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Meanings of own meanness in English

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Usage of own meanness in English
1
In all things noble which he attempted, his own meanness shone most conspicuous.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
2
It dont get mixed up with my own ignorance or my own meanness.
No country for old men
3
He turned home, accompanied by that most depressing companion-thesense of his own meanness.
Gone to Earth
4
He shivered at the thought of his own meanness.
Santa Claus's Partner
5
He felt his own meanness, ignorance, selfishness, weakness.
Discipline and Other Sermons
6
Seneca goes home with the mortified feelings of a great man who has detected his own meanness.
The Man Without a Country, and Other Tales
7
He walked off; and, by way of completing the revelation of his own meanness, forgot to pay his fare.
Blind Love
8
He had been most effectually knocked out entirely by his own meanness and fault, but, none the less, Tom was frightened.
Tom Swift and His Wireless Message; Or, The Castaways of Earthqu...
9
I watched awhile, at times cursing my own meanness; but the excitement of the moment and the quest tided me over that.
Under the Red Robe
10
But Mr. Hardwicke, thus brought to book, was nettled at his own meanness; so he sent Sir Charles's letter to Mr. Richard Bassett.
A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
11
Well, Shirker was just as proud of his prudence-justas thankful for his own meanness, and of course would not marry without a competency.
The Book of Snobs
12
'Because I always prayed that it was my own meanness, my own suspicion, my own small-mindedness.
Death Trance
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