He lied, like the brazen, self-seeking adulator that he was, and for which he should have been soundly whipped.
"The Shame of Motley"
Raphael Sabatini
Unhappily enough, his compliments were seldom as well taken as they were meant; and, whether from the ingratitude of the persons complimented or the ill fortune of the noble adulator, seemed sometimes to produce indignation in place of delight.
"The Disowned, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Never had he been an adulator of Bull.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith