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Opportunism |
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Opportunism Arabella, Lady squire’s wife matchmakes with money in mind. [Br. Lit.: Doctor Thorne] shrewdly and unscrupulously becomes merchant prince. [Yiddish Lit.: The Brothers Ashkenazi] southerner interested only in personal gain from Civil War. [Am. Lit.: Gone With the Wind] northern politicians who settled in the South to control the Negro vote. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 84] capitalist involves politicians in shady dealings. [Am. Lit.: The Financier, Magill I, 280–282] entrusted with a cargo of silver, manages to conceal some for his own gain. [Br. Lit.: Conrad Nostromo] shyster lawyer capitalizing in New Frontier territory. [Am. Lit.: A Lost Lady] de weds peasant’s plain daughter to obtain land. [Fr. Lit.: Mont-Oriol, Magill I, 618–620] ingenious rascal of high finance; quasi-lawful. [Am. Lit.: Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford, Hart, 150] 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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In Defoe's last years he suffered a great reverse of fortune, paying the full penalty for his opportunism and lack of ideals. |
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