The book's title comes from a sententious line of Henry James's, and the opening preamble announces that multiplicity is going to be an important theme. |
His doer, a little old snuffy attorney of the name of Macphail, grew sententious as the business drew to its close. |
In particular, why quote the mostly sentimental and sententious lyrics with such solemn respect? |
He is the sententious writer of resolutions butchering her beautifies of song to expose the bare bones of an idea. |
His summary of the year 1741 is characteristic of the rather sententious tenor of his musings. |
Stuart and his wife arrive at the end to calm everything down, and the play becomes sententious and repetitive. |