| 单词 | pelf |
| 例句 | It borrowed until it couldn't borrow anymore to pay for a slew of programs, public employee pensions and other pelf it couldn't afford. A Bad Bailout for Puerto Rico 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z More self-employment and higher consumption taxes essentially, not the capitalist plutocrats running away with all the pelf. What Jolly Japes With US GDP Figures 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z For efficiency we rather require that people be motivated by that pelf and gilt. Greed Is Good Zero Day Exploits Edition 2013-07-14T17:04:00Z Defence and recent wars cost a fortune and bring neither pelf nor respect. With this student visa policy, Cameron is throttling our cultural exports 2013-02-28T19:56:00Z Those who know thee—once splendent in power and in pelf, King erstwhile in Zion—uplifting the hand, Shall curse thee, Zedekiah. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z The political spoils of "pelf and place" were left to the great land-owning families, provided the economic interests of the financial, manufacturing, and commercial middle-class were sufficiently attended to. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 2012-03-26T02:00:37.300Z Eliphalet borrowed money, his habiliments grew shabby, he took up mean callings for the sake of pelf, he became a spunge; he grew bilious, atrabilious, patriotic and indignant. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z Its purpose, though, was plain; 'twas simply pelf; Whether a woman wild of glare, Or a colossal man shaving himself, All, all meant money there. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887 2012-03-09T03:00:20.130Z Old man," said Margaret, "since thou, whose idol is pelf, hast done this, God and his saints will, as I hope, forgive thee. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z He had thrown away earthly pelf, was a fugitive and an outlaw; but he retained his self-respect. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z His long-concealed loathing for his unconscious rival had found vent at last, and he felt the better for it, independent of any considerations of pelf. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Who was gathering around him arms and hands to reach into the public Treasury for his benefit, while his own were apparently unoccupied with pelf? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z We know how many men give up their mental independence for the sake of pelf and power. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z And then ambition, with its lust of pelf and place and power, longing to put upon its breast distinction's worthless badge. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z It seems to me a selfish thing To pray forever for one’s self; It seems to me like heaping pelf In heaven by hard reckoning. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z He had laid business on the shelf To give his taste expansion, And, since no man, retired with pelf. Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z Nothing leads men to ruin like hankering after pelf. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Shaughnessy turned back with a heart none the lighter because of the fruitlessness of his quest; back to the old search in dark places for pelf and power. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z The world and I Are incomplete; Poor with all pelf; Bound most when freed: Thy Self I need, To be my Self! Etain the Beloved and Other Poems 2011-11-27T03:00:13.943Z There was that high-bred air about her, too, which plays such havoc with the feelings of a race accustomed to set more store by blood than pelf. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z With sadness deep a thoughtful mind must scan Religion made to serve the pelf of Man. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z And now, how fared it with the thief himself, Thus making off with his ill-gotten pelf? The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z He had sold their fathers for pelf, why not sell the sons also? Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada 2011-10-14T02:00:23.300Z Dearer his name than beauty, youth, and pelf; She'd be his Fame, and blow the trump herself. A Century of Emblems 2011-10-08T02:00:24.280Z Who loves thee not is traitor to himself, Traitor is he to God and to the grave, Poor as a miser with his load of pelf, And more unstable than a leeward wave. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z He that hath enough and over and is niggard with his pelf Will be hated of his people and left free to praise himself. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z Hang your white pelf: Sure, sir, by your largess, you mistake me for Martin Parker, the ballad-maker; your covetousness has offended my muse, and quite dulled her. 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 Are you a liar, a sycophant's self Sold for a shekel and pandering pelf? The Piper and the Reed 2011-09-10T02:00:23.967Z Intrigue was the breath of his nostrils, and although he had made thousands of pounds by helping rich refugees out of the country, he was really more interested in politics than pelf. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z He was a colossal example of the fact that easily gotten pelf is of no value. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z They who are rich find it hardest to part with their pelf. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z My love was centred all in self: Thy love was centred all in me: True wife, above all pride and pelf, My life’s deep current flows for thee. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z The pelf and trinkets that she had upon her Were not demanded. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z I begged for my master, And got him store of pelf; And now, Jove be praised! National Rhymes of the Nursery 2011-07-12T02:00:29.700Z Total Depravity: The greatest idea for the acquisition of power and pelf ever devised. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z To sue, of course, For a divorce Would be a waste of pelf. The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) 2011-06-29T02:00:30.303Z While others labour, sweat, and toil, His tongue does get him pelf; He travels with his dog and bell, And brings home store of wealth. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Think not I crave your pelf or trinkets rare. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z With no base love of pelf or thirst for land, but fed with wisdom, love, and virtue, he should exalt the humbled Italy and drive away her foes. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z Castlereagh was given a free hand, and places, pelf, and peerages were promised with reckless lavishness. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z Well, they cannot know That my toil through heat, through tempest and snow, While it seemed for naught but a struggle for pelf, Was more for them, far more, than myself. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z Henceforth be allowed thee release From the racer’s toil, no vulgar reward in praise or in pelf!’ Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z You needn't ask me to explain, friends, I don't know how 'twas myself, That first "Betty" said I was ashamed Of my greedy love of pelf. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z I love you for your store of pelf, Of course; but most of all, my sweet, Because of this—whene'er we meet, You let me talk about myself! Punch,or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893 2011-04-02T02:00:12.230Z Now Jack has got rich And has plenty of pelf; If you know any more, You may tell it yourself. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z O Jonathan, Jonathan! vassal of pelf, Self-righteous, self-glorious, yes, every inch self, Your loyalty now is all bluster and boast, But was dumb when the foemen invaded our coast. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z Do not envy place or pelf; Praise the Lord, you've got your health; Dig in! Songs of the Prairie 2011-03-05T03:00:26.390Z There is the barrier strong," she said, "Of pedigree, and place, and pelf. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z What worldly pelf was taken, I know not, but dread confusion reigned upon the place.” The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z What cares he for rank or fashion, Politics or place or pelf? Familiar Faces 2011-01-26T03:00:30.173Z The constituencies, it seems, political feeling being at a low ebb, were ready to elect the man who could bring them public pelf. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z All his designs concentre in himself For building castles and amassing pelf. The True Benjamin Franklin Holding honor and truth below Promotion, place and pelf; Weaklings that change as winds do blow, Lost in their love of self. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z And do you forget, as you pile your pelf, What is the gift you are giving yourself? Impertinent Poems As the wheel rolls around he gathers in his pelf, A hand in the hopper and another in the bag— As the wheel rolls around he calls out, ‘Grab!’ Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus And these interlopers blending thoughts of fame and pelf are vending Various wares while they're ascending. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) This brought him pelf, but, alas, for his greed, the pelf came slowly. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making Your clear eyes hold the text apart, And shame my love of place and pelf With, "Love the Lord with all thine heart, And love thy neighbor as thyself!" The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z He claims no pelf from Life for himself, But gives his all without tears. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 Still loving me, Rube’s pelf is dearer still!” Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 Now Jack has got rich, And has plenty of pelf; If you know any more you may tell it yourself. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 But unless by operations he amasses store of pelf, It is clear the arts in question will not benefit himself. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, 19 April 1890 The world's base pelf Leave to itself, And make thou sure, This treasure thine remaineth. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly We find mention of another owner of land in Thimbleby, in the 15th century, whose apparent love of pelf would seem to have tempted him to defraud the king of his dues. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time Sick of the murderous scramble for pelf and power, he withdraws from most political activity, though still able to exert a wide influence. Orphans of the Storm The self-styled Gladwin pointed to the right of the chest and set to work to gather up his few hundred thousand dollars’ worth of pelf. Officer 666 Woe then to kings! to the pelf That men call pride! Nirvana Days I hang poor thieves for stealing of your pelf, And suffer none to rob you, but myself. The True-Born Englishman A Satire “No pearls, no gold, no stones, no corn, no spice, No cloth, no wine, of Love can pay the price; Divine is Love, and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but itself.” A Singer from the Sea Among these petty and mean minds seeking power or pelf or the repayment of some ancient grudge, Danton had nothing to do! Orphans of the Storm O woman spendthrift of thyself, Spendthrift of all the love in thee, Sold unto sin for little pelf, The captain Christ shall ransom thee. Changing Winds A Novel But pelf and ill health, Himself and his wealth. Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements Others may enjoy each jolly day Somewhere with their hard-earned pelf; But, for me, I want a holiday From my super-silly self. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 Some for release from service give their pelf, But he gives most who freely gives himself. All That Matters It's not what you get in pelf that counts, It's not your time in the race, For most of us draw the slower mounts, And our deeds can't keep the pace. Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer Great God, I ask thee for no meaner pelf, 120. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Is not fair Nature of herself Much richer than dull paint or pelf? Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II Come up higher, come up higher, From the lowland and the mire, From the mist of earth desire, From the vain pursuit of pelf. The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit The game-laws were their trouble, but as far as I could make out they did not poach for the sake of pelf but from sheer love of sport. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 Henceforth be allowed thee release95 From the racer's toil, no vulgar reward in praise or in pelf!' Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning Give strength, give thought, give deeds, give pelf, Give love, give tears, and give thyself. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Immortal gods, I crave no pelf; I pray for no man but myself; Grant I may never prove so fond, To trust man on his oath or bond. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature You may ask me, in conclusion, why I do not seek myself All the laurel and the glory of these seeds I sell for pelf. Cobwebs from a Library Corner I begg'd for my master, And got him store of pelf, But goodness now be praised, I'm begging for myself. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets The world cries for workers; not toilers for pelf, But souls who have sought to eliminate self. Three Women Great God, I ask thee for no meaner pelf Than that I may not disappoint myself; That in my action I may soar as high As I can now discern with this clear eye. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul So with this hour of push and pelf, Where nought unsordid seems to last, Vex not thy miserable self, But search the fallows of the past. Old Familiar Faces His chiefest wish strong friendships was to make; He cared but little for this poor world’s pelf; He shared his joys with every one who’d take, And kept his sorrows strictly to himself. Cobwebs from a Library Corner I blew the smoke and ashes into his face and beard: the result of his labour was debt instead of pelf. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Their journey for pelf and jewels had been a failure. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure That man is great, and he alone, Who serves a greatness not his own, For neither praise nor pelf; Content to know and be unknown: Whole in himself. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul To hold the respect of those you know, To scorn dishonest pelf; To sympathize with another's woe, And just be true to yourself. Poems for Pale People A Volume of Verse What is he muttering all to himself, Just like a miser counting o'er his pelf? Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx Germany, free from the canker of self— Free from the lusting for prestige and power; Purged of her passion for place and for pelf— Shall she not rise to great heights in that hour? New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 The fillibusterer was also engaged in lawless fighting on the sea and to this service were attracted the more daring and adventurous souls who swarmed about the shipping ports in search of employment and pelf. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure To be entirely commercial, which view is of course not the right one, one need only watch the reports of sales at home and abroad to see what this latter-day appreciation means in pelf. The Tapestry Book You were quite disinterested, for you said so your own self, And I'm sure you don't want power, and of course you can't seek pelf, At your little friend's expense, Bear. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 24, 1887 He declared that these so-called developers came for pelf, not patriotism. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage An advocate that pleaded once for pelf Scarce on the bench forgets his former self. Briefless Ballads and Legal Lyrics Second Series They might have the pelf if he had the power. The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe Nay, what have I to do with pelf, With son, with kingdom, or with self, When he, my noble lord, who leads The Vánars like a lion, bleeds? The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse In 1728 the Henriade was published by subscription in London, and brought the author prodigious praise and not a little pelf. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. Like Jesus, he saved others, yet would not save himself; The plaudits of the world sought not, but scorned its praise and pelf. Gleams of Sunshine Optimistic Poems Yes, that had been the United Oil versus Allied Petroleum fracas, and Joe had emerged with little either in glory or pelf. Mercenary Parties, when they strive solely for principle, are the life of a nation; but when they strive solely for pelf, patronage, and power they are its death. The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 She had a whopper desk with full controls and other evidences of academic pelf. Card Trick Like oyster on his rock, I sit and jest At others' dreams of love or fame or pelf, Discovering but a languid interest Even in myself. The Book of Humorous Verse The Dutch traders, intent on pelts and pelf, called them the Sinnekaas, meaning the valiant or the beautiful. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 To win your case, and save your pelf, Why, try the blooming case yourself!' The Magic Pudding But those who cheer The stale old fudge about the Poor Man's Beer, Should learn it is a dodge of vested pelf, And, rich or poor, a man can't rob himself. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 15, 1893 Tell me then, in the place of goods or pelf, What has he unless to honour himself? The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works If you would care to know this joy, I will surrender my employ, And take your ills, collect your pelf, An humble beggar like yourself. Lundy's Lane and Other Poems The plutocrat has his chuffer, a minion of greed and pelf; the poor man must weep and suffer, and drive his own car himself. Rippling Rhymes Says his lordship to Thomas, "Your rent I must raise, I'm so plaguily pinch'd for the pelf." The New Pun Book Which, then, fad or pelf, Cares really, solely, for the Poor Man's self? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 15, 1893 It was, however, inevitable that persons of such narrow and contracted views—persons to whom self and pelf were the mainsprings of life—should degenerate, mentally as well as morally. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion He hates to hoard his pelf; He wishes to make all people As gay as he is himself. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Say you purchase with your pelf Some respect, where you importune; Those may love me for myself, That regard you for your fortune. Pastoral Poems by Nicholas Breton, Selected Poetry by George Wither, and Pastoral Poetry by William Browne (of Tavistock) I ask thee for no meaner pelf Than that I may not disappoint myself; That in my striving I may soar as high As I can now discern with this clear eye. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party A flag is nothing in itself; It but reflects the lives of men; And they who lived and toiled for pelf Went out as vipers in a den. The Path to Home In battle or business, whatever the game, In law, or in love, it's ever the same: In the struggle for power, or scramble for pelf, Let this be your motto, "Rely on yourself." Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power Stand back, ye thoughts of trade and pelf! The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. The phrase "a prince's pelf" is reprobated, because pelf means properly "the scraps or shreds of taylors and of skinners." Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Murders for old grudges and murders for pelf proceed under any cloak that will best cover for the occasion. Forty-Six Years in the Army He isn't thinkin' thoughts of pelf, Or goods stacked high upon a shelf, But he is always just himself, Out fishin'. The Path to Home Another comfort on this island is, that there are few shops, no temptation to part with one's pelf, and no beggars, barelegged or barefaced, to ask for it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 He clove the way that future millions trod, He passed, unmoved by worldly fear or pelf; In all his lusty toil he found not God, Though in the wilderness he found himself. Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings He hath no bosom where to hide base pelf. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) Wherefore let me know about everything as soon as possible: "I'll be some use by comfort, rede, or pelf." The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order But what should appear, in this rivulet clear, As he thought upon coolest reflection, But a cur like himself, who with ill-gotten pelf, Had run off in that very direction. Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress This acquisition I have made to-day, That will I gain to-morrow, so much pelf Is hoarded up already, so much more Remains that I have yet to treasure up. Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources I do not rob the Brahman of his pelf, Nor seize the sacrificial gold myself. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika But were I so wise, I might seem to advise So great a potentate as yourself; They should, sir, I tell ye, spare't out of their belly, And this way spend some of their pelf. In The Yule-Log Glow, Book IV “Pray, who mentioned money, Mr. Meiklewham?” said her ladyship.—“That wretched old pettifogger,” she added in a whisper to Tyrrel, “thinks of nothing else but the filthy pelf.” St. Ronan's Well Bravery and Cæsar were synonymous terms, and the little, mean, pismire ambitions of Roman politicians he despised, striding over their corrupt schemes for pelf and office like a winter whirlwind. Shakspere, Personal Recollections His bold feet scaling heights before untrod, Light, darkness, air and water, heat and cold He bids go forth and bring him power and pelf. Custer, and Other Poems. Says his landlord to Thomas, "Your rent I must raise, I'm so plaguily pinch'd for the pelf." The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings How much he cared for the State, How little for praise or pelf! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 No soul enwrapped within itself, Or dwarfed by pride, or love of pelf, Can serve its Maker or mankind As nobly as was erst designed By the Great Architect above, Whose being is Unselfish Love. Our Profession and Other Poems He believed in God and in himself, Ignoring those who lived for pelf, And through his age and verdant youth He ever worshiped naked Truth! Shakspere, Personal Recollections First there's bold Tommy Aitkins himself, For a shilling a day of poor pelf, And for love of his King, And the fun of the thing, He fights till he's laid on the shelf. War Rhymes by Wayfarer Reader, beware immoderate love of pelf, Here lies the worst of thieves,—who robbed himself. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Fear prompts him to ask, and Greed—greed for power, place and pelf—answers. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists His indifference to place, pelf and power is His distinguishing characteristic. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers The lawyer with a face demure, Hangs him who steals your pelf, Because the good man can endure No robber but himself. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 In times like these, each heart decrees A law unto itself; What shall it be for you and me, Self sacrifice or pelf? War Rhymes by Wayfarer Of late he's grown brimful of pride and pelf; No wonder that he don't remember me; Why so? you see he has forgot himself. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings But here at last was the novel phenomena of one who scorned pelf, who would not even allow his gratitude to be bought. Flood Tide Yet all these honors deemèd are but pelf, For she is much more worthy of herself. Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Phillis - Licia Less sins the poor rich man that starves himself In heaping up a mass of drossy pelf, Than such as you. Hero and Leander The ego of the human race, The sordid love of self, We see it in life's hurried chase, The grafter's greed for pelf. War Rhymes by Wayfarer The ideal journal is that one which places racial weal above private gain—which exalts patriotism above pelf. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro Possibly You pass a harsher judgment yet, decree Me over covetous of worldly pelf. Love's Comedy Life's hardest ills its spirit braves, O'er mountain-crags and ocean-waves, Then make ourselves the worst of slaves, A slave to self, To satisfy the thirst that craves For yellow pelf. The Black-Sealed Letter Or, The Misfortunes of a Canadian Cockney. Some ships at hand, chance-anchored in the bay, They seize and load them with the costly freight, And far off o'er the deep is borne away 424 Pygmalion's hoarded pelf. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor My heart's content I have bartered for gold, With gilded chains I have fettered myself; Trust me, it is but comfort cold To the sorrowful soul, the pride of pelf. The Feast at Solhoug If from time to time in my passage I do deliver a few incoherent utterances, these utterances will not be prompted by any desire for pelf. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z "Your love must cool upon a shelf; Tho' much I sell for gold and pelf, I 'm yet too young to sell myself," Alack and well-a-day. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar He hangs in the Willows a night and a day; He rifles the Buckwheat patches; Then battens his store of pelf galore Under the tautest hatches. Songs from Vagabondia At last she had met one who was not intent on truckling for place and pelf. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters For she sat there alone in cheerless state, Empty were hall and bower; In the pride of her heart, she was fain to mate With a chieftain of pelf and power. The Feast at Solhoug On the other hand, persons who hang about the vestibules of the rich and great, and brag of their wonderful powers in big words,—what are they more than common adventurers in search of pelf? China and the Chinese Enrapt, the queen gazed on her glorious self, Then trembling with the thrill of sudden thought, Commanded that the skilful wight be brought That she might dower him with lands and pelf. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar SHUMAKIM: Because you know what is good for you; you love your country as you love your pelf. The House of Rimmon A Drama in Four Acts For me, a life with worries few, A job of nothing much to do, Just pelf enough to see me through: I fear that I am lazy. Fifty years & Other Poems The woman was a sinner; but her wild, strong affections were true, and her heart was not in pelf. The House by the Church-Yard Yes, it is slander to say you oppressed them; Does a man squander the price of his pelf? My Life as an Author Therefore, as I leave you some fading pelf to countercheck poverty, so I will bequeath you infallible precepts that shall lead you unto virtue. Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy Were it simply a friend to pursue 'Mid my million or two, Who could pay me, in person or pelf, 30What he owes me himself! Browning's Shorter Poems Murders for old grudges, and murders for pelf, proceed under any cloak that will best cover for the occasion. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History Shumakim: Because you know what is good for you; you love your country as you love your pelf. The Poems of Henry Van Dyke The ruling passion of the age: worship of self and worship of pelf. Wise or Otherwise Chiefly I love thee for thyself, Wealth-giver, ignorant of pelf; Fain would I learn thy upright ways And heart thus redolent of praise. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Henceforth be allowed thee release From the racer's toil, no vulgar reward in praise or in pelf!' Browning's Shorter Poems I could not be shut in with name and pelf; I spurn the shelter of your narrow pride! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 No people were poorer in their way than the Bells, and no one would have more dearly liked to add to her little store of this world's pelf than would poor Mrs. Bell. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town He's there by himself, counting piles of pelf Of a counterfeit gamboge hue. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 12, 1892 One may fall but he falls by himself— Falls by himself with himself to blame, One may attain and to him is pelf, Loot of the city in Gold or Fame. Songs from Books He seems to be a brutal wretch, seeking only gain, and willing to sell conscience, humanity and his religion, for pelf. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji So, let dirty wretches get pelf, to comfort them; victory belongs to Nelson. The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol II. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters Han Yü also gave his pupil a farewell verse: How many here below allow themselves to be inebriated by the love of honours and pelf! Myths and Legends of China She cares for no "cause" but her own cause of ease and pelf. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years "Go tell your gallant chief," she said, "To keep his paltry pelf; The knight who would my castle win, Must dare to come himself." The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems Despite those titles, power and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored, and unsung. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations A poor man went to hang himself, But treasure chanced to find; He pocketed the miser’s pelf And left the rope behind. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 20, 1841 It’s rather “too bad,” if an ignorant elf, Who has caught a rich patient ’twere madness to kill, Should have all the credit, and pocket the pelf, Whilst you are requested to furnish the skill. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 14, 1841 The miserly elf, Who, in hoarding his pelf, Keeps body and soul on the rack, O! Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry I think I may guess, being married myself, That the cause was not solely the saving of pelf. The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems In battle or business, whatever the game, In law or in love, it is ever the same: In the struggle for power, or scramble for pelf, Let this be your motto: "Rely on yourself." Leaves of Life For Daily Inspiration Not once did he palter with his convictions or juggle with his self-respect for the sake of pelf or applause. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist Under the first Richard and the third Henry the Templars increased in pelf, power, and pride. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 And then I hired me to a farmer, Concealing every sign of pelf, One Hodge, who had a pretty charmer, Who might love me for myself. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. The winners learn to praise God for his bounties: the losers are punished for having unduly coveted worldly pelf. The Roman Question A bard, grown desirous of saving his pelf, Built a house he was sure would hold none but himself. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 In 1800, by shameless bribery, a majority of corrupt Colonists was procured to embrace the London subjugation and vote away the existence of their Legislature for pensions, pelf, and titles. Ulster's Stand For Union Yes— Mrs. F. Disdaining For sordid pelf to truck the family honors, At risk of the lost estates, resumed the old style, And answer'd only to the name of— Selby. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 If I thought we could be moved by the love of power or pelf, To compete for premier office I should very greatly grieve. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 24, 1891 His fondness for worldly pelf clung to him in his very last moments. The Roman Question Bad luck go with the fellow, who unjustly some restores From exile, while some others he had banished from our shores, And some he puts to death; and sits among us gorged with pelf. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I However, never having felt the necessity for working for mere pelf, and being untrained for any form of industry whatsoever, his father's threat of disowning him loomed a serious menace to the young man. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper Irus' self, The staff-propt Beggar, his thin gotten pelf Brings out from pouch, where squalid farthings rest, And boldly claims his ballad with the best. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 They were in search of gold and pelf, and all were agreed on one point: they were quite too good to do any hard work. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen Have they lived on greed, or a desire for pelf or power, or out of human desire for adulation and praise? The Jericho Road I doubt your heart is set on pelf So much that you neglect yourself. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 But then, he stands in; we must look to the pelf; Can't afford to offend him, our Stable can't—blow it! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 30, 1891 The poor shrivell'd wretch, For whose lean carcass yawns this hideous pit, Had naught that he desired in earth or heaven— No God, no Saviour, but that sordid pelf, O'er which he starved and gloated. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 494, June 18, 1831 Two days later I received a postal written in a disguised hand by Ballantyne, I think, and purporting to come from "Charlie," showing the progress of the conspiracy to mulct Sir Slosson's pelf. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 If we seek for love it is not love for pelf or power, but love for man and God. The Jericho Road Swift, wondrous genius, bright intelligence, Pities the orphan's, idiot's want of sense; And rich in supernumerary pelf, Adopts posterity unlike himself. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 Fame is profitless as pelf, A good in Nature not allowed They love me, as I love a cloud Sailing falsely in the sphere, Hated mist if it come near. Poems Household Edition Thus is human life, thus are the interests of science sacrificed on the shrine of a sordid love of gain and pelf. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa I wot poor Charlie did not dream The telegram was but a scheme To mulct Sir Slosson's pelf; For in the absence of his friend The Honest Knight made bold to send That telegram himself. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 Is the paltry consideration of a little pelf to individuals to be placed in competition with the essential rights and liberties of the present generation, and of millions yet unborn? George Washington, Volume I But young Storrs chose the better part, and no temptation of fame or pelf allured him from the higher work of preaching Jesus Christ to his fellow men. Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography This spurious sportsman, chasing No nobler prey than pelf? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 20, 1890 Western civilization, from its earliest beginnings in foreign business relations and ideological adventures like the Crusades, has spilled across national frontiers in its search for adventure, for experience, for information, for pelf and power. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History What men learnt in the past they say brings them no pelf, And the well-tried old remedies rest on the shelf. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 4, 1890 “Ho,” said Master Smith, “I will try the pith Of this smooth-faced courtesy;Do they prize myself, do they prize my pelf, Do they value what’s mine or me?” More Bywords When all He made for the first time He saw, Scattering stars as misers shake their pelf. The Wild Knight and Other Poems And shall I grudge the man sufficient pelf For toil I'd rather die than do myself? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919. The resulting chaos temporarily removed Africa from any meaningful role in the planet-wide contest for pelf and power. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History I told her all: my talents few, My direful lack of pelf. When hearts are trumps And the soul which cost that, we are ready to sell any day in the open market for a little more pleasure or a little more pelf. The Teaching of Jesus Divine is love, and scorneth worldly pelf, And can be bought with nothing but with self. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 387, August 28, 1829 There's Mr. Wick at Number Nine, But he's intent on pelf, And though he's pious, will not love His neighbour as himself. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 402, Supplementary Number (1829) They were separated from one another by geographic, ethnic, ideological and political barriers which were intensified by tradition, custom, migration, and the competitive struggles among the elite for pelf and power. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History He charged his men that none should be so bold as to take pelf or penny from the citizens of the town, during the first forty days of their sojourn. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France Naked and barefoot through the world to followMy naked Lord—And for my filthy pelf— Con. The Saint's Tragedy Proffer not gold—I swear by my degree, From beauty's lily hand to take no fee; No glittering trash be mine, I scorn such pelf, The eye, when cured, will pay the debt itself. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 282, November 10, 1827 If any one be tempted, in this age, to repeat the stupid question, "What's in a name?" let him be answered,—Everything: place, power, pelf, perhaps we may add peculation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 Others are young and vigorous, recent entrants in the planet-wide contest for pelf, possessions and power. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History Alas, for myself, Had I plenty of pelf, I then should be wise. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. What honors shall befall to him, What he shall claim of fame or pelf, Depend not on the favoring whim Of fortune's god, but on himself. Just Folks Then now are all things as my wish would have 'em; There wanteth nothing but the governor's pelf; And see, he brings it. The Jew of Malta And, Bird, despite thy meditative air, I hold thy stock of wit but paltry pelf— Thou show'st that same grave aspect everywhere, And wouldst look thoughtful, stuffed, upon a shelf. The Poems of Henry Timrod With all I had I have redeemed myself, And escaped at once from slavery and pelf. New Poems Greed and glory, power and pelf— These are won by clowns and kings; Wherefore weariest thou thyself With thy vain imaginings? Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon I'd not catch him at his labors when his thoughts are all of pelf, On the long days and the dreary when he's striving for himself. Just Folks For Lucre men come from Italy, Barbary, Turkey, From Jewry; nay, the Pagan himself Endangers his body to gape for her pelf. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 My plenteous orchards fear no pelf or harm, By red Priapus sentinelled; By his huge sickle's formidable charm The bird thieves are dispelled. The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse And the cobbler, in spite of his bustle for pelf, Left the shop all the day to take care of itself. Poems Chiefly from Manuscript O what a sorry lot is his, who hath no pelf, E'en though his virtues bright like to the sun should show! The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I If customers approve my style And like my manner and my smile I help the firm to get the pelf, But what is more I help myself. Just Folks My good lord, I have no way to excuse myself: She hath corrupted me by flattery and her accursed pelf. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 Grasp your keen swords, and all may yet be well-- More gain, more pelf, and it will be, too late! War Poetry of the South Tho' gone the days of place and pelf, And drones no more take all the honey, I pledge myself to cram myself With all I can of public money. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes She amuses her lord, she beguiles him, she whets his appetite and pushes him forth to the morrow's fight, to bring back to her more pelf, to make her greater yet. Together A man I should have been proud to call a brother, and who loved you not for your miserable pelf, for that was nothing to him, but for yourself, and with a good honest love. Fan : the story of a young girl's life I always do the utmost, with a single mind, and leave the thought of miserable pelf to others, men perhaps who never saw a shotted cannon fired. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War Is to enjoy one's pelf To rob or steal it from one's self? Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes Waft him, oh ye kindly breezes, Waft this Lord of place and pelf, Any where his Lordship pleases, Tho' 'twere to Old Nick himself! The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Take part of the pelf when the pack is a dealing. Collection of Scotch Proverbs Simple am I, I care no whit For pelf or place, It is enough for me to sit And watch Dulcinea's face; To mark the lights and shadows flit Across the silver moon of it. Robert Louis Stevenson, an Elegy; and Other Poems Of ludeful matron watchful catch the beck, Or gorgeous countess full of pride and pelf. The Anatomy of Melancholy I remarked that true love was unstable, As compared with position or pelf, 'Till one day I met you, little Mabel, And learned what it felt like, myself! Cap and Gown A Treasury of College Verse What a blessing one's milliner, careless of pelf, Should thus "walk in newness," as well as one's self! The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Once upon a time there was an artist with historical leanings not unassociated with the desire for pelf—pelf being, even to idealists, what petrol is to a car. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 12, 1917 The mind of man is strange and deep, Deceiving others and himself; Its wiles would make an angel weep, In strife for praise, for power and pelf. Canada and Other Poems If she were only settled I would feel more relief; but she is to be bartered for pelf, poor child. Marguerite Verne The peasant may grope in the bowels of earth, And for treasure may greedily moil He digs and he delves through life for the pelf, And digs till he grubs out a grave for himself. Wallenstein's Camp A poor man went to hang himself, But treasure chanced to find: He pocketed the miser's pelf And left the rope behind. The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe Of tinsel, which sometimes is as corrupting to vulgar souls as money, this man seems to have been as regardless as he was of pelf. Lectures and Essays This is an artificial and man-created condition, not God's arrangement and order; for it degrades man and ennobles mere pelf. Great Fortunes from Railroads The feverish desire for place, pelf and power was not upon them. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists He digs and he delves through life for the pelf, And digs till he grubs out a grave for himself. Wallenstein's Camp Every motive for professing to believe absurdities and contradictions will be at an end, when neither rule nor honour, nor pelf is to be gained by hypocrisy.—Ed. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 Granville, for his part, couldn't bear to see such ingrained love of pelf. What's Bred in the Bone "Then God grant it may be true," said van de Werff with a sigh, "for otherwise it is sad to think that more lives should be sacrificed for the sake of a heap of pelf." Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch To win your case, and save your pelf, Why, try the blooming case yourself! The Magic Pudding Being the Adventures of Bunyip Bluegum and His Friends Bill Barnacle & Sam Sawnoff But a day of reckoning, he stated crescendo with no uncertain voice, thoroughly monopolising all the conversation, was in store for mighty England, despite her power of pelf on account of her crimes. Ulysses Must a game be played for the sake of pelf Where a button goes, 'twere an epigram To offer the stamp of the very Guelph. Dramatic Romances And, trusting unto her to make his state, He'll throw away all worldly pelf about him; Which that he will perform, she doth not doubt him. The Alchemist "The lives of men are more than gold, and Elsa would consent," she answered sullenly; "already this pelf is stained with blood, the blood of Hendrik Brant himself, and of Hans the pilot." Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch Give the beggar pelf, And love your neighbour as yourself! Victories of Love The poor man starves while they are grassing their royal mountain stags or shooting peasants and phartridges in their purblind pomp of pelf and power. Ulysses Were it simply a friend to pursue 'Mid my million or two, Who could pay me in person or pelf What he owes me himself! Dramatic Romances On the contrary, he shoved them deeper down in his pocket, and resolved to see the old gentleman to bed, and then produce his pelf, and fix the wedding-day with Nancy. Foul Play Why should they be tortured, murdered, married against their wills, for the sake of a miserable pile of pelf? Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch Content feeds not on glory nor on pelf, Content can be contented with herself. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 365, April 11, 1829 Then in dolorous dread he beat his head: "No earthly prize or pelf Is the thing I've lost in tempest tossed, But the Body of Christ Himself!" Poems of the Past and the Present Can a man welcome praise and pelf For hatching art that hatched itself? Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces For power and pelf I never swerve where honour leads the way; Come weal, come woe, her call I must obey. Polyeucte Now I have done with the pelf, which must take its chance. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch Less hopeless far the miser man might try To image the delight of friend-shared pelf. A Book of Strife in the Form of The Diary of an Old Soul Prince, each of us all is a pair - The Conscious, who labours for pelf, And the other, who charmed Mr. Blair, It is just the Subconscious Self. New Collected Rhymes Duty may demand a man's life, and that sacrifice seems easier for men to make than the giving up of power and pelf. The Foundations of Personality But in the new ascendency of self and pelf over justice and tolerance, that voice will be altogether ignored, unless strongly reinforced by the Christian world at large. Native Life in South Africa You are wondering why I do not let this pelf take its chance without risking the lives of men to save it. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch China is a student's paradise where the possession of learning is instantly convertible into unlimited pelf. The Soul of the Far East Old man," said Margaret, "since thou, whose idol is pelf, hast done this, God and the saints will, as I hope, forgive thee. The Cloister and the Hearth Ket replied that it was idle to waste time in beating so much about the bush and trying to sap their righteous longing for revenge by an offer of pelf. The Danish History, Books I-IX |
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