| 单词 | assignation |
| 例句 | Since Randall’s sons had finished their education it was used only for assignations and all those different lessons. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But then I really don't know it's right for me to be helping you with such dubious assignations.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There are others that seem to be about assignations, about revels and parties and debauches. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Lancelot had noticed a ladder in the garden, which was long enough for his purpose—and, although they had made no assignation, the Queen was waiting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s also possible that Regina didn’t know who Bobby’s father was if she was having an affair with Nemenyi around the time the Mexican assignation with Gerhardt Fischer occurred. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Though the episode began before their hotel room assignation and ended after it, it felt in some ways like an idyll that existed outside normal reality. Punch-Drunk Love: Masters of Sex Moves Up a Weight Class 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z There are crises in both, along with self-doubt, confrontations, assignations and discussions about art and life. ‘Asteroid City’ Review: Our Town and Country 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In the meantime, a message will be sent to the Count alerting him to an assignation that will take place between his lady and her secret lover. Nozze di Figaro: The revolution in action 2013-07-10T14:55:47Z Making excuses to an amorous woman — he’s in training, you see — he prowls bars and parks in search of furtive male assignations, terrified that his true identity will threaten his advancing career. | Brits Off Broadway: Brits Off Broadway Two Shows at 59E59 - Review 2011-11-15T22:13:25Z Some readers will doubtless be gripped by his tales of assignations with guerrillas and presidents, and judge at face value the case Hitchens makes for his ideological journey. The boor's head 2010-05-21T23:03:00Z Their assignation at the hotel later strikes a familiar chord, only this time Bill doesn’t undress, but orders her to do so. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: Seeking Safe Harbor 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z It was almost two weeks since we made this assignation, and I was certainly ready. I’m gay. Why did I marry a woman? 2012-11-11T02:15:00Z It’s a perfect place for contemplation, assignation, and Shakespeare reruns. On paying for it: Ten cents a dance (adjusted for inflation) 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z In an inspired touch, for instance, the actors all sport Kabuki-like makeup designed to heighten their cheekbones for maximum diva realness — which doesn’t care about gender assignations and includes men in drag. Review: The Many Guises of Meryl in ‘Streepshow!’ 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z "So tell me, do I get the chair job or what?" she asks after one assignation, to which he responds, "Not here, … okay, sweetheart? We don't want to talk business while we're visiting." Loss and attraction power Maria Flook's 'Mothers and Lovers' 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Audience members were instructed to meet at the hotel bar 20 minutes before the performance — a comforting starting point for such an unusual theatrical assignation. Hotel Room Theater: Richard Maxwell's 'Showcase' at the Millennium Biltmore 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z He ends up writing about his drunken teenage assignations with a girl from school. Two Novels About Frustrated White Men, Thirty-five Years Apart 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Perry returns to his apartment after another assignation with the surprisingly forward schoolteacher Miss Aimes to discover that someone has set up his son’s model train set and left behind a still-burning cigarette. ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap: Follow the Money 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z A short while later, Jones has a rebound assignation with the inveterate Lothario Daniel Cleaver. Bridget Jones’s Latest Movie, Now a Novel 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Part of the Impact Team's goal was to expose ALM's prolific bot use to get their male users to spend money pursuing potential assignations with manufactured profiles that did not belong to humans. "The Ashley Madison Affair" is another doc where the audience is an accessory to the true crime 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Why not look to the American canon for worthy novels in which men sport top hats, women get laced into corsets and carriages make their gravel-crunching way to glittering receptions or illicit assignations? Perspective | Never mind the Brits, here are five American novels perfect for ‘Masterpiece’ treatment 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z And just to be sure no one in this episode gets away with any extramarital relations, the fire also cuts short Lady Anstruther's assignation with James. 'Downton Abbey' recap: An indecent proposal 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Ms. Coplon, government lawyers said, had not been smitten by her Soviet agent but in fact had a boyfriend, a colleague at the Justice Department who was brought in to testify about their assignations. ArtsBeat: A Cold War Spy Trial, Before McCarthy and the Rosenbergs 2011-03-04T18:48:00Z Throughout, assignations are made and hopes are dashed, only to be rekindled by new flames — and new paintings. | Kai Althoff's Crash Pad 2011-01-26T19:33:28Z She insists nonetheless that though she did drive him to an ultimately fatal assignation with two neighborhood gang leaders in a park, she did not mean for him to be killed. 'Crime After Crime' will make you angry and sad 2011-08-25T18:16:06Z In "woman's heirs and assigns" the use of "assigns" as a noun summons a variety of enriching echoes: signs, assignations, designs, commands. Poem of the week: Hymn of Hymns by John Rodker 2013-04-29T16:24:03Z “I started thinking about those fire-opal pendants, the ladies in attendance, the assignations through the false chiffonier,” she said. Elaine Stritch and Other Matrons of ?Night Music? 2010-07-23T02:12:00Z That recklessness pretty much ensured that someone would walk in on one of his assignations. Q&A with Kiernan Shipka, ‘Mad Men’s’ Sally Draper 2014-04-09T18:44:51Z After a while, when a slot opens, you are whisked into a private space, not knowing whom or what you will see there; the assignations are random. Review: It’s Just You and Me and the Modem in ‘Here We Are’ 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z She styles herself "Gigola" – that is, a female gigolo, making assignations with an infatuated older woman who adores her kid-gloved caresses and who showers her with cash presents. Gigola blends pulp and soft porn at London lesbian and gay film festival 2011-03-30T11:52:01Z Granted, the essay is about Allen's artistic character and persona rather than his aesthetics, delving into arguably more substantive aspects of what goes into the assignation of "greatness" or lack of same, but... Is Woody Allen a Great Filmmaker? Discuss 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z These assignations are arranged by cellphone — including a cellphone that unbeknown to either of them is surreptitiously recording everything, per the orders of the younger girl’s father. The Deaths of Teenage Cousins in a Village in India Have Global Ramifications 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z I was taken by its mystery: An expat surgeon returns to Budapest for a romantic assignation with a man who insists they’ve never met. We Watched Fall Film Festivals From Home. Here’s How It Went. 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z As her marriage was unraveling, Joan became pregnant after a desperate assignation with former lover Roger Sterling and decided to keep the baby. Women of 'Mad Men' make a strong impression amid their fight for change 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z The lobby features several silk scarlet booths that seem made for illicit assignations, while hanging in every window is a single red light. Scotsman, You Don't Have to Put On the Red Light 2010-05-27T14:05:00Z The “blue room” refers not only to the site of his illicit assignations but also to the color of the trial chamber at the end of the film. Sex and Death at Cannes 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z The day of their first assignation, he arrived at her residence unannounced but so sure he would stay the night that he had brought his pyjamas. Germaine Greer breaks cover on tryst with Federico Fellini 2010-04-11T19:47:00Z Meanwhile, Jack is suffering the aftereffects of a late-night assignation with a beautiful woman in a car. Does ‘His & Hers’ Mean Cozy Domestic Bliss? Not in This Book 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z The assignation of President Kennedy was a blatant affront to each and every one of us who believes that we, as individuals, should have some control over who governs us and how we are governed. We can’t forget John F. Kennedy’s assassination 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Joe is also secretly attached to the mayor of Tampa’s rich, haughty wife, who’s no frosty socialite when the two of them sneak off for an assignation. Review: Dennis Lehane’s ‘World Gone By’ Completes a Loose Trio of Novels 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z It's an assignation that city officials frown upon in these closeted times and so everyone has to be careful or they'll end up in jail. Review: Nathan Lane shines in 'The Nance' 2013-04-16T01:16:05Z Suffice to say this assignation proves no easy task, especially when C.J. Entertaining 'Olivia Experiment' tests theories of attraction 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The titular “blue room” refers not only to the site of his illicit assignations but also to the color of the trial chamber at the end of the film. Review: Sex and Death, French-style, in The Blue Room 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z But Emma’s needy persistence, and the natural sympathy her illness evokes, leads to an assignation that Oscar wants to forget as soon as it’s taken place. ‘Grand Concourse,’ by Heidi Schreck at Playwrights Horizons 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Movement evokes conversations, arguments, secret assignations, cooking and, at one point, food poisoning. It’s Story Time at Ballet Theater, With a Best Seller Twist 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Cheating lovers broadcast live audio of assignations to their boyfriends. Rudy Giuliani and the Butt-Dialler Within All of Us 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Marek arranges a date for the next night at Daniel's apartment, but it's a setup: The assignation turns into one of the most unusual home invasion robberies you're likely to see. 'Eastern Boys' an unruly yet pointed hustle 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z "It's not our first secret assignation," he says of their covert meeting, making the unflappable Dowager blush ever so slightly. 'Downton Abbey' recap: Not without her daughter 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z While her husband was away on business, his trusted cousin Lorenzino promised him an assignation with her. A dark duke 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z And a sure-handed Polanski knows exactly how to play the assignation. Roman Polanski knows the ropes in 'Venus in Fur' 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z The period detail is spot on, down to the acrylic rug on which Norman completes his assignations, the consequences of which may be a little rash. The Norman Conquests – review 2012-06-08T17:02:24Z It's never more sharply drawn than when Bruno is trying to push Ewa into her first assignation. Intensely moving 'Immigrant' leaves viewers unsettled 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Bond is, of course, on the road a good deal, and he needs places for his romantic assignations and for fighting villains. | Q&A: At the Barbican Centre, James Bond’s Stylish Progress – Q and A 2012-07-18T23:13:39Z Over two acts, Barney attempts three assignations, each sadder and funnier than the last. | Westchester: A Review of ‘Last of the Red Hot Lovers,’ at the Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls 2013-06-15T00:31:49Z It fell to Hermes to hold back the dawn while the assignation took place, and he resents such responsibilities. Books of The Times: John Banville?s ?Infinities? and ?Elegy for April? 2010-04-04T21:27:00Z Soon, assignations are being arranged and Charlotte warns Carrie that she is "playing with fire". 'Misjudged and boring' 2010-05-26T11:47:00Z The difference, of course, is that the condemnation of immoral views is meaningfully distinct from the assignation of immorality to amoral traits like race. TV can’t not be political: What Jimmy Fallon’s defenders get wrong about late-night 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Using the Japanese as villains – a familiar assignation for them in many mainland-Asian films – is a clever feint. Shock of the new: cinema's fascination with indigenous peoples 2012-06-27T08:57:10Z A philosophy professor, he teaches at a school with atmospherically peeling walls that are ideal settings for sexual assignations, as you discover in the two scenes that effectively bookend the movie. Review: A Man and a Woman (and Another Woman) in ‘Lover for a Day’ 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z These office girls are, to be honest, rather frumpy things, and the men with whom they make assignations aren’t exactly hot stuff. | 'Promises, Promises': Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth Revisit Bacharach 2010-04-26T02:02:00Z It also means that he is required to perform not one, but two dances of assignation with various would-be lovers, with whom he banters in excruciating rhymed couplets. Review: Dirty Dancing to Henry James in ‘The Beast in the Jungle’ 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Susanna and the Countess write to the Count inviting him to an assignation; a pin must be returned as acknowledgement. Glyndebourne 2012 - Marriage of Figaro synopsis, cast and creatives 2012-08-14T11:26:10Z Cheery illuminated signs hang over damp late-60s assignations: a bus stop, a Golden Egg, a Wimpy. That Day We Sang; The Crash of the Elysium; The Village Bike ? review 2011-07-09T23:06:26Z As it happens, you’ve just been caught attempting an inappropriate assignation with his sister, another nurse. Theater Review: ‘Faust: A Love Story,’ at BAM 2012-12-13T22:34:56Z Maybe it’s those happy interludes that were elusive dreams, because Beau also chronicles judgmental families, surreptitious assignations and affairs doomed by prejudice. Review: ‘Gently Down the Stream,’ a Romance and a Gay History Tour 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z But easily the funniest line of the night was when Mary arrived at the hotel for her assignation and was greeted with “Welcome to Liverpool, my lady. I hope you enjoy your stay.” 'Downton Abbey' Recap: If You Show Me Your Piero Della Francesca . . . 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z This doesn’t count the endless casual assignations that take place whenever creative, intense, passionate and often wildly attractive people get together. Field Notes: People Will Say They’re in Love, and They Are 2013-06-29T00:13:18Z Divorces lead to secret assignations, which lead to previous marriages. Krystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Realizing that his lovesickness would appear unseemly so soon after his first wife’s passing, the president initially confined his ardent courtship to secret assignations with the more restrained Edith. Review | Edith Wilson: The first lady who fooled D.C. and ran the White House 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Nobody cares whether or not the two of them once had an, um, intimate assignation. Sex, lies and … Trump 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The assignation is postponed indefinitely, however, when Sami and his family head home and find the only road barred by Israeli soldiers. Review | ‘Let It Be Morning’: A slice of Palestinian life, inside Israel 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The story complains that “the assignations with corporate America go well beyond tech, touching defense contractors, financial institutions, airlines, pharmaceutical companies, automotive firms, and more.” Opinion | The real scandal tainting the commerce secretary: Doing her job 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Classically it’s impossible to win all rounds because even if Alice and Bob guess well each time, there is inevitably one round for every completed square where their assignations must conflict. Researchers Use Quantum ‘Telepathy’ to Win an ‘Impossible’ Game 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Men from outside the family are rarely allowed to join the household, but they are allowed — at a female occupant’s behest — to sneak into her home for sexual assignations. Perspective | In some cultures, multiple fathers — or no fathers at all — are the norm 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Tehran’s refusal to back down from the FTO assignation demand has raised doubt about whether the nuclear impasse can be resolved. World Digest: May 11, 2022 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Tehran's refusal to back down from the FTO assignation demand has raised doubt about whether the nuclear impasse can be resolved. Analysis: Rising oil prices buy Iran time in nuclear talks, officials say 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z The lucrative assignation of World Cup soccer venues depended on the highest bidder. Andrew Jennings, reporter who exposed corruption in international sports, dies at 78 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z For the first few assignations, they did not use names. A Haunting Tale of Spies and Specters 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z In high numbers among this group of dangerous fools are police officers, bikers and conservatives, or to use Trump's proud assignation, "the tough people." Whose alpha male is this? Donald Trump and America's sad, failed model of masculinity 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z This is where knives are sharpened, stealthy assignations organised, where bones are arranged to be broken. Confessions of an art critic: 'I have been known to go about on all fours' 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z They are places, Mr. Steiner said, “for assignation and conspiracy, for intellectual debate and gossip, for the flâneur and the poet or metaphysician at his notebook,” open to all. Europeans Erect Borders Against Coronavirus, but the Enemy Is Already Within 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z “We know what you’re trying to get at, but here’s the problem: two lovers, 30 years old, go to a seedy motel for an assignation; they are now felons,” Morrissey said. Lawmakers tackle changing bawdy place, prostitution laws 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z In his own social world, he was about as out as a man could be in those days, with a rich repertory of lovers and assignations. The Pleasure and Pain of Being Cole Porter 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Leaked documents seemed to prove that The Skye Bridge Company's assignation document provided to the court by the Crown Office was fabricated from contractual agreements between the government and developers. Bridge protesters still fighting toll convictions 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Now the Enquirer was accusing Bezos and Sanchez of hiding their assignations from MacKenzie and from Sanchez’s husband, Patrick Whitesell, a powerful talent agent whom Bezos had socialized with as Amazon expanded into Hollywood. Is Amazon Unstoppable? 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z I do feel Johnson has been historically hampered by his inability to conduct assignations with mortal women by disguising himself as a swan, say, or a shower of gold. Raising hopes and denying gropes: Tory conference leaves no fantasy untouched 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The artist’s virile exemplars helped liberate gay men from society’s cheap assignations — as mentally disturbed fops mincing out roles as faux women. An L.A. home where homoerotic artist Tom of Finland lived is a shrine to his legacy 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z I was the result of an assignation in the back of a delivery van during an autumn downpour. The Assassin Next Door 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z But now, I can’t let you self-destruct alongside me, no matter your assignation to return to manufacturing. The last child 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z The assignation of songbun is meant to be the chief factor in determining the extent of a citizen’s lifelong opportunity. Shopping in Pyongyang, and Other Adventures in North Korean Capitalism 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z “Science isn’t really designed to answer questions about the exact beginning of life or the moral assignations of these sorts of things,” she said. Trump and Pence give surprise addresses at antiabortion March for Life 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z We saw the same cycle play itself out over and over again, notably in regard to monies paid to a sex worker in exchange for her silence about her assignations with Trump. Everybody do the Giuliani shuffle 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Katya throws over her feeble fiancé to canoodle with him in a cupboard known as “the place of assignation” — a feature, we learn, of every Russian country estate. Review: Antaeus Theatre's 'Three Days in the Country' is a witty, timely update of Turgenev 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Depending on how you look at it, this is an assignation of credit or blame. Want to Understand What Ails the Modern Internet? Look at eBay 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Methane consists of a single carbon atom surrounded by four hydrogen ones, giving the gas its chemical assignation of CH4. Scientists struggle to explain a worrying rise in atmospheric methane 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z This event deserves more than gender identification or assignations of degrees of difficulty. Southwest Pilot of Flight 1380 Is Navy Veteran Hailed for Her ‘Nerves of Steel’ 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z According to Farrow, the admirably loyal Keith Schiller, Trump’s longtime bodyguard and, for a brief and shining moment, a White House aide, facilitated Trump’s assignations with multiple women. Opinion | Trump knows everyone has a price 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z The New York Times related how a young female employee quit after complaining of being forced to arrange what she believed to be assignations for him. Harvey Weinstein: Did everyone really know? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z As such, the religious assignation of man as sinner – a fallen, abject, endlessly compromised, but also active, effective and changeable creature – begins to look comforting by comparison. Why do we feel so guilty all the time? 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Instead of trolling the streets for illicit assignations, or scanning alternative classified ads, they take their perversions online. Justice for victims: Even tech-elite sex buyers are not above the law 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z He obviously survived his assignation attempt and brokered a successful ascent into the stars. Zadzooks: ‘Prey’ review - Sci-fi survival shooter shines 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z In “Kitchen Confidential,” he recounts a defining moment, during a wedding party at the Flagship, when he witnessed the bride sneak outside for an impromptu assignation with the chef. Anthony Bourdain’s Moveable Feast 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z He also sought, and received, paid apartment or hotel rooms for his assignations at ports throughout Asia. Another Navy officer gets prison time for taking bribes and prostitutes from ‘Fat Leonard’ 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z He took HRC on in a game of hardball character assignation, and is only reaping the whirlwind of what he created. Is G.O.P. Dodging a Landslide? Trump’s Polling Hasn’t Collapsed (Yet) 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z To this day in Iran, clerics will issue licenses for “temporary marriage,” authorizing assignations that may last for decades, or for as little as an hour. Inside 'The Citadel,' Iran's Forgotten Red Light District 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Luhn’s story implicated other Fox News executives, including Mr. Shine, who, she said, would summon her to New York from Washington for work visits that Mr. Ailes took as opportunities for assignations. Fox News Turmoil Recalls News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z “Its reputation was movie stars having assignations. It all sounded very exciting,” said Mr. Gehry, who once crept down the corridor to the front desk just to get a look. Sunset Boulevard: From Louche to Luxury 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z They’re just more character assignation of the school and deceased coach. SNYDER: Penn State’s constant denial of abuse claims reaches pathetic levels 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z He estimates the quantity and motility of the sperm and adds it to his detailed notes of the assignation. Horse Sex: How the Winners Do It 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z After discussing an unnamed 19-year-old, Russell asks about the model and performer Amber Rose, but Young denies an assignation, noting that “She knows my girl.” D’Angelo Russell Video Sends Lakers to a New Low 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Flowers, I was told, were bought by men rushing to late-night assignations, and the same men, feeling guilty, bought stuffed toys when they were returning home to their wives. Moscow Just Razed Its Small Businesses and Became Even Blander 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z When the two of them witness a brutal killing on one of their clandestine assignations, complications ensue. Old-time radio dramas get their due in 'Out of the Ether' UCLA series at Hammer Museum 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Reform of the council tax: the hints from inside the Scottish Government are that such reform may be substantial, allied to the assignation of a proportion of income tax to local government. Looking ahead to the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections - BBC News 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z More than four decades later, Parr was the head of the agency's Presidential Protective Detail when he famously shoved Reagan into a limousine during the assignation attempt. Secret Service agent credited with saving Reagan dies at 85 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Yet the blanket assignation of bravery to every single trans person unintentionally furthers the mindset that being trans is fundamentally different, and implicitly lesser, than the experience of being cis. Don't call trans people 'brave' – we're just trying to live in a prejudiced society | Rebecca Kling 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z In July 1917, at age 20, she “became Mr. Harding’s bride,” as she put it, during a New York hotel room assignation. DNA Is Said to Solve a Mystery of Warren Harding’s Love Life 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z They had midnight feasts, but no midnight assignations. Forget EL James, let’s have some real dirty fiction 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z The rare exceptions include a scene in which Shulem follows his wife to an assignation with Félix, slapping his romantic rival to the sidewalk like a petulant schoolboy. ‘Félix and Meira’ review: Two lost souls seeking love 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Lewis Powell, wearing a standard issue navy shirt, is seated and manacled aboard a prison barge after his attempted assignation of William Steward. The Men Behind President Lincoln’s Assassination 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z The Chinese design world is splintered – lacking a unified identity, movements and assignations. The Art of Branding in China 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z It was the assignation of judgment and the undercurrent of superiority that got to me. I've Won a Tony, But I Still Get Announced as Simply the 'Plus-Size Dancer' 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Napoleon himself used to come to the house to have assignations with one of his sister's ladies-in-waiting, a certain Madame de Mathis. Scandalous tales from the British embassy in Paris 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z “Sex. He wants you. An assignation. Then, boom. We’ll give a great eulogy. The performance of our lives.” Exquisite Corpse 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Sanford was, of course, the governor who snuck off to Argentina for an assignation while his befuddled aides claimed he was hiking on the Appalachian Trail. Close but Not Quite 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Such support would include clear assignation of liability as well as tax credits and rebates. The Future Promise And Challenge Of Applying Used EV Batteries As A Grid Storage Resource 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z They met in New York and had assignations on an ocean liner, where they began the day “with glorious kisses and fond caresses, and you were so superb,” Harding reminisced later. President Harding’s steamy love letters with Carrie Phillips to go on display One is from the tearful, public confession on June 24, 2009, after returning from a five-day assignation in Argentina with a woman who was not the first lady. Mark Sanford’s Path of Most Resistance 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z In the third act, after the boorish Baron Ochs’s attempted assignation at a tavern goes disastrously and hilariously wrong, he is besieged with bills from the innkeeper and a host of others. At City Ballet and Elsewhere, In Jokes Take the Stage 2013-12-28T19:02:57Z It is also heartbreak and mystery, the beautiful widow and their young children, the whispered tales of secret assignations, the never-dispelled suspicion that there was more to his death than officially acknowledged. A Camelot Nostalgia Tour for Those Who Remember, and Those Who Don’t 2013-08-31T19:09:03Z It also states: "In addition, the conflict of interest presented by the assignation was not managed appropriately and professional advice was not obtained as required by the charity's trust deed." Misconduct over Rangers charity game 2013-08-06T11:20:00Z Would the company that is supposedly dedicated to bringing the world together assign details of my assignation to, say, someone who may not be my friend? Why You Should Always Read the Small Print from Facebook 2013-06-03T16:45:02.030Z A midnight assignation and a duel are among the subsequent results of Dorante’s glib prevarications. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘The Liar,’ at the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey 2012-07-14T05:11:44Z The email states that when Mr Whyte's company takes "board control the assignation documents will be released by the bank and the Ticketus agreements will become unconditional". Concerns over Duff & Phelps role 2012-05-23T18:04:08Z Twitter, financial blogs and cable television lit up with assignations of blame, and predictions of who would take the fall for the bank’s misstep. DealBook: After JPMorgan Trading Debacle, a Chorus of Criticism 2012-05-11T15:12:55Z Fortunately my occupation was very much of a sinecure; so, often during the day I found time to fulfil our almost hourly assignations. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z An assignation, through her woman, was the guise in which the affair appeared to Mr. Fanshaw's eyes when he got the message. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Doubtless there have been men able to boast, and with truth, that they carried to their first assignation with a woman an even pulse. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z The face at the window, and then this strange assignation, could have only one meaning; but, good or bad, it was for me. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The royal palace was simply a house of assignation. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z In "The Fatal Dowry," the husband comes unexpectedly to the house of Aymer where the lovers have an assignation. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z Lady Anne Parker is even more infamous than Lady Besford—Nay, Lord Biddulph offered to convince me they still had their private assignations. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z That artist was taking his departure, having a musical assignation of some kind to keep. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z I asked pardon and claimed another assignation; but with women a lost opportunity is seldom recovered.—'Try to find the key,' she said. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z My dear Miss Courteen, it is very unwise to make assignations in the pride of youth. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The gate-lodge of Fir Grove fulfilled the assignation made for it by the stable boy, and met us on the road. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z "I am sending Tobie to an assignation in my place," said Albert, "and I am going to give him a letter of introduction." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z And wherefore thus, bright cousin?—no sly meeting, No time-drawn assignation? The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z When a woman gives us an assignation, is it not equivalent to a surrender? Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z "And no message?" she paused in bright-eyed hope of an assignation which was to be the first step in the softening of her mistress' hard and imperious little heart. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Mrs. Rogerson believed that a deliberate assignation had been planned—and that on a Sunday, when respectable young folks should have been at church—and was properly concerned and scandalised. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z "So do I; but I have an assignation for this evening." San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z To-day she wished to have a private conversation with me--her only hope was in me; there was to be an explanation between us, an assignation in the garden. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z The day of my assignation was magnificently clear. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z Today’s assignation: walk to pond, ascertain beaver dam. George Saunders: “Tenth of December.” 2011-10-24T04:00:00Z An assignation?—and on a Sunday morning, too! Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z "An assignation for this evening?" queried C�lestin, with an indifferent air. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Whilst they are all sleeping, or keeping nocturnal assignations, I shall vanish without leaving the slightest trace behind. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z "Say rather, madame, that you do not choose to grant me an assignation." Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z Make haste, then; for I have more irons in the fire: When I have done with you, I have another assignation of my Lady Theodosia's to Don Melchor. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z And on this occasion—at the outset at all events—Judith would not have a word said about the assignation of the morning. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z But that man with whom she makes assignations so early in the day—ah! if I could find out who he is, I would kill him! San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z The hunchback took leave of his followers to keep an assignation. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z "And that accounts for what I heard the other day, that she was seen riding home with that Madame Layton, who keeps a house of assignation in —— street." Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z I'll serve it upon him within this hour, when he sallies out to his assignation with Theodosia: 'Tis but counterfeiting my voice a little; for he cannot know me in the dark. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z You had an assignation with her in the gardens of the hotel at Funchal the very next morning, and you kissed her there under my window. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z To-night," he thought, "the voluptuous Plays shall not escape me; indeed, as she herself has made the assignation, it is probable that it is not her intention to be too cruel. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z And one thinks of all the unsavory "assignations" at these old bagnio places. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z I had an assignation with her here, but your coming spoiled my sport. The Recruiting Officer 2011-08-10T02:00:18.323Z I warrant you have made an assignation to instruct some lady in the mathematics. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z And poor Achille was disappointed, and we had to make another assignation. A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z Dame! if a fellow had an evil tongue, he might say that your mistress and our so-called comrade made assignations there—perhaps at the cousin's, who knows? San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z The knowledge that the man had gone out fresh from her presence to keep such an assignation stung her pride to the quick, and brought the crimson to her very forehead. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The words had not long left her lips when she placed a lamp in the window of the room, to guide her lover to a prearranged assignation. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z Pope Alexander VI, assignation of discoveries between Spain and Portugal, 11. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z I pledge you my word of honour that this is no assignation. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z Incidentally she found, read, and destroyed without answering, a note from Fowey suggesting an assignation. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Many of these disorderly saloons occupy the ground floor of buildings the upper floors of which are used as assignation and disorderly hotels under the same management. Commercialized Prostitution in New York City 2011-06-25T02:00:18.937Z So she craved much exciting indiscretions as this assignation with another's husband at the Clique Club of questionable repute. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Alexander VI, Pope, assignation of discoveries between Spain and Portugal, 11. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Spare the recital of our assignations, and your constant exactness to them; without calling up such disturbing thoughts, I have enough to suffer. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z She was going to an assignation with her “young man,” who had jilted her, and was courting another girl. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z They may simply have an understanding with the madame, who, in reality, conducts an assignation house run on the same principle as a hotel, but without register or clerk. Commercialized Prostitution in New York City 2011-06-25T02:00:18.937Z It recalled a series of circumstances calculated to humiliate him;—his defeat—the finding of the glove—his suspicion of a rival—that assignation scene, that almost made it a certainty. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z I had no other thought than that I was present at a scene of assignation. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z I could meet him at all his assignations, and would I decline following him to the feats of holiness? Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z The Nevada Republican didn’t measure up to the made-for-TV- movie assignations of New York’s former governor, Democrat Eliot Spitzer -- “Client 9,” in his black socks -- traveling to Washington to meet “Kristen” at the Mayflower Hotel. ‘Gift’ of $96,000 Can’t Buy Silence for Sin: Margaret Carlson 2011-03-09T00:08:00Z Very few of the hotels found to be used for “assignation” and “disorderly” purposes during the present investigation are ten-room establishments. Commercialized Prostitution in New York City 2011-06-25T02:00:18.937Z And now it strikes me, surely you are married--and scented pink notes, assignations--ah, ah, Herr Professor! Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z By the noted punctuality with which an Indian keeps his assignation, it was expected they would have been on the ground, for the hour appointed had arrived. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z As far as it goes, I agree with this assignation, but it does not seem to me quite satisfactory. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z The pink note merely contained the words, "a lady begs for your advice and help," also the place and the hour of the assignation. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z A dreary place for an assignation, if your friend possesses not the virtue of punctuality; for the eye wanders in vain for some pleasant oasis where it may rest. Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z Few cities are more synonymous with the messy crush of humanity than Kolkata, which about a decade ago changed its name, if not its identity, from the old British assignation of Calcutta. Kolkata Journal: In City?s Teeming Heart, a Place to Gaze and Graze 2011-01-28T01:00:56Z Scarcely would the memories of past hours rise hazily within her, scarcely would she think of the assignation for the following day. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z He might be in a church—for an assignation. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z She left the house morning after morning, and my heart whispered that it was to keep assignations with the treacherous villain. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z Gunn's counsel argued in the high court that Start Mortgages was not legally authorised to lend in Ireland as its assignation as an official "credit institution" was given by the financial regulator. Mortgage market 'wiped out' in Ireland 2010-12-01T12:32:00Z There was something subversive about a land that exported a female goddess—the Isis temples in Rome were notorious spots for assignations—and a female pharaoh. Still Under Cleopatra's Spell 2010-10-22T21:57:00Z He says that a police officer was caught inside the garden in an improper assignation with a woman, but that the incident was hushed up. Working to Help a Haven for Afghan Women Blossom 2010-06-21T02:02:00Z It was, Mr. Johnson thundered to the BBC, “absolutely spectacular and scandalous,” all this “ludicrous skulduggery going on behind the scenes with cloak-and-dagger assignations.” Britain?s Top Dog Finds a Mate 2010-05-15T16:16:00Z According to two Emperor’s Club employees, he had separate assignations with three escorts in a single day; Mr. Spitzer disputes the assertion in the book. Book Details Spitzer?s Fall and Wife?s Anguish 2010-04-15T02:33:00Z He also spoke to Michelle Braun, who ran an escort service that she says Woods used to set up some of his assignations. Mistresses: Tiger was cheap, obsessed with sex 2010-03-31T13:19:00Z In a colloquial sense, “assignation” means a secretly contrived meeting between lovers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" “You think that I am going day after day to some assignation with that—that—that—with Laura Bray!” By Birth a Lady The striking of a clock told Peckover that the time appointed for his assignation had arrived. A Poached Peerage Bella rose, inflated with fury, and summoning all her dignity: "I suppose, Valérie, you know the sort of reputation you will get through these morning assignations." Beatrice Boville and Other Stories A young priest, thinking this a propitious time for an assignation, left the procession, and disappeared among the standing corn, whither a young damsel went after him. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster In England the usual expression is assignment, in Scotland it is assignation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Mizzi, in point of fact might have already made an assignation—she might even be waiting on the links! The Gay Adventure A Romance And if she expected him, then it was an assignation; adventure again. A Bed of Roses And using the stars as stepping stones, he strode across the heavens to the place where he was going—for he had an assignation there. The Book of Gud "Why, you have told these two people here that made an assignation with you by telegram." Patricia Brent, Spinster The experience of several years has shown us that these assignations may be used without danger, and that they have been fully paid off as they fell due. An Example of Communal Currency The facts about the Guernsey Market House "I didn't," said Dorothy; "he just barged into me and knocked the teapot out of my hand, and then made an assignation for eleven o'clock to-morrow in the First Lord's room." John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall At that moment she remembered that Laurenzano's letter of assignation was still in it. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle Or we go to the toy-shops in Fleet Street, where we may make assignations or buy us a mask, where loaded dice are slyly handed over the counter. English Costume The various degrees of willingness and unwillingness on the part of those who receive these official assignations � t�moin are much as in other climes. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 They are only assignations on assured funds ear-marked for their payment. An Example of Communal Currency The facts about the Guernsey Market House Of course this tendency has often cost me dearly; I have missed appointments, forgotten assignations, lost friends through it. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance "The lost sheep is in any case better than the shepherd," he said to himself, "she at all events does not prepare herself in God's house for an assignation." Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle The Church has been, and in many countries is, the chief place for assignations that are not warrantable.... Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series I gave her an assignation in my house, hoping that I should succeed better with a girl who sought me out of love than I had with public women. A Problem in Modern Ethics being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion, addressed especially to Medical Psychologists and Jurists "This is not a house of assignation," she said gravely, merely recording a casual fact. Command He violently protested, going out of the window was no way terrible, but as it was going from her; with several other kind expressions, which procured him a second assignation. The Tatler, Volume 3 And singularly enough, one cannot imagine a more convenient place for an assignation than such a dungeon as mine. Eyes Like the Sea "Short and pithy," muttered I, as I replaced it in my pocket: "now I'll back to the spot of assignation, for the hour must be nearly expired." Olla Podrida In fact—a very sentimental assignation, that would do as well for any other man. The Dramatist; or Stop Him Who Can! A Comedy, in Five Acts The main incident in his book, the assignation given by Zelmane to both Basilius and Gynecia and the "mistakes of a night" which follow, would have been from any other pen, only too comical. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare It was a house of assignation and was visited nightly by soldiers, smugglers, and questionable-looking girls; now and then, too, heavily veiled ladies and aristocratic-looking men slipped in and out. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature Primus: Lady Duncan had an assignation with Count D'Evreux last night. The Eyes Have It Churches and chapels are places of harmless assignation, and how many matches are made in Sunday-schools, where Alfred and Angelina meet to teach the scripture and flirt. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Yes,—an assignation—don't be alarmed—the man may be depended on—he is safe—very safe!—Long in the habit of intrigue—a good person too!—a very good person indeed. The Dramatist; or Stop Him Who Can! A Comedy, in Five Acts They give up all idea of getting married; love and no marriage is their only wish; they arrange assignations; they behave most improperly. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare My third pistol-shot is this—that you were wont to make private assignations with Miss Lettice Campion, and that you had been seen dropping from her window, here in Brook Green, at midnight. Name and Fame A Novel The beautiful Venetians and their gallants swim through the gavotte or gamble in the Ridotto, or they hasten to assignations, disguised in wide bauti and carrying preposterous muffs. The Venetian School of Painting It must have been Jean 244 who met Livingstone in the orchard, and it must have been an assignation. Graham of Claverhouse While Sir Langham's voice bayed forth a mixture of expostulation and assignation at the Yacht Club later on. Jan and Her Job They actually make assignations—they meet on the steps of public places. Audrey Craven The fact was that the relation between these young persons abounded in such oddities as were not inaptly symbolised by assignations that had a good deal more appearance than motive. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 He rose, deciding it could only be some assignation with a maid from the Hall, and no business of his. Thurston of Orchard Valley And so they had been drawn into an assignation at the old elm tree by the Causeway on Wandsworth Plain. The Combined Maze The last week of the Fair is called the pay-week; the Thursday and Friday in this week being severally pay and assignation days. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France Truly," he said—"truly, I do come for an assignation, but it is with no woman. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama Together they are capable of housing about twelve per cent of all who nightly seek the cheap lodging houses, not counting the Raines law hotels, which are chiefly used for purposes of assignation. The Battle with the Slum The Chicago papers assert openly that the Public Schools there are assignation houses, for boys and girls above a certain age. Public School Education The conjecture is reasonable: the young hunter has the air of one who keeps an assignation—one, too, who dreams not of disappointment. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Go and keep your assignations from another roof. The New Tenant I go bail it is her lover, and this is an assignation. Gycia A Tragedy in Five Acts "And I have an assignation at the prison?" Fantômas Does any one wonder that we have divorces, despair, infanticides, fœticides, suicides, bagnios, etc., and that other class, I fear not less numerous, but certainly more dangerous, "the assignation houses"? Public School Education The statute made null and void all voluntary dispositions, assignations and other deeds made after or within sixty days before bankruptcy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Imagine a festival night with these dimly lighted courts crowded with worshipers, the fierce and lustful images, the glorification of the lingam, the secret places of assignation! A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions He had no difficulty in keeping his assignation, for he had a good pretext in an old promise to advise with the Commander of the Chesters Camp. Border Ghost Stories Surely a strange assignation, this, and a poor kind of lover, too! Fantômas He wanted to see Anna Sergueyevna, to talk to her, and if possible to arrange an assignation. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Richford could not possibly have seen the signal, and yet he implied an assignation if his words meant anything at all. The Slave of Silence Still believing in Mrs. Ford's love for him, he keeps a third assignation, this time in Windsor Forest, in the disguise of Herne the hunter. William Shakespeare The miserable creature had himself obliged her to "come out of the water" by declining to join her there on the plea that he was never good for an assignation when he was wet! A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 The assignation of his pension is left to my Lord of Rutland, in which I moved him to follow your advice. The Dukeries He explained this too, and as he spoke he thought of his assignation, and that not a living soul knew of it, or ever would know. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Every adult received forty-eight copecks banco assignations, and every child half that sum. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 The lower walk was a notorious place for assignations. The Strand District The Fascination of London This quickly results in a regular assignation, which, however, is comically broken off. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 And list thy Lord’s desire; An assignation thou shalt write, Beshrew me! to the Friar. Broad Grins Comprising, With New Additional Tales in Verse, Those Formerly Publish'd Under the Title "My Night-Gown and Slippers." It had been a waste of time; there was nothing to see, nothing but the crude assignation place of a troop of spectral whiskey jugs, and the seat of a profitable industry. Stubble "Tell her the truth, that I found Wade here in this room with Dorothy Purnell, at night; that they came here for an assignation, because it was the one place in Crawling Water...." Hidden Gold “He has some assignation in the moonlit woods with one of his dark beauties, with fire-flies in her hair and flashing eyes, such as those cold-blooded Englishmen love.” The Golden Magnet Besides these, there are assignation houses of a far different character. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. And the card playing went on, the Burgundy drinking, the making of plans, the assignations for after dark at the rails. The Gods are Athirst Between the stalls parade the youth and beauty, making appointments for the second house at the Poplar Hippodrome, or assignations for Sunday evening. Nights in London That object was no other than the note brought by Josefa, and written by Carlos the cibolero, in which the assignation for that night had been appointed. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico Each hour we had grown more confident of security, and, blinded by love, had taken less pains to conceal the fact of our daily assignation. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse These women seldom conduct the prey that they have allured to their home, but to some assignation house or fourth-rate hotel, of which there are a large number scattered over the city. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. “Short and pithy,” muttered I, as I replaced it in my pocket: “now I’ll back to the place of assignation, for the hour must be nearly expired.” Olla Podrida Their city now stands redeemed and ventilated from all the vices and influence of gambling and assignation houses; two of the greatest curses that ever corrupted the morals of any community.” Diary in America, Series One She was to watch her mistress from the house, and follow her to the place of assignation. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico I had ridden to my ruin—I had followed to be present at an assignation. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse The "residence" proved to be an assignation house. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. The back room of the Indian trader's store is often the scene of this tuition—barroom, assignation house, gambling hell in one. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska And I: for there’s a stranger here, with whom I have an assignation. The Comedies of Terence Could degradation take her lower than this, that she should slip out alone to keep an assignation with a thief and a liar who had not taken the trouble to come? The Highgrader Am I, then, a person to be hoodwinked by the first big-bosomed huzzy that elects to waggle her fat shoulders and to grant an assignation in a forest expressively designed for stabbings? Chivalry Another form of black-mail is practiced by women who run fashionable assignation houses and bagnios in this city. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. Ryder opened the window and looked out; it was an admirable night for an assignation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 She saw them foully drunk, staggering off to their shameful assignations. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance It has, however, been known to be used for assignations.” The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II The two malefactors who were, he felt absolutely certain, using his roof for their lustful assignation, had the night before them. The Tyranny of Weakness It is not so long ago that a regular business of blackmail was conducted in connection with the leading assignation houses. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. It is the avenue to fuller enjoyment in billiard-room, at card-table, in dance-hall, and in house of assignation, but though the door is open to them there is no obligation to enter. Society Its Origin and Development “On the contrary,” replied Don Perez, “he received a letter from Donna Teresa, refusing him a meeting, at the same time that I received this from you, giving me the assignation.” The Pacha of Many Tales I did not long remain at the foot of the tree, for I felt that much was to be done before the time of assignation. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan In regard to the assignation of provinces to the prætors, the hearing legations, and other business, the senate voted that nothing should be brought before it till the bill had been brought before the people. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order And so I got out," continued Fisherton, "and lost my time; and the heavy investment I made in getting myself up for the assignation; new primrose gloves, and a shilling to the hair-dresser—hang her! The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 On the night of that same day Can Grande was sitting in the palace with two chosen companions, as dare-devil as himself, waiting the hour of an assignation. Little Novels of Italy His loss does not seem to be much regretted, as it appears he was always ready to neglect his military duties for an assignation. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 By the time that my new arrangements were complete, the hour of assignation had arrived, and with a beating heart I proceeded to the place appointed. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan We move in an atmosphere of duels and state intrigues by day, of assignations and murders by night. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois The villain tells Claudio that Hero has made an assignation with him, and invites him to witness it. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Cavaliers, in white and yellow, ribboned, slashed, curled, and feathered, went in and out of the throng to keep an assignation, or to break one. Little Novels of Italy No notes from ladies, no flower or jewelry bills, not the shadow of an assignation. Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo Then having rolled up my bed, and carried it into the servants' hall, I issued from home, with the intention of bathing, and making my person sweet, preparatory to my evening's assignation. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan A secret assignation might have been the explanation if the time had been after, instead of before the household's departure for the evening. The Hand in the Dark She begs him to do her no harm, feigns compliance, and makes an assignation in the chamber of her maids. Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series Did you not act a falsehood, when you so grossly deceived me, by pretending to go on an errand of benevolence, when in reality you were bound to a disgraceful assignation? Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author I see a fetid blonde, dangling a patent leather handbag, hurrying to an assignation in Forty-fifth Street. Europe After 8:15 She read treason in a laugh, assignations in a song, villainy in a new dress. Here are Ladies Accompanying him to Asakusa, there she exchanged vows and pillows with him at a convenient assignation house. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 When he comes and demands admission, she denies the assignation. Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series Besides these, there are places used for assignations which the officials of the law do not and cannot include in their returns. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City He kept secret assignations, which were not openly supposed to be secret by either Mrs. Shiffney or himself. The Way of Ambition "I have my assignation to keep," he said quietly. Caves of Terror And I oblige myself to warrant this disposition and assignation from my own proper fact and deed allenarly. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham "He is welcome to come,—only I do not like assignations for love-making." Phineas Finn The Irish Member Again, women will live at the fashionable hotels, in the strictest propriety, and live by the proceeds of their meetings with men at houses of assignation. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Indeed, it was chiefly upon that account that the assignation had been fixed so late. The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural Here the rounders congregated, or came and spent the hours until it was time to go forth to bout or assignation. The Sport of the Gods By this means she guarded herself against being surprised and recognised, and indeed was never marked until at her ninth assignation, when the mark was at once discovered by her women. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.) Alexander accepted the assignation, dismissed all his guards, rid himself of all those who wished to keep a watch upon him, and entered Lorenzino's house without being perceived. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. II. (of V.) The police have often discovered assignation houses in residences which they believed to be simply the homes of private families. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City This, of course, was a tender invitation, and an assignation at a romantic spot in the suburb. Great Italian and French Composers As a matter of fact, I have no liking for assignations under the conjugal roof; they are mouse-traps, in which the unwary are always caught. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 After that, the long-haired albino-looking person took his leave, having arranged how Lind was to keep the assignation for that evening. Sunrise Madam Messalina the second, retire to thy apartment: I have an assignation there to make with thee. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 If she is a vile woman, undoubtedly she will do so, and that establishment will deliver her letter, and do its part in helping on the assignation. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City So, seeking for shelter, I naturally ran to the old place of assignation, the garden-house; where, for the want of instinct, you did not follow me. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 They never made any assignations, yet day after day Bluebell met him, and for a brief space they were together. Bluebell A Novel Falstaff gladly agrees, and horrifies the unlucky Ford by confiding the news to him that he already has an assignation with the lady fixed for that very afternoon. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. It is an assignation, I see; for yonder she stands, with her back toward me, drest up for the duel, with all the ornaments of the east. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 There are over one hundred houses of assignation of all kinds in the city known to the police. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City There all the loose characters thronged, assignations were openly made, and the spectators diverted themselves with the vagaries of its miserable inhabitants. Jack Sheppard A Romance She was convinced that the writing was Harry's, but whom could the assignation be intended for? Bluebell A Novel An onlooker would swear that this is an assignation. The Grey Cloak It shall therefore be lawful for no man to infringe or rashly to contradict this letter of our commendation, exhortation, request, donation, grant, assignation, constitution, deputation, decree, commandment, inhibition, and determination. Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 It is this class of nominally virtuous married and unmarried women that support the infamous houses of assignation to be found in the city. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The incident, however, which occurred to him on his way to keep the assignation, produced in his mind a vague apprehension which he could not shake off. The Dead Boxer The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two She added this to throw the onus of the assignation off her own shoulders, and to lay it upon those of Alick and Kitty. Fardorougha, The Miser The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Moreover, the strangeness of the situation, the chance meeting, imparted something of mystery to their conversation and the attraction of an assignation. His Excellency the Minister He makes nocturnal assignations with this stupid girl! The Stepmother, A Drama in Five Acts "Doctor Oleander, then, must be the man who abducted her before, else how could he keep the assignation?" The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week Paper of that colour is sacred to the Loves—to stolen kisses and assignations—and to see it with a comminatory text tacked on at the foot of the page turns my stomach. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches They will drive such seducers from the house on the first appearance of their love-letters and offered assignations. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) I name no place of assignation but will let him know by a signal of lighted fire, where he may come to me, and suffer himself to be conducted wherever I shall carry him. An Account of the Customs and Manners of the Micmakis and Maricheets Savage Nations, Now Dependent on the Government of Cape-Breton A fallen woman of the name of Pingala, having repaired to the place of assignation, was denied the company of her lover through an accident. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 This is a favourite place of mine for assignations. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement I hope you have not broke my assignation? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 "You knew, then, that she had an assignation for that night?" The Baronet's Bride His sister, we will suppose, being willing to sanction such a more or less chaperoned assignation. The Jervaise Comedy Stolen fruits are sweetest, stolen meetings, moonlit assignations, shy kisses pressed on ardent young lips, when the world is shrouded in darkness and seems to hold but two. The Imaginary Marriage Is she so quickly become an old acquaintance, that none of the politick assignations at her Lodgings are remembred? His Majesties Declaration Defended Then, it seems, you are so impudent to think it was an assignation? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 It could not say in plain English, 'Meet me at the pier to-morrow at three in the afternoon'; it could make no assignation nearer than the Isles of the Blest, 'after life's fitful fever.' Prose Fancies You are not deceived; it proposes an assignation in that elysium of bachelors and precipice of destruction for young ladies, the Albany. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 13, 1841 "I have swallowed an assignation," said the elf, as grave as a judge. The Missing Bride She scented from afar the assignation house or the hotel. Là-bas I look upon the assignation as certain; will you promise me to go? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 She knew Alton of Somasco, and that if he intended to keep the assignation he would then come when everybody could see him. Alton of Somasco It was child's play to make an assignation with him and to lament the part forced on me by Monsieur. Helmet of Navarre "He—says—I—swallowed—an—assignation—whole!" repeated Jacquelina, with distinct emphasis. The Missing Bride I don't commit myself to anything by going to an assignation. Là-bas But, who is this man, to whom you have promised an assignation? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 Then, again, on certain days of mystical assignation he would launch into the endless muttering of the Rosary. Abbe Mouret's Transgression Lord Grosville was certain they passed each other notes, and made assignations. The Marriage of William Ashe "An assignation, he says, and he ought to know—being a professor." The Missing Bride That will be less disgusting than an assignation house. Là-bas I see you are; you have kept touch with your assignation: And before we part, you shall find that I am a man of honour. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 Not one of them will put herself out of the way to-morrow; his reverence will have to say his Aves by himself—— We shall only see the jades who have got assignations.' Abbe Mouret's Transgression There would be all the threadbare and common stratagems, the vulgarity of secret assignations, and an atmosphere suggesting the period of Mr. Thomas Moore and Lord Byron and "segars." The Hill of Dreams Philip Sidney's low voice had been urgent, and the man who owed to him a perilous assignation made no tarrying. Sir Mortimer Perhaps, if the truth were known, she was more abased in her own eyes by the self-abandonment which had preceded the assignation with Warkworth. Lady Rose's Daughter He has disposed of himself, I thank him, for an hour or two: The fop would make me believe, that an unknown lady is in love with him, and has made him an assignation. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 Now, however, full consciousness of the situation flashed upon her; Henri believed it to be an assignation. A Love Episode "On the contrary," replied Don Perez, "he received a letter from Donna Teresa, refusing him a meeting, at the same time that I received this from you, giving me the assignation." The Pacha of Many Tales However, my keeping you then in the story of the battle of the Boyne, prevented an assignation, which would have led you into more disasters than I then related. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 It was a silly thing for the leading member of Parliament to do—to make an assignation in a public place with a fool-woman—all London might be laughing at him tomorrow! Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors I'll light in mere revenge, and wreak my passion, On all that spoil this hopeful assignation. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 She was not listening to him; she was reflecting that he was indeed right in considering this to be an assignation. A Love Episode Not long ago I happened to see an unusually well-formed young fellow enter a house of assignation with a common woman of the streets. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion At the end of the seventeenth century Vauxhall was a favourite place for assignations, and Pepys was scandalised at scenes he there witnessed. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 I proposed that the assignation should be in her own chamber, into which I would climb at night. Tales of a Traveller There was an understanding between them, and this was an assignation. The Firm of Girdlestone Could she have displayed the callous composure of this woman, who, three hours before her first assignation, was rehearsing a comedy in her own home? A Love Episode Doubtless 'tis that he has an assignation there with some light o' love, with whom he had rather I did not find him. The Decameron, Volume II Three Japanese, two men and a woman, were put to death for the following cause: The woman, in the absence of her husband, had made separate assignations with both the men. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time I liked the girl, and wanted to have an opportunity of seeing more of her; and the assignation was made, as I have done many things else, heedlessly and without forethought. Tales of a Traveller He read these underlined letters together—they made a word, two words—a sentence, and the sentence was an assignation. Ensign Knightley and Other Stories She quickened her steps, keeping close to the houses, and shrinking from sight as though she were on the way to some assignation. A Love Episode Hearing screams in the assignation house at 42A Belding street, he made his way up stairs, accompanied by two or three citizens. The Air Trust Miss Tabitha having made an assignation with Tom Tortoiseshell, the feline phenomenon, they two sit curmurring, forgetful of mice and milk, of all but love! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 484, April 9, 1831 At length I prevailed on her to grant me an assignation. Tales of a Traveller The lowest assignation of the streets has at least a disguise of romance. Kimono While rising she had reflected that it was her duty to speak to Juliette and bid her renounce the afternoon assignation. A Love Episode However, to facilitate the comparison, the silver ruble values of 1841 are multiplied into corresponding ruble assignation values: Exportations. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 She had never in her life made an assignation with a man. The Reason Why But what had I in view in making this assignation? Tales of a Traveller Her brothers had one staple topic of conversation which they did not hesitate to discuss before their sister—geisha, assignation houses, and the licensed quarters. Kimono She had imagined that she would find Juliette displaying excessive nervousness, with pallid cheeks, hesitating and yet allured, shivering at the very thought of assignation. A Love Episode By decree of the government, within the last three years, the public accounts, before kept in rubles assignation, that is government paper money, were ordered to be reckoned in silver rubles. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 And so I got out," continued Fisherton, "and lost my time; and the heavy investment I made in getting myself up for the assignation—new primrose gloves, and a shilling to the hair-dresser—hang her! The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney What could be the meaning of these secret assignations between the Princess, who was the destined bride of their Duke, and the obscure young refugee? Love affairs of the Courts of Europe Finally, in order to obtain a witness, she accuses Amarilli to Mirtillo of being faithless, and bids him watch the mouth of the cave in which she alleges the nymph has an assignation with Coridone. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England So, while Juliette and Pauline were wrangling over the number of dresses that ought to be taken, she leaned towards him and gave him the assignation which she had refused but an hour before. A Love Episode Three and a half rubles assignation, are equal to one silver ruble. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 "The assignation is for one o'clock, and, if we walk slowly, we shall just hit it off." The Mystery of 31 New Inn But my friend's wife told me, that nothing is more common in London, than that the frequenting of the church at morning prayers is made the 'pretence' and 'cover' for 'private assignations.' Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 Spare the recital of our assignations and your constant exactness to them; without calling up such disturbing thoughts I have enough to suffer. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters The thought of that mysterious place of assignation in so squalid a nook of Paris was an ever-present pain and vexation. A Love Episode And thinking of the assignation, he entered the chamber. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Virata Parva Though Folly be near kin to Vice, she does not acknowledge the relationship, and, to do Harry Trevethick justice, she would never have made a midnight assignation with Richard in the Fairies' Bower. Bred in the Bone Here the sausage and garlic booth Sent unholy incense skyward; There a quivering female-thing Gestured assignations, and lied To call it dancing; There, too, were games of chance With chances for none; But oh! The Book of American Negro Poetry On the impulse of the moment, in response to coarse flattery, she makes an assignation in a lonely tower with a perfect stranger, regardless of her parents, her honor, her future. Primitive Love and Love-Stories She appeared loth to give him a second assignation. A Love Episode Repairing first to the place of assignation at night, Bhima sat down, disguising himself. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Virata Parva Am I, then, a person to be hoodwinked by the first big-bosomed huzzy that elects to waggle her fat shoulders and to grant an assignation in a forest expressly designed for stabbings? Chivalry The lieutenant did not fail to appear at the place of assignation, when he received from the immediate hands of royalty, five hundred pounds, smart money, and a pension of two hundred a-year. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 552, June 16, 1832 "Mr. Innocence was returning from some assignation, I suspect", remarked Zoile. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 If Vulcan's smoky sway precludes An assignation in the woods, I shall not linger less elate Outside the foundry gate. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 14, 1917 Dorothea then removed herself, her pail, and her scrubbing-brushes to one side, as though inviting him to follow out his assignation without delay. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." The cautious Pachacuti does not let us into the secret of this mysterious assignation, either because he did not know or because he would not disclose the mysteries of his ancestral faith. American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent To dream of entering a door at night through the rain, denotes, to women, unpardonable escapades; to a man, it is significant of a drawing on his resources by unwarranted vice, and also foretells assignations. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition The clerks are indisposed to work; and they make assignations to eat chops in the afternoon, and go up the river. Dombey and Son They next attempted to badger and browbeat the poor girl into an admission that she had made an assignation with the Senegambian. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 Washington caught his death while keeping an assignation with a neighbor's wife; but there's little said about it—he's still the "father of his country," including seventy million people of all classes and colors. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 It seemed a public place for an assignation. Mr. Standfast If the horse is black, you will be successful in your fortune, but you will practice deception, and will be guilty of assignations. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition I reflected with some bitterness that this was the 17th day of January, the day of our assignation. Greenmantle Summary: A girl of almost 16 years, of attractive and innocent appearance, alleged that she had been leading an immoral life and frequenting houses of assignation. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology She went there to pray, not to keep assignations. A Book of Remarkable Criminals The message contained an assignation for this very night. Mr. Standfast To dream that you attend a wake, denotes that you will sacrifice some important engagement to enjoy some ill-favored assignation. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition The second mode of alienation was that by assignation. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 That watch has regulated imperial interests in its time—the stately ceremonial, the courtly assignation, pompous travels, and lordly sleeps. Far from the Madding Crowd It was a friend of mine, who kept silence at first because he believed that it was a private assignation of my own. The Avenger Who knows but I might pass for a kept mistress; and that, although nobody came to me, yet, that every time I went out, it might be imagined to be in pursuance of some assignation? Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 To dream of a sybil, foretells that you will enjoy assignations and other demoralizing pleasures. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition When the stage of individual ownership was reached, all assignation was ``viritane,'' but only some assignation was ``colonial.'' The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The high wall being that of a barrack, and marriage being looked upon with disfavour in the army, assignations and communications had probably been made across the river before to-night. Far from the Madding Crowd Would you believe it, he had an assignation with the woman, and kept it? The Four Faces A Mystery The land was not assigned in early times, simply because it was not worth assignation. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate To enjoy drinks in which there is an effusion of peppermint, denotes that you will enjoy assignations with some attractive and fascinating person. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition These two objects were indissolubly connected throughout the whole of the earlier period of Roman agrarian assignation. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 An assignation with that man, on the very first afternoon when his tender watchfulness left her for an hour! Delia Blanchflower She decided in her own mind that he was there for an assignation, by which she meant, of course, a meeting with a married woman; and she smiled the incorrigible French smile. The Case of Richard Meynell The commons of these states might be comforted by the assurance that, when they had become Roman citizens, they would themselves be entitled to share in the assignations. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate So high did this assignation raise Hsüeh P'an's spirits that he recovered, to a certain extent, from the effects of wine. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books With this purpose, she gave him another assignation. Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Both of them were a little conscious of having been overbold, one for having suggested, and the other for having agreed to so significant an assignation. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 By way of recommending a work of so much learning and so much labour he tells a foolish story of an assignation that had failed 'between a fine gentleman and a fine lady.' Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 In these we see the demand for land, for colonial assignations, for transmarine settlements, for a renewal or extension of the corn law, perpetually recurring. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate There are over one hundred houses of assignation in New York, known to the police. The Secrets of the Great City If he persevered in keeping his assignation, the Devil was to have him, if not, then the Angel. Among My Books First Series One day he played the spy and saw his son and his wife leave an assignation house in Santa Margarita Street. The Quest The wife made a secret assignation with the cook, but trapped him in a dry well; and when he found that he could not get out, he confessed the nobleman’s plot. Filipino Popular Tales One was agrarian assignation at the expense either of the State or of the richer classes or of both; the other was enterprise beyond the sea. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate He was not located there twenty-four hours until he found that the house he had bought had been a notorious house of assignation, and that he was sandwiched in between two equally notorious houses. The Secrets of the Great City I could imagine twilight assignations, and detect intrigues, though the curtains were close and drawn. The Virginians He was aghast at the rashness which dictated such an assignation, yet never hesitated as to keeping it. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series An assignation in the street in the fog! Three Dramas It was the latter method of simple assignation that Gracchus chose. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate This saloon is one of the most notorious assignation houses in New York. The Secrets of the Great City Innocent or not, this house is not intended for assignations, Clive! The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family He learned that an intimacy had for some time subsisted between Maria and the Cavalier de Vincini; and that the assignation was usually held at the pavilion on the sea-shore, in an evening. A Sicilian Romance I had to make assignations with you, in order to meet her. Three Comedies In earlier assignations the Latins had not been excluded, and it is probable that at least these, whether members of old communities or of colonies, were intended to have some share in the distribution. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate At night they are patronized to such an extent by streetwalkers seeking custom, that the city press has styled them "perambulating assignation houses." The Secrets of the Great City The carriage of the Newcomes drove away, my wife smilingly pardoning Ethel for the assignation which the young person had made at our house. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The unsuspecting François had fallen into her snare, and, delighted with the assignation, he had run great risk in the hope of securing the love of the charming Léontine. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 He picks up a paper she had torn and dropped; it contains an assignation for that evening at dusk. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction It could not say in plain words, "Meet me at the pier to-morrow at three in the afternoon;" it could make no assignation nearer than the Isles of the Blest, "after life's fitful fever." Young Lives He makes no further use of her condescension than to boast of her favors, until at the command of his patron, Don Ferdinand, he induces Idalia to make an assignation with him. The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood As the State grew greater these special assignations had to be made oftener. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History The impassioned Chevalier, expecting nothing less than the gratification of his desires, prepared himself with extreme care and flew to the assignation. Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century Why then, answered he, I will be there to wait on your ladyship, though I disappoint a fine woman, who has made me an assignation. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III The assignation might be a cunning trap, in any case it was a curious one; why, she argued, did not Smethurst elect to see Kershaw at his hotel the following day? The Old Man in the Corner She gives him an assignation in a wood, where she is saved from becoming a victim to his lust only by the timely arrival of her true admirer. The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood This assignation was bristling with peril as well as charm. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch Quickly we made ready for the desperate assignation, pulling our hats well down, in a way that we thought Billy would approve. The Boss of Little Arcady The aristocracy conceived the plan of offering battle to the author of the corn largesses and land assignations on his own ground. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) No assignation could have been made, no hint could have been given by the murdered man to Lord Arthur that he would go round to the back entrance and wished to see him there. The Old Man in the Corner We saw him kiss you and heard you make an assignation to meet him here.' Alice Sit-By-The-Fire The heavy veil in the San Francisco of that day, save when driving in aggressively respectable company, was almost an interchangeable term for assignation. Sleeping Fires: a Novel No mortal man must know, or even suspect, With whom I here hold secret assignation. Don Carlos Confess honestly; don't you consider this contrived interview as little better than a downright assignation? History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Besides, there is the vast difference that M. Anatole France has introduced into the Dumas theatre some preeminently un-Dumas-like stage-business: the characters, between assignations and combats, toy amorously with ideas. The Queen Pedauque Val Beverley's face had been very pale, but now she flushed indignantly, and glanced away from me as she replied: "He dared to suggest that I had been to keep an assignation." Bat Wing If this were an assignation either the man was late or had lost courage. Sleeping Fires: a Novel Morris, you remind me of somebody who wants to slip away to an assignation, which in your case is absurd. Stella Fregelius Long before that, Justine Delande had sought her rooms in a feeble flutter of excitement over the harmless assignation of the morrow. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Was this the common case of a clandestine assignation? Recalled to Life In short, she arranged assignations, and Adrian was fond of assignations. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch But the letter giving word of the assignation? A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music I advise ye, Miss Meredith,” he said scoffingly, “that next time ye arrange an assignation with a lover that ye take the precaution to assure yourself that the room is unoccupied.” Janice Meredith The Swiss governess reserved the secret delight of donning the glittering ornament until she was positive that no tell-tale spy had observed her innocent assignation with her sister's chivalric friend. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story "I'm afraid Myra and Samuel made an assignation for this morning," said Dahlia. The Holiday Round She winced and trembled when Julia's glance rested upon her, and her hands quivered violently while she helped the latter to adjust her hood and mantle as the hour of assignation approached. Dreams and Dream Stories So that we might keep our assignation in Heaven. Getting Married Eulaeus had used her own name to induce the Roman to keep an assignation at midnight in the desert close to the Apis- tombs. The Sisters — Volume 4 Indeed they troubled him much with gifts of flowers and messages sent by servants or soldiers, making assignations with him, which of course he did not keep. Ayesha, the Return of She From that day, the young people never missed their assignations. The Fortune of the Rougons I believe it has made an assignation with the Glastonbury Thorn, and that they are to dance together on old Christmas-day. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 Oh yes: she began the correspondence by making a very curious but very natural assignation. Getting Married In the case of Easter a new step in advance is made beyond the assignation of its motive to the exodus, which is already found in Deuteronomy and in Exodus xiii. Prolegomena "Why, this," she cried, not without a touch of resentment, "is the prettiest ending imaginable; but what a sly creature, to be sure, to make me think it was her first assignation!" The Valley of Decision It is often mentioned as a place of assignation in Restoration plays. The Journal to Stella I am going to Twickenham for two days on an assignation with the spring, and to avoid the riotous devotion of to-morrow. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 |
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