| 单词 | roguery |
| 例句 | For a time, we were entertained by Will and John's ready store of wit and comic roguery as they engaged each other in kicking games. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The booming market in antiquities also begat a booming market in forgeries — “an intolerable bit of shuffling and roguery in the Jerusalem game of the ‘curios,’” as The New York Times put it in 1874. Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Trump smiled, and the dinner guests laughed at the sole acknowledgment of presidential roguery on this otherwise traditional night. Trump brushes off political controversy to wine and dine Australia at state dinner 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z “The era of roguery is over. Now it’s the people who are in power. Everyone in Brazil must understand that they must yield to the will of the Brazilian people.” Brazil's Bolsonaro flouts coronavirus social distancing rules, coughs during speech at pro-military protest 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z “The era of roguery is over. Now it’s the people who are in power,” Bolsonaro proclaimed outside the Brazilian army headquarters, coughing repeatedly as he spoke. Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro denounced for joining pro-dictatorship rally 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z But if publishing building safety standards online is an act of roguery, it is time for the courts to take a hard look at what copyright is for. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z 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 Even the backgrounds of these taciturn men form a stark contrast with Trump’s own story of inherited privilege and tabloid roguery. Can Jim Mattis Hold the Line in Trump’s ‘War Cabinet’? 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z He finds a sort of redemption by roguery, and the journey is fun and joyful. Walter Mosley's 'Down the River Unto the Sea' is a noir that plunges into social issues 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z To support roguery and error all over the earth.” Ben Carson’s hilarious, ridiculous, completely broken history: A rare window into the extreme right’s fact-challenged worldview 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z It combined his characteristic psychological acumen with a bit of graphic roguery. Douglas LeVien, New York Detective Who Infiltrated the Mafia, Dies at 68 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z The next remarkable trait in his character was a mixture of honesty and roguery, which left him many doubts in his own mind as to whether he was by nature a knave or a simpleton. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z It is an undoubted fact that it has the worst reputation for roguery and cheating and chicanery, and the violation of all justice, of any other place throughout the kingdom. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z Truth is, my dear Miss Dinah, we lawyers get so much habituated to certain routine rogueries that we are almost shocked when we hear of a wickedness not designated by a statute. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z "Perhaps it does, Dinah; and very likely his little rogueries are as much triumphs to him as are all the great political intrigues the glories of some grand statesman." Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z Add to this the shameful roguery of the inhabitants: really, at last, I became quite confused and perplexed, by their incessant cheating, and could scarcely discover for what object they were lying. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z “But if my old dame could see him now, how rejoiced she would be; for notwithstanding his roguery, he was a great favourite of hers!” The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The public money wasted by roguery and embezzlement, while sailors lay starving in the streets for want of their just pay; the Dutch about the same time burning our ships in the Medway. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z She was a blue-eyed, winsome little maid; but pain had driven all the sweet roguery out of her face. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z During this state of universal panic, it may be easily imagined that hypocrisy and roguery were busily employed in increasing the evil, at the expense of the credulous. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z If the apparitions of Jesus to his apostles were not obviously fables invented by roguery, or adopted through enthusiasm and ignorance, the motive of these clandestine visits cannot be divined. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z What was Arthur Bourdillon to him that he should spend himself in an effort as toilsome as it promised to be vain, to hold him back from the completion of his roguery? Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Insurers drew a bright line between natural hazards, like storms, and moral hazards, like playing with matches, that stemmed from what the 1867 edition of the Aetna Guide to Fire Insurance called “carelessness and roguery.” News Analysis: Moral Hazard as the Flip Side of Self-Reliance 2012-02-25T18:51:09Z During our communications with these visitors they conducted themselves peaceably, and made no attempt to pilfer, although there was some little roguery displayed by them in barter. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z The joke was a serious one, but, inasmuch as nobody was hurt, I concluded not to expose the roguery of the runaways, or the bravery of the chaplain. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z The dogma of the resurrection of Jesus is only attested by men whose subsistence depended on that absurd romance; and as roguery continually belies itself, these witnesses could not agree among themselves in their evidence. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Twenty years ago, when Ghysbrecht was a hard and honest man, the touchstone opportunity came to him, and he did an act of heartless roguery. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z She had never got the smallest warning or foreboding of the rogueries, which Amor is wont to play on inexperienced beauties. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z San L�car has, in early Spanish literature, a very ill name for roguery, but, so far as my brief experience went, Boston could not have been safer and would not have been so genial. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z I might have a wife, too,' he added, 'and maybe half a score of children to plague me out of my five wits with their rogueries.' Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z "Ay, lad," he answered, "I might if I had sufficient roguery to supply my lack of wits." The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z Thus the stock from which the lively adventurer came was of such a character as to bring him at an early age into contact with the realities of roguery. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z We repeat the melancholy truth, that all these beautiful astro-allegories have been lost in the ignorance or roguery of priestcraft. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z Where have you been?' asked her husband with ponderous roguery. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z How can we at the present time, distinguish the true from the false, in books, in which enthusiasm, roguery and credulity pervade every page. Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul 2011-11-24T03:00:45.230Z They dress their wives, they nourish their children, upon the reward of roguery, the price of perjury, the fruits of forgery, the wages of some wicked judgment. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z And, as he paced the deck, he ruminated on the handicap imposed by virtue on an honest man when fighting roguery. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z In answer to inquiries at Chatillon, a series of men came forward, whose faces expressed malice, pride, envy, hatred, and roguery of every description, but who seemed to be destitute of all good qualities. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z There be plenty of other fools in the land to make the trade of roguery thrive. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z His life, till his eighteenth year, was p. 525much like that of other peasant boys; he kept crows, drove bullocks, and learned to plough and harrow, but always showed a disposition to roguery and mischief. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z He opened his eyes to find himself in an atmosphere of aristocratic roguery. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z The last phrase was uttered with such roguery, with such a triumphant grimace, that it was impossible not to applaud. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Beware of ignorance which assumes the mask of knowledge, or of designing roguery which apes the appearance of innocence. Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.337Z There was no lack of rogues in the colonies, but their roguery did not take the outlet of highway robbery. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Harkee, man with the broken hat, you are one of the bad Welsh, who don’t like the English to know the language, lest they should discover your lies and rogueries.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Here she regarded him with a commiseration that he thought delicious; it was so palpably genuine; she so grandly overlooked the solemn roguery that ambuscaded itself behind his humility. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Nor did our men want for giving offence either by rogueries, or by familiarities with their women, even before their husbands' faces. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The vile wretch whom, notwithstanding the series of rogueries that he practised upon you, you protected, has at last found out that his Adharmam never conquers. Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India 2011-08-09T02:00:29.493Z Consider now the business rogue who makes a success of his roguery and then launches out as a philanthropist, still continuing his roguery as a permanent side-line. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z I see quite well that you've discovered some sort of roguery. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z The valet of Comedy had become a rascally steward whose rogueries took on a certain aspect of Drama. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z His face was broad, jolly, and good-humoured, with a bottle-shaped nose, fleshy lips, and light grey eyes, glistening with cunning and roguery. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z The code of morals followed by these characters is open to criticism, but they are human and genial in their roguery, and compare far from unfavourably with the cynical creations of contemporary drama. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The reason why the leopard wanders solitary and alone is on account of his roguery; he is not to be trusted. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z "Now if I were you, I would not go to Tyrnau; I would rather go straight to Vienna, and tell the Emperor himself what roguery is going forward here." The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z This man was seized, carried before the cadi, and his rogueries being but too apparent, condemned by the cadi to lose his left ear, the right being reserved in the event of fresh misdemeanors. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Lynn Town Council unanimously resolved to take steps to abolish “the annual collection of rubbish and roguery which passes under the title of the Cheese Fair.” Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z He had counted on stealing away as from the Assembly of Bordeaux; but his roguery disgusted the Council. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z The varlet, indeed, is full of roguery enough to be thought a knave; but then he has yet more ignorance, and may better be thought a fool. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z "Langfeldt," inquired the friendly Herr, at Voitel's, taking a pinch of snuff, "have you made your visits properly?" and his eyes were full of roguery. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z At last Mr. Frederic Triddelfitz, son of the apothecary, a very clever young man, had discovered the roguery on one occasion when he was privately looking through the farm book. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:01:02.690Z To these attributes there was added, in the new comedy, a spirit of roguery and intrigue: and in this form the character was almost universally adopted by the Latin dramatists. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Ultimately the Court, whilst acquitting H�bert of roguery and conspiracy, found him guilty of sedition, and he was sentenced to twelve years of detention. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z Avoid my presence, monster of nature, treasury of lies, magazine of deceits, storehouse of rogueries, inventor of mischiefs, publisher of absurdities, and foe to all the honour due to royalty! The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z On second thoughts, I will join with you in this roguery. Fontainbleau 2011-03-30T02:00:17.797Z The girl conceived a happy roguery: what a subject for a photograph! At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z Epidicus.—This play is so called from the name of a slave who sustains a principal character in the comedy, and on whose rogueries most of the incidents depend. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z She said it with a touch of roguery lightening her new seriousness. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z If one, by cheating and roguery, gains a cruzado in the presence of another, the latter instantly says, “I cry halves,” and if the first refuse he is instantly threatened with an information. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z But soon it turns out that he has not been vexed at his forgetfulness--oh, no!--only at the cheating and roguery of his sugar factory director. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z About four years and a half ago, a warrant was taken out against Edward Ryan for some roguery connected with a horse. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z He was a weather-beaten old fellow, with a face like cracked parchment, merry little twinkling eyes that were suggestive of unlimited fun and roguery. Settling Day 2011-03-08T03:00:36.623Z He is the wily peasant who loves to exercise his wit and roguery on the tradespeople of the towns, above all, on the innkeepers; but priests, noblemen, even princes, are also among his victims. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Who was it that propagated these delusions? and if there really was a "scandalous trick," as Morris said, could I affirm that all the roguery was on one side? The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z The private history of the rogueries might possibly amuse, but all that met the public eye was of the very slowest imaginable. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z Is your roguery become an office, with a knave's name? The Spanish Tragedy 2011-02-21T03:00:10.373Z These forms, which may be termed medieval, continued long and blended; sometimes heated, as in Respublica, with doctrine, and usually lightened by the comic play of a “Vice” or incarnation of sinister roguery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The more honest availed themselves of this advantage merely for their defence; the crafty and the wicked profited by it to assure themselves of success in their rogueries, and impunity from their results. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Indeed, I believe, wherever one goes, lawyers is just the same for roguery and rampacity. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z He described me as accusing everybody of roguery and cheating,—calling the whole country a den of thieves, and the authorities their accomplices. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z This is a vile falsehood, devised for some infernal scheme of roguery. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z This was said with such palpable roguery that I saw it was meant for the bystanders, and knew, at once, he had been prepared for my arrival and expected me. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z The old-fashioned burglaries, with the robberies and rogueries of the highway, were still perpetrated. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z How does he know that his notions of roguery would tally with mine? The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z "I have been a terrible blockhead, but, fortunately, this Bertram is a worse rogue, and his roguery will stand us in as good stead as my wisdom could have done." Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z Stirring tale this, without a dull chapter in it, and just enough human sentiment in it to soften down the roguery.... Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z He does not speak too hardly of the roguery of the University tradesmen, or of those in London whom he honored with his patronage at the outset of his career. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z Yes, I should rather think that roguery would not be apt to prosper, while the execution of the laws was intrusted to such a man. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z M. Arnoux gave himself up to some rogueries which bordered on vileness. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Lilly lay comfortably under her blue silk quilt, holding his hand and dreaming up into his face, which, even in moments of self-abandon, retained its expression of abashed roguery. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z There was that disadvantage in employing a rogue to do work that implicated roguery, for whatever moral right the Countess had to the property, her accomplice had no legal right whatever to his liberty. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z The thought will naturally occur that by fostering belief in such tales as some of the foregoing, roguery might make the superstition useful in silencing inquiry as to ill-gotten gains. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z If honesty were only one-half as active as roguery, it would fare better than it does. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z He became a low pettifogger, and quickly grew notorious throughout the country as legal adviser in all cases of roguery. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 With all David's civility of manner, however, there was thought to be a spice of the rogue in him; just the smallest thing possible; but it was a sort of good-humoured roguery. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Such light-hearted roguery I owed it to my conscience to condemn, but for the life of me I could not, so that I fell into a great laughter that no shame might control. Idonia: A Romance of Old London Of course, those rogueries made him very wealthy, and when Madame Marie was in need of money, her treasurer came to her aid. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Tradesfolk and craftsmen did vie with each other in Jewish roguery: exacted usury: sucked the sweat of the poor peasant's brow by all manner of chicanery and over-reaching. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim The enlisting of recruits was still little organised in this early period; and the rogueries, which could not fail to accompany it, were at least unsanctioned by the highest authorities. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. If one or other of these mantles are too short to disguise the roguery, one may cloak it with two, three, or more.' Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. And if I fail in procuring work, I must make up my mind to implore the charity of my fellow creatures, since the roguery of the notary has left me no alternative. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 "I know, sir, better than any one how much reputations for immaculate virtue are to be distrusted; they often mask wantonness in women and roguery in men." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Many a usurer there is that can spare no time in the week to reckon up his rogueries, that can sit in church of a Sunday and devise how to practise fresh villainies. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim The rogueries of Colonels and leaders of companies, which were already complained of in 1600 by the military writers, had attained a certain virtuosoship in their development. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Maple's and Shoolbred's, those outposts of shopping civilization, were left behind, and the Hampstead Road with a hint of roguery began. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Madame de Fermont's ruin has been occasioned by the roguery of the notary in whose hands all your deceased relative's fortune was deposited. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 They turned their arithmetic into roguery and their literature into lust. Victory out of Ruin So now I deemed myself too great a man for small roguery, but all my striving was for higher things. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim "We are determined to put down such roguery with a firm hand, sir," answered Sir Oliver, truculently, "I have already succeeded in having four such rascals as yon transported for life, sir." Our Admirable Betty A Romance He thought, as he sat opposite to Daisy with her white dress and candid roguery, that it would be amusing to become a rogue himself. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Well done, Billy! you are the only fellow who can unmask these rogueries. The Fortunes Of Glencore "Oh, Mr. Linton, darlin', only sixpence! and I here this two hours?" said the ragged urchin, with a cunning leer, half roguery, half shame. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Which, when he of his courtesy willingly did, he gave the longed-for opportunity to Oliver to bring into the world the piece of roguery of which he had long been in labour. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim Sure there's a deal o' roguery i' the world Master Pancras—Tom, sir! Our Admirable Betty A Romance Between the two millstones of winning and losing they will be ground into despair, or into shameless roguery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 How terribly alike are all human rogueries, whether the scene be a conference at Vienna, or the tent of a thimblerig at Ascot! The Fortunes Of Glencore I wish sincerely some good-natured fellow would lay to my charge a little roguery that I had no share in. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) As sure as death, this is one of the rogues That hath his roguery to act, and comes in like Something that hath brought news in th' latter end Of a play. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 To most men of science, the reported achievements of the diviner are on a par with the rogueries of Sir Walter Scott's 'Dousterswivel.' The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day He loathed her roguery and wiles, yet they mastered him just as drink did. Shadows of Flames A Novel They have laid their heads together, and devised the roguery of the forged letter to abstract your jewelled miniature. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Others, lingering in Paris or Brussels to confer with their lawyer, who was busily engaged in compromising, contesting, disputing, and bullying a host of creditors, whose very rogueries had accomplished the catastrophe they grumbled at. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) This, at least, avoids Switzerland, and all its radicalism and roguery, not to speak of the "Perkinses," who are "out" by this time, touring it to Lausanne and Chamouni. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) Scarcely was the casement closed when a ragged urchin appeared at the door, carrying on his back the ominous stuff-bag containing the record of Mr. Rooney's rogueries. Jack Hinton The Guardsman He seems so utterly unconscious of any thing reprehensible in roguery, that you unconsciously give him the benefit of his ignorance. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. If you attempted to reclaim it, the villain of a thief and his devout wife and the secretary, finding their roguery exposed, might bring you into the most serious trouble. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second "Ain't it roguery to snare partridges and to catch fish, for the matter o' that?" said he, with increased warmth. One Of Them "You can't learn them younger, lad; and as all those we deal with are old clients of the house, you will not be much exposed to rogueries." That Boy Of Norcott's Some overcharges had been taken off and some bad money in change to be replaced by honest coin, and it was evident that various little well-intended rogueries had not achieved their usual success. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance That precious rascal, he found, was far better known than trusted, and more than one instance of sharp practice and roguery on the part of Anstey now came to his knowledge. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley All the rogueries on 'Change, fresh and fresh. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly It is my belief that a thorough Cape “schelm” would give at least two points in the rubber of roguery and beat the best English swindler living. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa One verse runs as follows: In comes the horner, Who roguery scorns, And gives me three farthings For poor cowly's horns. The Nursery Rhymes of England It's all very well to wish the traveller a pleasant journey," said he, "but you innkeepers ought to bear in mind that no man's journey is rendered more agreeable by roguery. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Nay, so little terror do they carry with them, that hardy thieves make a mere jest of them, and oftentimes oblige even the very watchman who should apprehend, to light them in their roguery. Second Thoughts are Best: Or a Further Improvement of a Late Scheme to Prevent Street Robberies May this fact be accounted for on the supposition that roguery has an instinctive tendency to provide for itself? Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) For one good-natured act I 've met with, have n't I met twenty, thirty, no, but fifty, specimens of roguery and double-dealing. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Sit down here, and tell me all your rogueries since we parted. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago The heroism of remaining behind upon the wreck began to look like roguery. Toilers of the Sea If you fail in proving our innocence and some other youngster’s roguery, I’ll tackle the matter myself. Dorothy at Oak Knowe It is being an accessory to the confiscation of one's own property; to defrauding one's self: whereas, surely, if suicide is the worst kind of murder, self-cozenage is the vilest sort of roguery. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) You think, because your roguery is succeeding, that you are great and respected. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day “You have made up your mind about how much roguery long ago.” Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 The merry Puck, who is so prominent an actor in “A Midsummer-Night’s Dream,” is the mischief-loving sprite, the jester of the fairy court, whose characteristics are roguery and sportiveness. Folk-lore of Shakespeare That there was something more than mere roguery afoot he had ample proof. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure The trick is the very stalest piece of roguery going. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "Such company as you passed the evening with were assuredly not above a piece of roguery like this." Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Here were men and women in search of pleasure and excitement, and other men and women on the alert for opportunities of roguery that might present themselves amid the stir of gaiety. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police The spoiling of the Egyptians, a roguery on which Israel afterward prided herself, is a trait perhaps too typical to be lightly dismissed. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Why! 'tis Antonio, my worthless husband; alas! and called away without repentance, full of misdeeds and roguery. Olla Podrida His name was one hardly known by his contemporaries, but he has since become a figure in the annals of English roguery. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Anecdotes of the turf and the ring went round, and in the many curious devices of roguery and fraud might be read the prevailing taste of that select company. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas There was a saucy frankness of countenance, a knowing roguery of eye, a joviality and prankishness of demeanor, that was wonderfully captivating, especially to the ladies. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Yet equally with the roguery, Moses may have been. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal No wonder that he knew my rogueries when I confessed them to him. Olla Podrida Yes, I should rather think that roguery would not be apt to prosper, while the execution of the laws was entrusted to such a man. The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin, Volume 1. Being the Conclusion of the Littlepage Manuscripts I soon saw that all the finer traits of my own astuteness would be submerged in the great ocean of coarse roguery around me, and I soon resolved upon taking my departure. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas He doesn’t seem to have any sense of shame, and will fairly chuckle in my father’s face as he is owning up to some piece of roguery.” Stories by American Authors, Volume 7 It is terrible to feel to-day that one is stretching out toward the great things, and to-morrow that one is finding the money to live by fooling people, by charlatanism, by roguery. The Moving Finger You smile at first, because they are eating so naturally, and their roguery is so complete. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), This ought to have been sufficient roguery, one would think, for one race, but it was not. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign "And you may see," cried another, "that we are above petty prejudices here; roguery only lies heavy on the conscience that conceals it." Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas For an account of the shameless roguery, and drunken folly, by means of which so vast an income was amassed, see Report of Transp. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants That money belongs to the people of Yerbury, who have earned it, and saved it; and I say thieving and roguery have more to do with hard times than 'surplus of labor.' Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart But is there anything else than roguery there, or was it well for the painter to give his time to the painting of those repulsive and wicked children? The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Love and hatred, fear and courage, honesty and roguery, with all other human qualities, may be expressed in terms of religion, or they may be expressed in non-religious terms. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development No, by the God that made us, No. Shall we truckle to Rome, shall we become slaves to Popish knaves, shall we become subservient to priestcraft and lying and roguery and trickery? Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Few men can embark on a mission of hazard or roguery without some feelings of trepidation. The Hound From The North It is full of brilliant rogueries, produced by bringing sentiment and satire together with a shock. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 In short, that there was at the bottom of this best of all possible worlds a vast amount of sheer roguery. Forgotten Tales of Long Ago To be true is to refrain from false and crafty dealing, from deceit and roguery, and to teach and live in probity and righteousness according to the pure Word of God. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost We have seen from the first that the whole movement was originated in roguery and sustained by roguery, and we see that it is carried on by roguery. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Some of these girls scrupulously screen their faces from the public eye; others roguishly remove the yasmak when a European smiles at them, and tinkle their silver bracelets as full of roguery as a Viennese. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months We have no use for Lupin, except when his rogueries are perpetrated at the expense of shady company-promoters, foreign adventurers, German barons, banks and financial companies. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin No, you show me this: you tell me the law that allows roguery. The Brothers Karamazov In one respect however, there is no change: we have always with us the same rogues and the same roguery. The History of London It is pleasant to prove to her, even by an abortive rising, that all her crimes, rogueries, and diplomacies against us have been vain to quench our hate. The Art of Disappearing Here we have freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, in roguery, together with Bachelors, Masters of Arts, and Doctors. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. He can understand what it is to condemn roguery, to avoid it, to dislike it, to disbelieve in it;—but he cannot understand what it is to hate it. Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite But he is no rogue, though he utters rogueries and drolleries. Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. It is in this way that the roguery of a very dexterous thief resulted in the opening of the imperial archives, in which the authentic records of the Revolution are deposited. Lectures on the French Revolution We shall endeavor to find whether the roguery was committed after Folger left France; but we must depend upon you to trace the circumstances from the time of your sealing, till that of his embarking. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I I think the humour of Charles Lamb wears well; but that is probably because it has a most indisputable flavour of Rabelaisian roguery underlying its whimsical grace. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations The business was not yet done; the ship remained, and it was possible one or other might come into the river that might be acquainted with her, and so discover the roguery. Great Pirate Stories European shipmasters used to complain bitterly of the roguery practised upon them by the native dealers; but who taught the native his roguish tricks? Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. But in vain; not a dimple moved indicative of roguery, nor did the slightest elevation of eyebrow rise confirmative of his suspicions. Humorous Ghost Stories It is not teaching the youth of England the shapes of letters and the tricks of numbers; and then leaving them to turn their arithmetic to roguery, and their literature to lust. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing He believed that, if there was any person in the world who was peculiarly qualified to expose the roguery of a suspected individual, he was that person. Make or Break or, The Rich Man's Daughter The soil is fairly productive, and rice, yams, guavas, earth-nuts, and bananas might be grown in plenty, but for the lazy, vicious, and avaricious character of the inhabitants who vie with each other in roguery. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Her auburn ringlets ablow in the autumn wind, her cheeks whipped to a flush by the breeze's caress, and her eyes sparkling and brimful of tomboyish mischief and roguery! Terribly Intimate Portraits He was born at Palermo, in 1743, and very early began to manifest his brilliant talents for roguery. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages No, sir, for I always follow my master’s example, even though it should be in the path of roguery; compliment apart sir, I always followed yours. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 These playful lads, disputing with address and roguery, announced their victory or their defeat by such piercing shouts that they awoke the Vizier. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Aristide held up a protesting hand, and fixed the bear with the irresistible roguery of his eyes. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol Except for numbers it might appear—although I am rusty at the legend—that in these barrels Ali Baba has hid his forty thieves for roguery when the ship is out to sea. Chimney-Pot Papers He profited also by the superstitions abroad, and to the skill of Hippocrates added the roguery of Simon Magus. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages By placing implicit confidence in the royal governors of New York, he fell a victim to their roguery, deception and heartlessness, which ultimately crushed him and left him almost penniless. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America “Am I still not wanted?” said Bessie, roguery in her voice. The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure There was no doubt that his handsome roguery had caught the woman’s fancy. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol They call that realism, while in truth it is nothing but roguery! The Comedienne He had bungled because, while assuming the rôle of roguery, he had remained at heart an honest man. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel "I wouldn't go and not show my face because of other people's roguery," rejoined Stemm, with cruel audacity. Ralph the Heir Is roguery expedient? is not so simple that it can be determined by asking the first preacher you meet. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 ‘I never heard such a story,’ said I; ‘well, do you mean to submit to such a piece of roguery quietly?’ The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' I called him the perfection of a rogue; true enough; but still I make a difference between a man who volunteers roguery; and a man on whom it is thrust by the world. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 Moreover, there was no point of law or equity, no manner of roguery or chicanery, no object of avarice, covetousness, or ambition, which he could not have comprehended at once. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 He has roguery enough to pass for a knave, and absurdities sufficient to confirm him a fool. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote The good American is, as a rule, pretty hard upon roguery, but he atones for his austerity by an amiable toleration of rogues. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 But—who in all his life ever before saw a guttersnipe with eyes so lacking in cunning and roguery? eyes, clear, honest, fearless, manly? The Rich Little Poor Boy The "romances of roguery" were closely akin to the popular drama as exponents of popular tastes and standards. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals When you hear a man constantly proclaiming the roguery of another, you are too apt to give him credit for honesty in his own person. Olla Podrida The easy belief in roguery and intentional imposture which prevails in educated society is, to my mind, a greater presumption against the honesty of mankind than all the roguery and imposture itself. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I During supper the tinman entertained his entertainers with anecdotes of the roguery of his own countrymen, or rather, as he called them, his “statesmen.” My First Cruise and Other stories How lucky that I was a witness to this roguery!" exclaimed she; "he must to the Justice.—He shall replace both cup and window-sash with his gold. The Broken Cup His liberty restored, fortune became often auspicious, and the temptation, to rude roguery ceased. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Talking about roguery, there was a curious incident occurred some time back, in which a rascal was completely outwitted. Olla Podrida Has it then slipp’d your memory so soon, The conversation that we had together, Touching the rogueries they should devise, To trick you of your money? The Comedies of Terence "Yes, yes, I say he is a mischievous fellow—the most dangerous dog in France; and so shy that, by my word, it requires a shrewd fellow like myself to discover his rogueries." The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 The word is also used adjectively for "knavish tricks," "rogueries." Notes and Queries, Number 66, February 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. He knew by this circumstance, that it was roguery, not accident, which caused the smoke. The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young It is the more singular, since this man is a specialty—an actual personification of some of the very subtlest rogueries of the age we live in! Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General Plot as you please, but do not render me An engine in your rogueries. The Comedies of Terence There's more roguery here than even I knew of! A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa You might say that he was born for quest and conquest, what with his suavity of tongue, his grace of manner, his roguery of eye, and his fame as a great lover. The Black Colonel Oh, these fellows conceal the deepest roguery sometimes under an assumed simplicity. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes These reflections forced the truth upon my mind, that there was more, in the end, to be gained by honesty than by roguery. The King's Own I was thinking of The cunning rogueries of that slave, Syrus. The Comedies of Terence The Fox, though in general more inclined to roguery than wit, had once a strong inclination to play the wag with his neighbour the Stork. Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse Here it was detained five weeks while its persevering leader was combatting the rogueries of Ali Ben Salim and another Arab, Hadji Palloo, who had undertaken to secure one hundred and forty pagazis. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley He had formed, indeed, a perfectly just estimate of his consummate impudence and roguery, but still it was difficult to account for the reason of his having got there. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War I wonder what bit of roguery that scoundrel is up to now? For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War There’s been some roguery or trickery about it altogether. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best You must have a man drubbed if you want to laugh, and do your rogueries with a pleasant grin if you are inclined to heroism. Little Novels of Italy Few men were better able to deal with the rogueries of the petty chiefs he met with than Mr Stanley. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley The Chukchis were honest and decent people, and the only roguery they permitted themselves was to try and persuade the men of the Vega that a skinned and decapitated fox was a hare. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People The baron halted; he thought awhile; his faded face took on that expression of roguery which the French call polissonnerie; joyousness seized him. The Argonauts "I know none keener in that way than Lord Geoffrey Cleveland, sir; he can see all the roguery that is going on in the whole fleet, at any rate, and ought to see other things." The Two Admirals "Let us ride faster," she suddenly proposed with a glance that boded roguery for the priest's portly form. Lords of the North When reminded of his rogueries he only laughed, and then in the most impertinent manner begged for everything he saw. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Soft round cheeks denote gentleness and affection; dimples in the cheeks, roguery; in the chin, one who falls easily in love. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference He also discerned that it was to be a play of skill and experience in roguery against experience and skill in detective work. Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field It would require a volume to describe all the swindles and rogueries carried on in this city. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City She could not reconcile the roguery of Brooks and Lorimer with the men as she knew them. North of Fifty-Three "It is a piece of d–––– roguery," he said. Can You Forgive Her? He was a fellow who may be described as "half foolish with roguery." Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell Why do we read of Reynard the Fox with delight, and Robin Hood, and Uncle Remus, and not only in the days of our own infantile roguery, but as grown men and women? Irish Plays and Playwrights How could we appreciate all the simplicities of the good man's household, but for the rogueries with which they are brought in contact? Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series An ample smile embraced the tall figure in riverman's garb and his own daughter's crimson countenance—a most meaningful smile of roguery. Then I'll Come Back to You "And sometimes," she added bitterly, "I wonder why, if it is only by resorting to trickery and roguery that I can make use of it." The Rebellion of Margaret Fortune is on their side, for scarcely has Pity gone when Freewill enters by himself with a wonderful account of his latest roguery—the robbing of a till—for the ears of his audience. The Growth of English Drama A sneaking sympathy with roguery, however, is a very different thing from a delight in extravagance. Irish Plays and Playwrights It differs chiefly in that the study of the hero is serious and without roguery. George Borrow The Man and His Books Like them we shall find the systematic dishonesty and roguery of the natives a considerable drawback; the fellows know good stone at sight and can easily secrete it. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative It is a long comedy of roguery, meanness, selfishness, intrigue, and affectation. Studies in Early Victorian Literature And, indeed, we rapidly found an answer satisfactory enough to give us time to breathe, in remembering that Reineke, with all his roguery, has no malice in him …. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc The carelessness or roguery of contractors and purveyors had not been thought of. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 I am sorry that this harmless piece of roguery is not the most serious charge that candor obliges me to bring against Oscar. Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way She was thinking of the other piece of roguery which she had meant to commit, and yet had not. The Good Comrade Not content to gather riches by common roguery, he sought out the basest instrumentalities as more congenial to his real disposition. 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. Mr. Thayer’s underling has been doing Levantine rogueries, selling the American protégé’s claims to the Egyptian Government, and I witnessed a curious phase of Eastern life. Letters from Egypt But that is neither here nor there; I mean ill reports of his rogueries at play, and other doings, which, had I sooner known, my name had not bin to the paper. The House by the Church-Yard His mind dwelt upon her flushed cheeks, her earnest face, her wealth of glossy hair, her dark eyes filled with mingled roguery and thoughtfulness,—in utter unconsciousness that he was already her humble slave. Bob Hampton of Placer None whatever; they have no idea of morality, and you see them indulge in all kinds of rogueries, frauds, rapine, and excesses which the law does not punish. Superstition In All Ages (1732) Common Sense Railway speculation has become the sole object of the world—cupidity is aroused and roguery shields itself under its name, as a more safe and rapid way of gaining its ends. Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland Happily, the Italian Government established by the revolution of 1860, came into power to set all these acts of negligence and roguery to rights. The Wonders of Pompeii The fatigued and deluded travellers now relinquished the pursuit, and had no sooner done so, than they heard Shellycoat applauding, in loud bursts of laughter, his successful roguery. Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland We all of us feel that we are the victims of some unique and very marvellous piece of roguery on the part of some one or other. The Betrayal The young Thiers was educated through the bounty of the state, at the school of Marseilles, and was, when a boy, known principally for his rogueries. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business Take away the shot gun and mob law and he would be compelled to crawl back into the obscurity out of which he was dragged by his accomplices in roguery. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South I separate, therefore, the gold from the dross; restore to him the former, and leave the latter to the stupidity of some, and roguery of others of his disciples. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 Our part of the country is in considerable fermentation on what they suspect to be a recent roguery of this kind. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 The Cicerone acknowledged the roguery, and said they practised it with almost every traveller, to get money. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 You rogue, here's lime in this sack, too; there is nothing but roguery to be found in villainous man: yet a coward is worse than a cup of sack with lime in it. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader "The old one is well punished for his roguery," said Le Marchant with a relish. Carette of Sark No generals have yet an interest in shifting their own incompetence on you, no army agents, their rogueries. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 Oh religion and roguery, how they go together! The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Sons of the soil, taking our living from the land on which we lived in some way or other—never before from dirty cards in dirty hands and shuffled about in roguery, treachery, and robbery. The Measure of a Man On the boards her real secret self seemed to flash forth, full of verve, dash, roguery, devilry. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes The abject and humble behaviour of a poor negro’s dog in America was once proverbial: the quaint shrewdness, the droll roguery, the demure devilry of a real Gipsy dog are beyond all praise. The English Gipsies and Their Language Let him deny that he is a cheat—that he goes about with his notions and other rogueries—that he doesn't manufacture maple-seeds, and hickory nutmegs, and ground coffee made out of rotten rye. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia It is a very novel sensation for a successful rogue to be the dupe of roguery. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Then, "I think I will," she concluded, with sudden roguery in her smile. The Palace of Darkened Windows Her innocent roguery was captivating; her virginal freshness floated over the footlights, like a spring breeze through the smoky Hall. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes He said that it was both; but that it 'ud be a great piece of roguery to have it undone. The Black Prophet: A Tale Of Irish Famine Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three 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 Why the fellow could plan a roguery with any man that ever danced the hangman's hornpipe, and yet he be's repatin' bits an' scraps of ould prayers, an' charms, an' stuff. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three "Yes, where it is his interest; and ditto to roguery, where it can be done safely." The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two "It's one of knavery and roguery," replied Bob, "sure devil a thing one of you knows only to believe in your Pope." Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Many a curse he had from me for his roguery; but somehow, it seems he only thruv under them. Fardorougha, The Miser The Works of William Carleton, Volume One Were not the hearts of the heroes pure, they must grow cynical as they looked on the evil mass of roguery, idleness, foulness, and cunning that seethes around them. Side Lights He would have his revenge, for all these years of struggle and failure; for the cold and callous policies of state which had driven him to this piece of roguery, on their heads be it. A Splendid Hazard Now, I respect the knaves; for if it were'nt for their roguery, the world would never work; it would stand still and be useless. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two It is nothing but Dwarf's roguery, and so I say let Klaus go quietly his way. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 "Did he tell you I had completed the roguery by pushing her into the pond?" he inquired. Verner's Pride I could not describe this man's baseness in adequate terms, nor could I so much as give an idea of his ordinary round of roguery without arousing some incredulity. Side Lights Mr. Sichel, the latest of them, says that "he had pursued his own path and spurned the little arts of those who twitted him with roguery." In a Green Shade A Country Commentary It is also clear that so much political roguery could not have been successful without an extensive demoralization of the upper rank of citizens. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots If smartness in trading, or barter, be roguery, they richly deserve the epithet; but I deny that their intentions are one whit more dishonest than those of the persons with whom they trade. Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) The spirit of roguery and joviality, which prevails in them all, proves that they are more the overflowings of wild and unrestrained youth, than the fruits of dissoluteness of manners. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations Born of parents who are thieves, reared among thieves, and educated as thieves, they finally go forth perfected in their vocation, accomplished at all points, and ready for every species of roguery. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes Writ large in his face was every manner of roguery, but not one iota of cowardice. Helmet of Navarre Although Jerome speaks of this deed as one of extreme and incurable roguery, our Phormio takes peculiar delight in this, which is more rascally than any notorious book. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. I have a vast deal of roguery, but no ill-nature, in my heart. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) A spirit of graceful roguery is very prevalent among Servian girls. Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations He passed through all the degrees of roguery till he graduated as a master in the tunny fisheries of Zahara, the chief school of the art. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes However this might be, there was no partiality among the judges; and it must also be stated that it was impossible to conceal the Pike's roguery in the affair in question. The Talking Beasts Zephyrin started back into a corner of the room, his mouth wide agape from ear to ear in silent laughter, and the gimlet holes of his eyes gleaming with rustic roguery. A Love Episode There is nothing but roguery to be found in villainous man. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant Of course, the ticket-of-leave man was an extreme case; but it is certain that some butlers who are not thieves are always treading on the very confines of roguery. Some Private Views He was at last turned off for some notable piece of roguery, and when I came away, was loitering among the ale-houses. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer I am a man whose trade is roguery, and I am occupied night and day with thinking how to steal some one's goods and impose the scar of affliction on his heart. The Talking Beasts These islanders are nothing more than marine nomads, that lead an idle, vagabond life, intermixed with a good deal of roguery. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter Some months after, however, the roguery was discovered, and her master being newly married, he took this opportunity to discharge her suddenly. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Notwithstanding one or two instances of roguery that I have encountered, I would as soon depend on a Swiss, a clear bargain having been made, as on any other man I know. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland O these intriguing gentlemen!—What rogueries do they not commit! Pamela, Volume II The first course of themes now all recurs, though some of the roguery is softened and soon trips into purest folk-dance. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies The fatigued and deluded travellers now relinquished the pursuit; and had no sooner done so, than they heard Shellycoat applauding, in loud bursts of laughter, his successful roguery. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 What he is most interested in is neither good nor evil but simply roguery. Old and New Masters Amrei looked at her companion's face and saw the roguery in it. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes "Ha!" said my lady, "thou wast ever an impudent fellow: and many a vile roguery have I kept from my poor mother.—Yet, to my knowledge, she thought you no saint." Pamela, Volume II It is necessary to be much more on one’s guard against theft and roguery among these people than among the Arabs and Bedouins. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy The headmen manage their rogueries with so much ingenuity that charges can very seldom be proved against them. A Voyage Round the World, Volume I Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 The mockery, and roguery, and Vicar's perseverance, while a practised hand is picking his pocket—are admirably represented. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 We are not to learn, at this late hour, that, in order to become respectable, roguery must have the sanction of government. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas I must once more say:—for carrying on a solemn piece of roguery, he had no equal. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 And he was born To ape the others—lies, greed, roguery, And aught but manhood. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes All his acumen, though bent to the one point of roguery, had barely sufficed hitherto to commit murders and escape hanging. Overland He knew by this circumstance that it was roguery, not accident, which caused the smoke. The Teacher The invalid lay quite still for several minutes, looking steadily at his friend, and finally let a faint smile play about his mouth,--a wan reminder of his habitual roguery. The Grandissimes "Shall I tell him so, mum?" said the servant, with a look of roguery in his eyes. Mistress Penwick But he does not hate the absolute utter roguery of our own client. Mr. Scarborough's Family As it was, he would learn all the roguery of the penitentiary, you know, and then we should none of us be safe from him. The Mystery of Metropolisville To one whose wealth has been gained by a life of frauds, what matters it that his name is in all circles a synonym of roguery? English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice Would you care, had you a bold and enterprizing lover, that proclamation should be made of every little piece of amorous roguery, that he offered to you? Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 He was put to work on the farm as soon as he could handle a hoe; but though he labored hard, he had plenty of time and strength left for all manner of roguery. Isaac T. Hopper Chaffery would come to share their supper, and won upon Lewisham in spite of his roguery by his incessantly entertaining monologue and by his expressed respect for and envy of Lewisham's scientific attainments. Love and Mr. Lewisham So far from a reformation being even begun in New South Wales, it would seem that roguery had been carried a degree beyond even the perfection it has reached here. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 547, May 19, 1832 When we were school-fellows, you made me carry your books, make your exercise, own your rogueries, and sometimes take a whipping for you. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Watchmen there were none; for roguery had not yet begun to thrive openly in the provinces. The Red Rover As to money," was the reply, "I seldom carry any about me; it is so likely to tempt rascals to dip deeper in roguery. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 340, Supplementary Number (1828) But my experience has convinced me that roguery is innate. The Moorland Cottage After this exordium he proceeds to give an elaborate explanation of his dealings with Lapo, and the man's roguery. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti And looking with a different slant across the gulf there was a sort of affectionate roguery in his eyes as he asked: "Do you want to know what I honestly think about you?" The Visioning He could not succeed in any department of roguery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 He then stole away, and delivered his prize to Blaize, receiving in return the promised reward, and chuckling to himself at the success of his roguery. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Kelly, with this character, was just the man to carry on any piece of roguery for his own advantage, or to nurture the delusions of his master for the same purpose. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 I pray thee, uncle," answered the Jester, "let my folly, for once, protect my roguery. Ivanhoe But, in general, houses that have acquired this character, have been more indebted for it, to the roguery of living men, than to accidents like these. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 Harkee, man with the broken hat, you are one of the bad Welsh who don’t like the English to know the language, lest they should discover your lies and rogueries.” Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery More than ever convinced that there was some roguery, old Sedley pursued the Major. Vanity Fair Long acquaintance with Kelly had imbued him with all the roguery of that personage; and he resolved to make the Pole pay dearly for his dinner. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 There is a link of connection between the history of the Roma, or wanderers from Hindustan, who first made their appearance in Europe at the commencement of the fifteenth century, and that of modern roguery. The Zincali: an account of the gypsies of Spain If you are a rogue you will have little scope for roguery. Greenmantle His life, till his eighteenth year, was much like other peasant boys; he kept crows, drove bullocks, and learned to plough and harrow, but always showed a disposition to roguery and mischief. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery The novice, at first confused at being a party to the intended roguery, followed the dictates of his conscience and, neglecting the advantages of his hands, trusted merely to chance. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) The poor innocents!' added he; 'they really are most amiable creatures, both one and the other; but they are perhaps a little too much inclined to roguery.' Manon Lescaut The Prime Minister chuckled over his little piece of roguery. Round the Red Lamp He was very glad to meet his schoolmate and playfellow, Ben, who by his gayety, spiced though it was with roguery, had made himself a general favorite in school. Paul Prescott's Charge He had seen no jest in ambiguities and roguery, as the Casterbridge toss-pots had done; and rightly not—there was none. The Mayor of Casterbridge A cheating bully, whose office it was to bully any 'Pigeon,' who, suspecting roguery, refused to pay what he had lost. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) He desired that all which concerned him should be done in a grand manner, even his rogueries. Les Misérables There is nothing but roguery to be found in villanous man. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare But when suddenly he saw her, sooner than he had expected, his polished and elaborate phrases dropped from his mind as cleanly as had the recollection of the roguery of Higginson. Captivating Mary Carstairs At that Mrs. Herman Loeb raised her streaming face, her eyes all rid of their roguery and stretched in despair. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It The roguery of L. N. and Cavour exceeds all belief; but they have cheated one another, and have probably overreached themselves. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. There was more roguery, than anything else, in my persuasion; though it was mixed with a latent wish to see the interior of the palace.--Editor. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast He would always atone by finding sympathy and excuses for any rogue's roguery. The Highwayman "If rogues," said Franklin, "knew the advantages attached to the practice of the virtues, they would become honest men from mere roguery." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 "I'm thinking his horse carries more roguery than law," said another. The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville Her father grinned with his whole mouthful of teeth, and looked at her with amusement—almost sympathetic roguery, which she evidently appreciated, for she laughed heartily. Wilfrid Cumbermede He lays bare roguery enough, and in a spirit, it seems, of real sorrow. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 There was some trick, some roguery in it. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 These men don't know that a clever fellow no more goes in search of rogueries than a foxhunter looks out for stiff fences. Lord Kilgobbin Hugo Grotius, the eminent writer of Holland in the 17th century, says in his 22d Epistle: "He that reads ecclesiastical history, reads nothing but the roguery and folly of bishops, and churchmen." Astral Worship There was in his countenance an expression of roguery and humour: the humour seemed to be affected, the roguery natural. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 He had at once seen through his roguery, but he used his knowledge only to plunge him deeper in his guilt. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 "It is evident that roguery is hereditary," laughed Rose as the narrator paused. The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation A Christmas Story I know well what devices of roguery they practise.' Lord Kilgobbin They are the Clouds of heaven, great goddesses for the lazy; to them we owe all, thoughts, speeches, trickery, roguery, boasting, lies, sagacity. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 Dicky Swayn, "after a thousand rogueries," set up as a parson in Boston. Sabbath in Puritan New England Now this Bedouin was a base-born wretch, a highway-robber and a brigand, a traitor to his friend and a past master in craft and roguery. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II He dared not run the risk of taking it to the United States, lest his roguery should be discovered through some flaw in his papers, and his vessel and cargo seized by revenue officers. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale Such things as, though to roguery bred, Had struck a little villain dead! Poetical Works Never give them time for roguery,—for if they have a moment's reflection, they'll cheat the devil himself; but when you see the plot working, come slap down and decide the thing your own way.' Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 In time he came to believe it, and his hours of deep depression, when he had pondered over his inexplicable roguery, grew rarer and finally ceased. The Sisters-In-Law But examining the 'Address to the Public,' he could not help thinking that it was a prospectus singularly free from all indications of puffing, and less still of roguery. The Life of John Clare And if the policy of these extraordinary measures can be defended, it must be admitted that they were the direct cause of more roguery than would compensate for an immense amount of good. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The lay = a pursuit, a scheme: here = thievery and roguery in general. Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] Bertje gave Fonske a kick on the shin and they went outside together, whispering like boys with some roguery in view. The Path of Life The parable of which these words are the close is remarkable in that it proposes a piece of deliberate roguery as, in some sort, a pattern for Christian people. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Wherever they go, they bring their filth, their mafia, roguery and corruption. Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia I'll sing a song not over long, A song of roguery. The Geste of Duke Jocelyn He continued his course of vagabond roguery for some time, and when Clause Patch, a king, or chief of the gypsies, died, Carew was elected his successor. Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] Short compositions, sung without accompaniment, are mostly composed by women, and are called female songs; they relate to domestic life, and are distinguished by cheerfulness, and often by a spirit of graceful roguery. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities "And you can't help me to pay this debt off,—and you have come only to tell me that I may be accused of roguery?" says Harry. The Virginians I don't stop to ask by what cruel roguery I was tempted to my ruin. Blind Love Such hankering for riches, no matter how obtained, or such envying of the booty which admittedly has been won by roguery, is a mark of the wicked. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Line 23. swigman = a beggar peddling haberdashery to cover theft and roguery. Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] Unless he be living by roguery, he would, long ere this, have written, professing repentance, even if he did not feel it, and begging for assistance. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire Thus truth is at a fearful discount, and men exult in successful roguery, as though a new revelation had authorised them to rank it among the cardinal virtues. The Englishwoman in America The electors for the Tillietudlem district burghs, disgusted by the roguery of Mr. M'Buffer, and anxiously on the alert to replace him by a strictly honest man, returned our friend Undy by a glorious majority. The Three Clerks "Many folk consider that quite honest; but father calls it roguery—though I never shall hear any more of his opinions now." Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War These men are retiring in their habits; and one cannot but revere their scholarly and almost ascetic spirit that survives like a green oasis amid the desert of "politics," roguery and municipal corruption. Old Calabria The Earl of Ridgeley, smitten to the heart by the remembrance of his roguery and knavery, has agreed to make this full restitution. The Yeoman Adventurer These were worn by the sallow narrators of the tales of successful roguery. The Englishwoman in America Though he was a rogue, he could not yet bear his roguery with comfort to himself. The Three Clerks They have not the least idea of Morality, and are even guilty of all the roguery, fraud, rapine, and excess, that is out of the reach of law. Good Sense He does not speak too hardly of the roguery of the university tradesmen, or of those in London whom he honoured with his patronage at the outset of his career. The History of Pendennis She carried it off well, but I felt there was a deep strain of roguery in her. The Yeoman Adventurer That the Major, most upright of men, should take up his cousin's roguery—all new to him—and speak of him thus! Erema — My Father's Sin "He is a clever rogue," agreed Cora, and she knew now more about his roguery than she cared to sum up even to herself. The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake Or the Hermit of Fern Island Nothing but the most savage barbarity, the most egregious roguery, or the blindest ambition could have imagined the doctrine of eternal punishments. Good Sense He is nebulo nebulonum, an impudent, fraudulent, mendacious quack, that has cost me a hundred pounds by his roguery, and my neighbour Sir Arthur, God knows how much. The Antiquary — Volume 02 It was soon found out that they were much less versed in divination and in the occult sciences than in the arts of plundering, roguery, and cheating. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period And finally the title-page of an anonymous work attributed to her indicates that the struggling authoress was not insensible to the popular demand for romances of roguery. The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood But every nerve and fibre of me is always ready to contribute its aid, whether by health or by ailment, to carry a resolved-on roguery into execution. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 Being well prepared for all manner of roguery, without the least checks of conscience, I thus embarked with this crew, which at last brought me to consort with the most famous pirates of the age. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction I have no doubt that but for his uncle's absurd British prejudice and suspicions against the Russian Prince, Schwarz would not have been so ready to believe in the latter's roguery. The Old Man in the Corner Some new rogueries do two of them boast of, which, I think, if completed, deserve the gallows. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 The moment you depart a hair's-breadth from its immaculate principle there is no medium state between that and roguery. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) Why will these sly fellows put an honest man in minds of such rogueries?—but hence, as in numberless other instances, we see, that law and gospel are two very different things. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 They saw in him an indescribable mongrel, applying the talents of a swindler to the dreams of an Empire, who, even when crowned, would be a thief, who would say of a parricide, What roguery! The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness One guesses that in that brief time the unhappy father saw clearly the inevitable consequences of his own roguery and sharp practice. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch He simply discouraged his protector, and left all sorts of roguery behind him for others to liquidate. Fruitfulness The Lord Chief Justice had a great knowledge of card-sharping and of all other rogueries, so that he was an apt man to deal with delinquents who practised them. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) I know nothing of bills of costs and deputy sheriffs, but I do know that Mr. Aristabulus Bragg is an amusing mixture of strut, humility, roguery and cleverness. Home as Found The man's face expressed rather knavery than vice, and a disposition to sharpness, cunning, and roguery, more than the traces of stormy and indulged passions. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Novelists are ever introducing upon their pages, as the villain of the story, the smooth, oily rogue: as if they considered such ones were alone capable of cunning roguery and subtle diabolism. From Wealth to Poverty And the bathers were attended by an army of slaves given over to every sort of roguery and theft. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. He was, in fact, waiting for Johnny, as it was a case of great roguery, and intended to deal severely with him. The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) Some roguery, no doubt, that they seek to lead you into. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale So much fine manhood is wasted in folly and dissipation; so many noble energies devoted to degrading causes, so much mental greatness given to solving the mysteries of villainy and roguery. The Doctor's Daughter Now while this conversation had been going on, Lox, who was deeply addicted to all kinds of roguery and mischief, had listened to it with interest. Algonquin Legends of New England I suppose that in no department of roguery in this roguish world, has there been more time and ingenuity expended, than in making counterfeit money, especially bank notes. Godliness : being reports of a series of addresses delivered at James's Hall, London, W. during 1881 Those swindlers show the force of venal power, The attribute to trick and roguery, Whereby 'tis managed that a bad horse wins: But bribery is below their knavish "lay." The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe The ruin of Madame de Fermont has been caused by the roguery of the notary who had the charge of her fortune. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 An instance of this may, I believe, be seen in those gentlemen who have the misfortune to have any of their rogueries detected; for here discovery seldom stops till the whole is come out. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Let us manage this well; it will be a most exquisite piece of roguery; if it succeeds, as I think it must. The Blunderer The whole arcana of roguery and villany seems to have been open to him…. The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton He hath his gay cloak indeed—but Piercie Shafton is a round dozen of years older than that slip of roguery. The Monastery It has been asserted lately that "there is a race between scientific detection and prevention, on the one hand, and scientific roguery on the other." The True Citizen, How to Become One Said she, Certainly there is some reason for my master's caution: I can make nothing of this sauntering fellow; but, to be sure, there was some roguery in the gipsy. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded We shall soon see our roguery miscarry if you persist in such palpable blunders. The Blunderer There is roguery in all trades but our own. Nature and Human Nature His false dice were then called in—and would you have me yield to his roguery what had been the fruits of a fair conflict? Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story I was coming along the street here, and ilk ane was at me with their jests and roguery. The Fortunes of Nigel In short, it was all ruin, roguery, and wretchedness. Castle Richmond You remember," said Madame Lecoeur, "that we saw him one morning with his boots all split, and his clothes covered with dust, looking just like a thief who's been up to some roguery. The Fat and the Thin Giafar could not enough admire how the roguery of a slave had been the cause of an innocent woman's death, and almost of his own. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 A rogue a fool must be, 't is true, Rog'ry sans folly will not do; Where folly joins with roguery, There's little harm, it seems to me. A Word, Only a Word — Complete On his left was placed a broken attorney, who, for some malpractices, had been struck from the roll of practitioners, and who had nothing left of his profession, except its roguery. The Fortunes of Nigel One who lets horses to highwaymen; also a boy newly initiated into roguery; a grand or petty juryman on his first assize. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue It looked square on the surface; but, underneath, it meant trickery and roguery. Further Chronicles of Avonlea That many men were undone by not going deep enough in roguery; as in gaming any man may be a loser who doth not play the whole game. The History of the Life of the Late Mr Jonathan Wild the Great It was every day for four weeks that this system of roguery was carried out. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley New York is law-ridden, therefore corruption reigns; vice is capitalized, and in consequence there are men who live not only by roguery, but by violence. The Auction Block This species of roguery is called the pinch, or pinching lay. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue He had just bethought himself that Mouret, the journeyman hatter who had married his sister Ursule, must be indignant at Pierre's roguery, and would no doubt be willing to defend his wife's interests. The Fortune of the Rougons It is a noble profession, that of the law; the finest perhaps that the work of the world affords; but it gives scope and temptation for roguery. The American Senator At the top, the spirit of roguery, ever on her lips and eyes, struck in and possessed her soul. The Unspeakable Perk Cunning beyond what usually falls to the lot of roguery," continued Carlton, "Petard delighted in outwitting his enemies of the law, and in leading those whom he desired to fleece into his net. The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence A cheating bully, or one in a set of gamblers, whose office is to bully any pigeon, who, suspecting roguery, refuses to pay what he has lost. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Though many contended that its painter must also have been cut by a fragment of the shell, and that the mate had died loyal to roguery and treason. Jack Tier The Clays were always easy people to get on with; and, bar their roguery, we could not deny they were delightful companions. An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay I happen to know something of your present position, and the great difficulty in which you are to-day placed by the clever roguery of others. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo Thus the two battledores played with this poor little undetected one, whom his respectability no less than his roguery placed at their mercy. It Is Never Too Late to Mend But even their roguery was more tolerable than the irksome restraint which their near vicinity, and constantly having to come in contact with them, imposed. Roughing It in the Bush But in all ingenuous natures, the antipathy to treachery and roguery is too strong to be counter-balanced by any views of profit or pecuniary advantage. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals Young Finglemore, as the brother of Charles's broker, knew from the outset all about his affairs; and, after a gentle course of preliminary roguery, he laid his plans deep for a campaign against my brother-in-law. An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay None the less did roguery still lurk at the corner of her lips, so that from time to time the philosopher fidgeted a little, and asked himself uneasily what that smile meant. Our Friend the Charlatan This defect explained the rogueries and calamities of his life. The Nether World He gave us an account of his adventures in the country,— roguery and all,— and was very entertaining. Two Years Before the Mast "Barras has sent him his dismissal," said she, looking at her husband with an expression of cunning roguery. Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon Then he said: —Poor old Christy, he's nearly lopsided now with roguery. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Lady Berkeley after dinner clapped my hat on another lady's head, and she in roguery put it upon the rails. The Journal to Stella Another security against roguery was the permanent residence upon the premises of their chief, Tonoi. Omoo What he wanted was to brag before the Governor of having in his youth been spirited and brave; and it did not occur to him that he was calling attention to his own huge rogueries. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini My Lord Abbot, this is not justice; it is roguery that I will never bear. The Lady of Blossholme And they must come here to read ballads and roguery, and trash. Every Man in His Humour But indeed I believe they are not yet able to make any: the late Ministry were too cunning in their rogueries, and fenced themselves with an Act of general pardon. The Journal to Stella Give me your hand, No love without a little roguery. The Love-chase I had heard him mentioned as a man of character and able in his profession, but I did not know that he had forfeited that reputation by his rogueries. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini The fool's face was paler than its wont, whilst the usual roguery had passed from his eyes and his mouth, fear having taken possession of its room. Love-at-Arms Now any one can see that a man who practised so cunning a roguery was greedy beyond the intentions of Providence. The Blue Moon "I have come to show you the arts of thievery and roguery," said he. The King of Ireland's Son ‘I don’t dispute the picter; but ’tis sly and untimely to think such roguery. The Hand of Ethelberta And immersed in recollection of their past rogueries, the worthy pair pensively smiled. For the Term of His Natural Life I do not know whether he had not at times fallen even into more palpable roguery than is proved by such practices as those enumerated. Framley Parsonage Suddenly he met the glance of another pair of eyes; these eyes, prominent and blue, stared with a sort of subtle roguery from above a thin, lopsided nose, and were at once averted. The Island Pharisees Hence the art of roguery, under such high patronage, maintains in France a noble front of impudence, and a fine audacious openness, which it does not wear in our country. The Paris Sketch Book She had imagined that this last piece of roguery on the part of Daumon would drive Norbert into a furious passion, but to her surprise it had no such effect. The Champdoce Mystery Sarah had received the proceeds of some of Rex's rogueries. For the Term of His Natural Life But, for all that, in spite of his acknowledged roguery, Lord Lufton was too hard upon him in his judgement. Framley Parsonage "For he did basely them refuse All legal remedy; The Romans still he well did use, Still screen'd their roguery." The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 We condone everything in this country—private treason, falsehood, flattery, cruelty at home, roguery, and double dealing. Roundabout Papers But how could that be, when there is nothing in it but roguery! Dona Perfecta I adverted once more to the roguery which had been, in my opinion, practised upon him, and asked him what had become of the gold plates. The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 "Nay, leave it to me, being little better than rogue myself I should know how to outmatch roguery!" Black Bartlemy's Treasure Gibbie jumped from his seat on the counter, and, with a smile of playful roguery, offered it to her; a vivid blush overspread Mysie's fair countenance. Sir Gibbie His aunt assures the mother that "Willie is a most sensible little creature, but at the same time has a great deal of roguery." Great Astronomers He gave us the whole account of his adventures in the country,—roguery and all—and was very entertaining. Two Years Before the Mast To the shallow, showy writer, I fear, she generally pays far more than to the deep and brilliant thinker; and clever roguery seems often more to her liking than honest worth. Diary of a Pilgrimage Now as to this lump o' roguery," says Penfeather, spurning the still unconscious man with his foot, "have him into the yard and heave a bucket o' water over him. Black Bartlemy's Treasure |
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