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Ingratitude Anastasie and Delphine ungrateful daughters do not attend father’s funeral. [Fr. Lit.: Père Goriot] of Campbell clan, having accepted hospitality of the MacDonalds for more than a week, attacked their hosts, killing 38. [Scot. Hist.: EB, IV: 573] two evil daughters of King Lear; their monstrous ingratitude upon receiving his kingdom drives him mad. [Br. Lit.: King Lear] enjoyed Timon’s generosity; refuses him loan when poor. [Br. Lit.: Timon of Athens] Timon’s false friend; forgets all too easily his generosity. [Br. Lit.: Timon of Athens] shared in Timon’s bounty; denies him loan when poor. [Br. Lit.: Timon of Athens] of the ten lepers cleansed by Jesus, only one returned to thank him. [N. T.: Luke 11–19] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Goatherd scolded them for their ingratitude in leaving him, when during the storm he had taken more care of them than of his own herd. Absolute neglect of the mother and sisters, when invited to come, would be ingratitude. Shower upon him every earthly blessing, drown him in a sea of happiness, so that nothing but bubbles of bliss can be seen on the surface; give him economic prosperity, such that he should have nothing else to do but sleep, eat cakes and busy himself with the continuation of his species, and even then out of sheer ingratitude, sheer spite, man would play you some nasty trick. |
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