They often dispose of treasures worth thousands, for a ten pound note, and take pride in the bargain.
The presentation volumes are here which the author gave in the pride of his heart to the poet who was his "Master," to the critic whom he feared, to the friend with whom he was on terms of mutual admiration.
The old sexton quite outdid himself, for although he had rung the bell for more than thirty years, he had never felt greater pride or joy in his task.
Nancy, having done all, came out of the pew, and standing in the aisle, looked back at the scene of her labours with pride and content.
In these days of humbled pride self was paramount, though it was a self he despised.
Far from grudging this appreciable part of their slender resources, she thrilled with pride to see Justin's offering fall in the plate.
Susan beamed with pride as she watched the large audience crowd even the galleries and heard the long loud applause for the speech which she was convinced could not have been surpassed by any man in the United States.
Susan listened with pride and joy while Anna spoke to an enthusiastic audience at Cooper Union on the issues of the war.
Their presence, their friendship and allegiance were a source of greatpride and joy.
My pride for women, to say nothing of my conscience," she insisted, "says no.
Syracuse, well known for its tolerance and pride in free speech, now greeted them with a howling drunken mob armed with knives and pistols and rotten eggs.
Oh the thought that it was here that he whose name is the pride of this Nation, was the Slave Master.
The Grecians pride themselves in having been the first inventors of most arts, and in their country being famed for the product of so many eminent philosophers.
No, they don't leave their wives as often as you'd expect, but in most cases it seems to kill the prideof the man.
The great stone chimney was the pride of the camp and the talk before the winter was done of all "the Lower River.
It became evident that "Farva" began to take a dour pride in the Kid's perseverance.
Soon the Witch who had humbled the pride of England would be done to death.
Nothing but burning her alive could satisfy the vengeance ofpride so mortified.
But, indeed, they were a rapidly decreasing body, and every day his pride was galled by the news of some fresh defection.
And I was filled with pride at the thought of being his pupil.
There wasn't a particle of pride in the man; he never gave himself airs; he greeted everyone he passed, even a child, even a woman.
It takes from eight to ten years to perfect the arrangement of this coiffure, and no doubt much pride is taken in this queer conceit of savage fashion.
The men do not disfigure themselves as much as the women, who take pride in the many blue lines and curves with which they cover their bodies.
The inhabitants, who take great pride in their town, give it a name signifying square.
Gradually the structure became more and more regular in the character of its interior and in the outline of its exterior, till it finally stood sharply defined against the sky, the pride of the builders and the marvel of future ages.
The Makololo tribe took great pride in their domestic animals, for they were noted as raisers of fine cattle.
The women of the desert take great pride in their ability to bear pain.
But pride made me claim the largest share in his love so long.
No pride is left me--I am beaten, vanquished, utterly helpless.
A great blow has shattered my pride to atoms to-day, and yet .
And that beauty has to-day taken off its veil and cloak of pride and vanity!
At the end of eighteen minutes Perry Parkhurst, torn by pride and suspicion and urged on by injured dignity, put on his long fur coat, picked up his light brown soft hat and stalked out the door.
There came a week when he allowed her the brunt of wooing; a new dress failed to bring forth the usual compliment; a question lay unanswered where in pride she left it.
We knew she saw that in popular esteem Julian would pay the price of her pride if she refused, and that in this ticklish moment of his life the least she could do was to let him have the full credit for his generosity.
Pride fails when the body weakens, doesn't it, no matter what the will may be?
Then pride came to the rescue, and he drew himself to his full and towering six feet five.
His pride was centred on her; it was centred, however, on the brilliant returns of her actual presence--a presence which was never too far removed in flesh or spirit to deprive him of a certain naive assumption of ownership.
I was morally bound by my own pride and self-respect, my duty to myself not to submit in silence.
Among the domesticated animals of the Philippines the buffalo stands first; the delight and pride of the low-class native being in his carabao, as he designates this animal.
He also asserted pride in his martyrdom, and said he was only sorry he did not have another life to offer for his country.
Curiously enough, the opening sentences of his autobiographical sketch have a suspicious ring of the pride that apes humility.
The ploughman-poet was no longer a novelty; and, moreover, Burns had the pride of his class, and clung to his early friends.
This symbol is repeated in other parts of the city, and scours to indicate that the Sienese people pride themselves in a Roman origin.
It was in vain to plead such pride to Ratty, who paid more attention to shooting than his lessons.
The studied excitement of their pride and their shame--and both are active agents in the Irish nature--was less successful than the accidental appeal to their affections.
His pride would be greatly mortified should the Kaffir get out of his pit, and find him in the other.
It is proof that we have not been in the habit of indulging in the use of ardent spirits, and that pride we should ever strive to maintain.
We should rather feelpride in the circumstance that the small quantity we drank has produced so great an effect.
This wonderful prudence must have been a lingering touch of the mythical plate-layer's Yorkshire blood; for across the Borderline people take a pride in marrying when they please--not when they can.
He nearly wept with pride and delight, and at the appointed hour cantered off to Peterhoff, a big paper-bag full of the Fumigatory in his coat-tail pockets.
There is a pride which in God's eyes is an honor to a man, and there is also an arrogance which will cause him to stumble and to be crushed.
But your opinions and your pride are avenged, for the world commands you as the hunter his hound, as the show-man his monkey.
But you pride yourselves upon your knowledge and your refinement.
It will survive when these perishable structures, which the pride or the gratitude of his countrymen have erected to perpetuate his fame, shall have mouldered into dust, and been forgotten for ever.
There was pride as well as challenge in the brown eyes now, and I found myself liking the young man better than ever.
And though her eyes were red, and there was no one to tie up her cut fingers any more, there was a kind of pride upon her face too.
The beadle was sitting in all the reasonable pride of his dignity in the first pew to the right of the Session.
Captain Willis, stepping forward, held out his hand to him, a quiet pride in his grey eye.
And so her very pride humbled her, as she said to herself,--"Then I ought to be useful.
I bounded up from my seat--some uncontrollable sensation of wounded pride throbbing and thrilling through me.
I am sure had Cleopatra been dragged to Rome in Augustus’s triumph she would not have walked with more pride and contempt than I through the hall of Vavasour House.
