| 单词 | peculate |
| 例句 | It would appear that many charges of the biographers were made upon the authority of a peculating servant whom Bront� had angered by dismissal. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z He was once the Shah’s Prime Minister: he peculated, and was disgraced. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z He is coarse, uneducated, and vulgar; he never picked up any semblance of the class from whom he peculated; and has lived on, as he began, a "low comedy villain," and no more. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z He knows how pedants hoodwink people, how priests act the hypocrite, how physicians act the rake, how lawyers peculate. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Or shall I tell him the story of Davoust at Hamburg, when the Syndicate accused him of peculating, and mentioned some millions that he had abstracted from the treasury. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) After Newport's departure, Ratcliffe, the president, lived in ease, peculating on the public store. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia He immediately made up his mind that Deane was peculating, and never ceased writing accusatory letters until Congress recalled the unfortunate envoy. Benjamin Franklin Louis was firm and resolute in carrying out his will, and he caused the arrest of the peculating minister immediately after a magnificent f�te he had given in honor of his sovereign. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Here, too, about fifty years ago, a pretty French girl used to play and eat peaches, maintained by funds mysteriously supplied from Louisiana, and ignorant of all connections except a peculating guardian. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 That great man little liked that any one but himself should peculate in his dominions, and, in the end, M. de Talleyrand was obliged to quit the Hotel Monaco. Recollections of Europe But it was very probable that those who themselves entertained designs of peculating upon the public funds, would be glad to get Mr. Lee out of their way. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia He was charged with various acts of extortion on the citizens of Philadelphia, and with peculating on the funds of the continent. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States No man ever paid a bribe for the handling of the public money, but to peculate from it. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) The former is counted by hundreds of taels; the latter, by thousands, especially where there is a temptation to peculate. The Awakening of China And this not from any real lack, but simply from the mistakes of a bungling, peculating Government. The Secret City It is due to Mr Tigg to say that he had really risen with his opportunities; and, peculating on a grander scale, he had become a grander man altogether. Martin Chuzzlewit So you had much better marry me, my dear, and say good-bye to your peculating friends. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking He was charged with various acts of extortion on the citizens of Philadelphia, and with peculating on the public funds. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched It is true that the excellent chef began to peculate, but as his cuisine did not suffer, the result was not noticeable for a long period. The Old Wives' Tale We saw him hanging Schlubhut in the autumn of 1731, who had peculated from said moneys; and surveying Preussen, under storms of thunder and rain on one occasion. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09 |
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