24 Verbs to Use for the Word frivolities

Like Michael Angelo, he despised frivolities, though it is said he relished rough jokes, like Abraham Lincoln.

'Four morning papersnever mind their namesfour evening papers; five Sunday papers: The Academy, The Saturday Review, The Bookman, The World, The English Review.' 'Well, I think it's wicked of you to encourage all this frivolity.

Either as a Scotchman he deplored the unseemly frivolity, or he thought the French could not appreciate a poisson d'Avril, and so racked his brains for a serious reason to justify the I.G.'s objection.

We dislike this frivolity in a serious paper.

His comrades seldom spoke of herinstinctively fearing some temptation that might beset his Spartan resolutions, but he heard from time to time that she had been seen at balls and parties, apparently enjoying those very frivolities of her sex she affected to condemn.

"What do you think of the upper-cut?" said the other, turning to Mr. Clarkson to escape the cabman's frivolity.

Indeed, nothing could exceed the frivolity of the great, except their impertinence.

The result is that they adopt the only course left to them, and, bringing themselves down to the level of the men, feign a frivolity and a levity which occasionally call forth from a thinking man a criticism which is, in a sense, totally undeserved.

And while not for a moment would I seem to be criticizing anybody, I hope before long to see you settling down, with some fine solid fellow, and forsaking these empty frivolities for the higher and real pleasures of life.

She fortified the frivolity of historical Parisian manners by a dash of the British sporting character.

"But remember, my dear, we mustn't let frivolities like this divert our attention from the cause.

He loved frivolity and went about much, but he seems by no means to have deserved the reputation given him by the gossip of that time and this, that he was a confirmed rake.

Now, this predestinate spinster acquaintance of mine, well nigh spoiled by years of school-teaching in the wrong spirit, was determined to think kindergarten play simply a piece of nauseating frivolity.

True, pallor and pain were visible in Mary's face, even in the disguising light of that strange hour and place, but back of it Kate perceived her indestructible frivolity.

It is enough to say, that in a few simple words, uttered, I am sure, without forethought, she placed my frivolity before me, and then showed me what I might and ought to be.

Hitherto I have praised your frivolity, because it was opportune and in keeping with the rest of your nature.

Of course, it may beit is only fair to him to saythat Lady Mary held him temporarily at bay, preferring the frivolities of those of her own age to the austere attentions of one who acted as if he might have been her father.

" She was gone; but so noiselessly that Mr. Lorimer, turning in his chair to rebuke her frivolity, found himself addressing the closed door.

It has deeply influenced Japanese writers, but was mercilessly suppressed by the Chinese gentry which resented the frivolity of this wealthy and luxurious urban class of middle or small gentry families who associated with rich merchants, actors, artists and musicians.

* "All appeared to her empty, false, disgusting in these creatures: far from finding there those first charms which her heart had had so much difficulty in defending, she saw in them now only frivolity, danger and vanity.

And since he sent frivolity itself He surely gave some token from his hand, Some written word as pledge and surety? GARCERAN.

The pair turned slowly about and moved toward the box from which they had come, the lady remaining silent; but just as they were entering she half withdrew her arm from his, and, confronting him with a rich sparkle of the eyes within the immobile mask of the monk, said: "Why should the conscience of one poor little monk carry all the frivolity of this ball?

A southwesterly storm was beating against the dressing-room windows of their new house in one of the hilly suburbs of San Francisco, and threatening the unseasonable frivolity of the stucco ornamentation of cornice and balcony.

Mind you,' continued Bruce, 'I consider the Society Theatre pure frivolity.

24 Verbs to Use for the Word  frivolities