| 单词 | extortioner |
| 例句 | Still, they said, in many instances the extortioners release the images even if payments are made. FBI warns of explosion of ‘sextortion’ cases targeting boys, teens 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z “The kidnapping victims are treated the same as the extortioners,” Stephanie Taylor, an immigration attorney based in Texas, told me. Kidnapped at the Border 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z It is pleasant to find a redeeming-point in the character of this nation of extortioners. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z But then they were extortioners, though there were, of course, some pleasant exceptions. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z They urged children to seek help before deciding whether to pay the extortioners. FBI warns of explosion of ‘sextortion’ cases targeting boys, teens 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z "Then will I trouble the most perfect of innkeepers no longer," replied Nicholas, believing the man to be an extortioner. The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China 2012-03-18T02:00:17.620Z They break out in denunciations of privileged tyrants and titled extortioners, with sounds like the echoes of a Hebrew prophet. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the stranger spoil his labor. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:59.847Z So also grow the budgets; that is, the necessity of struggling with other extortioners, and of giving presents to those who assist in extortion, and because of that grows the land rent. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z The revenues of the crown were obtained by extravagant rents, forfeits, taxes, reliefs, fines, aids, and other devices which show the amazing ingenuity of the extortioners. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z Exact′ment; Exact′ness, quality of being exact: accuracy; Exact′or, -er, one who exacts: an extortioner: one who claims rights, often too strictly:—fem. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z It vexed him to think of submitting to the avarice of that wicked old extortioner; but to that submission, reluctant as he is, it seems probable he will come. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z You must take my word that all I did was to resist by force the last effort of an extortioner to complete my ruin. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Had he been frank, I might have broken the extortioner, but he was not frank. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z The people manifested their contempt of so despicable an extortioner and flatterer of royalty, not only by words, but by caricatures. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z Its capital was seized by the crown as fast as it accumulated, and it proved to be just a new method for the extortioners. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z How, then, did David Arden, who hated a swindle, answer the old extortioner, who asked him, “Do you like my offer?” Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z You probably noticed that the majority of the men victimized by this supposed band of extortioners were prominent in banking circles. The Secret Toll 2011-09-12T02:00:26.853Z He is a thorough type of an easy-going scoundrel, extortioner, and spendthrift. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z He held the balance between the Indian laborer and the Spanish extortioner. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z His men read the "Segelfoss Times" which tells them that all the world rests on their toil, that they are wage slaves, and their employer is an extortioner. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z Let the extortioner catch all that he hath: and let the strangers spoil his labor. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z Parnell and his followers acquired vast popularity by denouncing the evictors, the extortioners, the rack-renters; had they stopped there they would have merited praise. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z They are like a bankrupt in the hands of an extortioner. No Treason, Vol. VI. The Constitution of No Authority 2011-05-20T02:00:36.757Z Neither thieves nor extortioners shall inherit the kingdom of God. Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z A severe tribute having been imposed on the Roman matrons by the Triumvirs, Antony, Octavius, and Lepidus, she boldly pleaded their cause before these noted extortioners, and obtained some alleviation of the impost. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Cleve was very near giving this unconscionable old extortioner a bit of his mind, and ordering him out of the house on the instant. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z What can be more disgusting than this pharisaical cant—this thanking God that they are not as others are—extortioners and slaveholders—when you look at the real condition of things? My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z If the mamálacha be received, the case is hopeless; and indeed the custom of the country requires that the extortioner should be never met with a negative. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z You dare treat Henry Alison as if he were an extortioner, whose word and honor were to be sold for dollars! A Hero of the Pen 2011-02-04T03:00:19.217Z She too, perhaps, had hoped to play the part of extortioner. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z We know of none half so likely to succeed, as the country extortioner and the country usurer! The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The outrages to which it lent itself, at the call of swindling lawyers and commercial extortioners, had commenced to attract public attention. In Jail with Charles Dickens Among such a nation of beggars as the people of Southern Abyssinia, it was not always easy to satisfy the rapacity of fastidious extortioners. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The cuckoo-man proved to be a horrid extortioner; but I was hot and uncomfortable till I got outside, and was a bog-trotting Briton once more. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Why is a retired actor like an extortioner? The Handbook of Conundrums To fall into the hands of an extortioner is always a terrible thing, but to have a mechanical extortioner hold power over me; there was a horror beyond words in this perversity. The Brain There must be some examples of generals as well as of deserting poor men, whose families, during their absence, are preyed upon by the extortioners, who contrive to purchase exemption from military service. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Also the second part should defend the common people from tyrants, oppressors, and extortioners: and maintain the Clergy, doing truly their office, in preaching, teaching, praying, and freely ministering the Sacraments of Holy Church. Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse New York City is to-day swarming with many agencies, which are conducted by men and women, who may rightly be classed as extortioners. The Social Work of the Salvation Army Mr. Mayor," said the wily extortioner, "I acted very hastily yesterday when I accepted your second proposition. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses In the palace, in boudoirs, in the nurseries, he plays the prince—extortioner—executioner. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess This would be beneficent and popular, confining the grumblers to the extortioners. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital He was exposed as "an extortioner and a public robber," and "tortured to death," his brother killing himself to avoid the same fate. All About Coffee "I wish I'd got my boots blacked down to the museum," said the victim, in a tone of disappointment, producing twenty-five cents, which was eagerly appropriated by the young extortioner. Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves Children are extortioners of my people, and women have rule over them.” The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. The money had to be found, and the manor was sold to Sir Robert Clayton, Whig, Lord Mayor, plutocrat, and, according to Dryden, extortioner. Highways and Byways in Surrey He says the persons engaged in this illicit traffic are all extortioners and spies, and $50,000 worth of goods from the enemy’s country pass daily. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital There were instances in which men of the most venerable dignity, persecuted without a cause by extortioners, died of rage and shame in the gripe of the vile alguazils of Impey. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) This circus was a traveling shield for all manner of rough extortioners. Sundry Accounts The man, to his astonishment, said, "Well, there is your money;" and not having the face to play the extortioner further, Alischar pursed the gold, and returned homewards. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Amongst these callous extortioners there was one who, at a certain period of the last century, under the reign of the Empress Catherine II., had been settled for some years in the Kolómna. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 The Secretary seems unable to avert the storm brewing against the extortioners; but permits impressments of provisions coming to the city. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital He had fixed her price as fifty aurei, and Menecreta had saved just one half that amount when fate and the vengeance of the populace overtook the extortioner. "Unto Caesar" It should be borne in mind, however, that the people had to fight the Union army in front, and the speculators and extortioners in the rear. Stories Of Georgia The Moral: Predicaments often are found That beautiful duty is apt to get round: But greedy extortioners better beware For dutiful beauty is apt to get square! Grimm Tales Made Gay The dishonest extortioners on the prairie could do nothing to frighten or flatter or tamper with men like Colonel MacLeod and his red-coated patrols. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police Some good may be anticipated from the furious and universal outcry in the Confederate States against the extortioners and speculators in food and fuel. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital He is not described as an extortioner or unjust. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles Wherever he could get his hands on a speculator or extortioner, he shook him up. Stories Of Georgia If, on the other hand, the bondholder can legally demand only the kind of money he paid, he is a repudiator and an extortioner to demand money more valuable than he gave. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. They were as great extortioners, however, as any of the pure negro race. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley May God put it into the hearts of the extortioners to relent, and abolish, for a season, the insatiable greed for gain! A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital It was good fun to them to see any one flogged, but a money-lender and extortioner, that the punishment should fall upon such an one, was indeed a treat! For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War There was surely some vigorous spiritual vitality in a religious body which could survive the patronizing of a succession of such creatures as Cornbury and his crew of extortioners and profligates. A History of American Christianity It forbids not only the abuse of just power, but all false usurpations of power, and classes man-stealers and extortioners as murderers. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) Whoever was not a klepht was the victim of some official extortioner. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" I fear a nation of extortioners are unworthy of independence, and that we must be chastened and purified before success will be vouchsafed us. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital "No sensualist, extortioner, idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Their masters do not please them: they are extortioners. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story The apostle Paul directed that Christians should not eat with an extortioner. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) Two of these seem to have played the part for the reigning prince that Empson and Dudley filled for our Henry VII., namely, that of extortioners, but with far greater tyranny and cruelty. Roumania Past and Present I hope the extortioners may all go to heaven, first ceasing to be extortioners. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital And James declares to proud extortioners, "The rust of your cankered gold and silver shall eat your flesh as it were fire." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life No touch of pity for the child, no feeling of sorrow for the innocent angel, no thought of the patriot lingering in prison, ever entered the mind of the extortioner. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution As they passed out, Cromwell shouted "drunkard," "glutton," "extortioner," with other opprobrious names. The Leading Facts of English History He that had two coats had imparted to him that had none; the extortioner had returned his unfair gains, and some rough men had become gentle. The Mormon Prophet I pray sincerely that this general revival in the churches will soften the hearts of the extortioners, for this class is specifically denounced in the Scriptures. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Usurer, extortioner as the realm held him to be, the royal justice would secure him the repayment of his bonds. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 What of the speculator and extortioner of the South, Christian as well as Jew, Turk as well as Infidel! The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution Even an extortioner can be if he make ample restitution in his life-time, and dies fortified with the rites of the Church.' The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent And as he spoke, off went the furious little extortioner, irretrievably offended. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three And such the greed of extortioners, even in the midst of famine—and famine in the midst of plenty! A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital An' am I to lose my hundre pounds, your honor, of my hard earned money, that I squeezed—" "Out of the blood and marrow and life of the struggling people, you heartless extortioner! The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three There she will ever find a shelter, for there the extortioner rules not. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution We have already stated that Fardorougha was not only an extortioner, but a usurer. Fardorougha, The Miser The Works of William Carleton, Volume One The little extortioner shrugged his shoulders, and raising his eyebrows, turned up his eyes—as much as to say, What a pretty notion of life you have with such opinions as these! Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The poor will not long fight for their oppressors, the money-changers, extortioners, etc., whose bribes keep them out of the service. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital If Andros, Randolph, West, and others, were tyrants and extortioners, at all events they were strangers; they had not been preying on their own kinsmen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 In his action we find no Christianity—no benevolence; nothing but the spirit of the extortioner is here manifested. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution No extortioner, this; a dry, passionless, pertinacious man. Copper Streak Trail He starved them with hunger and cold, got out of them what money they had, and paid the extortioner. Montcalm and Wolfe We who live on salaries may have better times than even the extortioners—who cannot inherit the kingdom of Heaven. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital It is astonishing how soon superstition enabled them to fulfil their vow, and how the extortioners were allowed to escape the punishment their impudence deserved. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 419 Volume 17, New Series, January 10, 1852 No! we find his actions narrowed down to the sordidness of the miser, the avariciousness of the extortioner. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution Oh, Madam, they are vile extortioners, always asking for money; we have given and given till we have no more to give. Five Years of Theosophy Our blood beats fully only at this season, and not even the extortioners' bills can daunt us. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour The speculators and extortioners, in great measure, will be circumvented, for the new conscription will take them from their occupations, and they will not find transportation for their wares. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Mrs. Marteen was a blackmailer, an extortioner--that was the truth, the truth that he would not let himself recognize. Out of the Ashes Time, the extortioner, from richest beauty Takes heavy toll and wrings rapacious duty. The Poems of William Watson He wears the Imperial livery; he is to the entire population of India the exponent of British Rule; he is the mother-in-law of liars, the high-priest of extortioners, and the receiver-general of bribes. Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series It belongs to the king to displace extortioners, to the superintendent of the police to guard against murderers, and to the cazi to decide in quarrels and disputes. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 The able-bodied money-changer, speculator, and extortioner is still seen in the street; and their number is legion. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital He, therefore, to remove this objection, addeth, 'For the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.' The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty With first-class contributors he got on very well, he said, but the extortioners and revilers bothered the very life out of him. Yesterdays with Authors So the extortioner Abel, outwitted by the amateur policeman, had gone straight to the professional force! The Shadow of the Rope "Couple me not with the Alsatian, I pray of you, Sir Francis," observed the extortioner, sharply. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Yet I believe there is abundance of clothing and food, held by the extortioners. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital By the sweeping powers conferred upon them by their patents, the whole of the inns of the metropolis were brought under the control of the two extortioners, who levied such imposts as they pleased. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance No Doctor as yet, for he that the Captain went to agree with was a drunkard and an extortioner, so we are better without him than with him. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 I was thus decided, because I saw I had to deal with an extortioner. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" With what passed during her interview with the extortioner the reader is already acquainted. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance The President’s salary is insufficient to meet his housekeeping expenditures; and Mrs. D. has become, very naturally, somewhat indignant at the conduct of the extortioners, and, of course, the President himself partook of the indignation. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital I repeat, no man is safe from these extortioners. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance The one, he pray'd, "I thank Thee, God, I'm not as other men, I am not an extortioner, Nor as this Publican." The Parables of the Saviour The Good Child's Library, Tenth Book I told you," he cried, "that the extortioners and usurers who resorted to that building, and made gold their god, would be driven forth, and their temple destroyed. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire "Do not argue the point, Grimbald, but force him into the cell," roared the extortioner. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance The militia are all out, except those hidden in the back rooms of their shops—extortioners; and the city is very quiet. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Rather will he take part with the usurers and extortioners who have deprived you of your inheritance. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance Smollett complained of the innkeepers along that route as the greatest set of extortioners in England. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain There were instances in which men of the most venerable dignity, persecuted without cause by extortioners, died of rage and shame in the grip of the vile alguazils of Impey. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Notwithstanding the resistance of the extortioner, whose efforts at liberation were seconded by Grimbald, our young knight succeeded in forcing his enemy into the dungeon, and hurled him to the further end of it. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance I don’t think there are any pickpockets except the extortioners. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital I am not the extortioner men describe me. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance It is of little service denouncing these extortioners. In Darkest England and the Way Out He had expected to find "his dear extortioner" exasperated by his loss, cursing and swearing, and demanding his money—but not at all. The Count's Millions "Ha! what are we, then?" demanded the extortioner, fiercely. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance It is held, like everything else, by speculators, for extortioners’ profits. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The Principal and the legal interest are all that these extortioners are entitled to; and, you must forgive me, but I will not do as you require. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 His books were put aside with a shudder, and he walked abroad with a changed gait; the old extortioner was levying on his nerves. Strong Hearts I thought of the notorious extortioner who had fallen to our unscrupulous but not indictable wiles; and my heart tinkled with the hansom bell. Mr. Justice Raffles "No, no; I forget it not," laughed the extortioner. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Every one seems mad with speculation; and the extortioners prey upon every victim that falls within their power. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital From any money-lending Jew—usurer—extortioner—cheat—rascal— whatever he be. Tales and Novels — Volume 10 The portly extortioner did not invite custom, either. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee "Against a vulgar extortioner, most decidedly!" she returned, without repudiating the possessive pronoun. Mr. Justice Raffles What my worthy friend and partner would declare, if his cough permitted him, fair Mistress Aveline," urged the extortioner, "is that he places his life and fortune at your disposal. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance I mean those who have allowed transportation to forestallers and extortioners. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Let the extortioner catch all that he hated; and let the strangers spoil his labor. Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest Foreboding had entered even the hearts of the forestaller and extortioner. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee Let the extortioner catch all that he hath, and let the stranger spoil his labor. Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc. There is none other than fair dealing on my part," replied the extortioner sternly; "and the terms of our agreement cannot be departed from. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance It will close half the shops—but that may be beneficial, as thousands have rushed into trade and become extortioners. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital What might happen after nine, or, rather, on the stroke of nine, was no worry of his, though it might be and probably would be of the landlord's, provided that heartless extortioner survived it. From a Bench in Our Square The Opposition was determined to make the governor-general's conduct a state question, but their charges had been received with little attention, till on this day Sheridan rose to denounce the cruel extortioner. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 "Good Lord!" he said, "I'm no extortioner, I'm no usurer—it would be better," he said, "to lay hands on myself." Plays "He will scarcely prove a match for me, I think," observed the extortioner—"but here he comes." The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance An intelligent gentleman from North Carolina told me, to-day, that food was never more abundant in his State; nevertheless, the extortioners are demanding there very high prices. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital God I thank thee that I am not as other are, extortioners, unjust, advoutrers, and even as the publican is. The first New Testament printed in English Shall we ignore, in the dazzling life of a few favored extortioners, monopolists, and successful gamblers all that Christianity points out as the hope and solace and glory of mankind? Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity Let the extortioner consume all he hath, and the stranger spoil his labour—for what he has is itself taken by extortion, and he has spoiled the labour of thousands. David "You will see," rejoined the extortioner with a grim smile. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance He suggests that shoes be taken from the extortioners at a fair price. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital "And that will count up more to his credit than if he was an extortioner, and ill-treated the stranger within his gate." Old Caravan Days All friends of humanity, determined to resist monopolists and extortioners, are invited to attend. The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 Well, it would be said that your father had permitted you to marry the son of this rich old extortioner for the sake of his money. The Earth Trembled You shall have your wish, Sir," rejoined Charles in a stern tone and with a freezing look, that seemed of ill augury to the extortioner—"It is my intention to terminate the scene. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance The illicit trade with the United States has depleted the country of gold, and placed us at the feet of the Jew extortioners. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital But last night I broke a bottle on the head of an extortioner, and my mind is very much exalted over it. The Queen Pedauque "O, it is provoking indeed," cried he, "for the extra-interest I must pay one of those extortioners is absolutely so much money thrown away." Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 The popular opinion, in those times, was, that Dutchman and extortioner were nearly synonymous. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 Neither the deputy-warden nor the jailer—both of whom, as he knew, were the extortioner's creatures—were to be informed of it till the last moment. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance A few of guilty consciences, the extortioners, may feel alarm—but not the women and children. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital An over-reaching dealer, or hard, sharp fellow; an extortioner: the brokers formerly behind St. Clement's church in the Strand were called Jews by their brethren the taylors. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue It was evident we had to deal with a born extortioner. The Ivory Trail What though he was no extortioner, he might yet be a covetous man. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 Advancing slowly towards the prisoners, the officer received the warrant from Osmond Mounchensey, while the halberdiers closed round the two extortioners. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance And these counselors demand the exemption of the Jew extortioners on the ground that they once furnished substitutes, now out of the service! A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital The shops hereabout were not to be trusted—the proprietors, without exception, were rogues and extortioners. Europe Revised There are traps for "master extortioners," which work well in the hands of the police. File No. 113 "The famine in Bohemia is terrible precisely because the extortioners hold back their grain and will not sell it." Joseph II. and His Court "The extortioner's lawless band of attendants—generally known as his myrmidons, your Highness," replied Hatton. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance The burnt district includes all the banks, money-changers, and principal speculators and extortioners. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital What though he was no extortioner, he might yet be a covetous man; Luke xvi. The Pharisee and Publican His dearest friend stood mute beneath the charge of lowest villainy—stood powerless before the falsehoods of a Jew extortioner! Under Two Flags Where scarcity is, there will always be found the extortioner, who profits by it. Joseph II. and His Court "Well, be it as you will," replied the extortioner, testily. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance The speculators and extortioners seem to act in concert, and the government appears to be no match for them. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Tales concerning the villainy of these extortioners abound in Egypt and Syria. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] Such is the universal practice of the East: in the West the extortioner says, "I leave it to you, sir!" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 "Seven extortioners!" cried Josephi, rising from his seat, and looking as if he would have stricken them to the earth with the lightning of his flashing eyes. Joseph II. and His Court It were useless to deny it," replied the extortioner, with a malicious look at Buckingham; "but the noble Marquis has not always disapproved so strongly of my proceedings. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance The speculators and extortioners who hired substitutes are in consternation—some flying the country since the passage of the bill putting them in the army, and the army is delighted with the measure. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital "Well," said I, "you have touched your money; and now, I must tell you, that you are the most infernal rogue and extortioner I ever met with." The Fatal Boots The simple and the careless were pillaged without mercy by extortioners whose demands grew even more rapidly than the money shrank. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 But by the eternal God! the extortioner shall be branded throughout the world. Joseph II. and His Court It speedily appeared that the two extortioners had abundant assistance at hand to carry out their infamous design. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance "At the mere mention of the new assemblies," says a provincial commission in 1787,5317 "we heard a workman exclaim, 'What, more new extortioners!'" The Ancient Regime "How say you, Sirs," he continued, in a stern tone, to the two extortioners. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Such as they were, however, these apartments were assigned to Aveline, when she was forcibly brought to the extortioner's habitation, as before narrated. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance "The emperor! it is the emperor!" groaned the terror-stricken extortioners, while Joseph looked contemptuously upon their pale and conscience-stricken faces. Joseph II. and His Court But far more than the two extortioners did their accuser command attention. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance "Nevertheless—" "Arrest him!" cried a voice at the back of the house,—and a window being thrown open, the face of Sir Giles Mompesson appeared at it—"Arrest him!" repeated the extortioner. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance |
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