| 单词 | jest at |
| 例句 | A. “He jests at scars that never felt a wound.” Style Invitational Week 1279: Justly do it — give us ‘accurate’ directions 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z “There’s a chance, perchance to change my drifter’s circumstance,” Grays jests at one point, before describing the “salted ground” and “sour air” of a crumbling utopia. ‘Where We Stand’ Review: Gifts are Given, but at What Cost? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z "It's something we said in jest at the start, not thinking for one minute that this would happen," he laughed. Euro 2020: Teesside restaurant to honour free parmo pledge if England wins 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z I also do not find the jest at a nuclear weapon hitting a blue state v. a red state humorous because I think Trump may have the same thought. Opinion | My Brother Kevin’s Not Tired of Winning 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z “The use of blackface, even in jest at a Halloween party, is patently offensive and reinforces historically racist stereotypes. It was a stupid act and is in no way defensible.” University of Oregon professor on leave after wearing blackface to private Halloween party 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z “The use of blackface, even in jest at a Halloween party, is patently offensive and reinforces historically racist stereotypes,” university President Michael Schill wrote in an email he sent to students. Oregon professor under fire for wearing blackface at party 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z One member brings cookies shaped like severed fingers - a tounge-in-cheek jest at the contraption’s chopping prowess. Group produces about 400 gallons of apple cider in Pipe 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z All the jests at its expense, all the anathemas that are heaped upon it, are as revolting to me as so many acts of ingratitude, I might say as so many absurdities. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The affair, as far as she is concerned, is a jest at present: it is likely, I hear, to prove a serious jest to others. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z It was considered "good form" for a patient to utter a rough-and-ready jest at his own case, while grim, but none the less sympathetic, words were bestowed upon their nearest fellow-sufferers. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z They laughed and jested at the table as usual, including her at times in the conversation, but taking care not to make her feel conspicuous. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z He never mentioned the word 'love,' except to jest at it; he concealed even the extent to which he was really disturbed by her presence; his words spoke only of friendship and of general topics. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z She was wont to jest at his many blunders, lecture him for his stupidity, allow him greater liberties than were usual between an heiress and a 'half-mounted.' My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z If they be not murdered, they will remain at least to be mocked and jested at by those who are accustomed to outrage Italy. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z In spite of the countless jests at the expense of the Sunday-school picnic, the custom is in every way commendable. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z We're high up here, for we was climbing most of yesterday, and this here shack aer located jest at the top of a steep slope cutting sheer down to the lake that Sam mentioned. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z Locke, good sailor as he was, rather coarsely jests at his fellow-traveller, the astronomer Römer: "I believe he will sacrifice to Neptune from the depths of his heart or stomach." The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z He became so haughty and overbearing that he was cordially disliked by his neighbours, who endeavoured to repay him by playing many a jest at his expense. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z "I tell thee 'tis no jest at all!" the other said, angrily. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z I weep, but I can jest at times; Yea, I can dance and toss my tears away. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z There's a lake twenty miles and more north into which we can slide the logs, and there's another jest at the head of the valley. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z I am not jesting at all," replied Uncle Philip; "I fear it is a thing too serious to laugh at. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z The stew seemed to please Graham and he made numerous jests at the expense of the men, "who," he said, "had no stomachs." The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z "He jests at scars who never felt a wound". The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z He jested about himself, but it was unsafe to jest at him, because he possessed, besides wit, a certain candor which bordered upon cynicism. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z By my troth, Arnold," said Dauntrees, as they strode forward, "although we jest at yonder white-livered vintner, this matter we have in hand might excuse an ague in a stouter man. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Even if it were all, I think that such counsel is more in accordance with the honor of Swedish soldiers than barren jests at cups, or than sleeping after drinking-bouts. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z And I protest by St. Michael that I am not jesting at all, but that you are jesting with me; and your jesting is very much out of place, and out of season, too. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z There were times, like this present instant of blatant rejoicings, when she was brightly cynical, flinging a mocking jest at all things Mirapolitan. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z After jesting at those who hold such ridiculous views, he points out that their blunders arise from supposing that the heaven is round, and the world, consequently, round like a ball, and enclosed within it. Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:33.183Z "I don't see any point in your jests at all!" returned Lady Marabout. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z And he jests at himself when he is alone just as much as when others are by. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z No scoffing jests at the minister will be allowed to go by them unchallenged. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z They make their jests at so much per line, and at all hazards of truth, justice, and intelligence. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z You may well jest at the vile mischance," she observed, with undisguised goodwill and respect: "your knightly honour you have established on more important and more serious occasions. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z "They jest at scars who never felt a wound!" exclaimed the young man fervently.... The Widow Barnaby Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:16.980Z The Huns were shouting dolorously for aid; the Myra's men were either stoically silent or else inclined to indulge in grim jests at the expense of the bellowing Teutons. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z I assure you I am not jesting at all. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z A few days since he was at a feast with several prelates and great men of the Church, and the fashion among them seemed to be to jest at all that is most sacred. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z This made her redder yet, and jest at this point Elder Sniffles came along. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z With your dear love to warm my heart, Wretch were I to repine— I was but jesting at the start— I'm glad I'm thirty-nine! Hoosier Lyrics 2011-05-20T02:00:38.353Z The intervals of rest were filled up with talking, laughing, and jesting at one another across the stream. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z "Monsieur is jesting at me, doubtless," she pretty sharply replied. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Malicious jests at the expense of those who are present or absent, show that he who uses them is devoid both of the instincts and habits of a gentleman. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z English nobles whose nobility did not keep them from insulting a woman and a helpless captive, came to stare and jest at her. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z This put the viceroy to some doubt whether he should not prevent their engagement; but being at last persuaded that it must be a jest at the bottom, he withdrew. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z His mind and life were so simple and open that there was no room in them for self-consciousness, and I have often heard him jest at his own misfortune, with a comic wonder at it. The Story of Lewis Carroll Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland 2011-04-30T02:00:12.447Z A jest at the wrong moment, falls like vinegar on honey-dew. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z The agent looked up with an expression in which all interest to learn the precedent alluded to was lost in astonishment at the levity of a man who could jest at such a moment. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z So while Fulton was waiting to give the signal to start, these wiseacres were getting ready to jest at his failure. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z You know the old line, 'He jests at wounds that never felt a scar;' and so have I ever found that it is only amongst those who have suffered one meets true sympathy. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z There is a sort of would-be wit which consists in jesting at the supposed bondage of the married state. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z Her heart was too deeply stirred for jesting at that moment. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z He even had an occasional jest at the Germans, and once planted an old dummy close up to their lines. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z Why did I venture to jest at them and their magic spell? No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z The material of these farces is extremely raw, consisting of rough jests at the expense of priests and foolish husbands, silly old men and their light wives. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z In a freakish spring-tide mood Dame Nature had evolved a jest at the expense of caste. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z It was no help at all to think she rebelled and jested at his reserve; that she did her best to break it—and there were times when it was a brilliant siege. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode Yet he jested at me by reason of my pock-marked face, and would have it that neither my wife nor the other women of Lippstadt would take me for the Huntsman. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim All on their way those soldiers passed With a fœtid jest at her hapless fast, And some men cut her down at last. Provocations But Betty did not feel in the mood for jesting at present and so shook her head. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas She overwhelms me with contempt, jests at me,—and yet I have not the resolution, the power to send her away. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 "He is jesting at us; he wants to save the notary," replied Morel, quite crazed, and struggling with Rodolph. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Are you among those bright votaries of matter, who jest at miracles; to whom the Spirit is as a fable which nature tells, and man listens to with scorn. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales A page or so further on he is back below his ironical mask again, jesting at the "tribe of sociologists"—the most unsociable of mankind. Underground Man You thought I was jesting at dinner, when I asked you to come south with me. The Gambler A Novel With the exception of the look-out man in the bows the crew were all aft, watching the outpaced war vessel and exchanging ribald jests at the expense of her commander. A Traitor's Wooing He jested at his own pretensions; and declared, by an oblique hint, that he did not look for friends among the scrupulously clean. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. On the other hand, although he jested at the general's honor, he did not doubt it, and was certain that he would not be "left on the bull's horns." Maximina For some time Garda amused herself making jests at their plight. East Angels Many, however, saluted me respectfully, and touched their hats as to one of rank above their own, and not one displayed anything approaching levity or a jest at my singular exterior. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Ike's jealousy was the talk of the town among the male population, and was the subject for many a jest at his expense. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction The architectural arrangement was a mad caprice, a mocking jest at all plan and symmetry. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 Fenayrou had none of his usual jests at the garroter's stupidity. Where the Pavement Ends Fr�ulein Perini, instead of being hurt, was quite happy at this greatness of mind and acuteness in Pranken; she was modest enough to make a jest at the petty ideas of women. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine "Do you ask this seriously, Bernard, or are you only jesting at my presentiments?" Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience She was a loyalist at heart, and afterward married Sir Henry Johnson, an English general; but her keen jests at the expense of the British did not impress them with her devotion to their cause. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) There was a saunter around the grounds afterwards, meeting several groups of girls and flinging bright jests at each other. Helen Grant's Schooldays He left the three of them chuckling and thought: He jests at scars who never felt a wound. Brink of Madness Then the fun all over again; the jests at awkward starts, the cheers at skillful ones, the laughter and good will, till all felt the exhilaration of the moment and every care was forgotten. Dorothy at Oak Knowe Soon afterwards Dinadan, with Dagonet and his companions, came to court, and great was the laughter and jesting at King Mark when they told the story of his flight from Arthur's fool. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality "You are indeed insane to jest at such a time," she breathed. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure So I redeemed a promise given in jest at the Lyceum to Frank Benson twenty years earlier, and went off to Stratford-upon-Avon to play in “Henry VIII.” McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 Do you know what I most admire in your race?... that you jest at Hercules and at his deeds; that you worship Pallas Athene! Sónnica The boys looked at him in amazement, that he should jest at such a momentous time. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Much laughing and jesting at Dinadan followed, but this was a game in which he was quite able to hold his own, however he might lack with sword and spear. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality As they marched they fired jests at one another, and laughter rippled along the line. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran What under the sun makes ye set up that yell every night jest at supper-time? Stories of the Foot-hills Each one adores his own gods, and I know so many, so many, that I do not believe in any of them, and I jest at them all. Sónnica Trumbull had jested at Webster's slight capital for house-keeping, and Webster himself reached points in his career where even Institutes and Dissertations seemed to fail him. Noah Webster American Men of Letters They were elegant speakers, and they made beautiful poetry, and jested at meals, so that a missionary must have died laughing. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Redmond, with memories of countless wider and more treacherous fords crowding upon him, merely jested at each new buffeting in the stream. Mystery Ranch I’ll march through thy Dunkirk guts, for shooting jests at me.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors This news circulated confusedly through the Forum, and the crowd jested at Hannibal as an impetuous youth who needed a lesson. Sónnica I had very nearly left two vices behind me at Glenogil—fishing and jesting at table. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) "Why did he take that tone—he that, until now, had been as ready as the rest to jest at the ghost?" The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly He is always having a quiet jest at the religious sentiments of Perceval or Wilberforce, and his most pro266minent articles in the 'Review' were a series of inexcusably bitter attacks upon the Methodists. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) They milled around in the control cabin, shouting in high spirits, swearing, throwing clumsy jests at the two silent figures on the deck; and Judd joined with them. Hawk Carse It is a thing that would cause laughter in Europa, and there would be little esteem for the valor which does not despise such weapons, and they would jest at so frail violence. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The saloon rang with a discordant blending of curses aimed at the head of the unconscious visitor, and ribald jests at the expense of the absent gold discoverer. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country Without doubt, not a very flattering pleasantry—but I know that her denial of me in favour of her cat is but a jesting at which we both may laugh. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales "You are jesting at me, monseigneur, for that I am country bred," replied the steward, staring at his youthful master with big eyes of astonishment; "you cannot mean that which you say." Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 The next time the editor wants to point a jest at the expense of Christian Science, he thinks twice and then substitutes some other cause that does not employ an editorial rectifier. Commercialism and Journalism "Villain! darest thou jest at this time and on such a subject?" Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Say–––” “What you got in that sack?” inquired Smallbones, blandly ignoring the other’s jest at his expense. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country "I would not have believed, my lord, that you could jest at such a moment, you who always carry with you such frightful memories," said the colonel, with gloomy surprise. A Romance of the West Indies “He drowns jest at the place where he come in.” The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories “Indeed, I thought it no jest at the time!” replied the other. The Strollers He jests at scars who never felt a wound. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule So died Lavalle—a prince of the Powers of the Air, and even at his funeral Céllier jested at "him who had gone to discover the secrets of the Aurora Borealis." With The Night Mail A Story of 2000 A.D. (Together with extracts from the comtemporary magazine in which it appeared) At home, my boy heard his father jest at the crazy notion, and make fun of the believers; but abroad, among the boys, he took the tint of the prevailing gloom. A Boy's Town I'm jest at the age when it is no expense at all to live, so to speak. Good Luck But jest at this point I was mighty anxious. Kings in Exile Mr. Langdon, the day is past when women will either countenance or take part in any disrespectful witticisms, slurs, or jests at the expense of their own sex. The Gay Rebellion Those in the ante-room who had witnessed Cromwell's gentleness to Robin Hays were profuse in their offers of assistance to one, whom, but a little while before, they had jested at and insulted. The Buccaneer A Tale What, in Old Nick’s name, fetches ’em this way, an’ jest at the time when they ain’t wanted?” The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness This is no time to laugh and jest at a warning that comes from the saints themselves! Only an Irish Girl It is absolutely opposed to those elementary canons of good taste which decree that we may not jest at the expense of certain things, either because they are too sacred or not sacred enough. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study He was jesting at her expense again, as he had done when he had told about his clay sweetheart up there in his tower who had been waiting for him a thousand years. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Mock not in jest at any thing of importance: if you deliver any thing witty and pleasant, abstain from laughing thereat yourself. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief "What is it that Shakespeare says about jesting at scars because you never felt a wound?" Hester's Counterpart A Story of Boarding School Life “I confess reluctantly that my sunrise evoked no merry jest at all.” Humorous Ghost Stories "Well, sir, jest at the time of this difficulty, I was jest beginning to take a nap—" "Do you mean to say that you was asleep?" Shawn of Skarrow He himself, though pretending to jest at the prejudices of the past, experienced an irresistible feeling of haughtiness in the presence of Don Benito who was to become his father-in-law. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Mr. Griffiths, though he had jested at his infirmity in speaking to me, writhed under this allusion to it from another. Athelstane Ford He roomed at a machinists' boarding-house, and enjoyed the furious discussions over religion and the question of air versus water cooling far more than he had ever enjoyed the polite jesting at Mrs. Henkel's. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Or else,' Vida added, looking at the face of one of the women up there—'or else the mistake was in thinking it a jest at all!' The Convert "Oh, my wife," he said, "canst thou jest at such a time?" A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales I have seen them together for hours at a time—heard them speak—jest at your expense. When the Birds Begin to Sing But, returning to a milder philosophy, he ended by smiling and jesting at it, in words like these:— "Look'd grave and pale to see her friend's fragility, For which most friends reserve their sensibility." My Recollections of Lord Byron What was the meaning of this strange jest at his expense? The Proud Prince And then, on top of the whole thing, he pokes his head through the shutters and hinders jest at the most ticklish moment.” A Chosen Few Short Stories Osberne reddened and held his peace, but Medard said: "There be of our foemen no few, who ever if they jested at the lad have done with it now forever." The Sundering Flood Parsons described him as keeping a school of atheism, wherein the Old and New Testaments were jested at, and scholars taught to spell God backwards. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography "I am to play Pallas Athene to your Perseus," she said, and it seemed to him for a moment that she was in a mood to jest at heroics. A Son of the Immortals Truly, "he jests at scars that never felt a wound." Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science It was the dramatist's last jest at the profession. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. War's ragged pupils; many a wavering line Torn from the dear fat soil of champaigns hopefully tilled, Torn from the motherly bowl, the homely spoon, To jest at famine.... The Story of Rouen “You forget, sir,” I answered, knowing that he would have a jest at my expense, “that we made the arrangement in advance.” The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle "You are jesting at me," the other cried, and struck him on the head so severely that the blood began to flow. Mystics and Saints of Islam So he made straight for Porta Rossa, and on to Ognissanti, showing his usual bright propitiatory face to the mixed observers who threw their jests at him and his little heavy-shod maiden with much liberality. Romola It is told of him that once in his youth, when a student at Leyden, he suffered from his readiness to jest at the expense of another. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III Immense processions filled with life and colour, jesting at everything sacred or profane, crowded with symbols decent and indecent, made up the sum of public happiness. The Story of Rouen We were made the butts of much jesting at breakfast; and S. said, in a spirit of atrocity, that camp wit was quite as bad as camp "wittles." Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War People think, perhaps, that I am jesting at them, but no one thinks I am jesting at his horse or his ox when I speak well of them. Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest “This niggur sees but one other plan as kin be used jest at this time.” The Scalp Hunters "Wall, I don't believe I will jest at the present writin'," he drawled. Old Ebenezer D’ye jest at such a time as this; And lend me no assistance by your counsel? The Comedies of Terence "No, no, madame; but Monsieur le Prun likes a jest at my expense." The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 He might laugh at what he called her originality, but he could not afford to jest at the prospect of her giving Clare an account of his life. Adam Johnstone's Son Come on night, jest at dusk, we see a boat comin' alongside; and there, sure enough, was the lady in it. Oldtown Fireside Stories He jests at scars that never felt a wound, and a fellow-feeling makes us wondrous kind. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography Gracious reader! grave, staid mother of a family!—you are not quite right if you jest at the days of old, and at such feelings as these. Olive A Novel He stopped a moment on the threshold to fire a parting jest at his companions, and the light from his candle showed me my only chance. Kate Coventry An Autobiography Olaf received this with a loud laugh, for, though he was puzzled for a moment by Biarne’s explanation, he saw through the jest at once. The Norsemen in the West Once when she come into the parlor jest at sundown, she was sure she see a white figure a vanishin' out o' the door that went towards the side entry. Oldtown Fireside Stories She evidently was pained to think that I could jest at such a moment. My Doggie and I He touched the hilt of his sword, and nodded good-humouredly to the berserk, who did not appear to relish the jest at all. Erling the Bold There was a good deal of jesting at the success of their scheme, as the crew ascended the rocks and addressed the man who had captured me by the title of “Captain”. The Coral Island He used his cane with severity, but had always some jest at hand to soften down the smart of the blow, and was very active in his own person, setting an example to the men. The King's Own He saw her frown plainly by the faint flicker of the firelight, and knew she did not relish a jest at such a time. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond A long, thin, spare figure of 55, was so sensible of the honour of his country, as to take fire even at a jest at it as at a personal insult. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 I wondered at his nerve, and admired the self-control which could thus enable him to talk and even jest at such a time. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life I had prayed against it; I had laughed myself out of the terror that was on me; I had called to mind his scornful jests at love. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "Really, Miss Wilton, I am not jesting at all," he said with immense dignity. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution "Did you think the cow was Teddie calling you?" laughed Hattie, who, having got her own trial over, could afford to jest at other people's misfortunes. For the Sake of the School We seem, in fact, a pair of old fools, and you can have your jest at us; but there is an excuse even for our madness. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers They danced and yelled, and uttered ferocious jests at the dead bodies lying in the road. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS And "When the 'ell's it goin' to be strawberry?" was the unfailing jest at meal-times, as we scraped the layer of flies from the top of the inevitable Tickler. With Our Army in Palestine I never can smile or jest at him when his heart and lips hold with fealty to an ideal love. A Hero and Some Other Folks He laughed, or sometimes simply looked at his companion, or he would reply in his bad halting Russian with some jest at Semyonov's expense. The Dark Forest He was especially sensitive of any ridicule or jesting at his expense. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 He there fell in with the fashionable infidelity, and so far yielded to the flattery of Helvetius and all the frequenters of Holbach's house that he jested at Christianity and assailed its divine character. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology What dam of lances brought thee forth to jest at the dawn with Death?’ Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Some honest lads, with whom I had jested at fair-times, hung withering on the ghastly gallows by the wayside; others lay in unknown graves; others languished in gaol or on board ship. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 William jested at their fears, vowed that no dream should scare him from the chase, yet, uneasy at heart, perhaps, let the hours pass without calling for his horse. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality "Of course, of course; I understand," cried the rector, and forbore to add a good-natured jest at Mr. Denner's embarrassment, which was really painful. John Ward, Preacher They jested at the actors and the preachers without respect of persons, and followed with equal eagerness the races and the theological disputes. The Arian Controversy The heavy-jowled man who had taken the adventure as a jest at first, and who had rolled himself in his great coat like a hibernating woodchuck, unloosed his voice in a rumble of joy. The Courage of Marge O'Doone "Why do you suppose my Lord Bacon thought the Roman procurator jested at such a time and place?" The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Nay, he became so sanguine in his belief that he had overcome his passion as to jest at his past sufferings; and, in this gay state of mind, he came back to Avignon. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Mock not nor jest at anything of importance; break no jests that are sharp or biting, and if you deliver anything witty or pleasant, abstain from laughing thereat yourself. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society We join in the jest at marriage; we joke over marital infelicities. Religious Education in the Family I used to jest at love—I used to say it is mere talk, a mere story. The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal They began to jest at his futile efforts to crown some one through whom he could put his greedy hand into the treasury. The Adventures of Kathlyn While asking Nekhludoff for aid he jested at himself, the judges, the prison and all the laws, not only criminal, but even divine. The Awakening The Resurrection You are the one man in the United Kingdom that I want to see jest at this present moment. Westerfelt Despite his father's jest at what he considered groundless superstition on his part, the young man could not shake off his fears, replying to his father, "Perhaps before long you also may be sorrowful." Strange Pages from Family Papers The sly, elvish face, the quick walk, the plump figure and portly waist were those of a genial and humorous man; but men jested at his silence, his abstraction, his love of study. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 On through the noisy bazaars, the object of many a curious remark, sometimes insulted by the painted women at the windows, sometimes jested at by the idlers around the merchants' booths. The Adventures of Kathlyn All along I found a sprinkling of American infantrymen, in their sweaty and dust-covered khaki suits, lying down and fanning themselves with anything that came handy, and sending rude jests at one another. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation "I see that you have some jest at my expense, and I must be patient until it is explained," said May, sitting down. May Brooke High Churchmen, however, sometimes had their jest at the special love of the opposite party for 'their own Protestant Pews.'—T. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century I understood their speech, but beyond ribald jests at our expense they said nothing. Montlivet Wound, he jests at scars that never felt a, 75. Familiar Quotations Love! he had sneered at it, jested at its power all his life; but now he was beginning to suffer from its pangs himself. Adrien Leroy "I hear you, sir, but really fear you are jesting at my expense." May Brooke Sometimes it met with contumely, often with neglect; occasionally its alleged faults and shortcomings were sharply criticised, and people never ceased to relish a jest at the expense of its ministers. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century "I used to be up on the game myself, but I'm a little out of practice jest at present." Bruvver Jim's Baby He suspected his guides, as he had before suspected them, of some rude jest at his expense. Burned Bridges They jested at such a proposition, but were soon subdued—especially one, who declared the location of their god or divata. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55 1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. And I think that her talk of Hertha, and her jesting at my unknown bride, as she would call her, helped me, for it kept me mindful. King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut And about the 'mission'; if it had not been a thing to jest at, I should not have begun, as I did—as you felt I did. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 They were out of sight in a moment, but they threw a jest at us as they passed, and before Smith could reply, the soldiers were lost to view. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia "Ah, Monsieur de Saumaise," said the governor, "you must not tell jests at the expense of their Majesties; Mazarin I do not mind, for he is certainly niggard with funds and with men." The Grey Cloak Hood—incorrigible punster—who had his jest at everything, jested at romance. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century It was mostly idle chatter, high-pitched compliments, allusions to people in the distant City of Mexico, and now and then a jest at the expense of the Texans. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty But he remembered his own original experience, and he was not disposed to jest at them now. The Forest of Swords A Story of Paris and the Marne "Gang you to hell, auld wheezie bellows," replied one woman coarsely, adding a rough jest at his breathlessness, whilst the others laughed loudly, adding, each one, another sally to torment the old man. The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner Ev'n he, the master of the songs of life, May speak at times with less than certain sound— "He jests at scars who never felt a wound." New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 Therefore come not with us, I pray thee, for the sailors to jest at. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Yet while so tender and gentle in his disposition, he was brave and fearless, unusually independent, and, above all, as mirthful and fond of a jest at fifty as at sixteen. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made What!" said he, "does this youngster make a jest at my misfortune, and pretend to set himself above me? Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know It's a jest at decency and a slap in the face of civilisation! The Younger Set In the meantime we jest at our misfortunes, and love one another, I hope, cordially.' Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh There was a circling laugh at this last jest at my appearance, which had been uttered by a good-tempered, jovial clergyman, who was passing by on his way to the town church. The Doctor's Dilemma They were shouting sorry jests at half a dozen hoydenish women who looked out of the windows of a building raised on pillars over a well, known as Carnaby's Folly. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance He was, too, of a wondrous merry disposition, that loved a jest at men in great places, and this made him not beloved. The Fall of the Grand Sarrasin Being a Chronicle of Sir Nigel de Bessin, Knight, of Things that Happed in Guernsey Island, in the Norman Seas, in and about the Year One Thousand and Fifty-Seven Is any of it true, this wicked jest at a sacred thing? The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 4, January, 1885 Yes, there go Benvolio and Mercutio calling him; and now,—"he jests at scars who never felt a wound"—the other young fool is coming out on to the balcony. Prose Fancies (Second Series) The world jests at the abstract presentment of vice. The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery How can you jest at such a moment? The Nameless Castle I asked, laughing, for that was ever a jest at the scald's expense after it was known how we found out that Alfred was at Denewulf's house. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet On this the whole assembly, even the gravest, burst out laughing, each man poking his neighbour in the ribs, and uttering what I took to be jests at my expense. In the Wrong Paradise Oliver began to jest at him; had he abandoned the expedition? After London Or, Wild England We believe calves of our own age to be as big and as valuable as full-grown bulls; we envy whilst we jest at the old. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs May it never be that I should jest at such a respectable man as you seem to be; and, moreover, you have filled the jar with your own hands. Whosoever Shall Offend His jest at the expense of Sir Walter Raleigh, then in the Tower, is the jest of an ungenerous worldling. The Art of Letters She knew that if she herself had cared for Mr. Archdale she could never have jested at marrying him. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 2, November, 1884 Laevsky made jests at his own expense, saying he hardly knew how to fire off a pistol, calling himself a royal archer and William Tell. The Duel and Other Stories Scott's voice had a faint quiver of humour in it, as though he jested at his own expense. Greatheart Suddenly he lifted up his voice in song and nobody attempted to keep a serious countenance because he seemed entirely oblivious to all jests at his expense. The Motor Maids in Fair Japan How wickedly Mother Nature jested at man's expense, after all! The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories Lamb's punning jest at Wordsworth—that Wordsworth was saying he could have written Hamlet, if he had had the mind—puts the matter directly. The Jesus of History One by one as these gathered, they came and looked at me, and laughed, making rough jests at me, which I heeded not at all, if they made my blood boil now and then. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex So they lay in cover until the last straggler had disappeared in the direction of Aescendune, and then continued their course, with many a jest at the expense of the English. Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune Some of them probably heard the jests at the expense of their dialectal peculiarities which Plautus introduced into his comedies. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature The very sight of some one with a friend's name and a cheerful face, his very jests at me for being a 'bambina' and frightened without cause, were as comforting as the salutation of angels. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) O! you outrageous wretch, To jest at Scripture! Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Francesca da Rimini If there is any jest at all that will come from my oath, it will be that I have been foolish enough to vow fealty to one who despises me. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex Still these sonsy Scots kept a good heart and were able to jest at their misfortunes with the grim humour that belongs to their race. The New North But those two were old friends, as has been seen, and they were ever seeking jests at each other's expense. Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln These are harmless jests at the ironies of life. Robert Browning Bless you! they was as good as merried for ten year, an' he was goin' all the time, an' then, jest at the last minute, to be 'racked! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 The legislation was quaint enough, though the famous "Blue Laws" of New Haven, which have been made the theme of so many jests at the expense of our forefathers, never really existed. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty After the Restoration, a habit of jesting at everything of the kind came in, on one hand; on the other, a desire to investigate and probe the stories of Scotch clairvoyance. Cock Lane and Common-Sense This murder gave the cardinal an inhuman joy; he jested at the queen's sorrows, and began to hope again. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters Women not even behind her back jested at her spinsterhood; and when that is true, a miracle takes place indeed. The Mettle of the Pasture They jested at him for being afraid of her, and then there were jokes about gray mares. A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago However that may have been, she conducted herself afterward in the most impertinent and ungrateful manner, and even permitted herself to jest at the expense of her benefactor. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes So I redeemed a promise given in jest at the Lyceum to Frank Benson twenty years earlier, and went off to Stratford-upon-Avon to play in Henry VIII. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections Father follows his favorite miss into the hall, cloaks her with gallant care, and through the door I hear him playfully firing off parting jests at her as she drives away. Nancy You caught the spirit of comradeship passing the time with jests at one another's expense. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form It dances, and it throws jests at them. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border They "jest at scars," but not because they "never felt a wound." Mr. Punch's History of the Great War When fortune did not favour my erratick industry, I gleaned jests at home from obsolete farces. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II Amongst a number of rather gay and thoughtless young men, who jested at everything, Gianluca adhered to his faith openly, and no one thought of laughing at him. Taquisara "They jest at scars that never felt a wound." Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 I did not stop talking; my anecdotes were clever to the point of absurdity, my jests at the expense of the queer people passing by, malicious to the point of frenzy. A Hero of Our Time There was a good deal of jesting at the success of their scheme, as the crew ascended the rocks and addressed the man who had captured me by the title of captain. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean He seemed disconcerted, contemptuously angry yet somewhat amused; and also a little hurt as if at some bitter jest at his own expense. An Outcast of the Islands I had very nearly left two vices behind me at Glenogil - fishing and jesting at table. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 If I were disposed to jest at the calamities of my house," said Ravenswood, as he led the way upstairs, "poor old Caleb would furnish me with ample means. The Bride of Lammermoor They conducted Barney to a miserable lean-to shack at one side of the clearing, and for a while the motley crew loitered about bandying coarse jests at the expense of the "king." The Mad King Three or four soldiers stood on the lawn of the inn, staring and jesting at the fugitives, without offering to help. The War of the Worlds They were elegant speakers, and they made beautiful poetry, and jested at meals, so that a missionary must have died laughing. Island Nights' Entertainments "Why can't I jest at this… as I have always done at everything——?" The Certain Hour "Do not jest at that which is sacred," said the other sternly. A Study in Scarlet She was so abnormally self-conscious she fancied all the hundreds of that laughing, throng saw and jested at her. A Girl of the Limberlost His face gave evidence that it would be dangerous for anyone to throw a jest at his companion. The Brown Mask With your dear love to warm my heart, Wretch were I to repine; I was but jesting at the start— I'm glad I'm thirty-nine! A Little Book of Western Verse Romeo, sighing and groaning because his lady will not look kindly upon him, runs from his friends who "jest at scars that never felt a wound" … and finds Juliet! The Foolish Lovers I couldn't turn him out jest at dinner time. Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 2 It is probable, however, that it was in no way malicious, but merely a thoughtless jest at the expense of a canton which had actually got a bad reputation for lax enforcement of the law. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller He was just completing his law course when I was a Freshman, and used to make brave jests at poverty, even after his admission to the bar. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day He was always touched by kindness, but was quick to resent an injury, and even as a boy could not endure a jest at his expense. Selections from Poe "You jest at everything," she lamented—"which is one of the many traits that I dislike in you." Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes A general laugh greeted him, but, taking no notice of the jests at his expense, he turned to Octavia, saying quietly, "What can I do for you, Cousin?" The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation A Christmas Story The Boy put both hands up to his head and laughed, delighted as usual by any jest at his own expense. The Heavenly Twins No, he was not jesting at my expense; rather he seemed waiting with anxiety for me to make some decision upon which much depended. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day He despised women, for instance, from the depths of his soul, and in his merry moments he amused himself by jesting at their expense. A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I The Arabs aimed blows at the limbs with their muskets, jesting at these melancholy remains of mortality. Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa She liked Mr. Candish, although she did not hesitate to jest at his unpolished manners and rather unprepossessing person, and it was inevitable that she should be unable to appreciate his self-denying devotion. The Puritans Our rule doth curse the tempters, and no less Who yieldeth to the tempters.—How, thou say'st, "Dupes that I jest at?" Hippolytus/The Bacchae Sometimes the other maidens sat in tears, Sometimes, consoled, they jested at their fears, Musing what lovers Time to them would bring; But I was silent, thinking of the King. India's Love Lyrics Then, jesting at the "happy couple," with a shade of contempt and superciliousness she went away as well satisfied as before. The Possessed (The Devils) But while he flung jests at her anger, Barron felt secretly surprised to note the strides his Awdrey's mind was making. Lying Prophets But the time of bitter grief, which had been appointed, though they knew it not, came inexorably, even while they were still lightly jesting at all medical authority round the painter's fireside. Hide and Seek It seemed as though fate had deliberately mocked him—perpetrating a bitter jest at his expense. The Vision of Desire My masters, and especially you, sir, the elder, and who should be the wiser, you will find, I presume, no sound or safe jesting at my expense. Quentin Durward Silence, Barnes; you jest at everything, you young men do—you do. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family In course of time doubt has been cast on this anecdote by reason that the President would not have jested at such a juncture. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form But jest at this minute Mr. Blaines'es hired man come in, and told him that he was wanted below; and he took up his hat and gloves. Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician There was a good deal of jesting at the success of their scheme, as the crew ascended the rocks and addressed the man who had captured me by the title of captain. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean Pass on, daughter of Bohemia, and despise these men who jest at your poverty, these women who cast a look of scorn and hate. The Grip of Desire Though there was no scandal, there was plenty of jesting at so novel an arrangement. The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France He was, therefore, shrewdly suspicious of jests at his expense. Bull Hunter "Yes—'he jests at love who never felt a throb.'" The Iron Game A Tale of the War To explain, then, my seeming jest at your expense, hopeless as it appears to be, is my task; and to do so as completely as I can, let me go back to the very beginning. Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others I myself am to blame; but admit that fate seems to have designed a jest at my expense. Rudin It was at this romantic point that Champe shattered his visions by shooting a jest at him about the "love sick swain." The Battle Ground "Don't jest at a time like this, count," said the guard, softly. Beverly of Graustark It ain't comfortable jest at first, but she can have the hired girl wrap it in a piece o flannel, and after a while it feels real comfortin'. Drusilla with a Million And worse yet, that in these shouts of defiance there was laughter and taunt and jest at their expense. In the Court of King Arthur As early as the time of the first Punic war, a consul was bold enough to jest at the auspices in public. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic The bonny moon will be shining on you and on me jest at the same minute; and the stars too, for that matter. A Girl of the People Certainly, sir," said Ware; "an' ez near ez I can learn they took him off way down below Weldon somewheres, an' he lit out to come home jest at the time of the February 'fresh.' Bricks Without Straw They suspected a jest at their expense, but could not quite catch it. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales The men unbarred the door, and the woman with a last sneering jest at the boys, picked up little Rika, while Michael lifted Elinor. The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsaw But he had few jests at present—he was in the inner chambers of the temple of life, and hushed and stilled with awe. Love's Pilgrimage He winds up with a jest at his recent unusual occupation:—"I have had no end of righteousness accounted to me for helping to entertain Bishops at Cambridge." Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 He had made rude jests at their expense, and done them little unkindnesses. The Crushed Flower and Other Stories "Surely you do not jest at his bodily infirmities?" Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood The porter at the castle gate grinned and flung a jest at him, but admitted him and those who followed in his train, without question. Masters of the Guild The moral of this story, however, is, firstly, that no one, however great he may be, should permit himself to jest at any one beneath him, even if he be only a hedgehog. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm You even dream that we are in a mood for jesting at this time, when our days and even hours may be numbered. Miss Lou Come, come, I never relish above one jest at most; do not disgust me, Sirrah; do not, rogue! The Poetaster He settled his hat on his head with a rakish slant and his walk became a strut, he courted observation; he would have been grateful for a word, even a jest at his expense. The Prodigal Judge No one gave me consolation, but, on the contrary, men jested at me, saying, 'It was right for him to die of hunger, seeing that he had left off following his trade!' Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life So he desisted suddenly, rather scared, whilst the three bunched and official heads in the doorway laughed and jested at him, showing their teeth and teasing him. Aaron's Rod You have rather too much of that playing at grudges and dislikes at Steynham, with squibs, nicknames, and jests at things that—well, that our stability is bound up in. Beauchamp's Career — Complete This tendency of mine exposed me to the ridicule of those among my companions who were amorously inclined, but their gay jests at what they termed my "weakness" never affected me. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten And sometimes it happens that we are permitted the amazing honour of toiling to keep you in food and clothing, while you jest at your clubs about the uselessness of woman's work in the world! The Master-Christian Indeed, sir, I am not jesting at all. Beulah He who never relaxes into sportiveness is a wearisome companion, but beware of him who jests at everything! Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society The rude jest at her expense did not seem to his withered and toughened taste in the least out of the way. Alice of Old Vincennes It's late in August, jest at the beginnin' of the rains. Wolfville Days He was delightfully ingenuous, and laughed heartily at jests at his own expense, frankly admitting his own blunders. Honore de Balzac And jest at this minute, right down under our feet, we see the word "Pray," in big letters scraped right out in stun. Samantha at Saratoga When his hand found no hat to remove, he smiled as if at some jest at his own expense. The Re-Creation of Brian Kent We see her about off that p'int there, jest at dusk, and she was makin' heavy weather then. Cap'n Eri They can jest at sorrow even when, in spite of their great thick skins, they feel it. Hard Cash Tommy jests at his new principles, but that is simply because he doesn't comprehend what they are. Stories of a Western Town Presently a boy, somewhat older than I, made a jest at the young couple's expense. The Rise of David Levinsky She spoke to him condescendingly, often jesting at his expense; her talk was always full of words which were unfamiliar to Foma; and she pronounced these words with particular emphasis and with evident satisfaction. The Man Who Was Afraid Auld Jock used them cautiously, fearing to be overheard, for the matter was a subject of wonder and rough jest at the farm. Greyfriars Bobby Their consternation was excessive; and I diverted my misfortunes by jesting at such blundering, short-sighted keepers. The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 Love is done with and dead; if there lingers A faint and indefinite ghost, It is laid with this kiss on your fingers— A jest at the most. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 Returning to his palace, he begins hypocritically to smile and jest at Love's servants and their pains; but by and by he has to dismiss his attendants, feigning "other busy needs." The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems So died Lavalle—a prince of the Powers of the Air, and even at his funeral Cellier jested at "him who had gone to discover the secrets of the Aurora Borealis." Actions and Reactions Ursula let him out at the front door; this was her right, silently claimed, which nobody either jested at or interfered with. John Halifax, Gentleman The King only laughed and jested at Temple's anger; and Shaftesbury was not only sworn of the Council, but appointed Lord President. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Though often thoughtless in my speech, I never should have imagined that you would take my words as a jest at your expense. Poor Folk Yet there were persons who would go so far as to crack rude jests at his expense. Through Russia Cease jesting at the true God of the Christians, Nicias, and learn that, like the lilies of the field, He toils not, neither does He spin. Thais Mockery, my sweet, is the child of ignorance; we jest at what we know nothing of. Letters of Two Brides Owen and I both remonstrated; and Jessie, mischievously persisting in her favorite jest at Morgan's expense, entreated that he would read, if it was only for her sake. The Queen of Hearts He had always a jest at his tongue's end, and served it out with as much readiness as a prayer; and he had, withal, an arm trained to do execution. A Mountain Woman I decline to sit by patiently while my son, whom I love, jests at the most sacred principles, and sneers at the memory of an anointed king. After Dark The two strangers are not serious; there are jests at the mysteries which precede the enthronement, and he is being initiated into the mysteries of the sophistical ritual. Euthydemus If by my jesting at "Bootstrap-lifting" I have wounded some dear prejudice of the reader, let me endeavor to speak in a more persuasive voice. The Profits of Religion George's feelings had been too deeply stirred to allow him to return jest for jest at a moment's notice. The Queen of Hearts He jests at scars that never felt a wound.— Romeo and Juliet How now my Lord, faith this is more then need, Am I to be thus jested at and scornde? Massacre at Paris Old Sir Travers used to jest at my being a rebel. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger "This way to the drawing-room, sir," said the servant, with the exaggerated respect which seemed to be one more jest at his expense. Father Goriot |
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