| 单词 | mummery |
| 例句 | If we lose the war, she ought to take up mummery, she has a gift for it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But he was sick of mummery, so instead he grimaced, signed^ and handed the scroll back to Brown Ben. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "It would seem you've had quite an adventure. These men you heard, you say they spoke of juggling and mummery?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When called upon to play the bear and carry off the maiden fair, he had been sullen and uncooperative, shuffling lifelessly through his paces when he deigned to take part in their mummery at all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “A show, as you have said. Let them have their mummery. When they are gone, we will make a fruit market of what they leave behind.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The rest of it, however, veers between hyperactive mummery and stuffy antiquarianism. | 'Young Goethe in Love': ?Young Goethe in Love? - Review 2011-11-03T23:48:59Z But what was once the norm can now seem a kind of ableist mummery, which this production attempts to sidestep by offering a Richard with no physical impairments at all. Review: Danai Gurira Makes a Sleek Supervillain of Richard III 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z It's all mummery and flummery, and conducted with a winning amateurishness. Turner prize 2012 exhibition review: is this the best one yet? 2012-10-01T13:08:55Z Scalia writes that Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion is written “in a style that is as pretentious as its content is egotistic,” overflowing with “mummeries,” “silly extravagances,” and “straining-to-be-memorable passages.” Five unexpected arguments in Scalia's same-sex marriage dissent 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Anyhow, I think the mummery round the cauldron rather crude; the act was, no doubt, written to meet the spirit of the times. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z In the anteroom I was bidden to wait while the great man's will was taken, which seemed strange to me, then unused to the mummery of Court folk. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Theologians of eminent learning, ability, and virtue gave the sanction of their authority to this mummery, and, what is stranger still, medical men of high note believed, or affected to believe, it.... History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Call the Log Cabin banner senseless mummery—and declare your disgust against it, as lowering the tone of public sentiment and morals. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z "Shrive her yourself, Gougon; few know the mummeries better!" cried a voice. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Now," he said, "suppose you drop this negro mummery and talk like an Englishman. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z I was glad to get away from the crowd and their mummery, and pay a new tribute of reverence at the tomb of Giovanni di Bologna. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z This done, they made a masque or mummery with all the personages, and so the feast ended.” Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z The only attendance that the sick have is the howling and mummery of the Angekoks, who are sometimes women. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Of course we went through the mummery of withdrawing, while the poor old man was hurried along in his airing. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z At first the landlord was so astounded at seeing a black friar and a grey nun pass through his kitchen from the inside, that he gaped, and muttered "Why, what mummery is this?" The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Old dames and young rosy girls jostled and fought for places, for sure never had the oldest inhabitant been bidden to so strange a mummery. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z No adequate substitute do they know, and until an open Bible and a living Christ take the place of the mummery and the crucifix we cannot denounce their course. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z It needs no priest, no ceremony, no mummery. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z The consequence is that I judge of people not by their creeds, not by their rites, not by their mummeries, but by their actions. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z I had been bred to hate All priests, their mummeries and all. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z At last he spoke—"My dear," said he, "the priest has run away; Such mummery and nonsense can never bear the light; Apostate Rome I must denounce, and quit it I will quite." The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z We want no mummeries and nonsense wherewith to please savages and fools in the present day. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z Contemning all such visionary mummeries, our divines of the present day are at no loss to find you a vast difference between a spiritual body, and a bodily spirit! Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z It has no mysteries, no mummeries, no priests, no ceremonies, no falsehoods, no miracles, and no persecutions. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z The entr'actes in the solemn mummery were the spaces between the courses while the servants left the room for a few moments to bring on the next thing. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z There was a funeral cortege, and the mourners sitting by the bier; while the priests, with their incantations, mummeries and ceremonies, and genuflections, just by. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z But Lord, what a howl they'll make if the people get up and say we'll have no more of your mummeries, we want our money for a better purpose. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Complaints have been made that persons of character, like the Rev. H. W. Beecher of Brooklyn, in some way sanctioned the mummery by writing letters to its managers. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z They had no faith in images, indulgences, and other such semi-pagan mummeries. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z Rose, go, and fetch me down two Indian gowns and vizard-masks——you and I will disguise too, and be as good a mummery to them, as they to us. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Nor am I willing to speak before this dear child of the awful rites, the mummeries, and fearful human sacrifices that my eyes have witnessed. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z "What do you mean by this mummery?" she cried, with blazing eyes. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z “Nancy, dear, I think you have been studying dream books,” exclaimed Miss Campbell, amused at this ridiculous mummery. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z I, as medicine man and chief sorcerer, went through a great many mummeries, which I managed to make last all the forenoon. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z Some of these games and mummeries were a little too boisterous for our modern taste, probably because they had their origin in the heathen Saturnalia of old Rome. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z You were wedded by no gipsy mummeries, as you call them; you took Sinnamenta Liversedge, in the presence of many persons, solemnly to wife.' Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z The banquet being concluded, a series of the most magnificent masks and mummeries, prepared for the occasion, was introduced. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z It happened, however, that at the banquet in question, a kind of mummery was got up, under the superintendance of one of Mary’s French servants, called Sebastian, who was a fellow of a clever wit. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z Forgive the mummery," he remarked, as he took a somewhat clerical hat and cloak from a peg, "but, as they say upon the stage, 'the unities must be observed.' A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z We have pity upon a sick animal, and let it die in peace; but he dragged a writhing, dying heart to a bridal mummery. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z That a man like Newman should give up his intellectual life at Oxford “to perform mummeries at a Catholic altar” in Birmingham, was plainly termed insanity, intellectual suicide, or sheer knavery. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The masques and mummeries, which were occasionally got up, were novelties in Scotland, and excited the anger of the Reformers, though it is difficult to tell why. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z The cowardly Prophet stood, at a safe distance from the battle-ground, going through religious mummeries and singing a war song. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z Good, dear Barbara!" cried Wilhelm, springing up, and seizing the old woman by the hand, "we have had enough of mummery and preparation! Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z His mummery, then and there, was more than heartless—it was an insult to her, with the recollection of her broken vows and blighted life, dogging every thought of possible happiness. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Dost thou still lie,--thou cloaca dug in Paradise!--into the ear of the great Fatal Sister, thou mimic mummery? Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Then the colour came back to lip and cheek; and, glancing up from the soft white shroud, she smiled at the young man: "Have you ended your Oriental mummery?" she asked calmly. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z Early in 1910 a student by the name of Manzos addressed a rebuke to Tolstoy for simulating the habits of the poor, denouncing his mode of life as a form of mummery. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Burns, of all men, had the least tendency to seek for distinction, either in his own eyes, or those of others, by such poor mummeries. Life of Robert Burns 2011-05-11T02:00:21.043Z But I confess I should like you to explain the meaning of your present mummery. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z The mummery on both sides was excellently well managed. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z If I practised 'mummeries and superstition,' why did you, come to join in them, for nearly seven years? Two Addresses One to the Gentlemen of Whitby and the other, to the Protestant Clergy 2011-03-25T02:00:12.637Z A group of doctors, attired in the fantastic mummery of their craft, followed; and last of all came Oskelano and his brother side by side. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z It would be a satisfaction to feel justified in conscience in calling for a bodily expiation of the false pretenses and ignorant mummeries that did one's wife to death. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z Including the rural and domestic recreations, May games, mummeries, shows, processions, pageants, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 3 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:32.387Z Rise up against Him and His law, for He is moved with mirth at your mummeries. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z The mummeries of this old rascal incensed and filled me with indignation; I felt tempted to hurl a stone at his head that I had ready to hand. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Truly, we shall see before long, when this mummery is finished.' Khaled, A Tale of Arabia 2011-01-16T03:00:23.317Z We speak different languages, my dear child—there's a yawning chasm dividing our natures—and you're even willing to risk our two lives for such mummery. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z These latter had each of them some mummery peculiar to himself. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Another laugh sealed the triumph of the king, and William Hume stared in amazement at the extraordinary mummery that was acted around him. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 “What do you mean by this mummery?” exclaimed the foreman; and he tried to drag away the handkerchief, but was stopped. The Parson O' Dumford “Pooh!” said the earl nervously, “that was but mummery on the hill.” The Little Minister The carnival mummeries were general in Northern Germany, when masks swarmed through the streets; the favourite costumes were those of Turks, Moors, and Indians. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. The setting apart the greater portion of the day for weeks together, for religious ceremonies, and especially the almost dramatic scenes of the Passion week, sound to our ears as tales of mummery. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations "Enough of this mummery," said Hans, at the instigation of the princess. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Pitiable and disgusting as the scene was I could not help laughing at the mummeries of the fellow. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan I cannot understand the Emperor," he resumed; "he chatters like an old woman, and laughs as though he really were amused by these mummeries. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. I must and will know what all this mummery means.” With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Hence priests turned playwrights and actors, and instead of profane mummeries presented scriptural stories, or legendary tales, which they at least deemed improving and instructive. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations Her appearance was the signal for a violent flow of language from Brant, who had confided the secret of his mummery to the mate. A Traitor's Wooing But what useful purpose can these mummeries serve? The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess In consequence of all this mummery the Australian women attach great sacredness to the very name of the turndun. Custom and Myth New Edition So might a spangled troup of weary players entice a sleepy child that had only known the lambs and birds, and lain on fragrant hay, to take some part in their ghastly mummery. The Day of His Youth When next he saw her, she would have forgotten her priests and their mummery; she would think only of him and live only for him. Plashers Mead A Novel How sweet in truth Heaven is, its floors of sandal wood, Its old-world furniture, its linen long in press, Its incense, mummeries, flowers, its scent of holiness! Satan Absolved Accordingly, when the first Field of May took place without the royal mummery, not one of the dukes and bishops missed the idol that was absent from the feast. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess He was loosed from the triangles, and tied to a neighbouring stake, after the mummery of a five minutes' court-martial. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 It angered Connor, this mummery of speechlessness, but with his anger was an odd feeling of helplessness as though the other had a loaded gun at his head. The Garden of Eden But the ceremony consisted of a lot of mummery well calculated to impress the simple-minded negroes. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction "What mummery is this?" the dark man asked. The Eye of Wilbur Mook Much of the money belonging to them is wasted in drink, in foolish show and mummery; but the societies are based upon wrong principles, and can never become right. Freehold Land Societies Their History, Present Position, and Claims The only learning which they patronised was the mummeries of monkish superstition and priestly adulation. Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards "One thing is certain," she added, to herself, as a sort of comfort, "Tita will have to do her mummeries in the garden after this." Anne They stared at its rites as mummeries, and made a jest of its most solemn ceremonies, directly under the eyes of the pope. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 "No mummery, but the good bishop's prayer answered," Merlin said calmly. The Eye of Wilbur Mook We are held in contempt, but such was the fate of every prophet; they make us into mummers and we learn mummery, but Balzac and Turgenev rise from their own dust. A Novelist on Novels I saw him surrounded by all the European monarchs, and often asked myself whether the world's life is, after all, anything but mummery. Waldfried A Novel The intervals of the performances will be filled up by the solemn mummeries of the celebrated clerical buffoon, the Reverend Timothy Twist, assisted by a Deathless Clown from Drury Lane, and other available talent. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) "Do you think you are carrying out my will by performing all the mummeries you have taken part in to-day, while your heart is full of the things of this world?" Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 It was herself she was expressing at these moments of mummery. Command "At the end of a long mummery we learned from my uncle's muttering lips that God would fight in the next battle." A Christian But a Roman You cannot imagine how pleasant it is to be so constantly a masker, in the mummery known as life. Waldfried A Novel There is that at your heart which—well, betrays These mocking mummeries.—Live and learn!— Idyllic Monologues Old and New World Verses The mummery receives its due punishment; nevertheless, Mercy and Compassion come to the mummer's aid, and deliver her out of all her troubles. Pretty Michal These priests, with their shaven crowns, and arrayed in the yellow robes of the religion, appeared to go through the mummery with devotion. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Stuart, impolitic for once, disdained to respond, and, grimly silent, eyed him with a sort of stoical defiance that struck the Indian's mummery dumb. The Story of Old Fort Loudon And, strange to say, I dreamed that I was again at Jena, and that the fantastic mummery of those days was being renewed. Waldfried A Novel These are the “Clairvoyants,” who do business by means of certain select mummeries of their own, and who make a great deal of money in their trade. The Witches of New York I thought it bad enough in them, and wondered the quality could be entertained with such indecent mummery. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales Some idle mummery, To him more sacred than my Gaspar's relic, From his dull memory hath chased his promise. Olla Podrida "All rank superstition, trash, and mummery from the days of darkness and barbarism," continued Dulberry. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. It will be remembered that in Great Expectations and elsewhere the ostentation, mummery, and extravagance of the "undertaking ceremony" are severely criticised. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land Lukins was first attacked by a kind of epileptic fit, when he was going about acting Christmas plays, or mummeries: this he ascribed to a blow given by an invisible hand. Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed Laws derive no additional force, nor additional excellence from such mummery. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 Yield to her mummery, it can make no difference. Olla Podrida I suppose so: but what need you or I care for such absurd mummeries? Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Power unmolested For centuries, vested In impotent sinew and imbecile brain, Altars that rested On mummeries ilested, Tatters to ruin and not in the rain. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 To support his new character, he practised some religious mummeries; he was seen worshipping the rising and setting sun. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 He had assumed a fresh shape, more marvelous than any he had hitherto put on in the whole round of his extraordinary mummery. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. It was restoring the decorations and the mummery of the mass! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors But these had been mere mummeries, mere child's play, and the soul of Filarete had thirsted for a reality. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion To be boxed up in the midst of mummeries and lies—he would start up and pace the floor, the sweat standing on his face. An Ocean Tramp I don’t care for Tom Van Dorn’s court, his grand folderol and mummery of the law. In the Heart of a Fool Then all was jollity, Feasting and mirth, light wantonness and laughter, Piping and playing, minstrelsy and masking; 'Till life fled from us like an idle dream, A show of mummery without a meaning. Jane Shore A Tragedy One would think from all the secret mummery with which he surrounded himself that he was the Mikado, himself. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story "Faith in images; faith in the Virgin; faith in mummery," says Johns, with a sigh. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Priestly mummeries will last as long as there is a demand for them. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) The gross mummery witnessed at the temple of Buddha in Ceylon differed only in form, scarcely in degree. Due South or Cuba Past and Present I could wish that the Cacique would follow the scouts with his mummeries and incantations. The Flute of the Gods Only fragments of a skeleton, blackened by age; a necklace of teeth from some animal's jaw; worthless trifles for the mummery of the priests. Two Thousand Miles Below Away with your beads and mummeries, your paternosters and genuflections! Dreamers of the Ghetto Animal spirits ran high; mischief beguiled the time; mummery romped and rioted. The Strollers An apparition like her has no need, thank heaven, of your symbolic mummery. Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) A Tragedy in Four Acts It was all humbug––all this mummery about intuitions and unerring perception and inscrutability. Rope More of this painted mummery she could not endure. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists And then he felt a cold wind, remembering how Riekchen had hidden her face to laugh at these mediæval mummeries, and to spit out the bitter herbs, so meaningless to her. Dreamers of the Ghetto That is as good as going to Church to be the central figures of the mummery of priests. The Book of Khalid It’s but a farce that gives the same thing we ask––at the price of a few words of mummery. A Breath of Prairie and other stories The older children were conscience-stricken at the mummery, and they ran, demoralized and shocked, into the house, leaving The Boy and the kittens behind them. A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs Henceforth she must deal with realities, leaving him to his painted mummery... Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists There will be some further mummery when the golden arrow is won. Robin Hood The formalities that intervened were little more than the mummeries of an empty formula with which certain men cloaked the spirit of a mob violence they were strong enough to wreak. The Roof Tree And to go through all this mummery that we believe not in, that we have come to this new country to escape! A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia If Rash didn’t “think much of her” there was something to “have out” with him, not with this little street-waif dressed up with this ludicrous mummery. The Dust Flower NATURE, and her laws, and her promptings, and her desires, spurn the trammels of form and custom, and reign triumphant over the hollow mummery of the parson and his pious foolery. Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life Give not so earnest a mind to these mummeries, child. Robin Hood What an exhibition of mummery it was in that time-begrimed temple! Due West or Round the World in Ten Months There is much mummery in all of these things. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Wert thou ever engaged in any of the mummeries of Satan, denominated stage plays? The Buccaneer A Tale There's nothing wonderful about it, of course, only the usual holy mummery. The Brothers Karamazov It is not easy to understand how any man, who had sat in free and powerful deliberative assemblies, could condescend to bear a part in such a mummery. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) A screen gallery, an organ and a high table completed the hall which was the principal room of the castle and the place where all of the feasts, mummeries and masques were held. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls It is so sad to a feeling mind to see the mummeries that go on at St Roque's," said this obtuse sister; "and I am afraid poor Mr Wentworth must be in a bad way. The Perpetual Curate "What mummery!" said the Buccaneer; "I hear nothing, and see nothing." The Buccaneer A Tale After dinner the loving cup went round: the minstrels led in the players: and they had dramatic shows, songs, dances and 'mummeries' for the rest of the day. The History of London “I could not see why she should be kept out of the mummery,” Thoroughgood responded, “if she had a mind for the masking.” The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel He goes through his mummeries as honestly as a parson through his sermons or a dervish through his dances—it's all one, and we must allow for it in the make-up of human nature. The Art of Disappearing What a sad mummery of lisping nothings was my speech—and what a vanity was my attire! The Panchronicon “Whither leads this mummery?” cried the athlete, growing at last angry. A Victor of Salamis For no doubt to some that be young—and to some that be old too—it is an occasion for mummeries and japes when a good man cometh home to his dame.' The Fifth Queen Crowned It seems better that he should sit deserted in his Indian caves than be dishonoured by such mummeries. Appearances Being Notes of Travel "A truce to this mummery," I said sternly. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France Madame de Motteville has left us an amusing recital of the “mummeries,” as she terms them, of which she was a witness. Political Women, Vol. 1 The rude satires, and gross mummery which occupied the stage, or rather the cart, of Thespis, were certainly calculated to provoke mirth in the multitude. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 The realist of the Thackeray School finds nothing but monstrous exaggeration here�and fantastic mummery. Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions So soon as the reformers were placed in direct conflict with the Church of Rome, her anathemas were hurled against all who assented not to her mummeries. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse "A truce to your mummery," I cried; "will you answer my questions?" My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France The mummeries of these impostors, consisting in pretended consultations with their oracles, are looked upon with confidence, and their mandates, however absurd, superstitiously submitted to. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage The preliminary trial, the mummery before a justice of the peace, also went against Alf; the grand jury had brought in its finding, and the next step was the formal arraignment before the circuit judge. The Jucklins A Novel One thing only was wanting, as a Jacobin bitterly remarked—the million of men who were slain to end all that mummery. The Story of Paris Under his breath he whispered, "Summary that mummery, Mary," and a thin smile fell about his lips while he listened. Citadel Coming here is like passing from a birth and death chamber into a theatre, where, if the actors have lives of their own, apart from mummery, it is their business not to show them. A Poor Man's House What rite, what jabbering ceremony, what priestly ordinance, what legal mummery, stood between him and his claim to his father's name? A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Papal priests pretended, by their senseless mummery, to convert the simple bread and wine into the actual “body and blood of Christ.” The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Such mummery is not only not to be accepted—it is hateful, unendurable. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 “Do you think, Hildebrand,” he questioned, “that I came here for this mummery in my father’s monument?” The Proud Prince It's enough to make you die of laughing; everyone performing a mummery, which imposes on nobody. The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 It was curious, interesting, and inspiring—little of mummery and much of solemnity. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I The grotesque heads on the arches in the nave are said to represent the various mummeries of the Anglo-Saxon gleemen. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See Shall we laugh at it as a bit of mummery that is useless in an age of books and newspapers, and foolish and pompous in days of frock-coats and chimney-pot hats? The Little Manx Nation - 1891 As your tutor, in whose charge you have been left by your father, I command you to give up all this silly mummery. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War After several unmeaning mummeries and incantations, the chamber appeared to grow darker, and a low rumbling noise was heard, as from some subterraneous explosion. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Only the mechanical part of religion, only the necessary outer mummery, I shall venture to say, which, perhaps, all revealed religions require, to maintain a hold on the reverence of the common people. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 "Why all this mummery, my Sergius?" he added, as soon as he had ceased from laughing, "Or wherefore would you have mystified me too?" The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 But it would be folly and mummery in our day. The Little Manx Nation - 1891 The girl’s downright heresy, and her contempt for the mummeries of the Romish communion, troubled her mother. Live to be Useful or, The Story of Annie Lee and her Irish Nurse Indeed, the missionaries, in their various religious ceremonies,—or “mummeries,” as they might be better styled,—have always made large use of these palm-candles. The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon The cool, demure fun of Scott's features during all this mummery was perfect; and Erskine's attempt at a gay nonchalance was still more ludicrously meritorious. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) The eminently practical object of these mummeries argues very little genuine respect for the deity, an inference that has often been drawn by missionaries from other points in their treatment of their idols. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy This foolish effort first succeeded and then failed, and was a poor bit of mummery altogether, ending in nothing but waste of money and time, and breath and temper. The Little Manx Nation - 1891 My dear Joyce," I said, fixing her with my eleven-stone look, "let us stop this mummery. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 4, 1914 Amongst the Germanic nations, from a very early period, popular amusements consisted in pantomimes, mummery with animal masks, horseplay by clowns, etc. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals And to think that good people, millions of them, believe in such mummery! The Tyranny of the Dark You will forget this ghastly mummery when we are in the light, and can see each other’s eyes. Romola My English readers may consider this as a piece of mummery. Valerie They frowned severely on what they termed the mummeries of Madawando. A Little Girl in Old Quebec He broke into a storm of laughter which ended as abruptly as it began, ended from a sudden realisation that all this folly and mummery was a real and solid effort to compass his escape. Men of Affairs At other times, the mummery becomes too violent, grows too "fast and furious," to permit us to believe that what we witness is the sane carriage of a sane man. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Well," he said, "some people have the gift, there's no doubt, and if your Thorberg had it not, all her mummeries would avail her nothing. Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America I have already alluded to the curious bit of mummery which was meant to keep them off. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus The medical literature of the last century before Christ, and from that period until late in the Middle Ages, was an actual treasury of conjuration and other mummeries. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery She asked whether their heathen worship was done at last, so that all might go to bed, or whether they were to be kept awake till midnight by more mummery? Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" Many jugglers too make profit of this our universal curiosity: by their strange mummeries, they have set the outstretched fancy in amazement. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works This ridiculous genuflexion and mummery you may see repeated every morning in a Mexican “iglesia,” long before the hour of breakfast. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico On entering the town they found every one keeping holiday, for it was Shrovetide, and mummery and feasting, and amusements of all sorts were going forward. Count Ulrich of Lindburg A Tale of the Reformation in Germany Others, as the Quakers, denounce all this as mummery. As A Chinaman Saw Us Passages from his Letters to a Friend at Home It is a curious ceremony, partaking something of the nature of a Guy Fawkes mummery, something, I consider, of a much older and traditional character. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland Methinks it is hard that a dying woman cannot have the consolations of the rites of her own faith—mummery though they be. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 That solemn mummery, the "Peace Congress," might temporarily have turned the tide it was wholly powerless to dam; but the arch seceder, Massachusetts, manipulated even that slight chance of compromise. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death "What ridiculous mummeries!" said Rollo, in a low tone, as soon as they had got out of the hearing of the congregation. Rollo on the Rhine The ostentatious mummery of these mock ceremonies would cause a smile but for the frightful tragedy with which they were to close. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa There are superstitions and mummeries; wild fears of spectres and devils; sentimental piety handed with cruelty and debauchery. The Chief End of Man What a paltry patch-work of theatrical paper-mantles, tinsel and mummery, had this man wrapped his own reality in, thinking to make it more real thereby! The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 To one who disbelieved the Christian faith, the repetitions of its forms could seem but a mere idle mummery. Olive A Novel Impatient at this mummery, Lord Elmwood rose, ordered the servants out of the room, and then, looking at his watch, found it was near one. A Simple Story It needed to be left in peace and quiet, not be stirred up to listen to what, in her increasing ire, the nurse termed mummery and flummery. The Brentons Indeed, no religious rites exist among them, unless the unmeaning mummery of the medicine tent can be looked upon as such. Hudson Bay “We want none of their mummery,” exclaimed Captain Crowhurst, in a tone of indignant contempt. The Three Lieutenants A’Dale, however, who disliked such mummeries as much as did Ernst, did not altogether keep his countenance. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham The "May-dolling" by children in the streets of Royston as every first of May comes round is clearly a survival of the more picturesque mummeries of the past. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King He insisted on Navarre taking part in this mummery, for it was to his interest to prevent the Protestant party from claiming a noble leader. Heroes of Modern Europe He wound up by declaring that the great mass of the nation looked with contempt upon the mummeries of superstition. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 At the end of twelve months your Whitsun Kingship will be over, you will doff your genteel mummery, and become the leader of my heydukes. A Hungarian Nabob “Down with these Romish mummeries! down with the idols!” were the cries we chiefly heard. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham All mummery was to be forbidden, and all monarchy to be called mummery. A Short History of England It was here in the middle ages that that piece of priestly mummery, the procession of the herrings, used to take place at dusk on the Wednesday before Easter. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines Behind the mummeries, ceremonials, and symbolic accessories, the object of the Jew's adoration was the face of God. The Promised Land To set to guessing about it, were as bad as seeing the whole mummery over again.” St. Ronan's Well Maskings or mummeries were favourite sports at Christmas in old times; and the wardrobes at halls and manor-houses were often laid under contribution to furnish dresses and fantastic disguisings. Old Christmas From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving It was the first time I had ever witnessed this monstrous mummery in the Catholic church; and I called in the Dr. and Mr. S., who were looking at some statuary. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland He would attend to the witch and her fantastic mummeries later. The Secret of the Storm Country In fact, the mummery is the chief matter—which is what makes the play so attractive to children, and, it may be added, so suitable for their performance. The Peace Egg and Other tales Thinkest thou I am become a helpless woman to profit of thy mummeries? The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV Cruelties lurked everywhere, waiting in the confused mummery. Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards We paid a heavy fee to see the rare show; but it is well enough to understand the mummery that there is in the world. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland Gravely does Miss Hannah More address Mr. Horace Walpole, concerning what she terms the 'demoniacal mummery'—'the operation of fraud upon folly' which then occupied the country. Art in England Notes and Studies There needs no mummery now to work a marvel. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity But the more I thought the nearer I came to concluding it took something more than a mere mummery to make a wife. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV It was an old custom also to have mummeries on Twelfth night. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide These, coupled with his oratory and mummeries, greatly enhanced an influence which was possibly added to by a gloomy and saturnine countenance, made more forbidding still by the loss of an eye. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 Walpole at once proclaims the man a rascal, and proposes to have him locked up for his mummeries and impositions. Art in England Notes and Studies The word has come to us, through the French form masque, cognate with Spanish mascarada, a masquerade or assembly of maskers, otherwise called a mummery. Milton's Comus Midst of all this mummery, intelligence was brought in that the Egyptian army was within two hours' march of them. Sketches A horse blew out its nostrils somewhere behind and stamped; then a man's voice cried brutally: "Now then, is that popish mummery done yet?" By What Authority? Crazy superstition and the aim at mummery have added the details of process that seem tedious. The Square of Sevens An Authoritative Method of Cartomancy with a Prefatory Note Attempts also were made to abolish the Christmas mummeries and the miracle plays. The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See The old way—adding to all the old mummeries of the most mumming of all professions—medicine! The Sagebrusher A Story of the West Poor young man, if this mummery were to console him for the rest of his life, why should I not indulge him in it?' The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont There are no elaborate mummeries about our service in the temple of Nicotiana. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) No more of thy poor little mummeries for the deception of the ignorant! The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension These mummeries were, as Ragon observes, "only the pretexts for assemblies; the real objects were the banquet and the ball, which were their inevitable accompaniments." Secret Societies And Subversive Movements The pagan origin of its mummeries and licence is evident, but it is a spring rather than a winter festival, and hardly calls for treatment here. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan These "visitations" seem to have been characterized by feasting and merriment and some undesirable mummery. The Customs of Old England "If this isn't superstition, or mesmerism, or deception of some kind, why do you insist on all this mummery of soot and ashes for my friend and me?" Caves of Terror All institutions which through mummery, strange acts, dress and ritual, affect to know and impart the inmost secrets of creation and ultimate destiny, had their rise in Egypt. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers This truth is a naked and open daylight, which doth not show the masques and mummeries and triumphs of the world half so stately and daintily as candle light. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Some persons, who hate all innovations, will pronounce all this 'mummery,' which is a very compendious piece of criticism. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg More mummery has thrived in law than in even medicine or theology. Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O What a silliness, he said, to think that the mummery of a woman over a rose could affect a life. A Certain Rich Man The House of Commons laughed at him as bringing back Popish mummeries. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 "Come, lad, the truth,—what reply did Black Partridge make to this Indian mummery?" When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country I care as little for your Romish mummery," she said sneeringly, "as I do for the senseless rites of these savages. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France Churches at that period were too often but monuments of superstition for the celebration of mummery, for sheltering criminals, receptacles for pretended relics, and in fact instruments for maintaining the power of priestcraft. How to Enjoy Paris in 1842 Intended to Serve as a Companion and Monitor, Containing Historical, Political, Commercial, Artistical, Theatrical And Statistical Information It was better than a mummery, and I was glad to see it. When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth Is it credible that Richard, if the murderer, would have exhibited this unnecessary mummery, only to revive the memory of his own guilt? Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third The rigmarole and mummery Winnie went through affected her exactly as it had affected her sister. The Adventures of Kathlyn "Saints of Israel! do you think that mummery saved them?" Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France "Did I teach you this mummery?" resumed the irritated Scot; "did I teach you to put on those robes of the devil, and hold that lighted torch to him, as you have but now done?" The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New World All this he did with a bored air, as if he thought the performance a superfluous mummery. The Disentanglers Moses had bound the Jews to many idle ceremonies, mummeries, and observances, of no effect towards producing the social utilities which constitute the essence of virtue; Jesus exposed their futility and insignificance. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 The Pharisees, who were the propagators of these mummeries, were unceasingly denounced by him. The Life of Jesus "It is fitting that you go; for I like not these lies and masking and I may spoil the mummery without you at my elbow." Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People She had dreamed of such love but never hoped for it, and now all the pretty tricks she had thought of had become as the mummery of fools. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ "But you hate such mummery yourself, my son?" The King's Achievement But this was a tame mummery, compared with the grossness elsewhere allowed in burlesquing religious ceremonies. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 This or that mummery was enacted by men for a magical purpose, to secure success in the chase, agriculture, or war. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological The mummery now ceased, and Bunce having been carried elsewhere, the maskers resumed their native apparel, having thrown aside that which had been put on for a distinct purpose. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia You may think so, but I don't believe in that kind of mummery. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Hypocrite!" snarled the marquis; "Have I not forbidden you this mummery in my presence? The Grey Cloak But what a contrast to the calm, unconscious, and insipid mummery which went on at the moment through the whole room! The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The highest religious hopes, the meanest magical mummeries are blended in this religion. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological I was willing to indulge myself in an hope that this second appearance of ambassadors was only an insolent mummery of the same kind; but, alas! The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) He shut his eyes and groped for the wall to steady himself, wondering if this bit of mummery would get over. The Ragged Edge Even the appellation of Juggler is not amiss applicable to those of their craft, considering all their tricks and mummery not a whit superior to those of these poor savages, in the eyes of common-sense. An Account of the Customs and Manners of the Micmakis and Maricheets Savage Nations, Now Dependent on the Government of Cape-Breton Mary had gazed mournfully on as this mummery was enacted. Inez A Tale of the Alamo The mummeries of the pagan priests were childish, but the Gothic enchanters shook and alarmed all nature. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century "And what the better shall I be of his mummeries?" hastily replied the lady. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 After all, she knew little of this strange faith of theirs—had little belief in its mummery. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel The want of faith in the operators, or the growth of a new and obstinate assortment of hazel twigs, threw discredit on the mummery and the mummers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 20, 1841 "I have lived without the mummery of prayer, and I will die without it." The Redemption of David Corson Even to keep an open mind himself to all the muss and mummery of the Church! The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill If these mummeries and this hocus-pocus were collected into a volume, and set out with elegant extracts from the Bible, there would be a nineteenth century Atharva Veda. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow It is not so much among the wealthy upper classes that the mischiefs of this useless and expensive mummery are felt, as amongst the middle and working classes. Thrift The procedures have their merits and their demerits, their separate uses and abuses, their essential and non-essential parts, their various veils, mummeries, and labyrinths. Five Years of Theosophy At the domino mask they fetched I hesitated, for anything like mummery of this sort was always repugnant to me. The Way of a Man He had so far recovered from the frightening effects of the marriage service that he was making light of it, and saying: "When will this mummery come to an end, I wonder?" The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill The mummeries of these impostors, consisting in pretended consultations with their oracles, are looked upon with confidence, and their mandates, however absurd, superstitiously submitted to. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 And yet, how worthless and extravagant is the mummery of the undertaker's grief; and the feigned woe of the mutes, saulies, and plume bearers, who are paid for their day's parade! Thrift He has good letters and a fair name, and mingles in the Mystick Krewe, that curious club, possible nowhere else, that has raised mummery into the sphere of aesthetics. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 And all the while they were going through this wretched mummery, they were hungry and thirsty and naked—destitute in a smiling land of plenty. Queed Twenty thousand French troops were approaching Amsterdam to bring him to reason, when the young ruler decided to be rid of this royal mummery. The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) Rags, relics, witches, ghosts, fiends, crowd your page; Our fathers' mummeries we well-pleased behold, And, proudly conscious of a purer age, Forgive some fopperies in the times of old. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 In consequence of all this mummery the Australian women attach great sacredness to the very name of the turndun. Custom and Myth I might almost as well be in my office at home--tackling the pile of work that's been rolling up while I go on with this invalid's mummery.... V. V.'s Eyes The thought of taking personal part in such mummery as a funeral—"barbaric rites," he called them in the forthcoming Work—was entirely distasteful to him. Queed The chief motioned to me that I should kneel at his wife’s feet, and kiss her hand, but I merely bowed, not considering this a fit moment to protest otherwise against such sacrilegious mummeries. In the Wrong Paradise It is the hour for execution, not for mummery. John of the Woods But the money, the paraphernalia, the hordes of servants, the mummery of the life! Lady Rose's Daughter Don Marquis has no taste for that sort of mummery. Shandygaff The masques, mummeries and festive customs described in the text are in accordance with the manners of the age. Twice Told Tales Adieu, my Friend: it is silent Sunday; the populace not yet admitted to their beer- shops, till the respectabilities conclude their rubric- mummeries,—a much more audacious feat than beer! The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol II. This, come what will, was, is, and forever must be sacred; and will one day, doubtless, anew environ itself with fit modes; with solemnities that are not mummeries. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I His memory is stored with the accounts given by Stow, in his Survey of London, of the holiday revels at the inns of court, the Christmas mummeries, and the masquings and bonfires about the streets. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists Can you possibly go on thinking of your philanthropic work as something genuine and useful, and not a mere mummery? The Duel and Other Stories All this would seem the most superstitious and idolatrous mummery to the simple worshippers in the shrines of Jerusalem. The New Jerusalem In all which space there were fine and subtle disguisings, masks, and mummeries, with playing at cards for counters, nails, and points, in every house, more for pastime than for gain. The Bed-Book of Happiness Once more He saw the senseless mummery of the priestly ceremonies, which seemed more pitiful than ever to His developed mind. Mystic Christianity I am on my way to take my place on the tripod, and go through the usual mummery, as you rightly call it, to impress your friend the envoy. Back to Methuselah But I cannot tell: this same truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masks and mummeries and triumphs of the world half so stately and daintily as candle-lights. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Some of his language is unquotable: here are some milder specimens:— "As for the enormous wax candles, and superstitious mummeries, and painted jackets of the Catholic priests, I fear them not." Sydney Smith The mummery of wearing the fantastic dress of the woman points back to the old Lord of Misrule. The New North In the free participation of every innocent entertainment and delight, I have pursued an open, unreserved course, equally removed from the mummery of superstition and the dissipation of infidelity. A Collection of College Words and Customs I wish to speak to that man face to face, without mummery or imposture. Back to Methuselah There is no intrusion so jarring to the decent grief of surviving affection, no conceivable mummery more derisive of mortality. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4 After this mummery had continued some minutes, the men separated for them to pass, and the boys were now led over the bodies lying on the ground. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. This mummery of a supernatural aid may be of use in holding the minds of the ignorant beings who follow your fortunes, in subjection, but it is lost when addressed to me. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas Have done with your senseless and profane mummeries; and dismiss your Robin Hoods, your Friar Tucks, and your Hobby-horses. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance Are you so foolish as to offer me this mummery which even you despise? Back to Methuselah The latter current, mythological, is full of magic, mummery, and scandalous legend. The Making of Religion And, besides, coming from the Red Tower of the Wolfsberg, their precious Society of the White Wolf, with its mummery and flummery, filled me with a hot contempt. Red Axe "This mummery is well maintained!" muttered Ludlow, when the skiff had reached a distance that assured him of safety. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas Holiday amusement consisted largely of the dances that the Negroes had brought with them, these being accompanied by the beating of drums and the blowing of horns; and funeral ceremonies featured African mummeries. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia I have no patience with such mummery; but you expect it from us; so I suppose it must be kept up. Back to Methuselah That old mummery is near its conclusion, at least as a political object. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II They must now persuade the curate to take the saint out, and that good priest—a fat, kindly, but rather shrewd fellow—always objected to what he called a bit of old-fashioned mummery. The Torrent Entre Naranjos "What do you make of the mummery now going on?" Boy Scouts on Motorcycles With the Flying Squadron More mummery! why this gentleman looks as fine and as foolish in his affectation of rugged points and quaint angles, as a staring, white-washed, Gothic villa with the paint not yet dry. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 385, August 15, 1829 Here the parlance ceased; for Wilder turned upon his heel, as though he were already disgusted with his part of the mummery. The Red Rover Her nephew gave a little into that mummery even to me; forgetting how much I must remember of his aversion to his uncle. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II But he knew very well how it was: it was a miserable piece of mummery that was played only in spite of him. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are The "mummery" consisted in slow, gliding motions, in whirlings about intended to be graceful, in slow liftings of the hands upward, and in the beating of the drums. Boy Scouts on Motorcycles With the Flying Squadron To say Mass, believing the Mass to be but a mummery, was detestable. The Lake You have been too occupied with other things, brother—too busy, you might say, with worldly matters to search for the spirit that pervades what you call 'mummery.' For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store On April 4, Palm Sunday, he attended the services at the Sistine Chapel, which he found rather tedious, with much mummery. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. The attention so recently strained on one object of interest, was now divided among a hundred; and look where you would, there was a motley assemblage of feasting, laughing, talking, begging, gambling, and mummery. Nicholas Nickleby What mummery is this, De Bracy?" said Fitzurse, somewhat angrily; "is this a time for Christmas gambols and quaint maskings, when the fate of our master, Prince John, is on the very verge of decision? Ivanhoe But take away the existence of my fellow-men; and you reduce all that is, and all that I experience, to a senseless mummery. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author It is to this accidental banishment to Devon that we owe the cluster of exquisite pieces descriptive of obsolete rural manners and customs—the Christmas masks, the Twelfth-night mummeries, the morris-dances, and the May-day festivals. Ponkapog Papers But I cannot tell; this same truth, is a naked, and open day-light, that doth not show the masks, and mummeries, and triumphs, of the world, half so stately and daintily as candle-lights. The Essays of Francis Bacon The masques, mummeries, and festive customs, described in the text, are in accordance with the manners of the age. From Twice Told Tales "What profane mummery is this?" said the Prior. Ivanhoe But the daily life of Mr. J. A. Kensit, like that of any ordinary modern man, is, as a matter of fact, one continual and compressed catalogue of mystical mummery and flummery. Heretics Yet, what the devil! you, the time-battered vagabond, decline happiness and a kingdom to boot because of yesterday's mummery in the cathedral! because of a mere promise given! The Certain Hour "For thus he ventured, to the verge, Push a vain mummery." An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry They needed little to release the accumulated pressure of static nerve force which the terrorizing mummery of the witch-doctor had induced. Jungle Tales of Tarzan What mummery is this?" said Cedric; "think you that we are ignorant whose prisoners we are, when we are in the castle of your master? Ivanhoe The truth is that the modern man scarcely ever gets back to very old and simple things except when he is performing some religious mummery. Heretics The Duke of Anjou, who wore ordinary attire, seemed to take to this mummery like a bear, ready to growl at any moment. An Enemy to the King I have declined presenting the Debtors' Petition6, being sick of parliamentary mummeries. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 "I fear the King's character will suffer under your mummery." Woodstock; or, the Cavalier Still they act the mystery plays with instinctive fullness of interpretation, they sing strangely in the mountain fields, they love make-belief and mummery, their processions and religious festivals are profoundly impressive, solemn, and rapt. Twilight in Italy In an age of dusty modernity, when beauty was thought of as something barbaric and ugliness as something sensible, he alone saw that men must always have the sacredness of mummery. Heretics I will not trouble you with a pompous description of all the mummery of the scene, my dear, as I despair of being able to frighten you out of your wits. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 But even if she did keep up her little mummeries, he could not see that they would do him or Laura any harm. Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I All the great uses of a noble life brought down to petty observances and childish mummeries, prayers and genuflections before waxen relics and dressed-up madonnas. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger He stood aside and let the mummeries go by him, and was glad when these Christmas follies were done with, and the law-courts in full swing once more. Charlotte's Inheritance The routine of the sick-room bewildered her; this punctual administering of medicine seemed as idle as some uncomprehended religious mummery. The Greater Inclination But your hypocrisy and your mummery shall serve you to little purpose. Imogen A Pastoral Romance It often happened that he was duped by his own mummery. Saint Augustin Plotinus, Longinus, Porphyrus, and others, dressed it up still more fantastically, added a great deal of superstitious mummery, blended it with magic, and other unintelligible doctrines. The System of Nature, Volume 2 Well, Mother," cried Mr. Worden, with a little impatience, at what he fancied mummery, "I am dying to hear what has happened, that I may put the more faith in what is to happen. Satanstoe The mummeries already described could not fail to be sufficiently revolting to a people who permit not any image or representation of created things, even in the uses of ordinary life. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Barbarous and inhuman priest," she cried, "cease your vile and impious mummery! Imogen A Pastoral Romance Well, well! but you are a little old-fashioned, with all these equivocal mummeries. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice But in its perfected shape it was a genuine offspring of the English renaissance, a cross between the vernacular mummery, or mystery-play, and the Greek drama. Milton Cease that mummery," roared the Baron, "and read without more waiting or the rod's upon thy back again. The Strong Arm "To drop this mummery," says Lord Humphrey, "what are you doing in my lodgings?" Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes I made up my mind to speak to her at, once, and see if I could not stop such hideous mummery. Crowded Out! and Other Sketches Even the stately dames who gazed from the balconies, which they had hung with antique tapestry, looked more like effigies dressed up for a quaint mummery, than like ladies in their fashionable attire. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies But mummery and slummery You must keep in your mind, For every day, mind what I say, Fresh fakements you will find. Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] He loathed the huxtering chivalry, the hypocritical mummery, the hero without fear and without a heart, the incarnation of cold and selfish virtue admiring itself and most patently self-satisfied. Jean-Christophe, Volume I He used to tell her that it was all folly and mummery, as he had heard his grandfather say. Jean-Christophe Journey's End Presently the chamberlain came and informed me that a party of country lads were in the servants' hall, performing Plough Monday antics, and invited me to witness their mummery. Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey When this magnificent guerdon was thus proffered to their acceptance, they forthwith forgot their mummery, and joined in a general scramble. Journal of an African Cruiser "Do you believe you obeyed me by all the exterior mummeries which you performed yesterday, without your heart being touched?" Chicot the Jester No, there must be an end to that mummery. Master Olof : a Drama in Five Acts This rite does not, indeed, explain the rationale of the doctrine; but it is a piece of unmeaning mummery, unless it preaches plainly the fact that Christ's death is the ground of our forgiveness. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII The scene would be rehearsed several times before Sultan, tired of mummery and eager for actualities, slunk yawling into the bush, while Baal Burra, whimpering in the dusk, waddled home to be caged. My Tropic Isle Several hundreds of them paraded through the streets in a confused mass, occasionally stopping before some gentleman's house, and enacting sundry mummeries, in consideration of which they expected to receive a present. Journal of an African Cruiser It has to me the atmosphere and movement of some Greek tragedy, though one writer likens it to mediæval mummery. The French in the Heart of America That's fine mummery in days like these when everybody is getting educated. Master Olof : a Drama in Five Acts Where be these dog-priests now," growled the baron, "who set such price on their ghostly mummery? Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 Such, however, has not been the case: and Ireland especially, excited by her priests, has taken fire at the whole letter, and most of all at the word "mummeries." Lady John Russell But it is their God who is evil, as Proudhon said, that senseless and ludicrous God who delights in grotesque saturnalia, in ridiculous prayers, in shameful mummeries, in vows contrary to nature. The Grip of Desire Procession after procession now began to reappear, for all had made the circuit of the city, and each had repeated its mummeries so often that the actors grew weary of their sports. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons What do you want here, with your mummery and medicine, when you know the cause of my malady well enough already? Two Years Ago, Volume I They had eyes to see through a maze of red tape and legal mummery to the simple truth that was being hidden or obscured. The Centralia Conspiracy His religion is a mummery, and his Gospel-walkings nothing but dancing a masquerade. Character Writings of the 17th Century The chemist answered: 'I have a religion, my religion, and I even have more than all these others with their mummeries and their juggling. The Public vs. M. Gustave Flaubert "Excellent well, and truer than it could be done by your real pagan!" cried the bailiff, who, in spite of his official longings, began to watch the mummery with a pleased eye. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons He made no mark in the House of Lords, and was sick of what he called "parliamentary mummeries." Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam Call it mummery if ye like, but let me ask you why so many of your sheep stray into our fold? Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories It was a simple enough ceremonial denuded of many of the mediaeval mummeries which have been revived by a newer emotional Church for the edification of the weak-minded. The Velvet Glove I think I should have died with shame, if the child had led me into the drawing-room in the mummery I had worn to represent a nurse. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 3 Books for Children "Body o' me! if I am wiser than thyself, worthy bailiff; it is clearly a rogue who can never have done his mummery so expertly, without some aid from the flask." The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Having engaged in this solemn mummery, you mentally record the fact that you have been squandering your time, and enter into a compact with yourself that no more will you so do. The Century Vocabulary Builder The public remained content with such poor mummeries, as could be got up by strolling players and mountebanks. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 The horse looked about in the thick of the night, as the head of the horse peers out of the cloak, in Welsh mummery, at Christmas-tide. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale That zealous father, so intolerant of superstitious mummery under every shape, directs his efforts against this fashion as against a—device of the devil. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 The old man stood on the castle roof, smiling and waving his hand; below, Orange fluttered her red handkerchief from the balcony, and blessed her darling with African mummeries. Castle Nowhere Why you should go, why you should leave every one in ignorance and take up with mummery like this—it is something no sane person can tell. The Law of the Land To him all priests were impostors, and sacraments meaningless mummery, and yet he would not abolish religion entirely. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Wherefore, holy dame, pilgrim, or abbess, or whatever thou art, be mute with thy mummery or beware the mill-dam. The Abbot The flood of maskers recloses behind the ominous passage; —the drums boom again; the dance recommences; and all the fantastic mummery ebbs swiftly out of sight. Two Years in the French West Indies At last, he raced from the ring, pursued by the inflated bladder in the hand of Joey Grinaldi, their joint mummery over for the afternoon. The Rose in the Ring Inside the low log building certain preparations progressed, mummeries peculiar to the tribesmen, not to be described, strange, grotesque, sickening, horrible. The Law of the Land He washed and went through the mummery of muslim prayers for the watchful mullah's sake, and climbed on to his bed. King of the Khyber Rifles My own share in the mummery was humble and confusing. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca For years I practiced these senseless mummeries, and if there were any virtue, in them, I should, most certainly have discovered it. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal The proceedings were always conducted with much ceremony, and involved a good deal of savage mummery. The Great Salt Lake Trail Be ready to-night with your puppets and put your own soul into the jesting and the mummery. Masters of the Guild It was just as much a part of the fashionable world that blighted me as the rest of society's mummeries. Without a Home The decree from Rome has annulled the foolish mummery of her infancy. The Chaplet of Pearls I will have no more medieval mummery of chains and doors. The Ball and the Cross Occasionally, when by herself, she would rebel for a brief moment, as one rebels in secret against a mummery which one is obliged to treat seriously. The Old Wives' Tale Had we found her whom we sought, or were we, perchance, but enmeshed in the web of some marvellous mummery and about to make acquaintance with the secret of another new and mystical worship? Ayesha, the Return of She Inspection of the treasure finished and an hour-long mummery of rites performed, the thirty wound their way, chanting, in single file back again. Rung Ho! The religion of that long-buried city had been mere mummery and splendid outward show, —what was the religion of London? Ardath As an artistic finish to a marvellous piece of mummery, in one of the crude green claws is carried a fragment of coral, green with the mould of the sea. Confessions of a Beachcomber "Pooh!" said the earl nervously, "that was but mummery on the hill." The Little Minister "What was the purpose of all that elaborate mummery out at the Red Lodge?" asked Kennedy pointblank. The War Terror And yet the idiot mummery was intensely real. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel He had 'no faith in any such mummery,' he said, yet he finally yielded to his wife's almost frantic appeals and gave his consent. Katherine's Sheaves And that mummery the old foolish rogue thought more efficacious than ointments and medicines for the wretches he had made! The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 This mummery on the hill—" "Why do you call it so? The Little Minister "But it's real, Patty; it's life and not mummery." Half a Rogue What were the mummers all so busy about and how little their mummery mattered! The Story of Julia Page And why all this mystery and mummery over so simple and elemental a thing as a towel? Europe Revised The sense that life is an intolerable mummery can with difficulty be controlled by certain minds, even when circumstances offer no keen incitement to rebellion. Born in Exile Across the page the symbols moved in grave morrice, in the mummery of their letters, wearing quaint caps of squares and cubes. Ulysses He left the stage quickly and rid himself of his mummery and passed out through the chapel into the college garden. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man The first step in the conjuration of the bee-hunter was, to produce an impression on the minds of his untutored observers, by resorting to a proper amount of mummery and mystical action. Oak Openings As for the enormous wax candles, and superstitious mummeries, and painted jackets of the Catholic priests, I fear them not. Peter Plymley's Letters, and selected essays The priests went aside for a moment, laid their shaven old crowns together, and went over a little mummery. Omoo Now," he added, changing his tone, "off with that mummery, and, Cromwell, go, catch one of those fools and tell them the truth ere tales fly round the palace. The Lady of Blossholme In the whole mummery of international relations there is nothing more farcical than an international arbitration. The Mirrors of Washington The young man then related to his wondering companion the history of the mummery and incantations of which she had been a distant spectator. Oak Openings We have had enough, too, of Spanish etiquette and Italian mummery here. Joseph II. and His Court But practical Christianity he had only seen in the mummeries of the papal church. Napoleon Bonaparte Well, if so, 'tis on the faith of such mummery that priests burn women in merry England. The Lady of Blossholme What had brought her here, she who hated churches and all the mummery that they signified? Love Eternal What a mummery it must be to treat as a king a being who has lost the majesty of man! Letters on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark "Let us forget for a moment the mummery of royalty," said he. Joseph II. and His Court "Fool's mummery," he snapped, and drew her on, she going, it seemed to me, reluctantly. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza They too recognized him now, and realized that here was no mummery. The Sea-Hawk At length Deerslayer's patience became exhausted by all this mummery, and he spoke for the first time since the trial had actually commenced. The Deerslayer "Why?" says the child, "Why?" protesting with might and main against the mummery into which he is being forced. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) Whilst we speak the loadstone is withdrawn; down falls our filing in a heap with the rest, and we continue our mummery to the wretched shaving. Essays — Second Series This ceremony of initiation proved a most effective means of impressing and controlling the Negro through his love and fear of secret, mysterious, and midnight mummery. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states "It is no mummery, worthy Issachar, but a ceremony of public sacrifice, which is to be offered in the temple yonder, for the recovery from her sickness of the Lady Baaltis, the high-priestess." Elissa We were tired with all the mummery of the day; moreover, every fibre of our souls had been strained to meet the hours that had passed since we left the gaol at Jamestown. To Have and to Hold Do you imagine that citizen Schneider has not thrown off the absurd mummery of priesthood? The Paris Sketch Book Oh, Pip! thy wretched laugh, thy idle but unresting eye; all thy strange mummeries not unmeaningly blended with the black tragedy of the melancholy ship, and mocked it! Moby Dick, or, the whale I do not see why the mummeries of European heraldry should be introduced into any part of our Indian system. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 So the Abbot, who had lent himself to the mummery of coming there to read a burial service, made ready now, by order of the Queen's emissary, to solemnize a wedding. Saint Martin's Summer But William was fully determined to bring this mummery to a speedy close. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 I believe 'tis the little Esmeralda, who plays her mummeries with her goat. Notre-Dame De Paris My father's manner is quite different—it is the reading of a gentleman, who produces effect by feeling, taste, and inflection of voice, not by action or mummery. Guy Mannering Cease Your crazy salutations! peace, I say Begone, or let me go, ere I go mad With all this babble, mummery, and glare, For I am growing dangerous—Air! room! air!— Life Is a Dream Pip, thy wretched laugh, thy idle but unresting eye; all thy strange mummeries not unmeaningly blended with the black tragedy of the melancholy ship, and mocked it! Moby Dick: or, the White Whale In the next room their remaining clothing was removed and they received a bath, with some mummeries which may best be omitted. The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 If you have any mummery to go through with, there's a very good God the Father in that mortar yonder, in stone, which we stole from Saint-Pierre aux Boeufs. Notre-Dame De Paris Some of the feiticeiras, however, play more dangerous tricks than this harmless mummery. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Lewis the Fourteenth looked down on his brother King with an air not unlike that with which the Count in Moliere's play regards Monsieur Jourdain, just fresh from the mummery of being made a gentleman. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Till the Revolution purified our institutions and our manners, a state trial was merely a murder preceded by the uttering of certain gibberish and the performance of certain mummeries. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 Very near half of their time, which might he profitably employed in the exercise of industry, is lost to themselves and the community, in attendance upon the different exhibitions of religious mummery. Travels through France and Italy Was there ever such a mummery as the carrying of this bill to the other House will be, if, unfortunately, it should be carried thither. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Philosophy had brought with it mummeries as absurd as any which had been practised by the most superstitious zealot of the darkest age. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 The mummery of Portcullis and Rouge Dragon, as it has no other value than that which caprice has assigned to it, may well submit to any laws which caprice may impose on it. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Then we were compelled to hide our hatred, our sorrow, and our scorn, to laugh with hidden faces at the mummery of Laud, to curse under our breath the tyranny of Wentworth. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 If superstition implies fear, never was a word more misapplied than it is to the mummery of the religion of Rome. Travels through France and Italy A bit of mummery to act on the public feeling, I suppose. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 19 It is not easy to understand how any man who had sat in free and powerful deliberative assemblies could condescend to bear a part in such a mummery. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 Which are not wholly mummery; but have a spice of reality, to flavor them to a serious young heart. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 10 To the comic encouragement, to the "consolations lavished" in prize-book phrases by the voices of young urchins with colds, were the affecting benedictions, the whining and piteous mummeries of a church-porch after vespers. The Nabob Some remarks upon the numerous "mummeries" and festas of the inhabitants lead him into a long digression upon the feriae of the Romans. Travels through France and Italy These latter had, each of them, some mummery peculiar to himself. The History of Caliph Vathek No mummeries, candles, incense, no holy water mumbled over by priests. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard Black faces were to mediaeval mummeries what carved masks were to Greek plays: it was called being "vizarded." A Miscellany of Men It entailed nothing beyond a bit of mummery. The Drums of Jeopardy More honest or more civilised, or from opposition, the Latin fathers have long given up and disowned the disgusting mummery of the Eastern Fire—which lie the Greeks continue annually to tell. From Cornhill to Grand Cairo "I will have no such mummery where I command," said Amyas, sternly. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth When in their mummeries they were successful, she neither enjoyed the credulity of those they had tricked nor was sobered with remorse. Vera, the Medium The Carnival was nothing but masking and mummery. Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 She could still go through the mummery as Cutty had planned; but what about all the sublime generosity of the preceding night? The Drums of Jeopardy A deliberate assembly, the House of Commons, for instance, carries this mummery to the point of a methodical madness. What's Wrong with the World He had proved it, and while Juan Lepe was by he did not need this mummery, but he had thought that he might need. 1492 Then he made to take me himself; but I repeated the mummery and his grit went out through his fingers. The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke I do not choose to be a party to this mummery of—" "Asking your leave to take the word out of your mouth, governor, I make you a party to nothink. An Unsocial Socialist Astonished at what he saw, the Councillor asked what was the meaning of all this mummery, and who that man was. Andersen's Fairy Tales Thy temple is full of gold and precious mummeries!—let us load ourselves with them, and then hasten to the sea and embark! Last Days of Pompeii Indeed, the whole papacy amounts to nothing more than a mere kowtowing of persons and outward mummery. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians Archbishop Grindal long hesitated about accepting a mitre from dislike of what he regarded as the mummery of consecration. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 And yet—with another painful swing of the mind—was it necessary that Truth should be worshipped with the aid of such astonishingly transparent formalisms, hoaxes, and mummeries? Where the Blue Begins When they were all gone, and when Trabb and his men—but not his Boy; I looked for him—had crammed their mummery into bags, and were gone too, the house felt wholesomer. Great Expectations I confessed to you that our rites and ceremonies were but mummeries, to delude and lure the herd to their proper good. Last Days of Pompeii "How! what means this mummery!" cried the Legate, trembling already, and looking round to the nobles. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes Long accustomed, when the priest lifted up the host, to bow down with their faces to the earth, as before a present God, they had learned to treat the mass as an idolatrous mummery. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 |
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