| 单词 | poor devil |
| 例句 | “Only Ben,” said Maxim; “he’s quite harmless, poor devil. His old father used to be one of the keepers, they live near the home farm. Where did you get that piece of twine?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “My God! what has happened to him? Poor, poor devil!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z It told the story of some poor devil who had come there, closed himself in the cubicle and eaten his meal of half a loaf. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered thinking at the time: that poor devil is done for. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Yes. Must be frightful for the poor devils who can’t get away.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z You have to use a strong hand on these poor devils—that’s the only language they understand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z This bombardment is too much for the poor devils, they have been sent straight from a recruiting-depot into a barrage that is enough to turn an old soldier’s hair grey. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “You poor devil,” said John Thornton, and Buck licked his hand. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the source of their predilections, these poor devils have had a tough go of it lately, what with the preppy revival injecting color after color into fashion’s bloodstream. Trading Up: Black, White and Plaid All Over 2010-12-16T06:40:03Z "Big Deal on Madonna Street," the black-and-white classic released in 1958, describes the adventures of a few poor devils organizing a big-time heist that ends up going awry. Monicelli's films captured Italy's flaws, sins 2010-11-30T20:46:00Z I remember she fell over on the steps of the Albert Memorial at one point and broke her hand, the poor devil. Britain's best film directors show some early promise 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z “We heard later that the poor devil had been tortured to make him talk” after his arrest in Cork. Cruxy O’Connor and the Central Park Ambush 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Put out your hand, there’s nothing to hold Open your mouth, I’ll stuff it with gold Oh you poor devil look up if you will The city of God is there on the hill. The 17 best lyrics from Bob Dylan's new album, 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z As one, Montagu Norman, reflected in retirement: "nothing that I did had...any effect at all except that we collected money from a lot of poor devils and gave it over to the four winds." The best books on finance and economics 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z “I hope they will not forget the poor devils that died here.” World Leaders and Veterans to Gather at D-Day Beaches 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z An emotional 88-year-old Sapper Harry Billinge said: "It was a killing field. I hope they will not forget the poor devils that died here." D-Day veterans attending events 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z “Because of that imprecision, some poor devils will have to go to jail for a longer period than otherwise, you know,” he said. Justices consider drug dealer’s responsibility for man’s fatal overdose 2013-11-13T00:40:59Z "Those that haven't got a family, God help them, poor devils." Video reveals domestic care neglect 2013-06-13T15:58:24Z "The Major did very well, too," said Ned Ramley, "for he killed one of the dragoons, and wounded another, before he went down himself, poor devil!" The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z He's been abroad most of his life, poor devil. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Log�res, we must put a stop to this, or they will take up the same music all over the town, and we shall have those poor devils of Swiss slaughtered to a man. Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:29.713Z One of them who arrives later looks miserable, but declares "I'm as cheerful as a poor devil can be, who has the misfortune to be a Duke with a thousand a day." The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z The devil is a poor devil, and appears in armour, for the purpose of leading astray his son Robert, a Norman knight, who loves a Sicilian princess. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z I don't half like the work, and if I had not been more hard up than any poor devil ever was yet, you would never have got me on to it. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z We’ve got to do something to help that poor devil, and the sooner we start the better. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z "Bad luck on the poor devil, but I think you are right," assented his lordship. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z "Oh, they will let the poor devil live," said another. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Not God's will be done, not the roseate dream of a future life, only—why must I die? though the poor devil is submerged in the very swamp of life. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Not at all a bad lot, Leth, let me tell you, though they have given many a poor devil the heartache. Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z In many cases the shoes were taken also, leaving the poor devil to walk barefooted over the stony desert. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z However willingly I do all this, yet this state of things lasts too long for a poor devil like myself. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z Four poor devils were standing in the flame, putting in manganese. Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker 2012-02-21T03:00:18.360Z And the clowns, beginning to find the thing beyond a joke, began by hanging three poor devils of toll gatherers, and the thing started. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The warders had been hurrying through the streets, I had seen the bloodhounds in leash; I sickened at the thought of the poor devils who would be captured and brought back between two muskets. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z "The poor devil," he explained, "looked as if he wanted a drink." Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z With the top of his head blown off, the poor devil didn't need anything more in this world except the burying. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z This makes him an intellectual slave, and the poor devil mistakes for liberty the right to examine his own chains. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z The first thing the poor devils did was to sign a petition asking for the expulsion of the priests. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z He had been the underbidder, but what chance had a poor devil of a bibliophile against the wealthy captains of industry? The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z Sometimes it is a letter in the pocket of an old coat which the dear charitable creature is giving to a poor devil of a chairman. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z Heaven knows what the poor devil suffered before he came to this, and we don't want to. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Why didn’t those old duffers use English, and save us poor devils no end of grinding? Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z It's all right," he said, "it's only the excitement of London, and that little man in the park, and that woman on the seat—I wonder where she is to-night, poor devil—and then Lettie. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z The poor devils of "drivers," boys or men, who tramped along the canal bank behind each tottering gang, were little better off than their beasts. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z A little crowd shivered and gaped beneath them, making, poor devils! a vicarious supper off the noise of Mr. Law's entertainment. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z You never saw a poor devil so distressed and agitated as Stanley was; he shook like one under a fit of the tertian-ague. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z These poor devils of Javanese are dying like rats in a hole," I said, "and I want volunteers to help me save them. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z "And you think of those poor devils under the bridge—and then of her and them frittering away themselves and money in that idiocy——" He spoke with passion. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z It must be that the skeleton is that of some poor devil who perished here for want of water.” Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z The inexorable chief hereat got considerably excited, told him he was a poor devil, and might be off with himself; he wouldn’t talk any more about it. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z The poor devil, in ignorance of the fact, continued the dance with most diabolical energy; the audience went into fits of laughter awaiting the issue of the accident. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z As for his shoes, the poor devil was literally on his uppers. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z And we poor devils might pay fabulous prices, yes, hire the whole auditorium of the Bouffes, and not hear it! Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z I, poor devil, was of course happy after a very different fashion. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z Truthfully speaking, the perverts are rather poor devils who atone most bitterly for the satisfaction they attain with such difficulty. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z It was fairly unpleasant to me having the poor devil dying in my house, and all the nuisance of inquest and police investigations, and the rest of it—as you can imagine. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z It’s kind of you to remember a poor devil who can’t even crawl out into the sunshine. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z You poor devil, do you want to turn into a Punchinello? Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z He goes down, with a party named Virgil, into one of the lowest depths of hell, and there he meets a poor devil who seems to be having an uncommonly bad time. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z "He deserves to escape if he can live through such a night; and I'm inclined to be sorry for the poor devil," he said. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z It is not right in you to beat the poor devil; he could not help it. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z But Tempest, your uncle, made a fool of himself while I hesitated, and was wretched with her, poor devil! Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z The struggles, the joys, the griefs of us poor devils who creep on the earth, what worth have they? what do they signify before the august serenity of the heavens? The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z Why then are you unhappy, you poor devil? He Who Gets Slapped A Play in Four Acts 2011-11-11T03:00:27.467Z I wouldn't for five hundred dollars do that again; but it seemed the poor devil's due after what we said about him. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The poor devil went mad, and jumped overboard. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Well, it will do to cover some other poor devil's head," murmured that tired Jeffries, "Get it over, and send that conscienceless young scamp to hell with your blood on his head. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z “Perhaps,” says Pastor Moritz, “this was the first time these pert, be-powdered puppies had ever been called on to wait on a poor devil who entered the place on foot.” The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z I must tell you a story that will make you split your sides—a real good one, about a capital trick I served them poor devils the Jesuits. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Pop was talking 'bout you, and he said: 'You'll do your best to see the poor devil has a good time, 'Twoinette. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Lacrosse was a poor devil whose private affairs were more or less involved. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z Osman Pasha, the Admiral, had the poor devils brought before him, and they told him their sad story, what they had suffered, and how they had lost their ship. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z "She doesn't care about him in the way he thinks, poor devil!" he said, at last, to himself. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Be sure that this poor devil shall make all reparation when he's sober enough to realize what has happened. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z By the way, that poor devil of a Curé, who would not come to dinner, I wonder if he got safely back to his den at Saturnin. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z Do they only want to have a few poor devils handed over to them? The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z "Certainly I know him; but he is only a poor devil, a beggar." Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z Found it very difficult to conceal my elation from all the poor devils we will leave behind to-morrow. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z He acquiesced in the justice of my remarks, hurried at once to Ninon's house, and, partly by strategy and partly by force, got the poor devil's letters out of her hands. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z Yet it was a certain satisfaction to him to feel that he would pass into history with the other poor devil who changed places with the other nugget. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z We're two poor devils, junior engineers of this company on two hundred and fifty francs a month. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z Seems some small compensation to ’em, don’t it, poor devils. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z But," he added, grinning, "you poor devils stuck away behind a hill won't see much of it. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z I fancied I saw him looking attentively at my hot tea; the steam was rising from the full cup, and the poor devil was shivering and clattering his teeth. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Where is now the glib friend Of his bounty to lend The poor devil the price of a plate? By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z The hammering reminds me of that poor devil in the bedroom next to mine at the hotel. Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z "And it has taken all night to learn this, has it, from the chemist's where the poor devil dealt!" The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Why not have left the poor devil in his hospital? Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z They are poor devils all their lives; quite broken down, they remain under the domination or guardianship of some one, generally a prodigal, or a man who has suddenly made his fortune. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z He may sigh for his release like other poor devils; his pride will not let him sigh audibly; and as for 'getting out of it,' divorce itself is not more alien to his stern spirit. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z Let them rob, burn, and ravage if they will, poor devils! 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z The poor devil was too clever by half, and made a big mistake for each of his strokes of genius. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z As for the wounded in the church, I will at once go there myself, and see that everything is done for the poor devils.' The Red Cross Barge 2011-09-05T02:00:20.603Z Are there not, also, poor devils who commit crimes in order to be sent to hard labour, and thus to escape the liberty which is much more painful than confinement? The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Presently, as conversation flagged, the tune got worse and his growling took the shape of a reference to “giving a poor devil a lift.” The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z "The poor devil is in love with the girl!" whispered Clement. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z "And the poor devil's to be married in four days' time!" The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z It's ripping," he sighed, "the biggest piece of fireworks a poor devil of a newspaper man ever had a chance to touch off. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z The poor devil felt ill a few moments after he had swallowed his bottle of vodka. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z I was really thinking of it from quite a human standpoint—the view of that poor devil who got lost here two months ago. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z The poor devil is, I believe, a very distant connection of mine. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z I know what the poor devil's going through. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z Beelzebub, poor devil, is only one of her instruments. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z The poor devil wishes, in a word, to convince himself of what he knows to be impossible. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Every man's expecting to be handed the same dose as he's handed some poor devil. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z "They have driven us poor devils into a net; here robbers, and there the prince," said another soldier. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z "Well, Fay, have you had another poor devil flinging himself at your feet by means of a postage-stamp?" said Sydie one morning at breakfast. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z Especially if, once in the bog, you think of nothing else but scrambling out over other poor devils' backs. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z "The poor devil won't get far in those striped clothes they make them wear!" The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z But sometimes I don't know if I blame the poor devils. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z I am a poor devil more or less drowned, and can't hang on to this barrel much longer. No title 2011-08-23T02:00:29.833Z I would sooner turn torreador, and throw lassos over bulls at Madrid, than help you to fling nuptial cables over poor devils in Belgravia. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z If he wrote in his own experience, he put him down as a poor devil who was always hungry. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z It’s not the same with you as with a poor devil like me.” The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Have they run in some other poor devil, or were you talking about me? The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z "Don't laugh," said Falk; "many a poor devil will suffer through it." The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z There would be no use undertaking to tell the number of vessels, French, English, Spanish and Dutch, that we captured and sunk, or of the poor devils we sent to a watery grave. Fire Cloud The Mysterious Cave. A Story of Indians and Pirates. 2011-08-09T02:00:29.010Z Why, thou poor devil!" cried he, "what has brought it into thine addled brain to fall sick in this manner? The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z They have no pity for the poor devils on the outside.” The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Why shouldn't I be—to him—to a poor devil who's been through all he's been through? The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z But why do you always send the poor devil? The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z But the poor devil didn’t seem t’ take much notice. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z Do not reply, Anna, do not answer, come away—he is ill, he does not reason—poor devil—it will pass and he will understand then— Anna. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z One of the Yankees, a poor devil of a private soldier, handed me three twenty-five cents of Yankee money. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z I agree that these poor devils should have better wages, shorter hours, and a chance to lead the lives of human beings. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z I took the poor devil's gift, and looked at it for a long time, very sadly; then I shut it up in the closet with the letter. The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire 2011-07-27T02:00:39.197Z "The poor devil must be in need of a pair of good lined shoes for the great cold, and if he were to ask me, I should hardly be able to refuse them to him." The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z They have done their best for us, poor devils. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Ah, if life were a dream, and if dreams were life, what happiness there would be for poor devils like myself! Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z He does this whenever some poor devil has a message to send to anyone outside. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z Guido had made very good sport, and “died like a saint, poor devil!” The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z I hope those poor devils in the boats will make land or get picked up or something.” Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z By this time the poor devil is certainly dead, and I feel convinced that we shall find him to-morrow without searching. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z If you fail, you drag down your ward, whose money you have been using, with you,--and me too,--poor devil that I am! Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Suppose by pinching, a poor devil has got himself a house that will hold him and his family. Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z Yorkey paid me good money, and I shouldn't like the poor devil to be wronged by those scoundrels. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z As it is, I am a poor devil—only a railroad conductor! The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z "Get on, you dusky angels, and try to carry that poor devil right-side-up," Dane said. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z You’re independent of him, and are not driven to do these things; while a poor devil like me—oh, well!” Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Instead of his snug corner for the night, there the poor devil was, propped up on end, lurching over every time he began to nod. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z If it had been any other girl I should have thought I had given the poor devil too much, but it being Yvonne Haldane he insulted it seemed as if he couldn’t have enough.” The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Not a week passes but some poor devil gets stuck when he least expects it—in broad daylight, too—on a railway station platform, or in the bazaar, or anywhere. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z "It is very hard that this should happen—now—but you and I must see the poor devils through," he said. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z I suppose I’m in some poor devil’s place; perhaps I mout take more pleasure in doing him this good turn if I only knowed who he is. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z Oh, he didn’t know how to use his fists, and the poor devil was absolutely defenceless. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z Oh, I can’t see those poor devils looking so woebegone and turn them away. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z “But even if the poor devil wasn’t cut down at the start, he’d have been in too big a scare to be able to put his dots and dashes together.” The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Don’t you see that the poor devil can’t move an inch further to save his wretched life. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z But you poor devils hadn’t a much better time either. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Besides, poor devils, it is a loss to them.” The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z The poor devils did not seem to know when they were licked. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z He and several others rode out along the road and cut down a couple of poor devils of gharri-wallahs. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Why can’t he let the poor devil alone, even for half an hour? The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z But why should you continue to tempt the poor devils at this flat season of the year, and with a glutted market, into any further purchases of scrip? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z A few of his provisions might be gone; the poor devil was welcome to that. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z His job, poor devil, was to demonstrate as best he could that the military were not needed. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z “Wonder if that poor devil Campian’s throat has been cut yet?” conjectured someone. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z “It’s not much trouble, and we’ve been shooting such a lot of the poor devils that one may as well give one of them the consolation of a drink in extremis.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z "Come, come, reverendissimo padre; you are too hard upon the poor devils: I have seen a good-looking fellow amongst them, now and then." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z The poor devil seemed to realize his condition very well, and felt that it was only a question of a short time until he should die. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z In the excitement, you are so liable to step on the face of some poor devil you knew well, maybe a once warm friend. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z But the major part, "poor devils," as he emphatically styled them, "went on to drink—thus continuing all their lives in a state of voluntary poverty and wretchedness!!" The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z Leave the poor devils in peace until their kinsmen come to carry them off, as they will do when we are gone. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Loan-sharks do not easily reach that point: the very nature of their business makes it inadvisable, except when some poor devil is in their power. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z The poor devil fell at our feet without uttering a groan, although many spasmodic twitchings of his nerves showed that he was not killed outright. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Well, doubtless, she has worked harder for it than ever I could, poor devil! Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z Why the poor devil only got clear of the bankruptcy court three months ago. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z But I say, Xuvani, there’s a poor devil of a preacher shut up here somewhere. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Neither of them poor devils will dare go out, except in the evening, and then the cop may get them for carrying about nude faces. Letters of the Motor Girl 2011-06-01T02:00:28.313Z We see or know but little of those poor devils or their useless lives—only we know by hearing that such a state of things exists. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z There was nobody to protest for them, poor devils! A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z That last boy I got a week ago—a nice boy he was, too—was killed in Zouave Wood the day before yesterday, poor devil. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z “They’ll be roasting that poor devil of a preacher instead of me, I’m afraid, up yonder.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z I can't see any evidence that the poor devil of the Critic knew better. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z ‘A poor devil had better be hanged than punished like that,’ he said.” Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z "Many a poor devil has more to do than he can manage," he said. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z The sentry, poor devil, wasn't a bad fellow, and I had some cold sausage and beer. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z And the "galley slaves," those poor devils who for years have lived under the whip of copy day every day. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z I sometimes help some poor devil of an unfortunate over the rough places, but not to the extent that you seem to suppose. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z Ah, I might, perhaps, be of service to many a poor devil! Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z I, poor devil as I am, would fain be serious to-day--for the first time this many a long year. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z He's no mongrel—he's a swell looker—only a kid—the poor devil. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z At the first shot the militia will be called out to take a hand, and then the poor devils running around like blind adders will be slaughtered. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z The captain had hardly read his superior's order when he dropped the haughty look which he had assumed for the poor devil of a boatman. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z We were entering the Raspelhaus or Penitentiary…I was escaping Rap's tender mercies only to end up in a dungeon from which not many poor devils have had the opportunity to extricate themselves. The Mysterious Sketch 2011-05-03T02:00:14.907Z But he added, with proper thoughtfulness, that he shouldn't omit to notice those other poor devils who were collecting the waste bits of split wood in their caps for fuel. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Had it been some poor devil without means, they would have jeered him out of the place. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z I am the most unhappy poor devil on earth, but no honorable alternative is allowed me, and to-night I go on to Duncan and deliver the box. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Not one of the poor devils ever got to Spain, but some of them were ultimately turned over to the German Government and killed. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z I only meant that this poor devil of an Inglese after all may be no artist, but a spy of that monster Mazzini! The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Paralysis is the last luxury of poor devils like myself, but I really can't afford it. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Whatever wars France may engage in these poor devils are sure to partake of. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z A house to themselves, all kinds of good things to eat, and we poor devils pigging it a stone’s throw away!—Better break open some more of those cans. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z Now I don’t imagine the poor devils have ten dollars between them.” The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z It’s only one o’ them poor devils o’ daubers from the city. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Dives lecturing Lazarus on the score of dyspepsia is a mild case compared to a publisher asking compassion from a poor devil of an author on the score of his fatigue. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Oh, I guess he was tempted, poor devil! The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z At the same time the poor devil was kind and polite, and he needed the job so bad, I couldn't fire him. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z The divers would have stuck to me, but they frightened the poor devils into submission, and the Lord knows what they did with them, put them ashore somewhere, I expect. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z "I know I'm doomed, but Cavanagh stands to lose two thousand pounds—if I predecease Pardoe, and as he is only a poor devil of an artist—I'd like to improve his chances!" First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z Not that the poor devil thinks of or desires escape; he was too weary of a life of deception and sin when we caught him, to wish to prolong it. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z "I wanted to give the poor devil a cigarette," he explained. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z Hazlitt is called a literary flunky, a sore, an ulcer, a poor devil. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z You wanted to go and stare at this poor devil out of that sentimental egotism. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z “It’s like as if some poor devil was giving his last kick?” muttered one of the cuirassiers. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z But he finds that, instead of taking it all, you have left it all; you have been moved by compassion for the poor devil of a new chum! At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z I have been told that young ladies say that always, when they mean to let down easily a poor devil whom they pity and perhaps despise. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z There was a poor devil there in the bow, a naked stoker they had picked up. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z "You are wont to be the softest-hearted of men, but to that poor devil ...." 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z If she do blab, it’ll be no laughing matter for the poor devil of a messenger!” The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Nothing would be done with him, as the Executive had only pluck enough to hang poor devils, such as Wirz and Mrs. Surratt. The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction 2011-03-26T02:00:12.183Z To whom did the poor devil ever do any harm? Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z No doubt; fell down a disused mine, or drowned himself, poor devil. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z The poor devils could not stand our revolvers. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z "Look here, Sanders," forgetting all his previous misgivings and fears concerning the chief, "I should say that you have punished this poor devil enough!" Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z What sounds were those to hear—the shrieks of the poor devils whose skulls were cleaved, the cries of triumph of the victorious pursuers—they were music in our ears. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z About sixty feet of snow has fallen up there this winter; and how them poor devils of policemen hold things down in tents is more than I know. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z "P.S.--Pray, if you can, help him to another situation, for I can't help pitying the poor devil." 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z A monument, cheap and nasty, I dare say; it isn't much for a poor devil from whom you've got everything. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z The poor devil could not, or would not, make me a reply. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z None seemed to remember that it was a holy building, nor would it have been worth while to remonstrate with poor devils who had suffered so much. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z And, after all, why should he do anything that would cost him much, for a poor devil like me? A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z I said some word about my being a poor devil with nothing in the world to offer to a lady in Miss Kilfinane's position—except, of course, my undying devotion. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z Well, if you can give a poor devil a wrinkle of any sort—hey?—it will be a charity; but, egad! The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z Thinks it is going to be a pleasant burthen, and dreams on till he wakes—poor devil!” The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z It's always a scramble between his poor devils of lawyers and himself, whether there's a little margin to be got out of the rents after paying the interest. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z "This is about all the poor devil lived for," he said to himself, "and he ought to have a taste now that he's dyin'." Jimmie Moore of Bucktown 2011-02-24T03:00:53.640Z Nothing's going to stop him, except a chance bullet, or the few yards of rope your countrymen are fond of allowing any poor devil who tries to get the better of them. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z One might forgive it in a poor devil with no other chance to rise in the world, but this Elmhorst seems to have force of character, and yet sells himself and his liberty for money. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z “What advantage can our country derive from killing a poor devil like this?” The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z How many of my men are dead, though," returned Morris, with a ghastly smile, "and the poor devils who were wounded. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z I had the wind-up pretty badly, and so had the men, poor devils ... but what was worse, they seemed to know that I had.... The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z Let the soldiers come; these men are not at all like our poor devils of peasants, who are good for nothing but to use their legs.” The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Yes, Mr. Sandow, there are poor devils among us who have nothing but their strong arms, and can count on nothing but their labour. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z His face again showed the same vacant, dreamy expression peculiar to it; and as he left the room Wehlau said in an undertone to his brother, "You are right; he is too ugly, poor devil!" Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z They send us poor devils out here and then forget us. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z The poor devil is in great pain, and there is no doubt that mortification has set in, as was indeed inevitable. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z Will you permit, my dear master, a poor devil of a monatto to taste a little wine from your cellar? The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z With a shriek, the poor devil abandons his victim and is glad to find his way back to hell. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z If you could see the poor devil shake and quake for need of a few drops of 'mountain dew,' you'd believe me fast enough! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z It’s all right and good fun for once in a way, but for a steady thing—why, Heaven help the poor devil that gets going it and can’t stop. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z Well, according to the poor devil's own story, the face just kept on looking at him and he had another shot at it, and 'My God Almighty,' he said to O'Reilly, 'it was there always!' Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z The cardinal will busy himself with placing Lucy in safety; this other poor devil is beyond his reach, but what is to become of me? The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z And the noble procession of poor devils tramping through the slush from their burning homes, God knows whither! Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z Is the selfishness of the woods down to the point where you begrudge those poor devils that wallow of stumps and rocks?” King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z There’ll be more than one poor devil this morning who would pretty near give his soul for a tenth part of what you’ve got here. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z The more there is to tell, the better for some poor devil of a reporter. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z I declare to the Lord the state of the poor devil almost made me cry. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z And suddenly the poor devil caught hold of his arm. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z "Robespierre has indeed been consistent in that poor devil's case." Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z An accident, he said, had occurred to interrupt the spreading of the bread of which each guest would receive a piece—a poor devil of an artist couldn't afford a more abundant repast. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Ah, 'tis as I thought, some poor devil caught in the storm. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Jakey took some tobacco, and then says he: "Why, that was only a pasteboard gal, you poor devil." The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z After that it would seem this poor devil desisted absolutely from any attempt to recover his lost charges. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z He returned to the chalet in a very calm frame of mind, went to his room, climbed on a stool, and cut the rope by which Pierre Leduc was hanging: "You poor devil!" he said. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z Did I know who you are and what bliss and torture a goddess of a woman like you can bestow on a poor devil? The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z But I suppose the poor devil thought he was playing the r�le of redresser of the wrongs of his country, and exacting an instalment of that revanche of which we hear occasional frothing babble. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Athelstan, there's a poor devil up-stairs, starving for the most part—let's have him down. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z "What do the poor devils understand about it?" answered the Councillor; "if they settled matters we should have to take the roasted chestnuts out of the fire without getting anything for it." The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z But, you poor devils, why didn't you come to me? 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z "Like so many rats in a trap, poor devils," acquiesced the stranger. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z The fact is, any poor devil of a mountebank is a king compared to one of us. The Joy of Living (Es lebe das Leben) A Play in Five Acts With his hands half raised and shoulders hunched up the poor devil met his death, two huge bombs "straddling" the conning-tower and bursting fairly on the hull as the boat started under. H.M.S. —— As the matter stands, a poor devil of an author is proposing an expedition into regions that, despite many hundred years of literary enterprise, are still remote and untravelled. A Cursory History of Swearing In a quarter of an hour, the poor devil will take a leap into eternity. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z No one knows since old Ware made a fool of himself, poor devil! Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z "If Westboro', poor devil, has to look forward to a life of this unaccompanied grandeur," he pitied him. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode It is said that, when he came into the presence of Trajan, the latter cried out, “Who are you, poor devil, who are so eager to transgress our rules?” An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent I hate it so: I turn sick at the smell of a beggar; and meantime my heart breaks and I feel a physical compassion for the poor devil. Small Souls But the poor devil squeezed my fingers before Uvo led him out to see him home. Witching Hill Off the poor devil set in a moment, one man to catch twelve, all over the face of the country. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Look here," he said, "you don't mind speaking to a poor devil like I am quite honestly, do you? The Man Who Rose Again He don't play badly when his hands are not numbed, poor devil! Beatrice Boville and Other Stories Whatever he may have been, he’s dead now, poor devil!” Into the Primitive A very desolate lighthouse poor devil of a Ghost! Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry Yea, are the poor devils in the trenches safer than we, that must every moment expect a sally of the garrison? The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim I'll have a fine peroration on the evils of drink; I'll picture a hundred and fifty thousand poor devils staggering down to drunkards' graves every year. The Man Who Rose Again Rousseau long appeared to him an eccentric poor devil, and the conscientious and pure spirit of Diderot he considered as shallow. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Come, M. Rodolph, do not amuse yourself by jesting with a poor devil like me; you have had your fun in 'proving' me, as you term it. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 "I say, we can't let that poor devil run about all night in the park with that picture," said Grainger. Sinister Street, vol. 2 But to this kind of devilry he did not attach much importance; the bad spirits who employed themselves after this fashion, he very properly called poor devils. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. The poor devil took the plunge: "The fact is, sir, Mr. Jack—h'm!"—he fidgeted through an instant's misery, then let it come: "It's about him and one of the maids, sir!" The Haunted Pajamas I slid in between him and her after she had become the poor devil's very life. The Cottage of Delight A Novel The actual world, with its joys and splendors, was as good as closed against a poor devil like myself. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II "But why don't you let that poor devil alone?" demanded the listener. Sinister Street, vol. 2 "Then your being king of an island was no mere phantasy," said I; "but as much a fact——" "As much a fact as that while in the flesh I am a poor devil," he replied. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I For somehow the poor devil seemed to be growing paler every minute, and I was afraid the shock of what I was going to say would send him into a swoon. The Haunted Pajamas Don't you forget it again, because I shan't be here to remind you; a horse was what I wanted, and was promised, so you're only keeping that poor devil's word for him. The Shadow of a Man "Except that he feels himself much better off than that poor devil," remarked Rosenbusch, who was comfortably drinking and smoking. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II "What honest poor devils you must be down here!" said Skeffy, as he saw the carman deposit the trunks on the road and drive off. Tony Butler There's Alton, she permits him to attend her regularly and hand her from chair or coach, poor devil! Our Admirable Betty A Romance I must go and relieve the poor devil, whom nobody would suspect for a mighty leader. The Progressionists, and Angela. Some poor devil is likely lying somewhere in these gardens——” The house was lighted now, and in an uproar, and some of the other guests were racing down the driveway to us. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery If a poor devil of an artist has a fancy for poetry, why doesn't he go to work and illustrate? In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II Some god comes out of a theatrical cloud and leaves the poor devil ten thousand a-year and a title. Ayala's Angel That poor devil Griffith will wait and fidget and stew! Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus And if things were regulated as they should be," said Koth, "there would come a day when we poor devils would also see glorious times. The Progressionists, and Angela. Do you suppose that poor devil did himself in? Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery It's men like you that keep heaven a going concern, while poor devils like me are paving the lower regions. The Gambler A Novel The head and the body of the poor devil belong to you and the crows, but neither you, nor your friend Beelzebub, have any right over his soul! Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. Fresh men against poor devils worn down by long marching! Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Cobham told us how you stood yourself, and that was enough to guide the poor devils here with their ponies and fifties. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) "If I weren't a poor devil of an army officer I'd convince you of my sincerity by asking you not to go away at all." The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop A suit would lie to recover it back; but the poor devils are welcome to the money. To Cuba and Back "You should let the poor devil live," said the Chancellor, in a discontented tone. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. I went sprawling over the poor devil I was trying to help, and there were two or three on top of me. Sea-Hounds But is not it cruel of me, not to let the poor devil sleep? The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise Those poor devils on the hill-side are the ones who will suffer. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop "That I will not tell you, because it will involve several poor devils I've hired in connection with this mad affair," said Anthony. In And Out "The poor devil might live," replied Barbarossa, "but the rebel must die;" and he took his place again at the table. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. They pushed forward a poor devil quaking with fear. The Tremendous Event Mr. Sylvester, I am a poor devil but I am no fool. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life What miserable creatures we poor devils of the South would have been! From Bull Run to Appomattox The poor devils who had to do the work never survived to tell of their devilish toil. By Right of Conquest A Novel "See how he is looking for some new victims! the poor devils whom he hung this morning are hardly cold, before he wants to begin again!" Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. As we were comfortable in our tents and they were without tents, out there in the rain and mud, we pitied the poor devils rather than resented their taunts. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts "We have," said he, in mighty dudgeon——"Oh! ah!" groaned the poor devil, his features twisted up with pain. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 "Forty of 'em lamming into one poor devil." Years of Plenty I was always bitter, wild with fury when I thought of that old woman—of her complacency, sitting there and striking down all the poor devils that had been less fortunate than she. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary The rich money-lenders despise poor devils like me; they love not contingencies; and, as Macbeth says, "They have no speculation in their eyes." Jack Hinton The Guardsman The poor devils had been obliged to fall into line before they could eat their breakfasts and had fought the battle on empty stomachs. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts "Rather than do that," said Connor, fencing for an opening, "I'd leave the poor devils here to live in the valley." The Garden of Eden The investigation drags along while the poor devils go hungry. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter I wouldn't do anything now to disturb her or hurt her husband, poor devil ... it must be hell for him ... and it don't anyway matter much what happens to me—it never has done. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary "Perhaps you think that poor devil in there killed himself," said the detective, grimly. The Green God The two despised each other for different reasons; Petrovitsch Pilgrim, for being a poor devil; and Pilgrim, Petrovitsch for being a rich one. Edelweiss A Story That winter the poor devil would have starved if the neighbors hadn't taken pity on him and fed him. The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales It was no robber but some poor devil with a petition—a grimy, welted paper. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel If you can make your villain convince the staff that drugs are back of the lost case, you can get your poor devil of a surgeon permanently disposed of.” Leerie But leave the strange places and the strange secrets of the earth to university professors and magazine writers, they being poor devils and mostly so scrawny that nothing would bite them anyway. Where the Pavement Ends The poor devil ought to be put in the way of laying up something for his old age. Edelweiss A Story "What chance has a poor devil with such a woman?" he thought to himself bitterly. The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales "Why should they, poor devils?" say the Police, and fall to telling tales of horror, of women decoyed and shot into this trap. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel He did play to perfection, but now, poor devil, the wound he received has palsied his right arm, and he will never hold cards again—or, what he thinks worse, a foil. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington Some of these poor devils must be abominably hurt.” Harley Greenoak's Charge I have a real talent for inheriting; but unhappily my relatives are all poor devils, rich in nothing but children. Edelweiss A Story So she would stand over him and scold and scold and scold while he, poor devil, toiled and sweated, doing the work of six men. The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales I figure out that this is just the way Mushâd would take, in any event; so, perhaps, it’s just as well these poor devils turned up to warn us.” Haviland's Chum That poor devil probably had plenty of life’s sweets in front of him. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising Then we needn’t prepare for the siege of Doppersdorp just yet—we poor devils who can’t rush forth, to death or glory.” A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance I’m nothing but a poor devil of a traveller lost in the veldt, and pretty well dead for want of a drink. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt “I was afraid you’d crucify me like those poor devils near the great stairway; and I didn’t enjoy the idea,” was the reply. Into the Unknown A Romance of South Africa One would think it’d be enough to kick the poor devil out of his prefectship without gating him for the rest of the term into the bargain. Haviland's Chum Why, they are just about as sulky and discontented as they can well be—though, poor devils, one can hardly blame them. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising “Give the poor devil his dinner and let him go,” he said. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Still I’m glad I was able to help the poor devil a little. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising So it was that the men outside the printing-office had been reading; it was through mockery that the poor devils in front of the hotel had raised a cheer for him. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine He was not there, as he said afterwards, to practise at a couple of poor devils running away. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War “Not even a bucket, to give the poor devils of mules a drink, Fullerton,” said Wyndham, who had been investigating around. In the Whirl of the Rising “But the poor devil is generally so hard up that it’s doubtful if he could have mustered another 2 pounds.” A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Their relatives, if the poor devils have any, may make inquiry, but it is doubtful. Blind Policy The splendor of the occasion was thus partially dimmed, and Sonnenkamp discussed with Pranken the possibility of gaining over this poor devil of an editor also with a handful of gold. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine “By lying in wait for them we might capture or shoot one or both of them when they come to bring the poor devil his food, eh, Josane?” said Shelton. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War And even then—if the poor devil got so desperately ‘stony’—when you see a chance of putting him on his legs again, you naturally take it.” In the Whirl of the Rising The poor devil will be dead if he has to wait for the other chap. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Their presence was hailed with a great shout, and the poor devils looked excessively frightened; but they were assured by O'Hara they had nothing to fear. International Short Stories English Those poor devils, the scholars and the philanthropists, may do so, if they please, but not a man of a higher station. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine I suppose now we must bring the poor devil round, eh? 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War So they sent me off, saying that they did not want any such poor devils about them—non volevano là simile dapochi. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series “He was set upon to-day in the street for not hooting your Washington.”They all laughed again, and one remarks, “How does the poor devil keep himself.” Rewards and Fairies Many poor devils have died in agony because they were foolish enough to eat some luscious-looking fruit before it had been checked. The Moralist Then those poor devils are put out there deliberately, like worms on a hook—angling in reverse! The Anglers of Arz The poor devils were hungry, starving slowly to death, and how they wolfed the bread! Tiger Cat The Swazis were hung over here, poor devils, as you saw; but I didn’t see that. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley The furthest of those two poor devils stuck up there against the rock—ugh!—was poor old Hensley—my old uncle.” A Frontier Mystery “Some poor devil got lost, and died of starvation beside his own fire?” Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion Besides, we can’t leave these poor devils of boys to be murdered. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland But he won’t come down with the value of the mare, because I believe the poor devil is none too flush at any time. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Oh, he’s a poor devil I used sometimes to talk to on board ship. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley The one talent man in the parable recurred to my mind, and I will even own, I hope not irreverently, to a sneaking sympathy for that same poor devil. A Frontier Mystery I wonder if some poor devil got lost travelling alone, and got in among a disaffected lot who made an end of him. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion You lose, brother—and so does that poor devil up in Death's Row. Twelve Times Zero You know the poor devil simply brought it upon himself. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Why such an expedition would mean a young war, and do you think Government would embark on that for the sake of a brace of poor devils of traders? The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley “The expression of the face was that of some poor devil who had come to a most beastly end and knew it—and it haunts me.” A Frontier Mystery The poor devil must have missed his way and got into the river. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion Mike never did more than shrug his shoulders contemptuously when the "poor devil" was mentioned. Black Forest Village Stories But you don’t have to sit up every night with a poor devil who’s going to be shot at sunrise anyhow.” Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion We will now sing the song that you lords will but too willingly hear from such poor devils as we. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna This, however, was an untruth, as we were well aware how dearly the poor devil had paid for his advice, as shortly after the battle he was seized and sacrificed to their gods. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. You are brave men, and have nothing to fear from a poor devil like me.' Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands "Faith, an' I think of them poor devils sometimes," he muttered. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. The poor devil’s jealous, and of course hates me like poison. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion "The poor devil!" exclaimed Chet, and moved over beside the body of the man who had gone down under the red swarm's attack. Brood of the Dark Moon Galleguillo, however, was found a few minutes after fast asleep under some cloaks he had thrown over him, as damp and cold were two things to which the poor devil was wholly unaccustomed. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The degeneracy of these poor devils was a perpetual affront to the race that had put them there. Pet Farm He had almost reached home when the sound of harsh voices out beyond the east gate caught his ear—more poor devils coming or being dragged home from the hog ranch. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade "Upon my honor," cried Aramis, "I feel quite ashamed to fire on poor devils like that." Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Some day, Cutter promised himself, he was going to stop in front of the man and shout, “Booo!” and scare the poor devil to hell and back. Confidence Game When those poor devils finished their treatment with Aztlan brain-washing techniques, they would be just like these sheep below, with the difference that they would never be able to be anything else. Assassin My sympathies are all the other way; with the many, the poor devils who run about the streets and don't go to church. Tom Brown's School Day's Lucky, too, for I had to go out front and help with some poor devils brought in from Skid's. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade A poor devil--a sort of scholar and philosopher, who obtains but poor thanks from his friends for his admirable arts, and whose only amusement on earth consists of his small experiments. The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart “I beg your Majesty to make her let go!” the poor devil implored. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales "True; the poor devils would then have to leave their dinners, and amuse themselves firing at us." Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 We found this poor devil and conveyed him to town; but of the runaway horse and saddle, which was worth half-a-dozen Indian lives, or horses, we could learn nor see nothing. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia Oh, after her flare-up with that poor devil Foster—you know the child didn't live—she got back to Mexico somehow: women like her never die—but she'll never be able to bother Dwight. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade He received me very well; just as a rich man receives a poor devil; and, turning to me, took my letter. The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart He couldn't turn his back on these poor devils because of that. The Enormous Room If the flour sold wasn't equal to the very best, they used to go for those poor devil officials as if Jupiter himself was angry with them. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 It's just this: The thoughts o' the poor devil, how he just lay thar on the bottom with his eyes wide-open, an' him murdered—them thoughts would keep a-comin' back. When the Cock Crows The poor devil comes back, and has a terrible time between them all. Japan A Record in Colour Well, ye 'd think, then, that anybody with a grain of sense would say, 'Take some of the load off the poor devil's back—ease him a bit tell he gets strength.' The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "When thou has a regiment, lad, don't forget us poor devils here, that have no uncles in the 'Maria Teresa' category." The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "Ay, just so," said another; "the poor devil doesn't deserve death for what he's done." Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas He looked closter before he hurried away, an' saw that the poor devil was chained to the wreck. When the Cock Crows If you have never had that job, take my tip and avoid it; for of all the thankless tasks the poor devil who suddenly finds himself O.C. train, has the most difficult one of all. On the right of the British line I can easily believe that thou, poor devil, dost not know of it. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors "I know noting of de baggage, since we take up strangers at every stage! and always some Teufeln poor devils that have not a sou en poche!" The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "My Lord" refuses half-a-dozen dinners, while the poor devil author only knows the tune of "Roast Beef." Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas "Those who measured up he'd sign an agreement with, and to the other poor devils he'd say that he was sorry but he couldn't help them." Forget Me Nearly We have a reservation for the poor devils on my planet. The Ethical Way Those poor devils commit a crime and depend upon a sequence of lies to clear themselves. An Artist in Crime "Whence would a poor devil like me get one thousand ducats?" Pretty Michal You are the better for it, because you worked off on the poor devil all the morbid and ultra-romantic tendencies that were spoiling your life. Ancestors A Novel They had need to pay well! but how poor devils live; and how it can pay to take a theatre company over to such a land, is more than I can fancy. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) I asked no questions, you bet, about the poor devil he had put in my place. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures For God's sake, sir," said he, "don't ruin a poor devil who wants to make himself straight with the world. The Rose of Paradise Being a detailed account of certain adventures that happened to captain John Mackra, in connection with the famous pirate, Edward England, in the year 1720, off the Island of Juanna in the Mozambique Channel; writ by himself, and now for the first time published What would those poor devils say whose paltry ten or twenty florins we surrender to the flames of the auto-da-fé if we allowed the forty or fifty thousand florins of the rich to fly away? Eyes Like the Sea Reform waves merely serve the purpose of making some poor devil conspicuous and recklessly optimistic, then subside and leave him high and dry—at the mercy of the ever-recuperating machine. Ancestors A Novel Some day when you sing that at Della Scala, remember the poor devil who taught it to you in a hovel. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part “They are dying, poor devils!” said M. Delaruelle: “the main thing is to let them die in peace.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) While there he picked up a poor devil of a Cockney and made more of a man of him than the fellow had ever dreamed of becoming. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch "The poor devils get the money and the Blue Goose furnishes the way," Bennie again interpolated. The Blue Goose You are very kind, Signor Antonio, to still call a poor devil like me your comrade, and you are generous as well. Weird Tales, Vol. II. He seemed to meditate, dispassionately, on the poor devil's case, and hers. The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur His own head was pretty strong from constant practice, but this poor devil could never have been used to the bottle. Timar's Two Worlds "That means sending poor devils to prison for poaching your game, I suppose." The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons Many a poor devil also, In whose heart deep grief was gnawing, In my waves found peace and comfort. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. For you, you poor devil, the sweet fruit at which you are stretching out your hand hangs too high.' Weird Tales, Vol. II. Savannah is under fire; that will teach Osbourne to skulk in cities instead of going to the front with the poor devils whom he butchers by his ignorance and starves with his peculations. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers You know best how the world treats a poor devil like you. Timar's Two Worlds He struck out with both hoofs, hitting the poor devil of a guard against some of the most sensitive portions of his anatomy, and hurling him into the aisle like one dead. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Imagine the sufferings of that poor devil; observe his comically distorted countenance as he bellows with agony and impotent rage; how his tail curls round his leg in the extremity of his anguish! English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. Turn the poor devil loose, and let him get out of town. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches Lord, a cool, white, clean frost, for these poor devils that have borne so much!” Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 Even if she were not so beautiful, she is so rich, and you are only a poor devil of a fellow. Timar's Two Worlds I shall just have to give up the Great Prize and die a poor devil. Jena or Sedan? "That other poor devil's coming to his senses again, and is feeling lonely," thought I, and retraced my steps. The Recipe for Diamonds The poor devils are hungry—that is the secret. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature His tongue was out, poor devil, and the birds had got at him. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston They'll probably, ere long, find their way in that direction—for how," replied Mr. Quirk, "he's ever to make up, poor devil, the mesne profits"—— "Mean profits?—is that all you call them, gents? Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. Reimers was full of admiration: "What a man is that," thought he, "who, with all his heavy duties, yet occupies himself with the insignificant destiny of a poor devil of a gunner!" Jena or Sedan? And do you suppose that out of all those poor devils of telegraph clerks there wouldn't be at least one who would forswear his vows and pocket the information? The Recipe for Diamonds We wanted to keep the good Parisian householders from taking folk into their houses so lightly who send us poor devils to the prison. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature “Ah! old Pochard—yes, poor devil, and once one of the handsomest men in Paris.” The Real Latin Quarter Goodness gracious!—that day two months he might be riding about in his carriage in the Parks, and poor devils looking on at him, as he now looked on all those who now rode there. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. All in vain; but at least the poor devil still breathed, though with a gurgling and rattling in his chest. Jena or Sedan? It is also the only possible chance of survival that these poor devils will ever have. The Ethical Engineer “Lord Wellington, God bless him! and may victory ever attend upon his arms!” and, “Soult, poor devil! and may he catch it again to the same tune!” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) "But there are dozens of other names—poor devils, rounded up in some risky operation of which the 'Bounder' was the instigator." Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist "Such things never happens to such a poor devil of a chap as me!" exclaimed Huckaback, with a sigh. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. "In any case the money would be enough to give every poor devil in the whole world one happy day!" Jena or Sedan? I'm like the poor devil in 'Brewster's Millions'—everything I touch turns to gold. The Beggar Man I am one that cannot bear to see things botched or gone upon with ignorance; and the thought that some poor devil was to hazard his bones upon such premises revolted me. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) That poor devil nearly yawned his head off before you gave him his diet of scavengers, Dr. Lett. The Hate Disease O, poor devil of a Morris!” cried the lawyer in delight. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) He was constantly threatening the poor devil with extra drill; but he never enforced the punishment, as that would have meant that he himself must put in an appearance at the same time. Jena or Sedan? I expect many a poor devil has been killed by that method. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front Well, after all,” he added, “poor devil, he was well served.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) It amused him when the Count won them, for that was the only harvest the poor devil had nowadays. Absolution Armed guards and a drummer patrolled about the house all night; they had no shift, poor devils; but stood to arms from sun-down to sun-up. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) And the poor devil, a firmly-knit, broad-shouldered fellow, who had got somewhat round-shouldered from sheer hard labour, stood inwardly raging, and letting them pull him about as they liked; straighten his back he could not. Jena or Sedan? Over there I tried to save another poor devil from the lock-up, and got in bad with the authorities. Captain Pott's Minister “If that is true, why do you murder these poor devils deliberately!” Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 You have no right to be here, poor devil! Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It Gerald was in general touched to benevolence at sight of a poor devil elated by his little draught of success. Aurora the Magnificent He was a poor devil in trouble and he came to my office for help! In the Heart of a Fool “And you squeezed the poor devils all the harder for your weevily corn and shoddy boots?” The Missourian These poor devils are totally ignorant that you are killing them for practice. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 It's nonsense talking of a poor devil like me being ruined. The Landleaguers But he had suffered enough already, poor devil! The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 Well, perhaps the poor devil was in earnest; but he didn't have a chance to achieve his ambition. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Because, because the poor devils were fooled once before. The Missourian Why not crowd all the recklessness and excesses they can into the time that is left?—poor devils! Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Ah, well, it's all our own fault; yours, madam, for having these—these incumbrances, and mine, poor devil—for not having 'em. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes I wonder now what poor devil he destroyed then. With a Vengeance The poor devils came into what little shade was offered by the hedge to hide for a while from the blinding light, pitilessly reflected from the dust on the road. Letters from my Windmill "There's been no mention in any newscast of anyone seeing fairies or sea maidens—I expect the poor devil thinks you were a hallucination." The Lost Kafoozalum I shall work you like a horse, when you get strong enough, but every bit of the work will help some poor devil. The Peace of Roaring River “What! you are afraid of a poor devil dead of the cholera!” Adventures in the Philippine Islands But it’s not much I see he’s doing, except to go on sucking the blood from these poor devils down here!” Carmen Ariza The poor devil hasn't any recreation but reading these leaflets. Letters from my Windmill The poor devils were tied hand and foot and doused in the water until they were cured—or killed. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development I never went wrong but once, and that was because the poor devil began to swell and thought he was as big as his own shadow. The Romance of a Plain Man Yes, but the poor devils are too ill for me. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. You have no money, but you rob us poor devils with your lies, and then leave us to rot to death!” Carmen Ariza "Awful affair" was his second thought; that is, a lot of other poor devils are gone to heaven—anyhow, they are no longer on earth. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) The poor devil screamed for mercy, but Stanley bent his inexorable brows, and cried, "Send him to God!" Flowers of Freethought (First Series) Someone did reach that ship—reached it from a distance—reached it in the same way they reached that poor devil I left at room nine forty-seven. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 These poor devils had been doing this for nearly four months, every man of them was a hero. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. What would have happened to him if some poor devil had announced to them that some things come from below? Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland One of those poor devils who take to journalism, and usually end by going to the dogs. Name and Fame A Novel All these blows fell upon his growing sympathy for the poor devil, as he called him. The Quality of Mercy "I never saw a poor devil look so sick in my life," Æolus had said. Marion Fay But what revenge can there be upon a poor devil without the price of a bed on his indescribable person? The Camera Fiend He was using on them a poem that had probably been written in a garret by some poor devil or other whose wealth gave him little cause for complaint. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland You’ve got fat and slow, haven’t you, since early days when you use to put lead into poor devils whose stuff you wanted. In the Shadow of the Hills It’s the poor devil of a horse playing out. The Law-Breakers "I knew he was in Bombay," he said, "but I didn't think the poor devil was reduced to this." Jan and Her Job See the poor devils of the Prussian Guard! The Camera Fiend These poor devils believe themselves lost, and are truly pitiable objects. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study I am sure the poor devil has some horrible dream. A Romance of the West Indies No harm in humoring this poor devil of an officer who had crashed and lost his wits. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 |
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