rhodomontade
Americannoun
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There is almost none of that rhodomontade which pervades the other romances, except as to "Sidonia" and the supremacy of the Hebrew race—a topic on which Benjamin himself was hardly sane.
From Studies in Early Victorian Literature by Harrison, Frederic
To him all Hampstead's theories were sheer rhodomontade.
From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony
He believed no part of the rhodomontade but that which declared their inability to discharge the bill, and he talked loudly, in his turn, of putting them into the hands of the police.
From Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) by Trollope, Frances Milton
It was "the height of rhodomontade," an offer, quite an inconceivable offer—Mr. George came to ask the hand of Emily in marriage!
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
On hearing this rhodomontade, Amelia's mother burst into tears, for she thought the poor child was still raving with fever.
From The Brownies and Other Tales by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty
If he's never so much upon the stilts, that's always a sure way to bring him down, by reason he soon finds there's nothing to be got by rhodomontading.
From Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 3 by Burney, Fanny
But as luncheon is coming and we must go directly to the Admiralty to see Captain Beaufort, and then to the Carrs'—no more rhodomontading to-day.
From The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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