| 单词 | waggish |
| 例句 | No one had ever seen him so waggish, or so happy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His waggish vision — turning things upside down and inside out to revel in their strangeness — feels very current. Jimmy DeSana, Downtown Pioneer and Provocateur, Goes Mainstream 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z That all sounds so awful, and it is — but in the narrator’s knowing, alternately wry and waggish commentary, there is more than denial, repression and toughing-it-out, though plenty of that, too. Review | Anna Burns’s ‘Little Constructions’ is just as twisting and tragicomic as her Booker Prize winner ‘Milkman’ 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z They are witty and waggish and wildly amusing. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Finally, a proven method to show just how funny I am 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z A waggish design blogger summed it up more succinctly as the “golden combover.” Design: How to Ruin a Great Design 2011-03-13T19:30:07Z Here, McBryde is memorializing a lost friend, singing waggish lyrics in gracious tones. Review | Ashley McBryde makes brutal honesty sound bright as hell 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z His melancholy, along with his waggish humor, goes more unguarded in his songs. Rufus Wainwright’s 10-Year Journey Back to Judy Garland 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z By the next month, the British newspaper The Independent had churned out an article on Maier with the waggish, heat-seeking, imprecise headline “Little Miss Big Shot: Fifties America Exposed — by a French Nanny.” Movie Review: ‘Finding Vivian Maier’ Explores a Mysterious Photographer 2014-03-27T22:24:33Z Last month, one waggish journalist responded to the excitement surrounding Justin Timberlake's arrival in London by posting an old photo of the singer and his former paramour, Britney Spears, on Twitter. Justin Timberlake: The 20/20 Experience – review 2013-03-14T15:30:01Z It’s less concerned with satisfying the expectations of its genre than in finding waggish ways to deviate from them. ‘The Delinquents’ Review: Money for Nothing 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z She does well with waggish material, like the delightful writing-workshop comedy “Seminar,” but her attempts at realism don’t feel real. Evan Cabnet Directs Theresa Rebeck’s ‘Poor Behavior’ 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z An adulthood spent “focusing on my wealth rather than my health” had left him with a body mass that, according to one waggish friend, “went up and down like a bride’s nightie.” | 'Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead': A Road-Trip Diet 2011-03-31T23:39:39Z The otherworldly display prompted a Royal Air Force helicopter to circle around to get a better look, at which point the waggish artist turned the “E.T.”-like installation off. A Light Safari in Wine Country 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z But this waggish show, which enjoyed a cult moment on Broadway, is borne aloft on vintage music from the Go-Go’s. Fall Preview: 11 SoCal theater picks to celebrate our return to the stage 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z When I next peeked at my phone, I saw that my waggish tweet was already obsolete. Commentary: Who could make this up? Why 'The Trump Show' is such a crazy-making script 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z A spirit of waggish camaraderie prevailed but discipline was maintained. Commentary: How L.A.’s small-theater community is fighting for its life 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z It was his background as an educator that he credited for his repetitive locution style - or, as waggish journalists dubbed it, his "single transferable speech". Fish, finance, football: The lesser-known John Hume 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z The margins of early printed books are full of waggish doodles—a bagpiping monkey, a knight jousting with a snail. Reader, I Googled It 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z At home in London, a few weeks ago, Grant learned that he’d earned his first Oscar nomination, for playing a waggish con man in Marielle Heller’s “Can You Ever Forgive Me.” Richard E. Grant Hearts Barbra Streisand 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Below it, a handwritten sign read “Thanks Trmp,” with a waggish umlaut over the “u.” Tourists feel pinch of government shutdown 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Superheated rhetoric and outlandish claims abound in the country’s current political climate, and much of the initial reporting on the attack was also waggish and cynical. An Assassination Attempt by Drone Is Just the Latest Moment of Chaos in Venezuela 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z She is evolving in myriad ways — more inquisitive, cognizant of her vulnerabilities and subtly waggish. It’s Crazy Mikaela Shiffrin Will Aim for 3 Skiing Golds. It’s Crazier She May Get Them. 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z However serious the subject matter, many marchers showed off a waggish side, with science-centered puns abounding on T-shirts and placards. 'Science is real,' marchers in nation's capital and worldwide declare 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z He had begun his career as a waggish writer for the conservative Weekly Standard, and his television segments tended to be wittier and shrewder than his competitors’. Tucker Carlson’s Fighting Words 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z If you delight in minimalist visuals, waggish writing and artful a cappella sound effects, this is both a treasure-house of those things and for you. The 15 Best Video Games of 2016 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The waggish reaction to Guaranteed Rate’s name and arrow logo is like the feedback Energy Solutions received when its name replaced that of Delta Air Lines on the Utah Jazz’s arena a decade ago. One Guarantee for the Chicago White Sox’ New Stadium Name: Derision 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z It’s not exactly news that Trump’s sense of humor — I’m going to work from the hypothesis that all of this was meant in a waggish spirit — is belligerent, tone-deaf and thoroughly self-centered. Trump to New Hampshire: “I really don’t care” if you die on the roads — just love me 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z “Better say a gerry-mander,” retorted the waggish opposition newspaper editor Benjamin Russell, who is often credited with coining the exact term. Seeking to End Gerrymandering’s Enduring Legacy 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z That is the question posed by Mary Katharine Ham and Guy Benson, a pair of waggish conservative commentators, as they ponder the fate of the d.j. who got fired for playing “Blurred Lines.” Who’s Fighting Free Speech? 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z As the Capitol building itself undergoes a facelift, that waggish definition of Capitol Hill, “Hollywood for ugly people,” is becoming more than mere aphorism. We need a new constitution: Here’s how we save American democracy from charlatans, loudmouths and the 1 percent 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Photos from the trial showed him seated and handcuffed, sporting a brown T-shirt, waggish smile and bristly hair that called to mind one of the bears that he once locked up. Beijing Zoo Official by Day, Taxi Driver by Night, Court Told 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Coward called it his most serious play, and it certainly cuts through the familiar, waggish Coward persona to reveal a semblance of real heartbreak underneath. | Connecticut: A Review of ‘A Song at Twilight’ 2014-03-08T00:20:38Z Beyond the law, the identifiable style of Hasidic clothing — even some waggish Hasidim call it a uniform — serves many purposes. Hasidic Jews in Heavy Dress Bear Up in Summer’s Heat 2012-06-29T02:57:02Z One would have said that some waggish creature was producing them and amusing himself with our embarrassment. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z The stride with which she walked, the waggish way she rolled from side to side, the devilry in her eye, all betokened the Indian control. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z A waggish curate overheard the schoolmaster giving lessons in grammar. Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z Have you a mind," with a waggish look, "to play bride's man, M. de Tignonville? Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Verlaine, in his waggish mood, persisted in spelling as "Cymbalists" the Symbolists, his own followers. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The hypothesis of jugglery and mystification, dear to certain critics, has not the least application to this case, although I admit that rappings and movements are often produced as practical jokes by waggish persons. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z "I believe you've been out all night," he observed in a jocular tone of reproof, a waggish forefinger uplifted. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z “War ’tory, massa,” inquired the self-convicted, but waggish negro, the left foot at the same time performing countless evolutions, and the flannel cap twirled round the thumb with increased velocity. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z His ugliness by itself would have been whimsical—his protruding eyes, long pointed nose, uneven cheeks and bulbous chin hinted at something waggish. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z Its grand fault is endeavouring to invest Twm Shone with a character of honesty, and to make his exploits appear rather those of a wild young waggish fellow than of a robber. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z The chief steward, a tun of a man, bigger even than Monsieur Pettipon, peeped at his visitor from beneath waggish, furry eyebrows. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z The Phœnix is also very much like an intelligent eagle, with gold and crimson plumage and an exceptionally waggish tail. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z The night was creeping on, clear and cold, and there would be full settles about his waggish fires. The ghosts of their ancestors 2011-08-08T02:00:20.667Z A serious, waggish, holy, cunning smile now illuminated the red, dry features of the attorney, and shaking his head with a Burleigh-like-pregnancy of meaning, he said, "Ah, cousin!" The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z She was excessively annoyed; and to propitiate her, the waggish companions sent her a handsome cotton dress. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z A certain Lord happening upon him, and fancying his laughter-loving look, and waggish eye, cultivated his acquaintance, and proposed to him a trip to the East as his friend, courier, and what-not. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Sebastian appeared to people much too waggish to allow them to think that he had learned anything. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z He can be dry and waggish as he shows himself off to those who come and pay their fifty cents. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z How the two can assimilate, I do not understand; and my misunderstanding is wofully augmented by the heroine's frequent expressions of churchliness, and the ruffian's equally frequent outbursts of waggish infidelity. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z In Albano the cup of joy, into which the whole day had been pouring, overflowed with the sparkling foam of a waggish humor. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z He would not have gone had not some waggish young farmers first put him in an abnormal condition, by the consumption of a considerable quantity of hard cider. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z There was something diabolically waggish in Mr. Dingwell's face, if the noble lord could only have seen it distinctly, as he entered the room. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z The rest of the populace were enjoying no such solace from any waggish interpretation of the future. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z As the time went on and the impenetrable Carrados made no allusion to the case, Carlyle’s manner inclined to a waggish commiseration of his host’s position. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z "The terrorists have won" is one of those waggish catch-alls that normally annoy me, but all too often it seems that way. 2010-01-22T01:21:00Z It began: Darling Buster: Your waggish epistle received and contents noted. The Idyl of Twin Fires Sedley was not a romantic being only; he had also his waggish mood, and loved a lark when it came. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z Over the high wooden mantel the Maitland who had been governor of the state years ago hung at a waggish angle, and a clock had been pushed aside and stopped at half-past one. The Window at the White Cat Another week passed; Mr Carlyle was becoming inexpressibly waggish, and Carrados himself, although he did not abate a jot of his conviction, was compelled to bend to the realities of the situation. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z A waggish young fellow decorated his sailor hat with enough bunches to form a wreath, quite finishing Irene's stock, and encroaching on Deirdre's half of the tray. The School by the Sea Here Sir Benjamin grew so waggish that he very nearly laid plump finger to nose but checked himself in time and coughed instead. Our Admirable Betty A Romance Brighella represented a meddlesome, waggish, and artful servant, who wore a sort of livery with a dark mask, copied after the tanned skin of the men of that sub-Alpine region. The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern "I consider myself answerable for the second platoon of the Amherst Rangers," replied Henry, with a waggish sauciness, "and they march this night, whatever happens." Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency At least, they meant that the conversation should be serious; but Brush was such a merry waggish fellow, that he seldom could talk very long upon any subject without a laugh or a joke. The Squirrels and other animals Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds I know you to be a wag by nature, and you must play the waggish actor. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 He says of himself—he is the waggish companion to whom I alluded in my previous notes—"I am well preserved in high spirits." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, August 20, 1887. He was always ready for either a fight or a frolic; had more mischief than ill-will in his composition; and, with all his overbearing roughness, there was a strong dash of waggish good-humor at bottom. International Short Stories American A thin, dark, weather-beaten countenance, animated by a bright and restless eye, expressed cunning rather than hardihood, and seemed habitually to alternate between the manifestations of waggish vivacity and distrust. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The financier’s smile was meant to be waggish. Jacob's Ladder The left eye, which was partly closed by a paralytic stroke several years ago, gave him a rather artful, waggish appearance. Across Asia on a Bicycle We had with us a number of waggish fellows that would be the life of any company, jovial, hearty, able to bring forth a joke under the most forbidding circumstances. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House His volubility and waggish manners would have made him quite at home in that assembly, while his orange colored waistcoat would have given him an agreeable conspicuity. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 6 December, 1897 "Please, Marm, we voted on it!" whimpered the same waggish voice. The Co-Citizens And she gave a waggish laugh, in which Mrs. Tiralla this time joined. Absolution The waggish laureate Jasher is supposed by some profane speculators to have got up the whole miracle himself. Bible Romances First Series After some common questions, a waggish counsel sitting near suggested that the witness should be asked as to his having been a prisoner in Gloucester gaol. Law and Laughter A fat old Irish stoker came drifting half-drunk up the pier with a serene and waggish smile. The Harbor Why this Rhodian Spark I told ye of, was with me at a Feast, where I happen’d to have a small Girl: This Stripling began to be sweet upon her, and waggish upon me too. Prefaces to Terence's Comedies and Plautus's Comedies (1694) He ought to pray twice as much as others, he the husband of such a pious and--there was a momentary pause and Mr. Schmielke gave a waggish laugh--beautiful wife. Absolution Or worse, did some waggish, but inconsiderate friend ever send you a fool’s-cap and a hamper of stones? The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue A lady of vivacity was by a waggish friend proposed to be made acquainted with a gentleman of infinite wit, an offer she gladly accepted. 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. Blackie's text books of Greek Dialogues are full of the most waggish remarks. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland She stood up, and there came over her faded face a waggish expression. The School Queens His volubility and waggish manners would have made him quite at home in that assembly, while his orange-colored waistcoat would have given him an agreeable conspicuity. Birds in the Bush I admit that probably they were not trying to do their best; that they might have put on a little intentional clumsiness, in the instinctive hope of escaping derision by being thought waggish. Change in the Village The Little Chaplain, forgiving the enemy's waggish tone, raised his arms as high as possible so that no one should fail to see his importance. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Asked to name the five most characteristic American "institutions," this waggish legislator replied, "The Constitution, Free Public Schools, Railroads, Newspapers and the Jersey cow!" When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine His waggish viewpoint was emphasized by a slight stutter. The Fighting Edge Mrs. Mills went back to the shop with a waggish caution against too much love-making. Love at Paddington Side-lights from all Society shift here Reflected in keen mot and jocund jeer, Wild jest, and waggish whimsey. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 January 11, 1890 "You people better draw up an agreement as to who's to have all this gold," said Locke, with a waggish smile. Isle o' Dreams But he, as he ascended his bicycle with a waggish winkle in his eye, repeated that I might try it on at all events. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. Bouvard, who wrote spread over his desk, with his elbows out, in order the better to round his letters, gave vent to a kind of whistle while half-closing his heavy eyelids with a waggish air. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life Lo! from the dark Came waggish fauns, and nymphs, and satyrs stark, With dancing and loud revelry,–and went Swifter than centaurs after rapine bent.– Endymion A Poetic Romance This gave occasion to a waggish parody: O, Jemmy Thomson, Jemmy Thomson, O! which for awhile was echoed through the town. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II The latter was driving "Black Maria" along the street when he was hailed by a waggish omnibus-driver who affected to mistake the depressing character of the passing vehicle. The History of "Punch" Another waggish picture is made by the snub-nosed girl with her hair arranged à la Madonna. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture On another occasion he was riding along the road, and was accosted by two waggish members of the 6th Ohio. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive A fantastic, waggish crew—yet Francis minded them not, so long as they observed sufficient etiquette to keep their distance from his royal person and immediate following. Under the Rose Suddenly the fierce look left the boy’s face, and was replaced by a wild, waggish expression. Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication An inquiry by a waggish member, whether the committee intended to allow proceedings to be in any one of the three hundred Indian dialects, restored to the English language its appropriate name. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles All the tresses in such condition that I have ever gazed upon have looked most slovenly and ofttimes positively waggish. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture Now and then, he would turn around with a waggish smile, and cry: "Comrade, let's have the waltz from 'Robin,' I feel like dancing." The Dean's Watch Yielding to that waggish disposition which was a marked characteristic of Simon Kenton, sometimes under the most trying circumstances, the ranger said: "Come on, younker, you shall take care of me." The Phantom of the River At the little railway station a couple of straw-stuffed dummies, side by side on a platform seat as if waiting for a train, showed that a waggish spirit was abroad. Pushed and the Return Push He shook hands with Philip, and chucked Patty under the chin with a waggish aspect, which called an appealing blush into the girl's face. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray In 1823 the Roxburghe made proffers of membership to him, partly, it would seem, under the influence of a waggish desire to disturb his great secret, which had not yet been revealed. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author Just at this epoch, some waggish member of the eating club employed his camera at their expense. The Brentons No," said a third in a waggish tone, "that would be quite new. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan The Deacon, you know, is a little waggish. Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I Lyndhurst, in his dry and waggish way, remarked, "May be so, my Lord Harry; but I have a strong notion that, moonshine though it be, you would like to see the first quarter of it." The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings When some waggish member on the Southern side cried, "Louder!" the effect upon the audience was convulsing. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Knowing Fred's waggish nature, Jack hoped that he was indulging in some jest, but he could not quite convince himself that such was the fact. Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) Certain waggish persons began to "josh" him and others tried to argue with him, but all such attempts merely roused his native obstinacy. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's And a waggish old squirrel, who had heard the conversation, asked the bobolink how he could expect any one to like beautiful things who looked out of such great staring eyes. Queer Stories for Boys and Girls A waggish friend of his popped a quantity of gunpowder into B——'s instrument. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings On the occasion of one of these drives, and after the death of Dr. Bancroft, Sr., we passed the house of a waggish old man named Asa Tarbell. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 "Of mummies, sir?" inquired old Josiah Adams, a waggish member of the Bar. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 The chicaly bird began his musical quick cuckoo cry, the corrosou tolled out his bell notes, the "waggish kinds of Monkeys" screamed and chattered in the branches, playing "a thousand antick Tricks." On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The deacon, you know, is a little waggish. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) And the farmers tossed their heads with an incredulous and waggish air. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 Nickie put it on in a waggish humour, and stood moralising as three pretty Spanish dancers, in charge of a toreador, passed in. The Missing Link It is exceeding waggish, and much imitating his Lordship's way of speaking. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II I do not love a pretty girl—you are so waggish!— The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Ha! ha! ha!" exclaimed Mr. Fabian, with a forced laugh, with which he attempted to conceal his uneasiness, "you are a waggish rogue! The Home in the Valley The Normans strode on in front, led by Célestin Duclos, a tall young fellow, sturdy and waggish, who served as a captain for the others every time they set forth on land. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 Dinner, however, came, and the little waggish doctor could not, for the life of him, avoid his jokes. The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Sir George was esteemed, what in those days was called, a good astrologer, and Wood calls him, in his usual quaint manner, a thorough paced loyalist, a boon companion, and a waggish poet. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II His hair was dark auburn in colour, short and wavy, with a sort of golden tinge in it; his forehead was broad and open, and below it were two uncommonly waggish blue eyes. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police And, without pausing in his work, he went on talking, growing waggish. His Masterpiece When the ginger ale came, Lawton, still waggish, observed the label, which was one of the many imitations of a well-known brand. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Zub is a wise poodle, and the waggish tale of the dog gives the name to the collection. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 15, 1892 Cousin Monica looked in my face with her old waggish smile, and laughed. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh And it did him good to drink in her mirthful, waggish laugh. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Of all the bold, denying Spirits, The waggish knave least trouble doth create. Faust His speech, when he is of waggish humour, carries a tincture of Queen Anne phraseology that is subtle and droll. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned "How would a hatchet do?" asked Max, with waggish look and smile. Christmas with Grandma Elsie Conti, her husband's cousin, a fat, waggish man of the world, changes into seriousness, pity and affection under her silent influence. The Poetry Of Robert Browning If nought else could atone For waggish libel, I swear on bible, I would have spared him for thy sake alone, Man Friday! The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 For a time he sat decorating the lettering of his title, "The Better Government of the World," with little grinning gnomes' heads and waggish tails.... Mr. Britling Sees It Through Pa. I know your waggish Tricks well enough. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. Even the wags, and everyone was inclined to be waggish in the first great fortnight of faith, never put the number higher than eight, lest their jokes should lose point or their wit its subtlety. The Siege of Kimberley "Boutelle's Babies," as some waggish first team man had labelled them, went off in high feather and fancied themselves more than ever. Left Tackle Thayer "A picture!" cried the narrator with the waggish nose. Tales of a Traveller Before his master, who is the hero, Cacurgus commonly affects the simpleton, but at other times is full of versatile shrewdness and waggish mischief. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Such waggish flashes as this, I need scarcely say, were most welcome, and afforded, when they came, a pleasant relief to the necessary dryness that characterised, perforce, the proceedings. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 4, 1891 Fritzing was got up sportingly, almost waggishly—heaven knows his soul was not feeling waggish—as differently as possible from his usual sober clothes. The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight But this never restrained Field from taking all sorts of waggish liberties with General Logan's well-known fondness for mixed metaphors and other perversions of the Queen's English. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 "I surmise," said the shrewd old gentleman with the waggish nose—"I surmise it was the old housekeeper walking her rounds to see that all was right." Tales of a Traveller His waggish mind found no end of humor in creating a son for Mr. Crane, who was christened after his father's stage partner, Stuart Robson Crane. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 As the time went on and the impenetrable Carrados made no illusion to the case, Carlyle's manner inclined to a waggish commiseration of his host's position. Four Max Carrados Detective Stories There were certain trees into which he inevitably drove, certain waggish bends of the river where, no matter how he might face, he was sure to arrive. Murder in Any Degree We shall hear of Eugene Field in regions of literature far above the aim and scope of these witty and waggish sketches. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 "A mighty pleasant piece of information," cried an elderly gentleman, with a knowing look and a flexible nose, to which he could give a whimsical twist when he wished to be waggish. Tales of a Traveller Mr. Curtis executed his sketch of Field in good faith; Field's sketch of Mr. Curtis was a marvel of waggish invention. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 Another week passed; Mr. Carlyle was becoming inexpressibly waggish, and Carrados himself, although he did not abate a jot of his conviction, was compelled to bend to the realities of the situation. Four Max Carrados Detective Stories She was a girl of some beauty, but her face was most engaging from a kind of waggish intelligence that it had. The Penalty What, after that, could her father do but give his consent to a union which alone would save his only child's reputation from the cruelty of waggish tongues? Castles in the Air An auctioneer usually tries to be off-hand, waggish, and brisk—a cross between a street peddler and a circus clown, with a hint of the forced mirth of the after-dinner speaker. Adopting an Abandoned Farm "I shall then begin with this gentleman," continued the waggish head of the forecastle, turning towards the still motionless chief of the marines. The Red Rover The feathers overhanging the brim increased the broadness of the hat, and looked singularly waggish fluttering against the spriggy-looking projections of gray hair. What Dress Makes of Us "No; that isn't it," he said, chiding her with a waggish forefinger. Alice Adams Mr Dombey appeared to relish this waggish description of himself so very little, that the Major wound up with the horse's cough, as an expression of gravity. Dombey and Son Its grand fault is endeavouring to invest Twm Shon with a character of honesty, and to make his exploits appear rather those of a wild young waggish fellow than of a robber. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery The white, wild night outside was playful and waggish compared with the black dejection behind the opaque glass windows. The Happy Foreigner The little man seemed rarely complacent, and impudently greeted Kirkwood's scowling visage, as the latter peered through the window in the coach-door, with a smirk and a waggish wave of his hand. The Black Bag There were wily, waggish bulls who took it into their heads to pull both statue and pedestal to the ground, and this would be received amidst shouts and huzzahs of the spectators. The Quest The waggish professor is enjoying himself, quite in his element. Look Back on Happiness I noted the stupid bewilderment with which he received a typhoon of hoops thrown by Elodie, and his waggish leer when, clown-wise, he had caught them all. The Mountebank If I should lay it aside, the waggish pages would cut to themselves garters out of it, as I was once served at Coulaines. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 But Mr. Lambert was always laughing in his waggish way, and, indeed, he did not look the least angry. The Virginians So may the Gods bless me, Scapha is waggish; the hussy's quite knowing. The Captiva and the Mostellaria Louis appeared in a short jacket and a straw hat, looking rather waggish and very embarrassed to present himself in such a costume. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters This was said with a waggish kind of a leer, as if he thought he had said a very smart thing in a very smart way. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States O my pretty little waggish boy, said Grangousier, what an excellent wit thou hast? Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 Then they smiled and exchanged waggish looks with each other, of which Harry did not understand the meaning, nor why they cast knowing glances at the two other guests over their wine. The Virginians Whereupon the waggish courtiers proceed to define it: it is 'a cittern-head,' 'the head of a bodkin,' 'a death's-face in a ring,' 'the face of an old Roman coin, scarce seen,' and so forth. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 Farewell, good wags, whose wits praiseworth I deem, Though somewhat waggish; so we all have been. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 An honourable wag and waggish earl, Even what you will, sweet lady, I must bear, Hoping of patience profit will ensue, That you will bear the Prince as I bear you. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 "I could ha' sworn—" "Bad habit," and Furneaux crooked a waggish forefinger at him. The Postmaster's Daughter The Colonel was a gentleman of pleasant, waggish humour. The Virginians "With her ring-around-a-rosy curls!" supplemented Ruth, her own face breaking into laughter, as, caught by the infection of Fibsy's waggish gayety, she rounded out the phrase. Vicky Van The stranger looked sternly at the waggish apprentice, and seemed to grasp his cudgel in rather a menacing fashion. The Fortunes of Nigel The handsome face was so waggish and full of sheer, joyous fun, that they all laughed and the matter was amicably settled. Patty's Suitors It continued to droop, giving the appearance of a waggish leer. The Iron Trail In one hand he trailed a gun, and at his heels trotted a waggish spaniel of immense importance and infinitesimal size. Aladdin O'Brien This gave occasion to a waggish parody— "O, Jemmy Thomson, Jemmy Thomson, O!" which for a while was echoed through the town. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 2 Now it was not that those waggish spirits said of his placard things exceedingly annoying to his sensitive feelings, but that every prig made him the butt of his borrowed wit. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter It was looked upon as one of his waggish tricks, intended to hit off some one, or perhaps the whole class of fine tailor-made gentlemen who forget their benefactors. Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed with Humor The Commodore sends a Challenge to Gamaliel, and is imposed upon by a waggish invention of the Lieutenant, Peregrine, and Gauntlet. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle But Herr Kleefeld, leaning as before on the counter, shook his head from side to side, with a waggish air, which confused Ephie still more. Maurice Guest Muskrat Castle, as the house had been facetiously named by some waggish officer, stood in the open lake, at a distance of fully a quarter of a mile from the nearest shore. The Deerslayer It was generally referred to as "that street," in a subdued voice that was suggestive either of shame and disgust or of waggish mirth. The Rise of David Levinsky A company of waggish boys were watching of frogs at the side of a pond, and still as any of them put up their heads, they would be pelting them down again with stones. Essays and Tales Tunley had scarce got the better of his agitation, when his wife, entering the room, told them, by way of news, that some waggish body had sent Mr. Sackbut the curate to pray with her. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle As a waggish local constituent puts it, I've "gone from bad to Hell." Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' Only oysters know how to smile in this way; cool, gentle, waggish, and yet inexpressibly innocent and winning. George Cruikshank And he pulls out a portrait, executed in photography, of your humble servant, as an immense and most unpleasant-featured baboon, with long hairy hands, and called by the waggish artist "A Literary Gorilla." Roundabout Papers "A million all but one!" replied a waggish soldier in a torn coat, with a wink, and passed on followed by another, an old man. War and Peace The exciseman, with a waggish sneer, expressed his apprehension of Trunnion's death, in consequence of which the patereroes might be discharged with an equivocal intent, either as signals of his lady's sorrow or rejoicing. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle After a few potations, the waggish pair persuaded the exhilarated Frenchman that there was an inexcusable partiality in offering to one lady, and not extending a similar courtesy to another. The Pioneers "Rather a small box for you, sir," said the waggish Mr. Gould. Manalive "Thou shouldst have said my waggish face and sweet company," said Dickie; "but how wilt thou travel with us—I mean in what character?" Kenilworth At ten years of age, realizing himself to be a "landed proprietor" through the christening gift of his waggish grandsire, young Barnum set out to survey his estate, which he had not yet seen. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum Making haste to leave the book department of this shop, they regained a mutual ease, and the Governor became waggish over Lin's concern at being too rich. Lin McLean “Oh!” exclaimed Richard, with something of a waggish leer, “thou owest the lad for the venison, I suppose that thou killed, Cousin ‘Duke! The Pioneers And again, sometimes the beginner rides for a space with one eye closed by perspiration, giving him a waggish air foreign to his mood and ill calculated to overawe the impertinent. The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll The oilcloth which covers the long table is so greasy that a waggish externe will write his name on the surface, using his thumb-nail as a style. Father Goriot He stepped into the car, waving a waggish farewell, and when the wheels were in motion again, he turned upon his companion a broad face literally shining with pride. The Turmoil, a novel |
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