- for mimicry,
according to Du Boulay, "his
humour has none of the cool
acerbity that
makes for real wit". His
application of
humour included jokes that...
-
Thompson became its
director of television. The
program has a re****tion for
acerbity,
twice replacing guests who
cancelled with
inanimate objects, and was once...
- Women's Register". Maslin,
Janet (20
March 1992). "Review/Film Festival;
Acerbity and
Escapism In 'Proof,' From Australia". The New York Times.
Rebecca Flint...
- Pope was
known as the Bard of Twickenham, or sometimes, on
account of his
acerbity, the Wasp of Twickenham. He lies in St Mary's,
Twickenham under a stone...
- December,
chiefly through his
unwearied advocacy, went far to
smooth down the
acerbity of the
preceding years. With the
object of
aiding the
industry of wine-producing...
-
where he was a
teacher of rhetoric.
Zoilus was
chiefly known for the
acerbity of his
attacks on Homer,
chiefly directed against the
fabulous element...
- eager,
vinegar acerbus •
acerbior •
acerbissimus acerb-
bitter acerbic,
acerbity, exacerbate,
exacerbation acervus acerv- heap acerval, acervate, acervation...
- the song's
theme of "co**** fatalism,
superficiality and
backstabbing acerbity of the
modern urban life" and
dubbed the
track a "tuneful
amalgam of influences...
- role-models by Persius, who
critiqued his own
satires as
lacking both the
acerbity of
Lucillius and the
gentler touch of Horace. Juvenal's
caustic satire...
- time
before giving the
Dutch votes.
Chris Tarrant later praised Wogan's
acerbity.
During the 2007 BBC show
Making Your Mind Up, in
which the
British public...
