Xanthippe marched up to the wiggle and glared at it. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
"I will introduce you to my son Xavier," Xanthippe said. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
She had no further thought of harming Xanthippe directly. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
Thyme was very important to a person as old as Xanthippe. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
"Which relates to the rest of my desire," Xanthippe said. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
Just an old lady, who knows, a Xanthippe, when she sees one. From Wordnik.com. [Judgment, character and experience] Reference
Some were huge and strange, but Xanthippe seemed to recognize them. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
Good men have often ill wives, as bad as Xanthippe was to Socrates. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy of Melancholy] Reference
Cthulhu: Catholic darkwave: duckweed synthpop: Xanthippe, sandpiper. From Wordnik.com. [LJ spellchecks] Reference
Even when young, Xanthippe must have been too ugly to attract a man. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
Xanthippe: I hear there is a HUGE investment going into the upgrades. From Wordnik.com. [FamilySearch Beta Finds Historical Records On Your Family | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
"Such as the ex-seed, the pro-seed, and the inter-seed," Xanthippe said. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
In fact, Xanthippe is described as a difficult woman to say the very least. From Wordnik.com. [Times are hard... for philosophers...] Reference
One thing Irene now realized-the three dread seeds would do Xanthippe little good!. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
Irene perceived another reason Xanthippe was halfway careful about the feelings of her son. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
Irene noticed that Xanthippe did not use her power on Xavier, but employed persuasion instead. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
"I can make her take off the towels so you can see -" Xanthippe continued in her reasonable tone. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
Irene was privately amazed that a woman as ugly as Xanthippe could have a son as robust as Xavier. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
It is true that, as death approaches, Socrates barely speaks of his family or his wife, Xanthippe. From Wordnik.com. [The Afterlife of a Skeptic] Reference
"Well, I shouldn't wear skirts," snapped Xanthippe. From Wordnik.com. [A House-Boat on the Styx] Reference
Xanthippe grew to hate them, and we don't blame her. From Wordnik.com. [Second Book of Tales] Reference
I'll never lose my Xanthippe -- permanently, that is. From Wordnik.com. [A House-Boat on the Styx] Reference
What useful discovery did Socrates learn from Xanthippe?. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
She was Xanthippe pouring water on the head of Socrates. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4] Reference
"That cuts worse than anything Xanthippe could have said.". From Wordnik.com. [A Day of Fate] Reference
Whenever Xanthippe was angry, she used to scold poor Socrates roundly. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Greeks] Reference
"Your successor on the Gazette, Madame Socrates, nee Xanthippe," I replied. From Wordnik.com. [The Enchanted Typewriter] Reference
The Queen arched her brows and looked inquiringly at Xanthippe for a moment. From Wordnik.com. [A House-Boat on the Styx] Reference
So it was not long ere Xanthippe found herself entertaining a profound respect for. From Wordnik.com. [Second Book of Tales] Reference
"There's a case in point," said Xanthippe, as the house-boat loomed up before them. From Wordnik.com. [A House-Boat on the Styx] Reference
He married, and his wife Xanthippe has become famous for the acidity of her temper. From Wordnik.com. [Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality] Reference
Queen Elizabeth, attended by Ophelia and Xanthippe, was walking along the river-bank. From Wordnik.com. [A House-Boat on the Styx] Reference
"Understand Xanthippe, and Mrs. Bennet, and Elsa in the question scene of Lohengrin"?. From Wordnik.com. [The Longest Journey] Reference
"Very well," said Xanthippe, with a note of amusement in her manipulation of the keys. From Wordnik.com. [The Enchanted Typewriter] Reference
The wife of Socrates, Xanthippe, was a woman of a most fantastical and furious spirit. From Wordnik.com. [How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune] Reference
"Feeling as you do about men, my dear Xanthippe, I don't see why you ever took a husband.". From Wordnik.com. [A House-Boat on the Styx] Reference
After my interview with Xanthippe, I hesitated to approach the type-writer for a week or two. From Wordnik.com. [The Enchanted Typewriter] Reference
Xanthippe, with a suddenly acquired pallor, being the first to renounce the pastime as revolting. From Wordnik.com. [A House-Boat on the Styx] Reference
The appearance of this suitor, presumptive if not apparent, did not particularly please Xanthippe. From Wordnik.com. [Second Book of Tales] Reference
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