"Coxcomb" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... come back. When he has mended what Fluellen calls his 'ploody coxcomb,' he will take out a summons against me ...
— The Beloved Vagabond • William J. Locke
... which fashionable society showed him many samples. Jo knew that 'young Laurence' was regarded as a most eligible parti by worldly mamas, was much smiled upon by their daughters, and flattered enough by ladies of all ages to make a coxcomb of him, so she watched him rather jealously, fearing he would be spoiled, and rejoiced more than she confessed to find that he still believed in modest girls. Returning suddenly to her admonitory tone, ...
— Little Women • Louisa May Alcott
... head of the house. He was answered, that Mr. Mordicai was not at home. His lordship had never seen Mr. Mordicai; but, just then, he saw, walking across the yard, a man, who looked something like a Bond Street coxcomb, but not the least like a gentleman, who called, in the tone of a master, for 'Mr. Mordicai's barouche!' It appeared; and he was stepping into it when Lord Colambre took the liberty of stopping him; and, pointing to the wreck of Mr. Berryl's curricle, ...
— The Absentee • Maria Edgeworth
... never cured; it is the bad stamina of the mind, which, like those of the body, are never rectified; once a coxcomb ...
— Pearls of Thought • Maturin M. Ballou
... the gallant Schemes of Politesse, For books, and buildings, politicks, and dress. This is True Taste, and whoso likes it not, Is blockhead, coxcomb, ...
— De Libris: Prose and Verse • Austin Dobson
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