"Penny-pop-pinwheel of a volcano, anyhow," remarked Trendon, disparagingly.

Has not Master Southey spoke very slightingly in his preface and disparagingly of Cowper's Homer?

By the way, I spoke far too disparagingly of your lines, and, I am ashamed to say.

No one spoke disparagingly of the deacon, notwithstanding.

So completely had he got to be interwoven with the church'meeting,' we ought to sayin that vicinity, that speaking disparagingly of him would have appeared like assailing Christianity.

The exuberant bee-man referred disparagingly to the shy bee-man.

A HEN [Disparagingly.]

He then addressed a few words to them; spoke in high terms of the wars of the Samnites, and disparagingly of the Etrurians, who "were not," he said, "as an enemy to be compared with other enemies, nor as a numerous force, with others in point of numbers.

Bertomy had nothing but the highest praise for Lagors, but, on the other hand, spoke most disparagingly of the count.

Lord Jeffrey, or whosoever was the author of the review in the "Edinburgh," says disparagingly, that Burns had as much education as Shakespeare.

I do not wish to speak disparagingly in regard to the men in Congress, but I doubt if a man on the floor of either House could have made a better speech than some of those which have been made by women during this convention.

" Mr. Grummit, feeling that a reply was expected of him, gave utterance to a feeble "Oh!" "No," said Mr. Evans, looking round disparagingly.

No American white lady could speak more disparagingly of the niggers, than did this recreant descendant of the negro race.

I would not speak disparagingly of such a course of instruction; so far from it, I am ready to admit that it is indispensable for the removal of evils, in every age and among every people.

No American white lady could speak more disparagingly of the niggers, than did this recreant descendant of the negro race.

If we strike a mean between the extremes as the measure of comfort thus obtained, it is obvious, that in proportion as the traveller is accustomed to superior comforts in this country, so will he write disparagingly of their want in the States, whereas people of the opposite extreme will with equal truth laud their superior comforts.

My only excuse is, that I desired to show the grounds upon which I spoke disparagingly of a portion of the Press, and of the low popular literature of the country.

There are, however, some who speak disparagingly of him, partly, perhaps, because they are envious of him, and cannot complacently realise his rapid rise to the position of eminence he has attained.

Because of the tremendous liveliness of the ball and the apparent absence of deftly placed straight "drops" that die in a corner, these potential players scorn and speak disparagingly of the wonderful game of Squash Tennis which, like all racquet games, has its own shots and ways of putting the ball away.

In one that remains, for example, written soon after his assumption of command at Cambridge, the General speaks disparagingly of some New England officers and says of the troops that they may fight well, but are "dirty fellows."

I mean to use the word disparagingly, but shall be sorry if it works offence.

He began to discourse on art, and spoke somewhat disparagingly of the cauliflower as a subject.

He spoke disparagingly of money, and shook his head slowly at the temptations it brought in its train.

It was treason to one of his few principles to speak disparagingly of a woman, but it was in this case a great relief.

Signor Rodicaso bowed with equal profundity, and straightway proceeded to make a speech to the lady, in which he spoke of the wild idolatry that he had long felt for her, and alluded most disparagingly to his own merits.