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Definition of Tantalizers
1. tantalizer [n] - See also: tantalizer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tantalizers
Literary usage of Tantalizers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Charles Lamb by Charles Lamb (1871)
"those more vexatious tantalizers of the spirit, denominated small prizes, yet do
I hold myself largely indebted to this most generous diffuser of universal ..."
2. Abuses of Justice: Illustrated by My Own Case : Disclosing Various Practices by John Mackcoull (1812)
"No sooner, however, did the pamphlet make its appearance, than those tantalizers
most zealously employed themselves in endeavouring to suppress it. ..."
3. The Biblical Repository and Classical Review. by American Biblical Repository (1844)
"... while the pearls thrown to the swine only disappoint and provoke them, we
should expect the swine and not the dogs to turn and rend their tantalizers. ..."
4. Under Sail by Felix Riesenberg (1918)
"Only now he was dismembering a real plump drumstick done to a golden brown, and
not one of the imaginary mouth-watering tantalizers of the cold high seas. ..."
5. Eliana: Being the Hitherto Uncollected Writings of Charles Lamb by Charles Lamb (1864)
"... more vexatious tantalizers of the spirit, denominated small prizes, yet do I
hold myself largely indebted to this most generous diffuser of universal ..."
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