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Meanings of haughty spirit in English

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Usage of haughty spirit in English
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The haughty spirit of Verina was still incapable of submission or repose.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4
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Her troubles and sorrows had crushed her former cruel and haughty spirit.
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The haughty spirit was soured by disappointment, the selfish nature embittered by defeat.
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The effect of all this was to subdue my haughty spirit.
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Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
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He was secure in no place; but his haughty spirit was untamed by adversity.
A Century Too Soon: The Age of Tyranny
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Misfortune has broken my once haughty spirit; I yield, I submit; 'tis my fate.
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But nothing could reconcile the haughty spirit of the Prætorians.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
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But Father Heilman found that the haughty spirit of the bride needed no comfort.
Undine
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The unprovoked rebellion with which the Romans rewarded his services, exasperated his haughty spirit.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
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Pride and a haughty spirit led to her hasty downfall.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 04 (of 15), English
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Now his haughty spirit blazed forth as strongly as ever.
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I intend to break that haughty spirit before I-er-eliminate her.
The Blood Ship
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The relative inferiority which it proved was of a nature to wound a haughty spirit.
The Mysterious Island
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She was naturally of a proud and haughty spirit.
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His haughty spirit found a moment's happiness in fatherhood.
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