| 单词 | jocose |
| 例句 | “Well aged parent,” said Wemmick, shaking hands with him in a cordial and jocose way, “how am you?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Her father was not, she insisted, “a joyous, jocose gentleman walking about the world with a plum pudding and bowl of punch.” Charles Dickens: An Author of Demonic Energy 2011-10-19T10:00:49Z In every jocose remark and offhand revelation, O’Brien captures an enigma of our species: We continuously broadcast our true selves — our deepest desires, fears and convictions — to anybody willing to listen. Mom and Dad sever all ties to you. But why? The compelling mystery of 'The House in Scarsdale' 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Well you might have to go somewhere else for those jocose jibes and that hit of hope because the Mill feels about as wild and witty as a Banksy this morning. Football transfer rumours: Arsenal to sign Iker Casillas? 2013-04-10T08:21:39Z He was genial, thrifty, and adroit, and his jocose wisdom was never more tersely expressed than when he advised the signers of the Declaration of Independence to "hang together or they would hang separately." The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The tone of Philemon is hopeful, sprightly, even jocose. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z Some of these improvements owe their birth to a jocose observation made by Dr. Bach at one of the conferences held on the subject of the publication. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z He also had his own ideas of jocose treatment. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z For his wife he has smiles and jocose speeches; for his children stores of fun and play; for his friends pleasant talk interspersed with the sallies of wit that come from buoyancy. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z There is a haunted castle, a jocose monk, a fool, a marvelous dungeon, a fisherman's hut, a ghost, a midnight bell, and songs and elaborate scenery. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z The fly-drivers among whom I inquired were equally jocose and equally disrespectful; and the shopkeepers, not liking my appearance, generally replied without hearing what I had to say, that they had got nothing for me. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z The woman understood his meaning, and, entering into his jocose humour, she stamped her foot, and emphatically answered, "Es muss sein!" Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z Mrs. Lincoln from an adjoining room witnessed the ladies' entrance and overheard her husband's jocose expression. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z Also an assortment of toasts, jocose and serious, in good condition. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z He lived to be impudent and jocose on the subject, and attributed his failure entirely to his having forgotten to wear a broad tail of feathers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z He certainly was of a jocose turn of mind, as we shall have occasion to see later on. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z Most of the young men bowed to them and made some jocose remark, generally vulgar and indecent, as the custom is among the country folk, whose innocence has always seemed to me largely apocryphal. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z The fire which he and his demons can live in without consumption becomes jocose. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z He was preparing the nuptial banquet, when a new scene opened, which is perhaps the boldest in this jocose parody. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Had they not any number of ideas in common—those they had not, only serving to create variety by giving rise to more or less spirited but always jocose arguments? The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Mrs. Diggs had had several sips of good wine, and felt her anxiety lessened; her jocose ebullition was the result of steadied nerves. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z They were not jocose with him, as is the horrible way of some elder persons with childhood's troubles. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z Although usually free and jocose with his subordinates, on that day he was grave and preoccupied, and twisted his black mustache with a thoughtful air. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z But she was jocose, in a deep bass, to Miss Lydia herself; and Miss Lydia did not pretend to misunderstand. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z He always tried the jocose when other elements had failed. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z It didn't help matters that Sifton often took the jocose tone of an alt-weekly blogger or that his review choices sometimes baffled even his admirers. How the New York 'Times' Can Reform Restaurant Criticism 2011-09-21T10:05:00Z To me it is quite evident that pilcher is a mere typographical error for pitcher, which, in this jocose, bantering speech, Mercutio substitutes for scabbard, else why are the ears mentioned? Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-13T02:00:32.783Z "Poodle-dogs!" snorted the one whose attitude was both jocose and analytical, stuffing more of the spruce branches under his head to keep the pipe ashes from falling into his eyes. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z "Upon my word, you look fluttered," said Kindelon, in his mellow, jocose voice. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Then when you mean to be jocose hand over the laughter card, and so on. A Proposal Under Difficulties A Farce 2011-08-22T02:00:57.327Z Here is a case of temperament,” he went on, half jocose, half serious. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z His leniency in relation to the Sabbath also vented itself in a jocose letter to Jared Ingersoll: I should be glad to know what it is that distinguishes Connecticut religion from common religion. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Because the personalities were gratefully varying the monotonies, and also because he had a jocose respect for the unusual, Grislow was careful not to discourage the drift. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z And his voice was so odd a blending of the jocose and serious that she could ill guess whether he were in earnest or not. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z The Natal papers indulged in some jocose doggerel, which would have been comic had it not been deeply tragic. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z Thus it happened, by some jocose perversity in the arrangement of human affairs, that throughout our Sophomore and Junior years we sportive youngsters were obliged to endure Sophocles, and Sophocles was obliged to endure us. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z "A reasoning being who has nothing to hope among the realities on this side the grave, and hopes nothing on the other, is not very likely to be jocose." The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z This apparent contrition disarmed Napoleon, and in jocose and contemptuous indignation he sentenced him to do penance for three months, by fasting and prayer, in a convent. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z "You act as if you might be in love," he added with a jocose look. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z Others are rather the harvest of popular experience than mythical tales, and on the whole the character of this volume is more jocose and less poetical than that of its predecessor. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z I call that a request, which she properly always framed in addressing men in the jocose tone of a cabinet-order--and one could oppose her female ukases in no other way than by masculine ones. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z The comic poet, however, is not to deal with all sorts of vices, but only such as give rise to ridicule, that is, the jocose actions of humble and unknown persons. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z Rabelais closes his story with jocose irreverent application of Scripture—a manner of his which gives some color to the tradition of a biblical pun made by him on his death-bed. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z In fine, says a German critic, it is a very jocose book, strongly to be commended for the consolation of political prisoners. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z Then, with the intention of being jocose, we remarked, "The Yale eleven with characteristic bulldog grit and courage carried the ball over the line." Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z My greatest prayer is--which I have had printed many years beforehand--that you be the most jocose man in my house; merriment makes all fields of knowledge for children fields of sugar-cane. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z Then in a jocose tone, Carl said, “It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?” Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z I have been asked why I employed a pleasant, jocose, and diverting style. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Being very jocose himself, he likes others to be familiar enough to amuse him. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z I looked towards the jocose bundle and remarked that the eggs must be pretty hard by this time. The Dusantes A Sequel to "The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine" 2011-03-06T03:00:18.327Z In their sympathetic hardness there was nothing either ribald or jocose. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z Every dilettante scribbler for the magazines who sketches his rambles in Spain or Switzerland, grows jocose over some eccentricity or absurdity of his countrymen. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Ashley came riding up with his inimitable pompous swagger, half the result of jocose bravado, half of genuine and justifiable vanity. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z It abounded in implications and references, arch and jocose in manner and not usually discreet in matter. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z The minister wasn't a bad fellow, even when he was jocose; and Evan Sinclair was one of the best; and so on. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z It was as if there was no room for any less ignoble feeling in the lately jocose, bantering throngs than self-preservation. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z As they stood, grasping hands, and smilingly exchanging jocose remarks in their characteristic way, the resemblance between them was most remarkable. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z We will resume the subject then, my dear sir,' added Mr Darsy, slapping his guest, in a friendly and jocose way, on the shoulder, as he spoke. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 Yet even her jocose and sidelong style could no longer conceal an interest which had become more dramatic than she was aware. Witching Hill "Aren't they, you rogue!" retorted the old gentleman, giving me a jocose poke in the ribs. X Y Z A Detective Story This he said in a squeaking little voice, intended to be jocose and satirical, shaking his head as he rode. Ayala's Angel "I think him a pretty fair man myself," said the other with a jocose understatement; "I come from his town." Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play With a patter of jocose remarks the cowboys rode off down towards the creek, taking the sheriff's horse along with them. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop But in the meantime our dear Miss Julia accepted sentence and execution with a gentle and even a jocose resignation which made us both miserable. Witching Hill By turns he was grave and jocose, and had some striking views and passages. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow He was rather startled by the effect of this jocose insinuation. Shadows of Flames A Novel The Captain was so delighted with Sandy Rob's aspiring spirit, that he often held jocose dialogues with him from the deck. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. In public life it did him some harm in the opinion of serious people, who could not believe that so jocose a politician had solid capacity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" They were the remnants war had left of the once-upon-a-time jocose band of waving, shouting friends. Leerie Of these, Felton was a man of varied learning, as was Sumner, an influence which made Felton jocose but sometimes dogged, and Sumner eloquent, but occasionally tumid in style. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I was conscious of rather an inspiration, a part of which was to be jocose. The Sacred Fount "You seem in a very good humor after the riot," said he, trying to appear jocose. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Trover had just tact enough for the occasion, and was most jocose wherever the point was a perilous one. One Of Them One was the Rev. J. W. Lee, an able, broad-minded man; the other was the unique evangelist, Rev. Sam P. Jones, whose utterances were sometimes eloquent, sometimes jocose, sometimes shocking, but always interesting. The Story of Chautauqua The priest demurred; Hammond interposed; then there was more discussion, now warm, now jocose. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance He 'd like to be thought a very punctilious gentleman fully as much as a very jocose companion. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Deficient in the sense of irony, we take the playful abandonment—the jocose mystification—of the American newspapers as simple statement. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) "You did, did you?" said Grog, with a jocose leer. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day The rhymes made use of as the people danced round the May-pole varied according to the locality, and oftentimes combined a curious mixture of the jocose and sacred. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Dull it is, in the sense that the best fun of the most jocose family may be merely tantalizing to the outsider. The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 I was profound, playful, serious, jocose, instructive, and amusing by turns. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas At last—in a kind of jocose despair—was put the inquiry, whether the Nicholas was the Emperor of Russia. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Where else are grave Chancellors jocose and Treasury Lords convivial? Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day "How?" replied Zurdoki, attempting to give a jocose turn to the matter. Pretty Michal It was one of the rules of the tyranny he practiced, thus remote from civilization, that however jocose he might be not a trace of responsive merriment must decorate the faces of the men. The Story of Old Fort Loudon I shall never forget that jocose, smiling face, when, in the midst of his magnanimous assurances, a tear suddenly rolled down his round, red countenance! Eyes Like the Sea It was the mood of mixed feelings, prominent among which is jealousy, where one waxes jocose in spite of himself. A Canadian Bankclerk The wit, a jocose fencing-master, Mr. Cornelius Kelly, now fenced with words, and in all his life never did defter work. Oliver Goldsmith These and various other pleasant charges, Mr. Hallett, in the jocose manner of indictments, alleges against me; wherefrom I must defend myself, as best I may. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence "Come, you zany!" exclaimed Stuart, affecting to think these tremulous farewells very jocose. The Story of Old Fort Loudon His jocose nature and the practical jokes he had been known to perpetrate had made an unfavourable impression on the Indian. The Grandee There is the joyous forward glance at an anniversary dinner, with Bothwell, to which the King’s hunting of this year shall furnish the dainty cheer; ‘hoc jocose!’ James VI and the Gowrie Mystery “Just in case any emperor should happen in,” he tried to explain it, taking a transparently jocose manner with himself. The Missourian I knew Tommy; therefore I also knew that beneath his jocose raillery were nerves stretched to concert pitch that meant music for whoever stood in his way tomorrow. Wings of the Wind The gate closed softly as if after a love tryst, Miss Matoaca disappeared into the garden, and the General's expression changed from its jocose and smiling flattery to a look of genuine annoyance. The Romance of a Plain Man The town knew it, and it was a subject of bets with the jocose inhabitants which of the two would die first from apoplexy. The Grandee Just before retiring at night, he said, in a jocose way: 'I suppose you are accustomed to read the Bible before going to bed, and here is my Bible from which to read. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) "Headache?" asked Pinney, with the jocose sympathy men show one another's sufferings, as if they could be joked away. The Quality of Mercy “Well, call them that if you like, my boy,” said his father, trying to be jocose, but looking ghastly pale the while, and with the perspiration standing in tiny drops upon his forehead. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Perhaps there was jocose irony in the suggestion of gold and speed. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters Now, there had been an undertaking, after a sort, made by the Dean,—a compact with his daughter contracted in a jocose fashion,—which in the existing circumstances was like to prove troublesome. Is He Popenjoy? I looked in vain for the geniality in the editor's glance, and there was a remarkably complete absence of the jocose in the sharp, irritable words which he addressed to me. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 He wrote to her alone, with a jocose hope that his father would be satisfied with his sufferings on the voyage. Ghetto Comedies All the party pressed us to eat, and were very jocose about the necessity of helping out their coarse bread with butter, and they themselves ate almost as much butter as bread. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 But after a time Blind Charlie’s face grew malignantly, revengefully jocose. Counsel for the Defense “No, Wheels—it was the birdies calling you!” hooted a jocose voice. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer Lady Elliston and her cheerful, jocose husband, were Sir Hugh's nearest friends and they took her in and made much of her. Amabel Channice But some light gods, not blaming much the sight, “Would wish thus sham'd to lie: loud laugh'd the whole, “And long in heaven the tale jocose was told. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II The cantata is really a sort of one-act operetta—a jocose production representing the efforts of a stern parent to check his daughter's propensities in coffee drinking, the new fashioned habit. All About Coffee With head averted, she stood there, rigid, dumb, her tear-drenched eyes fixed on the park; and after one or two jocose observations the young man became discouraged and went away. The Dark Star "When you have told me what it is, I will tell you," said he, gravely jocose. Hurricane Island He was jocose doubtless so as to pass the matter off lightly, and to spare my feelings. A Romantic Young Lady The old servant merely says in jocose fashion that telling his story has made his blood course more rapidly and freely. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning The general seemed in excellent spirits, and was even inclined to be jocose. All About Coffee Sir Dugald looked up from his huge slice of broiled venison, clumsily jocose after his customary agreeable manner. Theo A Sprightly Love Story A serious beginning suddenly and unexpectedly takes a merry, jocose turn, producing in Heine's elegiac passages the discordant endings so shocking to sensitive natures. Jewish Literature and Other Essays On the day after his retirement, the jocose veteran, meeting Eldon in the street, observed:—"Yesterday, Lord Chancellor, I was your master; to-day I am my own." A Book About Lawyers He was a pleasant-spoken, very ignorant, smiling, jocose man, with a slightly Jewish accent, who knew his business well, pursued it diligently, and considered himself to have a clear conscience. Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite If Ellen sensed this jocose rebuke, she at least neither resented it nor paid the slightest heed to its innuendo. The Wall Between Two of the jocose sisters for all reply entwine their arms around his neck and draw him away and away with them into the deep water. The Wagnerian Romances "He's right, you know; those things do tell," Crosstrees had said to me when I had attempted to be jocose about these punctilios. The Fixed Period Most serious, though with a jocose dialect, commonly having a cheerful wit in speaking to men. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing The answer which I propose to give to-night cannot be jocose. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy Whether she was gay or sad, jocose or sober, enthusiastic or despondent, the nature of her feelings could be communicated solely by her eyes. The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution A jocose adieu to those who go away in the sulks. The Proverbs of Scotland He pressed forward to keep up with her; and upon the other side, smiling, irrepressible, jocose, Mr. Hobson did the same. The Light of Scarthey "Dod, it's an awful weapon," he said, meaning to be jocose. The House with the Green Shutters When Mr. Mallock's book with this title appeared some fifteen years ago, the jocose answer that "it depends on the liver" had great currency in the newspapers. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy He was very jocose, expressed himself in perfectly decent men’s slang, and kept us laughing with him all the time, while at the same time he drove home his advice. At Plattsburg His manner had always been jocose, and yet she knew of the earnestness behind it. 'Drag' Harlan This may seem an odd ground of praise for a jocose draughtsman, and of course what I mean is that his comic force is serious—a very different thin from the absence of comedy. Picture and Text 1893 The man you saw trying to be jocose with Templandmuir was a very different being from the autocrat who "downed" his fellows in the town. The House with the Green Shutters Laniboire becomes jocose, and Ripault-Babin, still gallant in spite of his eighty years, offers the fair canvasser a lozenge, and says in his quavering voice, 'Touch it with your lips, and I will finish it.' The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 He was a gentleman of humorous turn, and he indulged in jocose remarks as he went, which, however, fell on an unappreciative audience. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters She was passionate and peevish, tender and jocose by turns; there was something forced and feverish about her which the children felt but did not comprehend. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes He was informed in a jocose way that they were making Epping butter! The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock I have often, in a jocose mood, amused myself with analyzing this odor. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 The mingling of the jocose and the serious, of the mind and the heart, in the words of the stranger pleased Daniel. The Goose Man "Pray doff that noble suit, sir," said the jocose purveyor of justice. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 A man stopped at the table to address a few jocose remarks to Wally, and he turned his glance upon the small girl. The Cricket The old man's face and voice were too jocose. The Tyranny of the Dark Unfortunately, among many of our young people, the Bible seems to be a book to be avoided or to be treated in a rather "jocose" manner. Confessions of a Book-Lover It is impossible that the most jocose of races, a nation that has given the world an original school of humor, should not carry this spirit over into its music. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions The rather numerous men of the family were dense and grumpy, or dense and jocose. Chance A Tale in Two Parts Dr. Darwin seldom failed to present their caricature in jocose but wounding irony. Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin “With care and chicken,” said Fred, with a miserable attempt at being jocose. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story The jocose congratulations of the burly Justice of the Peace went unanswered and her eyes swept the smirking, curious faces of the bystanders without recognition. The Lady Doc Surveying himself complacently in the glass, it pleased Mr. Toomey to be jocose. The Fighting Shepherdess That such a man as Mill should think this worth saying is a feather in the cap of the jocose jeweler. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I As yet, I have not had the honor of his acquaintance, but when I do meet him I shall say something jocose. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 “Why, you seem to know so much about the matter, I suppose you were there, sir,” said one of the passengers, intending his remark to be jocose. Old Jack Whoops of exuberance, shrill feminine laughter, and jocose personalities shouted across the room followed. The Lady Doc Rabelais closes his story with jocose irreverent application of Scripture,—a manner of his which gives some color to the tradition of a biblical pun made by him on his death-bed. Classic French Course in English He had a homely, jocose saying that you must either make yourself at home or go home. By The Sea 1887 In more or less jocose mood the company trooped out to the library, where a fire was glowing in the grate and easy-chairs abounded. The Shadow World They had much pleasant and jocose conversation on the way touching their young captive, and how he had probably passed the night. The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus A few years ago a petition was presented, signed by a million women, and a jocose member rolled it down the aisle with his foot, saying it might as well be signed by mice! An American Suffragette Pascal says:— I have been asked why I employed a pleasant, jocose, and diverting style. Classic French Course in English Olive thought this an odd form of speech; but her father's manner was grown so changed of late—sometimes he seemed quite in high spirits, even jocose—as he did now. Olive A Novel She was jocose in the broad way of middle-aged persons, to whom a love-affair is legitimate food for raillery. A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen This, although somewhat jocose, was not an entirely unfair picture of the true state of female health in the wealthier classes. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School "Why, I think I don't much admire the supposition," said Charlie, with a look of resentment; "it ain't safe, depend upon it, Frank, to venture upon too jocose suppositions with one's friends." The Confidence-Man She was always making scenes in their drawing-room, scenes half indignant, half jocose, like all her manifestations, to which it must be confessed that they adapted themselves beautifully. Georgina's Reasons The detective observed the hesitation and became jocose. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan Of all patois they declared that mine was the most preposterous and the most jocose in sound. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) I am heartily glad to hear of this decision; for, admirable as you are in the jocose, you descend from your natural position when you come to the convivial and the festive. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Your logic I will not criticize, but your confidence I admire, and earnestly, too, jocose as was the method I took to draw it out. The Confidence-Man "Do," he entreated in a jocose manner which struck me as inappropriate, but which I was willing to overlook on account of his age and very fatherly manner. That Affair Next Door “Well, Mr Bowse, anything more of our friend, the Flying Dutchman?” he asked in a jocose tone. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea They saw but little of the captain that day, except at meal-times, when he was good-humoured and jocose with them in spite of the fact that the weather did not mend in the least. Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days Miss Vaughan was in America at the moment, but she generously came to his rescue as soon as steam could carry her, and restored him his lost front view by a jocose imposition of hands. Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer For I notice in your letter a tendency to be even jocose. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order No man was farther than he from the easy, familiar, jocose character in which he is often painted. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 After providing his feast, and taking an oath, the bajan is to be admitted "jocose et benigne," is to lose his base name, and after a year is to bear the honourable title of student. Life in the Medieval University Geraldine had angered Carder, but she had also frightened him, and he was mild in manner and words and did not attempt to be either affectionate or jocose. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date He had heard gossip from his friend Pope of the doings on Garrison Hill, and, so far as he allowed himself to be jocose, he meant his glance to be interpreted. Major Vigoureux "It air the traveler's, ye sodden idjit!" said Brierwood, lifting his uncouth foot and giving him a jocose kick. The Young Mountaineers Short Stories Here all were drinking, smoking, and talking, generally in a bright and jocose vein. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis Ah! if we had foreseen the results of that hunt, we should scarcely have been so jocose, I fancy. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' But from these people he received the smallest assistance.—Some were ribald, some jocose, some so darkly explanatory that intelligence could not peer through the mist or could only divine that these hated their wives. Here are Ladies He was genial and jocose, sunburnt and romantically allusive. The Tragic Muse Throughout all these years the name given in jocose banter had clung to him, and now, hallowed by ancient usage, it was accorded to him seriously, and had all the sonorous effect of a title. The Young Mountaineers Short Stories Leonard greeted him with the restraint and the jocose matter-of-factness that exist between men who love each other. Four Days The Story of a War Marriage Recovering himself in a moment, Albert said to Mrs. Templeton: "Your husband is very jocose!" Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) Nay, a jocose and blundering finger, rather, that had flipped him, as a man might flip a beetle, into the night. The Mayor of Troy But he winced on seeing how his scruples had been wasted, and was struck with the fine, jocose, direct turn of his kinsman's conversation with the young actress. The Tragic Muse The arrival, earlier in the afternoon, of the jocose old hootch-maker with a canoe-load of his fiery beverage, had been a signal for a gathering at his cabin across the courtyard. Where the Sun Swings North I suppose that was, however, intended as a bit of jocose extravagance, which that most excellent gentleman did not mean to have taken too seriously. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 You must go through it," Lady Glencora had said, with jocose mournfulness; "and why should you not let her jump upon you a little? Can You Forgive Her? He became one of the family at the bungalow and a jocose familiarity was as much233 a part of Jock's liking for a person, as were his tireless patience and capacity for single-minded service. Joyce of the North Woods Farrell began with two jocose remarks which didn't quite hit the mark he intended them for. Foe-Farrell These take a dance around Cain, and are very jocose, one of them inviting him to hell to take a cup of brimstone coffee, and another asking him to make up a party at whist. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life "You go straight out, young man, an' fetch it in," commanded Willie, giving him a jocose slap on the back. Flood Tide Like Dogget he played, in a vein of rich, hearty, jocose humour, and with great breadth of effect and excellent colour, the sailor Ben, in Love for Love. Shadows of the Stage The first of these is called an officious lie, the second a jocose lie, the third a mischievous lie. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Then a whole row of books on a loosely packed shelf toppled over on each other with soft jocose slaps. Molly Make-Believe They responded with a queer mixture of French liveliness and savage stolidity to the colonel's jocose advances. A Chance Acquaintance The conversation on this point becoming extremely pointed and jocose, Miss Cummins finally turned and fled, escaping to the railway station as fast as her trembling legs could carry her. Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It "I think," said I, with a sort of infernal cheerfulness in my tones, "that we are about to do something jocose to Jane Bottomly." Police!!! For the fifth kind is the jocose lie, which is told "with a desire to please": and the remaining three are comprised under the officious lie, wherein something useful to another person is intended. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Mr. and Mrs. Twitt were constant visitors, and many were the would-be jocose remarks of the old stonemason on David's temporary truancy. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches This jocose mode of treating the thing had at once removed all the anger of the court, and all the effect of the Spartan pretensions of Roland. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution The father, when he heard this, tried to rebuke his son tenderly, strove even to be jocose. Phineas Finn The Irish Member He and the Mufti, also a noble fellow, sparred about religion in a jocose and friendly tone which would be quite unintelligible in Exeter Hall. Letters from Egypt Wherefore an officious or a jocose lie is not a mortal sin in perfect men, except perhaps accidentally on account of scandal. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Armand Dupleisis, in his seat over the sea, stared absently at the jocose revelers, for he was a stranger in a strange land. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays Westby faced him with composure through which showed a sneer; for the first time the boy was displaying contempt; hitherto his attitude had been jocose and cajoling. The Jester of St. Timothy's After a moment his countenance assumed a crafty and jocose expression, which would have put even Sallie on her guard if she had looked up in time to see it. The Stolen Singer The elder thought it needful here to be again jocose. The Mormon Prophet Thus it is evident that it is neither an officious nor a jocose lie, and consequently it must be a mischievous lie. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Mr. Cecil Burleigh could not affect the jocose and familiar, but perhaps his plain way of address was a higher compliment to the publican's understanding. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax His lyre shall be jocose, his plectrum of the lighter sort. Horace and His Influence I beg you to accept my best thanks for the uncommon degree of entertainment which I have received from the most excellently jocose history of New York. Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature "The same old song; always the same old song with you, isn't it, Hardwick?" the senator was saying in jocose deprecation. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush Objection 1: It seems that lies are not sufficiently divided into "officious," "jocose" and "mischievous" lies. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province It is the parent, not only of Whistlecraft, but of all jocose Italian poetry. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals He had declared himself ignorant of all conventions, but neither jocose James Macauley nor fastidious Arthur Chester, observing him, could find any fault with their friend in this new rôle. Mrs. Red Pepper We looked contemptuously down into the buggy, still clung to by its seven occupants, and galloped at a startling pace past the jocose Baboos, very much to the annoyance of their sedate elephant. A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home By the way,' continued my host, in a jocose way, 'what did you think of the preaching?' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy But it is neither an officious nor a jocose lie. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Echoes ceased to be pensive, and became jocose. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 P.S.—With respect to your jocose and ironical postscript, may I again take the liberty of throwing in a word in season. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Perfectly at his ease, inclined to be familiar and jocose, he looked insolently about the lovely old room that had never before held such a suitor for a daughter of that house. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man That touch about the scissors is really jocose,—for Miss Jane. Clover Therefore jocose and officious lies are not mortal sins. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province And, with transitions infinitely rapid, he would be serious, jocose—solemn, ribald—earnest, flippant—logical, whimsical, turn and turn about. Grey Roses "He—your—young man didn't come to-day?" continued the professor, with an attempt to be jocose. Bressant I think a great deal of jocose raillery may pass between intimates without the requisite tenderness being infringed upon. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852 "I didn't read about any fire there," said the jocose Hainer, pointing his sally with a wink at Lambert, the art-student. Success A Novel My good friend, never permit yourself to be jocose upon pecuniary matters. Israel Potter When under the influence of stimulants, he was either aggressive and quarrelsome, or jocose and talkative. Tracy Park The oddest present was a small clay model of a Russian soldier's head, presented with the jocose promise: "If we come back, we shall bring you some real ones." The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories He paused, beaming kindly on the young man, and pursing his lips ready for the jocose supposition that Harlan foresaw and anticipated. The Ramrodders A Novel His native dialect he generally employed on jocose and familiar subjects. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 Indeed treachery and intrigue are often considered but as jocose occurrences. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 The shade of the departed king, if tolerably treated, seldom provokes a smile, even from the most hardened and jocose of spectators. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character I remember him as a dignified greybeard, genial and jocose. The Awakening of China To be jocose is not the sole requisite of him who would fain be a universal diner-out. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 While women's rights received their death-blow from a jocose allusion to the woman following the plough while the man sat at home and rocked the cradle. Red Pottage In general as the bottle passes, some jocose hint is conveyed to him about the toast; and though this is perhaps done with good humour, his feelings are wounded by it. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 Even the jocose man was as supernaturally solemn as could be well imagined; indeed, nobody knew he was the same man. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood The following year brought a production which the cavilling reader might excusably regard as a fulfilment of this jocose threat. Robert Browning To be jocose is his most valuable acquisition. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 He was generally excessively jocose with his bicycle. Red Pottage Undoubtedly a half jocose way of stating the alliance of the children. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 Asking me one Day in a sort of a jocose manner, who, in my Opinion, had done the greatest Miracles that ever were heard of? Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton Valentine only laughed, as if he considered the question merely rhetorical or jocose. Flames Do not, however, rash muse, neglecting your jocose strains, resume the task of Caean plaintive song, but rather with me seek measures of a lighter style beneath some love-sequestered grotto. The Works of Horace The claret had made Mr. Soper not only sociable but jocose. The Divine Fire He was never very jocose; but on that memorable 18th of June he showed a symptom of it. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs "I never saw such a man!" exclaimed the jocose detective. John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman Colonel Mansfield with a species of jocose pomposity specially assumed for the occasion, his wife, upright, thin-lipped, forbidding, instinct with wordless disapproval. The Lamp in the Desert Then she said, with a smile, half sad, half jocose, 'You are a man now, Jason, are you not?' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy When the cloth was removed, and the wine began to circulate, they grew very merry and jocose among themselves. Tales of a Traveller He paused a little, stroked his knees, and began again in a jocose and deferential tone. The Bishop and Other Stories He had by now laid aside his good-humoured, jocose tone and spoke seriously, even with a fervour which was quite out of keeping with his expression of calmness. Love The Daily Telegraph treated the matter from a jocose and historical point of view. The Firm of Girdlestone Crouch carried himself very quietly all along, but could not forbear being unseasonably merry and jocose upon several occasions, smiling at chapel and affecting to talk with greater gaiety than became his condition. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences I beg you to accept my best thanks for the uncommon degree of entertainment which I have received from the most excellently jocose History of New York. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete And also it offers people a chance to be jocose with facility. The Price of Love In one sense the jocose answer of the pupil might have been made by the immense majority of sublunary beings. The Moon-Voyage Of it the editor has well remarked: "It still remains the text-book of the jocose, and is still regarded by all, even the melancholy, as a most happy production of humorous taste." A Collection of College Words and Customs Yet in his sensible intervals he was cheerful and jocose; he said, "he was like a person bit by a mad dog; for that he should be glad to drink, but could not swallow." Trial of Mary Blandy The banquet was in honor of some society,—I have quite forgotten what,—but it was a jocose and not a serious club. Yesterdays with Authors The Premier indulged in some jocose remarks which encouraged me to tell him stories about our Southern negroes, in whom he seemed to be much interested. Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography “Offended his Reverence,” said Frank, in that sort of jocose tone which betrays annoyance. The Three Brides Omitting a few paragraphs, we come to a more particular account of some of the jocose scenes which resulted from the commons system as once developed at Yale College. A Collection of College Words and Customs As copies of this very clever and jocose production are not now easily obtained, and as some of my younger readers may not have seen it, I have reprinted it in this edition. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character I struggle against the lassitude which besets me, and strive in vain to be either sensible or jocose. Yesterdays with Authors A brief allusion to the inefficiency of present-day servants, a jocose comment on my own simplicity of habits, and the deed was done. Castles in the Air He even, as time passed, became in a sardonic fashion almost jocose. The Top of the World The Royalists shouted, the extreme radicals hooted, and when the carriage of Fallières passed, it was seen that humorists had somehow succeeded in writing jocose inscriptions on the presidential carriage. A Volunteer Poilu His jocose colleague could resist no longer, but, patting him on the shoulder, comforted him with the sly assurance, "Bide a wee, Doctor, and ye'se be dry eneuch when ye get into the pu'pit." Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character We had passed through various stages of jubilation, no one was drunk, but we had been jocose and rowdy, we had told stories of all kinds. Confessions of a Young Man The doctor was the only one who made the attempt, and he, after a very ineffectual endeavour to be jocose, held his peace. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 He could see it all,—the manner in which they had made fun of him, and had been jocose over his intended marriage. Mr. Scarborough's Family Bonaparte, who happened to be with Josephine when Hortense came in, and was the first to be questioned by her, gave her only an evasive and jocose reply, and withdrew. Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era Sam shook hands with Tom, and made some jocose remark about his new business; but Nellie sneered, and looked out the car window. Brave Tom The Battle That Won If there was a flaw in anything, Thomas Harrison had a jocose way of saying, "There is a hole in the ballad." Isaac T. Hopper Then when you mean to be jocose hand over the laughter card, and so on. The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces There was something to them extremely jocose in their occupying, as it were, the other side of the question, and appearing as the honest, injured party. Mr. Scarborough's Family The generally jocose doctor, however, looked particularly serious, and kept his eye upon the poor idiot with an expression of deep pity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 The fact is, that the operation was misunderstood, and disbelieved, as we know by the jocose manner in which it is alluded to by Butler. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 367, April 25, 1829 The eyebrow flourished over the jocose idea; the stony eye glittered a moment like a revolving light, and then relapsed into darkness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 He had seen too much of human misery to be habitually jocose, and his whole nature was underlain by a groundwork of melancholy. Collections and Recollections We had passed through various stages, not of intoxication, no one was drunk, but of jubilation; we had been jocose and rowdy, we had told stories of all kinds. Confessions of a Young Man Some few sayings of Dryden have been, however, preserved; which, if not witty, are at least jocose. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author He was bland and bullying by turns; affable and gruff; jocose and solemn—always what he thought their fainting spirits needed. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West I have looked for an accident through that telescope," said the jocose judge, "fifteen Augusts running. No Hero With them Ralph was familiar and jocose, humorous upon the topics of the day, and especially pleasant upon bankruptcies and pecuniary difficulties that made good for trade. Nicholas Nickleby Paul Overt was all delight at this kindness; nevertheless he mentioned in weak jocose qualification the bare fact that he had promised to go to another place which was at a considerable distance. The Lesson of the Master ‘That’s a very strange circumstance!’ interrupted the jocose Mr. Walker, en passant. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people The leaves of the romances, reduced to a condition very like curl-paper, are thickly studded with notes in pencil: sometimes complimentary, sometimes jocose. Reprinted Pieces Why, deposit it to the credit of the bear," said a jocose executor; "then, in the absence of other heirs, his slayer will inherit it. Boyhood in Norway Steerforth, after very much improving Mrs. Gummidge's spirits by a cheerful salutation and a jocose embrace, took my arm, and hurried me away. David Copperfield In the present instance, they seemed particularly gay; Miss Sally's aspect being of a most oily kind, and Mr Brass rubbing his hands in an exceedingly jocose and light-hearted manner. The Old Curiosity Shop A nuisance cause was trying; there were not many spectators; and the witnesses, counsel, and jury, formed a sort of family circle, sufficiently jocose and snug. American Notes The proceedings had not yet commenced; and as an inactive crowd is generally disposed to be jocose, this very innocent action was sufficient to awaken their facetiousness. The Pickwick Papers They glided from these serious topics into the jocose insults which are the wit of Main Street. Main Street The manner of all three was savagely jocose. Desert Gold "Of course—of course," he said with a painful effort to be easy and jocose. The Price She Paid Tetlow looked at him doubtfully, uncertain whether he had been listening to wisdom put in a jocose form of audacious egotism or to the effervescings of intoxication. The Grain of Dust The stranger was extremely jocose; and Mr. Tracy Tupman, being quite bewildered with wine, negus, lights, and ladies, thought the whole affair was an exquisite joke. The Pickwick Papers Rodney laughed too, for he saw that the remark was meant to be jocose. Cast Upon the Breakers Philip was nervous, but tried to hide the fact by a jocose manner. Of Human Bondage He was most serious when he seemed to be jocose. Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains The Blight was very quiet at lunch, as was the little sister, and my effort to be jocose was a lamentable failure. A Knight of the Cumberland "Why, it's all mountains and all snow, when you come to that," Thorpe insisted, with jocose perversity. The Market-Place "It is the proud consciousness of honest toil—of having manufactured a few wash-tubs," said Newman, at once jocose and serious. The American "Ah, the antique," repeated Mr. Striker, with a jocose intonation. Roderick Hudson Penelope had caught up the habit of calling her father so from her mother, and she used his title in all her jocose and perverse moods. The Rise of Silas Lapham Mr. Raffles ended with a jocose snuffle: no man felt his intellect more superior to religious cant. Middlemarch It occurred to him to add, with jocose intent: "I am curious to know, do these fits, as you call them, occupy a prominent part in Grecian philosophy as a general rule?" The Damnation of Theron Ware I turned the words over, but could make nothing even remotely jocose out of them. The Poison Belt As Mrs. Carter bathed the swollen face in hot water, Ted standing by with the arnica bottle, Will managed to get out a somewhat grimly jocose account of the affray. The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mortgage I sent him off, rather irritably I fear, but I couldn't bear the contrast which his jocose bearing enforced on my moody mind, between my reception and his. In the Valley She made several drafts before she attained the tone, jocose and tender, that would save her pride and draw from him the line that was to dissipate her foolish fancies. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California The jocose sternness which she assumed, in words and manner, seemed to soothe him. The Damnation of Theron Ware It had long been a jocose fiction of Mr. Martin, who was a widower of thirty years' standing, that he and the gifted authoress by his side were in a state of courtship. The Gentleman from Indiana "Good morning to you, Colambre," said his father, in a more jocose tone of reproach; "I am obliged to you for your good company last night." Tales and Novels — Volume 06 I was still in this brown study when Sir William called the health of the ladies, with some jocose words of compliment to them, congratulation to ourselves. In the Valley Keimer was somewhat jocose, while, at the same time, he was evidently suspicious that Benjamin was withholding the real object of the governor's visit. From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin Imperial uncle," she said, in a jocose manner, when she realised that there was no outsider present in the room, "I congratulate you! Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Hence the various styles of thinkers, solemn or jocose, troubled or gladsome, mysterious and involved, or level and expansive. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic The former is distinguished by an easy versification, and an imagination jocose and fertile, though, certainly, far too licentious. Paris as It Was and as It Is And yet the biographer does not hesitate to load him with infamy because of a playful word in a letter half jocose and half pathetic to his friend. The Life of Cicero Volume One All this was in the church of Mr. Whiting, of Lynn, a somewhat jocose Puritan,--if jocularity in a Puritan is not too anomalous an attribute to have ever existed. Sabbath in Puritan New England The jocose tone, it maybe added, seems to have been a characteristic part of the Brook Farm experiment, despite the sober earnest and rapt enthusiasm that accompanied it. A Study of Hawthorne She spread out her arms in a gesture half imploring, half jocose, her laces fluttering, her ribbons waving, the ringlets about her face dancing. The Puritans The precise, jocose, biting report of his observations offended Laura and her lady friends. Cæsar or Nothing "And now," quoth the goddess, in accents jocose, "Having got good materials, I'll brew such a dose "Of Double X mischief as, mortals shall say, "They've not known its equal for many a long day." The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes There is a kind of jocose or burlesque satire peculiar to Italy, in which the literature is extremely rich. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities He was just twisting his mouth into a jocose smile, but he instantly checked himself. The Possessed (The Devils) Lastly since volenti non fit injuria, the presumed willingness of the listener would license all manner of officious and jocose lies, as the authority of the speaker would sanction official fabrications. Moral Philosophy It is also incontrovertible, that the nominal Papists in Canada, who, in reality, are often infidels, notwithstanding their jocose sneers, and affected contempt, do generally believe every title of Maria Monk's narrative. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published He saw the footman was endeavoring to be jocose, and therefore humored him, pretending at the same time to be the individual who was expected. Lying Prophets "Come!" said jocose Drew to him one day, as he sat on the wagon-seat ready to start for the city, "we are waiting for you!" Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs He gesticulated violently with a jocose and amiable air. The Possessed (The Devils) I ventured a few observations that were intended to be jocose, but she answered in the monosyllables of preoccupation, and I turned to Luella. Blindfolded The wives and sweethearts tittered with self-derisive expectation; the men were gravely jocose, like all Americans in unwonted circumstances, but they were respectful to the coming performance, perhaps as a tribute to Annie. Annie Kilburn : a Novel A moment of amazement, of half-incredulous suspicion, of certainty; and Mortimer pounced playfully upon him like a tiger—a big, fat, friendly, jocose tiger: "Plank, is that what you're up to!" The Fighting Chance Droll and jocose in manner, he was constantly quoting from Shakespeare or the poets, of whom he had been a constant reader. Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs Having graced the popular holiday by this involuntary exhibition of himself, Seymour was let go without suffering any further violence, the crowd appearing boisterously jocose rather than embittered in temper. The Duke of Stockbridge And the good-natured Earl gave Gwendolen a distant jocose hint to that effect, which she took with suitable quietude. Daniel Deronda He addressed the child as on an easy jocose understanding. The Awkward Age Lucy, in her letter to her lover, was more than ordinarily cheerful and jocose. The Eustace Diamonds He smiled too, trying to give the fact a jocose effect, and added, "I find myself out of money, and I've no means of paying your bill till I can see my bankers." Indian Summer The jocose view of Washington and of the Pilgrim Fathers, of Bunker Hill and of the Fourth of July, already gains ground rapidly among us, through too great familiarity. Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 It is familiar and jocose, without being either witty or friendly, and he gives no intimation in it of an intention to fulfil his promise. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Then he had an idea, though something too jocose. What Maisie Knew "But squint is an easier," said Mr. Gresham, with all a prime minister's jocose authority. The Eustace Diamonds "Yes, I have more than I can ever thank you for," I answered, very gravely, for I never could become jocose to order, and sadness still was uppermost. Erema — My Father's Sin The gondoliers talk a great deal in figure and hyperbole, and their jocose chaff is quite inscrutable even to some classes of Venetians. Venetian Life One was a jocose reference to the Jewish tribal god, who, as Keunen allows, was carried about, probably as a stone fetish, in that wooden box known as the "ark of the covenant." Prisoner for Blasphemy This was said in a jocose way, and, of course, Paton did not mean it. David Poindexter's Disappearance, and Other Tales This amusing quotation suffices to show that the author of the "Ménagier de Paris" wished to adopt a jocose style, with a view to enliven the seriousness of the subject he was advocating. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period What!" said George, who was, when in an amiable mood, that worst of all cads, a jocose cad, "are you going to play truant, too, my pretty cousin? Dawn Happy faces met him as he came in wearied from his duties "on 'change," and he had again assumed his easy, jocose manners. Natalie A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds So terminated an incident afterward known among the troopers of Stuart by the jocose title of "The Buckland Races," and the Southern cavalry retired without further molestation behind the Rappahannock. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee He seemed to have some grand secret with the conductor and frequently looked around at him, his eyes full of careless laughter, and once or twice he called out—some jocose remark. Great Possessions I can conceive that those austere people were sometimes even merry and jocose. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity So quaint, so short, so lissome, she, It seemed as if it well might be Some jocose god, with sportive whirl, Had taken up a long lithe girl And tied a graceful knot in her. Poems The Vicar was almost jocose, and Mrs. Lorimer made timid attempts to be mirthful though the parting with her children sorely tried her fortitude. The Bars of Iron To describe the work as 'a series of jocose caricatures—as Churchill Babington in his animadversions on Macaulay's History does—is absurd. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments He looked rather like a Silenus,--very witty, cheerful, good-natured, jocose, and disposed to make people laugh. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations Mr. Langton told me, that one night he did so while the company were all grave about him:—only Garrick, in his significant smart manner, darting his eyes around, exclaimed, 'Very jocose, to be sure!' Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) Every sound is as merry as the laugh of a young child; and one cannot listen to him without fancying that he is indulging in some jocose raillery of his companions. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 And I to him, in a light and jocose manner—"LENT keeps them so well fed that they never keep Lent themselves, I suppose." Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 35, November 26, 1870 "Comedy," he says, "is a jocose poem beginning in sadness and ending in joy: a tragedy is a poem composed in the grand style beginning in joy and ending in grief." Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism I cannot," said Gallienus, when the project had been explained to him, "object in principle to aught so festive and jocose. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales But at the Long Bridge the breeze from the wide channel of the river cleared the clouds of dust, and the men, catching glimpses of each other, broke into jocose banter. The Iron Game A Tale of the War Here the End of Time conceived the jocose idea of crowning me king of the country. First Footsteps in East Africa The chief had become jocose; for here was the lovely prey safe within the toils. The Four Canadian Highwaymen or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp Give me your hand, you little jocose rogue! The Duenna Uncle Glegg, who regarded himself as a jocose man since he had retired from business, was beginning to find Bob amusing, but he had still a disapproving observation to make, which kept his face serious. The Mill on the Floss "I don't know that sense is always a recommendation to women," Jack shifts his burden to say tentatively, as Barney, involved in a more than commonly obstinate brier, loses the thread of this jocose induction. The Iron Game A Tale of the War She got up, pulled her bonnet straight, and gave her son a jocose thrust in the ribs that made him jump. The Iron Woman You can be joyful, playful, jocose, give vent to your feelings, but never stoop to low language and, above all, to language savoring in the slightest degree of moral impropriety. How to Speak and Write Correctly At dinner they feasted with such good appetites as to call forth a jocose remark from a fellow-passenger who seemed to be an experienced voyager. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths He often used such jocose expressions, which were as much the effect of the spiritual joy he felt, as of his natural lively and joyous turn of mind. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi That Socrates was ugly in countenance was a defect which a Greek could not fail to note, and his snub nose and big belly are matters of frequent and jocose allusion. The Greek View of Life It may be convenient, in this place, to specify some of those examples of humor and of jocose speech for which Charles Lamb in his lifetime was well known. Charles Lamb Mr Langton told me, that one night he did so while the company were all grave about him: only Garrick, in his significant smart manner, darting his eyes around, exclaimed, 'VERY jocose, to be sure!' The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. If his memory served him right there was something jocose and undignified about it—something that would not look well in the public prints. Mr. Bingle When Mrs. Montagu's new house was talked of, Dr. Johnson, in a jocose manner, desired to know if he should be invited to see it. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 He hints that in their company even he might have been jocose—a terrifying thought, which makes me happier to have mine safely indoors. Not that it Matters I must believe that this message was jocose, otherwise it would have been insolent in the extreme degree. Charles Lamb His jocose humour, his courage and strength, his power from the rank be has amongst others, may inspire me with sentiments of this kind, but still inner respect for him is wanting. The Critique of Practical Reason His legs, indeed, became so slight, that many of his jocose companions amused themselves with striking at them with straws as he passed through the farmyard of a morning. Sketches by Seymour — Volume 03 Ki Sing's mind was evidently occupied by some engrossing thought, which prevented his paying much attention to Bradley's jocose observations. The Young Explorer But the former jocose tone was lacking and he appeared thoughtful. The Rainbow Trail He did not display his usual jocose manner when he referred to Egypt as a jumping-off place. When Egypt Went Broke Horizon was here altogether unrecognizable; he was majestically negligent and condescendingly jocose. Yama: the pit "Mr. Julian Adderley is a poet," said Sir Morton, whispering this in a jocose stage aside; "Everything is 'beautiful' to him!" God's Good Man It is not the light, laughter-loving, jocose people who have the best time in the world. At Large With this Mr. Wright strolled away from the others, having had what the jocose wretch used to call "a slap at humbug." It Is Never Too Late to Mend Then Bernard covered Lily with hay, which was a great feat in the jocose way for him; and Lily in returning the compliment, almost smothered Mr Crosbie,—by accident. The Small House at Allington But then, she could, with amazing speed and wit, solve all possible jocose oral head-breaking riddles, and even remembered very many of them herself from the thousand year old usage of the village. Yama: the pit It was painful to him to find how difficult it was becoming to talk to the undergraduates; his mild and jocose ironies seemed to have deserted him. Watersprings With respect to the things which Jacob was constraining himself to study—antiquities, sculptures, paintings, stored in the Naples museum—her attitude was one of jocose indifference or of half-tolerant contempt. The Emancipated Her course was arrested by a howl from the jocose youth. It Is Never Too Late to Mend The girl gave him her hand, and, by way of being jocose, he squeezed it so vehemently that she uttered a shrill 'Oh!' Demos She did not understand the jocose and unusual style of speech of the student, but something drew her simple heart to him. Yama: the pit Feeling sure of his power to act independently, if need were, he began to see the jocose side of things. The Town Traveller Mr. Stark, with an air of solemnity not wholly jocose, took his friend's arm and led him to a corner of the room, where, resting against a chair-back, was a small ill-framed oil painting. Denzil Quarrier Here at busy seasons worked some threescore women and girls, who, owing to the nature of their occupation, were spoken of by the jocose youth of the locality as 'Whitehead's pastepots.' The Nether World To-day, because of his preoccupied thoughts, and the effort it cost him to be jocose, he talked for the most part in a vein of irony which impressed, but did not much enlighten, his hearer. Eve's Ransom He knew an endless multitude of ballads, catches, and old-fashioned, jocose little pieces. Yama: the pit It vexed her much more than she would have thought to miss the jocose greetings of her neigh hour Mr. Gammon. The Town Traveller He was completely absorbed in thought, and when some one stopped full in front of him with jocose accost, he gave a start of alarm. Denzil Quarrier It was Thursday, but Bob meant nothing jocose. The Nether World Our little hero, finding him so jocose and determined, turned to Lord A—, and desired to speak with him, that he might disburden his conscience before they should begin the work of death. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Counsel was merciless and coarsely jocose, and brought off several laughs. Australia Felix Mr. Gammon, whose countenance had fallen, turned to the mother with jocose remonstrance. The Town Traveller M. Duroy, senior, who was naturally jocose, made so bold as to ask with a twinkle in his eye: "May I kiss you too?" Bel Ami This jocose way of treating the matter seemed to put it in an entirely new light; Laura could even smile at it herself. The Getting of Wisdom "ART!" he repeated with jocose emphasis—he had finished the plate of cakes, risen from the table, and was picking teeth at the window. Maurice Guest They like the stories to be grim, dealing in a jocose way with death and funerals. My Discovery of England They encountered here with a jocose old friendliness, and a profession of being tired of always meeting Miss Anderson and Mr. Mavering. April Hopes I thought I had better give the affair such smiling character as a jocose treatment might impart, and the dry little man twinkled up responsively so far as manner was concerned. An Open-Eyed Conspiracy; an Idyl of Saratoga She said this in a low, melancholy tone of voice, not intending to be in any degree jocose. The Last Chronicle of Barset And while she could never have been numbered among the handsome ones of her profession, there was yet a certain kindliness in the smallish blue eyes, and in her jocose manner of treating him. Maurice Guest He therefore also talked to my Lady Papua, and was jocose about the Baron,—not altogether to the satisfaction of Mr. Harold Smith himself. Framley Parsonage Brinkley generally took the girl's part against his wife, and in a heavy jocose way tried to cheer her up. April Hopes Osmond gave a smile—a keen one, but not a laugh, for the tone of their conversation was not jocose. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 A furious and futile onslaught on the gate he met with a jocose feint of his bayonet. Greyfriars Bobby He had hardly begun anew when the door of his room was unceremoniously opened, and Dove entered, in the jocose way he adopted when in a rosy mood. Maurice Guest What is there particularly jocose about a pump, and wherefore does a long nose always provoke the beholder to laughter? George Cruikshank The tone of the proclamation was not as jocose as in the former Chigirin talks. War and Peace Now if you'd put that in your pamphlet it would have been vara jocose. The Day's Work - Volume 1 The landlord was so relieved to see him again, after five conscience stricken days, that he stooped to clap the little dog on the side and to greet him with jocose approval. Greyfriars Bobby A. was short, brown and jocose, with a pretension to common sense; bluff and chatty. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments The duke came forward with a delightfully easy and—could it be almost jocose?—air of bearing himself. T. Tembarom But, in the midst of the easy banter and jocose airy nothings of the modern dining-room, an object attracted Grace's eye. Put Yourself in His Place "Ay! look at them, you naughty girl," said Camille, trying to be jocose over it all with his poor trembling lip. White Lies He was kind, cordial, open, even convivial and jocose, would sit at table many hours, and would bear his full share in festive conversation. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 Though, heaven knows, the inside of a moving box-car has few jocose features, except in the imagination of humorous artist or vaudevillian! Bruce We see nothing merry or jocose in his behaviour with his pilgrims, but a silent attention to their mirth, rather than any mixture of his own. The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems To the last, Burleigh was somewhat jocose; and some of his sportive sayings have been recorded by Bacon. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Now if the mayor had not snubbed Picard just before, he would have uttered those jocose but true words aloud. White Lies Several times I dumfounded my family by relaxing long enough to make a jocose remark in their presence. Waifs and Strays Part 1 The rumor of these things rose high and wide; and the quantity of publishing upon them, quasi-scientifically and otherwise, in the serious vein and the jocose, was greater than we should fancy. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 16 Most serious, though with a jocose dialect commonly, having a cheerful wit in speaking to men. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 03 Sometimes in a jocose mood he called himself the Admiral, and I am sure he deserved to be one. The Story of a Bad Boy The bourgeoisie of the Rue Saint-Denis displayed itself majestically in the plenitude of its native powers of jocose silliness. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau It will be thought that I am treating the subject as though it were simply jocose, but I beg to assure my reader that such is not my intention. North America — Volume 1 Although the years of manhood brought cares, anxieties, and struggles for a livelihood, they did not change Barnum's nature, and the jocose element was still an essential ingredient of his being. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum Living at least in Lempriere undeleted, The wise, the fair, the awful, the jocose, Are one and all, I like to think, retreated In some still land of lilacs and the rose. Poems The rather numerous men of the family were dense and grumpy, or dense and jocose. Chance A Tale in Two Parts Sir Terence, in a tone of jocose, wheedling expostulation, entreated him to have the carriage finished OUT OF HAND. The Absentee After which the chapter itself and the reading of it became a subject of debate, partly jocose and partly acrimonious. North America — Volume 1 Grey was not only calm but cheerful, talked pleasantly of horses, dogs, and field sports, and even made jocose allusions to the perilous situation in which he stood. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 I directed him, with jocose reference to the collision of interests between us, to address his letter: "Tit for Tat, Post-office, West Strand." No Name "Well aged parent," said Wemmick, shaking hands with him in a cordial and jocose way, "how am you?" Great Expectations The old man, who had put on his short sheepskin jacket, was just as good-humored, jocose, and free in his movements. Anna Karenina Fortunately, the Crows were in a jocose, rather than a sanguinary mood. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West Bicentenary of the Royal Academy of Sciences—pomp and ceremony; picturesque appearance of delegates, conversation with the Emperor on the subject; his jocose statement of his theory of the monarchy. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 He was lively, jocose, easy-going, with little appearance of devotion to work, dashing off whatever he had to do with ease and accuracy. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 Mr Given, that was then the minister of Lugton, was a jocose man, and would have his joke even at a solemnity. The Annals of the Parish; or, the chronicle of Dalmailing during the ministry of the Rev. Micah Balwhidder I was framing a jocose reply about Ounces being a good walker, when the sound of hoofs rushing in the distance stopped me, and he ran out of the tent with his rifle. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains "Well," in a loose, jocose manner, "I think the old man will!" Babbitt Thomas Mugridge, on the other hand, considered it a laughable affair, and was continually bobbing his head out the galley door to make jocose remarks. The Sea Wolf He was a jocose, voluble fellow, probably glad now to hear the sound of his own voice. The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border Dr. Dinwiddie was a gleg man, of a jocose nature; and he, guessing something of what I was ettling at, was very mirthful with me; but I kept my own counsel till a meet season. The Annals of the Parish; or, the chronicle of Dalmailing during the ministry of the Rev. Micah Balwhidder |
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