Word: conceit
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...subject of the Iliad is perhaps considered second rate, as Achilles is not a very sympathetic hero; and were it not for his misery and repentance at the end, most readers would dislike him because of his arrogance and self-conceit. There are in the poem many inconsistencies, such as various descriptions which cannot be thought out, and similes which are not strictly applicable. In examining various instances of these inconsistencies the conclusion seems to be that the high poetic value of the Iliad must be considerably detracted from. We see many of the similes and descriptions taken over ready...
...causes the owner to be so puffed up with pride as to make him misestimate the relative values of things it becomes a harm and not a benefit. There are a few things less desirable than the arid cultivation, the learning and refinement which lead merely to that intellectual conceit which makes a man in a democratic community like ours hold himself aloof from his fellows and pride himself upon the weakness which he mistakes for supercilious strength...
Finally, "the sportsman may take pride in his success, but this does not mean conceit...
...seventh number of the Advocate, which will appear today, contains the following articles: "Castle Hanstein," by H. Hagedorn '07; "The Strength Test," by A. W. Page '05; "'Spider' Brady, Philanthropist," by W. F. Boericke '06; "Conceit," and "The Adventure of the Handsome Cabby," by E. D. Biggers '07; "An Adam of Nowadays," by E. B. Sheldon '08; "Theatrical Snapshots...
...less serious side of the play is represented by the three typical characters, Malvolio, Toby Belch, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Malvolio may be described as a human donkey, one in whom the true relation of the parts of the character is hopelessly impaired by an inordinate self-conceit. Toby Belch, on the other hand, possesses a certain amount of wit and good humor which make him not unlike the famous Falstaff...