 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1849 - 360 頁
...turned his very claims to admiration into prejudices against him. Irascible, envious, arrogant — bad enough, but not the worst, for these salient angles were all varnished over with a cold repellant cynicism, his passions vented themselves in sneers. There seemed in him no moral susceptibility... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton - 1849 - 656 頁
...him like a fiery atmosphere — had raised his constitutional self-confidence into an arrogance that turned his very claims to admiration into prejudices against him. Irascible, envious, arrogant — bad enough, but not the worst, for these salient angles were all varnished over with a... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1852 - 308 頁
...envious—bad enough, but not the worst, for those salient angles wore all varnished over with a cold rcpellant cynicism, his passions vented themselves in sneers....proud nature, little or nothing of the true point of honour. He had, to a morbid excess, that desire to rise which is vulgarly called ambition, but no wish... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1852 - 298 頁
...him like [a fiery atmosphere — had raised his constitutional self-confidence into an arrogance that turned his very claims to admiration into prejudices...salient angles were all varnished over with a cold repellant synicism, his passions vented themselves in sneers. There seemed to him no moral susceptibility... | |
 | 1852 - 610 頁
...but you raised quick choler; you could not speak of wealth, but his cheek paled with gnawing envy. There seemed to him no moral susceptibility ; and,...nature, little or nothing of the true point of honor. The writings of Edgar Poe, whether poems or tales, are quite as remarkable and incongruous as his character.... | |
 | 1852 - 782 頁
...hut you raised quick choler ; you could not speak of wealth, but his cheek paled with gnawing envy. There seemed to him no moral susceptibility ; and,...proud nature, little or nothing of the true point of honour. The writings of Edgar Рос, whether poems or tales, are quite as remarkable and incongruous... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1853 - 556 頁
...him like a fiery atmosphere — had raised his constitutional self-confidence into an arrogance that turned his very claims to admiration into prejudices...salient angles were all varnished over with a cold repellant synicism, his passions vented themselves in sneers. There seemed to him no moral susceptibility... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1854 - 368 頁
...that turned his very claims to admiration into prejudices against him. Irascible, envious, arrogantbad enough, but not the worst, for these salient angles were all varnished over with a cold repellant cynicism — his passions vented themselves in sneers. There seemed in him no moral susceptibility;... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1856 - 364 頁
...turned his very claims to admiration into prejudices ngainst him. Irascible, envious, arrogant — bad enough, but not the worst, for these salient angles were all varnished over with a cold repellant cynicism* — his passions vented themselves in sneers. There seemed in him no moral susceptibility;... | |
 | 1857 - 844 頁
...you raised quick choler ; you could not speak of wealth, but his cheek paled with gnawing envy. * * Irascible, envious, bad enough, but not the worst, for these salient angles were varnished over with a cold repellent cynicism. His passions vented themselves in sneers," &c. He had... | |
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... wealth, but his cheek paled with gnawing envy. The astonishing natural advantages of this poor boy — his beauty, his readiness, the daring spirit that breathed around him like a fiery atmosphere — had raised his constitutional self-confidence... 
