vaingloriousness

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Dim moon-eyed fishes near Gaze at the gilded gear, And query, "What does this vaingloriousness down here?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Now I allow you to laugh at my vaingloriousness, and then you may pin it to Mrs. Best's satisfaction in the dedication to Dowager Majesty.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

Oh, father," urged they, "savoureth not this of vaingloriousness?

From The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales by Garnett, Richard

He had all the vaingloriousness of exuberant vitality, and was animated in the recital of his own adventures.

From Daniel Defoe by Minto, William

"They will put it all down to vaingloriousness and affectation."

From A Hungarian Nabob by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)