| 单词 | thievish |
| 例句 | As his friends and rivals well knew, he was a thievish genius. Picasso's politics 2010-05-07T23:09:00Z “Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin’s regime. Any opposition to these war criminals.” Aleksei Navalny, Fiery Putin Critic, Is Handed a New, 9-Year Prison Sentence 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z "Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime. Any opposition to these war criminals." Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny quotes “The Wire” after 9-year sentence in “sham” trial 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z He insisted that rebellions were caused not by the slaves’ mistreatment but simply by their nature: “brutish, ignorant, idle, crafty, treacherous, bloody, thievish, mistrustful, and superstitious.” The Long War Against Slavery 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z "Putin who cut taxes, Putin who tried to continue Yeltsin's politics, and the current angry, greedy, thievish, corrupted, authoritarian leader - they seem to be two different people." Russia's Putin in charge at 60, but facing threats 2012-10-05T16:10:20Z "Unbutton your coat, sir, and throw what you have stolen on to this pile, where the rest of your thievish comrades have placed what they stole!" The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z From this conception his thievish character may have been evolved. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Mean, thievish, cowardly in disposition, they always fled from an encounter with a human creature, except when frenzied with hunger, and gathered in large packs. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z Once a thievish fox crept slyly into a tent where the men were quietly awaiting the return of a comrade for whose convenience a candle was kept lighted. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z The woman was old, and exceedingly ugly looking; the boy was fine looking, wide-awake, and thievish—we watched him narrowly. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Nor was he of the thievish sort, Or one whom blood allures; But innocent was all his sport Whom you have torn for yours. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z We were passing through a region frequented by the Minnetarees, a band of Indians noted for their thievish propensities and unfriendly dispositions. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z I chose, therefore, a little white dog for a pet,—a dirty, thievish little rascal;—but I fondled him in the style proper to a violent attachment. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Its compact mass is equally safe from thievish dogs, from the penetrating drift of the fierce blizzards, and from dangers of loss through jolts or capsizings. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z You have given us land, and we have conquered it and turned it over to you; now the thievish Tsarling Kuchum is rebelling against you, and wants to take that land away and ruin us. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z Like its near relatives with whom we have been dealing, it is thievish and secretive in its habits, showing a preference, in its appropriations, for bright objects such as silver spoons and gold rings. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z By day no sun appeared; by night The hidden moon shed thievish light In the misty air. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z "A thief," says he, "my friends, is a man of a thievish disposition." Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z He was placed more ruthlessly than any other producer between the upper and nether stones of a thievish distribution system. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z We have sometimes been diverted, as well as severely annoyed, by their thievish tricks. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z Its mischief is displayed in many ways; in the wanton destruction of articles and in their crafty secretion, as well as in the thievish appropriation of edible dainties. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z It is a foul wrong to commend the thievish or lazy, in order to be rid of them, or withhold due name to the faithful, in the hope of retaining their services. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z It may be possible, even as you hint, that the sheriff is away hunting the woods to the south for those two rascally, thievish hoboes. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z They were dangerous auxiliaries, ever drawing in their train a mob of dissolute women who were themselves no less thievish than the English. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z All winter long we have quantities of saucy-looking little sparrows here, and they have the most thievish expression when they fly down for a crumb. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z In their free state, they tax the ingenuity of native and European alike by their mischievous habits and thievish propensities. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Yet, early though it was, though the stars had not yet all fled from the west, sea-fowl were gracefully circling round—the gull, the tern, and the thievish skua. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z It was night by the time we were in that vast and thievish station. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Even Mr. Stagg had a good word at last to say for Prince; for he had been coming home to supper at the moment the dog chased the thievish tramp through the village. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z After his death, Pinkel became king; and let us hope that he gave up his bad and thievish ways, and ruled his subjects well. The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z "It was a thoroughly thievish transaction, Edward," Mrs. Morrison maintained warmly. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Turbulent, fickle, and thievish, they had an insurmountable aversion for all steady toil, and particularly for agricultural labour; their occupations were tending cattle, hunting, riding, music, and dancing. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Frazer severely reprimanded him for imperiling the lives of all the whites in the settlement by his foolish and thievish act. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z The thievish realist, in the fury of desperation falls upon the nominalist--the gallery on the ladder tumbles in after him and increases the fighting mel�e. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z I have always wanted to lay thievish hands on that, and would even like to come by it honestly. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z Among those who value him most, he is proverbially indolent, thievish, and neglectful of his master’s interests. The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z The fidelity of the Nogais is proverbial; even the most thievish of them would never betray a trust reposed in them. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The night was balmy, and loitering, thievish puffs of air came laden with rifled sweetness from multitudinous lips of forest and garden bloom. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Some, having obtained and squandered their bounty, have treacherously deserted and sneaked away like thievish hounds. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z They have no Law, no Hunting Call, and no leaders—nothing but foolish words and little picking, thievish hands. The jungle book 2011-05-02T02:00:19.467Z When I hear from you that you would like to have another letter from me, I will write from time to time and let you know the latest news of these thievish wretches. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z At last it struck him to pretend to sleep, And then the thievish Monkies down would creep And filch the unpleasant trammels quite away. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z These people do not appear to harbour any thievish dispositions; at least we did not perceive that they took, or wanted to take, anything from us by stealth or artifice. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z “The wrinkles, which thy glass will truly show, Of mouthed graves will give thee memory; Thou by thy dial’s shady stealth may’st know Time’s thievish progress to eternity.” The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Not as yet had the blameless Albert, at the bidding of his Merlin Palmerston, led forth—we will not say his Guinevere—to clasp the thievish hand of a then uncrowned assassin. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z The thievish Calapooyas and good Klick-i-tats have lost their tribal connections, and their shrunken remnants have been shifted away north to the Indian reserve. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z Because this wretched creature by her thievish trickery ruined him. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z During the stay of our voyagers in the island, some alarms were occasioned by the thievish disposition of several of the inhabitants; but matters subsided without any material consequences. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z The Indians were very thievish, stealing almost as much as their wages amounted to. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z It's the lingo of a—well, I won't say vice—I despise words without nuance—I'll say of a thievish fancy. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z At last the two magnates discovered the cause of the mischief, and determined to oust the thievish haidemaken from their retreat by fumigation. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z They were not Thugs, they were neither sanguinary nor thievish. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Here, as in many former cases, the captain was put to some trouble, on account of the thievish disposition of the inhabitants. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z It required pluck to withstand the thievish beggars. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z How Simplicissimus found goodly spoils, and how he became a thievish brother of the woods Chap. xvii.: The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim This was discovered by certain highwaymen, as thievish miscreants are called. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. If you ask me, the portmanteau was stolen by one of those thievish Kaffre boys. Hard Pressed The only interruption to the harmony which subsisted between our people and the natives of Annamooka arose from the thievish disposition of many of the inhabitants. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z I began by never washing my hands at the window, in order to escape the arrows of those thievish eyes. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second It was she, the thievish, hypocritical old woman, who had brought this upon her, and turned all against her. Edelweiss A Story Not content with these thievish tricks, however, the priests slew very many men, stole the women, and generally played the “hanky-panky spiritualist” game to their hearts’ content. Zero the Slaver A Romance of Equatorial Africa On the other hand, here are the falsest, most lying, thievish villains in the whole world, appearing to the unwary the pleasantest possible fellows. Dürer Artist-Biographies Friendly as were the natives of Amsterdam, they were not entirely free from the thievish disposition which had so often been remarked in the islanders of the Southern Ocean. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Villon, after a short introduction, is discovered in a small house with "some of the thievish crew with whom he consorted." The Technique of Fiction Writing And when I said, 'Where are the thievish rogues taking the horses?' and got up, 'Out of the castle-yard!' cried the castellan. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Their first appearance, and this strong manifestation of their thievish disposition, so far from inclining us to cultivate their acquaintance any further, had given us an irresistible inclination to avoid them. A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island "And have you not been rifled a hundred times by those thievish Franks?" The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres Among such multitudes, however, as, at times, were on board, it will not be deemed surprising, that some should betray a thievish disposition. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z It is somewhat infested with Indians, excepting the first 45 miles; they are the Shemook or Root Digger Indians, a thievish, rascally race. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 Many hard characters came in with the pioneers—bad neighbors, arrogant, thievish, bold. Our Southern Highlanders Three women that are not entitled to a fine: a woman who does not care with whom she sleeps, a thievish woman, a sorceress. The Triads of Ireland "I was right to place my gold and silver vessels out of the clutches of all of you thievish palace cubs." The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres The death of their countryman did not cure them of their thievish disposition; but, at length, it was somewhat restrained by their conviction, that no distance secured them from the reach of our muskets. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z Whether he was generous and heroic as the New Zealander, or apelike and thievish as the Bushman, no ethnologist has yet proved. Old and New London Volume I May they be ashamed to persist in a mean and thievish course of conduct, and afraid to quarrel with the workmanship of God! Thoughts on African Colonization Their totem was a fox; and the French of the Great Lakes had dubbed them Foxes—had asserted that, like the fox, they were quarrelsome, tricky and thievish. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women It was only practice, but Chippy was as keen in practice as he was when chasing the thievish tramp for the lost basket. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts There was a little voice that said, Close by, in Willie's heart, "Don't tear the hole—don't take the plum— Don't play a thievish part!" Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 Below, the “submerged tenth” of the thievish and begging classes plied their questionable trades, with a large margin of the city’s population on the very verge of starvation. Orphans of the Storm He was a powerful, wiry Indian, in middle life, who had long been detested by the ranchmen for his thievish and brutal propensities. The Great Cattle Trail On going into the kitchen shortly after, I found a poor woman of the neighborhood with the box, which she said her thievish son had confessed he stole from the pantry. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 They were, so Davis said, 'very simple in their conversation, but marvellous thievish.' Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas How often, if their lives are good, Their children's are the same; Whilst, if they're thievish, drunken, Their children come to shame! Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 They are well known throughout the west, where their bold and thievish habits always excite comment. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. They are very slow to interfere with those under English protection; but when their natural thievish propensities are stimulated by want and opportunity, from what may they be expected to withhold themselves? Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 We smoked with them, but, after our recent experience of their thievish disposition, treated them with caution....” Little Masterpieces of Science: Explorers Compare Shakespere: Or four and twenty times the pilot's glass Hath told the thievish minutes how they pass. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose He accordingly took him into his service, but soon found him to be an idle and thievish vagabond. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. They are just as noisy, bold and thievish as the eastern Jay and are also excellent mimics like the latter. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The window plainly belonged to some thievish den, and the lace formed a portion of the spoils. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 It is related in the Danish Mission Intelligence:—Nobody can deny that the Pariers are the dregs and refuse of all the Indians; they are thievish, and have wicked dispositions, &c. A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies They are indued with good natural Wits, are ingenious, nimble, and active, when they are minded; but generally very lazy and thievish, and will not work except forced by Hunger. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 39 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Volume XXXIX: 1683-1690 Thou shalt not rob me, thievish Time, Of all my blessings or my joy; I have some jewels in my heart Which thou art powerless to destroy. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul It is related in the “Danish Mission Intelligencer,” nobody can deny that the Parias are the dregs and refuse of all the Indians; they are thievish, and have wicked dispositions. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement I concluded that some thievish Gauchos had slaughtered a fat cow there on the previous night, and, to avoid detection, had somehow managed to carry the whole of it away on their horses. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The character of people being formed by the p. 195instruction they receive in their early years, can it be thought surprising, that Gypsies who are idlers, should be also abandoned and thievish? A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies The thievish drones, which are prone to riot, let them riot! Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost So, thievish Time, I fear thee not; Thou'rt powerless on this heart of mine; My precious jewels are my own, 'Tis but the settings that are thine. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul From the islanders no sort of help or even sympathy was forthcoming, and thievish servants and extortionate traders were not the least of the annoyances with which the strangers had to contend. Famous Women: George Sand They would still retain their idle and thievish propensities.' Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Every ignoring of inherent rights, every transfer of inherent interest, from the first organization of communities, has been the license of power to robbery and murder, itself the embodiment of a thievish and murderous selfishness. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II ‘Now, my lad,’ said I, ‘chalk this down in your log, that when you have the thievish inclination to take what does not belong to you, remember my cane, if you do not your God.’ A Sailor of King George O that treacherous, that thievish sleep, which had robbed him of his golden chance! Burl Past the farmhouses they went, past the tree where the squirrel had curled himself to sleep, and the fields from which the thievish crows had flown. Eyebright A Story They showed daily less and less of barbaric manliness; they were becoming from day to day more vicious, thievish, and beggarly. Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Spriggans, you must know, are the Small People who live in rocks and stones, and cromlechs, the most mischievous, thievish little creatures that ever lived, and woe betide anyone who meddles with their dwelling-places. Cornwall's Wonderland Much better would it have been for me, had I gone straight off my Head and had been sent to howl in Bedlam, than that I should have married that same thievish catamaran, Madam Taffetas. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Klaproth now passed a whole year in journeys, often full of peril, amongst thievish tribes, through rugged districts, and penetrated to the country traversed by Guldenst�dt at the end of the previous century. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century He was a greedy and thievish fellow, and was by way of penalty set to read aloud about the ancient martyrs, those dry though pious old gentlemen, while the monks ate dinner. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages There are a great many kinds, but all are mischievous, troublesome, and thievish. Minnie's Pet Monkey Keeping a hand on the rock until he was clear of the shrubs, he crept forward on thievish feet. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley He then got into the company of a gang of boys, who peddle apples,—a thievish set,—and of them he also learned to steal. Anecdotes for Boys In all this territory, Pottinger personated a "pyrzadeh," or holy man, for the natives are of a very thievish disposition, and in the character of a merchant he might have been involved in unpleasant adventures. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Death stretched out his claw from under the mantle of thievish Medicine to seize Morality, but Policy gave him such a blow that he yelled aloud, and grinned most hideously. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom What! do you dare," she said, "to creep in The very bed I sometimes sleep in, Now, after all the provocation I've suffered from your thievish nation? A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine At the best, she would not forgive me if she knew I had watched her in this thievish way. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley The natives again quickly manifested their thievish propensities. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries They are more savage, coarse, proud, refractory, thievish, false, and revengeful, than the neighbouring nomads the Koryäks. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Unlike the American Indians, the aboriginal peoples of242 Australia were never troublesome to the European settlers, and although apt to be thievish they were not inclined to warlike acts when the European settlements were new. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania They search'd in vain, for, hidden in a nook, The thievish mice had eaten up the book. A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine They quickly showed their thievish disposition by stealing the nails from the cabin windows and the bolts from the doors. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold His father, Roger Sterne, was one of those luckless persons who seem to be the especial sport of a malicious destiny, in whose hands nothing prospers, from whose hands thievish Fortune filches all opportunities. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Finally, I espied him in charge of a rough, thievish sabreman, who affected not to see me. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War There never was heard a much lustier shout, As the apples and oranges tumbled about; And the urchins that stand with their thievish eyes Forever on watch, ran off with each prize. The Posy Ring A Book of Verse for Children There is something pathetic in the proportions which this wine-question gradually assumes: that it is so dear at Basle might be overlooked, but the thievish wagoners drink up or spoil what is imported. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation Flashy carriages of thievish men who had enriched themselves under the new conditions, rolled frequently by. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette A great Dog caught a small but thievish Rat. Rock A Bye Library: A Book of Fables Amusement for Good Little Children I barely escaped with my life, and hid when I heard you, thinking you were of their thievish company.' King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Nor was he of the thievish sort, Or one whom blood allures, But innocent was all his sport Whom you have torn for yours. The Posy Ring A Book of Verse for Children And harmless, what there is of 'em; but as thievish as a set of jackdaws.' Despair's Last Journey A husband may divorce his wife for failing to bear him issue, for being ugly, thievish, shrewish or a witch, or for an intrigue with another man. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II But one day, as he came along, a great number of thievish dogs were waiting for him. Rock A Bye Library: A Book of Fables Amusement for Good Little Children He might choke Beverley to death with those sly, thievish hands of his, and the sentinel outside would not know. The Lion's Mouse As this remark might have been meant for a covert reference to his own thievish tendencies, Wapoota restrained his somewhat ghastly humour, while the chief continued his arrangements for repelling the invaders. The Madman and the Pirate Do you flatter yourself that either the plough or the rifle will stop their thievish propensities? The Settler and the Savage They were pastoral in their habits and thievish in their propensities, without laws or government worthy of the name. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale We watched them narrowly, for they are thievish fellows, and would have stolen anything they could have laid hands on. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins “Well, of all the thievish impudence!” he cried. Steve Young O thievish Fates, to let blood, flesh, and sense, Build two fair temples for their excellence, To robe it with a poisoned influence! The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) But, after all, I think I would have preferred to have had the satisfaction of knocking over a couple more of those dirty, thievish, murdering wolves.” Three Boys in the Wild North Land The heads about the cavern were thicker than the thievish ravens in a field of milky corn. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 If a dog had but dared to breathe upon the sacred spot, he had met the fate of a thievish Flathead. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 On his return he found his crew loud in complaints of the thievish propensities of the natives, and urgent to have an example made of some of them. Short Studies on Great Subjects But foxes were left, and they were extremely inquisitive and thievish. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People At his coming the thievish wolverine at once slunk away. Three Boys in the Wild North Land Which means he 's just put through some particularly thievish deal and wants to ease his conscience. The Seventh Noon These folks are said to be a little thievish. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' Who does not know that the gods say such words as their thievish priests filch from them. The Lion's Brood "Get out, you thievish rascal!" she exclaimed, bringing her foot violently to the floor. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems The Indians simply detest the wolverine on account of its thievish propensities and its great cunning. Three Boys in the Wild North Land This dwarf proved to be Alpris, the most thievish little creature in the world. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation In dismay Aurelian hurried to the city, reached his home, and sent his servants in all directions in search of the thievish mendicant, whom he felt sure had sought some lurking-place within the city walls. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. There never was heard a much lustier shout, As the apples and oranges tumbled about; And the urchins, that stand with their thievish eyes Forever on watch, ran off each with a prize. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 The thievish dog! he has dared to attack our firm and our head! Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag It is, however, probably from its rat-like head and thievish expression, very unpopular. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon She recalled each syllable of it, and there throbbed in her brain the hitherto undreamed of possibility that Coke had brought the Andromeda to Fernando Noronha in pursuance of his thievish project. The Stowaway Girl They were next informed that the Jews like to drink the blood of thievish boys. The Shield "Ah, ha! my little Tommy," said the boy, "so I have caught you stealing my cherry-stones at last, and you shall be rewarded for your thievish tricks." Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Ignorant, and greatly daring that ye are, the bandar-log, or such thievish scum among ye, drive ye with idle words and chatterings even to the brink of death. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers She stood watching him, guilty as a thievish child, the color mounting to her forehead. The Emigrant Trail But they also lame cattle, are thievish, and will carry off damsels. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda At last he came to the islands he called, after the thievish propensities of their inhabitants, the Ladrones, making his first landing at Guam. The Age of the Reformation Thinking it proceeded from some thievish intent, he kept still. Alec Forbes of Howglen Oh! he belongs to a miserable, low-lived, thievish race, and he knows enough to be a dangerous fellow to have round. The Harvest of Years —But thou king of the greedy heart, thou king of the thievish grip, What now wilt thou bear to the sea-strand and set within my ship To buy thy life from the slaying? The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs On his return, he found his crew loud in complaints of the thievish propensities of the natives, and urgent to have an example made of some of them. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc Yes; it's a handsome but a very thievish bird. Woodside or, Look, Listen, and Learn. On the way down stream a thievish Indian, who had come out in a canoe, managed to steal something from the ship. The Beginner's American History When Enciso had him he was little more than a puppy, and then he was thievish and cowardly. Days of the Discoverers Our shepherds have become thievish wolves, plundering and despoiling the fold under the guise of messengers of peace. The Evolution of Love The respectable population of Rio Medio, leading a cloistered existence in the ruins of old splendour, used to call that thievish rabble Lugarenos—villagers. Romance Shabby looking fishing smacks, with dirty white wings, like birds too indolent to plume themselves, passed constantly, and flat-bottomed canoes, manned by good-humored negro oystermen, plied a lazy, thievish trade, with passing steamers. Princess For it declares that the Laws that follow such refusal are selfish and thievish and full of murder, protecting all that get money by their Laws, and crushing all others. The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth As Revealed in the Writings of Gerrard Winstanley, the Digger, Mystic and Rationalist, Communist and Social Reformer Very glossy are your feathers, Very thievish are your habits, Black and green and purple feathers, Bold and bad your depredations!!! Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books Some of them were playing at pitch and toss in the thievish corners. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars The woman said: "A lawyer will do this"; the man said: "Splendid is the bargain and costly and thievish are old lawyers." My Neighbors Stories of the Welsh People During these visits, they gave us no other trouble than to guard against their thievish tricks. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 One day the Cogia walking along the plain met a heifer, and forthwith laying thievish hands upon it, led it straight to his house, where he slaughtered it and stripped off the skin. The Turkish Jester or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi These are more timorous than those of the Savage Rock, yet very thievish. Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II The Planting Of The First Colonies: 1562—1733 Her thievish character rendered marriage as hopeless to her as length of days did to Bridget Doran. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three They were the five fools of the parish, Maria—and yet I am wrong, still—for Bob M'Cann was as thievish as the very devil whenever he had an opportunity. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two But while we had their company, it was necessary to watch them narrowly, as they soon betrayed a thievish disposition. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 By astrology he resolved thievish questions with great success; that was his utmost sole practice. William Lilly's History of His Life and Times From the Year 1602 to 1681 He sipped his tea and munched his cookies, with his head on one side and the air of a thievish jackdaw; and proceeded, after his wont, to extract such pith as the situation offered. A Woman Named Smith "When the children are thievish and given to bad language and lying, what do you do?" he asked. What Two Children Did Johnson says: 'Mountaineers are thievish because they are poor; and, having neither manufactures nor commerce, can grow rich only by robbery. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Among such numbers as we had at times on board, it is no wonder that some should betray a thievish disposition. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 "Excuse me," said the rascal, an accomplished, self-possessed practitioner in his thievish art; "I thought your boots might be pinching you, and only wished to ease you a little." Israel Potter "Who are you that prowl about other peoples' yards like a thievish cat?" she demanded peremptorily. A Woman Named Smith But these things are mere shadows of the incomparable villainy of this thievish human jackdaw. The Tragedy of St. Helena Perhaps not more susceptible to one than to the other; and considering the malevolent, thievish scoundrels by whom they are continually beset, their record does not compare badly with that of others. Windjammers and Sea Tramps The termination ish added to adjectives, imports diminution; and added to substantives, imports similitude or tendency to a character; as green, greenish; white, whitish; soft, softish; a thief, thievish; a wolf, wolfish; a child, childish. A Grammar of the English Tongue One of the pioneers had caused a sickness among some thievish Indians by putting emetic poison in watermelons. The Log School-House on the Columbia The thievish vagrant plies his thriftless trade Beneath the friendly shelter of the shade; Whilst boldest risk the lawless robber braves: The day for fools was made, and night for knaves. Poems, &c. (1790) Wherein It Is Attempted To Describe Certain Views Of Nature And Of Rustic Manners; And Also, To Point Out, In Some Instances, The Different Influence Which The Same Circumstances Produce On Different Characters But even here their thievish disposition did not leave them. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time My aim's quite virtuous ne'ertheless, A bit of thievish lust, a bit of wantonness. Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe Multiform ragged losels, runaway apprentices, starved weavers, thievish valets—an entirely broken population, fast tending towards the treadmill. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 The thievish Blackfeet had made these assaults upon them entirely unprovoked. Christopher Carson When added to nouns, it signifies similitude or tendency to a character; as, "Child, childish; thief, thievish." English Grammar in Familiar Lectures They had heard of the thievish raids made by the black bear on unprotected camps, and of his special fondness for pork. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods We continued our painful and tedious course, "lurking in the thievish corners of the streets," like evil-doers, if we saw any one coming. Jacques Bonneval They must have been of a different type from most of the Indians of the coast, for, from the first, as the old Spanish chronicler reports, they were insolent, arrogant, and thievish. The Old Franciscan Missions Of California What! do you dare," she said, "to creep in The very bed I sometimes sleep in, Now, after all the provocation I've suffered from your thievish nation? The Talking Beasts Wherever they have gone they have cast a thievish eye upon what does not belong to them. The Art of Letters The resolution he now formed did honour to his loyalty to Ugo and to his thievish instincts. Saracinesca You say they are not so thievish in Virginia, propagate faster, and are less depraved: Why? The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 But the most conspicuous thing of all was a mutilated Er�s, by a late Rhodian artist—subtle, thievish, lovely, breathing an evil and daemonic charm. Elizabeth's Campaign Multiform ragged losels, runaway apprentices, starved weavers, thievish valets; an entirely broken population, fast tending towards the treadmill. Past and Present And for some reason all the restaurant dainties on the table struck me as poor, thievish, like Polya. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories They are very thievish, as I proved to my cost, for they stole a casket belonging to me, containing things of good value, from under my man's head as he lay asleep. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 If he is foul-mouthed, thievish, indecent, or insolent, and is promptly punished, he drags his teacher into a police-court, and the sentimentalists secure a conviction. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour Mexico, as everybody knows, is decidedly a thievish place. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern In this unhappy state a considerable space of time was spent, until, for some other thievish exploits of her own, Kemp's wife was apprehended, convicted and transported. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences The people were drunken, lazy, thievish, and degenerate. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories The 27th to Lingull, 10 c. a beastly town, with thievish inhabitants, a dirty castle, and a deep sandy road near the town. 28th 10 c. to Sindkerry, or Sindkera, a great dirty town. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 They are capital farmers, and good breeders of cattle; honest and just in their transactions; and are the only class of people, either gentle or simple, that can resist thievish tendencies in horse-dealing. Journal of a Voyage across the Atlantic The suggestion may, however, explain why, whilst most people's minds succumb to inculcation and environment, a few react vigorously: honest and decent people coming from thievish slums, and sceptics and realists from country parsonages. Back to Methuselah Ere long, His heir was born; but then—ho! ho!—the brat Had wings upon his heels, and thievish ways, And a vile squint, like errant Mercury's, Which honest Vulcan could not understand;— Can you? Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Francesca da Rimini Or is it because you have endeavored, in a thievish manner, to cheat me out of my property, the shadow, which was intrusted to you entirely on your honor? The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English Now I acknowledge how falsely I had judged the poor denizens of the East when I took them for the most thievish of tribes. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy France, and of course Spain, have acted a treacherous, a thievish part. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) Reynard, still undismayed, demanded with well-feigned indignation whether he was to be held responsible for the sins of those messengers whose misfortunes were attributable to their gluttonous and thievish propensities only. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art Heavy is the toll taken by the sparrow from the oat-crops of his new home; his thievish nature grows blacker there, though his plumage often turns partly white. The Long White Cloud Magellan named these islands the Ladrones from the Latin word "latro," meaning a robber, because of the thievish propensities of the natives. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient An honest man must not keep company with a thief, if he would escape the judgment of being of thievish kind. Paul Faber, Surgeon "Come hither, chief of a thievish municipality, tell me if these be indeed these women's husbands." Red Axe One Saturday night, a negro whom we had suspected of thievish propensities, presented eight full-day tickets as the representative of his week's work. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation France, and, of course, Spain, have acted a treacherous, a thievish part. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters Not a dream brush your sleep, Not a thought wake and creep In upon your spirit's slumber; Not a memory encumber, Nor a thievish care unbar Sleep's portcullis that no star Nor sentry hath. Poems New and Old At the rumor of this thievish capture, many men-at-arms in the neighborhood rushed up to expel the thieves and retake from them the castle. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 Though accounted brave they were treacherous and thievish, and were not as well armed as the others. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 I thought at once, of course, of a jackdaw or a magpie—these birds' thievish reputations made the guess natural. Martin Hewitt, Investigator I'm like a tom-cat in a thievish vein That up fire-ladders tall and steep And round the walls doth slyly creep; Virtuous withal I feel, with, I confess. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. At the same time, it attacked Saint Bride's; thinned the ranks of the thievish horde haunting Whitefriars, and proceeding in a westerly course, decimated Saint Clement Danes. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire A bird whose thievish disposition suggested to someone that it might be taught to talk. The Devil's Dictionary Or again, why blame a lying, thievish Isosceles, when you ought rather to deplore the incurable inequality of his sides? Flatland: a romance of many dimensions Pompey, though he chased rovers everywhere, Was not his peer; for ill the thievish brood Vanquished by him, in puissance, could compare With the most mighty realm that ever stood. Orlando Furioso The Gitanos, even before they left India, were probably much the same rude, thievish, and ignorant people as they are at the present day. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain Multiform ragged losels, runaway apprentices, starved weavers thievish valets; an entirely broken population, fast tending towards the treadmill. In Darkest England and the Way Out She waited until he had exhausted himself on the subject of valets, their drunkenness, their thievish habits, their incompetence, then she said: "I took my last lesson from Jennings to-day." The Price She Paid For wonderful is this new-uttered sound I hear, the like of which I vow that no man nor god dwelling on Olympus ever yet has known but you, O thievish son of Maia. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica They have no Law, no Hunting Call, and no leaders—nothing but foolish words and little picking thievish hands. The Jungle Book Or again, why blame a lying, thievish Isosceles when you ought rather to deplore the incurable inequality of his sides? Flatland: a romance of many dimensions (Illustrated) On the other hand there are also amongst them some of the most false, lying, thievish rascals; I should never have believed that such were living in the world. Albert Durer "So thievish 'tis …" A perversion of Coleridge's lines, in The Ancient Mariner:— So lonely 'twas, that God himself Scarce seemed there to be. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 The next evening—I felt so like a thief that I sought the thievish security of the night—having provided myself with what was necessary, and borrowed a horse for Styles, I set out again. Wilfrid Cumbermede For Clare thought of him now as a little thievish pup, for whose conduct, manners, and education he was responsible. A Rough Shaking He could not, would not, believe her capable of ingratitude so rank; and fought fiercely, unreasoningly, against the conviction that she would have followed her thievish instincts and made off with the booty…. The Brass Bowl The railroads were outraged and incensed by the measure; they sincerely believed it to be monstrous and thievish. In the Arena Stories of Political Life You are practically in one:— "So thievish 'tis, that the eighth commandment itself Scarce seemeth there to be." The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 He loved the birds very much, and never killed any of them, even when a pair of thievish magpies attacked his larder and pecked a damper into little bits when he was away fishing. A Little Bush Maid Alone, a vapid verse one tosses in the fire; Alone, a somewhat thievish slave neglecting one; Alone, a vague disgust of all beneath the sun! Poems of Paul Verlaine But, whatever her right of heritage, she had renounced it, declassing herself by yielding to thievish instincts, voluntarily placing herself on the level of Anisty. The Brass Bowl But, to balance this, they are very mischievous and thievish, and sometimes they carry off women and children. Fairy Tales; Their Origin and Meaning With Some Account of Dwellers in Fairyland They are gentle as young girls," he said, "and far more tractable; thievish, of course, and untruthful—but so are all children! Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia Nor yet will she be changed into a chough, but will steal from you, chiefly in the night, as is the nature of that thievish bird. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Then quickly down he threw his own, And loud in anger cried, 'Take this one too, you thievish crew, Since you have all beside.' Twilight and Dawn Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation He was thievish, and we were obliged to keep an eye on him, or he would steal all our lead-pencils, pocket-handkerchiefs and other small objects. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories His scathing laying bare of Judas's mean and thievish motive is no mere suspicion, but he must have known instances of dishonesty. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV The thievish propensity of many of the poor and indolent colonists is much complained of by the industrious. Journal of an African Cruiser I was absent but a few minutes, and, on returning, met one of the thievish Nurses with Carver's great-coat in his hand. American Prisoners of the Revolution I concluded that some thievish gauchos had slaughtered a fat cow there on the previous night, and, to avoid detection, had somehow managed to carry the whole of it away on their horses. The Naturalist in La Plata He is familiar, hardy, abundant, thievish, and his habits, manners, and song recall our bird to the life. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton "Ah, ah! my little Tommy," said the boy, "so I have caught you stealing my cherry-stones at last, and you shall be rewarded for your thievish tricks." English Fairy Tales In his bloodthirstiness, he never forgot his pecuniary advantage, and his thievish fingers grasped all the valuables that his murderous instincts brought within his power. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 The latter, inhabited by a ring of thievish Syro-Greek traders; backed by a wretched wilderness, alternately swampy and sandy, is comfortless to an extent calculated to make the healthiest lose health. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 The Society Islanders are light-hearted, merry, and fond of social enjoyment, but, at the same time, indolent, deceitful, thievish, and addicted to the excessive use of ardent spirits. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea The place had a thievish look, and we deemed it best to be careful in the disposal of our baggage for the night. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain His name was destined, however, to be linked with a great disaster as well as a thievish trick. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History Arriving at Richmond he asked the usual question: "Is not the negro idle, thriftless and thievish?" My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young Who have we here? see, see, the giant Cacus Draws an ox backward to his thievish den. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 There never was heard a much lustier shout As the apples and oranges tumbled about; And urchins, that stand with their thievish eyes Forever on watch, ran off each with a prize. Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing Third and Fourth Grades, Prescribed by State Courses of Study He seized his hunting-crop; and, without a word, sped bent and thievish down the steps—and was gone. The Lord of the Sea At this dinner one of the cardinal's guests reflected on the thievish propensities of Englishmen, who were to be found throughout the country hanged as felons, sometimes twenty together on a single gallows. The Emancipation of Massachusetts Thy mother doth complain, and implores thy aid against this thievish people who have newly intruded on our land. Types of Children's Literature One cannot take the tooth of a toothless man, or compel a thievish beggar to restore fruit which he has eaten. A Handbook of Ethical Theory I was at Police Headquarters, where I saw the East Side, that had been orderly, becoming thievish and immoral. The Making of an American But should it be as thy false prophet says, Yet nought but loss doth come by thievish ways. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 There were too many thievish fingers by the way. The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 The man who knew all about his thievish transactions and who for months had profited by them. Viola Gwyn He hid it somewhere; that's his thievish nature, and when I came in here he was walking up and down the floor as innocent appearin' as a lamb! Two Little Women on a Holiday He is ungrateful and faithful to the death, honest and thievish, all in one and the same specimen of him. Travels in West Africa "We make it our business to defend this lady from your thievish designs," said Melville. Do and Dare — a Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune A cheat: probably from the thievish disposition of the birds of that name. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue What!" cried he, "you thievish crew, you want to eat goose as cheap as that? Household Tales by Brothers Grimm "Something," repeated Bella, wagging her head mysteriously, and looking more like a thievish squirrel than ever. What Katy Did at School I ought to say that other people, who should know him better than I, say he is a treacherous, thievish, murderous cannibal. Travels in West Africa "Which one of you here is Platonov?" he asked, quickly running over them with his thievish eyes. Yama: the pit In the middle of one of his sentences, he suddenly divined the situation, on seeing the row of servants sitting in a thievish corner of the hall. At Large For servant he now took a cowardly and thievish lad named Nur, and, subsequently, he made the acquaintance of a Meccan youth, Mohammed, who was to become his companion throughout the pilgrimage. The Life of Sir Richard Burton As the years went by, she was all but forgotten; there came a new governor—this thievish Hun—who paid no heed to us. Veranilda I saw one cured of his thievish propensities for a long time. Australian Search Party The vessel, which seemed to have recruited at all points of the compass, possessed a crew composed of every variety of thievish knaves; each country had contributed a specimen. File No. 113 Beware of the bullets of the French, and the thievish hands of the Russians! Napoleon and Blucher To-day, while engaged in working off our mammoth edition out back of our building, the thievish creature approached unnoticed and consumed seventeen copies of the Stingin' Lizard. Wolfville Days These people are very simple in all their conversation, but marvellous thievish, especially for iron, which they have in great account. Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage Forgetting the thievish propensities of the race, he wrote glowingly of the Spaniards and their intellectual equipment, the clearness with which they expressed themselves, and the elegance of their diction. The Life of George Borrow "Ah, ah! my little Tommy," said the boy, "so I have caught you stealing my cherry stones at last, and you shall be rewarded for your thievish tricks." The Junior Classics — Volume 1 He stole a thievish look over his shoulder at the glass, and cautiously drew finger and thumb down that beaked nose. The Return After his death, Pinkel became king; and let up hope that he gave up his bad and thievish ways, and ruled his subjects well. The Orange Fairy Book I'm like a tom-cat in a thievish vein, That up fire-ladders tall and steep, And round the walls doth slyly creep; Virtuous withal, I feel, with, I confess, A touch of thievish joy and wantonness. Faust — Part 1 "May I be devoured by dogs," exclaimed Vejarruco, shaking his fist, which had all the hardness and the strength of a hammer, "if we do not soon make an end of that thievish rabble!" Dona Perfecta Everyone spoke of them as lazy, thievish, untrustworthy, and cruel. The Naturalist on the River Amazons There have always been robber-tribes in the mountain tracts, and thievish Arabs upon the plains, ready to pounce on the insufficiently protected traveller, and to despoil him of all his belongings. History of Phoenicia In fact, I had actually begun to move towards the door when Monsieur Markov entered—a grey-headed man with thievish eyes, and clad in a dirty dressing-gown fastened with a belt. Poor Folk Without principle, talent, or intelligence, he is ungracious as a hog, greedy as a vulture, and thievish as a jackdaw; but, it must be owned, he is no hypocrite. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker Right—this thievish instinct has not deceived him, he has found all, all. The Daughter of an Empress My cook could not leave the kitchen open at the back of the house for a moment while the dinner was cooking, on account of their thievish propensities. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Mountaineers are thievish, because they are poor, and having neither manufactures nor commerce, can grow richer only by robbery. Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Thy mother doth complain and implores thy aid against this thievish people who have newly intruded on our land. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon He knew well the town children of the Sulaco Campo: sullen, thievish, vindictive, and bloodthirsty, whatever great qualities their brothers of the plain might have had. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard There is a thievish nature more hateful than even the biblioklept. The Library One withdrew from singing alleluiah who committed unto me this new office; he is no robber, nor I a thievish spirit. Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell "Ah, ha! my little Tommy," said the boy, "so I have caught you stealing my cherrystones at last, and you shall be rewarded for your thievish tricks." The History of Tom Thumb to which are added the stories of the Cat and the Mouse and Fire! Fire! Burn stick! He had heard about thievish animals that will carry off bacon and flour and such. The Flying U's Last Stand Hither the blades and divers brought their purchases, and sought the ransom; hither came the outraged victims to buy again the jewels and rings which thievish fingers had pinched. A Book of Scoundrels As his murderous and thievish footfall passed out of the garden, the steps of the notary and some one accompanying him stopped at the front door of the house. No Thoroughfare The parties which visited them about twenty years previously, in the expedition fitted out by Mr. Astor, complained of their selfishness, their extortion, and their thievish propensities. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West We find many women among swindlers, gamblers, and counterfeiters; and moreover, we have the evidence of experienced housewives, that the cleverest and most useful servants are frequently thievish. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students Of selfishness sing and treacherous lies, Of murder and thievish plunder! The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres It is the man's one title to literary fame, for spurning the thievish practice he knew so well, he was righteously indignant when The London Spy was fathered upon him. A Book of Scoundrels As his head dropped on his breast, and he stumbled on the brink of the chasm as before, the thievish hands went once more, quick and busy, to his breast. No Thoroughfare The unfortunate cur was arraigned; his thievish looks substantiated his guilt, and he was condemned by his judges from across the river to be hanged. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Here's the worth and wisdom Collieston can boast; By a thievish midge they had been nearly lost. Poems and Songs of Robert Burns Away with your Schilo!" yelled the crowd; "what kind of a Cossack is he who is as thievish as a Tatar? Taras Bulba and Other Tales I tell you true, my heart is swoln with wrath On this same thievish villain Tamburlaine, And of 73 that false Cosroe, my traitorous brother. Tamburlaine the Great — Part 1 “Stop!” cried Vendale, in a terrible voice, staggering up with a last flash of fire breaking out of him, and clutching the thievish hands at his breast, in both of his. No Thoroughfare Some one withdrew from singing Halleluja, Who unto me committed this new office; No thief is he, nor I a thievish spirit. Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete |
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