To our recent guests, "the slightly moth-eaten Prince Charming, the fading Juliet," one shamed American's apology.
Though it may no longer teem with tigers except for the stuffed, moth-eaten relic languishing in the visitors' center there are plenty of gibbons, deer and colorful birds .
Now, if we want to pin down poshlost in contemporary writing we must look for it in Freudian symbolism, moth-eaten mythologies, social comment, humanistic messages, political .
Front Porch: Finding balance between hoarding, heaving - Sat, 11 Jan 2014 PST Some people get the breaks. For a fictional example, let’s say eccentric Great Aunt Matilda dies leaving a full attic. Armed with trash bags, the family wades through the detritus of generations, sneezing as they dig through moth-eaten clothing, chipped lamps, worn rugs and knickknacks. Good grief, did Auntie never toss out anything?
Jan. 11, 2014 - The Spokesman-Review
MJ Akbar in Rediff Akbar said, "Jinnah accepted a moth-eaten Pakistan, but Nehru refused to accept a moth-eaten India."
Ardeshir Cowasjee in Los Angeles Times Cowasjee writes about the nation as "this moth-eaten country of ours" and "the floundering Islamic Republic of Pakistan," and about his city as "the battered and abused city of Karachi."
John Smart in Independent He shared the reading with Richard Burton, who turned up in a Rolls-Royce and declaimed the lines very powerfully,says Smart. "Auden himself shuffled on stage in carpet slippers, pulled a pallid sheaf of moth-eaten poems from his pocket...