot tell.
As he had boasted of the baseness of his origin, so now he piqued himself upon his ignorance.
Many burlesque poets piqued themselves with justice on their elegance, and clothed gross thoughts in diction of elaborate polish.
You may believe, my dear Gabrielle, that I piqued myself upon showing at least as much easy indifference as was shown to me: freedom encourages freedom.
However, Josephine, who feels herself a party concerned ever since her battle with the Swiss, has piqued herself upon dressing me with exquisite taste.
She felt piqued that Fanny should engross so much attention and resolved on revenge; so she determined to show Mr. Wilmot that she could talk but not upon such silly subjects as pleased Fanny.
The old man was evidently piqued at Julia’s thrust at the old house.
It had been clear enough to her that Eames had been piqued by her overtures to Cradell, and she had therefore to play out that game.
Maitland had piqued my vanity, he had of late interested my curiosity; his conversation often amused me, and the more I was accustomed to it, the more it pleased.
But the manner of his old friend, the president, when announcing to him the course taken by the directors, had greatly piqued Mr. Brown, and he was determined to have all his money at last.
Lady Niton was so piquedby the girl's expression that she immediately threw herself on the mystery she divined--tearing and scratching at it, like a dog in a rabbit-hole.
All this time Rintoul stood motionless in the doorway, concealed by the shadow; but here he seemed piqued to speak.
All this feminine enthusiasm over Alb's ideapiqued me just enough to keep me from joining the party.
Phyllis at last, her curiosity piqued by the slowness of progress in this small canal.
The little minx will not expect you a night like this--Marie-Louise is too sensible a girl to be piqued for that.
This was spoken in a tone of humorous extravagance which piqued my curiosity.
This long-winded explanation piqued my curiosity, which was not to be satisfied until I had seen the Japanese method applied.
Piqued by her tone and look, I disavowed the existence of any claims upon my attention; and to prove the sincerity of my words, I persisted in addressing my attentions to her.
To cut this part of the story short, I was piqued about the haunted house, and was already half resolved to take it.
I can now account for the piqued manner of her speaking to Lord Merton that evening, and I can now account for the air of displeasure with which Lord Orville marked the undue attention of his future brother-in-law to me.
Du Bois's safety; and piqued herself very much upon having escaped unseen by the Captain, not only that she avoided his triumph, but because she knew him to be so much M.
I must own, I was rather piqued at the behaviour of Mr. Lovel, as he had formerly known me.
Sir Clement Willoughby offered her the use of his chariot, but she had been too much piqued by his raillery to accept it.
