"Bragging" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... The tongue of the 'King of the Jews' waggeth no longer in profane bragging against Caesar. Let ...
— The Coming of the King • Bernie Babcock
... injury that has often been ignorantly predicted. No contributor need hope to cover two pages of a periodical with what might be adequately said in one, unless he assumes his editor to be as foolish as himself. The Spartans exiled Ctesiphon for bragging that he could speak the whole day on any subject selected; and a modern magazine is of little value, unless it has a Spartan at ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 9, No. 54, April, 1862 • Various
... bright eyes, and lived in defiance of everybody. And only see what he has lived to be! But it is the good Lord's doings and not mine, and not yours, Herman Brudenell, so don't thank me anymore for kindness that I never showed to Ishmael, and don't tell any more bragging lies about the checks for thousands of dollars that you never ...
— Ishmael - In the Depths • Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
... she proceeded to tell her the receipt. The two girls passed on to talk about themselves. Ursula told all about the High School, and about her matriculation, bragging a little. She felt so poor here, in this ugly place. Miss Schofield listened with brooding, ...
— The Rainbow • D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
... wants! I believe you might take Parnell's place! Me fawther says you're certain to be nominated, and there's no opposition, of course. Anyhow, if there were, itself, you'd go in flying, just the same! You're the man we're all waiting for! Larry, old cock! The day will come when I'll be bragging that I was the one first gave you the ...
— Mount Music • E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross
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