Flattery
Flattery (also called adulation or blandishment) is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. Historically, flattery has been used as a standard form of discourse when addressing a king or queen. In the Renaissance, it was a common practice among writers to flatter the reigning monarch, as Edmund Spenser flattered Queen Elizabeth I in The Faerie Queene, William Shakespeare flattered King James I in Macbeth and Niccolò Machiavelli flattered Lorenzo II de' Medici in The Prince.
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Flattery
Flattery (also called adulation or blandishment) is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. Historically, flattery has been used as a standard form of discourse when addressing a king or queen. In the Renaissance, it was a common practice among writers to flatter the reigning monarch, as Edmund Spenser flattered Queen Elizabeth I in The Faerie Queene, William Shakespeare flattered King James I in Macbeth and Niccolò Machiavelli flattered Lorenzo II de' Medici in The Prince.
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Flattery (also called adulatio ...... s because it flatters my legs.
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La adulación o lisonja es una ...... o mérito ni con la galantería.
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Лесть — угодливое, обычно неис ...... добиться его благосклонности.
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社交辞令（しゃこうじれい）とは日常から行事、風習などといった ...... 向が強いという社交辞令女子なる女性が増えていると報道された。
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Flattery (also called adulatio ...... o II de' Medici in The Prince.
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La adulación o lisonja es una ...... uen sentido de mandar retirar.
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Лесть — угодливое, обычно неис ...... добиться его благосклонности.
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社交辞令（しゃこうじれい）とは日常から行事、風習などといった ...... 向が強いという社交辞令女子なる女性が増えていると報道された。
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Adulación
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Flattery
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Лесть
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社交辞令
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