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But there was in general nothing Oriental about him, no assumption of barbaric pompousness, no extravagance of bearing.

At the Gibsons' there was neither pompousness nor insincerity nor pretension of any kind, and therefore no real vulgarity.

The externality, the pompousness of intention, the theatrical postures, was part of the romantic constitution.

It emanated alike from the graciousness of M. le Comte de Cambray and the pompousness of his majordomo.

He had heavy and bilious eyes, and a certain pompousness of manner distinguished him.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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