| 单词 | devilry |
| 例句 | “Don’t think I won’t knock you a good one to keep you from working any more of your devilry.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Yet the devilry is in the details, and as I delved deeper, I discovered that the money in dispute was connected to another victim of the Reign of Terror, George Bigheart. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Don't forget that she has magic in her fingers and devilry dancing in her blood. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z ‘The Dead can’t be really there! Is it some devilry hatched in the Dark Land?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z ‘We feared that Saruman was brewing some new devilry for us.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z ‘There’s some devilry at work in the Shire,’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Every time one of my men shows mercy to the enemy, one of their comrades falls, their life wrung out of them by Augur devilry. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And while the great majority behaved properly, fleeing at the sound of Tehlu’s name and keeping their devilry within reasonable bounds, many did not. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z ‘The devilry! What mischief has he done — to himself, and to all of us?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z If he’s thoughtful, then there’s devilry behind it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But when the eighth came round, a certain Phoinikian adventurer came too, a plausible rat, who had already done plenty of devilry in the world. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That makes a person wonder what manner of devilry they're concealing; after all, if there's literally nothing to see in front of us, surely it's hiding elsewhere. "The Girl Before" confirms the villainy of minimalism 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Link to video: Iron Man 3: watch the trailer There's all sorts of meta-cinematic devilry going on in one of the strangest blockbusters of the decade – Iron Man 3. Iron Man 3 illustrates a Chinese puzzle Hollywood is hoping to solve 2013-04-23T16:01:00Z Yugoslavia the cat may also remind readers of Behemoth, the demonic feline in Mikhail Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita,” who mixes his devilry with charm, though Yugoslavia seems more devil than charmer. A Life Altered by War and Transmuted Into Fiction 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z How about you, dear reader: Who are the sword and sorcery protagonists that scratch your itch for devilry and adventure? Perspective | Let’s talk about the best sword and sorcery books 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Add the devilry of the Joker in Batman and the cynicism of Krusty the Clown in the Simpsons, and the 21st-century clown starts to look very threatening. The wisdom of clowns 2011-03-17T07:59:00Z The Marsten House and its host of spooky devilry also plays prominently in this season. More "Misery," more problems: "Castle Rock" returns, more slippery than ever 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Jurassic Park meets Jaws... a descent into darkness and devilry. Not the Booker prize 2012: the shortlist 2012-08-13T09:28:03Z Even in his chief gig, as daily host of a 2-4pm slot on 5Live, Bacon has been unable to resist a bit of devilry. Richard Bacon: why I was sniggering at the Queen Mother's funeral 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z Whatever method is used to explain why the young Ben Solo became so estranged from his parents that patricide became the only option, there must be an acceptable level of detail in the devilry. From Rey's dark side to Snoke's identity – the questions Star Wars: The Last Jedi must answer 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Every day brings with it new devilry violently propelled from Trump's twisted tennis-ball machine of awfulness, keeping the entire nation perpetually off balance. American fascism has arrived, and the danger is real — but it's not too late to defeat it 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Whereas the dread of devilry, in “The Witch,” was rooted deep in the faith of the early settlers, “The Lighthouse” has to create its own mythology as it goes along. “The Lighthouse” Is Salted with Madness 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z What else could it be — and what new devilry is waiting for us tomorrow? What sleazy deal did Trump make with Erdogan? We don't know — but the mind reels 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z This is the Space Mountain of political eras -- too dark to see what new forms of devilry lurk around the next bend. What comes next in Trump’s big power-grab: How close is he to staging a coup? 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z We never quite knew what might happen next — what form of embarrassing devilry was on deck — a feature of the forthcoming Trump presidency, by the way, that’ll far surpass the worst Bush could muster. Thank you and farewell, President Obama: Will we ever see another truly “presidential” leader? 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z The film is certainly stuffed with devilry, and Eggers is not shy of familiar tropes. The Mortal Terror of “The Witch” 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z If he comes out with a monocle at half-time expect some devilry.” Barcelona v River Plate: Club World Cup final – live! 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z But while there is some inevitable devilry in the details, the FDA proposal is sound, and timely, and welcome. Adding Added Sugar to Food Labels: of Calculus, Caveats and Hope 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Images of flames and devilry abound in a movie whose art direction seems to have been inspired by Dante’s “Inferno” — the graphic novel version. ‘Horns’ movie review: Daniel Radcliffe goes heavy on the metaphors Having a home ice-cream machine is devilry enough, tempting one to arterial assaults in the wee hours when one rightly ought to be counting free-range sheep and firing up the negative ion generator. Gadget Lust: Dream Ice Cream Maker Lets You Churn Out 31,000 Flavors With it, too, the idle can pass many an hour, which otherwise he would have given, not to work, but to extravagant devilries. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z If he comes out with a monocle at half-time expect some devilry.” Barcelona v River Plate: Club World Cup final – live! 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Canton is a city of mysteries and marvels; it is a city of many industries, insufferable heat, intolerable smells, and almost unbelievable devilry and crime. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z "Here's the greatest devilry you ever heard of!" he exclaimed. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z 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 The more I thought of it, the more certain I became that they were the object aimed at by whatever devilry was on foot; and that possession of them gave me the whip-hand. When Love Calls 2012-03-22T02:00:36.883Z Many's the time I got in that way as a boy, when the wheel was stopped--just a boy's devilry, you understand. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z This was a world of devilry and crime. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z At this moment, the least secure refuges in France were the prisons, for the blood-drunken populace had a way of making raids upon the jails, and maltreating incarcerated aristos, out of pure devilry. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z So long as his teeth were in full occupation, he had no time to think of the reported devilry in the Castle. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z After what time, immediately both the said Elizabeth and the infant to whom she gave suck, by the devilry of the said Helen, fell into a consuming sickness, whereof both died. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z I feel that it is impossible for us to remain quiet while such devilry is being carried on among those woods. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z They are drawn with an accumulation of detail, a fondness for probing into depravity, with a sense of the dramatic value of devilry, and with a bitterness and cynicism that often seem sincere and searching. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z It was a face of inhuman devilry; the face of a mediæval demon, a hideous, grinning, distorted ghoul, a very caricature and insult upon the features of humanity. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z She made me take her through a valeta, a minuet, a mazurka, and she danced elegantly, but with a little of Carmen's ostentation—her dash and devilry. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z "It was poison; it was witchcraft; it was sheer African devilry." The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Except for this, the silence was intense, and we could hear no sound of the devilry outside. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Male and female alike, they were adepts at devilry and crime of every degree, yet amidst such a category of evil, they still possessed the one singular virtue of esteeming purity in their women. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Are you obliged to dress your noble goddess in a hood of devilry and caricature? Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z But you've been up to some devilry or other—I'm sure of it. The Brass Bottle A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts 2011-10-11T02:01:04.737Z There is something else to it, devilry and evil spells, or so I think. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z Not choosing to let them suppose that I feared any devilry, I put out my hands. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The brown midget showed angry distrust of us, knowing what devilry was in his own mind. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z We're a great deal too like one another, too full of devilry and carelessness, to assimilate. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z My wife is a good woman, let who will say otherwise; but for all that there's a woman in all devilry. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z They could send him word of any new scheme of devilry. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z The duo who provide the side's devilry and carousel passing are going nowhere soon. Best way forward for Cesc F?bregas may mean staying at Arsenal 2011-07-19T18:02:16Z They had not arrived at some of our refinements in devilry, but some of their subtleties occasioned great destruction. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z A merry twinkle kindled in her eye, a flush was on her cheek, and mischievous devilry played about her lips. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Wherever there is much ale there is much devilry, whether it be drunk at The Bull or elsewhere. The Coming of the King 2011-08-13T02:00:24.197Z "Ghosts and devilry!" exclaimed one of the lay brothers. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z I would rather keep guard in a camp over a whole army of captives than sit here, especially if the confounded bishop understands the black art, and such-like devilry. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z We are witnessing a resurgence of devilry that is perfectly appalling. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z Was it some fresh act of devilry on the part of his tormentor that he should be brought to this ghastly place in the dead of night; and, when he should reach it—what then? The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Write this with songs and dances and popular costumes and irony and devilry.1 ... Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z It is devilry and sorcery," said the king: "if thou, too, hadst not seen both the girl and the house, I could have sworn I had been dreaming, or was mad. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z We could only suppose that two or three "matreros" had come across him in the open camp, far from any dwelling, and that they had done the dastardly deed from sheer devilry. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z They remembered the gas; what new devilry was this? Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z He made several inquiries privately, broached the subject apparently by chance, and tried to find out from one or other of his comrades something about Schickedanz's devilry. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z Their backs were turned to the devilry that threatened us. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z Miah watched him, feeling glad he had gone alone, for he knew there was some devilry afoot. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z A tall bank of clouds was pierced with lightning so like shell-fire, except for a longer tremor of light, that men looked and wondered what devilry was on over there in the back areas. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z Then an irresistible piece of devilry made me dab the tip of his nose with it. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z The Second Part of Faust is devilry all through, a tissue of bewilderments and devilries. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z And in a twinkle I knew that he was the cause, through lies or some kind of devilry, of the coolness between Mary and Arthur Saxton. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z His fits of depression, his outbursts of devilry, his dislike of games, the streak of fatalism that was in him, his impatience of all authority, had exposed him to many hardships. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z I wish to Heaven they had picked Maroobil for their next bit of devilry. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Of course, it was all very well to be ladylike, and so forth; but what I asked of the stage was careless devilry, the suggestion, at all events, of naughtiness. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z The desire of doing devilry is his motive all through. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Through the interstices of a badly fastened shutter I heard two blackguards devising infinite devilry. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z I wonder what new devilry they have put down there. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z Whether it was an accident or whether Tom's innate reckless devilry got the better of him I cannot say. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z And was it out of devilry and mockery, because that forgery escaped detection, that he used the name again? The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z He is dragged hither and thither through scenes he has no anxiety to be in, merely that Mephistopheles may enjoy some new and piquant piece of devilry. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z He was surrounded with bravado and devilry, with all the disbanded sins of the Flanders regiments. A Cursory History of Swearing His father, it seemed at times, for here was Sir Henry over again, save for sudden fits of wild, rollicking devilry, which came of an Irish birthright, and delighted Sir Stephen hugely. A Blot on the Scutcheon A spirit of devilry awoke in Leo at the sight of the old bigot, to whose philippics he had as yet had no opportunity of retaliating, being thus delivered into his hand. The Undying Past She ran back, crying out, and said she did not know what devilry was going on in the byre. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Could I, out of pure devilry and desire for revenge, drag her name into the mud of disgrace? The Man Who Rose Again She is firing the men to a red-heat through sheer devilry.” The Little Minister But to this kind of devilry he did not attach much importance; the bad spirits who employed themselves after this fashion, he very properly called poor devils. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. Every fresh triumph of science will be only a new engine of destruction, a new weapon of devilry. Stand Up, Ye Dead Then, out of sheer devilry, they grow wings and migrate to some other rose tree. The New Gulliver and Other Stories It is to be feared that in the case of Tahitian ghosts the course of spiritual evolution was rather in the direction of devilry than of deity. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II Of all his myrmidons' devilries done in the land The last to hear! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890 Gordon is too fond of fun at any time; and the moment our backs are turned, they'll be after some devilry or other. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 A couple of hours with the Terror had a vicious effect on the tempers of his victims, and Barmy Walters found in the Lower Fifth, coming straight from Vickers, torturers of a fiendish devilry. Years of Plenty Or can you suggest anything in the way of a little extemporaneous devilry, to console us for our disappointment? Jack Hinton The Guardsman There was a latent devilry in his slant eyes as he sat there moodily; and knowing what he was capable of, I scented trouble in store for Charlotte. The Golden Age We moderns, disbelieving in devilries, would require the most elaborately romantic and poetic accessories—a splendid lurid back-ground, a magnificent Byronian invocation of the fiend. Belcaro Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions But, being a Man of God, none of these charms and devilries prevailed against him. Witch Stories "Behold," said Lacoste to himself, "all corresponds, either these are slyer devils, than they have ever been considered, or there is some other devilry in the game, which is still strange enough." The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. II. If there were really any magic there, any devilry, any iniquity, it joined hands with the iniquity and devilry in Oscar Thesiger's soul, and led them forth desirous of adventure. The Return of the Prodigal This devilry is a heresy in the highest degree. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Out of sheer devilry he would like to pull Meredith's house about his ears and teach him that no woman of extraordinary physical attractions was a safe asset as a wife. Banked Fires I guessed she was up to some devilry, so I thought I would put her wrong a bit. Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies This is the third of the series, the one of which Patty has foretold with horrid relish that it promises to be specially given over to devilries. Quality Street A Comedy He chose his view and pitched his easel and relieved himself by one deep, metaphysical, soul-satisfying curse at the devilry of things. The Return of the Prodigal In those days, before the methodical advance of the British artillery had begun to worry the stronghold overmuch, Bapaume was a hotbed of all the anti-aircraft devilries. Cavalry of the Clouds Such darkness, such wicked speed, such bad, Puck-like malice, such devilry, Hoffman and Poe together could not have better devised. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. The more I thought it over, the more I remembered how uncertain Haigh was, and how likely he was to bring about some fiasco out of sheer devilry. The Recipe for Diamonds Mark my words, child, that boy's up to some devilry.' Miss Cayley's Adventures One tinge of consciousness, one touch of fire, and it would have been sheer devilry. The Return of the Prodigal "But at last they introduced some new devilry into the bills of lading." Skipper Worse In lieu of a face I saw a raw and shining polyp, a mass of waving, tossing, pulpy radicles from whose centre shone two long, obliquely set, pale eyes, ablaze with devilry and malice. Byways of Ghost-Land "What piece of devilry are you up to now?" The Recipe for Diamonds Visions of the Flying Dutchman and other devilry flashed through my mind. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I "I believe this is some private devilry," the prisoner went on, with careless daring. Angelot A Story of the First Empire Well, I don't know now whether it was pure devilry on the part of this woman, or whether she thought that she could turn me against my wife by encouraging her to misbehave. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly It was the Carnival week again—the mad blaspheming week of revelry and devilry. Dreamers of the Ghetto But at the last, when he was on his bed of death, he rolled himself over and said to the priest, 'There's Jimmy out at his devilry among the haythen Turks,' he says. Love and Lucy Mr. Price suggested that it was just devilry,—to make everybody unhappy. Is He Popenjoy? So often had it been glutted with butcheries that it longed for more delicate devilries, new depths of death. Melomaniacs As for my Lord Bolingbroke, who honoured her ladyship with a visit occasionally, when Colonel Esmond showed him the picture he burst out laughing, and asked what devilry he was engaged on? Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges All his devilry, his assurance, his fortitude, his strength, seemed to leave him. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main They must have devilry, it seems, or cayenne pepper. Love and Lucy We ignorant new-chums sit perturbed, for we don't know what is coming, only we do not admire the grim determination of our driver's mouth, or the devilry flashing from his eyes. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand But how if the woman refused to yield them up—as Natalya could fancy her refusing—out of sheer temper and devilry? Ghetto Comedies I felt so full of devilry that I was half inclined to pull her into the nursery for a game. Forbidden Fruit Luscious and exciting story and More forbidden fruit or Master Percy's progress in and beyond the domestic circle “Anyway,” said the girl, “I’m contented that you left devilry for revelry.” The Dark Star Jacquot, who has just begun to strop a fish-knife, realizes that he has been outdone in devilry, and gives it back to the waiter. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914 Drunkenness, debauchery and devilry were what we almost prided ourselves on. The Brothers Karamazov And Neale made another turn—to stare at the loaf of bread and to wonder what devilry lay in it. The Chestermarke Instinct Then, taken with a fit of devilry out of growing exasperation, she added, "I'm not the daughter, I'm the niece." The Rhodesian If they could understand what we are saying now, they would think that you wanted the kid's body for some devilry or witchcraft business, and we should as like as not get left by them. In Court and Kampong Being Tales and Sketches of Native Life in the Malay Peninsula I wondered what devilry he had now planned. The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance After a week of this devilry, Anthony groaned. Anthony Lyveden This was the time that England trembled at the devilry of a king and rejoiced at the sun of a new learning that was slowly dispelling the fog of the Dark Ages. Gilbert Keith Chesterton He found all sorts of devilry going on while the Rajah writhed and turned black and green. Love of Brothers But he had a romantic soul, and whenever the public craving for envelopes fell off—and that is seldom—he used to allay his secret passion for danger, devilry and excitement by writing sensational novels. Punch or the London Charivari, October 10, 1920 All I ever cared for in you was your devilry, and your eyes that used to set me all on fire with love. Where Deep Seas Moan They lie for art's sake, without reason or rhyme, from mere devilry, often when it can only harm them. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia This indeed has the old authentic fire about it and the sweet devilry of reckless youth. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Then sometimes, from pure devilry, Mrs. Wallace told stories on purpose to shock him; and revelled in his forced, polite smile, and in his strong look of disapproval. The Hero In the eyes of the novelist, as well as in the eyes of the playwright, devilry seems to be the chief characteristic of the gipsy woman. Old Familiar Faces The people among whom these devilries are being enacted are Christians ruled by Christians, and have been Christian for centuries. Pan-Islam What new devilry were they about to practise upon him? Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers How can it be that such an angel's face Should hide such devilry?... Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts In her eyes danced a kind of innocent devilry, and the alluring mouth was the sweetest Cupid’s bow imaginable. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 The fact is, however, that in the average gipsy woman as she really exists there is but little devilry. Old Familiar Faces To kidnap a child was such an everyday deed of devilry, that the slightest amount of pains was deemed sufficing to conceal the abominable thing. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Talking of smoking," he went on, with a soft chuckle, as at recollections of unspeakable devilry, "did I ever tell you chaps of a tremendous scrape I very nearly got into up at the 'Varsity? Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers The sheer devilry of his progress is simply amazing. The Motor Pirate There was a leer of positive devilry on his face as he said this, and he beckoned me into the conning-tower, when he closed the tower and bade me watch. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea In his desire to depict the supposed devilry of the Romany woman, Prosper Mérimée has perpetrated in ‘Carmen’ the greatest of all caricatures of the gipsy girl. Old Familiar Faces Gordon himself thought that his force could fight very well, and that his officers, if somewhat lacking in polish, were not to be surpassed in dash and devilry. The Life of Gordon, Volume I Under Ballard’s devilry, all the latent hatred of the ranger and all the concealed opposition to the Forest Service came to the surface like the scum on a pot of broth. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West Chancery and certain other Law-Courts seem nothing; yet in fact they are, the worst of them, something: chimneys for the devilry and contention of men to escape by;—a very considerable something! Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. At this I plucked up courage and answered him— "I came here to-night to stop your devilry in murdering fifty innocent men;" but he started up at the words and raved like a maniac. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea ‘Aye—sell it, and get the devilry, as you call it, multiplied to all infinity.’ p. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster And as Tanqueray listened the restless, irritable devilry passed from his face. The Creators A Comedy Then he came crouching and quivering across the floor slowly, a gleaming devilry in the eyes that devoured his son. The House with the Green Shutters The man was too weary to have much devilry in him at the moment. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] They stopped her with the guns, and cleared her of every dollar aboard, sending her to the bottom out of pure devilry. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea He would have called it 'witchcraft, magic, devilry,' and he did later on, and trembled. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg Her queer eyes, when they looked at him, had a light in them of ironic devilry and suspicion. The Creators A Comedy Gourlay's face appeared at the jagged rent, his eyes narrowed to fiercely gleaming points, a hard, triumphant devilry playing round his black lips. The House with the Green Shutters But in his dark eyes there was a promise of devilry. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] It is the grim expression of a faith that is everlasting, of a love that shall endure the shocks of years, and all the cunning devilry of such as the Barbarous Huns. The Kangaroo Marines So I hit him, and hit him rather hard, for what he had said out of pure devilry. A Tramp's Notebook Why, man, you know what we have seen during these last weeks,—all the horror, all the misery, all the devilry! "The Pomp of Yesterday" Some vent they must have, and they found it in a score of wild devilries he began to practise on his son. The House with the Green Shutters The speaker had called upon him to fight against brutality, butchery, devilry, and his heart had burned at the thought of it. Tommy Indeed, they were the oddest bunch of daring, devilry, romance, and villainy that had ever gathered for war. The Kangaroo Marines She was dancing with a reckless abandon which gradually turned to sheer devilry, and she began to circle the room close to the guests who lined the walls. Mufti If it is simply a matter of meeting force by force, devilry by devilry then there is not much to choose between us. "The Pomp of Yesterday" He seemed rapt and carried by his own devilry. The House with the Green Shutters As Tom listened he heard the sound of the advancing Huns, saw towns and villages laid waste, saw the women of England debauched and outraged, saw the reign of devilry. Tommy For the moment all the winsome devilry of a smart, sea-going craft was dead in her, and she sulked, ashamed through all her eight hundred tons of wood and iron, copper, brass, and steel. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Her last words rang in his ears, "mere devilry." A Girl of the Klondike Germany's materialism, Germany's atheism, German devilry has been our salvation as a nation. "The Pomp of Yesterday" If you have ever visited those melancholy places, the night clubs and cabarets, which had a boom a year or two ago, you will appreciate the immense effort that devilry demands from him. Nights in London Great gaping holes in the old ramparts of the city; trees torn up by their roots and scorched by deadly fire: this was Ypres, not destroyed by the necessities of war, but by pure devilry. Tommy I have regretted the step that I took, for the devilry that goes on here is ten times worse than I ever saw aboard ship. Sunk at Sea "I don't know," she answered faintly; "mere devilry, I think." A Girl of the Klondike Think of the drunkenness, the devilry, the bestiality that you and I saw! "The Pomp of Yesterday" Scorn, and hatred, and all manner of devilry, and death itself, all lose their power in the presence of a belief which remains steady and steadfast. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year Sometimes yet I can see Helen's face clear-cut upraised against the sky, her curling black hair flying loose, and never, never will I forget her laughing—the devilry and the joy of it. The McBrides A Romance of Arran Sir Frederick Bridge has come out with a strong denunciation of "devilry" in German music. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916 I could not comprehend a word they said; but the bevy squealed with quite as much pleasure as if I did, and peered into my eyes for answers, with impish devilry at my wondering ignorance. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver If we don't win in this war, German devilry will rule the world, and shall the country allow the Trade, as it calls itself, to batten upon the vitals of the nation? "The Pomp of Yesterday" Legal Query.—When a leading Barrister gets someone to "devil" for him, may the latter's occupation be correctly described as "devilry"? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, March 4, 1893 "What new devilry is this?" says he, and bit his lip. The McBrides A Romance of Arran What devilry could be at work to produce this? A Master of Mysteries As they approached the door a mighty clatter was audible within, and Mrs. Jenny held the boy's hand in a tightened grasp, fearful of devilry. Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray They wanted to rule the world by brute force, devilry. "The Pomp of Yesterday" I have had enough of these small devilries, like Louis Napoleon and Victor Emmanuel—I am sick of Mazzini and his petty followers. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General Or was she growing too old to have the spirit for thorough-going devilry? The Daughters of Danaus Monsieur Vaudreuil is more the gentleman of pleasure, a governor with a large token of the gallant in him, but for chicane, knavery and devilry commend me to this fellow the Intendant Bigot. The Black Colonel The age-old tradition of the witchery and devilry of malignant Nature is a proof as to how deep this impression of the system of things has sunk. The Complex Vision If he were up to some devilry I had probably warned him. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta They’d do so, though they knew he was dying, out of devilry.” Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures There was a look of elation mixed with devilry, in Hadria’s face. The Daughters of Danaus They much preferred their Simon in his more common mood of wild devilry, and nobody knew it better than the gentleman himself. Doom Castle They were painful memories that could produce this effect upon a heart of such iron devilry, and Raoul alone knew them. The Rifle Rangers Others, not gamblers, out of sheer devilry and diversion, similarly attach their stuffs, and gallop over the ground with the prints trailing fifty yards behind them. The Lone Ranche I was ready to make an end of the villain then and there; for I smelt falsehood and devilry in every word he spoke. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess It was a sickening moment; surprise, disaster, and the possibility that here was some new German devilry fired at us from behind, joined with the fumes to numb the mind and powers. The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Look here," he growled, clambering back into the room, "there's devilry somewhere at the bottom of this. The Adventures of Harry Revel The sport of this adventure, entered into in a spirit of devilry, seemed suddenly to have shrunk to the dimensions of a somewhat sorry jest. Dross Only at such times as he is engaged in some stirring affair of duty or devilry, or when under the influence of drink, is he otherwise than wretched. The Lone Ranche With this he swung round, and, springing into the saddle, went off at a gallop, leaving me staring after him, wondering what devilry lay behind his words. Orrain A Romance Glancing in the direction of the noise, she saw, looking at her, two eyes—two obliquely set, lurid, light eyes, full of the utmost devilry. Scottish Ghost Stories "You dare to stand there and tell me that, to aid this devilry, you pushed a woman into shame—and that woman Isabel Brooks?" The Adventures of Harry Revel They are desperate, then, and seem to exult in devilry of all kinds. A Final Reckoning A Tale of Bush Life in Australia After explanations, Obayd ends by killing his wife and her slave-girl, who had assisted her in all her devilries, and Kanar's father marries him to his daughter, who turns out the most virtuous of women. Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature "Yes," said Jack, "after you have practised your brutal devilries on him." Jack Haydon's Quest In short, I was the most renowned of the young scamps who pique themselves upon their devilry on the other side the water. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Ten to one they're getting round you with some new devilry. The Mayor of Troy He added something in which the words "Old hag's devilry!" were alone audible. The Long Night I wonder what devilry she would be up to under the Sponge System. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 13, 1920 Those thieves would stand for any kind of devilry, and were willing to undertake all risks at Grim's bidding. The Lion of Petra Many of them are to be much pitied, for they honestly wish to withdraw from the world, only to find themselves in ten times worse worlds of sensuality and all other devilry. Santa Teresa an Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings A volley of answers too horrible for record, both in themselves and in the strange devilry of their garnish of oaths, followed. Alec Forbes of Howglen Her eyes were bright—when she was dancing about—with mischief and devilry. Lore of Proserpine To assist in these annoying tactics a special company of R.E., whose particular devilry was gas, came up and dug in 1,000 gas projectiles behind the support lines. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 Mention to me a point of devilry with which that woman is not acquainted. George Borrow The Man and His Books Lavinia had been revolving a plan of escape, but to launch herself among an unruly mob ready for any devilry might be worse than remaining where she was. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' After crossing the Abonsá Hill I took to my hammock and was carried through rain, and a very devilry of weather, into the Abonsá village. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative So, if they come here and begin their devilries, you run for your life down to the river, opposite Ballygan, with a white cloth or a shirt, if it's daytime, and wave it. Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick It was a dull, misty morning—perfect conditions for this form of devilry—and we could hear the brutes whistling and whining over our heads for more than three hours. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 To make their devilry complete German justice resorts to a final phase which seals the fate of the poor wretch irrevocably, as I will narrate. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben The London 'prentices let loose from toil and routine were out for boisterous enjoyment and may be devilry. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Michael started and crossed himself, but not I. I suspected some deep devilry and determined to discover it. Visionaries My experience is that a man who makes accurate forecasts of the weather may get up to any devilry. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-10-06 And once every seven years he keeps tryst with Red Cap on the scene of his former devilries. Strange Pages from Family Papers For a time they occupied the sole attention of every one in the camp because they constituted the most prominent target for the fiendish devilry of Major Bach. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Afterwards the mob took it into their heads to pursue him and for no particular reason save devilry. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' There must be devilry behind it all, and to the eye of suspicion there was doubt in every detail. The Half-Hearted Yet in strange contrast to these practical talents, a certain innate devilry made them exaggerate all the magical, terrifying and demoniac elements to be found in Indian Tantrism. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 There is no end to the stories of this kind, and one of the wounded vehemently declared that the "devilry of the Germans cannot be exaggerated." Tommy Atkins at War As Told in His Own Letters I had stared hard enough at that long black hull three days before, while it thrashed us to death with its whirling devilries. Carette of Sark Those hill tribes—always up to some devilry! The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories Some devilry was afoot and he must be got out of the road. The Half-Hearted On the boards her real secret self seemed to flash forth, full of verve, dash, roguery, devilry. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes The abject and humble behaviour of a poor negro’s dog in America was once proverbial: the quaint shrewdness, the droll roguery, the demure devilry of a real Gipsy dog are beyond all praise. The English Gipsies and Their Language "If all this devilry goes on I shall take serious measures to stop it," gasped Aunt Charlotte, who was almost frightened to death. Austin and His Friends We never martyred a saint, and amid all the witch-hunting devilries of Scotland and England we burned only one witch, a namesake of my own. The Open Secret of Ireland He is somewhere in the Pamirs, up to some devilry or other. The Half-Hearted Life aboard some of the packet ships was a chronic convulsion of devilry. Windjammers and Sea Tramps The enemy are watching us now from a rise a few miles away, waiting for our next move, and probably discussing some devilry or other they are up to. With Rimington And posting himself in front of the cathedral, he studied the south porch, which had most of zoological mysticism and devilries. The Cathedral It gave them joy indeed to think what stupendous powers of devilry they could concentrate on so tiny a stage. Prose Fancies The chief director, schemer, and perpetrator of all our fun and devilry, was, strange to say, “my cousin Bob:” the smallest, and, with one exception, the youngest of the party. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 28, 1841 Some black devilry for all I can tell. Children of the Mist You and I are wreckage of war, Val: cursed, senseless devilry of war.— Nightfall I could quite understand that the flooded Tugela was not a satisfactory feature to fight in front of, but it seemed certain that they had some devilry prepared for us somewhere. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria Into the midst of such a pandemonium as this came small parties of the cavalry, most of them already excited with drink and ready for any devilry. Stories of the Border Marches "Ah, friend!" said he, not in the least disconcerted, "you thought to sacumvent honest folk with your devilry and cunning." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 Smoke came from the chimneys of them, even in the hottest days of summer, and weird tales were told of the devilries there committed. The Magician Bernard Clowes had described Mrs. Jack Bendish as a plain little devil, but as a rule the devilry was more conspicuous than the plainness. Nightfall Faust was surrounded by fluttering women moving in complicated evolutions with a trained air of reckless devilry. Flames Thus Lucas, speaking with as cool devilry as if he still commanded the situation. Helmet of Navarre On the other hand the police should be careful not to misinterpret the air of light-hearted devilry that endeared the "growler" to the hearts of an older generation. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 10, 1917 His blue eyes twinkled with their old infantile devilry. The Divine Fire He stood with one foot on the parapet, and watched her, and in the vague starlight his eyes burned with the old mocking devilry behind which he had so long sheltered his soul. Charles Rex "What has made you think of this devilry?" he asked at last, still grasping his knife hard, and half undecided whether or not to use it. The Great Taboo It is held in the month of January, "when the granaries are full of grain, and the people, to use their own expression, full of devilry." Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism They had a great deal of sweetness in them, and a spice—just a spice of devilry as well. Greatheart It would spoil all his pleasure in that new plate-glass and mahogany devilry. The Divine Fire They spoke of great and horrible implements of modern warfare, invented, to their minds, by the devilry of the West. Across China on Foot I look and I cannot believe my eyes: for what devilry has destiny driven us to this accursed inn? The Chorus Girl and Other Stories Navagin was free from superstitions, but the phenomenon which interested him was so mysterious that all sorts of uncanny devilry intruded into his mind against his will. The Schoolmaster Well, Circumstantial Selection is largely a theory of collisions: that is, a theory of the innocence of much apparently designed devilry. Back to Methuselah In sooth it is a devilry how I do miss you. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 My boys, I thought I heard Some careless revelry, As if your minds were stirred By some new devilry. Black Beetles in Amber They knew that if Poundmaker thought the British were not coming, or that they were not strong enough to vanquish him, he was capable of any devilry. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion Out of sheer devilry, Miss Smith waited for the arrival of Lady Cynthia. Kimono I'm convinced that Nap is up to some devilry. The Knave of Diamonds And you must understand that the deeds ascribed to these Idols are such a parcel of devilries as it is best not to tell. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Careers, of course, vary; to dominate a continent or to open a corner shop as a pork-butcher's, plenty of devilry may go to either ambition. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays Though her ways are sleek like a cotton-tail's, I see devilry lurking away back in her eyes. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion There are times when he is so elated by his parent's defeat that he cannot repress an outburst of inarticulate devilry. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 28, 1919 Now all their six wives were witches and directly their husbands left home the six women used to climb a peepul tree and ride away on it, to eat men or do some other devilry. Folklore of the Santal Parganas They are such cruel and perfidious Idolaters that it is very devilry! The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 And it was the natural, healthy rebound of the little Irish gamine that lived in Charlotte Brontë, bursting with cleverness and devilry. The Three Brontës The tacit devilry fell away from his surroundings as his hunger grew less, and his companions became no more than a middle-aged negress in a turban, a black boy pitifully deformed, and a beautiful child. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 "I fear they are up to some devilry because they are so very still." The Refugees I did not know then that beneath that homely surface there lurks a devilry as fierce as, and far more persistent than, that of the Castilian or the Italian. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard Therefore, if we want to ride with our old devilry and dash, We must put our hands in pockets deep and shovel out the cash. A Cotswold Village "A playful devilry of spirit," "a ceaseless militancy"—how stirring to the stagnant lives of prudent regularity! Essays in Rebellion It was so emphatically a fallen sport—a something, once innocent, delivered over to all devilry—a healthy pastime changed into a means of angering the blood, bewildering the senses, and steeling the heart. A Tale of Two Cities "I trust that you have held yourself apart from all their popish devilry." The Refugees I fancy it like the beginning of the development of a perverted diabolical halo, and that when it spreads all round her head, she will die in the odour of devilry. The Uncommercial Traveller Perhaps some new devilry of the gods was about to be perpetrated on him. White Fang Provided it looks profitable—what a vista of devilry those words call up! Essays in Rebellion They have treated them after a fashion which has intensified their treachery and "devilry" as enemies, and as friends reduces them to a degraded pauperism, devoid of the very first elements of civilization. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains And all for the sheer sport and devilry of course!—saving men, women and children from death, as other men destroy and kill animals for the excitement, the love of the thing. The Scarlet Pimpernel Mention to me a point of devilry with which that woman is not acquainted. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain It was the chance for the Wild Birds, and I used to wake in a sweat to think what devilry Ivery might be engineering. Mr. Standfast "A certain playful devilry of spirit," "a ceaseless militancy"—for life or death those are the best regulations. Essays in Rebellion Don't you know the devilry of lingering starvation, its exasperating torment, its black thoughts, its somber and brooding ferocity? Heart of Darkness She had never before been so struck with the devilry of a gusty night in a wood, because she had never been so entirely alone in spirit as she was now. The Woodlanders While I wondered at this mysterious devilry, I received a slight blow under the left eye and felt an enormous tear run down my cheek. The Shadow Line; a confession Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson. John Barleycorn But this seemed to say that the devilry was over all the earth. The Wisdom of Father Brown Don't you know the devilry of lingering starvation, its exasperating torment, its black thoughts, its sombre and brooding ferocity? Heart of Darkness This note of a dreamy, almost a sleepy devilry, was no mere fancy from the landscape. The Innocence of Father Brown Through the horrible phantasmagoria she flitted—a seductive vision, her piquant loveliness standing out richly in its black setting of murder and devilry. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu At any rate, his eyes were brilliantly black and sparkling with devilry. John Barleycorn Here, in a churchyard old as civilization, in the worst of weathers, was a strange woman of curious fascinations never seen elsewhere: there might be some devilry about her presence. The Mayor of Casterbridge There isn't a day passes without some devilry against the non-union men somewhere. Sir George Tressady — Volume II "What devilry has he done now?" he cried in voluntary passion. The Innocence of Father Brown The very atmosphere of Redmoat was impregnated with Eastern devilry; it loaded the air like some evil perfume. The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu I little dreamed that the time would come when the Oakland water-front, which had shocked me at first would be shocked and annoyed by the devilry of the things I did. John Barleycorn Third Man: And if he does come back It will be devilry brought him. Georgian Poetry 1918-19 It's you women who get up such a hullabaloo—I declare you make politics a perfect devilry! The Coryston Family A Novel What a contrast between the turmoil and devilry of it and the serene calmness of the all but solitude the ghaut now presents! Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places As well speak of religion as the mother of cruelty because religion has given more occasion of cruelty, as of all dishonesty and devilry, than any other object of human interest. A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare This mysterious illness, this slow silent decay of bloom and beauty, by a process inscrutable as the devilry of medieval poisoner or Hecate-serving witch—this was murder. Charlotte's Inheritance She had tried to see it; but by some strange devilry or other, peculiar to the incidents of a dream, it had been always hidden from her. Henry Dunbar A Novel They want to see this country divided up into two hostile camps—fighting it out—blood and thunder, and devilries galore. The Coryston Family A Novel What game, what juggle, what devilry are you playing? Becket and other plays Who stirred up the sleeping tiger in the Sepoy's heart, and struck Christendom aghast with the dire devilries of Meerut and Cawnpore? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 You can drive a man into devilry by contempt. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke I don't blame myself for that, but with Henrietta it was just devilry, sickness, misery. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing Your Reverence recollects how I ventured up into a dancing saloon, where seafaring men was carrying on with drink and devilry, as the saying goes. Ghosts It was all visionary nonsense, nay, sheer devilry, and be attacked it in language of proportionate violence. Life of Luther You proposed to nurse this man in order to watch for and to discover this devilry. Blind Love I hope and trust that it is not so bad as it looks, and that the boys have only broken out from devilry. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire There's a good deal of dash and devilry in that infernal blackguard Horton, and doubtless that is why he has made some progress here. Fan : the story of a young girl's life He has something more than devilry in him. Tales of the Wilderness It goes out on half-holidays, prowling about, and is allowed to break bounds and generally steep itself to the eyebrows in reckless devilry. Mike The host is a canny old boy, up to any joke and any devilry, I should say. Alone "What fresh act of devilry had you in contemplation when you got on board my vessel?" Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece There was a latent devilry about her; and behind the sparkle and the glitter a film, a mist, as it were, which lent almost a pathos to her appearance. Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel The sound of the horn came up intermittently with tuneful devilry. Gone to Earth Giuliano, who had been an associate of the Duke and an abettor of Lorenzino's "devilries," fled precipitately from Florence, and sought the protection of the Duke of Milan. The Tragedies of the Medici It goes out on half-holidays, prowling about, and is allowed to break bounds and generally steep itself to the eyebrows in reckless devilry. Mike and Psmith Was it devilry or merely additional caution which prompted Murray to pen that forged will so glaringly in Percival's favour? The Old Man in the Corner A queer little dancing gleam leaped up in Piers' eyes—the gleam that had invariably heralded some piece of especial devilry in the days of his boyhood. The Bars of Iron "There's devilry here," said I. "Give me the crooked stick from the corner." The Green Flag Let not our rock be violence and devilry. Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation "Oh, he is probably up to some devilry with some fool of a girl," he said in an offhand tone. The Hunt Ball Mystery I did not like this silence; it made me wonder on what devilry the creatures were bent. The House on the Borderland At her earnest demand he gave up devilry. Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission "What devilry has he been up to now?" he asked. The Green Flag On the other hand, if anything went wrong and he failed to insert a sufficient amount of wild devilry into it, he could always hedge by calling it "A Reverie" or "The Spanish Maiden." The Coming of Bill They were mild youths, quite incapable of any deed of devilry. The Gold Bat Perhaps that's why God gave the young a spice Of devilry. Watchers of the Sky Had I accepted an invitation to visit an Indian hut in years gone by, I should have seen all kinds of devilry, witchcraft, and cannibalism, often followed by murder. Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission There, amidst riot and devilry, he sat silently puffing at his pipe, with a set face and a smouldering eye. The Green Flag It was not till four years ago that I read Thucydides and had my soul shaken by the supreme wickedness, the intellectual devilry of the Melian controversy. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography The Sabbath morn That followed all this din and devilry Swung noiseless wide its doors of yellow light, And in the hallowed stillness I awoke. Bitter-Sweet As I stood there admiring the prospect and telling myself that no Voodoo devilry could find a home in this peaceful English countryside, I detected a faint sound of voices far above. Bat Wing Grizzie had been up for more than an hour, and was going about with the look of one absorbed in a tale of magic and devilry. Warlock o' Glenwarlock He may want something, and you, high up, looking down, will say, 'What devilry is here!' and decline. No Defense, Complete He may want something, and you, high up, looking down, will say, "What devilry is here!" and decline. No Defense, Volume 3. All the innate chivalry in the boy's nature sprang up in rebellion against this calm devilry. The Rose in the Ring Behind them burned genius and the devilry that would stop at nothing. King of the Khyber Rifles Out of sheer devilry, she and a friend and two men went to the Covent Garden Fancy Dress Ball, disguised of course, and just for an hour or two. Winding Paths The little one with the wistful eyes, who looked so deadly white, and shrieked out when the devilry overturned you? The Chaplet of Pearls "But what devilry must happen to make a man invisible?" The Invisible Man Speak and tell me—were you about to cast those men, whom you were commanded to receive hospitably, into yonder fire because they saved the victim of your devilries and killed the imp you cherished? Ayesha, the Return of She She had treasured the cast-off finery of this burned-out star—she beamed in the seventies—for all these years, and now its immortal devilry transfigured Carlotta. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel I have worked hard, and committed crimes for money, and now, when I should enjoy it, you, with your feminine devilry, have dragged me back to the depths.' Madame Midas The pen can give but a shadow of the drollery and devilry of the sweet, merry rogues that hailed the smiling morn. It Is Never Too Late to Mend They will say: "Their 'honesty'—that is their devilry, and nothing else!" Beyond Good and Evil I know the charm of sin!" he continued with mingled mockery and passion vibrating in his voice;—"The singular fascination of pure devilry! The Master-Christian He is exceedingly good at calculating bearing strains and cubic contents—and all that sort of devilry, you know. The Master Builder Just about that time, the devilries of war between the Emperor and King had been stirred up again, so that I found him much harassed by anxieties. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini But in The Nights we meet principally Egyptian maids, matrons and widows, of whose "devilry" I cannot speak too highly, and in this matter even the pudibund Lane is as free-spoken as myself. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 But Orientals are aware that the period of especial feminine devilry is between the first menstruation and twenty when, according to some, every girl is a "possible murderess." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 It's just as likely as not that he's shamming all the time and wants to drug the sentinel, or some such devilry. The Gadfly In good truth, Crailey was the ringleader in all the devilries of the town. The Two Vanrevels I had come to Fifanti's house as a student of humanities and divinities; all that I had learnt there had been devilries culminating in this hour's work. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza He looked at her and wondered what devilries might be stirring in her mind, what evil purpose she desired to serve. The Sea-Hawk He was wandering about in the water, alternately feeding and bathing, and there was a peculiar devilry in his movements that marked him as a rogue of the first class. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon There's a remarkable amount of devilry—I beg pardon, Your Eminence, but really this man is enough to try the patience of a saint. The Gadfly Yet the blood of these hounds will not weigh upon my soul, seeing that they seek to murder us for no fault except that we saved a woman and two children from their cruel devilries. Red Eve There wasn't the least sign of devilry, or out-facingness, or insolence in that lean shadowy steady head; and yet he himself was compelled to sidle his glance away, so much the face shook him. The Return ‘I have faced tantalization these twenty years with a temper as mild as milk!’ said Japheth; ‘but such things as this don’t come short of devilry!’ Wessex Tales For kingly opportunities Right many have sighed; How best to bear its devilries Those learn who have tried! Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces "Ah, but there's bin devilry in this!" he said; "I reck'ned they sheep had bin badly skeared, and not so long agone." Bob, Son of Battle Living just as he likes, setting an example of devilry to the whole neighbourhood! The Country House His legs had now gone wild beyond all devilry, and he had to keep shifting his weight from one to the other in order even to hope that their frenzy might escape general attention. Ramsey Milholland Sitting astride the log, his elbows on his knees and his gloved hands supporting his round cheeks, the boy's handsome face became illuminated with an impish devilry which the father had never seen before. The Three Partners As for my Lord Bolingbroke, who honored her ladyship with a visit occasionally, when Colonel Esmond showed him the picture he burst out laughing, and asked what devilry he was engaged on? The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne There was no waiting, no coaxing; it was drive and devilry all through. Bob, Son of Battle The devilry, mockery, admiration, bemusement, had gone out of his face; it was white and calm, and horribly pathetic. The Country House A man doesn't get the police ransacking his rooms without there being some devilry hanging over his head.... Under Western Eyes Perhaps there was an extra tilt to his black-ribboned Panama hat, and a certain dancing devilry in his brown eyes—which might also have been an answer to adverse criticism. The Three Partners Do you want me to let myself be beaten off the field by public opinion and the compact majority and all that devilry? An Enemy of the People But what could he mean, she said, by wasting the good corn to put devilry into the horses? Sir Gibbie Did she think that puling milksop had as much as a shadow of the daring, the devilry, the carelessness of consequences which lay within Robert Russ Mellin? His Own People My word to you—the Duke's word—is to forestall this devilry. The Path of the King "Slaves," said Wolverstone, and persisted in that belief cursing Spanish devilry until Cahusac crawled up out of the dark bowels of the ship, and stood blinking in the sunlight. Captain Blood "I should have known that if that sweet saint got word of these petty devilries of mine she would despise me; and I tell you, Charles, I'd go through fire to regain her respect." Scaramouche Now there's this other devilry they are planning. The Bittermeads Mystery "Nay, no Mingo will be near the portage, for that is a spot too public for their devilries," answered the Pathfinder confidently. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea Give me your papers, letters, whatever Popish devilry you carry; or as I live, I will cut off your head, and take them myself, even if it cost me the shame of stripping your corpse. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Ffoulkes had to smother a cry of horror, which surely must have drawn the attention of that fiend on himself had he not been so engrossed in the enjoyment of his own devilry. El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel The mutilated manuscript offered itself from the masked door: the sight of it sickened me; what to me was the princess with her devilry! Lilith, a romance The hoyden took him up in a moment, and added of her own devilry a trumpet and banner. A Book of Scoundrels We are men, and must meet devilry as becomes our color and our callings. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea Surely there was some glammer about us that caused us not to observe his devilry, for the laird had no wig on his head. The Provost He was thinking of that day when he had fooled Heron and Chauvelin into the belief that their devilry had succeeded, and that they had brought the reckless adventurer to his knees. El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel On the contrary, he rather liked the bird, and, out of devilry, tried to teach him oaths. A Simple Soul What manner of devilry has ever been That your obliquity may never do? The Man Against the Sky I hear the voice of that vagabond Arrowhead among them, and he is urging them to set about their devilry this very night. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea Few words will do the last, Mabel; for one used to Indian devilries needs but little explanations on such a subject. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea I am only a man, and who knows what subtle devilry those brutes might not devise for bringing the untamed adventurer to his knees. El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel No, no! these artifices and devilries with dead bodies may deceive the soldiers of the 55th and the king's officers; but they are all lost upon men who have passed their days in the forest. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea Heron had spoken of Chauvelin as the originator of the devilry; a man weakened deliberately day by day by insufficient food, and the horrible process of denying him rest. El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel |
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