| 单词 | mischief-making |
| 例句 | This makes sense, but there is an element of mischief-making too. Jeffrey Smart 2013-06-27T14:02:39Z News rankings and the moral value of all his mischief-making. On ‘Revisionist History,’ Malcolm Gladwell Unfiltered 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z People, he says, miss the humour in his work, and the delight in mischief-making. Doom: 'It's all new, all fun' 2012-08-16T13:35:39Z An old-fashioned rotary phone is impervious to the mischief-making of geckos, to say nothing of butts. Rudy Giuliani and the Butt-Dialler Within All of Us 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z Accusations of cynicism and mischief-making by News International are ridiculous. The Sun dismisses Jude Law's alleged phone-hacking claim as 'mischief' 2011-07-16T00:22:17Z They call Abel their inspiration and describe him as a political commentator engaged in mischief-making to reveal uncomfortable truths about the society in which he lived. Humor and media hoaxes put social justice ideas on the map 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z To this end, the village is divided into areas that are rigged with a number of opportunities for mischief-making. The Joy of Being a Horrible Goose in a Time of Moral Crisis 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, he added, Russia’s capacity for mischief-making in the Balkans has been severely constrained by the war in Ukraine. Serbia’s Leader Rejects ‘Little Putin’ Label Amid Fears of Russian Meddling 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The story was political mischief-making from the president's Republican adversaries, and FDR made light of it in what became known as the 'Fala speech'. Greyfriars Bobby and the dogs immortalised in statues 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Some of this is undoubtedly opposition mischief-making - she notes that other parties may as well fantasise about her walking away, having failed to lay a glove on her at the ballot box. Scottish politics in 2022 - five things to watch 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z One of the D.C. area’s quirkiest holiday traditions features Santa water skiing on the Potomac River, alongside elves and reindeer, and the mischief-making Grinch on a Jet Ski. Your favorite holiday events are back: A day-by-day guide to the most festive time of year 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The world must view these attacks for what they really are, which is more than the mischief-making of professional pranksters, and more even than a national security problem. Opinion | A baby’s death shows the real cost of the ransomware crisis 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z But it requires treating Russia policy primarily as the management of a weak and therefore mischief-making competitor, rather than a grand crusade against a number-one geopolitical adversary. Opinion | The Strange Death of Liberal Russophobia 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z But why, then, is his regime engaged in such mischief-making as seeking to discredit U.S. vaccines? Opinion | Biden offered Putin the benefit of the doubt. He should know better. 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Michael Riedel, the New York Post’s mischief-making Broadway columnist for more than two decades, has chronicled with incendiary flamboyance the backstage dramas of megalomaniacal producers, peremptory divas and the cowering artists caught in the crossfire. Review: How Broadway got to boom times, from a veteran theater gossip 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z To suggest this is all just mischief-making by the president is to understate the potential maliciousness of what he is attempting to do. Facing possible defeat, Trump threatens the integrity of the election 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z The mischief-making magazine, which ended its print publication last year, was a formative influence on countless comedy writers, satirists, filmmakers and artists. Mort Drucker, Mad magazine artist who drew humor from American life, dies at 91 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Videos of the mischief-making bird were "perfect social media fodder," says Mr Rose, which helped spread the word about the game. How a horrible goose topped the gaming chart 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Superstition around fairies lingered in rural Ireland then, and Cleary recruited Bridget’s family to help drive out this mischief-making changeling. Review | What do old tales of exorcism and murder say about how men see women now? Not much. 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z The pair have gained notoriety in the past by filming themselves carrying out mischief-making stunts and antics. Big Brother break-in YouTubers sentenced 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z The percentage was skewed because, in the data it sent to government, it did not include "mischief-making" applications and cases where there was nothing to disclose. The women who refuse to hear about a man's violent past 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Just as Putin’s mischief-making, mendacity and posturing show a leader craving for macho publicity, so does the west’s response. Britain’s reaction to the Salisbury poisonings plays into Putin’s hands | Simon Jenkins 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z He quickly realized her particular brand of mischief-making narcissism was a ratings bonanza. ‘He created Omarosa’: How Trump’s protegee turned his tactics against him 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z The president has decided to ask the Iranians for everything, came the reply: for a total, permanent end to nuclear enrichment, to ballistic missile programmes and to its mischief-making in the region. Donald Trump’s huge Iran gamble 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr Trump calls it a “terrible” agreement that expires in several years’ time and that fails to rein in Iranian missile programmes and broader mischief-making in the Middle East. H.R. McMaster out, John Bolton in 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Some of the stories fell within the bands of typical teenage mischief-making. Flashes of Rage. Family Loss. Nikolas Cruz’s Lifetime of Trouble. 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z But this has led others to allege cynical, racist, mischief-making, saying the issue has been sensationalised by right-wing media, politicians and white nationalist groups. 'African gangs' debate polarises Australia 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The president is worried about potential mischief-making from Bannon outside the White House, especially in causing problems for the president with his base. Bannon’s ‘epic’ defense of Trump doesn’t extend to all his moves, or all his aides and allies 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z “You seemed to be the victim of a lot of attempted kidnappings as a child, Benny,” said Josh, 33, hirsute and mischief-making. Safdie brothers bring a New York flavor to breakout thriller 'Good Time' 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Sometimes fierce opponents, sometimes mischief-making partners, Kennedy and McCain helped define what the modern Senate could be, or at least should be. Analysis | What John McCain learned from Ted Kennedy on challenging his own party 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z The reports were quickly dismissed by the presidential spokesman as "utter fabrication and mischief-making". South Africa: Jacob Zuma 'plans second home in Dubai' - BBC News 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z But as Trevor Marshallsea writes, many believe their role has been unfairly exaggerated, with allegations officials are caught up in racist mischief-making. 'African gangs' debate polarises Australia 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z And should Mr Putin not let up, Mr Fillon may undergo the same journey as Mrs Merkel, who turned decisively against the Russian president when he lied to her about his mischief-making in Crimea. France’s election shows Europe’s line against Russia is fraying 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z "We should be highly alert against the mischief-making intentions of people who spread such groundless information in such situations." Summit goes soft on China over sea dispute 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Yet Ali’s penchant for mischief-making and white lies made him the perfect showman. From the Vietnam war to Islam – the key chapters in Ali’s life 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The anecdote describes both his ego and his attachment to mischief-making – and it might even be true. Muhammad Ali: fighter, joker, magician, religious disciple, preacher 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z That would push an ultimate decision to the Republican National Convention in July, potentially turning the Cleveland showcase into a hothouse of intrigue, mischief-making and chaos. Pandemonium in the GOP: Some embrace Trump while others rush to stop him 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Security hawks vow to use every form of American might—from sanctions to the Seventh Fleet—to curb Chinese mischief-making. Superpower statues 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The public face and strategist for the Freedom Caucus is Raúl Labrador, from Idaho, who was elected in the wave of 2010 and revels in the mischief-making that has characterized the House since then. The War Inside the Republican Party 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Was mere malice and mischief-making as much in play as serious espionage? Cardinals hacking investigation shows what’s most valuable in modern sports 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z And while officials in Tehran have linked the seizure of the container ship to a commercial dispute, many see it as mischief-making. Oil on troubled waters 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z "Putting chewing gum on our subway train doors so they don't open, I don't call that creativity. I call that mischief-making," Lee replied. Why Singapore banned chewing gum 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z He’s also an easy mark for mischief-making Democrats, who are now enjoying the advantage Republicans did for years: It’s easier to stop things from happening than to make them happen. Reid takes the stage in the DHS fiasco 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z His advisers attribute much of the skepticism to a mischief-making press corps. De Blasio Takes a Vacation, and a Calculated Risk 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Advance mischief-making to suggest my coming piece ... an attack - coded or otherwise - on anybody in Labour. Hain: Labour must perform better 2013-05-07T22:18:40Z The business secretary's mischief-making is clear from the recipient, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, advocate general in the Scotland Office and chief Scots law officer in the UK government. Cross-border banker bashing 2013-05-01T07:12:15Z "To suggest that there was any impropriety in their being invited is simply mischief-making." Warsi cleared of breaching code 2012-06-27T16:52:35Z The mischief-making inside the House of Morgan shows that management might not know what’s going on until it’s too late. The Hubris of Jamie Dimon 2012-05-17T10:00:45Z And Kate—the mischief-making Kate Who formerly would merely prattle— Described, in accents most sedate, The use of cavalry in battle. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z I had heard vaguely about one turbulent fellow named Hancock, and a mischief-making jack-at-all-trades called Franklin. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z And not until he was a scant two yards away did he see that the Master held something in his hand—that abominable, mischief-making eagle's head, which he had just picked up! Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z One of our colleagues, in answer to the question as to what he did with his office patients, said, shrugging his shoulders, that he simply "fines them so many kronen for their mischief-making." A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z Certain mischief-making classmates, perhaps to avenge themselves on the steward, undertook to break the table in the college hall. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z In consequence of his mischief-making, one of his courtiers accused the other, and thus the King was made aware of all abuses. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z It was the derisive name which Leslie Cairns, the leader of the mischief-making Sans, had been pleased to apply to her. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z What a scrambling, selfish, mischief-making time we should have, if men undertook to parcel out the seasons and the weather according to their several humors or interests! School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z In Mignon she glimpsed powers for mischief-making only secondary to her own. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z This she imagined to consist mainly in a passion for precedence, gossip, cliquerie, and deft mischief-making at secondhand. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Wrangling and mischief-making was the order of the day. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Into what sort of tangle her mischief-making proclivities might yet involve the Lookouts was a question which time alone would answer. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z I know there were some mischief-making folk used to say he sold margarine as dairy butter, but that was just pure malice, for the quality was so good I'll swear they couldn't tell the difference. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z From all she had learned of Rowena’s practical methods, she believed her capable of accomplishing wonders in the mischief-making line. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z It affords small scope, place or encouragement for the unprincipled, corrupt, supremely selfish, proud, ambitious, miserly, sordid, quarrelsome, brutal, violent, lawless, fickle, high-flying, loaferish, idle, vicious, envious and mischief-making. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z Gawker Shuts Down After Hackers Web sites belonging to Gawker Media abruptly stopped publishing on Sunday after mischief-making hackers gained access to the company’s servers. Gawker Shuts Down After Hackers 2010-12-13T02:13:00Z Do you realize, Connie, that this is the fourth year that we have had to contend with that girl’s mischief-making?” Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z And should some mischief-making gods hand him victory, Mr. Lazio said, he would demand a recount. NYC: In New York, Standing by Men, Not Governing Beside Them 2010-10-01T01:42:00Z "Well, I think there's been a lot of mischief-making in the press," he says wryly – if not quite convincingly. Vince Cable: 'What we're managing is quite a difficult situation' 2010-08-09T07:00:00Z Top Democrats say Mr. Greene was put up to the race by mischief-making Republicans; others say he might have won simply because his name appeared first on the ballot. Enigmatic Jobless Man Prepares Senate Campaign in South Carolina 2010-07-10T22:15:00Z A big row over March 16th would polarise opinion, driving Latvian voters to support the mainstream parties that thrive on fears of Kremlin mischief-making. Harmony in Riga 2010-03-11T07:46:00Z Now it’s time to put a stop to her mischief-making.” Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z That seemed to send a dangerous signal that north-eastern Europe was a security soft spot, open to mischief-making and meddling from outside. 2010-01-14T07:11:00Z And I may say, in passing, that slander and mischief-making seemed to be even more rife among men than among women in colonial times. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days "The business hours are over," he thought; "bankers and lawyers will have abandoned the money-getting and mischief-making toils of the day; and I must stay at the inn till to-morrow." The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Irritated by the mischief-making of foreigners, a law was enacted which permitted the President to arrest any alien in the country whose presence he considered dangerous. The Greater Republic A History of the United States As a mischief-making, thieving, and chattering bird of black colour, the jackdaw was naturally considered evil, and witches, or their imps, often assumed its form. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series Great thoughts stirred the hearts of men, but littleness, cunning, and mischief-making had not ceased either. Waldfried A Novel De Ryons—Simply that woman of our day is an illogical, subordinate, and mischief-making creature. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Oh, it's all right—nobody but that mischief-making old cat who foists herself upon us six months out of every twelve. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Political intrigue, or, to speak more fairly, mischief-making in state affairs, was her great and only passion. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life You couldn't be straightforward and honest, oh no, you must go mischief-making to that woman down the lane, when you know I hate her! Better than Play Once upon a summer’s night Mused a mischief-making sprite, Underneath the leafy hood Of a fairy-haunted wood. The So-called Human Race Ended were his wild adventures, Ended were his tricks and gambols, Ended all his craft and cunning, Ended all his mischief-making, 340All his gambling and his dancing, All his wooing of the maidens. The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem So I'm 'a mischief-making old cat,' am I? and I 'foist myself on' you, you villain! do I? and I'm 'deaf as a post and an adder,' am I? Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Queer how anything like that masquerader's mischief-making could get under a sensible man's skin—dig its way into his brain until it became an obsession! The Monk of Hambleton While this was being done, Loki, more than all, had been convulsed with merriment at the success of his mischief-making. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas She is married now—poor thing—and the mother of three "little curly-headed, good-for-nothing, mischief-making monkeys." Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 Perhaps, far under her mischief-making exterior, Mignon's better self lay dormant, waiting for some chance, kindly word or act to awaken it into life. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore By degrees her old racy manner returned, and looking over her muff she permitted her eloquent mischief-making eyes to speak. Ringfield A Novel It was she who knew Maxon's propensity for mischief-making and selected him as a deputy. The Monk of Hambleton The sale of parents-in-law is governed by the same laws as other commodities, and these interfering, mischief-making mothers-in-law have become a drug in the market.” How to Cook Husbands Yet this spiteful, mischief-making woman read her Bible, thought herself a Christian, and judged others as harshly as she judged herself leniently. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story But men like the Comte de Cambray were a pest in any country—mischief-making and intriguing. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days If the electrically charged wires had surprised the mischief-making upper classmen, the sudden 29 collapsing of their fistic champion shocked them even more. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In Moreover, he suspected Nick Grylls was not the man to stoop to mere mischief-making; and he wondered apprehensively what next move he contemplated. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Oh, it was a merry, gladsome day, When the April Fool met the Queen of May; She had roguish eyes and golden hair, And they were a mischief-making pair. The Jingle Book For, on the wire in the telegraphic world, as well as elsewhere, are idle, mischief-making people, who cannot endure to see others enjoying themselves, if they also have no share. Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes “A fight! a fight!” shouted the mischief-making group, as Tracy made a blind blow at Walter, which his antagonist easily parried. St. Winifred's, or The World of School The president arose and began to talk again, but could not be heard for some mischief-making students who kept up the racket. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In And if Bella likes to say I did, she may; and she always was a mischief-making thing! The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance Till that mischief-making villain came between you and me, you never gave me a bitter word: we were the happiest pair in Cumberland. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 Then we can put an end to his mischief-making. Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls What more? fell hunger ends their care; And long the mischief-making beast With her base brood on carrion feast. Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress Often enough his tale-bearing or his mischief-making can not only do his victims incalculable harm, but cannot do him any possible good. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life Under the eaves above the smithy door an idler was 25 sitting—a mischief-making hornet who heard every word that the Smith said. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year Are you sure some mischief-making woman is not advising you? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 Sharp and cold winds may do much mischief to baby's ears, as well as blow much mischief-making dust into his nose and eyes. The Mother and Her Child She could not stop now without seeming to admit she had been mischief-making in the past. Other Main-Travelled Roads It was the Widow Freneuse, the snake woman of mischief-making witchery, who had woven her spells round the officers in the days of the French at Port Royal. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom It was during this term that Sam Drake allowed his mischief-making propensity to exhibit itself in a cruel act, for which he was condemned by nearly all beholders. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning You will make me hate the mischief-making hussy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 The blunder colt's mischief-making amounted to absolute genius. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail It has nothing to do with the subject of your letter—nothing directly, at all events—or yet is it in any way related to the Minghelli mischief-making. The Eternal City Yes, doubtless, if their misfortunes arise from an imprudent and unduly hazardous spirit, a heedless, quarrelsome, mischief-making, Utopian or clouded mind. The Buried Temple Abdu’l-Bahá—may our lives be sacrificed for His meekness—has foretold in His Will and Testament, where He clearly and unequivocally sets forth the dissidence, the mischief-making and the wicked designs of that abominable band. Bahíyyih Khánum Jane had a peculiar impression as of a veil that had been slowly lifted, revealing to her a Maizie Gilbert who had the possibilities of something higher than malicious mischief-making. Jane Allen: Right Guard The whole town soon got into a dispute as to whether the Reverend Warren Holbrook was a wise and good man, or simply a mischief-making egotist. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family It is the rallying point for all the mischief-making gossips to collect, for the settlement of the affairs of the nation, and, failing in that, to set the neighbors by the ears. Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches His bright eyes find the tiny eggs hidden under the buds; his keen ears hear the larvæ feeding under the bark, and a blow of his little bill uncovers them in their mischief-making. Ways of Wood Folk No idle gossip, no slander, no mischief-making, no evil speaking shall be allowed. Manual of the Mother Church The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts You must make up your mind either to give me that paper and your promise to stop your mischief-making, or else defend yourself as best you can to the faculty. Jane Allen: Right Guard It breeds selfishness, mischief-making, envy, jealousy and vice, in all its most dreadful forms. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society S: And when he turns back, he runs along in the land that he may cause mischief in it and destroy the tilth and the stock, and Allah does not love mischief-making. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side At all times, however, they have a strong tendency to fun and mischief-making. Ways of Wood Folk "Of one thing, Anne, rest assured: as soon as Edward changes for the better or the worse—and one it must inevitably be—that mischief-making old woman shall quit my house for ever." Elster's Folly I begin to think,' with a quick, searching look that somewhat disturbed me, 'that we have not yet reached the limits of her mischief-making.' Uncle Max But it was too late to pause in her mischief-making, and the fun ahead was too tempting. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week I never saw a man in all my life in such a taking; I could find it in my heart to pity him for all his mischief-making. The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood You mischief-making little beast—what have you done? If Only etc. Anne's answer was cool: mischief-making tongues had been talking about me and Maude; I learned so much from Hillary; and Anne no doubt resented it. Elster's Folly As for Loki, it was not long before he loosed his lips and returned to his mischief-making. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) A village god in Upolu, noted for mischief-making, and supposed to be the cause of quarrels, war, and darkness. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before As for the Vice, he commonly acted the part of a broad, rampant jester and buffoon, full of mad pranks and mischief-making, liberally dashed with a sort of tumultuous, swaggering fun. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Then, with head still bent, she lifted her mischief-making, trouble-breeding brown eyes to his once more. The Tracer of Lost Persons The impression here seems to be that he is a restless, intriguing and mischief-making old man, who may consider himself as having come out of the hornets' nest he tried to stir up uncommonly well. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 Some slight misunderstanding on Browning's part, the fruit of mischief-making gossipry, which caused constraint between him and his old friend was cleared away by the good offices of Milsand. Robert Browning He is a mischief-making, hardened young man, or he would never have come to what he has. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 Minerva is an angry termagant—mean, mischief-making, and vindictive. The Humour of Homer and Other Essays At this time, and when this is the condition and situation of the Indians, comes this intruder, this disturber, this riotous and mischief-making Indian, from the Pequot tribe, in Connecticut. Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts Relative to the Marshpee Tribe Or, the Pretended Riot Explained "Well," said Walter, meekly, "the truth is, some mischief-making fool has been telling her that you have lost all natural affection for your dead sister's child." A Perilous Secret Was it for bored kings and mischief-making mothers-in-law, he asks, speaking with the ante-natal memories of Vishnu, that he came among the sons of men? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 On another sits a more sly rogue, whose demure and submissive look is assumed to conceal a mischief-making disposition. The Teacher I have received a decree in which I am told that my complaint against the Squire Wenzel Tronka is a piece of impertinent mischief-making. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes While the House was abandoning itself to reckless mischief-making, Washington was striving to arrange matters by negotiation. Washington and his colleagues; a chronicle of the rise and fall of federalism It would not be home without their noisy tongues and their mischief-making hands. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow It was mainly the fault of the cuckoo, for he was a grumbling, mischief-making bird and used to spend a good deal of time talking to the daffodils. The Gray Brethren and Other Fragments in Prose and Verse Even literature seems to have its mischief-making bacilli. Ponkapog Papers As represented by Lord Palmerston, Great Britain had got to be regarded as the most pestilent, intrusive, mischief-making of neighbours. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 Let foes make friends: let them forget The mischief-making dead that fret The living with complaint like this— "He wronged us once, hate him and his." Foliage We can enjoy mischief-making with some show of spirit because it is accompanied by certain consequences. Botchan (Master Darling) Some even declared they had never had any suspicions of her; and others laid the blame on the false representations and information which they said they had had from the mischief-making Mrs. Martha. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 Some dreadful mischief-making person has come between you. The Heavenly Twins The women derived gratification from showy dresses and decorations, and sometimes displayed their barbarian tendencies by indulging a love for scandal and mischief-making. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale There are certain people whose business it is to make mischief, and mischief-making is a calling in which it does not require much wit to be successful. The Englishwoman in America Where does one expect to see the dastardly spirit which hungers for mischief-making without punishment, in vogue? Botchan (Master Darling) He was also a dangerous, mischief-making fellow; and such men always find willing ears that ought to know better. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 He tears up the wretched little mischief-making picture, and flings it out of the window with a look of disgust. A Terrible Secret As it behoved me to prepare them in my favour against whatever might come from Miss Howe, I improved upon the hint I had thrown out above-stairs against that mischief-making lady. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 Genet's absurd career was short, but very meteoric while it lasted, and full of anti-British mischief-making. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton Besom, Ugly Faces.—You will make many enemies by mischief-making. Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves And they lived with the Sea-Ducks, and I doubt me not went on marrying and mischief-making after their wont even unto the end of their days. Algonquin Legends of New England I'm bracing up myself to meet the rollicking, mischief-making crowd at Bellwood, who will just be lying in wait to guy us and haze us. The Boys of Bellwood School She nursed two grudges against Massachusetts, one about the undeniably harsh treatment meted out to her great founder, Roger Williams, the other about that most fruitful source of inter-provincial mischief-making, a disputed boundary. The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 From the janitor he obtained their present address, and the appearance of his broad shoulders and fearless face had a restraining influence on the mischief-making propensities of the rowdies who kennelled in the vicinity. Without a Home Clement quite agreed, though he was not sensible of having listened to any of the mischief-making, but he heartily shook hands with Mr. White, and went away, glad to be at peace. The Long Vacation If so much as a hair of her head is injured you shall repay it me ten thousandfold!—You mischief-making, intermeddling, jealous fool!' The Beetle If she had lived to marry, some mischief-making scoundrel would have procured the indictment of her husband for bigamy. The Fiend's Delight All honoured the defunct who had now lost, presumably for ever, the capacity of mischief-making. South Wind And chance is wont to be mischief-making all the world over. Thyrza So he neglected inviting her and then came Issy's mischief-making remarks and the trouble which followed. The Portygee "Mere mischief-making, as before," said Master Gottfried, while his nephews started with amaze. The Dove in the Eagle's Nest At last, in the midst of his merry mischief-making, a stern voice arrested him. Bob, Son of Battle Cottin, I scarcely take any notes; all precise and instructive little facts are left out; I find civilities, polite acts, gallantries, mischief-making, social dissertations and nothing else. The Ancient Regime I have been a mischief-making parrot, and I like her the better for being vexed with me. My Lady Ludlow Against the latter he ceased not to use the five arts, namely—dividing the kingdom, bribes, mischief-making, negotiations, and brute-force— especially preferring the first two and the last. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance I see, Juno," said he, "you mischief-making trickster, that your cunning has stayed Hector from fighting and has caused the rout of his host. The Iliad Without her, I have no tact, I have no common sense—I am nothing but a cumbersome, clumsy, mischief-making machine. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard No, no, Miss Milroy; mere temporary mischief-making at the cottage, which would only end in your father forgiving you, and in Armadale profiting by his indulgence, will nothing like pay the debt I owe you. Armadale You really do treat me, my boy, rather as though I were a weird, mischief-making person with a talent for intrigue and crime of every sort. The Vanished Messenger Protect me, O Lord, from such mischief-making and reckless men; let me not fall into their hands, nor ever do such things myself. The Imitation of Christ The native leaders, in order to counteract this mischief-making, had to incur the expense of journeys by rail besides financing their own mission to reach the scene of the would-be native disturbance. Native Life in South Africa It was that mischief-making tom-fool, Lord Byron, who got you into the scrape. A Start in Life Besides, there is always the certainty that either you or the dropper-in will say something that would have been better left unsaid, and I have a holy horror of gossip and mischief-making. Elizabeth and Her German Garden As the last apparent result of August's mischief-making, her brother or someone one evening rode up to the cottage, drunk and inclined to bluster. Over the Sliprails He took part in their sports and mischief-making as well as in their more serious pastimes. A Biography of Sidney Lanier You cannot imagine what bitterness—legitimate bitterness, you understand—joined to the rapacity, the cupidity, the mischief-making impulse—might inspire these people to do. Damaged Goods; the great play "Les avaries" by Brieux, novelized with the approval of the author That mischief-making sparrow, Cheapside, insulted her as soon as she came into the garden. The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle |
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