vainglory
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Sandown 2.40 Each-way value could be found with Vainglory, who gets a sizeable swing in the weights with Trade Commissioner having finished third behind that rival at Salisbury last time out.
From The Guardian • Jul. 6, 2012
Vainglory is one of the sillier postures: it invariably precedes the rude awakening.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Vainglory is a sleeveless errand," murmured the spirit of the flagellant.
From Under the Rose by Isham, Frederic Stewart
Vainglory, vān-glō′ri, n. vain or empty glory in one's own performances: pride above desert.—v.i. to boast vainly.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
When a man makes my acquaintance, and opens the door to let me in, there enter unseen by my side Arrogance, Folly, Vainglory, Effeminacy, Insolence, Deceit, and a goodly company more.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 by Fowler, F. G. (Francis George)
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