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Tom lays out a doomsday scenario in which Greg fails to keep him from getting drowsy, Tom miscalls the results in Colorado, China invades Taiwan, the world blows up and “We’re back to amoeba.” ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 8 Recap: The Will of Some People 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z
Of course, if the knights had been fighting on a 15th-century battlefield, the outcome could have been much worse than a miscall. Have at thee! Special Forces veteran revives medieval combat skills. 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z
Kansas City has had revenge on its mind since 2016 when a presumed miscall led to the Sounders bouncing KC from the playoffs with a 1-0 win at Lumen Field. Sounders’ 13-year playoff streak comes to end after loss in Kansas City 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z
Why are election polls still with us, despite periodic flubs, fiascoes and miscalls? Why Americans are so enamored with election polls 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z
Now, that’s a great story and we feel bad to bring up the one race he miscalled rather than the million he called with great aplomb. Racing! It’s a wide open Pacific Classic 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z
America’s elites miscalled the 2016 election in part because they don’t understand—even look down on—what matters most to America’s nonelites. An excerpt from 'Political Tribes' 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z
“It hit me. They called it a swing but it was miscall by the umpire,” Gonzalez said. Kershaw fans season-high 10, Dodgers beat Rockies 4-2 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z
The media’s overall irresponsibility on Election Night 2000, however, ran much deeper than its initial miscall of Florida for Gore. George W. Bush vs. Al Gore, 15 years later: We really did inaugurate the wrong guy 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z
I won’t miscall like that again and now use extreme sensitivity to nuances in all communication. 5 Ways To Avoid Danger Through Communication And Change The World 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z
But the whole point is to also note their miscalls and downfalls. How Watching TV Can Decimate Your Savings 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z
With miscalled strikes, the same thing happens in reverse. Study Finds Umpires’ Ball-Strike Calls Favor All-Star Pitchers 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z
Because academics and economists inevitably miscall the market, especially at key turning points. Fed's Warnings Launch Next Bull Market Leg 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z
Bear in mind the bond market miscalled the extent of eurozone solidarity in the past when they rashly priced periphery debt at near German rates. Daily chart: Mixed fortunes 2013-08-16T13:30:46Z
“And considering that by our statistics, there is only one missed call every five games, three challenges a game ought to more than cover game-changing dramatic plays that are miscalled.” Primer on How Expanded Instant Replay Will Work 2013-08-17T17:07:15Z
It is sometimes, incidentally, miscalled the English Premier League — but English was never part of its title. Global Soccer: A Tweak to the Premier League, by Way of American Money 2013-07-14T12:27:35Z
So while I was right about the 2012 election here at home, I fortunately miscalled the 2013 election half a world away in Israel. Israel Steps Back From the Brink 2013-01-23T09:45:00Z
He is the author of what is miscalled "Irish Independence." Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z
In 1806, when he was thirty-nine, one of those miscalled "affairs of honor" took place. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z
Its site is now occupied partially by the Dome of the Rock, miscalled the Mosque of O´mar, in Je-ru´sa-lem. Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers 2012-03-01T03:00:24.783Z
As well put new wine in old bottles, as an old house in a new dress; it is always an old house, despite the thin veneer of miscalled improvements. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z
Nay, father, miscall me not: I lacked courage to tell you what I knew would vex you: and right grateful am I to that good friend, whoever he be, that has let you wot. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z
On the right side of the square, on the usual platform, but without any ziggurat or tower near it, was the low, broad building miscalled "temple," dedicated to the worship of the goddess of night. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z
Enraged at her pride, as he miscalled her virtue,172 he determined to break her spirit by suffering. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z
My ungoverned temper often led me to inflict pain, which, with a selfishness sometimes miscalled good nature, I could not endure to witness. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
Up at the head of this inclosed space, which long custom miscalls a square, is the First Church, its pinnacles appearing dimly through the interweaving branches of tall elms. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z
Each sect miscalls me, but I heed them not, I am my own, and, what I am, I am. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z
If you a bell turn over, without delay Fourpence unto the ringers you must pay; Or, if you strike, miscall, or do abuse, You must pay fourpence for the ringers’ use. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z
Some varieties are "determinate" in habit, sometimes miscalled "self-pruning," as branches only attain limited length. The Tomato 2011-11-20T03:00:13.470Z
It seems quite likely that, but for the mud of those miscalled “roads,” the rebellion would have been successful, and the course of history changed. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z
During the jealous despotism and ecclesiastical vigilance of old Spanish rule, and the anarchy of modern miscalled republicanism, few authors have ventured to penetrate the gloom of this mysterious period. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z
I pray thy pardon," Marsyas said quickly, "if I seem to miscall his work. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z
This system known by the name of “Lalloop,” and by us often miscalled “forced labour,” was much the same as formerly existed in Assam under its Ahom Rajahs. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z
Men that so much miscall thee Have never seen thy face.  The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z
"Why, then, does he miscall the King, and eat the King's bread?" said he, somewhat hotly. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z
Indeed, there is danger in too many tools, and I have a great horror of that array of brass-work which is usually miscalled "philosophical" apparatus. Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions 2011-09-17T02:00:31.747Z
She’s obsessed with a sense of her wrongs, with a longing for revenge, which she miscalls patriotism. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z
The weak pliability, miscalled mercy, which is supposed to be worked upon by a mediator, is a human infirmity which men have transferred to their idea of God. My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z
The Tibet lamb so largely imported and used for children’s wear is often miscalled Tibet goat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z
Yes, the ratings agency miscalled tens of billions of dollars of mortgage bonds leading up to the financial crisis. Why the S&P Was Right to Downgrade the U.S. Debt Rating 2011-08-06T16:30:39Z
The skin hunters, and the game butchers miscalled sportsmen, are making almost as speedy way with them as they have with the buffalo. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z
Be careful how you miscall my husband to me.” The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z
It includes the methods in our nurseries, the curriculum of our schools, the care of our adolescents, the increasing differentiation of our industrial processes, the character of our often miscalled recreations. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z
Here is a tale of an unfortunate horseman bogged on these miscalled “roads” which is quite eloquent of what old-time wayfaring was like. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z
I am, though no advocate of a watery suction, miscalled Temperance, neither a violent wine-bibber, nor "a fighting character." The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z
The single indication that in all these reports the paper is miscalled “a recommendation to mercy” shows of itself that the real nature of the secret was well kept. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z
In introducing parties, be careful to pronounce each name distinctly, as there is nothing more awkward than to have one's name miscalled. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z
It would be a pretty piece of wisdom, truly, should those out of the town of Reloxa sally out every day on those who spend their ill-natured breaths, miscalling them every where. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z
Still was there about their garments a certain commonness of cut, that proclaimed the wearers to be of the class of small shopkeepers—in modern days miscalled tradesmen. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z
At the breaking out of our so-called, but miscalled, “Great Rebellion,” in the belt of shires bordering Wales, the Royalists were in the majority; perhaps not so much in numbers as in strength and authority. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z
In free society, miscalled freemen fulfill all the offices of slaves for less wages than slaves, and are infinitely less liked and cared for by their superiors than slaves. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z
Why—why, indeed, should they leave the land of magical delights for the cold climate and still more glacial moral atmosphere of their native land, miscalled home? A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
Here is a specimen of the style of these miscalled 'borrowings.' The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z
He was in truth the most material and nonchalant of mortals, rejoicing in the possession of a comely person, and an invariably imperturbable disposition—not infrequently miscalled "sunny" by many who knew him. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z
George read aloud, with great zeal, and although he now and then miscalled a word, he did his best, and the tutor was pleased. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z
We don't care a rush what you do with your H's, or your W's, either; but, if we can help it, we won't have our national names miscalled. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z
It is not—or should not be—a gathering of groups, large or small, where silent hearers listen to sermonettes by little preachers, miscalled teachers. Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Modern Sunday School Manuals 2011-01-25T03:00:24.873Z
“We are returning to you to-day”—that was sufficient—he could have gone on and completed the letter, with scarcely the miscalling of a single word. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z
The boards warped and shrunk so that the edges turned up, making wide cracks in the floor through which many small articles dropped down into a large hole in the ground miscalled a cellar. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z
This manner of cooking is by many miscalled frying, and is largely responsible for the disrepute of frying, as sautéd articles are likely to be greasy and indigestible. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z
Our people were hard pressed for the necessaries of life, and a constant traffic was being carried on with them, by these armed river steamers, miscalled ships of war. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z
And again the Falconer read— "If Lucy is lowsey as some folk miscall it, Then lowsey is Lucy whatever befall it." William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z
The exigencies of rhyme are responsible for the miscalling of these month-names. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources
Some believe that the world is advancing to that loud and fateful day when East and West will fight out their long difference in some naval and aerial Armageddon on and above this miscalled Pacific. The Panama Canal A history and description of the enterprise
I have got enough of that smell to last a good while, and of the pandemonium that reigns in this disordered aggregation of thoroughfares, humanity and buildings—this weird phantasmagoria miscalled a city. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise
Here, when they were alone, Fred read aloud the evening paper, or his latest short story, and Edith's sewing basket showed how she put in what women miscall their leisure. The Window at the White Cat
Until he got shamefully mistook, miscalled, mishandled, when she up and kissed him at open noon in the face of all. The Unknown Sea
On their first principle they accepted, and they taught others to accept, without hesitation, the oracles of the church of Christ; they never blushed for their faith, or, as it was miscalled, their credulity. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion
The New College manner that London journalists miscalled the Oxford manner still prevailed in the discussion of intellectual subjects. Sinister Street, vol. 2
The Catholic cathedral, or Catholic architecture, so miscalled Gothic, is the pride and glory of the middle ages.  Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations
Probably the first sign of there being anything amiss with the limb will be a complaint of aches or pains near a joint; and these pains are apt to be miscalled rheumatic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis"
I know every shade and tint of that blessed thing they miscall the tender passion. Tony Butler
You live in daily terror of these people whom you miscall gods. The New Gulliver and Other Stories
She found that it was a cousin, miscalled an uncle, in the German manner, who had died. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play
"My name, captain—if your honor is a captain, and if I miscall you, I ax your honor's pardon: my name is—is—Stephen Foster, Steve most commonly." Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency
The modern mule-paths, miscalled roads, must necessarily follow nearly, if not exactly, the routes of the Indians under the Empire. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2
I should observe that the leopard is not the only animal miscalled in this country. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa
Her heroes and heroines moving in the dismal round of inanities, miscalled diversions, are portraits touched up with nice care in detail, with a keen eye for subtleties and demi-tints. Maria Edgeworth
Madame Am�lie miscalled them all for foolish old bachelors, who had wasted their time cosseting themselves, till now no fair young maid like Claire would look at any one of them. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion
In lawful course As Dorset's deputy lieutenant I Do pardon all concerned this afternoon In the late gross and brutal exhibition Of miscalled sport. The Admirable Bashville or, Constancy Unrewarded
He knew every one and everything, and with a tact which is believed to be the prerogative of royalty, he never miscalled a name nor mistook an event. Jack Hinton The Guardsman
Far be such miscalled philosophy from us, dear Reader, on Christmas-day! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852
In their little room—which is miscalled a hall—there are about forty of them of an evening, quibbling earnestly, and to the best of their ability. The Religious Life of London
Just suppose that W. G., Fancying your remarks too free, Dubbed you, in polemic rage, "Sciolist miscalled a sage." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 23, 1887.
Since the disastrous gathering, miscalled a convention, which met in Boston twelve months ago, the organization has been going from bad to worse. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin
The French have been supposed to set this latter question at rest by a cruelty, miscalled an experiment. The Dog
Cant, heartless cant, and that economy, Cold, and miscalled "political," away! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2
Camps of railway makers in a hitherto unbroken country are not often miscalled. Eleven Possible Cases
Should we have stood passive to watch the gradual growth of that cursed spirit they miscall independent judgment,—that rankest heresy that ever corrupted the human heart? The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life
Now you 'd never offend quartz and sandstone by miscalling their affinities. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life
If these good days of Longman and the Century only last, it will be a very green world, this that we dwell in and that philosophers miscall. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)
Scrubby second growths, hillsides with scattered cedars and barberries, and, sometimes, bushy places in the pines are the haunts of the miscalled Prairie Warbler. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season
That selfish, vain woman, her mother—that mercenary monster, miscalled her father, have no better rights than mine—none half so good. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848
How transitory, therefore, must be the local arrangements of man, and how puerile the study of the science miscalled Antiquities! A Morning's Walk from London to Kew
But this miscalled 26 satire of James Gillray, which he dubs “a fact,” is nothing They mistake the character of Bonaparte. less than a poisonous libel. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times.
To be precise, it miscalled him “Stahf”: a shrill, penetrating, overcultivated, American voice making an attempt only semi-successful to cope with the broad vowels of modern English enunciation. The Bandbox
He affirms that any State has "a right to withdraw from the Union, with or without cause;" that he has begun to "loathe the tie which connects us with our miscalled brethren of the North." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851.
You are to think besides that I had heard him miscalled and abused from my earliest childhood up. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25)
Cold, light, and selfish in the last resort, he had that modicum of prudence, miscalled morality, which keeps a man 284 from inconvenient drunkenness or punishable theft. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25)
And then, returning to his realities of the moment, this miscalled 'savage' pessimist and 'pitiless realist' continues thus: It is all but dark. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography
It is not the violent and ephemeral pressure, but the moderate and protracted, that produces the miscalled, “genteel,” contracted chests. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)
But I tell you, I had never come near you, so your cousin miscalled me, a man of worth and credit, had these ladies not prayed me to come to you.' The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court
Take heed that thou use not unsavoury and unseemly words in thy chastising of them, as railing, miscalling, and the like—this is devilish. Bunyan
Miss Bishop had published some things—rhapsodic prose-poems, weak in syntax but strong in the quality miscalled imagination. Melomaniacs
He don't miscall me to me face, for I'd allow no person to do such. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography
How are the miscalled, “genteel,” contracted chests usually produced? A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)
But that this man should miscall me and beat me for the pure frenzy of his mind, causelessly, and for the love of blows! The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court
“Tell him,” said the girl with her eyes still closed, “to not miscall things; no one is all virtue.” The Bondwoman
He might offend one by omitting or miscalling it; they formed and re-formed like clouds on the blue. Ghetto Comedies
Since he, miscalled the Morning Star, Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7
There is male vigor in this civilization, miscalled "Christian"; and in its leading nations there are industry and enterprise, which never fail. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
In the University of Berlin the indoctrination of the student is pursued under the cloak of a baleful and gloomy pedantry, laughably miscalled "the scientific method." Hilaire Belloc The Man and His Work
The miscalled eternity and infinity of nature is an indefinite extension and protension in time and space, and, as quantitative, must necessarily be limited and measurable, therefore finite. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles
They are under an absolute, hereditary, and indefeasible dependence on those who labour and are miscalled the poor. Lectures on the French Revolution
It was jungle law—the law of the wilderness miscalled life; which really was not life but a striving after life. The Orchard of Tears
"Ugh, you ugly beast!" he said, in a tone of disgust, miscalling his victim. The Tin Box and What it Contained
They were "maidens" among the paviour folk, and determined not to give up this honourable appellation, and let themselves be miscalled rammers. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales
Tired of hearing "simple truth miscalled simplicity"; tired of all the weariness of life�from these we "would begone"�"save that to die we leave our love alone"! Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions
The landlords were known to be entirely in his favour, and Irish tenants, miscalled "forty shilling freeholders," had been used to vote obsequiously for the candidate of their landlords. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837)
Flaws I may find in him; but hot anger rises in my heart if I hear him miscalled. Privy Seal His Last Venture
With his wind-blown, flame-like temperament, oscillating in the heat of youth between the inclinations he miscalled convictions, he was still, though Cyrus had disowned him, only a romantic variation from the Treadwell stock. Virginia
Do not miscall and embellish my perverse tyranny, as much to defy the Charterises as to do her justice.  Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster
I grant my love imperfect, all That mortals by the name miscall; Then deem it evil, what thou wilt; But say, oh say, hers was not guilt! My Recollections of Lord Byron
To suppose, even for the sake of answering, the case of a forgery, is too gross and shocking: though a very common practice amongst writers miscalled religious, but in fact radically, incurably unspiritual. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2
The time is coming in which the rule of that successor of the Tartar khan, miscalled the czar, will end, and the people take into their own hands the control of their bodies and souls. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
In the presence of this marvel, wars, elections, economic upheavals, the high cost of living, prohibition,—all "that unrest which men miscall delight"—fade into insignificance. An African Adventure
He put his whole soul into the music, miscalling the Scotch words sometimes so charmingly that it was a real delight to hear him. Little Grandfather
Let's have the beggarly morsel you miscall breakfast, Joe, and a swig from the breaker. Blackbeard: Buccaneer
I do not think the Christian religion will ever be seriously discredited by an attempt to determine, even with too dim a light, what under given circumstances, the man miscalled its "founder" would do. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909
My lord, if you please, am I to be miscalled—by a murderess? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
Then art thou vilely miscalled," quoth Don Quixote, "being an eternal babbler. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote
I could not see what the captain was driving at, unless it was to vex the Floridian by miscalling his name. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida
The upper rooms are the most suitable to dwell in, but visitors frequently find it exceedingly fatiguing to toil up and down the stairs; and some of the stone-paved passages, miscalled streets, are almost perpendicular. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta
Malady: Poultry acariasis.—This is a large-sized acarus, though usually miscalled "hen louse," and the disease "poultry lousiness." Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
These blunders, miscalled ill-luck, do not soothe the temper, and they certainly do not assist him to joyousness and success. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler
"Me loes!" exclaimed Madame Clementine, miscalling her English as she always did in excitement. The Blue Man From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899
I am talking now of those whose work keeps them near home, and who only leave their home to escape its duties, or as they would miscall them, its burdens.  Boys their Work and Influence
Our wretched system of miscalled Workhouses or Unions is utterly unworthy of us; some of these places, in fact, are abominably demoralizing and degrading. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta
The present miscalled “delicacy of sentiment” is about as misplaced a condition of disastrous and misleading morality as was the out-of-place and untimely bravery of poor old Braddock when refusing Washington’s advice at the Monongahela. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance
It is such a man that courts-martial and the world at large miscall by the hateful name of coward. From Place to Place
Good heavens! here was a surprise for one who had no more notion of traducing his friend than of miscalling the Shorter Catechism. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn
Madame," he said, with a touch of the ballroom, "you may miscall me as you will; I deserve it all. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
Formerly the statue was miscalled Truth, which gave rise to the saying that, although Truth as a rule is not pleasing, this pleased too much. Pagan and Christian Rome
The huge ice wall in the distance is the west branch of the Nisqually, and is sometimes miscalled "Stevens Glacier." The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier'
All this latter part, of course, I said to myself, but no word of it to the lad before me, for no honest youth can bear any lips to miscall his father save his own. St. Cuthbert's
But it strikes me as probable that from far back—for reasons!—there has been a wrong attribution; that the work has been, in other words, traditionally, obstinately miscalled. The Outcry
Soldiers, indeed! sitting round there in the Sergeant More's tavern, drinking, and roaring, and gossiping like women—that I should miscall my sex! Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
She was early taught that primeval benediction, miscalled a curse, which requires mankind to earn their bread. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience
I grant my love imperfect, all That mortals by the name miscall; Then deem it evil, what thou wilt; But say, oh say, hers was not Guilt! The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3
When I witness the strenuous efforts made by Protestant writers against scepticism, and their ill success, I am led to execrate the miscalled "Reformation." Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886
Dear brows, do naught but frown,    Lest men miscall my madness. Hawthorn and Lavender with Other Verses
"You will have perhaps heard my father miscall the breacan, miscall the tartan, and—" "Not at all," cried the Baron. Doom Castle
Mr Rothwell was a tall and rather portly man with a pleasant countenance, a little flushed, indicating a somewhat free indulgence in what is certainly miscalled “good living.” Nearly Lost but Dearly Won
Nor is it permissible, after a color has been miscalled, to return to it and again ask its name. The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale
In cases of violent sick headache we often miscall objects without detecting it ourselves, and in delirium the speech mechanism works from violent organic discharges altogether without control. The Story of the Mind
Then we have before us prominently one we miscall the Hooligan. The After-glow of a Great Reign Four Addresses Delivered in St. Paul's Cathedral
"And he would not forget," Basterga continued, with a meaning nod, "that you had miscalled him!" The Long Night
Singing hymns, saying prayers, learning catechism, attending the services of a place miscalled a sanctuary will do nothing whatever to effect the ends for which men are striving.... The Red Conspiracy
They read more slowly, more often misplace the emphasis, and miscall more words. The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale
So they miscalled him sore, saying he toyed only with the bookworms and spiders, and was tied to the apron-strings of Mistress Philosophia. The Well of Saint Clare
There has been too much of what has been called perhaps by the time I am through you will think miscalled faith; and there has been too little of honest, fearless, earnest doubt. Our Unitarian Gospel
Torn between contending factions, like a deer between snarling wolves, the people suffered martyrdom, while thieves and assassins, miscalled soldiers, and brigands, miscalled nobles, ravaged the land and tortured its inhabitants. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
Then it will matter little to us who teaches them what is miscalled secular knowledge.  Westminster Sermons with a Preface
Hesitates, repeats, miscalls words, and never gets the thought. The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale
He felt along the lower shelves and met apples, oranges, and sealed bottles containing ruined, otherwise miscalled preserved, fruit. Visionaries
It ain't etiquette on a Benefit night, when Miss Pearl Gallito, whose name you have, most unfortunately, just miscalled, condescends to dance. The Black Pearl
It has been said that the lesson of the miscalled 'Night Watch' had been branded into his soul by misfortune. The Book of Art for Young People
Our robber tariffs—miscalled “protective”—are survivals of the barbarous mode of thinking which fitted the ages before industrial civilization began. The Destiny of Man Viewed in the Light of His Origin
The topmasts, rising immediately above the lower masts, are supported chiefly by rigging spread out by the tops, or what people on shore miscall round-tops. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels
The little township slept, steeped in darkness, beside its sluggish strip of creeping 'slurry' miscalled a creek. The Gold-Stealers A Story of Waddy
Already, though his father had been dead only a week, Stephen began to miscall many of the harder words; but his hearers were not critical, and the performance gave unbounded satisfaction. Fern's Hollow
Neither, sordid as the age was in England, was it so sordid as in Germany, where a coarse eudæmonism and a miscalled illuminism were sapping the foundations of Christianity. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century
They miscall us Le Marchants behind our backs, but honest smuggling's sweet compared with that kind of work. Carette of Sark
Such miscalled metaphysical systems are reeds shaken by the wind. No and Yes
Human theories call, or miscall, this evil a child of God. Unity of Good
The first accounts which reached England of the action miscalled the battle of Yalu, categorically stated that it was fought off the mouth of the river whilst the work of landing the soldiers was proceeding. Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War
I drudge for him, and he bullies me, miscalls me before the men, thrashes me--oh, mother! In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India
No; 'tis you dream; you sleep away your hours In desperate sloth, miscalled philosophy. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05
The reader commenced and went on smoothly to the end without having miscalled a word or a syllable. Ishmael Or, In the Depths
Oh, oh, this poor, thin, modern sentiment miscalled Love—! The Gay Lord Quex A Comedy in Four Acts
They are under an absolute, hereditary, and indefeasible dependence on those who labor and are miscalled the poor. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12)
It was Tummus Biles, the tranter, who had driven a tall stranger from Chester to the present spot, and whose indignation at being miscalled Jehu had only been appeased by a quart of strong ale. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India
Each of these well-known principles has, partly from necessity and partly from want of skill, been violated by the constructors of the spurious federation which is to be miscalled the United Kingdom. A Leap in the Dark A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the Bill of 1893
As they spoke thus, Sir Gawain came upon them, and, miscalling Sir Launcelot traitor and coward, had almost ridden upon him before Launcelot could provide him of another horse. Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion
But, though pugnacity and acquisitiveness have been the real foundation of much miscalled patriotism, better motives are generally mingled with these primitive instincts. Outspoken Essays
"The more shame to them," McLean remarked warmly; but the doctor would let no one, save himself, miscall the women of Thrums. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood
"Oh yes, she did; it nettled her a good deal at first, but she finally got used to it; after finding out how innocent auntie was, and how apt to miscall other names." Elsie's Womanhood
"I wouldn't give a farthing to such a miscalled charity, no—not if I were rolling in riches." The Sorcery Club
The endless succession of shops where Fancy miscalled Folly is supplied with perpetual gauds and toys, excite in me no puritanical aversion. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4
I hope nothing of greater value will have to perish in the struggle to repel the foreign exploiters and the fierce and cruel system which they miscall civilization. The Problem of China
Being entirely above the ground this is not a crypt as it is so often miscalled. Beautiful Britain: Canterbury
Good God, not since Rabelais and Lawrence Sterne, miscalled Reverend, has one human being been so beclotted, bedazzled, and bedrunken with syllables. Shandygaff
We miscall it 'lust,' cruelly libelling those to whom we ascribe it, and introduce absolute disorder. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society
Lust, fleshly desire, which has been too often miscalled love, is its worst perversion. Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher
They were represented politically by five men, the Genro or Elder Statesmen, who are sometimes miscalled the Privy Council. The Problem of China
Then there is the beautiful West Indian rain-tree, which the Honolulu people call the monkey-pod tree, and which in the Philippines is miscalled acacia. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines
They were down on their scanty rations, their hot brown water, miscalled coffee, their incessant marching, the futility of chasing De Wet, everything. In the Ranks of the C.I.V.
The dolphin is so uniformly miscalled porpoise, on the west coast and everywhere else, that the creature will soon come to think that it really is a porpoise. Dick in the Everglades
So they trooped down the new gray steps and strolled around the garden, Wade exhibiting proudly and miscalling everything, and Miss Mullett gently correcting him. The Lilac Girl
I have never been gifted with what pedants miscall courage. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, November 22, 1890
This lake is the height of land, its waters discharging by the Wahpoośkow River, whose northern part, miscalled the Loon, falls into the Peace River below Fort Vermilion. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899
Mr. Spencer complains that I have first misinterpreted, and then miscalled, the doctrine of which he is so able an expositor. Critiques and Addresses
And so it may be that the name Grindwell has originated among us Americans simply from miscalling or misspelling the foreign name of Grandville. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858
She hesitates and stammers, miscalls the cases, and then corrects herself, and, if she gets through at last, she considers herself as having recited well, and very many teachers would consider it well too. The Teacher
What you miscall their folly, is their care; They know how fickle common lovers are: Their oaths and vows are cautiously believed, For few there are but have been once deceived. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02
When mankind became a bit more prudent, when man wanted to know, any day, where the next day's living was to come frae, then civilization began, and wi' it what many miscall meanness. Between You and Me
And I say, Hodge Dawson," he exclaimed with flashing eyes, "that 'tis a shame for a lout like thee to so miscall thy thousand-time betters. Master Skylark
And then look at the fruits which in general follow a religious education, as it is miscalled; and take warning.  Sermons for the Times
But what if we—you and I, that is to say—between us extract the best plum from the pudding before those miscalled statesmen sign the mandate—eh? Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
I have put this daring expression into Conrad’s mouth, as the ideal outcome of the teaching of Conrad’s age on this point—and of much teaching also which miscalls itself Protestant, in our own age.  The Saint's Tragedy
How absurd to set up such a scheme, and miscall it a government,—where nobody governs, but everybody does as he pleases. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4
I ha' misthought and miscalled ye foully many a time, and many a time. Master Skylark
On such a day,—how well in this snow-season I remember it!—I have been lured out by the hope of the Mayflower, the delicate epigae repens, miscalled the trailing arbutus. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860
They are not all miscalled amazons, for they are warlike women and do not shun fighting. History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other Items of Interest
When he came to me the master of ceremonies miscalled my name as Mr. More. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II
Pan-Slavism of the military sort, with musketry, bribery and all other diabolic black arts, miscalled government, rests on such a slim foundation that it need be but little apprehended. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86
"The article of Courtesy is one: "I. No one shall miscall a forester. Maid Marian
I had rather that hand withered and tongue was palsied ere I had struck or miscalled you. The White Company
These are innovations, and, like other miscalled improvements, awful signs of the restlessness of the public mind, and the little respect paid to our time-honoured institutions.  Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people
After having called several columns of figures for addition, he went back to the first column, saying that it was wrong, and repeating it, purposely miscalling the next to the last figure. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
It is as complete a piece of madness to miscall and rave against the times; or think to recall men to reason by a fit of passion. Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend
I say not that Richard is a thief, but I say that Robin is a hero: and for honour, did ever yet man, miscalled thief, win greater honour than Robin? Maid Marian
Good, quiet, uncomplaining mother Nature, long slighted and miscalled, still bides her time and draws to her bosom the most errant of her children. The White Company
He is not even expected to impart much knowledge; but to put his pupil through a course of mental calisthenics, miscalled education. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01
Cold, light, and selfish in the last resort, he had that modicum of prudence, miscalled morality, which keeps a man from inconvenient drunkenness or punishable theft. Tales and Fantasies
He knew her opinion of him, and would write, ‘My ears tingled yesterday; I sair doubt she has been miscalling me again.’ Margaret Ogilvy
All that he needed was now contained within himself; he was at-ease; and, literally, that unrest which men miscall delight could touch him not nor torture him again. The Centaur
Again, an artist is miscalled "master of art." Albert Durer
The rest of his article is taken up with exposing the absurdities of some of the American writings, miscalled histories, which appeared at the close of the war. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans
But the dual symbol miscalled the "star and crescent" was one even then of great antiquity, as will be shown in a later chapter dealing with Phœnician relics discovered in Cyprus and elsewhere. The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion
But the more she miscalled him the more he delighted in her, and she was informed of this, and at once said, ‘The scoundrel!’ Margaret Ogilvy
And O! how truly pitiable are those, By nature mild, nor truth's intended foes, Whose strange illusion yet miscalls Thee, man, Tho' chosen to fulfil redemption's plan! Poems on Serious and Sacred Subjects Printed only as Private Tokens of Regard, for the Particular Friends of the Author
Much of that which is miscalled poetry has been based upon arbitrary and artificial distinctions in human society and human lot. Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays
Yes! let us again live over our days of suffering, and deem it wiser to steep our soul in tears, than let it freeze with an iced coating of cynic miscalled philosophy. A Love Story
We left Bathurst more than ever convinced that the sooner we got rid of the wretched station, miscalled a colony, the better. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
"You have miscalled us and mishandled us before the men, and we scarce know at this moment why we should risk our lives in fighting for the cabin and against the foc'sle." The Last Galley Impressions and Tales
It was altogether a soothing scene; and had he been alone he would have sunk into that state of intellectual apathy which is so often miscalled contemplative. The Heavenly Twins
The whole tribe of professional agitators and miscalled reformers are men of one idea. Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays
Of the tremendous life and force of things, miscalled man-made and inanimate, they had no faintest conception. The Far Horizon
Humboldt miscalls the station 'a kind of cavern;' and a little above it he nearly fell on the slippery surface of the 'compact short-swarded turf' which he had left 4,000 feet below him. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
The tribunes were outbidding one another in extravagant proposals, while Caesar's legions, sent home from Greece to rest after their long service, were enjoying their victory in the license which is miscalled liberty. Caesar: a Sketch
She was too highly tempered, well-balanced a creature to be the victim of any one passion, and least of all of that transient state of feeling miscalled "Love." The Heavenly Twins
I told you what to expect, but you were always miscalling me for a suspicious auld woman. The Christian A Story
Now, it was not only against the rules that the door should be opened between certain hours, but it was altogether irregular and intolerable to miscall an official. The Subterranean Brotherhood
This has puzzled Christians very much, because it seemed as if St. Matthew has made a mistake, and miscalled Zechariah Jeremiah.  Sermons on National Subjects
You are to blame for offering to expound his words otherwise, and wrong the ingenuous poet, and outrageously abuse and miscall the said fraters, by an imputation of baseness undeservedly laid to their charge. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3
Knowing that his recovery was impossible, I refrained, with his full concurrence, from having him tormented with miscalled alleviations, such as opiates, bloodletting, and so forth. Personal Recollections Abridged, Chiefly in Parts Pertaining to Political and Other Controversies Prevalent at the Time in Great Britain
After ransacking the markets I found at last one young cuye—the funny little South American, generally miscalled among us the "guinea-pig." The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories
Italy, how fallen, how lost art thou! and England and Gaul, miscalled "most Christian!" National Epics
The five or six cantos, at the opening, have all the milk of human nature that entered into the composition of that miscalled saturnine mind. Purgatory
Not miscall you, when you have run away, and left them to take my boy to jail! A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day
The animal almost universally known as the "buffalo" is miscalled, his correct name being the "bison," of which there are droves numbering, it is said, as high as a hundred thousand. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A.
It was once known as a "Portrait of a Lady" and is still occasionally miscalled "La Belle Féronnière." Leonardo Da Vinci
I fear, indeed, in every way, except bodily strength, and obstinate, ignorant endurance, miscalled 'courage,' and those rough qualities—whatever they may be—which seem needful for the making of a seaman. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War
An instructive map of Italy could be drawn up, showing the sites and cities wrongly named from corrupt etymology or falsified inscriptions, and those deliberately miscalled out of principles of local patriotism. Old Calabria
So much for the intellectual qualities that marked the victors in the race for wealth under the miscalled competitive system; what of the moral? Equality
He was a good man, that landlord, and a kind man, and though his aspirates were dislocated, his heart, however he miscalled it, was in the right place. London Films
The controversy was centred upon three types of Scottish terriers: those which claimed to be pure Skye Terriers, a dog described briefly as Scotch, and a third, which for a time was miscalled the Aberdeen. Dogs and All about Them
Who that ever beheld him in a London drawing-room, when he went to so many dinners that he used to say he was a walking patty—who could ever miscall him a beau? The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2
It is not that our statesmen are 'sugared mouths with minds therefrae'; many of them are the best men we have got, upright and anxious, nothing cheaper than to miscall them. Courage
The country-carrier, when he buys it for the vicar, miscalls it the urinal; yet properly enough, for it casts the water of the state ever since it staled blood. Character Writings of the 17th Century
The awakened sympathies of reciprocal caresses and fondness are mistaken for uncommon feelings, and the forbidding aspect of deadened affections is miscalled native sensibility. Precaution
She had four new manias every year; her last winter’s one had been that bottle-and-squirt mania, miscalled chemistry; her spring madness was for the Greek drama.  Yeast: a Problem
Their souls are like their bodies, hidden by the rags, foul with the dirt of what we miscall civilisation.  All Saints' Day and Other Sermons
But thar--he's the best man that ever was, when he's here, and I have no wish to miscall him. The Power and the Glory
Thou didst withstand us with this fool, thou hast dared miscall our lord—we be all witnesses to it. Beltane the Smith
We mende the boat there neatly, not without miscalling one another. Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson
I might, however, differ from some as to what gossip is,—whether there may not be certain kinds of talk miscalled gossip. Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out
Positively, Mr. Burnet," exclaimed her ladyship, purposely miscalling his name, "not better than mine! Thaddeus of Warsaw
The sixth was baptized Sextus, the ninth Nonus, though they were not called so, and he was dissuaded from calling the twelfth Duodecimus only by the certainty that the other boys would miscall him "Dozen." The Making of an American
Take heed thou use not unsavoury and unseemly words in thy chastising of them, as railing, miscalling, and the like: this is devilish. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
No end of people whose skins are dull and characterless modifications of the tint which we miscall white. Following the Equator, Part 5
Still more common was the game of Draughts miscalled chess, which is Hab, a word now used by the Arabs for Men or Counters. Chess History and Reminiscences
Mr. Fountain ascribed it to the somber influence of Mrs. Bazalgette, and miscalled her, till Jane's hair stood on end: she happened to be the one at the keyhole that night. Love Me Little, Love Me Long
Those are the fellows for whom Roosevelt is not a good enough reformer; who chill the enthusiasm of mankind with a deadly chill, and miscall it method—science. The Making of an American
"That is no reason she should flout and miscall her dead sister, of whom she was always jealous!" Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland
The self-satisfied slaves must stay in prison until they see where they are—and it is curious and sad to see them rejoicing in bondage and miscalling it freedom. The Freedom of Life
The book, mutilated in Europe to a collection of fairy tales, and miscalled the Arabian Nights, is unique as a study of anthropology. The Life of Sir Richard Burton
Even Cuba, with all its abominations, scarcely afforded so remarkable a picture of Spanish oppression, miscalled government, as may be seen in the Philippines. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
Leaves in the wind, those who would devote thee to darkness, who scorn or miscall thee here, even as they also whose great fame shall outlast them. Marius the Epicurean — Volume 1
Why, you unnatural old vixen," said he indignantly, "do you miscall a man for caring for his own father? Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn
A fourth miscalls all by the name of fustian, that his grounded capacity cannot aspire to. Cynthia's Revels
On my face, in the centre, is a picture of the bison Americanus, miscalled a buffalo by fifty or sixty millions of Americans. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million
Human power a blind force         Erring power is a material belief, a blind miscalled force, 192:12 the offspring of will and not of wisdom, of the mortal mind         and not of the immortal. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures
Europeans have also learnt to miscall the Egyptians "Arabs": the difference is as great as between an Englishman and a Spaniard. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01
In the same strain runs Rousseau's and Dr. Gregory's advice respecting modesty, strangely miscalled! for they both desire a wife to leave it in doubt, whether sensibility or weakness led her to her husband's arms. Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Thy sire was sure less man than snake, Though mine miscall thee brother. Locrine: a tragedy
They are under an absolute, hereditary, and indefeasible dependence on those who labour, and are miscalled the poor. Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
All         voluntary, as well as miscalled involuntary, action of the 187:21 mortal body is governed by this so-called mind, not by         matter. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures
If what are miscalled the lower animals were as silly as man is, they would all perish from the earth in a year.' The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories
I'm not writing for those parties who miscall themselves critics, and I don't care to have them paw the book at all. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900)
I deemed you carried a cooler brain than to miscall one who was true to Rollo’s race before you or yon varlet were born!” said the old Baron. The Little Duke
Nevertheless they are not wild scillas, however commonly they may be miscalled so. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors
Of what avail is it to investigate         what is miscalled material life, which ends, even as it be- 550:12 gins, in nameless nothingness? Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures
He was born November 14, 1765, at Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, of that stock which is so often miscalled "Scotch-Irish." The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest
How dare you miscall your own flesh and blood, Widow Anne? The Green Mummy
It was then that I recognized him as Malaria, and knew his abode to be the dread Valley of the shadow of Miasma,—miscalled the Happy Valley! Urban Sketches
It is a bad case of the unrest which men miscall delight. Trent's Last Case
"Bide still awhile—hither cometh yon beefy fool back again—so will I make show of miscalling ye till he be gone." Black Bartlemy's Treasure
They were also doing queer musical stunts which are fondly miscalled "close harmony." Further Adventures of Lad
Then, pacing slowly up and down the room, he set to work frantically to lash himself into the drunken bravado which he miscalled courage. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields
Things that have been miscalled supernatural appear to me simple,more natural than nature, than earth, than sea,or sun. The Story of My Heart An Autobiography
As forsooth this did presently appear; also that one of the ladies was her Gracious Majesty's self—masked to the general eye, the better to enjoy these miscalled festivities. Condensed Novels: New Burlesques
"Why do you miscall me?" said the porter. Stories from the Pentamerone
To sneer at a Romish pageant, to miscall a lord's crest, were crimes for which there was no mercy. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1
No; 'tis you dream; you sleep away your hours   In desperate sloth, miscalled philosophy. All for Love Or, the World Well Lost A Tragedy
Egyptian and Assyrian, mediaeval and eighteenth-century culture, miscalled, are all alike mere dust, and absolutely useless. The Story of My Heart An Autobiography
These are our theme, which some miscall Mere madness, setting little store By copies either short or tall. The Library
For the Arab, as he is miscalled, is fond of children, and there are none to whom children take so readily as to the Egyptian fellahin. Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners)
I answer that I write of what I saw, and that is not altered by a miscalled spar or a misunderstood manouvre. Dead Men Tell No Tales
My heart will sigh when I miscall it so, Which finds it an enforced pilgrimage. King Richard II
The supernatural miscalled, the natural in truth, is the real. The Story of My Heart An Autobiography
Far be such miscalled philosophy from us, dear Reader, on Christmas Day! Some Christmas Stories
It is just as unfair to deliberately footfault as to miscall a ball, and it is wholly unnecessary. The Art of Lawn Tennis
Kosato told him his own story briefly: it gives a picture of the deep, strong passions that work in the bosoms of these miscalled stoics. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West
Nay, father, miscall me not: I lacked courage to tell you what I knew would vex you; and right grateful am I to that good friend, whoever he be, that has let you wot. The Cloister and the Hearth
And, therefore, improved constitutions, and improved book instruction—now miscalled education—are not progress: they are at best only fruits and signs thereof.  The Ancien Regime
This difference in the nature of illusion is particularly evident in those phenomena of expectation that people tend to miscall ``illusions of sense.'' Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students
The whole Platte Valley formed part of the district once miscalled the Great American Desert. Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister
Truly, it was a man of letters who said it, avenging himself on his profession for the never-ending toil it imposed, by miscalling it, with grim pleasantry, the architecture of the nursery.  Style
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