"Behaviour" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... to be sure, when Jimmie's behaviour was in nice accord with his dreadful appearance—as when I chanced to observe him late the second afternoon of my arrival. Solitary in front of the bunk house, he rapidly drew and snapped his side arms at an imaginary foe some paces in front ...
— Somewhere in Red Gap • Harry Leon Wilson
... many features of the late war (how comfortable it is to talk about the "late war"!) that seem likely to astonish the historian of the future, perhaps the thing that will surprise him most is the behaviour of the warring Governments in currency matters. It is surely, a most extraordinary thing after all that has been thought, said and written about monetary policy since money was invented that as soon as a great economic effort was necessary on ...
— War-Time Financial Problems • Hartley Withers
... useful and polite learning. As few have acquired in a long life Wholly devoted to study: Yet to this erudition he joined What can rarely be found with it. Great talents for business, Great propriety of behaviour, Great politeness of manners! His eloquence was sweet, correct, and flowing; His memory vast and exact; His judgement strong and acute; All which endowments, united With the most amiable temper And every private virtue, Procured him, not only in his own country, But also from foreign nations, ...
— The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. • James Boswell
... communicate with Columbus; he did not even land, but contented himself with putting on shore, for the use of the distressed crews, "a side of pork and a barrel of wine;" then he again set sail without having allowed a single person to come on board. This infamous behaviour is but too real, although humanity almost ...
— Celebrated Travels and Travellers - Part I. The Exploration of the World • Jules Verne
... sweet behaviour, Every courteous carriage gave her New addition to her grief; Forced ...
— Ancient Poems, Ballads and Songs of England • Robert Bell
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