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Definition of Foibles
1. foible [n] - See also: foible
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foibles
Literary usage of Foibles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Self-knowledge by John Mason (1818)
"A wise man hath his foibles, as well as a fool. ... that the foibles of the one
are known to himself, and concealed from the world; the foibles of the other ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"these pieces are in the humorous or satirical ' foibles, or a speculator, half
playful and vein and deal with topics of the day ; but one, called 'The Ant's ..."
3. Daniel Defoe: His Life and Recently Discovered Writings: Extending from 1716 by Lee, William, Daniel Defoe (1869)
"Individual foibles National Benefits. MJ, Ftb. 7.—Mr. Mist,—You have sometimes
given yourself Leave to admit Letters in praise of good Men and good Things: ..."
4. Audubon, the Naturalist: A History of His Life and Time by Francis Hobart Herrick (1917)
"... patronage—Audubon's publications—His critics—His talents and accomplishments—His
Americanism and honesty of purpose—His foibles and faults—Appreciations ..."
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