Manoeuvring

Manoeuvring is – "a vice to which the little great have recourse to show their second-rate abilities"; while in Almeria the author, we are assured, proposes to give us – "a view of the consequences which usually follow the substitution of the gifts of fortune in the place of merit, and shows the meanness of those who imitate manners and haunt company above their station in society."

Maria Edgeworth 1905

Miss Edgeworth, in her tale of "Manoeuvring," has given a very complete and most entertaining representation of "the by-paths and indirect crooked ways," by which these artful and inefficient people generally make their way to disappointment.

The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends An English Lady

The author did not make any obstinate opposition, for he began to be of opinion with Dr Wheeler, in Miss Edgeworth's excellent tale of "Manoeuvring," that "Trick upon Trick" might be too much for the patience of an indulgent public, and might be reasonably considered as trifling with their favour.

Ivanhoe. A Romance 1819

In that acute character-study, "Manoeuvring," Miss Edgeworth says of one of her characters: "Her mind had never been overwhelmed by a torrent of wasteful learning.

The Vice of Reading 1903

"Manoeuvring," in three volumes.] reached us yesterday in a Foster frank: they looked well enough, -- not very good paper, but better than

The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 Maria Edgeworth 1808

Manoeuvring puts GG in 'untenable' position: Expert Ottawa Citizen

What Can the Governor General Do? Michel-Adrien Sheppard 2008

Manoeuvring puts GG in 'untenable' position: Expert Ottawa Citizen

Archive 2008-12-01 Michel-Adrien Sheppard 2008

Manoeuvring with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.

Archive 2007-10-01 2007

Manoeuvring with an army is advantageous; with an undisciplined multitude, most dangerous.

Sun Tzu: The Art of War: Part 3 2007

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