单词 | raillery |
例句 | I saw their eyes bespeaking confusion at this raillery, sorrow to hear our liberator mocked thus, and anxiety at what His Lordship’s uncertainty might mean. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z French’s evocation of place, a rural way of life and overall creepiness are superb, as is the dialogue, a festival of Irish raillery and repartee. Review | For your pandemic playlist: 3 new audiobooks that will whisk you away — for a few hours, anyway 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Jake’s complacency and Drew’s pretensions get punctured over the course of Christmas at Ed’s, amid family traditions including plaid pajamas, raillery and eggnog. Review: ‘Straight White Men,’ Now Checking Their Privilege on Broadway 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Moore might deserve the Best Actress award but, given the film’s corrosive raillery, won’t get it. The Cannes Countdown: Six Contenders for Major Awards 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement Often, though, their teasing doesn’t feel different from the family raillery of many a sitcom. Review: In ‘A Moon for the Misbegotten,’ Audra McDonald Is Front and Center 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Mr. O’Brien, as the admittedly and entertainingly ornery Jack, brings the energy of mild raillery to the proceedings. Review: In ‘The Weir,’ Things Go Bump in the Night, at the Pub 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Whether he’s holding a news conference or parrying tension-fraught raillery in the clubhouse or gazing at an adversary with a mixture of tamped-down sadness and anger, Wright’s Darren anchors his surroundings with dramatic poise. 1st Stage’s ‘Take Me Out’ swings for the fences but falls short in some areas Old pals, they knew each other’s foibles and weaknesses all too well and exploited them in an ongoing raillery of inside jokes, ragging, and general good-natured BS. Don’t shoot me! I’m just picking mushrooms! 2013-09-08T13:30:00Z But receiving a lot of "only half good-natured raillery about being from the bush", allied to a period of depression, contributed to his leaving university in 1960 without completing his degree, to hitchhike round Australia. A life in writing: Les Murray 2010-11-22T00:05:00Z Some of the raillery, while funny, feels like overkill. 'Spamilton': Musical spoof lands its punches softly, and with a smile 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The first Shakespearean phrase I underlined during this period was “skirmish of wit,” about the raillery between Beatrice and Benedick, which inspired a lifelong expectation that romance must include snark. Review | Shakespeare still matters. A new book reminds us why. 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The secret of his comedy was in his delivery, which was a blizzard of mockery, raillery and mayhem. Don Rickles, lightning-fast launcher of comic insults, dies at 90 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The roguery and raillery are in place, and he has a pleasing way with a song, but his instincts for clowning undermine his suavity. Review: ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ from Roundabout Theatre has more showmanship than chemistry 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z But his raillery may have been been the preemptive defense mechanism of a man who deflects the public derision he anticipates by turning his physical liabilities into comic assets. Was Alfred Hitchcock Psycho? 2012-11-25T05:25:00Z After this display of raillery Sylvia felt it would be weak merely to point out that Clara was not a sister, so she remained silent. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z "And now, what are you going to do?" he asked, and his voice was full of tender raillery for her lost tryst with the girl friend, and for her pretty helplessness. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z With a mingling of raillery and tenderness, with a tear and a smile, with something in her eyes that he had never seen in them before? The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z Calamy seems to have discovered a source of melancholy satisfaction in the fact that the quaint names of his brethren were subjected to the raillery of a wicked world. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z Bianchi and Ascensi, and put an end to their incessant railleries, so much so that they came and formed a part of the circle. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or goodÐhumored raillery; pleasantry. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z "I generally breakfast at nine, and it is nearly that now," he answered, annoyed by some hint of raillery in her tone, and yet unable to conceal a glance of admiration. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z "Why couldn't the fool take what she said in the spirit of raillery?" he asked himself. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Many of the names in the list I have recorded must have met with the good-humoured raillery of the every-day folk the strangely stigmatized bearer might meet. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z "Come, come," he said, holding out his hand, his tone one of pleasant raillery. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z His tone of raillery was gone: he was in sober earnest now. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z Oh!" she continued in a tone of bitter raillery, "he has the cunning of hell, of the priests! Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z "You kept her long enough about you!" madam answered, in a tone between vexation and raillery. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Here, where there was such excellent opportunity for raillery, Voltaire shows he had a genuine admiration for their simplicity of life, the courage of their convictions, their freedom from priestcraft, and their distaste for warfare. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z "What! my own dear mother going back on me in the midst of my ambitions!" cried Ralph in a tone of playful raillery. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z Galileo’s astronomical views found a useful ally by the incisive raillery of his literary style. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z He, however, is proof against all your raillery, and the proclamation itself has produced the most surprising effect. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Again the raillery pointed every word, as if arrows "dipped in balm." Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z He began his defence with the utmost elegance mixed with spirit, and now and then he let fall his finest strokes of raillery upon his antagonist; and his harangue lasted until three in the morning. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z "But, sweet----" "I am sweet now!" she said, with tender raillery. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Marie Antoinette's enjoyment increased as she poured forth her raillery, and marked the confusion of the marquise. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z It could stand not only hard knocks from its foes, but any amount of raillery from its friends. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z But in what way can the absurdity of the "real presence" be answered, except by banter, by raillery, by ridicule, by persiflage? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z Voltaire is judged by the character which distinguishes him from other writers, his light touch and superficial raillery. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z But in truth the raillery was on the surface only. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z In a different spirit, but with similar effect, was Mr. Curran's retort upon an Irish judge, quite as remarkable for his good-humor and raillery as for his legal researches. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z "My dear," said Mr. Curwen, with the gentlest spice of raillery, "you certainly deserve the charming title now." Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z At that moment two late-comers entered the room and made their way towards their hostess, who appeared delighted to see them, especially the taller of the two, whose hand she slapped with good-humoured raillery. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Incident crowds on incident, argument jostles satire, illustration succeeds raillery, all to show the miseries of existence disprove this being the best of all possible worlds. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z "A fine tale they will have to tell to-morrow!" the elder sister continued in tones of savage raillery. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z She laughed pleasantly as she spake, and the words conveyed not so much a rebuke as the amiable raillery of an intimate. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z And these 'Saturae' had been themselves developed partly out of the older Fescennine dialogues—the rustic raillery of the vintage and the harvest-home,—partly out of mimetic dances imported from Etruria. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z "Like it better than salad?" she asked with a flash of raillery. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Momus, mō′mus, n. the god of raillery, &c.—Son, or Disciple, of Momus, a wag. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z He had too much effronterie to be chagrined with my raillery. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z The timidity which had at first admired without venturing to copy, fled before her neat raillery and free example; and high spirits, encouragement, and inconsiderateness, often led me to the utmost limits of discretion. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z But he deals with these topics rather in the spirit of raillery adopted by Plautus, than in that of Juvenal. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Lord Percy's answer: Greaves's reply to that nobleman: Gage's raillery upon Percy for his nimble retreat on April 19, 1775. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z Pepe made up his mind to endure with patience her half cynical tone of raillery, and by dint of talking she presently dropped it. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Of the two main Augustan traditions in satire—the "fine raillery" that Dryden perfected and the rough satire that reached back to Donne, Cleveland, and Oldham—Tutchin belongs to the latter. Selected Poems (1685-1700) 2011-12-27T03:00:09.253Z This view of the subject was far too awful for sport, far too just for raillery, and far too grave for my taste; so I hastened to dismiss the theme. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z But Lucilius had much more than this power of personal raillery, exercised with the force supplied and under the restraints imposed by an energetic social and political life. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z The raillery was too just not to be felt. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z The lady rewarded him with a gracious smile, saying at the same time in a tone of raillery, "It is never too late if luck comes at last." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z He had already declaimed it twice, once with horror in his voice, once with a running accompaniment of agreeable raillery. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z Lord Frederick himself joined in the raillery; and, laughing, offered to recommend me to an honest Jew, if I preferred such a creditor. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z It seems first to have been employed in ritual prayers and thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth, and in the grotesque raillery accompanying the merriment and license of the harvest-home. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Doctrines that are not exact create scruples in weak souls and invite the criticisms of intelligent Christians, whilst they excite the railleries of free-thinkers and furnish arguments to unbelievers. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z That mouth was well adapted to raillery and persiflage; and it was most eloquent in expressing contempt and anger. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z Persis beamed upon the complete disarray of all his faculties, and spoke with affected raillery, though her own mind was in a seethe. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z This earned for the speaker another pinch—a harder one this time, and the chaff and raillery flowed on. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z He was at home anywhere, and his tongue equally adept at broad prairie raillery or finely modulated English. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z Sometimes I have endeavoured to persuade her out of it seriously, and sometimes by raillery, and have said are you sure you shall be better in another world? State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z The matter of the election was as good as settled: "We may, therefore, venture to hazard propositions on that hypothesis without being justly subjected to raillery or ridicule." Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z "They would never allow him to be one of them?" she asked, in tones whose precise import her hearer still failed to define, and which impressed him as midway between raillery and seriousness. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z A lady who was often the subject of his sportive railleries, observed, that no one who saw the kind expression of his eye could feel wounded. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Poor Matanasius, with his elaborate reminiscences of barrack-room raillery, seems sadly out of date; being of the earth, earthy, his song and his commentary have both crumbled to dust. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z He had recourse to raillery, but, finding his banter of no avail, endeavored to appease the unhappy girl by "an offer of devoted and everlasting friendship, founded on the basis of virtuous esteem." The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Marsyas cut off the prince's raillery with a direct and serious query. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z What!" exclaimed her friend, in tones of raillery, "you would have deceived me? Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z In the midst of the raillery, Esther and Wathemah entered the room. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z “Your destination is the New Fleet, father,” retorted the pursuivant, in a tone of bitter raillery; “unless you prefer the cell in Radcliffe Hall lately vacated by your saintly predecessor, Father Woodroofe.” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z These felicities, which appeared afterward like child's play, and which reason turned to raillery, passed unperceived. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Never were such light artistic raillery, Nothing spiteful, naught played to the gallery; Finished fun, ad unguem, poignant, polished. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 2nd, 1893 2011-09-30T02:00:16.737Z I could parry no raillery, I could brave no suspicion, I could retort no sneer! The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z However, there is no time now for raillery; a messenger is waiting the result of our conference. The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z Harleigh wished to retort the question; but would not hazard a raillery that might embarrass the stranger, who now, with modest grace, courtsied to him; while she passed Ireton without notice, and left the room. The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z This critical raillery and the numerous books perused by her left her mind nothing but unbelief. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z She never resented the raillery which was constantly aimed at her on account of her desire to remain unmarried. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z It was necessary to see again the same faces, to submit to curious looks, glances filled with raillery, and to reply to banal remarks. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z “Nay,” he said with good-natured raillery as she remonstrated; “a Saxon maiden who can keep a whole pack of wolves enthralled by her music must be treated gently.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z He passed the bow to one of the suitors, who was compelled to yield it in turn, amid the raillery of his companions. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z "I see no peril," replied the maiden, unconscious of the raillery. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z His voice did not hold the light raillery of hers. The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire 2011-08-31T02:01:23.303Z There came a look of raillery on his white face, and Athena again told herself that he was very cruel—cruel and heartless. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z She spoke with momentary seriousness, but immediately afterward she chose to assume an air of careless raillery. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z But it will, I hope, be quite understood that my defence of vivisection implies no contempt, no raillery, no unfriendly sentiment towards those who oppose it. The Pros and Cons of Vivisection 2011-08-23T02:00:31.033Z His raillery was more than I could stand, so being unwilling to quarrel with him too, I got up to go. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z He promised to write it down, but pausing a little longer than ordinary about it, she returned to her former way of uncivil merriment and ungallant raillery. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z His eyes met hers with a curious flash of rather cruel raillery. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z The captain and the crew of the tug were smiling broadly, but the object of Dan’s raillery went purple in his “dear face,” and his hands clenched and unclenched 111 at his sides. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z Despite Diogenes’ railleries, Cicero decides in favor of Antipater and the more rigorous solution. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Your appetite was then——" "Stop, stop, Sch�nfeld," cried I, "give over this horrible and cruel raillery—you have already sufficiently informed me of the frightful situation into which I had fallen. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z The Reverend Willett Ford Hunt was stung here, not by the good-natured raillery aimed at his own traits of character by his old college mate. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z She could not bear the lightest touch of raillery, still less any laughing comment, on what was so deep and sacred a thing to herself as her relation to Lingard. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z Muriel Harding captured it, thereby bringing down upon herself plenty of good-natured raillery. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z Contempt when it applies itself to set off, not the vices, but the peculiarities of men, trying to make them appear ridiculous, becomes raillery or irony. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Juvenal was a great writer, and his envenomed raillery against the Jews has become familiar by quotation. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Sophie did not hear the undertone of laughter and raillery which greeted her arrival. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z Let us make good speed, gracious sir," observed Longlegs, in a tone of grave raillery, "before they at Rypen House behold our terrible army and surrender themselves. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The first act seemed gay and lively, with a sort of mordant raillery in it with which the audience was unfamiliar. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z But she would have none of him then, fending him off by main strength and raillery; and she was pleased with the discovery that she was stronger than he. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Across it Elsie met her husband's eyes; her own infinitely wise, splendidly happy as his, yet touched with that delicate raillery which caressed and laughed at him. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z The Princess Gallitzin, on the contrary, had an imposing countenance, the expression of which presented a strange mixture of shrewdness, asceticism, sternness, and raillery. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z "That is the only really foolish thing I have ever heard you say!" returned he, in fond raillery. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Dinner that night, though a late one, was an occasion of boisterous good-fellowship, the two happy Pony Rider Boys coming in for much good-natured raillery. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z There was raillery in her tone, but there was also something of earnestness in it. The Best Policy 2011-06-13T02:00:32.860Z She met his diffidence with a smile so warm, so enchanting in its sweet, maternal raillery and indulgence that his heart melted within him. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z The cold, superior smile melted from his scornful mouth; the keen raillery vanished from his eyes; he regarded the pictured face almost in despair. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z Orrin ridiculed it as a morbid trick of mind that might be cured by reproof or raillery. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Remember it is to the personal satire I object, and to the horse-play of your raillery.... Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z But when raillery passed into railing, and sarcasm sunk into scurrility, in these unhappy polemical effusions, our critics have bitterly censured the intolerance and bigotry of Sir Thomas More. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z She lifted her eyes from her sewing to regard him with delicate raillery. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z The loss of a treasure amounting, possibly, to a hundred thousand dollars was no subject for raillery. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z At this raillery, the rage of the favourite of Kali knew no bounds. Phallic Miscellanies Facts and Phases of Ancient and Modern Sex Worship, as Illustrated Chiefly in the Religions of India 2011-05-31T02:00:29.133Z But her raillery brought no more words from him. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z Society, in the modern acceptation, of a miscellaneous mixture, which equalizes men even in their inequality, supplying passing objects for raillery or indignation, opened that wider stage, which a growing metropolis only could exhibit. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z I did not suppose that you had joined the innumerable caravan of those who find something sarcastic or malicious in my good natured raillery in careless controversy. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z Every one liked it, but few understood it rightly: it was so ready for raillery, so indulgent, and withal so provokingly careless. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z The apothecary would have despised himself if he had taken this politeness for anything else than fine raillery and good breeding. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z If you be nettled with severe raillery, take care never to show that you are stung, unless you choose to provoke more. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z The mere lovers of antiquity endured the raillery of the wits for the puerility of the plot, the vulgar humour, and the homeliness of the style. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z These encounters became the common topics of raillery. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z "And will you do nothing for my poor cousin's sake?" she asked, significantly, and in a tone of raillery, not able, even at such a time, to subdue altogether her natural temperament. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z Among sayings in the English language attributed to the notes of the meadowlark are some expressions of banter and raillery. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z Rolling-pins, step-ladders, and wooden kitchen utensils cause much merriment when presented as gifts, and the occasion is generally one of much pleasant raillery. Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z The native bent of his genius, the hilarity of his temper, betrays itself by playful strokes of raillery and concealed satire when least expected. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z They returned overwhelmed by this raillery, humbled at having been altogether left in the dark about the intention of the Government. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z "Believe her, Mark," said Grace Fitzgerald, with playful raillery; "nobody ought to know so well what Lord Robert means as my cousin Kate." Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z Come, Mr. Mirabel, these expressions I expected from the raillery of your humour, but I hope for very different sentiments from your honour and generosity. The Inconstant 2011-04-27T02:00:21.193Z But, when it got wind among the little circle of persons who frequented Garnet Lodge, it was the subject of some raillery from Owen's friends. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z Who would have thought that such an inexorable nurse as Miss Lambert should prove such a fractious invalid?' and there was a tone of reproof under the light raillery. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z All the way from the National Gallery Unto the Royal Academy As I walked, I was guilty of raillery, Which I felt was very bad o' me. Mr. Punch in Bohemia 2011-04-16T02:00:17.803Z The girl admonished him in the lightest spirit of raillery. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z The raillery of his sister recalled him, and he for a time put away the absorbing subject. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z So long as the raillery proceeded from such persons as Dr. Hatch or Major Mitten, there was no offence in it; but with Theodore Bransby the case was different. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z I hope we have not all neglected you,' interposed Mildred in her soft voice, for she saw that Olive shrank from Dr. Heriot's good-humoured raillery. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z And with this reflection on national character he moved into the drawing-room, where soon afterwards the party repaired to talk over Lionel's adventure, with every turn that fancy or raillery could give it. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z With this view, he must have felt that he was more likely to succeed by emulating the broader mirth of the old or middle comedy, than by the delicate railleries and exquisite painting of Menander. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Cicero, therefore, in his reply, had not only to defend his client, but to answer the petulant raillery by which his antagonist attempted to excite envy and odium against himself. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z She laid the glowing tissue in her lap and met the raillery of his glance quite seriously. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z The consciousness that any avowal of his love for Kate would but expose him to bitter raillery and ridicule, debarred him from all the sympathy he so much needed. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z And what a running fire of pleasant raillery rattled round the table! The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z These heroic characters, however, were generally parodied, and rendered fantastic, by the gross railleries of Silenus and the Fauns. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Mr. Selden could not escape now the raillery of his friends. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Zinka asked in a low tone, looking at him with tender raillery in her eyes. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z The playful raillery of this speech could not turn his thoughts from herself. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z In Julienne's physiognomy there was a smile almost of raillery. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z The cause of this defect in elegance of wit and raillery, has been attributed by Hurd to the free and popular constitution of Rome. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z She opposed him with all the decency of a young lady so well educated; but the Huron did not understand raillery, and found all evasions extremely disagreeable. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The intrusive humility of her manner, seasoned as it was with vulgar raillery, was insufferable. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z "Freilich!" said she, not suspecting the slightest trace of raillery in the request. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z The Captain, who, like a pyrotechnist, could give his fire all forms and colors, reinforced her with his; and his sister sowed, as it were, the flowers with which the zephyrettes of raillery could play. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z The old comedy presented scenes of uninterrupted gaiety and raillery and ridicule, and nothing was spared which could become the object of sarcasm. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z They were usually in the Saturnian metre and took the form of a dialogue, consisting of an interchange of extemporaneous raillery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z "Never, mother dear, so long as I was well and happy," he assented, involuntarily adopting a tone of tender raillery, "but, if I happened to hang my head,--oh, then, you were sometimes very indiscreet." 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z Through the glass door of the studio a pair of greenish eyes were gazing at him with an expression of good-humoured raillery. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Well, my dear father, I must say that your wit, or raillery, is very ill timed, considering whom it relates to. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z Quintilian thinks, that, with some regulation, those days of periodical license might have aided the cultivation of a correct spirit of raillery; but, as it was, they tended to vitiate and corrupt it. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z I see him still,--ah, how plainly!--leaning back in his rocking-chair, fair, with a rather haughty but yet kindly smile, his eyes sparkling with good-humoured raillery. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z Oh, how I shudder at the ridicule with which he will assail us, and tremble for my own constancy under the raillery he will shower on us! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z This was said in a tone of mild raillery. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z Amidst the raillery going on in the principal room of this hostelry between guests of different nationalities, we had not heard the noise of wheels which slowly moved towards the house. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z He adapted the ancient satires of the Tuscan and Oscan stage to the closet, by refining their grossness, softening their asperity, and introducing railleries borrowed from the Greek poets, with whom he was familiar. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z For it was not only against the clergy and the monks that he kept up a ceaseless stream of satiric raillery; he treated nobles, princes and kings with equal freedom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Of course the poor fellow has suffered considerably from the disappointment, nor are his better feelings alleviated by the—I will say—very indelicate raillery papa is pleased to indulge in on the subject. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z Still less has he that mocking scepticism, that raillery now gay now bitter, which succeeded the songs of despair. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z There is plenty of satiric anger and raillery in the spirit of the time, but the most genuine part of it is drawn off into drama. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z He preserved in them, however, the groundwork of the ancient pleasantry, and the venom of the ancient raillery, on individuals, as well as on general vices. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z "He knows well enough that I did not," said Haire, half sulky; for he thought the Chief was pushing his raillery too far. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z There was such a pretty playfulness in her tone and gesture, that even the grave Egbert was thawed by it, and answered with pleasant raillery. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z His censures did not reach his master's ears unaccompanied by a relation of the raillery bestowed upon them, so that he became an object of general ridicule. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z "I trust we should know how to recognize their merits," said Kate, with a look which sorely puzzled him whether it meant conciliation or raillery. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Both were much overdressed, and both stared vigorously at Harding—the "Queen" with an air intended to represent fashionable raillery, the "Demon" with haughty surprise. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The caution was so far unnecessary that Sir Brook's manner, as he drew near, had a certain stately dignity that invited no raillery. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Leaning back in the most comfortable posture, he watched his friend with a mixture of raillery and compassion, as the latter paced up and down, betraying in every look and action his feverish uneasiness. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Such demonstrations are neither difficult nor rare; it is no greater effort for hypocrisy to assume them, than for raillery to deride them. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z "I confess that is a consideration," said Massingbred, with a tone that might mean equally raillery or the reverse, "so that you see no great objection on that score?" The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z I have, indeed, but one thing to guard in the world--the honor of my name--which, through that exposition, would be at the mercy of the world's raillery and scorn. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z The next morning, as ever, Betsy was the victim of Napoleon's raillery. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z His raillery irritated her beyond all telling, and yet she hardly knew what answer to make. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z “Bet you don’t!” he said, assuming her tone of raillery. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z A wide stare from Kate's full dark eyes, an expression of astonishment, mingled with raillery, in her features, here arrested the speaker, who blushed deeply in her embarrassment. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Then her ladyship with feigned anger mingled with raillery, exclaimed:— "I! when I have wished my reputation to protect that of my young friend!" Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z Pilate still persisted: Shall I crucify your king? thus using terms of raillery, in order to disarm them. An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z But after that masterly raillery of Gorman’s there was no fight left in the “Busters.” King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Pamela could accompany Violet everywhere, always radiantly enjoying herself, and receiving endless congratulations, thinly disguised as raillery, on her universal popularity and the charm that she seemed to radiate at will. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z But neither the raillery and innuendoes of the neighbors nor the entreaties, threats, and cajoleries of his sister, Jeanne Maillot, had ever moved him to take a wife. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Then, equally suddenly her strength rallied for an instant and the eyes that she lifted to Guthrie's were filled with a desperate effort at raillery. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z He had a genial raillery which made it almost impossible to take him seriously. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z A pause ensued, and when she spoke again her tone was one of light raillery, yet beneath it was a tense excitement that puzzled him. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z Then came afternoon tea and raillery between him and my mother. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z The “Busy Body” papers are merely pleasant raillery at the failings of human nature in general, interspersed with good advice, something like that which he soon afterwards gave in “Poor Richard.” The True Benjamin Franklin But the crumpled little figure in the big chair did not answer to his raillery. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z What woman could have resisted the touch of raillery? A Blot on the Scutcheon His scoffing raillery had no effect upon her. The Undying Past Petronius could be very brutal as well as very refined in his raillery. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius And this again is the secret of the distrust and raillery with which moralists have been so commonly visited. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent "Gossiping at the gate, as usual!" he cried, with a kind of rasping raillery. Witching Hill King Edward was extremely pleased with his raillery, and made him many good repartees, for he was aware that the cardinal was a gay man with the ladies, and a boon companion. The Boke of Noblesse Out came a sovereign smile of humour, sweet raillery, and condonation blended, instant on her investigation of his eyes. The Unknown Sea “The like of me, Nanny!” the gypsy answered, with affected raillery, but there was a tear in her eye. The Little Minister But Dolly and Beth, to whom his words were addressed, heard not a syllable of his raillery. Dolly's College Experiences Many absurdities might likewise have been discovered among the Dominican and Franciscan casuists, but this would not have answered the purpose, for the whole raillery was to be levelled only at the Jesuits. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion In his club he felt so ill at ease that games, conversation, and even the raillery of Jack Nickerson bored him. Rockhaven When he had ended thus clumsily, DeLancy took up immediately, but without that spirit of good-humored raillery which was characteristic. Making Money The dark eyes riffled for a moment into a hint of covert raillery. The Tempering Indifferently he listened to Lambert's good-natured raillery at the general staff, then he focussed his attention, for Lambert's voice had suddenly turned serious, his hand had indicated the lounging figures of the enlisted men. The Guarded Heights Captious, cocksure, omniscient, he revelled in the uses of raillery and of repartee. The Shadow of a Man It is easy to see," said he, in a tone of raillery, "that these gentlemen are just from the provinces. Marguerite de Valois If the House was charmed and instructed before, it was now positively astonished and electrified by the overwhelming force of the speaker's raillery and invective. The Fortunes Of Glencore A look of deep scorn was the answer Viola made to Tavia's attempt at raillery. Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School In the other mood she was full of fantasy and inconsequent raillery. The Trembling of the Veil "Verily, you are a most comical piece of dulness," said the other, in a spirit of raillery. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency "For you, my dear?" said he, for once venturing upon a bit of raillery. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) She knew how to push raillery and persiflage to the very frontiers of truth, and even peep over and see what lay beyond. The Fortunes Of Glencore "I cannot help fancying," said Linton, with an almost imperceptible raillery, "that there are other qualities would please me as well in a wife or a mistress." Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Finding that neither raillery nor reason could induce the Count to sacrifice his love to honour, I tried to rouse his anger. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise He said it half in raillery, but his deduction was made seriously enough. The King of Arcadia This was said with a spice of that subdued raillery of which Linton was a master; and he saw, with delight, how the old peer winced under it. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) He had to bear up, not only against the dangers and fatigues of a long journey, but also against the raillery of those who themselves had not the heart to follow his good example. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 So saying, and with a laugh of saucy raillery, Miss Kennyfeck passed down the stairs, not remaining to hear his answer. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Rosa de t�, so bold and scornful in his treatment of poets and novelists, was a very Job in the patience with which he bore the raillery of Miguel and the other editors. Maximina "You are the best man in the world," said Garda, coming towards him and abandoning her raillery. East Angels It had not been necessary for him to be informed of the raillery to which Lydia was exposed on his account. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle In the Preface to the Second Miscellany, he says of Horace's Satires, that they "are incomparably beyond Juvenal's, if to laugh and rally is to be preferred to raillery and declaiming." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 I gave no heed to this mischievous raillery, for I was gazing across into the tender eyes of Alisanda. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Merelo could to a certain point put up with Rivera's raillery, since he recognized his superiority, but the priest's went against his nerves. Maximina My mother's fashionable morgue and indifference I should now feel as a sarcasm on my own failure; and as to my cousin Julia, the idea alone of her raillery was insufferable. Jack Hinton The Guardsman But, though it from the beginning enjoyed royal and ministerial favour, it was long before it collected a really representative body of members, and it was subjected at first to a good deal of raillery. A Short History of French Literature My replies were very frank, and I made no attempt to conceal my thoughts, but they were clothed in good-natured raillery, and my hearers seemed to like my plain speaking. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion It was unendurable to sit for what seemed an endless time before the insolent leers and coarse raillery of this scum. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Bantering persiflage bubbles in everyone, and good natured raillery adds zest to all phases of the experience, whether it rains or shines. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter Lady Julia, too—ah! there's the rub—my beautiful cousin, who, in the slightest solecism of London manners, could find matter for sarcasm and raillery. Jack Hinton The Guardsman He subdued his impulses to tenderness and gentle raillery. Man and Maid At this judicious raillery, the courtiers remained silent and confused, while the Emperor, placing both his hands on his spacious paunch, roared out aloud. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century Soon after a murmur is heard from the crowd below, half raillery and half compassion, and the poor adventurer slides down, mortified and exhausted, upon the earth! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. There was a little raillery in this commendation, for he thought: You want to get the whole inheritance, and hand over my son to the knife. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Unlike my fair cousin, Lady Julia, her raillery never wounded: hers were the fanciful combinations which a vivid and sparkling imagination conjures up, but never the barbed and bitter arrows of sarcasm. Jack Hinton The Guardsman She wished that he would be more tender to her; that when they were alone together his manner of affectionate raillery would change to something deeper. Lady Cassandra If the humour of this be for low comedy, small accidents and raillery, I will force my genius to obey it, though with more reputation I could write in verse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" “Not even for the pleasure of your society, my most charming and exquisite Boris?” inquired the prima donna, in a tone of raillery. The Intriguers He knew Pranken, he knew tins everlasting galloping style of utterance, which is always so extremely animated, and even becomes enthusiastic when the conversation can be turned into an emulous contest of raillery. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Jean de Montreuil and Gonthier Col, assumed the defence of the Roman de la Rose, and various letters, sometimes couched in terms of good-humored raillery, sometimes sly and cutting, were exchanged between them and Christine. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) The sudden pauses in speaking, the deep sigh that would escape him, the almost bitter raillery he used when speaking of himself, all showed how acutely he felt his altered state. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Of the rumours from the capital they made matter of jest and raillery; they ridiculed the absurd pretensions of the popular leaders, and treated the rising as something too contemptible for grave remark. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier He replied to the raillery of the beautiful singer in becoming language. The Intriguers In Homer are several strokes of low raillery. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem In the still, snowy night, the raillery and laughter of the party were heard from end to end of the village. Black Forest Village Stories "How I could envy that subaltern," said he, with an inimitable mixture of raillery and deference. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly The latter part of the evening, however, he paid us for this by a series of sketches, in his finest style of railing and raillery, of modern French literature. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) He found that his summer task was a matter of town history, and he had to face a good deal of affectionate raillery about his coal pile. The Book of Courage Isocrates composed an oration in honour of Busiris; a masterly example of Attic raillery and satire. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Their hearts continued to quiver with sadness until they had seen Buchmaier's Agnes, who managed to enliven them with her usual chat and raillery. Black Forest Village Stories Charles bore the raillery he heard around him philosophically, and good humoredly admitted that he had been completely outwitted. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 "Oh, then, the adventure has had its compensation to a certain degree," said Dunn, with a smile of raillery. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day It was as if she spoke to one whom she wished to regard leniently, though she might in reality shower her with that elfin raillery which was the outcome of her own inquietude. Rose MacLeod "A slight scratch, do you call it?" said I, indignantly, as I perceived the poor girl's eyes fill at the raillery of her tormentor. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II But, to his surprise, he found the country girl quite insensible to the flattery and notice which many a city belle had coveted; and that when he tried raillery, he usually proved the disconcerted party. The Lamplighter It is a relief to revert from it to the strong good sense and graceful raillery of Mr. Ford’s pages. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 He is too much given to horse-play in his raillery, and comes to battle like a dictator from the plough. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" He seated himself by her, and tried by gentle raillery to interest her, but it was in vain. Francezka The definite ranks were soon broken; the soldiers marched at ease in and out amongst the Indians and the settlers, all in high good humor; jest and raillery were on every side. The Story of Old Fort Loudon He actually trembled at what the next words would be from those full, red lips, that never seemed to open except in raillery and mocking. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys “He is much addicted to raillery:” in pronouncing raillery, leave out the i; never say, rail-le-ry. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected This story is characteristic of Daudet’s art, containing as it does all of his delicacy and daintiness of pathos, of raillery, of humour. Devil Stories An Anthology I must not omit a circumstance which exposed him to raillery his whole life after. The Tatler, Volume 3 Then Captain Stuart broke out with his reassuring raillery. The Story of Old Fort Loudon Maria's face changed instantly from laughing raillery, and she made a quick movement to place herself where she would hide from the rest what he was doing. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys The King, coming close, looked searchingly into Carter's eyes and laughed in faint raillery; he partially understood. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch “You must be very careful in anything you say about me,” she said with a praiseworthy attempt at light raillery. Cynthia's Chauffeur Old Downes is a fine piece of raillery, of which I wish I had been author. The Tatler, Volume 3 Spenser, in “Colin Clout’s come home again,” calls him with a spice of raillery “old Palaemon” who “sung so long until quite hoarse he grew.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The Deacon did not reply to the raillery. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys And so, amid much bustle, and laughter, and raillery, the girls of Green Knoll Camp joined the boys of Cave-in-the-Wood Camp in the motor boat for a trip around the big lake. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club This might be a cruel joke, or perhaps scornful raillery; or was it an ironical outbreak of awakened jealousy, or was it pure wickedness? Timar's Two Worlds "And be awakened by a splendid prince?" she laughed, entering into the spirit of his raillery. Banked Fires He could not know what he did for her by juggling the Tira myth into raillery. Old Crow I imagine sardonic raillery in the eyes of every Belgian that I meet. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium I could imagine the delicate raillery of the other papers, if indeed they deigned to notice Lord Cholme's exclusive information at all. Aliens The boys got up to leave, and the doctor’s raillery was checked, but Hannah pondered over it as she went up to bed. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted The next morning they had to undergo plenty of raillery from their companions. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Though this was said in raillery, Ashburner remarked that Karl looked quite pleased, and seemed to take the allusion to Greek and Reviews as a special compliment. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 The raillery of them was natural and well enough for a mere man of the town; but, very unluckily, several of the words were wrongly spelt. Talkers With Illustrations "No, I must say I never did," I answered, ignoring their mischievous raillery with as much grace as I could summon, but taking care to choose my words so as to avoid further pitfalls. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself "That remark is creditable to your penetration," said Mr. Brooke, in his accustomed tone of gentle raillery, "and, you cannot say that it is not a very harmless way of letting off steam." Brooke's Daughter A Novel Upon such occasions, the gun crews would laugh heartily and indulge in good natured raillery with the infantrymen. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" That was all the answer I could have made, had I spoken, to her gentle raillery, half mockery, in which she did not quite believe herself. Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 So with more raillery, we pay six shillings for our festival and run over to Earraid, shaking the dust of the Argyll Hotel from off our feet. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) Through all this raillery there was something indulgent in the lady’s eye which made me suppose there might be better coming. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) The author of the books against Bishop Cooper is said to have been Job Throckmorton, a learned man, affecting raillery and humour to court the mob. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Now he is tender, now indignant; now rattling along in good-natured raillery without broadening into burlesque; now becoming serious and pensively philosophic without a suggestion of mawkish morality. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series One by one, thirty or forty had stealthily crept into town, experiencing no other injury than the coarse raillery of their former neighbors. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 So Muir would run on, now in English, now in broad Scotch; but through all his raillery there ran a note of longing for the wilderness. Alaska Days with John Muir Children have a natural inclination for mystifications, for masquerades, for raillery, and for theatrical performances, &c. Pedagogics as a System Never let us forget that Socrates before his judges asserted that “his persecution originated in the licensed raillery of Aristophanes, which had so unduly influenced the popular mind during several years!” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Her pounding heart had vent in a nervous laugh of raillery. The Missourian They would have been angels, not men, had they been proof against the contagious spirit of raillery that infected the men of the sixteenth century. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 I knew Tommy; therefore I also knew that beneath his jocose raillery were nerves stretched to concert pitch that meant music for whoever stood in his way tomorrow. Wings of the Wind This, however, I regarded as a piece of raillery, and was not inclined to place much faith in it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 The raillery was gone from her voice, and the hand that she placed on his arm was trembling. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 The tone of raillery in which he said this was very respectful and suppressed. Shirley "Including cooking," she said, with a wan attempt at raillery, remembering Brother Bates' gossip. Kildares of Storm We are the King!" he said, gravely, with the calm which presages a storm; "our Royal person must be no butt for raillery. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly "Good old tun-bellied divines," and others of the species, come in for their share of raillery. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Think of my grief, when I no longer see my beautiful Violette, when I think of you exposed to the railleries, the horror of men. Old French Fairy Tales The girl did not grasp his raillery and liked it little. The Flute of the Gods And then the good man would laugh at the simple raillery and the confusion of the boys. Young Barbarians Meanwhile, the object of this raillery was busily extracting bits of colored paper from his eyebrows and neck,—a wholly useless proceeding, for both girls immediately deluged him with a fresh avalanche. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life From Phillips again we have Curran's retort upon an Irish judge, who was quite as remarkable for his good humour and raillery as for his legal researches. Law and Laughter How will you dare to brave the raillery of your subjects and of the neighboring kings? Old French Fairy Tales He had, moreover, proposed to treat "of the improvement of our language since Fletcher's and Jonson's days, and, consequently, of our refining the courtship, raillery, and conversation of plays." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 As she put her question her big eyes looked up into the man’s keen face with just the faintest suspicion of raillery in their glowing depths. The Law-Breakers The mordant wit of the Jew, for example, from the literature of the Old Testament down to the raillery of Heine, has turned largely upon the sense of racial superiority, of intellectual and moral differences. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures Sir Langham turned and looked suspiciously at her; but her face was guileless and calm, with no trace of raillery, her eyes still fixed on the long bright track of foam. Jan and Her Job Soon afterwards the wife consoled herself with a lover of normal sexual power, and they both overwhelmed the poor eunuch with raillery. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Refining the courtship, raillery, and conversation of plays! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 "Then you have not seen her?" said the Gascon, impatient under this raillery. A Romance of the West Indies "Taken your fancy very much, eh, Miss Nettie?" said the jocular savage, who fancied raillery of one kind or other the proper style of conversation to address to a young lady. The Doctor's Family The light raillery in her laughter angered him, and he released her and began to pace the room nervously. The Crimson Tide A Novel I'm glad if you care," he said, and there was an undertone of seriousness beneath his raillery, "but save your sympathy for the Admiral. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 The soldier made some evasive response to this raillery and then became silent. The Strollers Then he adds in a tone of gentle raillery, "and who would think, seeing this little rosy, ingenuous face that I hold on my knees the most notable scamp of the Antilles?" A Romance of the West Indies Spud's tongue was lively with good-natured raillery as he fell into step and drew the officer with him through the pilots' gate, while Chet, from his shadow, saw with satisfaction the apparent desertion. The Finding of Haldgren She was worried, now, though her pretty, humorous smile still challenged him with its raillery. The Crimson Tide A Novel He perceived that while she had assumed an air of raillery, there was some substance back of the mocking shadow. The Bondwoman But this was not the occasion for mocking raillery from the men in the crowds. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore "I see how it is, then," said the chevalier in raillery. A Romance of the West Indies Come," said he, smiling, with a dash of raillery, over his coffee-cup; "admit you are a humbug, you whitened sepulchre of an anticipated chick! Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences Seldom were things so bad but that some bit of raillery would relieve the strain and get up a laugh, and everybody would feel better. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 He sat with an expression on his face that would have done honor to a martyr at the stake, and the boys respected him too much to include him in their good-natured raillery. Among the Brigands He, however, restrained himself, and listened to the raillery of his friends. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 Spare me your raillery, my sweet friend; I should love your agreeable vivacity at any other time. The Contrast Why did he veer round in this way, and from protecting kindness return to a raillery which was more cruel than his silence? The First Violin A Novel But in the meantime its presence attached to his saddle made him the butt of any amount of raillery from both officers and men. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 Lestrange regarded her in surprise mingled with a dawning raillery infinitely indulgent. The Flying Mercury The French soldiers, on the other hand, always inclined to raillery and punning, baptized the action of the preceding day, calling it the battle of Montre ton dos. Pius IX. And His Time The note of sympathetic concern under her raillery brought a glimmer of hopefulness into his moody eyes. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation "Ye'll not have changed your quarters, Colonel," he said, in a tone of raillery which was assumed perhaps to hide a real feeling of shame. The Wild Geese His raillery, his warm, voluptuous mocking presence was meat and joy to the Brangwen household. The Rainbow How is badinage distinguished from banter? raillery from both? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Nelia suddenly started up from her chair and looked around, herself the victim of her own raillery, which had grown 171 to be an understanding of the pathetic hunger of the man for these things. The River Prophet “Useless!” he exclaimed, his self-esteem stung by her raillery. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation "Yet the bogs are deep," Asgill returned, his tone smacking faintly of raillery. The Wild Geese When he was arbitrary and opinionated, she met him with chaffing and raillery, and at such times she was as elusive, as baffling, as exasperating as a sprite. Counsel for the Defense He had disdained to reply further than by shaking his wise old head, but had omitted no precaution because of her raillery. Dorothy's House Party Many ladies show in general conversation the powers of easy raillery joined to reasoning, unincumbered with pedantry. Practical Education, Volume II The girl met the attack with banter and raillery and adroit shiftings of the conversation whenever his ardent inferences became too obvious. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Vice never "bolts her arguments" with more success, than when she assumes the air of raillery, and the tone of gayety. Practical Education, Volume I Behind her happy raillery was a tone of seriousness. Counsel for the Defense He shook his head at his son's raillery and made no reply. The Silver Maple The Am�ricains grow derisive and find pastime in gibes and raillery. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 The third book is but a fragment, but it begins well with 297pleasant raillery against Epicurus. The Life of Cicero Volume II. Her denial, however, was perfectly well taken by Mr. Motley; not indeed without a little bantering talk and raillery upon the excessive care Mr. Linden bestowed on her. Say and Seal, Volume II He was so nonplused by the bolt just dropped from the blue that he could find no words of responsive raillery wherewith to change the subject. Hepsey Burke He did not answer Weaver Jimmie's raillery, as he would have done under other circumstances, for he had caught a look on his father's face that betokened trouble. The Silver Maple “Do you think you can walk, or shall I call for a––” “Oh, I can walk,” said Nellie, with a touch of her old raillery. What's-His-Name "Nay, nay, my lady," stammered old Andrew, half hurt by her gentle raillery, "mine een are keen enough as yet, although my limbs be old." Tales From Scottish Ballads He dropped the raillery on the moment, however, to take a note-book from his pocket. Nancy Stair A Novel Adopting a well-feigned tone of raillery, he spoke as men speak when another has been absent and has no good excuse to make. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar But Scotty met his well-meant raillery with such unwonted ferocity that he very promptly subsided. The Silver Maple The displeasure which he could often excite in me was never very important, and he atoned for it sufficiently by the cold silence which I opposed to all his accusations and raillery. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete The door opened and Christina turned with a word of gay raillery, but stopped suddenly. In Orchard Glen "Did ye now?" he asked, with raillery in his voice. Nancy Stair A Novel The young man at his side did not reply to the raillery. 'Lizbeth of the Dale "You must know that this peculiar little sister of mine clings to some of her childish beliefs and pleasures in spite of Prue's preaching and my raillery," began Mark, after a refreshing whiff or two. Moods He knew their raillery was meant to cheer him up, because of his inexperience, and their desperate situation. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain “The laws of honour, said Alonzo, smiling, compel me to submit to become the subject of your raillery and deception; I am in your power.” Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father But O'Dwyer begged to be spared, and after some good-natured raillery the judge acquiesced. A Man of Two Countries But it is the only description of a neighbouring house which has a hint of raillery, and a pencilled note in a copy I found of the little old book adds the explanation. Highways and Byways in Surrey When she arose she touched them all round with her gentle raillery, offending no one, just pronounced enough in her speech to be effective, and in no way compromising herself. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I He even appeared in a new suit of clothes, and with his beard cut shorter than he usually wore it,—changes that evoked the raillery in which Phil liked to indulge herself. Otherwise Phyllis After the impudent manner in which he had boasted of his penetration, he felt confounded in the presence of Don Estevan, whose eyes were fixed upon him with a look of implacable raillery. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Was it possible that already his preference was given to Diana, with her light raillery and ready laugh? The Rhodesian For a subject which would not bear raillery was suspicious; and a jest which would not bear a serious examination was certainly false wit.—Ibid. sect. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature And the Governor, quite unconscious of his mistake, with a smile and a bow, hurried away amid the good-natured raillery of the little circle that had gathered around us. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I But Mrs. Flynn was too much interested in her own harrowing experiences to be diverted by cynical raillery. Making People Happy Had Cuchillo not been preoccupied with his own thoughts and purposes of vengeance, he might have observed on the features of the Spaniard an expression of disdainful raillery, that evidently concerned himself. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora There was no trace of raillery in her voice. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 How pleasant it was to hear his kind voice, with its good-natured raillery! Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Their raillery was no more than covert, however; the spirit of the time was too strong to permit more than that, and I do not think it produced any effect worth mentioning. The Message But he abandoned, his tone of raillery, as he continued: "And so, what you've been doing—that's your idea of partnership, is it?" Making People Happy “I flatter myself, my perspicacity—” “Is only equalled by the tenderness of your conscience,” interrupted Don Estevan, still keeping up his tone of raillery. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora His eyes dwelt on her with no raillery in their depths, only a longing which grew with each jesting word he spoke. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 The detective replied in the same tone of raillery. Fantômas They cover a considerable term of years, and though for the most part dealing with private affairs, and often in a spirit of pleasant raillery, here and there allusions to public events occur in passing. Lord John Russell She looked at him for a moment suspiciously, she was so used to raillery from him; then she answered briefly: “But you are not my guardian, Mr. Max Lyster.” That Girl Montana The words were full of a bitter raillery, which Father Lustucru was unable to disguise. The Story of a Cat Cynthia's Revels has the same defects, but is to some extent saved by its sharp raillery of euphuism. A History of Elizabethan Literature Yet underneath her raillery and self-possession there lay an appeal, the stronger because subtle and unvoiced. Desert Dust “As a rule she makes the gentlemen the butt of her raillery.” Major Frank There was a terrible audience, in which the accused commenced with raillery and ended with accusation. The Regent's Daughter “Do your guardians know where you are?”—raillery in his voice. The Pagan Madonna “Can it be that the last of the O’Brians is rambling about the castle?” whispered Jim, with a feeble attempt at raillery. Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour “You shall,” I assured, abashed by her raillery. Desert Dust I fled from England to escape the condolence of my friends and the raillery of my adversaries. Major Frank The raillery struck some note in the man's pride. From the Car Behind I was merciless in my raillery of the eccentric exhibitions of horsemanship which were to be met with, and Diana was provoked by my comments to the sweetest silvery laughter. The Talking Horse And Other Tales When the event was an unlucky one, the song was a burlesquely pathetic complaint, and always with a vein of raillery running through it. Political Women, Vol. 1 The raillery could not have been intended for me, since already I had passed on. Fibble, D.D. “I’m all right,” she said reassuringly, a spark of raillery again showing in her eyes before they closed, and she fell limply against him. Penny of Top Hill Trail The people had revels and brutal debauches at which rude compositions filled with raillery and gross invective were sung, accompanied with indecent action and lascivous gestures. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 When the visitor who shirked, tried to retire for the night the bull dog tackled him, tore his pyjamas off, and left him as a subject for much raillery. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 "A heap sight you know about hist'ry!" laughed Slim in good-natured raillery. The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X There was flippant raillery in her voice as she repeated her question. The Rider of Waroona Her former little air of raillery crept back momentarily at his change of tone. Penny of Top Hill Trail It was not possible for Nathan to catch her eye in good-natured raillery and remain cool of manner; that laugh and the glance that went with it did much to wash away his hurt. The Wind Before the Dawn I should think that some of the futile, laggard messenger-boy ghosts that one reads about nowadays would blush with shame before the wholesome raillery of the porgy fisherman. Humorous Ghost Stories His powers of wit and raillery never failed him, even to the Deathbed wit last. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) All the raillery had gone from her voice, which had grown so sorrowful that he looked at her wonderingly. The Rider of Waroona "Yes," he said, with a smile that had some raillery in it, which Eleanor would not provoke. The Old Helmet, Volume II The graciousness, and affection, and only a very little tender raillery discernible with them, at once smote and won Eleanor. The Old Helmet, Volume I It clears up the most intricate matters possible; its raillery is exquisite; it enlightens those who know little of the subject, and imparts double delight to those who understand it. Pascal When he spoke there was a note of easy raillery in his voice. Children of the Desert The irritation excited by the ill-timed railleries of such foolish persons, is no doubt one of the chief causes of the hatred in which Christians are held in Turkey. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 We have here an interchange of raillery between the two Grecian officers, which is not an uninteresting feature in the history of the expedition. The Two Great Retreats of History Cop was a German of Basel, who was captivated with the student because of his ready speech, his airs of virtue, his scriptural knowledge, his railleries against the monks, and his ridicule of the university. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 It was not in a complaining tone she spoke, rather in a spirit of light-hearted raillery. Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall The style is abrupt, full of affected gaiety and raillery, conversational and journalistic. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century But you need not be afraid, if handsome be a part of the spell.’ p. 206There was no answer, and Horatia saw that the outspoken raillery that Cilly had once courted now gave offence. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster He says of Benedick and Beatrice, as if he had known them personally, that the exclusive direction of their pointed raillery against each other "is a proof of a growing inclination." Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical Now and then he would jest with his guide or indulge in bright raillery over the Italian peddler with the inevitable cigarette. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage The dilemma she was in really abated the vivacity she wished to restrain, but it was immediately attributed to the anxiety of a love-sick mind, and she was exposed to continual raillery on that subject. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue And as she answered him, she dropped her tone of raillery, and spoke in a low, soft, sweet voice. The Bertrams Aristocratic prejudices ran high in England, and this friendship of Byron for a commoner was sure to call forth the raillery of some of his companions. My Recollections of Lord Byron She has as much tenderness as mirth, and in her most petulant raillery there is a touch of softness—"By this hand, it will not hurt a fly!" Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical But already Madame's kind old face had shed its mask of raillery. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days He had watched the playful manner of 113 Sue, and had joined in the gay raillery of the moment. The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer He essayed to answer some of Mr. Stistick's very difficult inquiries, and was even roused to parry some raillery from the judge. The Bertrams “He would, if you gave it to him,” returned Elise, who was almost petulant at Patty’s continued raillery. Patty's Success An almost inexhaustible field of fun, raillery, and interest would be laid open by pursuing this idea. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete There was a sincerity in Mr. Grogan’s raillery that swept away Patience’s reserve. Little Lost Sister At first Majkowska paid no attention to this, but finally she could no longer refrain from looking behind the scenes and could not help hearing that raillery and mimicry of herself. The Comedienne "It is they, I rather think, who go behind the counters," said George, who had no idea of allowing his uncle to have all the raillery on his side. The Bertrams But a man is not much use as a matchmaker, and whenever he did try to suggest anything of the kind to Ailleen, she had nothing but laughter and raillery for him in reply. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush His delicate railleries, his wit, his charm, his contempt for hypocrites, had kindled a ferocious hatred. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Only twenty hours ago, and all was hope and animation; wherever you went, you were enlivened by the sounds of merriment and raillery. The Battle of New Orleans including the Previous Engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815 Because of that difference there is in the parable "no jesting nor raillery at the weakness, the follies, or the crimes of men." Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes She smiled at the boys in raillery at the idea. The Adventures of Bobby Orde It was the spirit of negative criticism, the settled habit of turning into raillery the fragile first impulses of his inventive imagination, that was alarming. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World But while Douglas replied to their good-tempered raillery in laughing tones, it was easy to see that his mind was far away. The Day of Judgment “A state of defence!” he said, in a tone of raillery; “what nonsense! and pray, why?” The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War The raillery of his friends failed to awaken him into anything like liveliness. Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block In place of reverence he gives her "deference;" to the language of compliment has succeeded the language of raillery. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 He passed without an effort from the most solemn appeal to the gayest raillery, from the keenest sarcasm to the tenderest pathos. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 He thought that his haste in leaving the room and his evident confusion were only the evidence of a greenhorn's embarrassment under raillery. The Uncalled A Novel “I promise you that, Don Rafael,” responded Gertrudis; “but what mysterious secret have you been communicating to my father?” added she, in a tone of gentle raillery. The Tiger Hunter The Senator winced at the word punished, and Helen laughed at what she thought was the effect of her raillery. Hidden Gold After all, his raillery was an instrument in the fight for freedom, and a less deadly one than the scythes and muskets of Mackenzie or Papineau. The Tribune of Nova Scotia A Chronicle of Joseph Howe Neither did she attack him with raillery and irony, as Mrs. Benson had done on their first meeting. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Then all her raillery vanished in a moment. Tessa 1901 But Mayo gave a somber return to the raillery of her eyes. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 I stood in much fear of his ridicule, and frequently did things for which my conscience reproached me, rather than stand the fire of his raillery. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude By swift aper�u, by criticism, by anecdote, by caustic raillery, or serious record, he makes the intellectual world of his day pass before us and expound its meanings. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. "Don't talk such nonsense," said Nan, though a slight flush had risen to her cheeks at her chum's raillery. Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves But why," asked Maurice, resuming his usual gay tone of raillery, "why, if I am the incomparable being you pretend to think me, why are you so particularly averse to becoming my wife? Fairy Fingers A Novel The old maid loves David; she provides him with food and sweets and many are the railleries which he has to suffer from his companions in consequence. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Addison, like many others, alleges that old maids are given to credulity, and pours on them, for this reason, contempt and raillery. The Young Maiden "From the first," she answered, still smiling, but with so kindly a raillery that not even a lover could take offence. The Justice of the King They watched Amélie flutter up to their mother to have a bow retied, and stand radiant under the raillery, though she made a decent pretense of pouting. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) Will my boldness subject me to your raillery? The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) Poussin studied nature with a minuteness that often exposed him to raillery. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 462 Volume 18, New Series, November 6, 1852 Isaiah is remarkable for attacking it with raillery and sarcasm. The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 Time was, his raillery was gay, He loved the simpleton to mock, To make wise men the idiot play Openly or 'neath decent cloak. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse His aim is to show men and things as they really are, seen through a curtain of fun and raillery—not as they might or ought to be. The History of "Punch" Those who heard him seemed amused, but Tournier did not deign to notice the raillery, though it was not meant ill-naturedly. The French Prisoners of Norman Cross A Tale The "Three Love Songs" are happy, "Love's Chase" keeping up the arch raillery and whim of Beddoe's verse. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Mr. Quayle looked full at the speaker, and for once his expression held no hint of impertinence or raillery. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance He made a pretence of devoting himself to his studies to keep away from Gaynor's raillery. A Little Girl of Long Ago The Judge waved her raillery away with a smile. The Squirrel-Cage And then the light-hearted fellow—for a light heart is often a kind one—seeing that open raillery was powerless, tried gentler means to cheer his companion up. The French Prisoners of Norman Cross A Tale He has chosen his words so happily and expressed them so easily, and with such arch raillery, that the duets are delicious. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Marry him yourself, Miss St. Quentin," he growled, a touch of earnest behind his raillery, "marry him yourself and so set the rest of us free of the whole pother. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Logic, argument, abuse, raillery and threat were heaped upon his head. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Bill regarded the old man sharply, but in his bearing was no hint of jesting nor raillery, and the little eyes were serious. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest Dickens told the truth and painted it large, but Francois Arouet dealt in indiscreet fallacy when he endeavored to give his father a reputation for raillery. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Gifted with extraordinary powers of raillery and sarcasm, he faithfully reflected in his writings the graces and the vices of the brilliant and profligate society in which he lived. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 He sat down near Kate and with a look of raillery scrutinized the remnant of meat left on the general platter: "How is it, Barb?" he asked. Laramie Holds the Range What is termed the under current of humour, as delicate raillery, for instance, is certainly not understood. Diary in America, Series Two At first it restricts itself to criticism and light raillery. The Simple Life In real life Amelias listened to raillery from Squire Westerns not a whit more refined than Fielding’s good country gentlemen. Mary Wollstonecraft Applause greeted the demeanour of la Tour, rough raillery the terror of his companions. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette Knowing his stubborn patient well, he humored him, to the verge of letting him have his own way, but with much raillery denied him the drug store trip. Laramie Holds the Range However, Bobbins enjoyed her sharp tongue and withstood her raillery. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace Young Howard was everywhere in the lists, and his raillery afforded Cameron a great deal of amusement. The Shadow World He took in her sweet supple slimness, the fine throat line beneath the piquant lifted chin which mocked his caution, the little imps of raillery that flashed from the dark live eyes. The Highgrader Then catching the hurt look on her flushed face he dropped his raillery and hastened to make amends. From Place to Place When Kit returned to the circus tents about four o'clock in the afternoon, he met with some good-natured raillery which he took in good part. The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus Irony is a kind of delicate sarcasm or satire—raillery, mockery. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. There is a teasing that is pleasurable, and is only another form of innocent raillery, but that which provokes, and irritates, and makes the eye flash with anger is to be reprehended. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony "A challenge to your eyes, madam," retorted Splendid again, in a raillery wonderful considering his anxiety, and he whispered in my ear—"or to us to war." John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Nigidia left the ivory casket and came and sat on a footstool at Varia's feet, looking up at her with black eyes alight with raillery. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain But his method is not only that of raillery. Personality in Literature "Oh! well, I'll learn some day, perhaps," said Lub, not at all disconcerted by all this raillery, for it fell from him as water does from a duck's back. Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys The Birch Bark Lodge Though such a satirical spirit is justly condemned, a little good-humored raillery may sometimes be allowed, as a mode of attacking faults in school which cannot be reached by graver methods. The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young I cried in raillery; "would you be grateful for so poor a balance left of a noble army?" John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Suspense and his own powerlessness turned him sullen; he went about his tasks under Hito's eye with a dogged surliness at which his fellow-slaves laughed in private and dared not challenge him in good-natured raillery. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain Judith was not at all discomposed by her light-minded raillery. Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge There was a patent raillery, a quizzical insolence, which convinced Hillard that the Italian had not given chase out of an idle purpose. The Lure of the Mask So the good-natured raillery continued while the two fat boys drove doggedly on, now at considerably reduced speed, but still side by side, each determined to capture that plum pudding. The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service |
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