| 单词 | rascality |
| 例句 | With N. P. Thomas, a Ranger who was one of his closest friends, he was sent to deal with a plague of rascality in Amarillo, in the Texas Panhandle. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Not, you understand, that Jarvis wants us all to be squeaky clean and incapable of general rascality – a term coined by philosopher Alan Watts, of whom he's a fan. Jarvis Cocker: the iceman cometh 2012-06-02T19:53:37Z Aaron Reynolds’s “Creepy Carrots!” offered that perfect tension between banality and rascality — not to mention that it confirmed our hatred of carrots. Reading to your kids on Halloween is sweeter than candy corn 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z I thought about the tongue-in-cheek lyrics that di Rosa handed out to the museum’s earliest guests in the late 1990s: “Art here is a healthy remedy / with a laugh at rascality not posing as ponderosity.” Here Are Your Favorite Places to See Art in California 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z "The rascality of the rich man has been used to influence Congress to rig the tax law with purposeful defectiveness to provide loopholes for the wealthy," Scripps told one of his editors. The Great Inheritors: How three families shielded their fortunes from taxes for generations 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z He was hopelessly naive regarding the rascality unleashed by the sudden postwar arrival of industrialism entangled with government. Opinion | Hysterical mobs are crudely judging history. One book offers a better way. 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Had Cadwgan not done what he did, the scoundrel’s rascality would in all probability have effected my ruin. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z Land-stealing requires a degree of energetic rascality and enterprise wholly wanting here. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Guilds, with their rivalries, their rascalities, are continually broiling. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Continental Congress, second, Adams on jealousies in, 68; Jay and Morris on rascality in, 75; Rev. Jacob Duche, chaplain, of letter to Washington on the personnel of, 80, 90. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z "There never yet was wisdom and safety in rascality." A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z Godefroy stood by him with a courageous fidelity that redeemed his past rascalities. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z A storekeeper in Boma I heard of—a British subject, Jack, from the Gold Coast—had a part in showing up the rascality of some legal proceedings that had recently taken place. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z To mask a rascality that need never be disclosed, since no one would hear of it unless the Squire talked. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Sabine, on the rascality of the Whigs, 72. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z In moments of peril to the public weal it is certain that ministers must draw their information from any quarter, however foul; but to offer a premium to rascality is surely criminal. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z I had learned to know you for a villain, but had not gauged the deeps of your rascality. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The air in there is foul with political rascality and scoundrelism. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z It is a splendid certificate to our race that rascality is still considered news. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z Superstition and science, rascality and rhapsody, efficiency and squalor, graft and honor, all mixed and mingled—this is Panama. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z Will not all the redeemed rascals remember their rascality? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z The church generally teaches that rascality pays in this world, but not in the next; that here virtue is a losing game, but the dividends will be large in another world. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z In this way, rascality is sold on a credit, and the credit system of religion breeds extravagance in sin. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z Now, we are charged with having done some frightful things on several of these routes, and for three days and a half your ears were filled with charges of the rascality we have perpetrated. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z Every other party has been allied to some piece of rascality; every other party has been patched up with some thieving, larcenous, leprous compromise. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z There is something wrong, when honesty wears a rag, and rascality a robe; when the loving, the tender, eat a crust, while the infamous sit at banquets. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Occasionally some distinguished passengers passed on the upward and downward tides of ruffianism and rascality that swept periodically through Cruces. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z For our banker felt as much satisfaction after committing this piece of rascality, after cheating his friend of so many pesetas, as the righteous man knows after doing an act of justice or charity. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z They said that they were going to show the rascality of Congress. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z I never had much experience of virtue being its own reward; but I do know that, when rascality is left with nothing but the contemplation of itself for comfort, it is by no means refreshing. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Between ourselves, Master Elmore is an all-round scoundrel; I swear to you that I'm convinced that no rascality would be too steep for him. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z The door is not thrown open for beggary, ignorance, and rascality to vote themselves, in the shape of their representatives, the first places in outward dignity and efficient power. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z That its possession could carry into high places bad manners, low birth, aye actual rascality and hold them up to the shallow as enviable things when veneered with golden luster. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z I would rather know I was honest and have the whole world put upon the forehead of my reputation the brand of rascality. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z Indications showed that he wrought some damage upon the rider also, as he had to be assisted by his comrades in rascality. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z They were courteous and cheerful and had no rascality about them in those days, such as many men and women too have now. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z The Innocent Rogue.—There is a slow, gradual path to vice and rascality of every description. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z It would be easy to start such a blaze undetected, for no one would be dreaming of such rascality,” replied the officer. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z Well, there is no rascality yet, as far as I can see. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z That evening, before tea, Morrow, in an angry interview, which Schaffer partially overheard, told him he had proofs of his rascality—letters to settle his case for good and all. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z "And do you mean to tell me, Frank Amory, that you could be led into a snare by such a transparent piece of rascality as that?" Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z His squirrel-soul sprang with insatiable unrest from branch to branch; he knew what lies between sublimity and rascality; he had sat on every seat, always with unabashed watery eyes and mobile play of feature. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z This villain may be connected with any nefarious piece of rascality. No title 2011-08-23T02:00:29.833Z Surely if he succeeded in all this he will make a good thing out of his rascality and I a good victim without remedy. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z My dear Miss Covington," he burst out, as he came into the room, "I have just heard of all this rascality, and what you and your friend Miss Purcell have discovered. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z Long after the rest of us had gone to bed, Pauline went in and told her the whole story of your night adventure and Peyton's further rascality, and, by Jove! it acted like a counter-irritant. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z These, the grandees of rascality, lived in places far from the Jago, and some drove in gigs and pony traps. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z The drinking, fighting, dishonesty, low gambling, seem ceaseless—like breeding like—till the place becomes a nest of rascality. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z I recollected it so clearly that it shocked me when he stated that the man Golsen explained all his rascality and villainy to Munn. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z He had delivered himself up into the hands of this scoundrel, though he was, perhaps; not entirely helpless, since this letter proved clearly Wroblewski's rascality. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z Arthur Schoepenhauer wrote well on the subject 160 years ago: "Anonymity is the refuge for all literary and journalistic rascality," he suggested. Online commenting: the age of rage 2011-07-23T23:04:08Z She saw ragged, distress, imperiously bidden to be off, whilst wealthy rascality, in pomp and majesty, was drawn in a carriage and pair with fine flunkies behind. Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z But the people always think that he or she, in whose name a thing is done, is answerable for it, and theologians all teach that everything, even rascality, occurs by the will of God. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Was there any danger of any thief or of any conspirator saying anything calculated to bring this rascality to the surface? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z While waiting, they made frequent visits to the public-house at the back of the office, which fairly hummed with the accumulated rascality of the neighbourhood. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z "Bravo, Dogvane!" exclaimed the Buccaneer, "I don't care for sentiment, as a rule; for it generally cloaks some infernal rascality; but damme that's a good sentiment, and one to my liking." The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z You can never be well off, my dear Phil, for to do you justice, you lack the essential qualities of rascality and sycophancy which are requisite to the manufacture of the ‘successful man.’ Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z This was a common rascality of logic alike in theology and politics in those days. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z I asked that question myself; I thought that when he was there he was the head centre of all the rascality. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z And after that first shot, practically I was unarmed, thanks to the swindling rascality of the British huckster in guaranteeing ammunition that jammed in the pistol. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Formerly a merchant in the Portuguese settlement of Delagoa Bay, his rascalities have landed him in outlawry, and he has taken his daughter with him into exile. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z You will instantly send me the requisite details, that I may acquaint your relatives with his rascality. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z Hoggard is fully aware of his rascality, and there is nothing sincere about him except his pride. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z You do not want to go off on the idea that the air is full of rascality because some of us are to be tried next. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z It is a piece of rascality that nothing can justify. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z These singular recruits were put under the keeping of the soldiers, and each of them, according to his supposed degree of rascality, was guarded by two, three, or four men. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z As is the way with men, we discussed the roses, and the rascality of the Germans, and everything except what was in our hearts. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z Rob was as good as his word, and did astonish Max Ramsay one fine day by confronting him with the evidence of his rascality, to the utter consternation of the boy. The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico 2011-05-02T02:00:18.793Z Watt said, "The rascality of mankind is almost past belief." Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z I have met a large number of these fellows of every nation, but never one with the same versatility as this, nor with the same hearty enjoyment of his own rascality. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z There is something inherent in the national taste for rascality. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Indeed, I could not drive her from my thoughts, except to con my own rascality. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z A very clever rascal—I only found out the rascality later—with whom I made acquaintance at Genoa, induced me to make some railroad ventures, which all turned out successes. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z It was not merely a glaring instance of oppression, but was founded upon downright rascality. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Even in his rascality he was a thorough sentimentalist. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z As for being a lawyer, I haven't rascality enough for that yet; and I've too much respect for the church to take holy orders. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z His, my lord, was the intense and unflinching rascality, if you permit me the phrase, of a man of genius, and I honoured it. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z The minor rascalities do not intrude themselves on a scene of such grandeur; and though cheating, knavery, and fraud are there, they are not foreground figures. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z No Englishman could ever attain, or even understand, the rascality of the late Greek Minister. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z He could forgive deliberate attempts to evade his commands or conscious efforts at rascality, for with them he could cope; but mistakes he never condoned. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Those journeys of his to London brought him into contact with a heap of rascality. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Do you imagine I care a button for judgments that outrage all justice, and which your company procured God only knows by what rascality? The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z The nobles are a wretched set, satisfied with the second-hand vices of France and England grafted upon some native rascalities of even less merit. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z Sir Charles Napier made more than one confession like this: “We have no right to seize Sind, yet we shall do so, and a very advantageous, useful and humane piece of rascality it will be.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Are you only an idiot, or is there some deeper rascality under all this misconduct? Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z “Gabriel Lambert” is a story of vulgar rascality unredeemed by any spark of courage, wit, or humanity. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z I did not credit even the villain that he is with such rascality, but it shall react upon himself. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z What rascality! and, faith, he has done many other things just as bad. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Mrs. Czepanek was tripping to and fro, running her fingers through her freshly-curled hair and screaming all sorts of things about rascality and broken promises and grinding down the poor. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The term ugly as sin might, in verity, have been applied to him, for, when he was hatching any particular piece of rascality, the working of his features gave him a diabolical look. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z I had become what I had long desired: a respectable God-fearing man— "Now, look out for a special bit of rascality;" sotto voce, interjected the chair. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Now the rascality was to be repeated--before his eyes. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z "Another fresh piece of rascality on the part of Government!" Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z I take it that this is a refuge-camp for all the rascality of the neighbourhood. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z He knew and understood the natives and their ways, he spoke their language, and his honest dealings contrasted favourably with the rascalities of the border traders. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical We do not remember to have seen anywhere more petrified rascality to the square inch than was evinced in the features of the men and women of "the Rocks." Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Melitta had risen and cut the air with her riding-whip, as if she wished to say: That is what he deserves, who offers to aid in such a piece of rascality. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z The story of President Roosevelt and Paul Morton, if truthfully told, would make a luminous chapter in railroad rascality and political jobbery. Labor and Freedom Each successive outlay was whined about and opposed by Hill, who, shallow in his conceit, lacked the courage of his rascality. Rockhaven I had gained much valuable experience in the methods of unearthing rascality, and in accomplishing results, under dreadful exposure and hardships; many trials and difficulties. On the Trail of Deserters A Phenomenal Capture In May 1884, through the rascality of Ferdinand Ward, the firm failed, and General Grant lost every dollar he owned. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 It would be a fine thing to go to Copley with the evidence of his rascality in plain black and white, and agree to silence on the condition that this persecution of Miss Haredale ceased. Hard Pressed There's something of a suspectable rascality, after that, in talking about pistols hid under the flaps of the coat. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency "The rascality is well got up," said Linton, trying to laugh, "but by Heaven they shall pay for it!" Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) The best we can know of any one here is, that his rascality took an aspiring turn; and yet there are some fellows one would not like to think ill of. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) "Because the only thing that you would die of would be rascality." Maximina Besides, Fielden, to some extent, was in league with Aaron Phillips, and if there was anything in the way of rascality afoot, it might be possible to detect it. Hard Pressed If they are brought to grief by this onnatural rascality, it matters nothing to me if every daughter and sister in England pines away of heart-sickness, for the loss of them that they love best. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency No; once missing my prize of the superlatively beautiful Manzoni Palazzo, I have not been tempted to try a fresh spring unbaulked by rascality. Fragments of an Autobiography No longer scattered among good citizens who could restrain them, but in condensed rascality, they soon began to suggest the fable of the Kilkenny cats. The Spanish Pioneers Everything about him bespoke levity rather than systematic rascality; and yet he was one who appeared to have thought profoundly on men and the world. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Perhaps the stud at Seton Manor was merely intended to cover Copley's rascality in another direction. Hard Pressed He did not esteem him highly, for every one praised his good nature, and Landolin was inclined to consider good nature as one kind of rascality. Landolin It is really refreshing to find such a charming piece of rascality. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine It was shameful ingratitude and rascality, and very nearly precipitated the Spaniards into a civil war. The Spanish Pioneers How blandly does he forgive the rascalities of your servants and the robberies of your tradesmen! One Of Them I laugh to myself when they try it with me: the fact is, they know their rascality is public, though one says nothing. Dürer Artist-Biographies How wide-spread was the delirium of the p. 151railway mania—what rascalities have been laid bare by the bursting of some of our insurance and other companies. About London The "chief," who spoke German quite fluently when he was in anger, was cursing the rascality of domestics in leaving their master, who had no farther to concern themselves than to get their regular pay. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine His failures were not from rascality but from some weaknesses, and from a general unfitness for the new duties to which he was too old to adapt himself. The Spanish Pioneers During the débacle continuing from that day to this, the exposed rascalities of swindling corporations have shown how full the world still is of sheep eager to be fleeced, of geese to be plucked. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. He was, in fact, as happy as the day was long, and felt almost fraternal when he thought of Anstey, remembering that but for that worthy’s rascality he would not be here now. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley People must be well-dressed, must be of respectable family, must go to church, and then they may carry on any rascality. About London I am delighted that the droll little man has so much rascality. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine He isn’t wealthy, and never will be, except by his own exertions, i.e. the development of some potential but hitherto undiscovered vein of rascality in his nature. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland In those frightful moral abysses so rarely sounded, such natures find atrocious delights—they are the obscenities of rascality. Toilers of the Sea Gerard started; stared blankly as he grasped the full extent of the other’s rascality. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley “I bet my hat that you were at the bottom of this rascality.” The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine This narrative produced a wholly different impression upon Eric from what it did upon Roland, for the latter considered that the rascality was a matter of course. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Indeed, for all his rascality and guile in business he was a rather unsophisticated fellow. Command How he raved about foreign falsehood and rascality, and wished for a London detective and a magistrate of Bow Street! The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life They are Spartans in deceit, and only disgraced whenever the rascality is detected. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life I don't say that the mere view of these two worthies discussing their plans was sufficient to convince me of their rascality. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Yes; the first is, to bestow benefits upon people, and then to get an insight into their rascality; the second is, to play games of chance, believing that one can make any gain thereby. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Though Meiklejohn dreaded the man, conditions might arise which would call for a bold and ruthless rascality not quite practicable for a Senator. The Bartlett Mystery At you I do not marvel, you, a base plebeian and the enemy of your country, but at the magistrates of this city, who aid and abet you in these shameful rascalities. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 07 (of 10) Tribolo to Il Sodoma He shakes off his rascalities as he does his rheumatism, when he quits the foggy climate of England, and emerges spotless and without stain upon the shores of Ostend or Boulogne. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life It is the greatest place for gambling, and all other rascality that I was ever in. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 To give the money back to him would be rewardin' him for his rascality. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro The man had always been a repulsive person in her eyes, and, unversed though she was in the world’s wiles, she knew instinctively that his present pretensions were merely a cloak for rascality. The Bartlett Mystery For the majority of those who hold so strongly to the authority of the pope, and lean upon it, are themselves possessed by the powers of hell and are full of sins and rascality. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) The exact amount of humanity which coexists with his rascality and stupidity, is given with perfect accuracy. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 The hideous rascality of the thing oppressed me. A Monk of Cruta You sha'n't repay a father's careful plans with suspicions of underhanded rascality, you unregenerate—see here! John March, Southerner The injured man tried the case at the Guildhall, but was foiled by the intriguing foreigner, who then had the incomparable rascality to arrest the poor man for his wife's board. Old and New London Volume I He once got me interested in a land scheme, and his rascality cost me many dollars, and I came pretty near to going to prison in the bargain.” The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon I am continually overlooking the shabbiness and rascality of the world, I find, in spite of the early apprenticeship which I served among business friends. Aliens At first the conversation ran in ordinary channels, such as short reminiscences of old world rascality, perils in the Bush. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. My brother, always clever in his rascalities, learned that Helen knew nothing of my existence. Mystery Ranch He thought he was up to some rascality then, and the fellow did try to take his life.” With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga This would puzzle the most ingenious rascality to guess. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. To this no objection could be made; on Matt's part the deal was straight and O. K. The rascality was on the part of the others, off there in Freising. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 On a smaller scale, the excitement and the rascality which had marked the beginning of the great railway eras in the United Kingdom and the United States were reproduced in Canada. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways I'm sick and tired of reporters whose rascality is self-evident, of editors who are bought and sold like chattels, of a state of affairs, in general, so infamous as to surpass expression! The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel His handbook on the Morality of the Jesuits was a frightful exposure of the duplicity and rascality of priestcraft. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) He is a monomaniac on the subject of man's rascality and brutality, and crowds his page with forcible delineations of offensive characters and disgusting events. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 Such a miserable, outrageous piece of rascality surely had never existed before in the history of the world! The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 I didn't get Northwick given that chance to enable him to escape the consequences of his rascality. The Quality of Mercy He explained all that tissue of rascality to the Emperor, so that no blame might fall on the wrong shoulders. Angelot A Story of the First Empire Is it not a fact that their profession of Christianity is usually in proportion to the depth of their rascality? Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Then," giving a knowing look at the Court, "we are to understand that you employ dishonest people to work for you, even after their rascalities are known?"—"Of course! Law and Laughter Your firm is bankrupt through the rascality of a partner. The Crimson Tide A Novel It was high-handed rascality, but I cannot connect it with Woodford. Dwellers in the Hills It touched him that she remembered, even remotely, the bearing of that tragic day when her sister had come to announce the Bradley rascality. The Man Who Wins Our follies and rascalities may remain hidden to others—but never to ourselves. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays Not as of old by the fires and tortures of the Inquisition, for nineteenth-century public opinion would not stand that; and not by manifestly illegal means either, but by boycotting, by every species of rascality. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule “And now you see that, in America, the fight against organised rascality and exploited insanity has really begun.” The Crimson Tide A Novel Ah, well! whether rogue or gentleman, upon whom rascality was writ, the years were to tell. The Cruise of the Shining Light Truth, in those days, real talent was usually engaged in some form of rascality, barring the making of books and sermons. The O'Ruddy A Romance Just as it is our evident duty every day to commit every good deed and every rascality lying within our capacity.... The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays The result is a compound of vulgar rascalities and impotent Byronics. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 It was a simple plan; and with fortune to favour rascality, it could not go awry. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys I loved the old man, and forgave the paradox of his rascality and loyal affection. The Cruise of the Shining Light They were smooth talkers, told plausible tales, looked one squarely in the eye while speaking, and bore no marks to the casual observer of the rascality underneath. The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska Having stripped the cabin of all that appeared to be in their line, they left and went up the stairs onto the deck, feeling, I suppose, cocksure that they had had their rascality to themselves. Adventures and Recollections The master sometimes pretends not to see his rascalities, and he behaves all the worse. Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal Each feature is as eloquent of rascality as an ape's of idiocy. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character What had fed me, warmed me, clothed me had been the product of this horrible rascality. The Cruise of the Shining Light Through the place in short there went One wide murmur of content: "God be praised! the town is free From this great rascality!" Max and Maurice a juvenile history in seven tricks Of the two male characters whose exploits in rascality it becomes the real business of the story to tell, Rupert Dacre is the more natural and entertaining. Australian Writers "I rejoice, as an Englishman, that I have done my share for nearly thirty years to expose in Europe, America, and Asia the systematic rascality of my aristocratic and plutocratic countrymen." British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals Each feature was as eloquent of rascality as an ape's of idiocy. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character He is given the command of a band of scouts as a reward for gallantry, and with these he punishes certain rebels for a piece of rascality, and successfully attacks Botha’s commando. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson With a good deal of pomposity and laziness, they mingle much filth and rascality. The Land of Thor That is ever the way of it; it is the dogs who can better tell glorious vagabondage from inglorious rascality. Seven Miles to Arden "You talk very freely and loosely of great names," he said, with as much sharpness as he could muster in the presence of that ring of rascality. The Duke's Motto A Melodrama Were the blacks to swarm the country and annoy them with their rascalities? Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Is it only stupidity, ignorance and rascality which ought to possess political power? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II A worse specimen of stupidity or rascality I never saw. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 He had tried his hand at every kind of rascality. The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure From Pepys's record it appears that this was a novel piece of rascality at that time, and consequently created lively sensation in general society, as well as in legal and commercial coteries. A Book About Lawyers Ought not the Western men to be protected from the rascalities and villainies of the black wretches? Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject “But you don’t hold me responsible for this rascality?” sputtered Brooke in the same nervous manner he used when pecking at his typewriter. The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life I will not now stop to relate how I became reduced to such abject wretchedness, but I must do myself the justice to say that my downfall was produced by the rascalities of others. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston There was something so unsophisticated in the man’s rascality that Seth almost smiled. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies Counsel bought the attention and compliance of 'the court,' and in some cases sold their influence with shameless rascality. A Book About Lawyers It was despair more than anything that drove him to defiance, for his knowledge of Mabel showed him that the bargain proposed, apart from its rascality, was an impossible one. The Giant's Robe He was of an inventive turn and had patented—of course at considerable expenditure—a thing or two; but by some crafty twist of the law's subtle rascalities, others had managed to reap the benefit. The Sign of the Spider Low-bred and vulgar, he had made a fortune by petty knavery and small rascalities. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston And honesty never yet blended satisfactorily with rascality. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies In the pamphlets and broadsides, in the squibs and ballads of the period, may be found a wealth of quaint narrative and broad invective, setting forth the rascality of judges and attorneys, barristers and scriveners. A Book About Lawyers We saw the box and body stolen at the swamp near Mr. Dalton's winter residence, and we know now that you and Mason were at the bottom of that mysterious piece of rascality. The Bradys Beyond Their Depth The Great Swamp Mystery By fraud, and thieving, and over-reaching, and sycophancy—in short, by running through the whole gamut of the scale of rascality—rascality of the meaner kind, mark you. The Sign of the Spider And so we were all living, when suddenly a blackmailing scoundrel appears who wants me to take part in his rascality, and I send him about his business. The Live Corpse The celebrated story of “The Diamond Necklace,” in which Cagliostro, Marie Antoinette, the Cardinal de Rohan, and others were mixed in such a hodge-podge of rascality and folly, must form a narrative by itself. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages “He’d better not undertake any of his rascalities or he will find himself in hot water.” A Cousin's Conspiracy A Boy's Struggle for an Inheritance Now that the exultant moment had come he found himself feeling strangely sorry for this big man, in spite of his unutterable rascality. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man You see, they are now at work upon a fine piece of rascality. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter They are believed by the Indians to be able to cause sickness and domestic calamities, and are pronounced by intelligent whites to present “a combination of rascality, duplicity and trickery.” Nagualism A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History It is an awful hodgepodge of perfect nonsense and vulgar rascality. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages I hope none of those who have followed the terrific arraignment of rottenness and rascality made through the Frick report are so foolish as to imagine that the evils described are confined to the Equitable. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated And you—you feed the rogues with bread— By you rascality is fed. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) "The rascality of man," he writes, "is almost beyond belief." James Watt He is given the command of a band of scouts as a reward for gallantry, and with these he punishes certain rebels for a piece of rascality, and successfully attacks Botha's commando. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia Giles wondered if she intended to tell him some of Morley's rascalities. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story And from whom comes the proof of the treacheries and rascalities perpetrated within the Equitable? Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated This sum includes post-house accommodation, such as it is; but as we always added a rouble or two for the use of these filthy hovels, Stepan was the more incensed at this postmaster's rascality. From Paris to New York by Land Even his experience of Chili, Peru, and Brazil had hardly prepared the admiral for the corruption, the incapacity, the faction, and the rascality of the Greeks. With Cochrane the Dauntless So that a touch of rascality is a genuine element in comedy, as a touch of danger in sport, and the provocation of the moral sense is part of the fun. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 I have lived in Italy—in exile, so that I should not be troubled with his schemes and rascalities. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story Day after day there were broadsides in the World relentlessly denouncing the rascalities of the Lamson outfit. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated I had the general idea," he wrote while engaged on the sixth number, "of the Society business before the Sadleir affair, but I shaped Mr. Merdle himself out of that precious rascality. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete A man who risks so much should not cry out for mercy when his rascality fails. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys The history of Lincoln's Inn Fields is a curious combination of rascality and of aristocracy. The Strand District The Fascination of London If notorious rascality entailed social outlawry the only rascals would be those properly—and proudly—belonging to the 'criminal class.' The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Is there a single form of rascality known to man for which religion has not been able to provide a sanction? Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative "He'd better not undertake any of his rascalities or he will find himself in hot water." The Young Bank Messenger We know that extensive researches have been undertaken, to prepare and keep in black and white a record of the rascality of this war, in high places as well as low. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy A word of remonstrance sufficed to turn into new channels the tide of hatred and greed; for, as happened in the Gordon riots of 1780, rascality speedily rushed in to seize the spoils. William Pitt and the Great War If there must be enforced arbitration it should at least not apply to that sum of all impudent rascalities, the "sympathetic strike." The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Such rascality on the part of the negroes is more discouraging than caterpillars and drought. Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) T. Seeking to save himself by flight from that rascality he had almost left the lining of his cap behind. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 Saints! what a dear sweet life it gave him while it lived, that same rascality. The Justice of the King The trapper was vastly indignant to learn of the rascality of his old associates. The Camp in the Snow, or, Besieged by Danger What concerns our happiness and welfare, as affectible by our fellowmen, is conduct "Principles, not men," is a rogue's cry; rascality's counsel to stupidity, the noise of the duper duping on his dupe. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Naples, city of glaring contrasts—heaven of rascality, hell of horses, unrivaled all the western world over for natural beauty, for spiritual and moral grossness! The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance It’s used now to cover all imaginable sins, as folks used to excuse all manner of rascality in a good swordsman. The Squirrel-Cage I thought," said La Mothe, "that the rascality of Francois Villon was dead? The Justice of the King The generous nature lies open and unprotected—through its guilelessness it allows concrete rascality to come close enough to strike it. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators The civilized philanthropist wreaks upon his fellow creatures a ranker philanthropy, the civilized scoundrel a sturdier rascality. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 Some men are born rascals, some men have rascality thrust upon them, others achieve it. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi Practicality is compatible with romance as well as with rascality. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters But his rascality is dead: dead but not forgotten! The Justice of the King Men become slaves of their lusts and appetites, and society, a mass of sensuality, rascality and falsehood. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy I know men standing high in journalism who today will "expose" and bitterly "denounce" a certain rascality and tomorrow will be hobnobbing with the rascals whom they have named. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 They are wrong, for I tell you there is ten times more rascality among men outside of the class they call gamblers than there is inside it. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi Of all the rascality spread like butter on bread over the surface of the globe, certainly the butter lies thicker on the confines of each territory. Olla Podrida When the bookkeeper found the receipt on the table, a promising piece of rascality was suggested to him. Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune Occasionally some distinguished passengers passed on the upward and downward tides of rascality and ruffianism, that swept periodically through Cruces. Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands It drew to itself, as the great festering centre of corruption, all the known rascalities of the previous generation, and assigned them to active duty in its service. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 All might have gone well but for the rascality of the native agriculturists, who brought about the failure of the house in 1875 by taking loans and delivering no produce. The Philippine Islands Could it be possible that this man had dared to join my enemy, the director, and Cherubini's friends, in plotting and attempting such rascality? The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers He shall learn that this kind of rascality is not permitted by the nobles of France. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette “And this is the fruit, no doubt, of a long series of rascalities.” Danger! and Other Stories I do not know as yet what my partners' rascality may have cost me, but I am not a wealthy man, and the business may spell ruin. VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea He came to the belief which he cherishes until now, that he had to screw up his courage pretty tightly before he could face the idea of confronting the partners in rascality together. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray "And what," I asked, "does she propose to pay you for this unspeakable rascality?" In Direst Peril The rascality of Saturday was entirely forgotten on Sunday, when, with bowed head, he recited his metaphysical creed or received the parting blessing. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles He was a thorough Corsair, with the rough code of honour, as well as the unprincipled rascality of the sea-rover. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs "Enough of your rascality, Robeckal," said the voice of him who had thrown the angry man upon the wagon. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II He had no particular belief in his honesty, and he believed him, not altogether unreasonably as the sequel proved, to be initiated into most of the mysteries of modern rascality. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray Come—none of that," said Stair, "at least, have the courage of your rascality. Patsy Your adventures in rascality have added to your plausibility. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! Amazing the endless variety of rascality in human nature of the juvenile sort. The Confidence-Man Perhaps, if Mr. Bradner had known just the extent of the rascality of his agent, he might not have sent Roy to investigate. The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences He was indignant at his companion's rascality, and offered to go with her and try to find him. The Runaway The Adventures of Rodney Roverton He is, it is true, tolerably actual; he shares with the fabliau-writers and the authors of Renart a firm grasp on the perennial rascalities and meannesses of human nature. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) There seems to be little doubt that in England of late years ballot-boxes have been 'stuffed' only by the stupidity of the voters, and not by the ingenious rascality of the political managers. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 It was not till the return of the Plantagenet to Port Royal, that Jack heard of the full rascality of the Spanish captain. The Three Lieutenants Here he had to remain four months, greatly troubled by financial difficulties, and finding that a considerable portion of his property had been stolen by the rascality of one of his servants. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley It is not improbable that Congress lost a good deal of money by undetected rascalities, but if so the fault lay with that body itself, not with Franklin. Benjamin Franklin "No one begins to know the extent of his rascalities, and you and Blake must catch him." A Wounded Name In this general atmosphere of cheerful rascality and fraud an agreeable climax is reached when Hajji Baba is all but robbed of his patrimony by his own mother! The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan Educated rascality is infinitely more of a menace to society than ignorant rascality. Pushing to the Front But he foresaw himself also stammering out the suggestion with every sign of conscious rascality. Major Vigoureux There was much rascality developed, and some reputations were smirched, but the disagreement of juries prevented any punishment of the offenders. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis If he thinks there is rascality at work, he sets down the names of the knaves and expounds their various villainies of act and motive with delightfully outspoken frankness. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series But why? perhaps you inquire, do you give these samples of rascality in England? Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers Mira could not live without adorers, could not resist the longing to flaunt her victims in the faces of other girls, and Powlett was a conquest indeed until his rascality at the institute became known. Under Fire Also I have a weakness for the bang of pistols, round oaths and other desperate rascality. Journeys to Bagdad We ought to put some stop to the killing and general rascality up there in the settlement. The Statesmen Snowbound I have been, through the pressure of rascalities invented by others, driven into a way of life which is as much like highway robbery as one hair is to another. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag "What Tollemache means is that he would expect you to take the English and straightforward view of a piece of rascality, doctor." The Captain of the Kansas He thrives on percentages of pilfering, grows rich on the distributed dividends of rascality. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City If I am guilty of no rascality why should I not be compensated for toiling to introduce an invention which I thought to be of so much advantage to the World. Obed Hussey Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap He does not, however, blossom out into the full perfection of his rascality until he makes his appearance in "The Chainbearer," the next novel of the series. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters He contented himself with saying to the delinquent, "Your rascality has cost Mr. Schröter a wounded arm; and, had we not appeared upon the scene, you would have stolen from us twenty thousand dollars." Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag States are even begotten by villainy and brought forth by fraud, and rascalities are justified by legislators claiming to be honorable. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry "Now we will find out how far their rascality has gone," one of the men, the elder of the two, asserted. The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained Before him, on yellowing paper, was old Gid's name, and at it he slowly shook his head, for fretfully he nursed the consciousness of having for years been the dupe of that man's humorous rascality. An Arkansas Planter His mind was fixed upon Harding's rascality, and the probable dilemma in which his father now was. The Border Boys Across the Frontier On account of swindling and petty rascalities, he has often been punished, and the police have their eye upon him. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Even the rascality of which the conservative complains is individual rascality for private aims, tempered by public opinion, and no longer the sublimely organized rascality of all power and government. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The numskull runs amuck in a crowd, not because he has been inoculated with new rascality by the mysterious crowd influence, but because his habitual rascality now has its only chance to function safely. Damn! A Book of Calumny The wisdom is sometimes hidden; modesty covers it up, and if the rascality is always apparent it is my frankness that holds it up to view. An Arkansas Planter Sound, forceful Abstractions and Types were wanted, which could be worked up into thoroughgoing rascals or heroes, rascality having all the preference. The Growth of English Drama Borkman in Act II. uses a very odd expression—"overskurkens moral," which I have rendered "the morals of the higher rascality." John Gabriel Borkman In the passage which I have above quoted, his mind was running over with the idea that a rascal might be so far gone in rascality as to be in love with his own trade. Thackeray We talked of the insignificant creatures, nay notwithstanding their general stupidity and rascality, did some of the poor devils the honour to commend them. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham I have laughed at you while you were cheating me; I have placed a premium upon your worthlessness and rascality. An Arkansas Planter Radisson's treatment of his rivals hardly substantiates all the accusations of rascality trumped up against him. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark The man who can do such things is infected and poisoned in every fibre with the morals of the higher rascality. John Gabriel Borkman Yet with all his rascality he has many curious and interesting ways. Ways of Wood Folk His master lost a lawsuit through the rascality of his attorney; Jockey feels so strongly on the subject that he snarls and growls whenever a lawyer enters his master's house. Round About the Carpathians The merchant was paid for his part of the rascality by the profit on his stores, and perhaps by a bonus out of the money advanced. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. Poor Nan! with thy fun and thy rascalities, thy strong affections and thy fatal gift of beauty, where does thy head rest now? The House by the Church-Yard Thus he was continually fretted by the carelessness or the rascality of the servants in whom he was obliged to trust. The Great German Composers Certainly, murders were not unknown in this hive of complex life, harbouring as it did the very scum and refuse of European rascality. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood You may be quite easy; I give you credit for all imaginable rascality. Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' She alone, in all Bridgetown and vicinity, had no doubts whatever in regard to her husband's sailing from Barbadoes in his own ship, and with a redundancy of rascality below its decks. Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter Jim Crow was famous for its vigorous and varied rascality; Simpson's Ranges became notorious as the most reckless gambling-field in the country. In the Roaring Fifties But in his rascality and the lawlessness of his conduct there was no moderation or abatement. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War This brief history of rascality brought smiles to the faces of all present. Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival As I understand it, you have forbidden his confronting Jerrold with the proofs of his rascality until I get there. From the Ranks We used to have some rampant rascality under the old system, I dare say; it took clever trickery to bring in the white rule sometimes. The Voice of the People The second is that in which he is puttin' into practice the villainy and rascality he contrived before; that is the prime of life or the flower of manhood. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent The Indians, being honourable in their dealings, do not at first contact with the whites suspect rascality, and many stories are told illustrating the ease with which they have been cheated. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan The two had sworn to stand by each other, in all times of need and in all matters of rascality. Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival The publisher of the booklet was like “one Ragozine, a most notorious pirate”; and the method no less than the motive of his rascality in the present instance is palpable and simple enough. A Study of Shakespeare "And the rascality of Noah Jones has resulted in making our Erik one of the richest men in America," cried Mr. Bredejord. The Waif of the "Cynthia" The civilized philanthropist wreaks upon his fellows a ranker philanthropy, the civilized rascal a sturdier rascality. A Cynic Looks at Life And now, Mr. Chairman, I will jist go a little into the particulars of the rogueries and rascalities of this same Yankee. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia With this parting injunction, Duffel left his villainous companions, who began at once to prepare themselves for the dastardly business their superior had allotted to them in his schemes of rascality and black-hearted crime. Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival He is seen in his ferocity and gentleness, in his rascality and nobility, in his boyhood, manhood, and old age, and in his wisdom and ignorance. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself From the comic rascality of Leporello to the unearthly terrors of the closing scene is a vast step, but Mozart is equally at home in both. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. He was struck by the sly rascality of the professional criminal, but he thought little of it at the time. The Master Mystery Once outside the wall of Paris, I was in the Banlieu, that zone of rascality whose inhabitants are all suspected by the police and live under the ban. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVI., December, 1880. Little dreamed Eveline that she had fallen into such hands—that these, her seeming friends, were the very villains she had heard plotting their schemes of rascality and crime. Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival The Indians had paid dearly, in numbers killed, for their rascality. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself The rascality of the persons in question is now deemed to be proved beyond the shadow of a doubt. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 27, 1917 "D——m her," cried the third; while the fourth, who seemed to be much pleased that he was left out of the galaxy of rascality, remained silent and thoughtful. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Would you have some honest blockhead, who, when you are to be served by a piece of friendly rascality, will plead scruples. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two It was well understood that Bettys meant precisely what he said, and that he always had a band of refugees ready to support him in any rascality he might conceive. The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 Byron had lived in the degraded London of the Regency, when Europe's rascality flocked towards St. James's as belated birds flock towards a light; and he should have known some villains if any one did. Side Lights But the rascality of a business partner had sent the father to the grave bankrupt, the son to the slave-market to satisfy the creditors. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. This girl was left an orphan early, and through the rascality of her guardian found herself penniless at seventeen. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters Having no manly principle to sustain him, he fell from one stage of rascality and meanness to another, until he succeeded at length in getting himself appointed as an under turnkey in Castle Cumber Gaol. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Your dog has shown me that there is more rascality in Frankfort than I ever imagined," exclaimed Aunt Steiner; "or, upon second thought, I believe they are foreigners. Pixy's Holiday Journey Then there was Pea-green Haynes, who was also a fine sample of folly and rascality mingled. Side Lights Titus Vespasianus emulated Nero in his early rascalities; but having donned the imperial purple, he cast away his evil companions and was accounted good as well as great. The Spinners She was dressed as a young man and had no clothing impediments, and as a young man she was better able to travel down with racing rascality. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Mother Cockleshell, who was very shrewd, might have learned or guessed the girl's rascality, and would assuredly thwart her aims if possible. Red Money Being suspected of "rascality" in this direction, he was arrested and put in jail, but as no evidence could be found against him he was soon released. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. It's about a rascality of Zotique's, the droll boy, when we were young—the delectable history of Mouton. The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making I will lay the iniquities of this Russian system of rascality before Benjamin Disraeli. Looking Seaward Again His own relatives had been straitened or impoverished by the man's rascalities, and the fact was not calculated to strengthen his loyalty to his employer. Sevenoaks "I don't know what all this means," he said; "but I've got wits enough to understand there's been some pretty tough rascality on foot, and you boys have done me a very great service." Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds There is the villain, who always looks so wretched as to impress on the mind that, if honesty is not the best policy, rascality is certainly the worst. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 18, 1841 LION.—Yes, but then the very rascality of their faces would at once have declared their purpose. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 14, 1841 Not even a hot-blooded Southerner could be guilty of such deliberate rascality, such ineffable folly, during the first few months after his marriage to a beautiful and wealthy wife. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate Let us be men—Christian men, with detestation of the rascality from which we suffer, but with pity for the guilty man, who, sooner or later, will certainly meet the punishment he so richly deserves. Sevenoaks And then he exclaims: "After that glorious feast of soul, I found myself settled down amid all the rascalities of an Irish court of justice." An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 "Put it down, or, by heavens, I will expose your rascality in taking it!" Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue "It seems a pity to take advantage of such weakness in our fellow men," said David, whose heart began to suffer qualms as he contemplated this rascality and his own connection with it. The Redemption of David Corson What would the distinguished member have said had he been familiar with the Catiline steamer case, the mysteries of shoddy contracts, the outfitting of the Burnside expedition, and innumerable other rascalities? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 It only required rascality, pure and simple, under the existing conditions, to accomplish this scheme, and he found in the results nothing left to be desired. Sevenoaks But the man's words were sensible and his whole demeanor honorable; it cannot possibly be all rascality. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 The fact seems to be that Smollett had run his picaresque vein dry, as far as it connected itself with mere rascality of various kinds, and he did well to close it. The English Novel Even yet it was hoped the great opponent of his "government," whom by rascality alone he could convict, would strike his colours, and sue for mercy. The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 Say rather from the rascality of your master. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes Such a belief opens the door to a trust in prophets, and to all the extravagances and rascalities that come in its train. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 Indeed, I never met a man so thoroughly persuaded of the rascality of his nation and of his own exceptional virtue. Italian Journeys The leading young man of this comedy now under notice is represented as "a wild-headed gentleman," and revealed as an abject ruffian of unredeemed and irredeemable rascality. The Age of Shakespeare From out this quagmire of corruption and rascality emerged the Colossus, a man so stupendously rich and with such unlimited powers for evil that the world has never looked upon his like. The Lion and The Mouse A Story Of American Life For when the major died, he sends for me in a way I told him of; and here's jist the whole of our rascality. Nick of the Woods But what of poor old Norris, for in spite of his rascality she was sorry that he had fallen into the hands of the ruthless Shan Rhue. Ted Strong's Motor Car My only alternative, therefore, is to remain content with the private discovery of your rascality, and hereafter to forbid you any association with what pertains to me or my affairs.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy In the universal madness everybody believes whatever monstrous and obvious falsehood is told by the leaders of his own ytrap, and nobody listens for a moment to the exposures of their rascality. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 "Yes; he is despised throughout the Telemark, and this is not the first time he has been guilty of similar acts of rascality." Ticket No. "9672" The new Japanese Minister, Count Inouye, protested publicly and privately against the violent ways and rascalities of the new Japanese immigrants pouring into Korea. Korea's Fight for Freedom The project was not very successful, owing to innumerable unforeseen worries, and especially the rascality of Fleming's men. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Could it be possible that this man had dared to join my enemy, the Director, and Cherubini's friends, in plotting and attempting such rascality? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 See scoundrel. villainous, a. unprincipled, knavish, arrant, depraved, atrocious. villainy, n. depravity, wickedness, turpitude, rascality, scoundrelism, atrocity. vim, n. Putnam's Word Book His opinion that political honesty is increasing with us has brought comfort to many good citizens who had grown despondent over the accounts of recurrent rascality in the newspapers and magazines. The Making of Arguments The gaols were crowded and filthy, and there was no discipline; no system governed them other than the system of rascality practised by many of the gaolers. The Naval Pioneers of Australia These men indulge in various forms of rascality. The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers Or, On the Trail of the Border Bandits "I'm always in favor of all the publicity that can be had in cases of rascality, and this looks to me like something more than a mere hazing." The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands In his dreams Haynes always reviewed his hopes of successful villainy, or else found himself trying to put through some new bit of profound rascality. Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point Standing Firm for Flag and Honor "There is one thing about his rascality that I shall never forgive," growled Hazelton. The Young Engineers in Mexico Or, Fighting the Mine Swindlers "Cantor is a bright man, and in rascality I believe him to be especially efficient." Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz Do you suppose, my marble statue, that after all I've said at the Club about the rascality of this Honours business, I could ever have appeared there as a New Year Baronet? The Title A Comedy in Three Acts The detected scoundrel fled from the place where his rascality had been exposed, to seek some other locality, where the mingled jeers and curses of his dupes would be unheard. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style He had the same look of respectable rascality. Kimono I witnessed bargains and contracts, and listened to talk of shipwrecks, mutinies, insurance cases, perjuries, failures, ruin, and rascalities. The Morgesons He had the proofs of her brother's rascality in his pocket; no one but himself had seen them. The Doomswoman An Historical Romance of Old California He wanted to explain the case, and clear up the mistakes, and expose the rascalities of the plaintiff's witnesses; and the trial was adjourned until the next morning. Bart Ridgeley A Story of Northern Ohio In my mind he has been so clever that he ought to be forgiven all his rascality. Mr. Scarborough's Family In all undertakings he was exceedingly hot-headed and exceedingly fickle, and besides this he possessed the rascality of his mother and of the Syrians, to which race she belonged. Dio's Rome, Volume 6 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus And Alexander Severus The courts rapidly lost their power, and the worst people, both Americans and Creoles, practised every kind of rascality with impunity. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 They seem to spend their silly little lives getting in each other's way," said the eldest boy, "Rights and laws and regulations and rascalities; it's like a game of spellicans…. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth If he had not been sufficiently in love with his own swashbuckler rascality to write his amazing autobiography, how dim to our imaginations, comparatively, would have been the world of the Italian Renaissance! Vanishing Roads and Other Essays During the last eight years he had for a while managed a hat factory; and when they asked him why he had retired from it, he merely alluded to the rascality of a partner. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction The organisation for doing good to Belgium against Belgium's will was an incomparable piece of chicane and pure rascality. Over There War Scenes on the Western Front The speculators reaped the richest harvest; and it is hard to decide whether to be amused or annoyed at the childish and transparent rascality of the French Creoles. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 Society has avenged itself by calumniating the man who spat upon its hypocrisies and rascalities; and to appease the wounded feelings of the world, he is attractively set down as a savage and a tyrant. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 Indeed the overseers all and several were suspected from time to time of drunkenness, waste, theft and miscellaneous rascality. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Such a congregation as Texas presents was never, I suspect, known, save in that city into which the Macedonian monarch gathered and garnered, in one scoundrel community, the vagabond rascality of his kingdom. A Visit to the United States in 1841 An honorable man with limited ideas often sees through the rascality of the most cunning jobber. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes He has rascality to sell, and there are those who are willing to purchase it, in order that they may traffic in it, and sell it to themselves again at a very high profit.... Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada He certainly is not confined to one department of rascality. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 In addition to this rascality, it can not appear very creditable to the citizens of Steuben County, that Capt. Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West The common dock is also widely disseminated, and will, I fear, for ever remain a proof of the rascality of an Englishman, who sold the seeds for those of the tobacco plant. The Voyage of the Beagle For Charnock, though remarkably good natured and polite among men of honor, could not bear the least approach of any thing that looked like rascality. The Life of General Francis Marion If ever a trick he tries That savours of rascality, At our decree he dies Without the least formality. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan He evidently is not confined to one department of rascality. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 Their rascality and general dubiousness was so transparent that he could not understand how any one could be taken in by them. Burning Daylight All these bands, which together are said to have amounted to three hundred thousand men, women, and children, were composed of the vilest rascality of Europe. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 He felt hurt at the implied disrespect of his power, and the incomplete rascality of the proceeding disturbed him exceedingly. An Outcast of the Islands Slator's disappointment and rascality so preyed upon his base mind, that he, like Judas, went and hanged himself. Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; or, the escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery There was a rakish, vagabond smartness, and a kind of boastful rascality, about the whole man, that was worth a mine of gold. The Pickwick Papers When Jonah was caught in a scheme of vindictive rascality he thought he "did well to be angry." Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 I think he would shrink from nothing in the way of rascality. Baron Trigault's Vengeance Some rascality it was, on the part of the agent of my estate, which had alarmed them; the cablegram was bare of detail. Under the Andes He never showed more devotedness than when he meditated some perfidy, nor more assurance than when convicted of the rascality. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) He had never before found himself unable to meet his bills, nor would he have been so placed now but for Hubbard's rascality. Driven from Home, or Carl Crawford's Experience Then arose the question of consequences, and it transpired that neither of them had the courage of his rascality. Tracks of a Rolling Stone But never before had any one been accused of such an audacious and impudent piece of rascality as that which Kami-Bey imputed to Valorsay. Baron Trigault's Vengeance Even though the Trust is pushing me to the wall; going to such lengths that they're liable criminally as well as civilly, if I could only get my hands on proof of their rascality. In the Bishop's Carriage Although a man of ardent temperament and inconceivable activity, his cold-blooded rascality was never in a hurry. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) And Frank, guilty of conscience and an expert in the ways of conventional and highly moral rascality, ceased to resist. The Price She Paid "Just the price of an honest service; he would have offered more for a piece of rascality." The Count's Millions "So he no longer amuses himself with petty rascalities," thought Chupin, as he surveyed the rooms. Baron Trigault's Vengeance Not all the warnings which I heard against their rascality could hinder me from feeling kindly towards my fellow-Christians in the East. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East What torture, rascality, and idolatry such confession has produced is more than can be related. The Smalcald Articles It was for him alone to commit this rascality--if it was a rascality--or not. The Rise of Silas Lapham But it is quite a different thing to profit by other people's rascality. The Count's Millions These lofty deeds of rascality have no future. Les Misérables They had informants in the computer underground and years of experience in dealing with high-tech rascality that seemed to grow ever more sophisticated. The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier Does not brutality in our sex, and even rascality, interest them sometimes? Wylder's Hand He will ferret out your whole past, lay bare the whole black record of your rascalities and hypocrisies, and forbid his daughter ever again to hold the slightest communication with you. Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's Holidays at Roselands" They were introduced there to punish the people for their rascality, and appeared in such numbers among the Egyptian blacklegs that they stopped the game of PHARAOH. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 The former obtained and published proofs of the rascality of the Ring, mass meetings were held and an election in November, 1871, overturned Tweed and his associates. The United States Since the Civil War The fellow had been frequently concerned in such rascalities, and knew his ground. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor Usually White-Caps are a vigilance committee going after rascalities the law doesn't reach, or won't reach, but these fellows are not that kind. The Gentleman from Indiana If I had known that you were depending on Keith for any thing, I could have opened your eyes to his rascality at once. From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin Let a lawyer pronounce the magic formula, "Liberty to the oppressed," or "Free institutions to the victims of despotism," and, presto!—rascality is metamorphosed into merit. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 He has upon the whole a more intelligible motive for his rascality than Iago, but he is much less interesting, much less picturesque, for simple lack of mother-wit. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Indeed, I have never hesitated, at the call of destiny or as the outcome of caprice, to commit a rascality, or rather, that to which fools give such a name. Casanova's Homecoming What rascality are you up to now, Dirk? Ester Ried Yet Speaking Johnson spoke unfavourably of a certain pretty voluminous authour, saying, 'He used to write anonymous books, and then other books commending those books, in which there was something of rascality.' Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 The rascality of the litigants made him indignant. Saint Augustin It exposed 100 swindlers last year, and is bound to "show up" rascality without fear or favor. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Was it needful to commit this lesser rascality, and to mislead another man into the commission of a greater rascality? Casanova's Homecoming And you can live another lifetime, in order to contemplate your own rascality in peace. The Road to Damascus "Not exactly, dear!" replied her grandfather;—"but such little-minded rascality is not just the vice one would expect to find in a gallant soldier." Queechy The sacred town, houses, streets, trees, had all been dedicated to God's service; such a sacrilege was beyond the rascality of even the Abyssinian soldier. Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People Let who will prefer to have sailed with Jason or Aeneas or Sinbad; but the Farallone and its precious freight of rascality gets my money every time. The Delicious Vice They were not lacking in rascality, but they wanted nerve to carry into effect the desperate design of taking possession of the schooner. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Then the yacht settled down for the run to Port Said, and arrived at that sunlit abode of rascality on the first of November. The Wheel O' Fortune I am well in health, and as little annoyed by this rascality as it becomes me to be. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey I flew down the companion-way, looked about for him, could not find him, then returned to the deck just in time to catch a glimpse of him as he re-entered that confounded nest of rascality. Life on the Mississippi, Part 8. It is astonishing to see with what boundless impudence these people have robbed the country.—Still greater rascalities were carried on on the right bank of the Rhine. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 I was disgusted with the cold-blooded rascality of this man, who could thus, almost without a pretext, violate a solemn obligation when he could no longer be benefitted by its fulfilment. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Poachers and petty thieves—the scum of misery, ignorance, and rascality throughout the country. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography The steward's conduct was neither more nor less than rascality, and yet, says Christ, 'Do like that!' Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Another six months, perhaps, when the public was tired of contemplating rascality, the editor would find something sweet, full of country charm and suburban peace, to feed them…. Together Every conceivable rascality in Ireland has hid itself behind the great names of nation or empire. Imaginations and Reveries There was no rascality he would not perpetrate for whoever employed him; but to his employer he was as loyal as a woman to a bad man. The Deluge He confessed some of his rascality to Mr. Knapp, but pleaded that he was anxious to reform. Blindfolded Above all he would tell about rascality—cursing the "G. F. C.," its foremen and superintendents, its officials, directors and stock-holders, and the world which permitted such a criminal institution to exist. King Coal : a Novel Two things combined to cause Keith to determine he would uncover this rascality,—his desire to repay Hawley, and his interest in the girl rescued on the Salt Fork. Keith of the Border That would be theft, a piece of rascality of which a great man is incapable. The Resources of Quinola My friend was glad to pay the hundred dollars; but he defied me to name any country in Europe where such a piece of official rascality was possible. The Minister's Charge Whatever rascality or cruelty his rivals might devise, he must imitate or drop out of the struggle. Equality Randolph was a remorseless, subtle, superserviceable villain, who lied to the king, and robbed the colonists, and was active and indefatigable in every form of rascality. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 The name of the bridge was given by the people from that opulence of compassion which enables the Italians to pity even rascality in difficulties. Venetian Life This Faifeu was a kind of Villon of Anjou, who excelled in all kinds of rascality, and who might possibly have taught it even to the gipsies themselves. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period We have been detained here a whole day, through a chain of accidents, all resulting from the rascality of our muleteers on leaving Aleppo. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain He had a vague notion that the deformity of Wakem's son had some relation to the lawyer's rascality, of which he had so often heard his father talk with hot emphasis. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction Caecilius Agricola, however, numbered among the deceased's foremost flatterers and second to no man on earth in rascality and licentiousness, was sentenced to death. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster Rascal that he was, according to the word of General Saterges, it was rascality which the General could pardon. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 A Kayasth, writer, or putwarrie, may be allowed to live till he is twelve years old, at which time he is sure to have learned rascality. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Anonymity is the refuge for all literary and journalistic rascality. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature Why are rascality and astuteness regarded as great qualities in the Spanish people, when there is no other so noble, so proud, so chivalrous as it? The Reign of Greed In later days a missionary gives in the Lettres Edifiantes an unfavourable account of the action of these public granaries, and of the rascality that occurred in connection with them. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Nothing will do except my presence there in person before Randolph can present himself, thanks to our uncle's foolish will that puts a premium on rascality. Air Service Boys over the Atlantic I see everywhere rascality, and fraud, and lies; and because there is danger of becoming the color of the stuff I work in, 'like the dyer's hand.' The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier But, above all, anonymity, that shield of all literary rascality, would have to disappear. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature All the same, there are degrees of rascality, and there is no one who has sinned against every law of decency and respect for his fellows like Phineas Duge. The Governors Much honest industry, much straight-forwardness and every day kindness, much that smells of gin, and rascality, and heathenism may be seen in the district. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston Petty rascality trying to emulate deep villainy, a little Nero swelling himself to a huge Lacénaire; such is this phenomenon. The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness That is to say, Chou by his rascality had already forfeited all the rights and privileges of kingship before he was actually put to death. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) McClellan ordered a report made out showing his rascalities a few weeks ago. The Iron Game A Tale of the War First," says the man, "let me tell you that I never before clapped eyes on the long piece of rascality you were seeking. Salute to Adventurers What matters it with what deep rascality in black mustachios you once strutted upon your boards? There's Pippins and Cheese to Come He had fathomed a depth of rascality and deception, which but a short month ago, he could scarcely have believed capable of existence. Temporal Power It was said that he had been caught cheating at play, and that he was an adept in all the rascalities of the turf. The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales I have tried to win her as an honorable man tries to win the woman he loves; now she must be won by an act of rascality. Man on the Box Assist me in giving him a sound drubbing, and in driving him away; let us give it the rascal well, and then I will acquit you of all participation in this piece of rascality. The Blunderer It is enough that they were apprehended for some rascality. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come Some of the Northern Senators were fond of pointing out the incompetency and rascality of the Southern oligarchy, while ignoring the acts of the capitalists in their own section. Great Fortunes from Railroads If fraud and rascality exist in high places, it is because we elect rascals to office. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers Wait a moment; your rascality will do you no good, and may get you into trouble. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century Consummate rascality on one hand, unwavering loyalty on the other: he had but little chance against the combination. The Rose in the Ring It is to be found in stories of "big business" where trickery and rascality are made virtuous at the end by sentimental baptism. Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism For the most part great rogues, they win applause and respectability by virtuously denouncing petty, vulgar political corruption which they themselves often instigate, and thus they divert attention from their own extensive rascality. Great Fortunes from Railroads In another case, when a piece of rascality in his client came out, Abraham Lincoln left his junior in possession of the case and went to his hotel. Pike County Ballads and Other Poems He's lying down while I have to walk the streets without a cent through his rascality. The Desired Woman But he is a bad drinking fellow, and just the one to become an accomplice in any rascality. Opening a Chestnut Burr If only she knew all about her father and his rascality and was livin' with us because she wanted to—if that was the way of it, it would be so different. Kent Knowles: Quahaug The rid man told stories about the dark sides of New York life, tales of murder, thievery, rascality high and low, and he told them with blood-curdling directness. Jane Cable It would be sad indeed if we thought that those rascals who escape the law escape also the just reward of their rascality. Castle Richmond "I did not believe Ford capable of such rascality." Helping Himself "He is our enemy, I know; but just now we will let the law take its course for the rascality he practiced in Albany." The Rover Boys in the Jungle Or, Stirring Adventures in Africa |
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