"Informality" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... blood has been mellowed in England, and who may be truely said to unite the Baron and the Barrister, was one of the Counsel for Mr. Topham. He displayed much learning and ingenuity upon the general question; which, however, was not decided, as the Court granted an arrest chiefly on the informality of the indictment. No man has a higher reverence for the law of England than I have; but, with all deference I cannot help thinking, that prosecution by indictment, if a defendant is never to be allowed to justify, must often be very oppressive, ...
— The Life Of Johnson, Volume 3 of 6 • Boswell
... A jolly informality made up for Austin's shortcoming; Gerald and his pretty bride were the centres of delighted curiosity from the Minster twins and the Innis girls and Evelyn Cardwell—all her intimates. And the younger Draymores, the Grays, Lawns, and Craigs were there in force—gay, noisy, unembarrassed ...
— The Younger Set • Robert W. Chambers
... Telephone invitations should be sent only to those with whom the utmost intimacy exists, and who will pardon the informality. ...
— The Book of Good Manners • W. C. Green
... having instructed ignorance, she must now allay timidity. She must represent the coming function as a mere bagatelle for simplicity and informality. ...
— With the Procession • Henry B. Fuller
... mother,—who at a subsequent period left no stone unturned to prove its nullity. The religious ceremony, which Catholicism considers as the indissoluble tie, had not yet been performed, and Mme. Dupin hoped to prove some informality in the civil rite. In this, however, she did not succeed, and after long resistance, and ill-concealed displeasure, she concluded by acknowledging the unwelcome alliance. It was the little Aurore herself whose unconscious ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Volume 8, Issue 49, November, 1861 • Various
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