| 单词 | harlequin |
| 例句 | He saw Ku Klux Klan hoods, skeletons, harlequins in garish colors, painted faces. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The clock is ticking toward midnight, the harlequin juggler at the top balancing eleven balls amongst the twinkling stars and moving pieces. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Dressed in harlequin style with a grey mask, he juggles shiny silver balls that correspond to each hour. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Did she notice the ornamental touches around the entrance, the Roman urns spilling granite fruit, the harlequin marble? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The skin between them darkened, too, knitting her freckles together into a speckled harlequin mask. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She was wearing tri-focal lenses in harlequin frames, and the frames were trimmed with rhinestones. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In the corridor I passed a gaunt, sixtyish woman—print dress, harlequin glasses, sharp nasty face like a poodle—carrying a stack of folded towels. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z On buffet tables, garnished with glistening hors-d'oeuvre, spiced baked hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs and pastry pigs and turkeys bewitched to a dark gold. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z More specifically, she is a cat person in a 500-square-foot Manhattan apartment who inherits, after the suicide of a friend, his harlequin Great Dane. Mourning With the Help of a Great Dane 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Organized chronologically, it is an overview of Picasso's entire career, from the harlequins of his Blue and Rose periods, to later Cubist paintings and colorful linoleum cuts. NY museum honors its Picasso trove in new exhibit 2010-04-19T21:50:00Z Myriad colors blend into one another, and the whole vibe is reminiscent of a harlequin outfit put into a blender without the lid. Young Photographer Breaks the Rules, Finds Success 2010-07-30T23:50:00Z The Joker, charmed by the fact that her name sounds like “harlequin,” sends her flowers and offers to tell her secrets about his childhood. From Mad Love to Suicide Squad: The Evolution of Harley Quinn 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The accounting department was a little wooden box embellished with a harlequin pattern. Betsey Johnson has never run with the fashion elite. That’s why she’s endured. 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z His early work embraced Provençal characters, including Gypsies and saltimbanques, the region’s traveling acrobats and harlequins, who were among Picasso’s early subjects as well. Lucien Clergue, Master and Promoter of Art Photography, Dies at 80 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z “Pinocchio’s really naughty,” he explained, likening him to a rogue or a harlequin. ‘He’s All Impulse’: Making Disney’s ‘Pinocchio’ Naughty Onstage 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Clowns, as pranksters, jesters, jokers, harlequins, and mythologized tricksters have been around for ages. "Larger than life, but still true": Where Pee-wee Herman fits in the history of American clowns 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Anthony Weiner: Is this man — this milksop, this harlequin in boxers — actually single-handedly responsible for our current political reality? Perspective | I’m going to think about Anthony Weiner this one last time and then that’s it 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Photograph: Riley Bridget Riley, London Her paintings' harlequin abstractions might thrum and bulge like an acid hallucination, but Bridget Riley has always played down op art's associations with summer of love psychedelia. This week's new exhibitions 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z Sculpted harlequins were the setting for Carrera marble columns inserted in a silver cuff bracelet, while miniature baroque mirrors dangled as earrings and bracelets with hard stone panels like shaded marble. Fash File: Delfina Delettrez?s Roman Holiday in Jewelry 2012-03-01T19:20:49Z The title refers to an excerpt from Schoenberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire” in which the narrator begs the harlequin to teach her to laugh again. Music Review: A Violinist Layers Bach With Relative Newcomers 2011-01-31T23:34:50Z Next to a stark red kimono printed with lightning bolts, even an intricate 1939 harlequin coat by Elsa Schiaparelli can look fussy and overdone. ‘Kimono Style’: A Beautiful Painting You Can Wear 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z It’s about seeing different aspects of the beauty of garden plants, such as the perfect candleflame symmetry of a dawn redwood or the sublime harlequin patterns of ash tree bark. If you’re a restless gardener, there is plenty to do in February 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z It’s about what happens when a woman who lives in a tiny Manhattan apartment inherits, after the suicide of a former mentor and lover, his harlequin Great Dane. Times Critics’ Top Books of 2018 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Like the harlequin, wolverines move without recognizing our maps and political boundaries. In words and pictures, the story of the wild Rockies is revealed 2014-04-30T04:00:00Z Recently, she’s gotten attention for a creepy, shadowy video in which she lip-synced Paul’s entire 13-hour filibuster while dressed as FutureClown, a jester character she invented who wears a bizarre papier-mâché hat and harlequin makeup. | The Filibuster, As Performed by a Scary Clown 2013-07-25T16:09:31Z Filmmakers have long taken the already frightening, already dicey image of the clown and exploited it by making intentionally scary harlequins and bozos in films both dramatic and horrific. The 15 scariest on-screen clowns, from worst to best 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z I found no harlequins, but did see rafts of eiders, plenty of loons, a dozen long-tailed ducks, many cormorants, a few red-breasted mergansers and a single black scoter. On a Maine Island, Steep Bluffs and Solitude 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The geometric elements were everywhere: zigzag op-art patterns or harlequin effects; shoes with checkered heels. Marc Jacobs: Optical Allusions 2012-09-11T17:04:44Z Mr. Browne is steely in how he manages to turn virtually any design reference — steeplechase jockeys, Siena’s Palio horse race, harlequins — to his idiosyncratic ends. Prada and Armani Reassert the Power of Consistency 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z At night, Frenchy, who at 62 has a high broad forehead and harlequin smile, stood on a picnic table cackling as he tended a many-armed hookah. Cannabis capitalism: who is making money in the marijuana industry? 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z A nearby and exposed line of turnips was also attracting another serious pest of brassicas, the harlequin bug. The greens of autumn require extra care when frost threatens 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The servant of the title, Truffaldino, wears a harlequin costume, and he and a few other characters are masked. Review: ‘The Servant of Two Masters,’ and His Misfortunes 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z For all the striking displays on harlequin mannequins or nestling in dramatic wigs, the designer also showed a darker side. Florence Fashion School Shows Students’ Creations 2012-06-22T14:17:40Z The geometric shapes that play across their surfaces and their twisting or bulbous hairstyles conjure up associations with harlequin, circus imagery or traditional Japanese body adornment. Art review: Warashina works show women on the edge of ... you decide 2010-05-27T20:20:00Z Some moments almost felt scripted, like when an eagle appeared just as we spotted a flock of harlequin ducks chilling on rocks alongside some sunning seals. Seattle summer staycation: 3 day trips to take from the Seattle waterfront 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z They spent hundreds of thousands of dollars just at Christie’s in London in 2005, acquiring half a dozen dancers and harlequins made in Austria and Germany. Antiques: ‘Homefront & Battlefield’ at American Textile History Museum 2012-06-28T21:22:20Z Then there was Jon Batiste, who made his entrance in a silver, gold and black harlequin sequin suit in honor of New Orleans, his hometown. Grammys Red Carpet: Show Girls, Tiger Queens and Pearly Kings 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Wearing strangely funereal harlequin gear, he mixes drinks from unlabeled bottles of colorful fluids, adding a touch of "fairy dust" to them before handing them over to his customers. SuttonBeresCuller at OtB: fun scene, mixed bag 2011-09-16T17:29:03Z The gardeners here fret that insect pest populations such as cucumber beetles and harlequin bugs will be back with a vengeance in the next growing season. George Washington would recognize today’s Mount Vernon garden, but not the weather 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z At this point, we’re on familiar Johns turf, defined by a mix of high and low, serious and humorous, its essence distilled in a gloomster Freud decked out in harlequin colors. Art Review: ‘Jasper Johns: Regrets,’ a New Series at MoMA 2014-03-21T16:46:57Z Since I was a kid, I’ve been enthralled with the colorful harlequin ducks that visit the Crown every spring. In words and pictures, the story of the wild Rockies is revealed 2014-04-30T04:00:00Z You don’t see the levels of flea beetle on the arugula or harlequin bugs or white fly on the kale that you would earlier in the year. In Washington, the joy of fall gardening is a reward for suffering through summer 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z He said they sounded like harlequin ladybirds, an invasive species. Experience: a ladybird nearly killed me 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z “Suddenly the merriest of the harlequins felt a chill in his legs, took off his mask, and to the amazement of all revealed a violet-blue face,” wrote Heine. What Can We Learn From the Art of Pandemics Past? 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z And there’s as much drawing as painting: repeating waves in, say, goldenrod yellow or lipstick pink on black or white and networks of intersecting lines, some of which form harlequin patterns. 2 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Sleek black loons, herring gulls, harlequin ducks and oldsquaw dive at the fish on the surface, and eagles, falcons, terns and plovers glide above. From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z At Dalston's Holy Trinity church on Sunday, harlequins, jesters and pierrots will assemble for an act of worship. In praise of ? the clowns' church service 2011-02-04T00:01:03Z For contrast, the shutters got dramatic red harlequin diamonds, while the porch pillars and front door became solid scarlet. Is this really Washington? See the color-splashed houses that pop in a gray city. 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z A riot of colors, ludic patterns, and subtle riffs on harlequins. Vuitton transforms Paris with a playful spectacle of color, stars and history 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z It was a romantic, whimsical collection, full of ruffs and harlequin prints and sweeping skirts, and maybe not what we’d expect from a designer known for elegant minimalism. Giorgio Armani shows a different side at latest fashion show in Venice 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Pierrots, sailors, harlequins and peasants follow in the procession, small bells sewn to their costumes ringing as local brass bands play the streets. With ostrich feathers and flying oranges, Belgian carnival returns after COVID 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Fashion: See Styles’s sparkling harlequin jumpsuit and other red carpet looks. Seven Surprises 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z This also is an excellent bird-watching spot for black oystercatchers and harlequin ducks. Tacoma author creates an illustrated travelers atlas for PNW islands 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z A burst of color, channeling the vibrancy of harlequins, took center stage. Vuitton transforms Paris with a playful spectacle of color, stars and history 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z No bigger than a strawberry and often more colorful, harlequin frogs suffered greatly as a rapidly spreading fungus killed amphibians around the world over the past several decades. Colorful frogs downed by disease are making a surprising comeback 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z The inquest heard he was buried in a red and turquoise bobble hat, red t-shirt and harlequin chef trousers. Powys: Woman who illegally buried father advised against NHS help 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z These settings are sometimes populated by characters — clowns, jugglers, harlequins and the like — familiar to theater from Italian commedia dell’arte. Review | Neo-Romanticism fell out of fashion. It’s time for another look. 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z They wear their rags of blue rather like the harlequins and circus figures of the subsequent Rose Period will wear their rags of motley. Review | A deep dive into Picasso’s Blue Period at the Phillips Collection 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Of these, only the harlequin ladybird is firmly established the UK, where it is now the most common ladybird species. Brown stink bug among 'future threats' to gardens 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Species in the harlequin frog genus, Atelopus, have been among the most severely affected. Colorful frogs downed by disease are making a surprising comeback 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Michal Winter, of Derby, England, was born with thick “plates” of skin on his body due to a condition called harlequin ichthyosis, or HI. Boy, 2, has rare 'scale'-like skin condition that affects 1 in 500,000: 'He’s overcome so much' 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z The child lives in Ulster County in the Hudson Valley and suffers from harlequin ichthyosis. Woman charged with harassing child with genetic disorder 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Infants born with harlequin ichthyosis are at an increased risk for low body temperature, dehydration and elevated levels of sodium in the blood. Baby born with rare skin disorder allegedly abandoned at hospital in Italy 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Its absence is more than made up for by the plaid, harlequin and flower patterns of Quarles’ boldly colored fabrics. Christina Quarles’ paintings blur boundaries and find freedom in the flesh 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Some 70% of harlequin frog species are now considered extinct or critically endangered. Colorful frogs downed by disease are making a surprising comeback 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z There were harlequin tunics, pantaloons cuffed at the ankle, ruffed Pierrot collars and tears painted on to faces as the new Gucci collection paraded the catwalk. Gucci in subdued mood at first show since 'blackface' scandal 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Nude Boy comes from the artist’s Rose Period, named after the heavy use of pink tones in works from 1904-1906, which variously feature clowns, harlequins and horses. From a 'racist' square to rotting beef: five lesser-known stories about modern art 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z A Trojan archer, from approximately 500 B.C., wears tight pants with a harlequin pattern that is as boldly colored as Missoni leggings. The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Soon, Masaru is targeted by people looking to steal his money for themselves, but he is saved by a martial artist named Narumi and Shirogane, a woman who fights by controlling a human-sized harlequin puppet. 7 anime to check out this fall, and one complete mystery 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z We reached the Oval and then the Stanford quadrangle with its covered, shaded pathways made of diamonds of cement in alternating earth-toned colours, like a faded harlequin costume. The daughter Steve Jobs denied: ‘Clearly I was not compelling enough for my father' 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Shield bugs are also known as jewel bugs for their iridescent colors, like the cotton harlequin and the rainbow shield bug. Meet the Bug That Armors Itself With Shells 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z And then they couldn’t find any variable harlequin frogs at all. A Few Species of Frogs That Vanished May Be on the Rebound 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z It’s even harder to ignore him when he sets up his tripod, topped with a fat 600mm camera lens, on a boardwalk to capture photos of harlequin ducks at LeHardy Rapids on the Yellowstone River. One-time seasonal worker landed dream job at Yellowstone 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z None of this was going to work for Wesley, Mr. Saville’s harlequin Great Dane. When the Dog Decides Where You Live 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z There are no kings in “The Sport of Kings,” but there is a Fool, clothed in the harlequin brilliance of silks, uniquely able to speak truth to power. A Sweeping Novel About Race in America 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z But the seven-spotted variety, which tends to settle on plants, is one of the less vulnerable, as harlequins prefer to live on or near trees. Could the ladybird plague of 1976 happen again? - BBC News 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z To Jack Dancer, who either didn't read the whole article or who doesn't understand scientific inquiry, the finding of this harlequin frog is not about just the frog. A Few Species of Frogs That Vanished May Be on the Rebound 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Its the colour combo – they barely get away with it on the away ones, it’s got a harlequin look to it and its not good. Norwich City v Liverpool: Premier League – live! 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z In 17th Century England, some of the these characters were adapted into a type of early pantomime called a "harlequinade", most famously featuring the cheeky and acrobatic harlequin. Oh yes it is: Why pantomime is such a British affair - BBC News 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z I sat under Jugendstil molding of copper leaves and faded frescoes of harlequins, pretending that I was not spying on my neighbors. A Trip to Trieste: Italy’s Most Beautifully Haunting City 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Nor are the blackcurrant, the harlequin, the mango or the foie gras that are lined up in elegant rows in the window display. Cafes and museums of Paris, staggered by attacks, begin revival 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Substitute "willow tree" with white rhinoceros, harlequin frog, polar bears and all species threatened and endangered. A Few Species of Frogs That Vanished May Be on the Rebound 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Its the colour combo – they barely get away with it on the away ones, it’s got a harlequin look to it and its not good. Norwich City v Liverpool: Premier League – live! 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z All accounts, including Véra’s, agree that she was hiding her features behind a black harlequin mask that she refused to lift as they meandered through the city to the Hohenzollernplatz, rapt in conversation. Nabokov’s Silent Partner 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Lozenge patterns of a harlequin, two-tone shoes and stripy legs peppered the show alongside bizarre hats from yesteryear - and highlighted Westwood’s fascination with the sartorial elements of historical clothes making. Models, not celebrity guests, turn heads in Paris 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z Lozenge patterns of a harlequin, two-tone shoes and stripy legs peppered the show alongside bizarre hats from yesteryear — and highlighted Westwood's fascination with the sartorial elements of historical clothes making. Models, not celebrity guests, turn heads at Paris Fashion Week 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z This changes later when he dons a crow’s mask, and Scott puts on a three-faced harlequin number and starts quoting Yeats. Glastonbury 2015 live: Burt Bacharach, Sleaford Mods, Adele and the build up to Kanye West 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z Imperatiz, in its samba parade, alluded to that incident with dozens of performers playing black-and-white harlequins inside peeled bananas. Battling racism theme of some Rio Carnival parades 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z “There was a Father Christmas puppet who was pulled along by a dog,” and acts with clowns, harlequins or soldiers. A Window Onto Evolving Traditions in Paris 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The harlequin filefish is a master of disguise. Filefish uses 'smell camouflage' to hide from predators 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z So people began importing an Asian species called the harlequin ladybird as natural pest control. Invasive Ladybug Thanks Its Parasite For Competitive Advantage 2013-05-17T19:45:00.363Z This changes later when he dons a crow’s mask, and Scott puts on a three-faced harlequin number and starts quoting Yeats. Glastonbury 2015 live: Burt Bacharach, Sleaford Mods, Adele and the build up to Kanye West 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z In the UK, researchers are very keen for people to report any sightings of the harlequin. Alien invaders wage 'biological war' 2013-05-16T18:26:38Z The parasite doesn't affect the harlequin but fatally overwhelms seven-spotted lady beetles within 2 weeks of infection, researchers report online today in . ScienceShot: Invasive Ladybug Carries Fatal Parasite 2013-05-16T19:05:00Z And the outdoor release of harlequin ladybirds, used to eliminate aphids - plant lice - is also "an example of an absolute disaster". How wasps and fungi can save crops 2013-01-22T02:51:40Z When European ladybug species eat the harlequin ladybird eggs and larvae, they also consume the microsporidia. Invasive Ladybug Thanks Its Parasite For Competitive Advantage 2013-05-17T19:45:00.363Z But Holly not only had distinctive black-and-brown harlequin patterns on her fur, but also an implanted microchip to identify her. Well: Holly the Cat's Incredible Journey 2013-01-20T01:27:43Z Scientists collected wild harlequin ladybirds from infested homes—including the home of the mother of one of the authors—and injected some with bacteria or yeast. ScienceShot: Harlequin Ladybirds Flourish by Squelching Disease 2012-11-21T00:01:00Z Scientists previously thought that the harlequin prospered because of an unusually strong antimicrobial immune system, which would protect it from disease in a foreign environment. ScienceShot: Invasive Ladybug Carries Fatal Parasite 2013-05-16T19:05:00Z Special limits for hen mallard, pintail, redhead, canvasback, goldeneye, harlequin, scoter and long-tailed duck are identical to last season. Waterfowl hunters seem headed for great season 2012-08-11T04:12:06Z Claude’s hypochondria was appeased by letting him wear a big patchwork cloak over his harlequin’s dress in which white lozenges had been substituted for silver ones, owing to lack of money. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z As a harlequin, he capered and leaped about the empty room, his eyes ever on the curtain at its far end. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z The Jews might mend up all creation with it, and patch the whole world as gaily as harlequin's coat. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Masquers swept the streets gaily; if harlequin husband flirted with domino wife—why, so much the merrier! The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z The feet of the harlequins had raised much dust, and at last the room became dim. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z The dear father's mandate had been a wand of harlequin transforming with a touch the Cave of the Black Gnome into the Calm Retreat of the Serene Spirit. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Along the wire walked a harlequin, taking mincing dance steps and balancing across his shoulders a pole from whose extremities dangled two huge baskets. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z The harlequin and the two-spot share a habitat of deciduous trees and as the harlequin is larger, it is able to out-compete its smaller rival for food, and prey on its larvae. 'Invader' drives ladybird decline 2012-02-07T01:23:47Z The study found that British ladybirds are disappearing, while foreign harlequin ladybirds are increasing. British ladybirds under threat 2012-02-07T12:37:36Z Isn't that the Swedish girl with one of the harlequins? Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Coaches grow there no more than balm and spices: we were forced to drop our post-chaise, that resembled nothing so much as harlequin’s calash, which was occasionally a chaise or a baker’s cart. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z Harlequināde′, the portion of a pantomime in which the harlequin plays a chief part.—Harlequin duck, a species of northern sea-duck, so called from its variegated markings. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Currently, there is no way of selectively killing the harlequin. 'Invader' drives ladybird decline 2012-02-07T01:23:47Z The harlequin invaders are larger than the British two-spot ladybirds, and they're not as tasty to animals that try to eat them. British ladybirds under threat 2012-02-07T12:37:36Z One of the harlequins changed his partner every few minutes, but the other did not loosen his grasp of the girl whom he had brought with him from the house. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z So do I love Its shimmering August mood keyed to the sun, A harlequin of color, birds and bloom. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z It was owing to his marvellous ability as harlequin that pantomime achieved its popularity. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z The researchers warn that potentially serious consequences lie ahead if the harlequin continues its rampant march. 'Invader' drives ladybird decline 2012-02-07T01:23:47Z That means the harlequins are more likely to survive. British ladybirds under threat 2012-02-07T12:37:36Z Two minutes after, the soles of the young lady's shoes removed themselves from Philip's shoulder-blades with a convulsive spring, and followed their owner in a harlequin dive through the open window. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z They made what they called “harlequin bags;” they were armed, prepared for anything, everything, fur or feather, fish or snake. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z “Is there any chance for harlequin, and dancing?” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Another reason why the harlequin is able to out-compete native species appears to be because it is more toxic to birds and other animals that may try to eat it. 'Invader' drives ladybird decline 2012-02-07T01:23:47Z The only British species not affected by the harlequin invaders are the seven-spot ladybirds. British ladybirds under threat 2012-02-07T12:37:36Z Tom waved his head up and down as his way was when anyone asked him a question, and harlequin, satisfied with this silent consent, ran off to find a columbine and to dance the galop. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Youth returned—a harlequin with the supple wand of illusion. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z There were satirical persons who said that Greeley took as much pains to make himself a harlequin as another might take to make himself a dandy. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z The harlequin duck is a northern bird that comes but little into the United States on either coast. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z British species of ladybird are disappearing, and are being threatened by invading harlequin ladybirds from abroad, say experts. British ladybirds under threat 2012-02-07T12:37:36Z Tom made his way through the crowd, whilst the delighted harlequin moved from one mask to another, telling his news with warnings to be discreet, which were well received. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z As she said the words, it was as if the wand of a harlequin had touched the scene. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z The citizens were no longer the descendants of Quirites, remnant of the Pharaohs or the Macedonian kings, but satyrs, fauns, bacchantes, nymphs, mimes and harlequins. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z It is a luxury to which our Gallic neighbours are entire strangers, and an article of cookery worth any dozen of their harlequin kick-shaws. The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times 2011-10-23T02:00:21.883Z There were many Turks and Spaniards; several monks, women disguised as bats, many mythological goddesses and Venetians were to be distinguished among clowns, harlequins, and cupids with bows and arrows. Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z Just then, too, the sounds of a lively galop were heard, and a general rush to the ball-room took place, harlequin only pausing to murmur in Tom’s ear: ‘I know you, my fine mask.’ The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z “Similar health effects seen in fish, sea otters and harlequin ducks following the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska were predictive of population impacts, from decline to outright collapse,” he said in a statement. Green Blog: Oil Spill Affected Gulf Fish's Biology, Study Finds 2011-09-26T22:28:11Z Last year, the harlequin ice-cream gave out before I could get to the table.” The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z In front of me went a charming coloured harlequin, all in diamond-shaped colours, and beautiful as a piece of china. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z The fa�ades are painted in harlequin variety of colors, yellow, blue, and peach-blossom prevailing. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The harlequin, turning towards the gallery, announced that his lordship had much pleasure in complying with the universal request, and amidst loud applause, the shepherdess took one of Tom’s paws and the columbine the other. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The drawings will afford some idea of these protean changes, but they must be seen before their harlequin character can be thoroughly appreciated. Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations 2011-08-01T02:00:12.067Z For the tricolour is the national emblem, and these harlequins desired that this national symbol should go down into the dust with the emperor’s statue before their sheet of unhallowed crimson. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Magician he, who, autumn nights, Down from the starry heavens whirls; A harlequin in spangled tights, Whose wand's touch carpets earth with pearls. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z But rare in the US, where harlequins are mainly orange. Ladybirds watch 2011-07-07T01:12:46Z ‘Do you happen to know,’ said Fan to the obliging harlequin, ‘who you have lent your hat to?’ The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z In the character of Cupid, he more than once descended, with terror, in his flying-gear; as harlequin, he used to issue from the egg; and, as a little chimney-sweep, to play the sharpest tricks. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z A confused Dalai Lama looked blankly at the presenter.It's the harlequin. Quiz of the week's news 2011-06-17T01:19:28Z Two-spot ladybirds, preyed on by harlequins, are in decline The first study of ladybirds in Britain and Ireland has found some species of the well-loved bug have declined over the last two decades. Study shows ladybirds declining 2011-06-15T03:38:20Z Thought to be most at risk from harlequins as their habitats and prey - aphids - overlap. Ladybirds watch 2011-07-07T01:12:46Z It was bad enough for medi�val monks to deck the Word of Life in the motley wear of a harlequin. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z The mountain slopes and towering angular summits when outlined against the morning or evening sky are frequently as brilliantly dyed as are the New England hills when clothed in the harlequin foliage of autumn. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z "The Aztec Opal, and the finest harlequin I ever saw," interrupted Mr. Mitchel. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z Let but some years more pass, and it is to be hoped that the country of the Scipios will no longer be that of harlequins in monks' habits. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z And invasive incomers such as the harlequin ladybird are gobbling up British species. Ladybirds watch 2011-07-07T01:12:46Z He sang his gayest songs and leaped so lightly in the air, there seemed to be a thousand harlequins, and little Beppo followed lightly after. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z "Far enough to make a good harlequin out of a live one," she said.... The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z D’Alembert compared it to a harlequin’s coat, in which there is some good stuff but too many rags. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z It seemed as though he had drawn off the harlequin mask worn on work-days. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z Unlike the 2-spot ladybird, its habitat doesn't overlap with the much bigger harlequin. Ladybirds watch 2011-07-07T01:12:46Z No other clowns or harlequins would please their royal majesties, and so they left in anger. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z I guess I'm nothing but a harlequin after all," he said, "and they're legitimate objects for pity. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z Then her face in the dusky light flared piteously with harlequined emotions. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Among the harlequin shadows of the pergola Madge advanced to me with both hands outstretched. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z But in telling a harlequin apart from a British ladybird, size is the most reliable marker - only the native seven-spot is as big. Ladybirds watch 2011-07-07T01:12:46Z There lived once long ago, in days of jesters and court fools and harlequins, a certain clown called Punchinello. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z The last was 2 years ago with my pet ’soul mate’, a 160 lb harlequin great dane. Making End-of-Life Decisions for Pets 2010-07-26T18:17:00Z Ships sailed there; dolls hung gaudily and smilingly aloft; giant parti-colored balls rounded out their harlequin sides; tiny dishes for pygmy festivals were piled with delicious carrots and artichokes on little white, blue-rimmed platters. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode They are scarcely larger than one's little-finger nail, but nature has clothed them in harlequin attire, combining golden, steel-blue, and pink. The Story of Malta Oh, I know it seems paltry, and it is paltry, the scheme of a harlequin; all the same, I knew that it would make you feel what I had felt. The Man Who Rose Again "Let me have the harlequin's cap," said La Louve, who obtained possession of it, and waved it in the air as a trophy. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 "Ah! you are a dainty dog, I know, and as fond as ever of them harlequins." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 The marvellous Venetian remedies and the harlequin jacket, mask, and felt cap of the Italian fool wandered over the Alps, and were added as new fooleries to our old stock. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. This much I concede to the persecutors of the species—little talents, more ridiculous and useless with their ostentation of gravity than are even bad harlequins. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second The prime minister, when he should have been writing sage decrees, was scribbling scurrilous paragraphs; from his portfolio peeped forth old numbers of 'The Slang' and his official robes could not hide his harlequin's jacket. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 Phrygian music, harlequined to meet the needs of Forty-second Street and its anchorites, flared and receded with the opening and closing of gilded doors. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole "Would you like anything better than a harlequin, my lass?" said Rodolph. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 We listen eagerly, clown, pantaloon, harlequin, and columbine vanish to the sound of the pan-pipes and the voice of Punch. English Costume I was dripping with sweat, spangled like harlequin with scales, wet from the waist down, nose-peeled by the sun, but utterly, supremely, and consummately happy. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel She bulked above him and it was about this time I began truly to be sorry for my harlequin friend. Where the Pavement Ends "The harlequin and columbine seemed a little stiff; but that's the hardest of all, I know." International Short Stories English Their shapes and adornments were legion: round, harlequin, diamond, rhomboid, octagonal, square, oval; rimless, gem-studded, horn-rimmed, floral-rimmed, rimmed in the cases of some of the lady representatives with immense artificial eyelashes. The Ambassador I consider these monkeys as the regular and acknowledged harlequins of the bush, and never could bear the idea of shooting at one. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa At last an old gossip hit upon the lucky thought of bringing Peregrine a very motley, and, in fact, a very ugly harlequin. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors Why would people dress up their servants like harlequins? The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life In a moment or two harlequin and columbine appeared on the screen and began to caper nimbly, naturally, with the wildest grace. International Short Stories English Dazzle-painters have slapped their spite at her in lurid swathes and, not content, have draped her sheer in harlequin crenellations. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war With a turn and rush that a harlequin might have envied, I soon got over a hundred yards, the line to run having been determined on previous to firing. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa White artist he, who, breezeless nights, From tingling stars jocosely whirls, A harlequin in spangled tights, His wand a pot of pounded pearls. Blooms of the Berry These fine, brilliantly-uniformed troops, consisting of gardeners, Tyrolese, Tungooses, hairdressers, harlequins, Cupids, lions, tigers, unicorns, and monkeys, fought with the utmost courage, coolness, and steady endurance. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. A moment after, they were flower and butterfly, then a jigging donkey; then harlequin and columbine again. International Short Stories English I know!” she cried suddenly, the blue breaking up in the firelight into a harlequin patchwork of merry gleams. Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl Him however the seceders refused to hear: 'what! listen to a harlequin whom every man may see for sixpence?' Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Then, by a harlequin change, No. 197 became the office of the Albion newspaper. Old and New London Volume I We meet with an excellent satire published by S. W. Fores, in 1807, wherein a harlequin is depicted sitting on a rope suspended between a couple of lamp posts. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. Her harlequin and columbine shall dance better this time. International Short Stories English When suddenly observed, his face always had a sad, grave aspect, and it was often hard for him to throw off this seriousness and to put on his harlequin's mask. Home Life of Great Authors To see a gentleman——” “In the clothes of a harlequin, and begging?” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) He had the mind of a harlequin; his wit was acrobatic, and threw somersaults. Old and New London Volume I He called Woodward, the celebrated harlequin, “the meanest of all characters.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Even that harlequin among the worshippers of "lovely women," Ulrich von Lichtenstein, of laughable memory, remained Platonic only so long as he had to. Woman under socialism Rope-dancers, harlequins, and other performers of feats, are persons thus constituted. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) Am I turning in upon myself and playing the mere harlequin in the arena of mental gymnastics? Christ, Christianity and the Bible The other dancers give way and the new-comers perform, in harlequin fashion, their allotted parts. Due South or Cuba Past and Present In the severity of the wide, high hall, the girl with her rebellious beauty and harlequin gown, struck a note which it lacked, struck two of them, the go-and-be-hanged-to-you and originality. The Paliser case Some men had a single large figure with the conventional Judas face dressed in harlequin colors. Aztec Land A young woman in the costume of a harlequin, over which she has draped a Greek toga, while at her feet lie a confused heap of masks. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays Now he plays the solemn and mysterious, and again he assumes the rôle of the irresponsible harlequin. The Spoilers of the Valley His manner of speech seemed a sort of harlequin patchwork from the bad English of many sections, the outcome of a humorous and eclectic fondness for verbal deformities. Dr. Sevier Dominico, the harlequin, going to see Louis XIV. at supper, which was served in gold, fixed his eyes on a dish of partridges. The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Two carriages hung with gaudily embroidered shawls, full of dominos and pierrots and harlequins who threw handfuls of confetti at people along the sidewalks, clattered into town through the dark arches of the gate. Rosinante to the Road Again He slashes with his bamboo sword, as a harlequin waves his baton, to deal magical destruction all around on the attacking party. Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories And when he dismounted, he began to make the tour of the circus, with his harlequin’s cap in his hand, and everybody threw soldi or sugar-plums into it. Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal We have taken the ages out of their processional arrangement and set them marching disorderly abreast in our wide territory, a harlequin platoon. Red Men and White A harlequin and a cavalier mounted guard over the post-office, and a gypsy presided over a fish pond. Our Bessie It reminded me of the entrance of a clown at a royal levee, or the appearance of harlequin in a tragedy. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The art had now outgrown its infancy, and, disdaining a subordinate existence, boldly seceded from the society of harlequin and the tumblers, and met the world as an independent institution. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 The circus was crammed; many of the spectators held the Gazette in their hands, and showed it to the little harlequin, who laughed and ran from one to another, perfectly delighted. Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal The night before, he was out here on the lawn, jumping from bush to bush, for all the world like a harlequin. Anderson Crow, Detective On the black background of the larva, vermillion-red, chrome-yellow and chalk-white figure side by side in circles, spots, freckles and stripes, as clearly marked as the glaring patches of a harlequin's dress. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles In short, below the waist their dress was that of a priest, and above it, that of a harlequin. Holland, v. 1 (of 2) Who would have imagined these gentlemen would have played the harlequin and receive their dethroned Emperor as they did when he entered Paris again? A Sailor of King George “Will you accept these sugar-plums from the little harlequin?” said he to me, in his dialect. Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal He is a harlequin of illusions, His nimble features Skip into smiles, like rainbows, Cheating the villagers. Japanese Prints Devil take it, you have an awkward way of playing harlequin when you’re not wanted! A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 They were so called because set round with variously-coloured stones, in some way resembling the motley costume of harlequin. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture Nothing more was heard of ministers, senators, generals, magistrates, princesses, duchesses, and citizens; for twenty leagues round, clowns, harlequins, punchinellos, gipsies, Columbines, and Follies alone were to be seen. Laboulaye's Fairy Book He is dressed up like a harlequin, decked out in a sort of sack, with sleeves of white, embroidered with black, and his slippers are of cloth. Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal The young nephews of the Baron are the two harlequins who are exchanging badinage with the group of country girls at the corner. Stray Studies from England and Italy Hood, having become absorbed in a portfolio of pen-and-ink sketches of clowns, harlequins, and columbines, subjects in which the owner of the studio apparently specialized, paid no heed to the suggestion. The Madness of May The anger cleared from Braithwaite's face, leaving the chalky mask of a tragic harlequin. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Finally he paused, looked about him, laughed a short half laugh, and crossing the road, vaulted a high-wired fence, with the ease of a harlequin, and took his way across a meadow toward the river. The Diamond Coterie The alderman alone, in the dress of a harlequin, sat motionless; and Faustus avowed to the Devil that the ruse did p. 80great honour to his ingenuity. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom The attractions of the harlequins, jugglers, hucksters, etc., of all descriptions, surpass imagination. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada You prefer a buffoon to a scholar, A harlequin to a teacher, A jester to a statesman, An Anonyma flaring on horseback To a modest and spotless woman— Brute of a public! The Book of Humorous Verse As soon set a harlequin to lead a forlorn hope. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance He seemed to be on the best of terms with some well-disposed harlequin. The Flaw in the Sapphire The King's friends found themselves well represented in a Ministry that was otherwise as much a thing of shreds and patches as a harlequin's coat. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III I was dripping with sweat, spangled like harlequin with scales, wet from the waist down, nose peeled by the sun, but utterly, supremely, and consummately happy. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 To the amazement of Mark and his friends he took what is familiarly known as a “header” through the window—à la harlequin—and disappeared. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar They do not attend to his harlequin motions. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. Is it not singular to find an harlequin at the court of Attila? Notes and Queries, Number 70, March 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. With the agility of a harlequin, I sprang to my friendly perch just in time to save myself from his fangs. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Wise is a harlequin; we let him dance because he is good at it, and it amuses us. Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time “That was my own opinion,” returned the sailor, “till I seed him go slap through yon port-hole like a harlequin.” The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar Enter R. an important-looking personage with a long white beard, wearing a costume which might be, called a commissionaire's if it wasn't so like a harlequin's. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-14 Part of what they have dreamt comes to pass, and part remains as it was; hence two gospels, the dress of a harlequin. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. A sadness in his heart that kept him from smiling, a strange comedy of words in his thought, a harlequin with the night sitting on his lap. Erik Dorn In view of this, his sage discoursings upon grave questions of political and social economy have about as comical an effect as the moralizings of a harlequin. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The harlequin painting has a full face in a, a side face in b. Pickwickian Manners and Customs And who, it might be returned, did ever dress or act like harlequin? The Confidence-Man Some of Louis’s infants replied to the summons in a way that would have done credit to a harlequin. The Young Fur Traders La Roche, when any sudden crisis of danger arose, usually threw himself blindly over the side of the canoe on to the ice with the lightness and agility of a harlequin. Ungava And there was the harlequin, he was beautiful. April's Lady A Novel Ariosto's poem to the richer kind of harlequin's habit, made up of pieces of the very best silk, and of the liveliest colours. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 It is a harlequin of a poem, a thing of threads and patches; and there are gold threads in it and tattered clouts. Figures of Several Centuries On ordinary occasions, and especially in the daytime, it insists on playing the harlequin. Bird Day; How to prepare for it The carpet was of red baize with a Turkish border, and figured in the middle like an harlequin's jacket. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 Oh, nothing, nothing," says Sir George, choking; "it is only—that I'm glad you have so thoroughly enjoyed yourself and your harlequin, and—ha, ha, ha, your Columbine. April's Lady A Novel Next to those attractions came the circus, outside of which, on a raised platform, stood harlequin, clown, and columbine, all in a row, and in full dress. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children But when the horse was two yards from him he fell flat as a harlequin. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War He would put a fool's cap on our head and dress us up in the parti-colored robes of a harlequin for the nations of the world to laugh at. The Rose of Old St. Louis We looked-out on Life, with its strange scaffolding, where all at once harlequins dance, and men are beheaded and quartered: motley, not unterrific was the aspect; but we looked on it like brave youths. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Fashions in china decoration are not fixed; the fancy of the hour is constantly changing, but a matched set is eminently proper for the dinner table, leaving the "harlequin" china for luncheons and teas. Etiquette It was a harlequin crowd at Maxim's—a noisier, tenser, more hectic crowd than at the Riche. The Triflers We take one more chance, and pick a prize—Little Tich, to wit, a harlequin no more than four feet in his shoes, but as full of humour as a fraternal order funeral. Europe After 8:15 Thus Thomas Heywood mentions all these doctors, zanies, pantaloons, and harlequins, in which the French, and still more the Italians, distinguished themselves. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 I longed to see the pantomime, having heard much from my cousins and from Leo of its delights—and of the harlequin, columbine, and clown. A Flat Iron for a Farthing or Some Passages in the Life of an only Son But even with this, the harlequin idea may come in with the dessert; fruit plates, ice-cream sets, after-dinner coffees, etc., may display any number of fantasies in shape and coloring. Etiquette He is a harlequin with the literary ambition of a Richelieu. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The policeman came to pieces when clown and harlequin pulled at him. Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls As for the Italians, they are either absurd tear-squeezers or more absurd harlequins. A Book of Prefaces The gayest feathered songsters that came north with the Spring did not rival the variegated hues of the harlequin birds that rose daily from the German airdromes. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Drake Eclipse Drake Hen Glossy slate-blue plumage enlivened by white stripes and spots give the adult male harlequin a striking appearance. Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide Pyramids of men form "pictures of strength" on the public squares; harlequins in the open air perform parades. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) The stories would adapt so well, abounding as they do in scenes impossible for the stage but perfectly easy for the screen—high walls, windows, ladders, flying harlequins. Gilbert Keith Chesterton The coachman must have sprung to his box with the quickness of a harlequin. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' The harlequin snake and the coral-snake are so similar in color and in habits, one description for both will answer our purpose. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls Custom made his harlequin antics a matter of course; though Indians still paused opposite his shop and grinned at sight of a long-gown peddling. Old Kaskaskia Some have even given a classic origin to our pantomime, considering harlequin to be Mercury, the clown Momus, pantaloon Charon, and columbine Psyche. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour You now see by what secret movement the master of the mechanism has conducted the great Indian opera,—an opera of fraud, deceptions, and harlequin tricks. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) Upon these circus pictures there figured, in a series of many wonderful harlequin attitudes, a certain Signor Lambetti. A Dozen Ways Of Love On the harlequin snake the colors are bright coral-red, yellow, and black, which alternate in stripes that encircle the body. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls He tells us that at the Beef-steak Club Lord Sandwich talked so profusely, 'that he drove harlequins out of the company.' The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Yes; it reduces me to the level of a harlequin, to be laughed with, and laughed at. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays But I was not at all satisfied with the grossierte of their harlequin, no more than with their music at the opera, which was abominably grating, after being used to that of Italy. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe They may be considered as speaking harlequins; and their rules of eloquence are taken from the posture-master. Talks on Talking "You will hardly gain admittance to the fort in that harlequin dress," said Hector; "and I can save you the trouble of attempting it, by answering all the inquiries you may wish to make." The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New World Jellies, biscuits, sugar plums, and creams have long since given way to harlequins, gondoliers, Turks, Chinese, and shepherdesses of Saxon china. Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses And where's his master of the game, practical and theoretical, in a harlequin cap? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 "We see harlequin everywhere cutting capers to amuse the pit." Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men The youths of fashion were in a kind of harlequin habit, the forepart of the trousers white, the back-part blue; their jacket after the same fashion. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants The one that I wore in those days showed the bells and ribands of the harlequin, but there was chain armor underneath. Montlivet I want a clean, cold, searching wave—desert and night—not life all choked with wax tapers and harlequins! Foes At last, regarding the notion as a whimsy, insensibly suggested, perhaps, by the theatrical aspect of Don Benito in his harlequin ensign, Captain Delano speedily banished it. The Piazza Tales A white spot on each wing adds a bit of the harlequin to his style. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 Here are all our harlequins and columbines of the spoken and written drama. The Ragged Edge I swaggered and shrugged and played harlequin and boaster. Montlivet Kean, for his benefit, danced as harlequin, gave imitations of contemporary performers, and sang the song of "Tom Tug" after the manner of Mr. Incledon. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character He is one, Who behind the scenes hath been, Caught Life with his make-up off, Found him but a harlequin Cast to play a tragic part— And the two laughed, heart to heart! The Broadway Anthology It is thought, to suit the diversity of opinions in the parish cabinet, that it will be painted in a harlequin pattern. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 2, 1841 It may be desirable to prelude the story by a reminder to the reader that the general characteristics of these various sources were "harlequin" in their diversity of apparent colour. The English Novel For Pierre was my harlequin, and what man can easily censure his own amusements even when he sees their harm? Montlivet The main difficulty of pantomime-writers at this time seems to have been the contriving of some new method of bringing harlequin upon the scene. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character The harlequin Man has doffed his jacket, No pity to feel—he has none to give; The Bible has said it, and so thou must take it, "Thou shalt not allow a witch to live." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. They fraternized with a phrenological harlequin who was a connoisseur in mezzotint and falconry. 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading He tried to see himself with his hair clipped and his beard shaven and the white cravat and waistcoat replaced by the harlequin costume of the jailbird. The Street Called Straight A small afternoon teacup and saucer used to be the typical engagement gift, but it has gone rather out of vogue, along with harlequin china in general. Etiquette But at this date, and for some years, harlequin was not merely the sentimentalist, attitudiniser, and dancer he has since become. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Both being children of worldly wisdom, however, they harlequined their misgivings and were happy when together. The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories If you will play a part in the pantomime, Mr. Ridge, let an Englishwoman suggest that you be the harlequin. Nedra It is as if harlequin should intrude himself into the gloomy chamber where a corpse is deposited in state.” The Art of Letters They always impress me as happy-go-lucky harlequins, to whom this whole business of coming into the world and getting a living for a few years is nothing more nor less than a huge joke. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Punch was not seen to advantage in his endeavour to assume the guise of harlequin. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Little Guiraud, in her Alsatian costume, with a butterfly of black ribbon in her golden hair, swung round in the dance with a harlequin twice her height. A Love Episode How I loved the harlequin in the Drury Lane pantomimes at Christmas time! Nedra In the moral satires, harlequin is dressed in a sober suit and sent to a theological seminary. The Art of Letters He played all manner of parts; the palace might have been the stage of a pantomime and himself the harlequin. Clementina The line "Lo! one vast egg produces human race," had reference to the trick, introduced by Rich, of hatching harlequin out of a large egg. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character There she is, between that harlequin and the Norman peasant maiden! A Love Episode "I am the harlequin and this is, perforce, the harlequin's errand." Nedra This is called the harlequin bug from its fantastic appearance. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. There will also be a store of masks, colored dominoes, harlequins' dresses, monstrous and outrageous pasteboard noses, and, especially and above all, every kind of contrivance for making a noise. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 The present dress of the harlequin dates from the beginning of the century only. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character On the verandah of a select boarding-house we have seen a fat lady of forty lying on a bench like a dead harlequin, as she rolled herself in the triangles of a glittering afghan. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 "I am no longer the harlequin?" he interposed eagerly. Nedra The populace would pelt these harlequin horse-jockeys of fashionable life off their stage, if there was nothing better to be seen inside; but it fortunately happens that there is better. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 By their assistance more sudden evolutions and transitions are effected in the system of nature than are wrought in a pantomimic exhibition by the wonder-working sword of harlequin. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete The innovation was not resisted, but was greatly applauded, and Mr. Byrne's improved attire is worn by all modern harlequins. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character These natives were of a bright copper colour, so different from black that one had painted his thighs with black chequered lines which made his skin very much resemble the dress of a harlequin. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 "You are learning that I am not the harlequin after all," he said bitterly. Nedra There is a weird, elastic harlequin in a ghastly mask which he never lifts; and an amazing notary in an astounding nose, who proves to be Monsieur Goosequill. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 Her harlequin fancy straightway transformed him into the romantic lover who, having lost his mistress, had lost the world and therefore, naturally, held the sale of baby-linen on a par with the painting of pictures. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories We may note that Mr. Tyrone Power, the famous Irish comedian, appeared as harlequin in this pantomime, assisted by a skilled "double" to accomplish the indispensable attitudinising, dancing, and jumping through holes in the wall. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character It was a sort of harlequin people, all composed of rags. The Man Who Laughs In another moment they were gliding into that prism of many lights and colours, and the harlequin, holding Anne's hands, laughed enigmatically as he sped her away. The Knave of Diamonds One young fellow laughed, twisted about, and conducted himself a little like a harlequin. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 I hated the harlequin who presumed to put his arm about her waist. In the Days of My Youth Madroño Cottage lay at the entrance of a little cañada already green with the early winter rains, and nestled in a thicket of the harlequin painted trees that gave it a name. Frontier Stories A mighty borrower of trouble, this gayly dressed harlequin of the woods, and yet the forest would not seem complete without his gay blue vestments. Byways Around San Francisco Bay She sat down, and the glittering harlequin kneeled upon the ice before her and fastened the blades to her feet. The Knave of Diamonds Chicard, the harlequin of the modern French carnival, grotesquely dressed up. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge I no longer hated the harlequin, or envied the clown, or felt anything but mortification at my own folly. In the Days of My Youth A moment after they were flower and butterfly, then a jigging donkey, then harlequin and columbine again. The Delectable Duchy The Italian comedy, now united with their opera comique, is their most perfect diversion; but alas! harlequin, my dear favourite harlequin, my passion, makes me more melancholy than cheerful. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II "You will be happier with me," said the harlequin, with imperial confidence. The Knave of Diamonds Over his head was carried one of those old patched umbrellas, which seemed to have been cut out of a harlequin's dress. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Here are a few connected closely with the homely cabbage, as given by a noted helminthologist under the head of "Cut-worms": "Granulated," "shagreened," "white," "marked," "greasy," "glassy," "speckled," "variegated," "wavy," "striped," "harlequin," "imbricated," "tarnished." Adopting an Abandoned Farm They shall dance better this time, her harlequin and columbine. The Delectable Duchy And Sir Bale began to slap the wainscot fast and furiously with his walking-cane with a clatter like a harlequin's lath in a pantomime. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 The harlequin was a little girl named Gilchrist, one of the most beautiful children, in face and figure, that I have ever seen. The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) "Contortionists and ballet-dancers and clowns and harlequins—" he rattled all the names over with a good deal of uncalled-for sharpness, I thought, calling them "dissolute and degraded, the very offal of humanity." Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 Christopher Pearse Cranch calls the bobolink: Still merriest of the merry birds, and Pied harlequins of June. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook The harlequin and columbine seemed a little jerky. The Delectable Duchy It must not degrade him into a poetical harlequin. Famous Reviews The vehicle drew nearer, and at length stopped opposite the house, on which Polton slid down the stairs with the agility of a harlequin. The Red Thumb Mark My hands were cut and bleeding, I was dripping with sweat, spangled like a harlequin with scales, water from my waist down, nose peeled by the sun, but utterly, supremely, and consummately happy. American Notes To dream of a harlequin cheating you, you will find uphill work to identify certain claims that promise profit to you. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition In a moment or two harlequin and columbine appeared on the screen, and began to caper nimbly, naturally, with the airiest graces. The Delectable Duchy Notwithstanding all his practice, too, he fell with his head and shoulders as neatly through one of the side scenes, as a harlequin would jump through a panel in a Christmas pantomime. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Thus, all the while Hepzibah was perfecting the scheme of her little shop, she had cherished an unacknowledged idea that some harlequin trick of fortune would intervene in her favor. House of the Seven Gables A large number of Indians added to the harlequin appearance of the Denver streets the day I was there. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains To be dressed as a harlequin, denotes passionate error and unwise attacks on strength and purse. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition The harlequin fetus, of which there are specimens in Guy's Hospital, London Hospital, and the Royal College of Surgeons Museum, is the result of ichthyosis congenita. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine ‘How are you?’ said a stout gentleman of about forty, pausing at the door in the attitude of an awkward harlequin. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Two species are known; the harlequin snake, which ranges throughout the Gulf states to Texas and up the Mississippi River to Ohio, and the Sonoran coral snake, found in the Southwest only. Stories from Everybody's Magazine The black driver recognises him by twirling his head round and round like a harlequin, rolling his eyes, shrugging his shoulders, and grinning from ear to ear. American Notes If you dream of a harlequin, trouble will beset you. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition What Momus was of old to Jove The same harlequin is now; The former was buffoon above, The latter is a Punch below. The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces The harlequin on the bank turned his little pug nose up to me. Heart of Darkness The fog in all its murky volume could not quite obscure the brightness of the often rubbed window and its harlequin curtain drawn across upon a string. The Dawn of a To-morrow "A haggard harlequin!" snapped Vilas, waving his hand to a mirror across the room. The Flirt Now he sounds his whistle; and we who went about the world so long as harlequins must unmask, and for all time put aside our abhorrence of the disheveled. The Certain Hour The harlequin on the bank turned his little pug-nose up to me. Heart of Darkness The harlequin, already clad in silver paper out of cigar boxes, was, with difficulty, prevented from smashing the old Victorian lustre chandeliers, that he might cover himself with resplendent crystals. The Innocence of Father Brown She plays with Captain Lovelock as a child does with a wooden harlequin, she pulls a string and he throws up his arms and legs. Confidence He glided up her narrow stair and let himself in by the latch; and with his cane made a smacking like a harlequin's sword upon the old woman's deal table, crying: 'Mrs. Dutton; Mrs. Dutton. Wylder's Hand In a pond of this river, Mr. Stephenson caught a great number of the harlequin fish, a circumstance almost proving that this was a tributary to the Maran. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia They pall Molière's and Lopez' sprightly strain, And teach dull harlequins to grin in vain. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 The athletic harlequin swung him about like a sack or twisted or tossed him like an Indian club; all the time to the most maddeningly ludicrous tunes from the piano. The Innocence of Father Brown But dresses striped, or, yet worse, plaided or checkered, are atrocious violations of good taste; indeed, party-colored costumes are worthy only of the fools and harlequins to whose official habits they were once set apart. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 There was no Covent Garden Theatre till after 'the Spectator's' time, in 1733, when that house was first opened by Rich, the harlequin, under the patent granted to the Duke's Company. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays We have been amusing ourselves with Lady Morgan's Princess, exceedingly amusing, both by its merits and its absurdities,—that harlequin princess in her blouse is wonderfully clever and preposterous,—a Belgian Corinna. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 It wore an anomalous garment, slashed with various colors, like a harlequin's coat. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics When the harlequin heaved the comic constable heavily off the floor the clown played "I arise from dreams of thee." The Innocence of Father Brown Thus he would say the oddest things with the gravest face, and would set me crying with a look like a harlequin. The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories The parti-colored harlequin and the young Chinese lady in blue silks are walking the Italian gardens, talking about nothing in particular. Young People's Pride A Novel Here, again, it is Pasquin's satire on the prevailing furore for pantomime that is chiefly illustrated; as Common Sense gives to Rich, the harlequin, a halter, while to Fielding she accords an overflowing purse. Henry Fielding: a Memoir Her world appeared to her that night a harlequin tangle, and, above all, meaningless—yes, dispiritedly without sense. Together Then the harlequin rushed right into the arms of the policeman and fell on top of him, amid a roar of applause. The Innocence of Father Brown The baby might be christened in Macbeth's caldron; and Harry and harlequin ought certainly to be godfathers. The Virginians The harlequin's hands twist at each other till the knuckles hurt, but he seems to have recovered most voluble if chaotic powers of speech. Young People's Pride A Novel The sun lays harlequin stripes across the building faces. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Their music is all made up of foreign scraps, like a harlequin jacket, or a piece of mosaic. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey The priest had only watched for a few more minutes the absurd but not inelegant dance of the amateur harlequin over his splendidly unconscious foe. The Innocence of Father Brown What harlequin mood of nature qualified Him so with happiness? and limbed him with Such young activity as winds, that ride The ripples, have, dancing on every side? Poems She has started to speak three times and stopped each time while the harlequin has been waiting with the suspense of a man hanging from Heaven on a pack-thread. Young People's Pride A Novel He seems to have been a personage with an immense head, who, corresponding to our clown or harlequin, came in for many hard knocks, but was a general favourite. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius It was a fine sight when the corporation paraded with their ensign and harlequin on the top! O. T. a Danish Romance With real though rude art, the harlequin danced slowly backwards out of the door into the garden, which was full of moonlight and stillness. The Innocence of Father Brown Clowns in white, with big noses, and harlequins in their motley, with flat black masks, abounded. Indian Summer He goes over and touches Ted on a particolored arm—the latter is dressed as a red and gilt harlequin—and feels the muscles he touches twitch under his hand. Young People's Pride A Novel "Or, if you object to the costume of the gentler sex, what do you say to the spangles and wand of a harlequin?" Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece The harlequin should have jet black patches and spots on a pure white ground; grey patches are admissible but not desired; but fawn or brindle shades are objectionable. Dogs and All about Them I can be harlequin, that only wants long legs and jumping about. The Innocence of Father Brown The throng had immensely increased; the clowns and harlequins ran shrieking up and down, and leaped over one another's heads. Indian Summer Six years later he married the daughter of a harlequin. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 Mr. Mole was to go to the ball, and his disguise was to be well-known spangles and colours of a harlequin. Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece COLOUR—The colours are brindle, fawn, blue, black, and harlequin. Dogs and All about Them "He is harlequin to your columbine," said Crook. The Innocence of Father Brown Gino wheeled suddenly, and saw that a grinning harlequin was playing his antics in the place where he had expected to find the stranger. The Bravo Monkeys have been Extreme good doctors for the spleen; And kitten, if the humour hit, Has harlequined away the fit. English Poets of the Eighteenth Century Homoeopathy came, and with one harlequin bound leaped out of its century backwards into the region of quagmires and fogs and mirages, from which true medical science was painfully emerging. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 The orthodox colours are brindle, fawn, blue, black, and harlequin. Dogs and All about Them "I wish you were the harlequin," she said, and left the string of sausages swinging. The Innocence of Father Brown A resounding thump on the back with a harlequin's sword, or a rattling blow with a bladder half full of dried pease or corn, answers a very good purpose. Hawthorne and His Circle And now at closing for the sake of change, let us treat him to a harlequin trick upon another theme. Note Book of an English Opium-Eater And then somebody shot through the window like a harlequin and dashed away across the lawn. The Head of Kay's The harlequins have on a pure white ground fairly large black patches, which must be of irregular shape, broken up as if they had been torn, and not have rounded outlines. Dogs and All about Them Now, you saw that if the dress were a harlequin's the appearance of a policeman would be quite in keeping. The Innocence of Father Brown There is no rudeness, except the authorized pelting with confetti or blows of harlequins' swords, which, moreover, are within a law of their own. Hawthorne and His Circle Like everything that falls from her pen, it is pert, shallow, and conceited, a farrago of ignorance, indecency, and blasphemy, a tag-rag and bob-tail style of writing—like a harlequin's jacket.' Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century My eye! is it for a baby harlequin, this cap? Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 A butterfly or flesh-coloured nose is not objected to in harlequins. Dogs and All about Them It was a manufacturer of Paris who found it advantageous to have made by the prisoners his harlequins, his trumpets of wood, and his swords of ditto. Mysteries of Paris, V3 Some of Louis's infants replied to the summons in a way that would have done credit to a harlequin. The Young Fur Traders Well, out they go on the road again, with him as the clown, Ruby as the columbine, Casey as harlequin and a guy named Smith as pantaloon. The Rose in the Ring "Give me the harlequin cap," said La Louve, who caught it, and shook it in the air as a trophy. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 A man dressed like a harlequin was picking a countryman's pocket, and having his own picked, while he was in the act, by some sharp-featured imp of a castrato. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca A confused crowd of maskers jostled each other, sultans, Tyrolese, harlequins, knights in armor, nuns, goddesses, satyrs, monks, Jews, Medes, and Persians. Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1 The boys shrieked, and vanished through the window in a fine harlequin act. Hildegarde's Neighbors I remember the columbine and the harlequin and the pantaloon in Drury Lane one boxing week when I was in London with my grandfather. The Rose in the Ring After about an hour so spent, he at last came to a check, so sudden and unexpected on my part, that I was nearly precipitated, harlequin fashion, through the front window. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2 Lithest, gaudiest harlequin, Prettiest tumbler ever seen, Light of heart and light of limb. Magnum Bonum The whole courtyard was filled with wild, harlequin figures and sharp, glittering blades. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Nay, I have wished that farce and speaking harlequins were more encouraged, in order to leave open a wider field of invention to writers for the stage. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 Clowns, columbines and harlequins with all their 'make-up' on, could not have seemed more out of place than these socially popular persons in the historic house of her ancestors. God's Good Man When harmless, as when the word 'fool' occurs, or allusions to the state of husband, it has the sound of the smack of harlequin's wand upon clown, and is to the same extent exhilarating. Complete Short Works of George Meredith We know him afar off by his harlequin placard sooner even than by his pale Apache face. Under Fire: the story of a squad He had, moreover, a handsome wife, and "this was an additional reason for our nocturnal adventurers to go and perform their serenades under the harlequin's windows." Haydn Twenty or thirty men array themselves in harlequin rig and barbaric paint, and put vessels of pitch on their heads; then they secretly go out into the surrounding mountains. The Golden Bough "You have poisoned my life and my death; and I shall curse you for it, and my last word will be a malediction on the harlequin Geraldine!" Henry VIII and His Court The Calicurgus pays no attention to threats: under her harlequin's coat, she is violent in attack and quick on her legs. More Hunting Wasps The harlequin city of domes and spires, cribs and slums shows that curious concurrence of opposites so common in England. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 A few clowns, harlequins, and acrobats, a circus-rider jumping through hoops, the painted columbine, and the hunchback performing various dull and foolish antics, represented the entire force of the company. The Gadfly Heliodore's face was stained and she was dressed as a boy, such a harlequin lad as singers and mountebanks often take in their company. The Wanderer's Necklace Why does Mr. Kean play all those harlequin tricks of singing, dancing, fencing, etc.? Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners At eleven I left a very pleasant bachelors' party, growling to quit them and the honest, jovial claret-bottle, in order to scrape and cut capers like a harlequin from the theatre. The Fitz-Boodle Papers There were gaily-coloured dominoes, blue, green, pink and purple, harlequins combining all the colours of the rainbow in one tight-fitting garment, and Columbines with short, tarlatan skirts, beneath which peeped bare feet and ankles. The Elusive Pimpernel In the street a travelling circus was passing, with mountebanks on donkeys and harlequins in parti-coloured dresses. The Gadfly It has been described as a "miserable fabrication", and so much mockery and sneering has been heaped up on it, as if it had been written by a harlequin or an ape. My Life and My Efforts He jumped from ticker to 'phone, from desk to door with the trained agility of a harlequin. The Four Million Why should a man not travel in a coat, &c.? but think proper to dress himself like a harlequin in mourning? The Book of Snobs The fairy Edith hereupon comes forward, and finds his body, which straightway leaps up a live harlequin, whilst the Conqueror makes an excellent clown, and the Archbishop of Bayeux a diverting pantaloon, &c. &c. &c. Roundabout Papers Even in that uncertain light the weird beauty of these harlequin masqueraders was apparent; their red trunks—a blush in the moonlight, a deep blood-stain in the shadow—stood out against the silvery green foliage. Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories He was the nicest little harlequin that Italy has produced," says Marmontel, "but upon the shoulders of this harlequin was the head of a Machiavelli. The Women of the French Salons In its summer harlequin dress of scarlet and green, with hanging bells of poly-tinted berries, like some personified sylvan Folly, it seemed a fitting symbol of Susy's childish masquerade of passion. Susy, a story of the Plains Three harlequins who had been poising each on one knee, chins in hands, gazing down into the face of the little performer, suddenly threw backward somersaults in their joy. The Circus Boys in Dixie Land : or, Winning the Plaudits of the Sunny South An Italian painter, perceiving a small part of the roof repaired by modern French masonry, tore his hair, and exclaimed in a rage, "Zounds! what do I see? harlequin's hat on the head of Augustus!" Travels through France and Italy Duck, harlequin, age of mature plumage in the; breeding in immature plumage. The Descent of Man He looked at each mask,—harlequin, ape, bulbous-headed monster, or anything that was absurdest,—not knowing but that the messenger might come, even in such fantastic guise. The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni Madrono Cottage lay at the entrance of a little canada already green with the early winter rains, and nestled in a thicket of the harlequin painted trees that gave it a name. By Shore and Sedge The harlequin's dress is made of lozenges, an inch square, of turquoise blue silk and gold alternately. You Never Can Tell If we are speaking of a pantomime, we may say the same of some very agile harlequin. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 And yet it is the light feather that wings many a poisoned dart; it is the harlequin leader of a vile crew of evils. Elinor Wyllys, Volume 2 Even the wild authority of the harlequin Smith was still authority, because it produced everywhere a crop of crazy regulations and conditions. Manalive The neat flowers and the sunny glitter of the garden lent an indescribable sharpness and incredibility to the prodigy—the prodigy of the head of a hermit and the legs of a harlequin. The Club of Queer Trades But the head upon that bounding body was still pale, grave and professional, like the head of a lecturer upon the body of a harlequin. The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare From the regular theatre she passed, and for the same reasons, to the vaudeville, and did her regular "stunts" along with the singers, the dancers, the harlequin's, acrobats, and the burnt cork humorists. The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation The Fairy Edith hereupon comes forward, and finds his body, which straightway leaps up a live harlequin, whilst the Conqueror makes an excellent clown, and the Archbishop of Bayeux a diverting pantaloon, &c. &c. &c. Some Roundabout Papers "Hi, the old harlequin!" cried the lads; "the old sorcerer! you are sorcerers! sorcerers! sorcerers!" The Alkahest Thus, in that fifteen years' struggle in which the harlequin sabre of epigram opened a breach by which insurrection entered the citadel, des Lupeaulx never received so much as a scratch. Bureaucracy So there are several lozenges in the harlequin's coat that we call happiness; and—well, there was neither hole nor stain in this Godefroid's costume. The Firm of Nucingen And then you won’t know me, sir; and I shall not be your Jane Eyre any longer, but an ape in a harlequin’s jacket—a jay in borrowed plumes. Jane Eyre Above a harlequin's mantle are the royal arms. Cyrano De Bergerac When harmless, as when the word ‘fool’ occurs, or allusions to the state of husband, it has the sound of the smack of harlequin’s wand upon clown, and is to the same extent exhilarating. An Essay on comedy and the uses of the comic spirit The harlequin had reassumed her peasant's costume, and as she passed she raised her mask. The Count of Monte Cristo Accordingly he flung the bone, which he had stripped in eating the meat, in the face of the harlequin, and drove the wind violently out of his puffed cheeks, so that they collapsed. The Danish History, Books I-IX We looked out on Life, with its strange scaffolding, where all at once harlequins dance, and men are beheaded and quartered: motley, not unterrific was the aspect; but we looked on it like brave youths. Sartor Resartus: the life and opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh Blood-dipped arrows, which savages make And tip with feathers, orange and green, A quivering death, in harlequin sheen. Sword Blades and Poppy Seed |
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