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Meanings of delicate flattery in English

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Usage of delicate flattery in English
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He at first caused every serpent-like eye to sparkle, by his delicate flattery.
The Life of Kit Carson: Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and...
2
Furthermore, there is a certain delicate flattery which every man likes.
Simón Bolívar (The Liberator) / Patriot, Warrior, Statesman, Fat...
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She understood and blushed, charmed with that delicate flattery.
Parisian Points of View
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She has never been subjected to the delicate flattery of an accomplished man of the world.
Opening a Chestnut Burr
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She had a feminine gift for delicate flattery.
Of Human Bondage
6
Roy had been Olympian indeed had he not perceived the delicate flattery implied in his apparent luck.
Far to Seek / A Romance of England and India
7
Mrs. Grey heard this delicate flattery complacently.
The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel
8
What women could resist such delicate flattery?
Mrs. Christy's Bridge Party
9
Yet, in spite of her worldly knowledge, she felt herself yielding to it as to a delicate flattery.
The Wheel of Life
10
He flushed with pleasure at the delicate flattery of my tone, and in true soldierly pride of his corps.
My Lady of the North
11
As soon as he heard my name he began speaking to me in a tone of the most delicate flattery.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
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The subject is ingeniously prosecuted, not without the occasional mixture of some delicate flattery, suitable to the character of the correspondent.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 06: Nero
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By a delicate flattery, when they did speak of him it was in what they considered to be his own language.
Under the Redwoods
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But there is no end to the delicate flattery which may be set off against Pope's ferocious onslaughts upon his enemies.
Hours in a Library, Volume 1 / New Edition, with Additions
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There was delicate flattery in her words and manner, yet withal perfect consciousness of her own power, the power that beauty gives.
Princess Maritza
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And yet she had a sympathetic knowledge of men which he felt, without being able to describe, as the most delicate flattery.
The King Of Beaver, and Beaver Lights / From "Mackinac And Lake ...
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