"Plaudits" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... escape scatheless. Young Black, whom I had strangely missed from his position at long-stop since I commenced to bowl the over, stepped out from beneath the shadow of the trees, where he had concealed himself in the meantime, and amidst the ringing plaudits, not only of our lot but of the spectators as well—who turned round in our favour at the first breath of success—caught the ball with the utmost sangfroid, sending it a moment afterwards spinning in the air triumphantly, in the true cricketonian manner, ...
— Tom Finch's Monkey - and How he Dined with the Admiral • John C. Hutcheson
... little court and dispensed favors to their many admirers. It was the first time in the history of the theatre that women's roles were being played quite generally by women, and, as was most natural, certain actresses soon sprang into popular favor and vied with each other for the plaudits of the multitude. In theory the stage was frowned at by the Church, the plays were very often coarse and licentious in character, and the moral influence of this source of popular amusement was decidedly bad; but the tinsel queens of ...
— Women of the Romance Countries • John R. Effinger
... that he succeeded. If he missed World's honors, and world's plaudits, and the wage Of the world's deft lacqueys, still his lips were kissed Daily by those high angels who assuage The thirstings of the poets—for he was Born unto singing—and a burthen lay Mightily on him, and he moaned because He could not rightly utter to the day What ...
— Highways & Byways in Sussex • E.V. Lucas
... the next gave place! Forth darted Pascal in the soldier's stead, They make two steps, then change, and Franconnette, Weary at last, with laughing grace, Her foot stayed and upraised her face! Tarried Pascal that kiss to set? Not he, be sure! and all the crowd His vict'ry hailed with plaudits loud. The clapping of their palms like battle-dores resounded, While Pascal ...
— Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist • Samuel Smiles
... the lists. In this sport Henry displayed the skill and prowess of a true warrior. Francis could scarcely wield the swords which his brother king swept in circles around his head. When he spurred, with couched lance, upon an antagonist, his ease and grace aroused the plaudits of the spectators, which became enthusiastic as saddle after saddle was emptied by the vigor of ...
— Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris
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