There was a bell in everything for him; Nature gave out her cry, and significance was on all sides of the universe; no dead stuff, no longer any afflicting lumpishness.
"The Tragic Comedians, Complete"
George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009
When his shyness and lumpishness gave way, he proved so bright that Emily undertook to carry on his education.
"Chantry House"
Charlotte M. Yonge
14. What lumpishness and earthliness is in us, that we do not rise up above, to this melody in our spirits, to join with angels in this song, we, I say, whom it most concerns!
"The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning"
Hugh Binning