| 单词 | trumpery |
| 例句 | It’s become a common pastime to link Trump with definitions of trumpery on social media such as Twitter and publications such as Mother Jones. Trump really does stand for B.S.: “Trumpery,” an old-fashioned word that’s proving useful today 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z But it would be easy to pick the word of the Presidential race so far: trumpery. Trump really does stand for B.S.: “Trumpery,” an old-fashioned word that’s proving useful today 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Though it sounds odd today, the OED has examples of trumpery brooch, trumpery performance, trumpery new house, trumpery rhetorician and trumpery quarrel. Trump really does stand for B.S.: “Trumpery,” an old-fashioned word that’s proving useful today 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Today, trumpery can refer to just about any sort of balderdash, but it used to refer specifically to religious or woo-woo ideas. Trump really does stand for B.S.: “Trumpery,” an old-fashioned word that’s proving useful today 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Back at the studio the anchors vacuously nod at Nandor's escalating trumpery, as they do when The Guide wrests Joanna's microphone away to parley on behalf of all vampires. "What We Do in the Shadows" prepared us for the disbelief that met the latest Jan. 6 indictment 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z As these meanings took hold, trumpery was also being used as it is today: for nonsense, malarkey, and bunk. Trump really does stand for B.S.: “Trumpery,” an old-fashioned word that’s proving useful today 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z When Upstairs, Downstairs was first broadcast on Sunday 10 October 1971, Britain was struggling with decimalisation and that new-fangled trumpery of a gaudy Satan, colour telly. Upstairs Downstairs is back 2010-12-24T08:00:02Z Misogynistic Trump might be pleased to learn that a trumpery can sometimes be a strumpet. Trump really does stand for B.S.: “Trumpery,” an old-fashioned word that’s proving useful today 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z I felt old and depleted and tired from worrying about my eldest son who works in a major hospital’s emergency room, tired of mendacious White House trumpetings and trumpery. Review | When the world was too much with me, here’s what I read for some R&R 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z From the start, trumpery was not to be trusted. Trump really does stand for B.S.: “Trumpery,” an old-fashioned word that’s proving useful today 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z But we hardly need a lexical campaign when trumpery exists. Trump really does stand for B.S.: “Trumpery,” an old-fashioned word that’s proving useful today 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z In such a world of trumpery, in an unreal city, a candidate appears and says, “I’ll make you a deal.” Opinion | What Would David Bowie Do? 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Nowhere in the Gospels do we find a precept for Creeds, Confessions, Oaths, Doctrines, and whole cartloads of other foolish trumpery that we find in Christianity. Can North Carolina Declare an “Official” Religion? 2013-04-08T09:45:45Z It was both trumpeted as a global achievement and dismissed as overly commercialized "trumpery." The Olympics: World's Fairs of the 21st century? 2012-08-09T04:12:09Z These mountebanks at one end of their stage place their trunk, which is replenished with a world of new-fangled trumperies. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z His method of doing business is like the trumpery he offers to the public. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Let children come to interrupt their love, she would be his again soon; and what trumpery she made of those women with whom he had played in London as a lonely child plays with dolls. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Do they imagine that I either knew or cared for their trumpery wager! Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z "Look here, Pris," he said on one occasion, "if you put me into your beastly girl books all about dolls and love and trumpery, I'll bat you over the head with a wicket!" The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z The people sit in their doorways, or outside in the streets, which receive hardly more light than the damp and gloomy chambers, and grub amid their old trumpery, or patch and sew diligently. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z I'm the villain of your trumpery little drama—plotting and scheming to frustrate your love and spoil your life. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Trash and trumpery is the highway to beggary. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z Now there's as handsome a piece of trumpery as one often sees," tying a delicate crimson silk manta about him—"as I'm a sinner I'll carry that home to Nell Gray!—Ha! The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z I wish, said my father, raising his voice, the whole science of fortification at the devil, with all its trumpery of saps, mines, blinds, gabions, fausse-brays and cuvetts——— ——They are foolish things——said my mother. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2012-03-28T02:00:26.907Z When we went through the Moorish palace, its restorations seemed so gaudily done that again I felt the sensation that this was trumpery. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z "A trumpery gift, it seems to me, Marchioness." Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z The newspaper writers of the day, commenting upon this, said that the minister from Venezuela—the most insignificant government represented, was most bedizened with gold lace, stars, and trumpery of every sort. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z It is pretty enough to watch the eager glances and the smirking smiles of the damsels, with the yielding, tender looks of the fond boys who hover round these magazines of female trumpery. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z Begone, you and your trumpery; until this moment I believed there was neither a God nor a hell. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z Some of them beg, some of them hawk trumpery articles. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z The importation of this species of trumpery, into England, was forbidden, by many statutes; and, by 3. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The tone in which Ennius writes of such professions reminds us of Milton's grim contempt for Eremites and friars White, black, and grey, with all their trumpery. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Of course this is obvious and utter trumpery. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The streets and lanes poured forth long strings of human beings, heated with the sun, flushed with drink, and bedizened with trumpery jewelry and mock finery. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Montesquieu, a writer in most respects of enlarged views, holds that it is beneath the dignity of governments to interfere with such trumpery things as the regulation of weights and measures. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z At length the accidental discovery of some trumpery trinket of the Captain's, which Sally wore round her neck, led to the revelation of all their daughter's peril and loss, although the knowledge came too late. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Cowper—Did you not observe the weeds and trumpery under her? State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z However trumpery the amount of labour they invested, they counted on it to bring them in a big dividend in dollars and cents. Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z Julienne felt quite abashed that she should have interrupted the labors of one who looked so much like a good seer, especially as she thought what a trumpery and childish errand she had come upon. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z I suppose I will have to go to him myself if we really are to obtain this trumpery whistle. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Then said the Earl of Kent, "Madam, settle Christ Jesus in your heart, and leave those trumperies." Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 2011-11-20T03:00:16.107Z You can see what trumpery rant you've been talking, and you probably regret it already. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z We are not entitled to such trumpery pride. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z Had the bracelet been trumpery trash, costing say, fifteen or twenty francs, the case would have been altered. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z He gazed at Jenny's now smiling face, and added abruptly, "It was you who wouldn't be beholden to us for a trumpery hundred pounds, wasn't it?" A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z "I guess I am not a mean fellow enough to be jealous of a trumpery bit of finery on a stuck-up cat." Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z She may be followed for a whole evening, and all that can be conjectured from her utterance is “Hot mutton trumpery.” The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times 2011-10-23T02:00:21.883Z Why, you're not trusting to that trumpery seal of yours to convince him? The Brass Bottle A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts 2011-10-11T02:01:04.737Z When she found that the thing was trumpery, she, of course, jumped to the conclusion that I'd been having her--trying to gain kudos for giving her something worth having at the cheapest possible rate. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Lord! you can’t think what grand folks he and his wife have become of late years, and all along of a trumpery lil which some body has written about them. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Put up thy wife's trumpery, good noble marquis, And home again, home again take thy career, To provide her fresh straw, and a chamber that dark is. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Do not think that at any time the little trumpery intelligence this place affords can interrupt my labors, while it amuses your Grace. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z This trumpery fellow who before the taking of La Brièle had not so much as the bone of a smoked herring to place between his teeth! The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Here was no question of that trumpery subterfuge of the Wyrons. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z I really beg your pardon, for being so uncooth, as to think of such a trumpery circumstance as saving the child's life.' The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z The importance of this trumpery party intrigue was assuming disproportionate dimensions. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z And, in recognising this, we recognise how trumpery, flat, stale and unprofitable were those ladies of the past. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Who used to be seized with a violent fit of trembling every time some insignificant booby or some trumpery sheet happened to utter an unfavorable word of criticism. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z You have got all our copra on board, and a good stock of native trumperies, and I should recommend you to be off, both for your own sake and ours. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z It's what you talked about—the trumpery little social things that you found your keenest pleasure in talking about. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Goethe in Wilhelm Meister describes a saintly and naturally gracious woman, who getting into a quarrel over some trumpery detail of religious observance, grows—she and all her little religious community—angry and vindictive. Responsibilities and other poems 2011-07-28T02:00:10.517Z It will not be a trumpery affair, my boys; but if they are numerous we have the best of the position. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z "I would rather have seen fifty men with flint-locks than this trumpery thing," he declared. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z But these new mysteries and trumpery cults of the decayed civilisation were things very different from the worship of Dionysus Zagreus and his established sacrifices of oxen in the secret penetralia of Delphi.*** Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z He was knighted, not for being, as he was, a benefactor to his country, but because, in his capacity of high sheriff, he chanced to read some trumpery address to the king. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z This trumpery is all piled away among the inventions of the years that were. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z Locking up a gentleman like Mr. Lance here and makin' oot as he's stolen a trumpery 'oss, him as wouldn't do the like for a Black Forest full of 'em. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z He would hardly so much as mention such trumpery points, which were not even circumstantial, though they might seem to be. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z The gals rode well enough, considering how they were hampered with clothes and trumpery; but the men! The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z The chest was there—no doubt about that, but what if it contained nothing more than a lot of old parchments, or a storage of ordinarily trumpery trinkets? The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Out with thy holy trumpery, priest! delay not, Or, if he trusts in Mahomet, and scorns thee, Away with him this instant. The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-07-03T02:00:12.153Z I thought they were the most trumpery tadpoles that ever I saw until I met their generals. Baby Jane's Mission 2011-07-03T02:00:10.693Z If the Church tries to carry all the ignorance and all the trumpery of the ages as a part of her precious message she will break down under the load. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z Lord, what a fuss you are in: what is in the old trumpery scroll? The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z You shall be taught to know what is due from a trumpery country tradesman like you, to a person of my fortune and station. The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:15.707Z Some faded ribands and trumpery bonnets attract a greater number of pretty customers than all the gorgeous wares of Asia. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z "You shall have nothing to complain of as soon as I get the workmen out, sir," I replied, a bit nettled at being called over the coals upon such a trumpery matter. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z Should not one immediately stick the trumpery here as they do a wounded horse? Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z There isn't a man in the neighbourhood with any real or fancied right who has not put in some trumpery claim or other. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z "You don't mean to take me to prison, fellow, for this trumpery debt!" The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:15.707Z He has curiously exhibited to us all the trumpery regalia of papistry; as he also exposed “The Friery” in another interlude which has all the appearance of a merry tale from Boccaccio. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z "Keep order and you will see—" "Some trumpery miracle mystery!" called out a jeering voice. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z These plates are attached to Messengers, and the silver stars to coats of distinction, as the leaden ones are to bales of cloth, that one may know what the trumpery is worth. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Well, he struts himself upon his trumpery battlements like a valiant scarecrow. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z There are over twelve hundred pages in the report itself, which you can buy for the trumpery sum of five and six. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z "Herr, do you think, when I have said Boston, I am afraid of your trumpery queens?" Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z I don't care how trumpery the arguments used; I don't value one straw the fallacy of the statements put forward. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Meanwhile I and the reader prefer to all this dead trumpery the living ape who was the cabinet's sole ornament and–owner. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z I eased him o’ his trumpery; that I confess to.” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The Italian society of Rome did not of course trouble itself about all these trumpery subtleties, and behaved to Zinka with the same superficial politeness as before. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z "Ah!" said Habermann, "well, take the trumpery, and measure me ten rods." Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Of one, however, she was ignorant: she knew not who the “trumpery Indian belle” was—she had not heard the name of Maümee. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z But Dr. Walford had got his education in some trumpery little academy, and did not understand or value the ethos of the great Public Schools. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z It is a necklace and some other trumpery I had sent for to "Le Roux." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z I'll sell you up, every stick of trumpery in the place. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z How can such trumpery measure in the fresh furrow, when it could hardly do upon perfectly even ground. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z What signify the silly, idle gewgaws of wealth, or the idle trumpery of greatness? The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z I quarrel with my poverty only because I can give so little, so seldom, and then never more than ridiculous small trumperies. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z Take yourself out of this shop, you bad man," she cried, "and your trumpery change too! Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:17.787Z Long ago I learned the useful lesson that where 'two is company, three is trumpery.' Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z She had been selfish and petulant,—she saw that now; sometimes impatient with her old father's trumpery rocks, or Lizzy's discontent; in a rage, often, at Joseph. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z No doubt the time will come when all these "trumpery distinctions" will be done away! Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z Money pouring into cash boxes; sovereigns for buttonholes; notes for foolish trumpery. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z "One begins by some trumpery loan or so; thence you go on to a play transaction or a betting-book with them, and you end—egad, you end by having the fellow at dinner!" The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z When their trumpery excuses failed them, the men rebelled openly, and declared their determination not to stir out of Wazzan that night. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession 2011-02-03T03:00:11.867Z Carrying on his back his pack of religious trumpery, among which his family legends were secreted, he tramped to La Rochelle, where he arrived safe and sound. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Well, and when you were in her trumpery parlour, as you call it, what happened then? Mystery and Confidence, Vol. 2 A Tale 2011-01-17T03:00:56.773Z Others will cry out in angry protest against "Popish trumperies"; "idolatrous practices"; "fetishism." The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z To summon us all down here,—to bring us some fifty miles away from our accustomed beat, for a trumpery affair like this, is totally beyond me. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z She cared not to deck herself out with bows and ribbons, by the wearing of trumpery jewellery, or by any exaggerated fashion of wearing her hair. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Good, solid, and in profusion, but plain and homely, and without flowers or other ornaments, was considered more suitable for a dinner-table than what Mr. Armstrong called useless trumpery or expensive nicknacks. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z "But we can't take all this trumpery with us," added the young officer. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z If the Europeans were to be well received, why had the Emperor denied them admission to the fort under a trumpery excuse, after having expressed a wish to see them at once? The Great Mogul Who 'd believe such a trumpery piece of imposition? The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z He would have asked me if I thought him capable of believing in such trumpery, and would have tried to laugh me out of my superstition. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z As for the other traditions and trumpery gathered in this ecclesiastical side-show, they are unworthy of critical attention. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Again I come With my handful of Song— With my trumpery gift tricked out and made showy with rhyme. Challenge Alice," she began, "many, many times have I seen this beautiful little glove among trumpery, and often thought I'd beg of you its history, but always forgot it. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 It was a trumpery cause,—I forget what; a suit about some petty bill of exchange. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z The flame which burns in your heart shines forth triumphantly over all the theatrical trumpery and baubles clinging to you, poor old Isabella! A Sister's Love A Novel I'm trying to be philosophical, and quote proverbs; all the same, 'Two's company and three's trumpery'. The School by the Sea So I went with my trumpery into the inn, and at dinner I learned from the host that in the afternoon all manner of folk would come together under the lime-tree before his house. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim No further use that artificial code, Those simpered rhymes, his petty bandbox mode Of tight-packed trumpery. Provocations Oh, I don't speak because of the shawl; I am not stingy enough to squabble about a trumpery shawl. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 "I hope never to set eyes on the trumpery things again." The Fortunes Of Glencore Come now, don't look so like Ned.—How can you expect a wild creature as I am, to be careful of flowers, and beads, and all such trumpery? Stories for Helen Christobel Charteris, tall and stately, in her simple white gown, looked so utterly apart from the trumpery elegance of these surroundings. Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days What does all the trumpery in the world amount to now? On the Heights A Novel Would you believe that such a piece of trumpery, an old shoe, has the slightest right to be jealous of a man like me? Maximina How in the world could I have been bothering my head about a trumpery and impossible dog? A Top-Floor Idyl We had expected a great show of regalia and the other trumpery of court display about the Commandant-General. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Behind her, around her, the trumpery toys that she had gathered faded. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary She looked at the new clothes that were spread out on the large table and shook her head; she no longer cared for the trumpery. On the Heights A Novel Why, the French lord was killed out on Claverton Down by Count Rice a few months ago, and all about a trumpery pack of cards—a pack of lies, more like! Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days I want to be in starlight, with people who know nothing of me, and my trumpery talent. Bye-Ways Half bitterly she recalled the spangled dreams of childhood, and revived the splendor of a silver and pink ballet-skirt that now would seem such tawdry, trumpery apparel. Carnival "Come, Wind," she cried, as she threw open the window; "come, take all this sacred trumpery." Edelweiss A Story Once it seemed to me that the whole of the labouring fabric that cased our trumpery fortunes stood on end and in this undignified posture hopped a mighty hop. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel If she were to join them now, her presence would form the proverbial “trumpery.” An Unknown Lover He took two mortal days over it, too; a rotten trumpery affair that ought to have been let rip. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising But there, my dear, do not let us quarrel about this trumpery matter. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War "I know well how much you believe of such trumpery." One Of Them No person of any education could have been taken in by so trumpery a tale. About London You black idiot, do you reckon a gentleman who can afford to give away a mule’s goin’ to take money for a few trumpery water-melons? Dorothy on a House Boat Thou couldst not prize the rose and the nightingale, but thou wast ready to kiss the swineherd for the sake of a trumpery plaything. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series He—to be summoned to take a long journey on account of some trumpery cattle case! Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion "Before I do so, you 'll give me, under your own hand, a formal release from this trumpery charge, whose worst consequence would be my appearing in public to answer it." One Of Them "I belong to the village; I am to be found at any time, and I'm not likely to run away about such a trumpery as this: you can't lock me up," said Mat, rightly. Black Forest Village Stories He stirred up, from the mud of the past, a trumpery baronetcy bestowed by stodgy King George the Third upon an ancestor in that younger, less important branch of the Courtenayes. The Brightener There was the great Fraternal and Equality one; there was the era of classical associations, with all their train of trumpery affectation in dress and manner. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune Perhaps this may have served to set up the association; or perhaps it was something wholly different, unguessed, trumpery, inscrutable. Belcaro Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions He—Yes, in chess, checkers, poetry, oratory, music, and such other trumpery. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The money produced by these valuable relics was laid out in new-painting my study, and in fitting it up with Chinese mandarins, silken pagodas, and other pieces of Eastern trumpery. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 For evening dress these skirts were stiffened with buckram and trimmed with much tasteless trumpery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" "Come to me to-morrow; I may then cast an eye on thy worthless trumpery." Barclay of the Guides The peril I dread is that spirit of examination and inquiry which, emboldened by the detection of some trumpery trick, goes on to question the great dogma of our religion. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life How came this young gentleman—" "As to that," said I, interrupting him, and my blood somewhat chafed by his manner, "this piece of trumpery tumbled down when I leaned my arm on it. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Many considered her story as a piece of mere trumpery. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 We don't pay them with a trumpery wreath like your Romans. Coelebs In Search of a Wife What do you mean to do with all this trumpery? Devil Stories An Anthology Thank God, we have got rid of that fashionable trumpery. The Lawyers, A Drama in Five Acts There was a recent trumpery case, heard by Mr. Cooper amid shouts of mirth. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) He might view such abstention as the airs of a trumpery tetrarch, and depose him there and then. Mary Magdalen And it was a stupid arrangement, too: two is company, three trumpery. Rossmoyne That is the greatest trumpery that ever was seen. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 The men, who have slily hitched a rope to the grating, suddenly give it a hoist, and away slides Moses, with all his wares and trumpery, into the hold together! English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. As though such mere external trumpery could create anew the now waning love for military service! Jena or Sedan? We've got enough of the gentleman's family jewellery to be able to do without a trumpery gold ring. The Recipe for Diamonds And now that old trumpery must interfere too! The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature And through the whole there runs the wonderful style which was so long unrecognised—nay, which those who go by the trumpery machine-made rules of "composition books" used gravely to stigmatise as "incorrect." A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing "So I apprehend that I was in the former trumpery action!" replied Mr. Aubrey, smiling. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. And hence it was that more than half an hour elapsed before the foreman was seen returning into the court with a trumpery indictment for larceny. The Queen Against Owen That I should have risked perishing upon a trumpery question of a pourboire, depicted in lively colours the perils that perpetually surrounded us. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) If it had been a trumpery little baronetcy," said Minnie, strong in her new honours, "that would have been quite a different matter; but why should one give up one's precedency, and all that? A Country Gentleman and his Family Of course there is no p. 113comparison between the two pursuits, the rod and line seeming but very poor trumpery to one who has had the honour of carrying a noble firelock. Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest In an instant, as if caught by a whirlwind, the whole papistical trumpery was torn down and dashed into fragments. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters Blackwood will publish my verses, and, I believe, pay me well for them; indeed, I shall consider any payment at all good enough for such trumpery. Records of Later Life “This be trial enough,” said Mr. Bumpkin; “and after all it were a trumpery case about a pig.” The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit My reply was, I would rather be proprietor of the Globe newspaper for a few years than be governor-general of Canada, much less a trumpery little province. George Brown Only I should like you to wear something of mine besides that little trumpery brooch. East of the Shadows "You can act just as well without all that trumpery, Judith." The House in Town “They are but faces and smiles, teasing and trumpery,” says one of their critics, yet they are declared to be wideawake, natural and charming, making the most of their smattering of letters. The Venetian School of Painting Tis the very frippery and trumpery of the stage after the lights are out and the audience has departed. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 "Packing up her trumpery, to depart for the convent." Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. The iron trumpery and the social folderol are bits of stuff that have to be juggled about in this business. Dwellers in the Hills Yes, you would think an Irishman and a good Catholic would have seen through such a trumpery trick. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The battle of the king with his aristocracy remains yet to be told by the historian who shall view the reign of George more justly than the trumpery panegyrists who wrote immediately after his decease. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges "I have renounced the trumpery distinctions of your bourgeois civilization as far as I am concerned." The Great Drought Scales fall from our eyes, perspective is restored, and we see what a trumpery affair held us enthralled. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war He must have found it somewhere among the dusty trumpery of forgotten old folk-lyrics, and when he sang it one caught the force of the Hebraic simile about the crackling of thorns under a pot. Dwellers in the Hills "Some rascally tramp has taken my umbrella from these innocent children, and given them this trumpery music-box to amuse them while he escaped." Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Madame Tussaud has got King George's coronation robes; is there any man now alive who would kiss the hem of that trumpery? Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Away with all such degrading, debasing, dehumanizing trumpery! Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Without suspecting it, he had been the hunted instead of the hunter: and this chaser of damaged goods and trumpery wares had been caught in his trap like a fool!... A Nest of Spies "Locksley, have none of this trumpery prize," cried he, in loud anger. Robin Hood It seems to me poverty-stricken in fancy and very paltry in tone, the idea of making beautiful flowers as mean-spirited as trumpery men and women can be being wholly undesirable. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago They shall see the kind of society my child is in; very different from their trumpery little teas! Phoebe, Junior I tell you what, Henri; those partridges, after all, are trumpery things to kill. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches The fire had kindled in a heap of combustible trumpery brought there for the tableaux. Say and Seal, Volume II The presses of England, which groan too much beneath the weight of ephemeral travels and trumpery novels, are doomed, I fear, long to continue strangers to such works of national utility. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Some of those fellows up there are such a trumpery lot.” Not Like Other Girls A parcel of trumpery agitators, speechifiers, little petty demagogues, whom nobody ever heard of before. Phoebe, Junior When a cheap trumpery piece of book-making is printed on hand-made paper or Japanese vellum paper the result is vulgarity, just as when a common person attempts to swagger about in fine clothes. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books "Take it, child, and buy thee a riding-hood, or a farthingale, or some such trumpery, which thy vain sex delight in." The Buccaneer A Tale The poor men hereaway dwell in good houses, and lack meat: the rich dwell in yet fairer, and eat very trumpery. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution I have bundled out the whole lot of trumpery; but, as head of this family, I am not going to stand any more of this nonsense.” Not Like Other Girls What were his trumpery losses in comparison with what his principal would lose, and how dare that fellow turn up thus and press him continually for his own poor selfish safety? Phoebe, Junior She took things in stores, trumpery, cheap things. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton What a fool you are," exclaimed Burrell, "to risk your neck for such trumpery! The Buccaneer A Tale A fellow with your pluck and sinews was never intended to potter about in a trumpery little coaster. The Voyage of the Aurora Embryos and idiots, eremites and friars, White, black, and gray, with all their trumpery. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature A bit of shagreen externally, shrinking—with age—perhaps? with weather?—what not?—a life shrinking in mysterious sympathy—that is what was wanted and what you have, without ekings, or explanations, or other trumpery. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Readers should bear in mind the part which New Year's Gifts and other customary gratuities played in the trumpery charges against Lord Bacon. A Book About Lawyers Twice, now, she had smiled into his eyes and sold him for some piece of trumpery—a bracelet of carbuncles or a kiss from Quinton Edge's lips. The Doomsman How much of the pretended daring of innovators has been old trumpery which the wisdom of the times had cast off as rubbish. Principles Of Political Economy You don't concern yourself with no trumpery poetry. The Panchronicon The trumpery stuff isn't worth so much thought. Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life In its trumpery way the affair was an open scandal, and the neighbours dearly wished to see him put a stop to it. Change in the Village It was their own fault that they ever required such trumpery, entailing upon their posterity a curse as bad as the thorns and thistles. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Then I touched upon beer, the British bruiser, “gentility-nonsense,” the “trumpery great”; then upon etymology, traced hoity-toityism to toit, a roof,—but only to have my shallow philology dismissed with a withering smile. Old Familiar Faces Yet the snobbish half of the middle-classes holds housewifely work as degrading, save in the trumpery pretentiousness of "giving orders." Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) "Showiness" is common in every trumpery village in the land. Village Improvements and Farm Villages An incident of a few years ago, very trumpery in itself, displayed to me in the sharpest distinctness the contrast between the two orders of boys in this respect. Change in the Village But out in a trumpery rocking boat, with you a landlubber against a man that has been at sea these ten years, I would not give a farden for your life.” Athelstane Ford There was a prodigious long procession of Flambeaux; Friars, white, black, and gray, very trumpery, and marvellous foul-looking; no plumes, banners, scutcheons, led horses, or open chariots,—altogether most mean obsequies. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... She must push as vigorously as any trumpery adventuress in May Fair. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) The Russian guards of the frontier are helpless against these people, for the latter are armed with a capital rifle and are also splendid shots, while the Cossacks have only a trumpery smooth bore. The Life of Gordon, Volume I "Let her go, the worthless trumpery!" cried Beresynth: "we shall live happily together without her, I warrant; our ways of thinking and feeling are so well paired." The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck He always looks at us as if he was saying to himself: “‘Two is company, Four is trumpery.’ Her Mother's Secret ‘Then,’ with some sulkiness, ‘you won’t be content without beggaring me of my trumpery twenty-five hundred as soon as I am of age?’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster But no man laid a finger even upon the most trumpery temporal of the Bishop of Lincoln. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England But not for one moment did she feel even that trumpery joy which comes from an elated spirit. The Bertrams Don't—don't sulk with your art, and be false to yourself, because a trumpery woman has fretted and disturbed you. The Big Drum A Comedy in Four Acts His trumpery was to be sent after him by to-night’s express.” Her Mother's Secret I believe it is some trumpery curate she has been meeting at Miss Charlecote’s school feasts.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Roll up your aristocratic trumpery, and give the party a leader. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 Do not think, dear, of troubling him with these little trumpery affairs. Miss Mapp I’ve been surprised the people who have everything will gather up 70 their cards and trumpery boxes after a luncheon! Patty's Social Season “Be you wont to solace your studies with this trumpery?” It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot ‘Ah! we have made an end of that trumpery.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster You surely do not expect me to wear the chain myself? and Margaret has more trumpery than is good for her already. Fernley House Did I not tell thee that there are no Gods? lo! you now! for what should they have roused this trumpery pother, if not to strike me? The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 They look like trumpery not worth a thought.' Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century As to that," cried the Squire, "'tis the best think I know about Rickeybockey, that he don't attempts to humbug us by any such foreign trumpery. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 And must my trumpery thousand a year stand in the way? Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster “There, Sir Richard, don’t let’s make a fuss and a lot of unpleasantry about a trumpery little amount like that, when it is all so easy for you.” The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne To the gardener's astonishment Cuff proved to be quite a mine of learning on the trumpery subject of rose gardens. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. They agreed, however, that except the crowds of savage, dirty-looking Arabs, and still more hideous blacks, tumbledown houses, and bazaars full of trumpery goods, there was nothing to be seen in Zanzibar. The Three Commanders And then what must that born idiot Van Raalte do but quarrel with one of the indunas about some trumpery thing, and slash the man across the face with his sjambok! Through Veld and Forest An African Story What, you, the preacher of sacrifice, wishing to see your best pupil throw up your pet work for the sake of a little trumpery crushed fire-fly?’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster The dinner which followed this unhappy beginning of the evening was as dismal and constrained as if poor "trumpery" were still present. A Young Mutineer Thy shape invisible retain thou still: The trumpery in my house, go bring it hither, For stale445-46 to catch these thieves. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 I liked George Bullock because he had no trumpery selfishness about his heart, taste, or feelings. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) A quantity of glass and crystal trumpery, the remains of the splendid apparatus, was sold on the South Bridge for next to nothing. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) I wonder—— But I suppose Floyd will save the rest of his 'trumpery' for her! Floyd Grandon's Honor We are obliged to consider what will sell and to please the public by turning out what they call pretty pictures—children playing with dogs, and trumpery things of that sort. A Girl of the Commune The archaic word pomander— "I have sold all my trumpery; not a counterfeit stone, not a riband, glass, pomander, brooch, ... to keep my pack from fasting." The Romance of Words (4th ed.) We can't afford to bring up fine ladies and teach them French and other trumpery. A Little Girl in Old Boston What does he do with all his rhetorical trumpery at such times? Flamsted quarries You think I'm going to tell you all about your trumpery butterfly pin. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman Such a maid as thou describest is as certain to want and have a confidant as she is to wear that trumpery. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century Groups were collected in front of the different inns, and Jews were looking out for customers, certain of obtaining a ready sale for their trumpery wares. Won from the Waves Some of the priests ran off through a small side-door with their trumpery ornaments, leaving the poor women and children inside. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading Berwick was well deserving of a death in some nobler struggle than the trumpery quarrel got up by ignoble ambitions and selfish, grasping policies. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II The very sight of this model of his tribe brought vagrancy, with all her train, before our eyes, mugger’s-carts, tinker’s wives, bull dogs, donkeys, creels, kail pots, and all28 the trumpery of a gipsey’s camp. Sinks of London Laid Open A Pocket Companion for the Uninitiated, to Which is Added a Modern Flash Dictionary Containing all the Cant Words, Slang Terms, and Flash Phrases Now in Vogue, with a List of the Sixty Orders of Prime Coves “I do utterly detest all such trumpery from the bottom of my heart!” The King's Daughters Her own house was plenteously furnished from the kitchens to the attics, but still she would have loved to keep that metallic set of painted trumpery. Orley Farm Let them rather show themselves superior to such trumpery legislation. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 8, 1916 I want a small figure,—something which will suit me as a paper-weight, for I cannot endure those trumpery bronzes which the stationers sell, and which may be found on everybody's desk.' The Mummy's Foot The Clandestine Marriage was the most respectable of the performances, the rest were sing-song and trumpery; but it did very well for Lizzie and Marianne, who were indeed delighted, but I wanted better acting. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record This one had stuffed my wife's pretty little head full of false, old fashioned, preposterous ideas, trumpery sentimentality of the time of Ipsibo� or young Florange: "Ah! if my lady love saw me!" Artists' Wives And how you can think I was dazzled by a trumpery title when I sent him in with the Governess——! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, February 25, 1893 Howe'er, thy trumpery flashes play Among the miracles above thee, Be taught to feel thy Maker's sway, To labour, so that He shall love thee, And guide thy way. Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse They tried to persuade the people that the tranquillity and welfare of the nation depended but on the re-establishment of an absolute monarch, of a feudal aristocracy, and of all the trumpery of superstition. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I Five Hours at Brighton, in three acts—of which one was over before we arrived, none the worse—and the Beehive, rather less flat and trumpery. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record You will find more trunks there," she added quickly, "full of old trumpery, less valuable than these dresses, and which you may like to amuse yourselves with. Three Margarets Genius apart, Thackeray’s morality is that of a highly respectable British cynic; his intelligence is largely one of trifles; he is wise over trivial and trumpery things. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation I am painfully aware that Alice and Adah and the neighbors regard the beautiful furniture in which I delight as "old trumpery." The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice It is a most trumpery performance, and stuffed with all his crabbed phrases and vulgarisms, and much trash as anecdotes.’—Letters, vol. viii., p. Obiter Dicta Second Series This poor pitiful trumpery attempt at assassination—was this all that the reactionaries of Gloria and of Orizaba could do? The Dictator You have saved him for a trumpery thousand pounds.” Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow You have as it were a casket of finest gold elaborately wrought and embellished, and the gem within is a mere spangle of paste, a trumpery spikelet of crystal. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation When we first looked at the Schmittheimer place Alice exclaimed, upon being ushered into one of the rooms: "Now this is just the room for Reuben and his old trumpery!" The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice This is certainly much better than that trumpery walk in the moonshine. Obiter Dicta Second Series He was praying,—of that I could have no doubt,—and these trumpery scarecrows were his idols. In the Rocky Mountains By way of ornaments there was a common black japanned cruet-stand, with some trumpery bottles. Middy and Ensign I put it on a table and left it there, wondering at the value which was set upon this trumpery article out of a bazaar. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories All good and sound—none of your trumpery rubbish!” All's Well Alice's Victory It must be imagination, for of what importance were a trumpery hundred dollars to a woman who daily squandered many times the amount on her own adornment! Flaming June I would give my life to help her, but beyond a few trumpery presents, and a little lightening of pain, what can I do? Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story Any upstart of a tradesman thinks himself good enough to trouble an O’Shaughnessy about a trumpery twenty or thirty pounds. Pixie O'Shaughnessy The trumpery thing had seemed a sign to them, and now the sign was broken. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House It suited the sergeant's humour to lag behind the other boats by way of asserting his dignity and proving that he, Barboux, held himself at no trumpery colonial's beck and call. Fort Amity Very wealthy and a frequent traveller, Count Arthur's son had too many affairs on his head, and too many in it to cherish any desire of stuffing it further with old-fashioned trumpery. The Argonauts He seemed quite as much amused at my plain forest garb, leggings and service cap, as I had been at his silken trumpery. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV We have not loved one another for twenty years for a trumpery title to come between us now! That Stick The human face never wore an expression of more withering, relentless scorn than when the orator replied to Hayne's allusion to the "Murdered Coalition"—a piece of stale political trumpery well understood at that day. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail What puerile trumpery is that refusal of a man to reveal his name! Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques I've already forgotten what it was I wanted to discuss with you," she said—"it was some trumpery stuff. The Tragic Muse That last haul we made of traders' goods--cottons, and beads, and trumperies for the gins, and brass rings and such like for the men--will put them in the best of humours. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia All such trumpery should be scouted from the dwelling house of the farmer, and left to the special indulgence of the town builder. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings How it came among his trumpery archives I know as little as he, but can guess. The Mayor of Troy Bill played his Jew's harp, strummed countless sentimental, music-hall ditties on its sensitive tongue, his being was flooded with exuberant song, he was transported by his trumpery toy. The Red Horizon It is for it that he created the trumpery horrors, the sweet erotics of the score of "Salome." Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers You are thinking of some old trumpery of former days. Can You Forgive Her? All day you may ride and never once will your eye rest upon a picture that is commonplace or trumpery. Roughing it De Luxe This was why his yards and buildings were unincumbered with the trumpery which so often disfigures New England farms. Confessions of Boyhood Now this model patriot, whom every one must perforce respect for his perfect honesty and disinterestedness, keeps a wretched little shop in a trumpery cabin. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. Almost at the same instant the woman in her trumpery saw him too. The Henchman But he did not seem a bit angry; he very seldom is angry, unless at some trumpery thing, as when he threw the book away. Can You Forgive Her? Wo unto them, and the man who is the head of their kirk, whose cross and trumpery they would put on the Lord's chaste spouse. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation At any rate, it is a cheap system of rewards, and so long as men will work for such trumpery ends the state profits by playing upon their childish vanity. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View A trumpery proclamation written by General Washington himself, and translated into French, has been distributed among them, and they have been carried away by its fine sentences about liberty and independence. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 He's a curiously wrought cabinet full of shells and other trumpery, which were much better quite empty than so emptily filled. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 "And there is the trumpery trinket which I had hoped you would have worn for my sake." Can You Forgive Her? The six feet of homeliness belonging to Tunis has a balcony of wood which neither reveals nor hides the almond-eyed whose supposed relatives are selling trumpery in booths on the other side of the Seine. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 Because some venerable sham has imposed its emptiness on a score of generations, shall we go on reverencing it, and pass the scarecrow and its trumpery trappings on for the reverence of our children? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 I'll make ye as happy as a queen; see here, child, two is company, and three is trumpery, as the saying goes. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 The chief's house was a handsome cottage, papered and carpeted, with a huge stove in the parlor, where also stood a table exposing the bead trumpery of Mrs. Ellison's scorn. A Chance Acquaintance I have lost the trumpery seat in Parliament for which I have paid so much. Can You Forgive Her? He had the conscience to demand thirty of my nicely-made rings for one of his trumpery, ill-made silver ones—silver with a very bad alloy. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government "This trumpery will help us to rekindle the fire which is going out." Bohemians of the Latin Quarter But this trumpery tale happens to be a fair illustration of two things. Abraham Lincoln Thus however Constantine hoped to make the bishops keep the peace over such trumpery questions as this of Arianism seemed to him. The Arian Controversy "Why, they don't think to trap us, sir; I could break the trumpery door with a kick of my foot." The Best Ghost Stories In sooth, the coward knave has left his trumpery bundle all open as it is. The Days of Mohammed Father Medicis traded in all sorts of trumpery. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter He protests against the weakness which is content with passing penal laws, but does not see them carried out for fear of wounding these trumpery tender consciences. Andrew Marvell She, however, dashed the tears away, and replied, "I fear he would think his Sunshine wholly covered up and spoiled by trumpery, as he calls fashionable dress." Tempest and Sunshine Keep yourselves free—don't marry for money—don't let yourselves get under the thumb of any husband, rich or poor, or of social position or money or clothes or any such silly trumpery. His Second Wife Remember you not that I said his trumpery would be gone in the morning? The Days of Mohammed He may feel himself viler than a thousand trumpery souls who could not have borne his trials for a day. A Great Emergency and Other Tales So dominant, however, is present feeling and impulse, or so deficient is he in comprehensiveness, that he often takes up with the most trumpery arguments; that is, for a few days at a time. The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic They consist of an old rusty kris, a broken gun barrel, or any ancient trumpery, to which chance or caprice has annexed an idea of extraordinary virtue. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants I have prepared, however, another carriage for the abigail, and all the trumpery which our wives drag along with them. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals He must by a particular chemistry, extract the essence of things; without soiling his wit with dross or trumpery. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II But on that day it seemed not only as if I could never give way to ill-temper again, but as if the trumpery causes of former outbreaks could never even tempt me to do so. A Great Emergency and Other Tales I am not qualified to speak with authority about his fulfilment of the trumpery trivialities which fill up garrison life, but here is one anecdote about him. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent In my time nothing could be more futile than the trumpery one which was carried on men's shoulders. Miscellanea The day's journey once over, we see its issue prophesied in each trumpery raven and cloud that we have met since morning. Idolatry A Romance To describe all the trumpery which is immediately around it, in the original, would be a waste of time; but below are two good figures to the right, and two wretched ones to the left. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One As for this trumpery bill of sale—this trifle of three fifty, what is it to you? In Luck at Last English travellers return from the Continent disgusted with the tinsel ornament and theatrical trumperies that they have seen in foreign churches. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century As night darkened, the rude lights flared yellow and red upon the dusky forms bedizened with beads, bangles, and grotesquer trumpery. The Flower of the Chapdelaines By amusing mankind with such trumpery, he lured them off the scent of true sin. Idolatry A Romance Here was no useless fancy trumpery; all were useful articles; and in the old-fashioned, housewifely present Ishmael recognized the thoughtful heart and careful hand of Bee, and grateful, affectionate tears filled his eyes. Ishmael Or, In the Depths "You mean that this is an age of trumpery romance?" demanded a heavy gentleman in dull disdain. The Firing Line How was I to suppose that old Verner would disinherit you for that trumpery escapade? Verner's Pride The theft of those jewels was no trumpery affair. A Woman Named Smith The hero of this trumpery piece was of this familiar type. Macleod of Dare I know well enough I was near losing my wits with delight in the first watch I possessed, although it was but a trumpery little silver affair! Ishmael Or, In the Depths This is strong testimony to the contemporary appetite for nightmare, for the play is a trumpery affair. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century The idol pleasure was worshipped with such ardour and devotion, that all ranks were striving to outdo each other in tinsel, trumpery, and deeds of worthlessness and folly. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Don't worry about that; they quite expect to pay more than this trumpery is worth, because it's all for charity. Marjorie's Maytime It is all very well for the Macleods to interest themselves with these trumpery little local matters. Macleod of Dare What most strikes the imagination is that amid the most stirring events of the greatest war in history British Legislators should devote three of their precious hours to so trumpery an affair. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 25, 1917 Are you trying to play up to some trumpery notion of a rôle to fill? The Brimming Cup "For the sake of a trumpery pledge is he to throw away his own happiness—and mark you, Lane, perhaps hers?" Father Stafford And all, even the dullest, seemed to be amused, quite fascinated by the utter trumpery folly of it. Twelve Men "Dorothy, if there is anything to do in the way of gowns and women's trumpery in preparation for the wedding, begin at once, for the ceremony shall come off within a fortnight." Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall True, in relation to cosmic forces, it was but a trumpery bolt or a squib-like bomb; but it startled us all the same. Jaffery He ground his teeth, minded, that instant, to throw down the trumpery little wall of convention. The Brimming Cup Nay, but I like to watch them buzzing round, Poor little trumpery ephaeonals! A Christmas Garland All this, of course, is merely the exoteric account; but it shows at least that—the Chinese never fell into such fatuity as we of the West, with our creation six trumpery millenniums ago. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 An incipient negation of Deity, built upon the trumpery basis of his personal misfortunes, was almost shattered within the week that saw its first existence. Children of the Mist It must assuredly be one of the useless hangers-on of her husband come to ask her to plead for him in regard to some trumpery loan. Stories of the Border Marches But I return to Rome and our travellers in the trumpery line. The Roman Question Never had he been allowed to talk with her of Portugallia or of her riches and power; why, she could hardly bear the sight of him decked out in his royal trumpery. The Emperor of Portugalia But what made trumpery Agincourt was only the fierce will of a cruel, ambitious fighting king; and what flowed from it was a few decades of war and misery. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Only worth-while things were selected, not a miscellaneous collection of trumpery junk. Patty and Azalea Long ago "elegant" was turned from a word denoting the essence of refinement and beauty, into gaudy trumpery. Etiquette This was because High Jinks had been seen going out for her afternoon with what Mabel described to Sabre as a trumpery, gee-gaw parasol. If Winter Comes I was compelled therefore to lay hands on these trumperies. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. It is painted on a little trumpery fan—a mere square foot of silk. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 A trumpery hole it is, and ever will remain so.’ The Pocket George Borrow He spent threescore years in filling six rooms with such trumpery as is just too good to be thrown away, and too bad to be kept. An History of Birmingham (1783) "Well, why in heaven's name shouldn't High Jinks buy a trumpery, gee-gaw parasol?" If Winter Comes But to write the true nature and actions of such Rubbish, were to no other purpose then to foul a vast quantity of paper with a deal of trash and trumpery. The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple Accordingly nothing but the trumpery of mere penny-a-liners is brought forward, though this sometimes assumes an appearance of originality. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 Great loyalty it is that sets up the loss of their trumpery treasure over and above the loss of their king, my brother Otho! Romance Island An old-times chamber it was, sure enough, and crowded with all kinds of trumpery. Tales of a Traveller Extraordinary that a man could think of trumpery ailments at such a time! Lady Connie Their entanglements are tragic, but they are not trumpery or accidental. The New Jerusalem You must excuse us, Maxim Nikolaitch, we are always troubling you with our trumpery affairs. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories The shop windows hypnotised us; we went into ecstasies over imitation brooches and bought a mass of useless trumpery. The Darling and Other Stories But the ghost of my predecessor never haunted me; and I inherited crowns, sceptres, bowls, daggers, and all the stage trappings and trumpery, not omitting the widow, without the least molestation. Tales of a Traveller And any one who objects to Browning writing his huge epic round a trumpery and sordid police-case has in reality missed the whole length and breadth of the poet's meaning. Robert Browning MÁTHAVYA.—With the greatest pleasure in the world; but don't suppose that I am really coward enough to have the slightest fear of those trumpery demons. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala In later years he himself said of it, "It was a mediocre performance on a trumpery subject, written by a miserable child." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Now as we have told the success of the trumperies and cruelties of our own kings, and other great personages: so we find, that God is everywhere the same God. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations I smile, too, to see our leading actors, fretting themselves with envy and jealousy about a trumpery renown, questionable in its quality and uncertain in its duration. Tales of a Traveller Why, when anything goes wrong with their trumpery account books, or their trashy money, these poor folk are like blind men who have lost their staves. Hillsboro People The walls are at least six or seven yards thick, all built of freestone throughout, having no packing with trumpery within, as I was told, but all solid. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: 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 Is it all of a part with his speech in Russian to the regiment of which the Czar made him honorary colonel, a studied trumpery effort, designed for a momentary effect? William of Germany Don't go to buying any foolish trumpery; you have no money to waste on follies. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 She was none such heroical rebellious trumpery, I warrant ye. Tales of a Traveller "And yet," said he, "it is for such trumperies men sacrifice their lives, sometimes their characters." International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 But Kings are not exclusively the uniformed ones among the trumpery wares of the courts. Light "The trumpery room is plenty good enough for 'em," thought Corinda, retreating into the kitchen and cutting sundry flourishes in token of her contempt. 'Lena Rivers They begged he might have some old trumpery for armor, that they might enjoy the sport of seeing the poor creature in the war. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 What! you trumpery, to come and take up an honest house without cross or coin to bless yourself with! Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities The Count looked at Dumiger while he applied the word trumperies to those results which the latter had so impatiently striven for,—for which he had been laboring night and day. International Weekly Miscellany — Volume 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850 Can anything be more despicable?—and to think that rational creatures in possession of their senses should take pleasure in the sight of such trumpery! Marriage "How dare you dress her up in this —— trumpery, you—you cheating old witch; and what's that candle doing in her hand?" J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 5 He was a doctor and, when he died, all his trumpery was brought here and stowed away in our garret. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book Well, there's been a lot of trouble over a trumpery wooden idol. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle In nine cases out of ten they are mere trumpery, but, such as they are, no maid of all work will go out for her Sunday walk without her brooch and earrings and chain. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette No heavy, dirt-laden carpets to clean, no papered walls and ceilings to break their back over, no trumpery brickaty brack to take care of and dust and make life a burden. Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition Shaking out the folds of her gown, she leaned her back against the wall, and pointed with a finger on which were some trumpery rings. The Italians He withered all her poor little trumpery array of hothouse flowers of sentiment, by treating them as so much garbage, as all men know they are. Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel The statuary, who cares nothing about Time, loves to drop his costuming, trumpery altogether. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 If he paid Johnson the most trumpery of compliments, Johnson bowed low, and down it went on Boswell's cuff! Father Payne "A trumpery affair at the best of it." Mr. Scarborough's Family "Do you remember all the trumpery I used to have on my toilet-table?" she demanded. The Precipice With the greatest pleasure in the world; but don't suppose that I am really coward enough to have the slightest fear of those trumpery demons. Sakoontala or the Lost Ring An Indian Drama A long procession of flambeaux and friars; no plumes, trophies, banners, led horses, scutcheons, or open chariots; nothing but friars, White, black, and grey, with all their trumpery. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I No time this for disunion, trumpery quarrels over points of form. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters I could understand my precious intuition now; could analyze it into its trumpery constituents. The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta But there's been altogether too much money spent in this house in years gone by for trumpery. The Precipice It turned out to be a trumpery case, and the Bench advised his parents to make him return and fulfil his contract. Hodge and His Masters Would you have thought it worthy of consideration, if such a servant had thought proper to appropriate to her own use a cart-load of this trumpery? The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 563, August 25, 1832 She had felt, as she sat listening to him, that his speech was a pack of lies, a mess of conventional trumpery and platitudes! The Torrent Entre Naranjos These proclivities Megilp's conversation, pursuits, and studio full of trumpery were calculated to gratify. Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 The spectacles, or shows, in noise and absurdity, exceeded the English trumpery of that order; and to judge from the gaping crowds which they attracted, we are not the only credulous nation in the world. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 330, September 6, 1828 I started as the son of a broken-down nobleman, my material assets being a trumpery title. Through the Wall Well," Sir James pursued, "the next was a very trumpery affair, that I should have forgotten all about, probably, if it hadn't been for one circumstance. Martin Hewitt, Investigator The most mean-spirited and trumpery twaddle in the paragraph was, that Keats was so far gone in sensual excitement as to put Cayenne pepper upon his tongue, when taking his claret! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 Perhaps we are not really back again where there are no "Eremites and friars, White, black, and gray, with all their trumpery." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 To him their parchments and wigs, their cells and rods and hang-ropes, their mitres, chasubles, vestments, incense, chantings, services, bells, and books counted as so much trumpery. Essays in Rebellion The cause of the dispute is trumpery enough, and in itself wholly insufficient to cause a war between two great nations. Jack Archer And all of this has been accomplished without any forethought on the part of the acknowledged rulers and leaders of mankind or any save the most trumpery and uncertain provision for research. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 As for your little trumpery twopenny ring, there, sir, there!' The Rose and the Ring Carrock is but a trumpery little mountain of fifteen hundred feet, and it presumes to have false tops, and even precipices, as if it were Mont Blanc. Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices It was a sevenpenny-halfpenny trumpery thing that pretended to be silver; it had a glass heart of turquoise blue hanging from it, and it was the gift of the maid-of-all-work at the Fitzroy Street house. The Story of the Amulet Whoever makes a fetish of consistency is a trumpery body and little use to God or man. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies As feathers thrown into the air show how the wind blows, so this trumpery ballad serves to show the current of popular feeling at the time of its composition. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 The week was to end with a trumpery match on the Saturday, which two or three of us intended abandoning early in order to return to town that night. The Amateur Cracksman Lord! you can’t think what grand folks he and his wife have become of late years, and all along of a trumpery lil which somebody has written about them. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery Would any indifferent foreigner, who should read the trumpery lately written by Asgil, Tindal, Toland, Coward, and forty more, imagine the Gospel to be our rule of faith, and to be confirmed by Parliaments? The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces "I am Whig in blood and Whig in principle," I said,—"but I have never denied that those Scots who followed the Chevalier were too good to waste on so trumpery a leader." The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies But Rawdon flung open boxes and wardrobes, throwing the multifarious trumpery of their contents here and there, and at last he found the desk. Vanity Fair That was not quite the unkindest cut of all, but it was as unkind as it was trumpery. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial In that case there is no need for me to write about the trumpery scandal by which I was the sufferer—the innocent sufferer, I positively assert. The Woman in White I would have appreciated a rose or a ribbon from one I love more than all this trumpery from the people who are for the most part mere acquaintances. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 In this general social and intellectual house-cleaning have we consigned virtue to the rubbish heap—or at best relegated it to the garret with the spinning-wheel, hand-loom and other out-of-date trumpery? Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 This comes of your reading your storybooks; your Charles Grandisons, your Sentimental Journals, and your Robinson Crusoes, and such other trumpery. The Contrast All he saw was the trumpery parasol that arched its pinkness above her giggling head. The Age of Innocence I couldn't catch the name the first time, and the second time master knocked at the door, with his regular mouthful of questions, and another of his trumpery nosegays. The Woman in White "You are only going to some trumpery little village or other in the neighborhood, while we are going straight to Italy." The Woodlanders Why, is there a beggar or trumpery fellow in Scotland, who does not pretend to be somebody, or related to somebody? The Romany Rye Now I wonder a girl of your good sense should waste a thought upon such trumpery. She Stoops to Conquer "Why, Billy, you don't mean that Will, or you either, would try again for that trumpery teapot!" Miss Billy's Decision "You talk as if you thought I had taken your trumpery money." Paul Prescott's Charge As usual, a great proportion was trumpery which had begun to accumulate in his father's day. Walden This yer religion is all a mess of lying trumpery, Tom. Uncle Tom's Cabin You shan't stir.—Was ever anything so provoking, to mislay my own jewels, and force me to wear her trumpery? She Stoops to Conquer Thoughtless and superficial people may say, Here is surely a very trumpery little incident related in an absurdly circumstantial manner. The Moonstone I was therefore pushed out of doors, and my trumpery thrown after me, when it had been contemptuously examined in the passage, lest I should have stolen any thing. Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman Larkin, Esq., of the Lodge, worth, already, £27,000, and on the high road to greatness, and the trumpery little place in which he found himself. Wylder's Hand Thinking this a trumpery remark he made no answer, but put out another domino—then as though something about her still intrigued his heavy curiosity: "You with the French, ain't you?" The Happy Foreigner The actor, who can mouth and tear a passion to tatters, or swing a piece of trumpery into popular favor by the brute force of his dash and personality. The Dramatic Values in Plautus The organisation is a very trumpery affair, according to our ideas, I have no doubt. The Moonstone "To you, Caroline! you do not care for such trumpery." The Two Guardians or, Home in This World For they've heaps of trumpery—so have the rest Of those spinsters whose ware I'd like to own; You can see why I say with such certain zest, "These do I love, and these alone." Songs and Other Verse What signify the silly, idle gew-gaws of wealth, or the ideal trumpery of greatness! The Letters of Robert Burns There was one moment when he talked of "trumpery objections," in his most House of Commons manner. A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 To the gardener's astonishment, and to my disgust, this celebrated policeman proved to be quite a mine of learning on the trumpery subject of rose-gardens. The Moonstone From Lord Brougham Cannes, May 7th.—I wish to suggest to you the positive duty of taking care that justice is done upon the trumpery, and one-sided, and altogether insignificant Life of Pitt by Stanhope. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. Can a few trumpery laces and ribbons, a foolish patch, a little powder, affect what is real about a woman, think you? In the Valley Distress of mind—distress for his trumpery wound?—had shaken her, brought her back to youth and childishness? Delia Blanchflower And as for trumpery topical journalists like you, why, they would cut their throats in the country. Alarms and Discursions The attic was an unplastered room, which might have been used for lodgings or storing trumpery. From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin Once more I bring myself to bear on the furniture and the trumpery, and there is a small household whirlpool. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 I will repay you, upon honor, when we young fellows return from France, all laden with rings and brooches and such trumperies like your Norfolkshire pedlars at Christmas-tide. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages The gorgeous trumpery of Roman Catholic church paraphernalia, unheeded as it is, looks strangely out of place and contrasts curiously with the simple Protestant forms. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places And the flowers and all her little trumpery odds and ends about. The Incomplete Amorist No, I'll not chalk my face or smear myself with phosphorus to amuse such trumpery. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger It was the last of his jewels—the rejected of the pawnbrokers, who, not being learned in antique intaglios, had condemned the ring as trumpery. Birds of Prey "Yes," he replied, "I have a trumpery revolver in my pocket; little good it did me last night." Jennie Baxter, Journalist Mr. Slick, willing to oblige, yielded to these entreaties, and soon produced the clock—a gawdy, highly varnished, trumpery looking affair. The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville What a glory it is for poetry that it can make any piece of trumpery an object of curiosity and interest! Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" Mamma, you know, generally leaves her at the Priory, to take care of all the old trumpery, and show the place—you know it's a show place. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 But I might have known that she could not, all at once, wean herself from the trumpery. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Is it in the whitewashing of the battlements, the mending of the roads, the fountains, and all such trumperies? The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 1 What does he care for your trumpery silver spoons?' cried Vernon, contemptuously. The Golden Calf He is no piece of trumpery, but has all the appearance of being that noblest work, an honest man. Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" Other interiors are more magnificent in architectural display, none are lovelier than this, and there is nothing to mar the general harmony, no gilding or artificial flowers, no ecclesiastical trumpery, no meretricious decoration. Holidays in Eastern France The house of St. Anne, observes Dr. Clarke, is the "commencement of that superstitious trumpery which for a long time has constituted the chief object of devotion and of pilgrimage in the Holy Land." Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time And yet you ask me for the return of a trumpery four or five sovereigns—I am ashamed of you! The Uninhabited House Other fetishes of a more common sort were to be met at every step, lines of worsted and cotton stretched across the road, rags hung upon bushes, and other negro trumperies of the same kind. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War The ticketed garments, the impudent puffs; the trumpery decorations, proclaim them,—every one knows them at first sight, He who pretends not to do so, is simply either a fool or a liar. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography That is how men estimate the true and the trumpery treasures which Christ and the world offer. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Not all the serious causes of dissension between England and America have begotten half the bad blood that has been engendered by trumpery questions of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. America To-day, Observations and Reflections "Come hither then, Watkins, and aid me with a torch; give me a cloak, too, and another bonnet, and take away this trumpery," throwing down his coronet of feathers. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day Over the doors and alcoves were suspended a variety of charms, old stone axes and arrow tips, nuts, gourds, amulets, beads, and other trumpery articles. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War It takes several days of study for an observant traveller that has a relish for auld world trumpery. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey Oh, I don't want to quarrel with the fellow: but he is a regular thorn in my side, with his little trumpery estate, all in broken patches. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day Under these encouraging circumstances the proposed consultation which might have produced such excellent results had been rejected; thanks to a contemptible fear of infection, excited by a story of a trumpery piece of flannel! Blind Love "You may give quarters to such cattle if you like it yourself, Harry Wynd; but the same house shall not quarter that trumpery quean and me, and of that you may assure yourself." The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day The palace was full of fetish objects just as trumpery and meaningless as those in the humblest cottages. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War Quarrelsome drosky drivers, incongruous mills, and the thousand trumperies of the place, were all forgotten in the perfect beauty of the scene—in the full, the joyous realisation of my ideas of Niagara. The Englishwoman in America Formerly there were the village constable, the district clerk, trumperies, requisitions, and taxations; for then it was the gentry who were the guardians. Tales of the Wilderness But this time the villain is in earnest, I believe, with his trumpery invasion; and as soon as he hears that I am gone, he will make sure of having his own way. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War There is as much female trumpery in the wardrobe adjoining to my sleeping room as would equip a whole carnival. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day |
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