| 单词 | ruffian |
| 例句 | At the gate there was a bundle of switches tied together with a cord, the symbol adopted by local ruffians as a warning of punishment to follow. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The task of hunting out the last remnant of the ruffians was left to Merry and Pippin, and it was soon done. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘Garn, what did I say?’ said the ruffian to his mates. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The motley conglomeration of joyful, tanked-up ruffians outside laughed until tears came; they continued to imitate animals; they sang songs and gestured obscenely at the livid dog. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He had risked his world, and now it was walking away from him, hand in hand with a ruffian prince. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z ‘If you mean that your precious Chief has been hiring ruffians out of the wild, then we’ve not come back too soon.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I could not help smiling, this child spoke like a man using the words of a ruffian. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Go on now! But take care of yourself, and come straight back as soon as you have settled the ruffians!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘But if there are many of these ruffians,’ said Merry, ‘it will certainly mean fighting. You won’t rescue Lotho, or the Shire, just by being shocked and sad, my dear Frodo.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Alas! yes: the more’s the pity! Nothing could be more becoming to your complexion than that ruffian’s rouge.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘Seems as if none o’ the ruffians were left up at Bag End,’ said Cotton; ‘but the gang from Waymeet will be along any time now.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘And don't be too gentle! He’s responsible for bringing in these ruffians, and for all the evil they have done.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But the ruffian flung it at his head and then darted out into the darkness. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘Of all the ends to our journey that is the very last I should have thought of: to have to fight half-orcs and ruffians in the Shire itself — to rescue Lotho Pimple!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The ruffians came tramping along the East Road, and without halting turned up the Bywater Road, which ran for some way sloping up between high banks with low hedges on top. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Probably the ruffians of that time so marked innocent people as a cruel joke and the practice had persisted down through the centuries to be distorted into a meaningless Halloween prank. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘The biggest ruffian o’ the lot, seemingly,’ answered Cotton. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The ruffians had clubs in their hands and horns by their belts, but they had no other weapons, as far as could be seen. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Ruffian? What ruffian? I'm afraid I don't know who you're talking about.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z But the ruffians could not now be cowed so easily. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘I heard one of the ruffians speak of him.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Merry now had enough sturdy hobbitry to deal with the ruffians. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "A cartload of gold and jewels! The ruffians would have been content with a mere jingle of coins." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z That is just what people have been doing, and just what these ruffians like. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘For one thing, I see that you’re behind the times and the news here. Much has happened since you left the South. Your day is over, and all other ruffians’. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z As soon as she sat down, Eleanor slunk low in the seat, so the back- of-the-bus ruffians wouldn't be able to see from the top of her head how happy she felt. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Several hobbits fell, and the rest were wavering, when Merry and Pippin, who were on the east side, came across and charged the ruffians. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘For it’s only a guess that there is no ruffians left at Bag End,’ he said. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The dead ruffians were laden on waggons and hauled off to an old sand-pit nearby and there buried: in the Battle Pit, as it was afterwards called. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z If he was challenged—and he usually wasn’t—he would play the part of the ruffian, a hardened “Whatcha gonna do about it?” expression disguising his face. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z No one paid any heed to their orders; but as the ruffians passed, they closed in quietly behind and followed them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘Nay! It’s not one of them ruffians,’ Sam heard the farmer say. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "A clod and a ruffian," declared the prince. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He had been taken when the ruffians smoked out a band of rebels that he led from their hidings up in the Brockenbores by the hills of Scary. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “No cause for alarm, Brother Alf. Ambrose Spike is made of leather and needles. Tough as a boulder, this old ruffian is. Look, he’s beginning to come around already.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z ‘I guess that the “Chief” will have a gang of ruffians handy. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Nearly seventy of the ruffians lay dead on the field, and a dozen were prisoners. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The three hobbits came on, and then the ruffians turned and fled, running away up the Hobbiton Road; but they blew their horns as they ran. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Robin turned and with one hand thrust the crutches between the big fellow’s feet, throwing him to the ground and bringing the other ruffian down on top of him. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “Your friend, the ruffian, is here. And you know that's against the rules.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I, meantime, was struggling with a one-armed ruffian who had latched on to my tunic and was trying to pull me to the ground. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z All the ruffians do what he says; and what he says is mostly: hack, burn, and ruin; and now it’s come to killing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Presently a whole squad of the ruffians came down the road. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A lot of Men, ruffians mostly, came with great waggons, some to carry off the goods south-away, and others to stay. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘All the same,’ said Frodo to all those who stood near, ‘I wish for no killing; not even of the ruffians, unless it must be done, to prevent them from hurting hobbits.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Lynn arrived and, seeing a room of bowlegged ruffians shouting at each other, fists clenched, swiping at the air, thought he was witnessing a brawl straight out of a John Wayne film. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was some sense at any rate in keeping a guard, while ruffians were still about. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘They’re coming along the road from Waymeet, but a good many stray ruffians have joined up with them. There must be close on a hundred of them; and they’re fire-raising as they come. Curse them!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Luckily, there were no ruffians about on my next mission. Regilding the Gilded Age in New York 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z As April, the errant daughter of a corrupt political operative, Lohan makes her entrance in "Machete" passed out on a filthy mattress in a drug den surrounded by gun-toting ruffians. Lindsay Lohan returns to theaters, as naked junkie 2010-09-01T11:50:00Z In America, he's a ruffian who hunts with a bow and arrow. "The Walking Dead" plops Daryl Dixon in a zombie-infested France. But he's no ugly American 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Actually, there are more than a few ruffians in this newsroom who bellow like longshoremen at deadline. All the Editors That Are Fit to Spoof 2011-08-10T21:16:38Z But, while D'Silva gives us the "old ruffian" side of Antony, he misses some of the pathos of the later scenes. Review|Theatre|Antony and Cleopatra, RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon|Michael Billington 2010-05-10T23:18:00Z No, what these ruffians were interested in was getting to the other side of Wizarding World, the site of Hogwarts Castle, within which is a ride called Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. The Thrill of Harry Potter Rides On 2010-06-10T14:38:00Z Mr. Jones, who rides alongside Ms. Swank as a whiskery ruffian known as Briggs, uses western iconography to dismantle a familiar set of romantic myths. ‘The Homesman’ Stars Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Back in Germany, the police had looked on while ruffians beat up on Jews, and then they’d walked away. Dr. Ruth shares all: Secrets of the orgasm, and how she lost it 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z A sturdy professional, Constance can pound the pavement and tackle fleeing ruffians, as well as — if not better than — any man. ‘Lady Cop Makes Trouble’: A feisty heroine inspired by a real detective 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z "Yes and this tom kha soup, the coconut milk acts like a buffer to the spices, it's like a ruffian wearing a cashmere cardi…" she purrs. These Very Important People: who do they think they are? 2012-05-22T19:00:00Z I’m a ruffian from the wrong side of the tracks, unaccustomed to the fine art of hoity-toity toilet etiquette, so I’m used to ridding myself of muck with the blunt force trauma of two-ply Andrex. Road-testing this year's Oscars goodie bag! (The loo roll and armpit napkins) 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Practicing medicine on the battlefield, Grange learns that the “earthbound ruffians formed as indelible a part of England’s fabled backbone as any boys from Eton’s playing fields.” A novel to cure your ‘Downton Abbey’ withdrawal: ‘The Summer Before the War’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z All are street-level crime fighters like Daredevil who operate in Hell’s Kitchen, the rough-and-tumble Midtown Manhattan district that is home to immigrants, ruffians and recent college graduates. With Marvel’s ‘Daredevil,’ Netflix Looks to Build Its Own Superteam 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The mercenary, ruffian crew Marsac recruits for assistance is clearly not to be trusted. Review | Flashing blades, secret passages, mistaken identities: ‘A Gentleman of France’ is a classic adventure tale 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Black and Latino street ruffians assault Arthur, stealing his placard, robbing him and leaving him laid out in an alley. "Joker": A harsh indictment of neoliberalism and gangster capitalism 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z So, one wonders, what is this gentlemanly actor doing playing Billy Bigelow, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical ruffian? Can a good guy playing a bad boy finish first? 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z For reasons both venal and understandable, Cogburn doesn't want to take a teenage girl into the Choctaw Nation, where he suspects Chaney is hiding out with a band of known ruffians. "True Grit": A ferocious heroine in a classic western 2010-12-22T02:01:00Z “Are we forever to be at the mercy of thieves and ruffians?” Henry Adams’s 1880 Novel, ‘Democracy,’ Resonates Now More Than Ever 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Why don’t these timid townspeople, all of whom own rifles, just band together and defy the ruffians? Review: In ‘Forsaken,’ the Sutherlands Bond in the Old West 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z No such revelation happens in “Divine Horsemen,” whose petty ruffians somehow make tragedy feel small. Review: In ‘Divine Horsemen,’ a Checklist of Tough-Guy Tropes 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z You can compare Alf and his friends with the ruffians in a Riis photograph taken at a Mulberry Street address known as “Bandit’s Roost,” which is included in “City Scenes.” Art Review: ‘London Street Photography’ at Museum of the City of New York 2012-07-26T22:56:22Z Depending on how you feel about such a pretty, pretty actor playing the role of a ruffian with a heart of gold, that might be considered a compliment to his performance. “The Witcher” is baffling to the uninitiated, but diehards swear by its throwback fantasy charms 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Besides, it is a promising moment for young New York rappers, from A Boogie and Don Q to sly ruffians like Young M.A. to sharp lyricists like Dave East. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Modernizes New York Hip-Hop 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The one boy without a partner is the ringleader of the ruffians. E.R. Braithwaite, author of ‘To Sir, With Love,’ dies at 104 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z When the book first appeared, a contemporary reviewer remarked, “Imagine a novel … with a middle-aged ruffian for a hero.” Men in books 2012-06-30T14:00:00Z Scary short stories, a British police procedural, and a 19th-century ruffian figure in this month’s crime fiction. May crime fiction: Oates, Robinson and NW authors 2014-05-07T20:18:58Z She marries a lawyer she doesn’t love, a man who diverges in every way from her “usual muesli mix of art-damaged ruffians.” In This Novel of Female Friendship, Birds of a Feather Drift Apart 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Both Barât's vocal chords and his audience are happier on a blast through his ruffian rock past: two Dirty Pretty Things songs and a whopping six from Libertines days. Carl Bar?t ? review 2010-10-25T20:45:00Z The film falls into the “older guys who get fed up with the young ruffians around them” genre, territory worked by, for instance, in “Gran Torino.” The Week Ahead: April 25 ? May 1 2010-04-23T14:59:00Z Chaplin was sharing a table with Russian aristocrats and violinist Jascha Heifetz and saw Julian and his buddies kick over a lamp and generally behave like ruffians. Real estate, transit, oil — how early L.A. built fortunes and bred scoundrels 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z The ruffian hostility succeeded in turning away the would-be new enrollees. Jerry Jones helped transform the NFL, except when it comes to race With its cast of ruffians, its American sins, its contemplation of quantum physics, its low life and high ideas, “The Passenger” is almost a perfect book. Cormac McCarthy, 89, has a new novel — two, actually. And they're almost perfect 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z "Of more worth is one honest man to society, and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived." Quit fawning over the royals: The British monarchy is a tool of class war and white supremacy 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Proslavery Missourians who crossed the border to vote in Kansas became known as border ruffians; these gained the advantage by winning the territorial elections, most likely through voter fraud and illegal vote counting. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z We don’t think of the thousand other bootblacks who will not meet their benefactors, boys whom the text dismisses as ruffians or ne’er-do-wells or simply never acknowledges at all. Rags-to-Riches Stories Are Actually Kind of Disturbing 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z In the spring of 1856, reports had reached Washington that “border ruffians” from Missouri had launched full-scale attacks on antislavery settlers in the Kansas Territory. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z “There’s not going to be an email where anyone involved in the campaign effort says, ‘We’ve got to have some ruffians rush the Capitol if the vice president doesn’t make the decision we want.’ Judge rules against Trump lawyer John Eastman in dispute with Jan. 6 investigators 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z “There’s not going to be an email where anybody involved in the campaign effort says, ‘We’ve got to have some ruffians rush the Capitol if the vice president doesn’t make the decision we want.’ Pressing for evidence, Jan. 6 panel argues that Trump committed fraud 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Many had come from New England to ensure a numerical advantage over the border ruffians. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Yet, he figured the competition to be cast as the violent ruffian would be a brutal melee in its own right. Mike Faist was a ‘blue-collar working theater actor.’ Now, he’s ‘West Side Story’s’ standout. 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z One northern Virginian predicted “fanatics and lawless ruffians ready for every outrage and violence,” while another feared for “the lives and liberties of our people generally, and the horror of our women.” Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Headlines included phrases like “Negro ruffian,” “colored cannibal,” “dissolute Negress” and “African Annie.” Opinion | How the White Press Wrote Off Black America 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Kevin says there is still a class divide at games between what he jokingly refers to as the "prawn sandwich brigade" and the "ruffians" - but overall those distinctions are melting away, he reckons. Euro 2020: The ways Scotland has changed since France '98 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z All told, the guerilla warfare between proslavery “border ruffians” and antislavery forces, which would continue and even escalate during the Civil War, resulted in over 150 deaths and significant property loss. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Shortly after an uncomfortable experience with racist ruffians, the Hills claimed, they were abducted by a UFO. What UFOs can tell us about life on Earth 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z A ruffian, a hard-knocker, a man who slipped a .38 into the small of his back under his belt because you never knew where you might find yourself. He wanted to talk to the president. So he stormed Augusta National - Golf Digest 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Popular culture has turned the shooting into “a story of good, solid citizens standing up to ruffians to build a good community,” Johnston said, adding that it “ignores many nuances.” ‘Looks like a movie!’ Traveling back in time to Tombstone 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z All of this in the name of the mantra of replay ruffians: We’ve got to get it right. Perspective | NFL replay exhaustion: Getting it right simply isn’t everything 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z My dad and uncle were abalone divers ... considered ruffians by the locals. Newsletter: Proposed food stamp cuts could be intensely felt in the Central Valley 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The volunteers who gathered in San Antonio were not “cowboys and ruffians,” as avid reporters described them. Review | How Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders heralded American empire 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z “I am hanging out with some ruffians,” he said. An unpaid coach and Bob Marley’s daughter sparked Jamaica’s incredible World Cup run 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z What Hecht got out of his ruffian journalistic years shaped his temperament, and that temperament in turn shaped American movies in the thirties. The Great Hollywood Screenwriter Who Hated Hollywood 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Mignon is a girl dressed as a boy, who, having been kidnapped in her native Italy by a gang of ruffians, is travelling with a troupe of actors. How “Little Women” Got Big 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z There, as he fought the “border ruffians,” Stevens — using the alias “Charles Whipple” — met Brown. He was hanged for helping slaves rebel. Now Connecticut officials are asking Virginia for a pardon 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Finally, two ruffians chase a girl, and when Percy tells the men to leave her alone, one of them asks if he’s a knight. The Mildew: Sam Shepard's 'lost' play finally makes it to the stage 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z “People always assume pirates are ruffians from bad backgrounds, and that wasn’t always the case.” Booty and books: New evidence of pirates’ interest in both 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Whether marauding nomadic tribes or local ruffians provoked Zimri-Lim’s nightmare may finally become clear. Was trading by nomads crucial to the rise of cities? 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z A strange new class war is reported to be breaking out in the world of rugby, that game for ruffians played by gentlemen. The Caligula of Cannes: my encounter with Harvey Weinstein | Peter Bradshaw 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Putin either is fearful of Mr. Kadyrov or appreciates his approach, but either way, the result is to allow this violent ruffian to act with impunity. Opinion | Gay and terrified in Chechnya 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z “I don’t buy this theory that unpredictable is necessarily bad,” Priebus said back when Trump was just his ruffian nominee and not yet his future boss. Reince Priebus, Normalizer in Chief 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z “All the flirts and ruffians in the whole world must have been born on this lane,” Shashi grumbles, but she is laughing. Young Rural Women in India Chase Big-City Dreams 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Two centuries later, Ruskin echoed these sentiments: Caravaggio, he claimed, painted “for the sake of the shadows”, and he was a “ruffian … distinguished only by his preference for candlelight and reinforcement of villainy”. Villainy and visionaries: how Caravaggio’s followers saw the light 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The roving ruffians’ goal was to create mischief and upset King Neptune’s rule. Hydroplanes and pirates were always a part of Seafair — even the first in 1950 (photos) 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Some of Rome’s enemies were known to have observed sharply that you could never trust men descended from a band of ruffians. Ancient Rome and Today’s Migrant Crisis 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z America may be the favorite in any military conflict, but our homegrown ruffians simply would stand no chance physically or strategically in a fight with their international counterparts. MLS fans may brawl but Americans will always be second-class hooligans 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z A gang of surly ruffians from Manchester, led by a disgruntled civil servant,they formerly sounded like nothing more than also-ran Sex Pistols or second-rate Buzzcocks. Joy Division: 10 of the Best 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Hollis was later described in The Times as a ruffian with arrests for assaults and other “atrocious violence,” including a fight that cost him an eye. An Officer’s Killing of an Unarmed Man Convulsed New York in 1858 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z A century ago, he noted, the police viewed the Irish “as drunks, ruffians and criminals.” FBI director acknowledges ‘hard truths’ about racial bias in policing 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z He knew better than to excuse the riot in Ferguson, where thugs, hooligans and assorted ruffians massaged their grief and mourned Michael Brown by burning down the town. WES PRUDEN: On Ferguson, Obama plays to his crowd 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z “He was immediately seized by ten or a dozen ruffians, bound, and thrown into a wagon, which was then driven at great speed for New York,” the New York Sun reported on Nov. 23, 1836. Greenwich house used by escaped slaves recognized 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Supporters say that more recording will improve the conduct of both the police and the ruffians they encounter. Kojak moments 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Sometime in that decade, some ruffians cut the unicorn horn off and stole it. The story of a lady and her unicorn, a statue on the move at Dumbarton Oaks South Korea immediately responded, condemning North Korea for using “expressions even street ruffians would refrain from.” After Trading Fire, North and South Korea Trade Insults 2014-04-01T07:42:08Z Companies don't mind dealing with a few retail ruffians in order to appear accommodating to the majority of shoppers. Retailers don't push back against sly shoppers' bag of tricks 2014-02-02T06:00:00Z In some countries, he said, people might think that men with dreadlocks are “ruffians,” while an unusual hairstyle “might place you as an artist.” Lens Blog: West Africa, as Seen From Its Barbershops 2013-06-19T09:00:04Z Chen, who was born blind and taught himself law, said China was using "ruffian, hooligan tactics to try and scare me into silence." Chinese dissident urges U.S. to ensure family's fair treatment 2013-05-04T00:17:26Z My lifelong dream of single-handedly defending Her Majesty's Empire against those belligerent ruffians from the American colonies is within my grasp. The epistolary history 2013-04-24T17:21:35.320Z Those ruffians at the University of Miami stormed the court Wednesday night after their Hurricanes beat top-ranked Duke. Storming the court of public opinion 2013-01-24T16:44:52Z As each child came above the ground, he was seized by one of the swarthy ruffians who stood waiting. The Story of Peter Pan Retold from the fairy play by Sir James Barrie 2012-05-22T15:16:50.277Z We didn’t kill it for Christmas, because we’d grown fond of it, even though he is like that old ruffian of a major. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z None of these greedy ruffians did salute her. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z The brutal "play" Of young ruffians, in at least two cases, Whipping has rewarded. Punch, or the London Charivari, December 2, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:33.287Z An encouraging shout from his companion caused the armed ruffian to turn. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z As the bearded ruffian came within throwing distance I flung a stone with all my might, and had he not quickly bounded aside, there would have been another point in my favour. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Meanwhile, the ruffians who have been trying their damnedest to knock his concussed head have a full roster.” Morning pixels: RGIII?s socks 2012-04-19T14:58:02Z Eater of broken meats I seem to be: knave, rascal, ruffian. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Yet the excesses of these brawling ruffians were too great to be long submitted to, and in 1386 another device was tried. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z The other ruffians, however, who failed to reason clearly, were fierce enough to shoot the captive where he stood. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Two of her boats were lowered, and a swarm of bearded ruffians tumbled into them and pushed off towards us. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The sergeant, who with the rest of his men is held prostrate under drawn swords, then calls upon the ruffians to surrender in the name of the Queen. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z A sturdy family of selectors win success in spite of drought, bush fires, and the enmity of a couple of desperate ruffians. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z "How would you prefer being killed, old ruffian? can you do anything in this way?" Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z As they went forward, they called to the men down the ravine, and soon those ruffians came hastening to join them. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z By-and-by, the crowned and mitred ruffians who did such deeds as these being themselves in durance, Parliament set Dr. Leighton free, and made him a grant of six thousand pounds. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Edwin, in the hope in turn of reducing them, declares that at heart he is a ruffian and a bully, and that she could never endure him a day. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z Next day Voltaire was set upon by ruffians in Rohan's pay, and beaten half to death. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z The strongest then the weakest overran, In every country mighty robbers sway'd, And guile and ruffian force was all their trade. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z "Have ye got the papers?" demanded one called Big Monte, a strapping ruffian, who was the leader of the party. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z A more terrible group of ruffians, the poor steward afterwards declared, could not well be imagined. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z During his ranch life he was waylaid, basely and cruelly attacked and beaten into insensibility by two ruffians. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z With a howl, a dozen ruffians sprang up the stairs. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z I expected to find the ruffian in the act of robbing the girl, and clutched my cudgel--for, alas! The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Merry turned away, his hands in his pockets, seeming to take no further interest in the gambling ruffians. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Etruria, on the contrary, maintained that, finding only women before them, the ruffians would have murdered them. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z He found himself confronted by three or four grinning ruffians, whose eyes glistened as they scanned his velvet clothes and the little silver buttons that fastened them. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z "Are these some of--M. de Saux's people?" she asked, stepping forward a pace, and pointing to the crew of ruffians who had halted a few paces away, and were watching us doubtfully. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Men-Ching stood at his side, and behind his back was a score of his ruffians, each man with a naked sword. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z "He is, indeed, madam; he's a typical ruffian of the worst sort." Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z With a general shout, the furious ruffians burst into the cabins, and shot, stabbed, and hacked to death all whom they found there. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Dimly seen, crowded together, ill-understood, these things were enough to overawe the vulgar, and had often struck terror into the boldest ruffians the Rue Touchet could boast. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z Yet with this, I met with no lack of respect; and few failed to express their joy that I had escaped the ruffians l�-bas. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z They waited until nearly midnight, when Cheong-Chau and his ruffians were sound asleep, and only the sentries awake. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Somehow he believed the ruffian was lying, in spite of all these protests. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Many of the traders, and those in their employ, were ruffians of the coarsest stamp, who vied with each other in rapacity, violence, and profligacy. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Has he not been made notorious as “Sergeant Kite,” the unscrupulous ruffian who inveigled the country yokel into drink and the acceptance of the King’s shilling at the roadside inn? The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Had the ruffians come upon me then I could not have lifted a finger; but, fortunately, though the awakening came quickly, it came by another hand. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Frank had no alternative but to obey the instructions of this extraordinary ruffian. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z He made a rush for Frank, who seemed to stand still to meet him, but stepped aside just as the ruffian tried to fold him in his arms. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z And see where surly Winter passes off, Far to the north, and calls his ruffian blasts; His blasts obey, and quit the howling hill. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The most dangerous class of ruffians in our large cities are beer drinkers. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z It is a great tale, and Kamapuaa was rather a glorious ruffian and capable of surprising transformations. Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian 2012-03-21T02:00:33.043Z His inconsiderable escort rendered him an easy prey to the ruffians who lay in wait for him. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The watching ruffians were gathered around, while Gonchita, a pistol in her hand, was watching to see that the youth had fair play. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z That is a bad spoke to put in the wheel of your argument, as his sad end has only urged on those who are left to annihilate such a set of ruffians. It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z It was the same marked face, the same treacherous, ruffian look, the same style of hair and beard, to a wonder. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Yes, there lay my betrothed; within a few feet, almost within reach of my hands; yet I could neither touch, or embrace her—she was in the power of the ruffian I had just seen. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z "His hair must be content with sawdust this morning, instead of powder," said another; and a rude laugh followed the ruffian jest. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z He believed Frank in constant danger of a most deadly sort, and he was watching every move of the ruffians, ready to balk any attempt at treachery. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z With the loss of the venture, on which he had staked his all, the man stood forth a plain unmitigated ruffian. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z He may be disposed to send a company of the Protectorate police to deal with the ruffians. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z You can tell him that I consider his captain a very impertinent ruffian. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z Behind these came a long procession of animals and men, the latter the most motley collection of ruffians Will had ever seen. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z See what you have just done—saved me from a ruffian! Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z An equally dangerous class of young street ruffian is the “hoodlum” of the United States of America; this term arose in San Francisco in 1870, and thence spread. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z "I don't know," the ruffian continued, "that I'm not almost afraid of you myself!" Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z He could not turn his gaze from a knot of ruffians, who were gathered under one of the tottering gables on the farther side of the street. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z "I would just relish a brush with those ruffians." Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z "Nailed him!" shouted the ruffian who had fired. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z HOOLIGAN, the generally accepted modern term for a young street ruffian or rowdy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The ruffian glared across at the girls, and struck the haft of his knife with violence on the board. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z We have clear consciences and clean hands; and can defy these ruffians. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z However, the General got nothing out of us, and within an hour we were put on horses and marched up-country with a strong escort of those ruffians. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z But one of the ruffians bade the others listen, and at that very moment Ephraim Gallup dislodged a stone that went clattering and rattling downward with a great racket. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z A few days afterwards, when again dining with the Duke, he was called out by a false message, and seized and caned by ruffians until a voice cried “Enough.” Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Perforce the ruffian let the girl down again, and with a snarl of rage turned and faced the newcomer with his knife. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Here he falls in love with the village schoolmistress, a sweet mystical devotee, whom he rather suspects of stealing his gold, and whom he defends from one ruffian in order to grossly insult her himself. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z Out of the quarry, half a mile beyond the town, came five men pushing a cart of stones through the slush—swarthy ruffians, clad in blue trousers, with coloured handkerchiefs knotted on their heads. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Then he briefly told of being held up by three ruffians, who had given him the letter. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Now it happens," said the advocate, "that three of these ruffians shipped as sailors in a South American port on board of a vessel bound for Rotterdam. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z And the ruffian seeing what she was doing, fell into a fresh fury and bade her put the bottle back again. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z And the armed ruffians swarming aft in his wake slackened their pace, then hung back about the hatch on the deck below. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Meantime, the ruffians returned to the house, and, strange to say, went directly to the clothes-press. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z I am here, mother, because I was rescued from those horrible ruffians by that brave gentleman whom you have so greatly wronged, Frank Merriwell. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z He felt that he ran but very little risk, after all; for these ruffians would gain nothing by murdering him. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Day by day complaints came to Jack from Imbono of the brutalities of these ruffians, some of them so horrible that his whole being quivered with passionate indignation. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z "I do believe it was my 'diamonds' that finally fetched that old ruffian," said he to himself. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z He was one of the hired ruffians who escort the labor recruits to the coast, and the African has no more grievous oppressor than the negro who acts as the white man's deputy. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z This newcomer was Frank Merriwell, who had disguised himself as well as possible and boldly walked into this den of ruffians. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z On this morning, being the fifth since the Petrel's crew had been received on board, the mate came up to Baptiste and made some remarks to him which set the wily ruffian thinking. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z I asked one of the ruffians who guarded me. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z I saw them kill that poor boy behind his own barn!—these redcoat ruffians who come across an ocean to slay us in our own land. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Yet here was a flock of sturdy men flying in wild panic from a handful of ruffians. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z At that moment the door behind Merry flew open with a slam and the ruffians came bursting into the room. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Carew, in his present mood, felt a reluctant admiration for the cool and cynical ruffian before him. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Some of the women were shoeless and had their hair about their ears, while Steve was bare-headed and bare-armed, and looked so huge a ruffian the stocks must have yawned for him anywhere. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z At first the manacled ruffians who lay about us in the straw watched him doggedly, but as the night wore on and his pacing never ceased, they growled sullen protest. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Out came the young ruffian's pistol once more, and putting it to Fletcher's breast, he swore he would have his life if he did not immediately return him the draft. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z Instantly a wild yell broke from the lips of the ruffians below. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z They entered the cabin, the little Galician all smiles, the big Basque awkward, vainly attempting not to scowl; but, do all he could, he still looked the brutal ruffian he was. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Let those ruffians interfere with them and you will be held to answer for it.' My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Speaking of one he met who accosted him with the salutation, "Fear the Lord God," Williams says he retorted, "What God dost thou mean—a ruffian's God?" Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Sir R. Wilson ordered the ruffians to open the door, saying, 'Any man who touches me will have reason to repent it.' Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Astonishing though it seemed, this method of retorting to the shooting proved most effective, and the ruffians scattered to get out of the way, swearing horribly. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z The man was a ruffian in looks, and Dennis had already had several evidences of his turbulent spirit. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z He with four hundred yards of wall to guard, and some seven pikes to hold it--to defy Vlaye and his four hundred ruffians? The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Go with me to my house; And hear thou there how many fruitless pranks This ruffian hath botch'd up, that thou thereby May'st smile at this: thou shalt not choose but go; Do not deny. Twelfth Night or, What You Will 2012-02-18T03:00:14.920Z Clement passed his last night in prison with him, accompanied him to the scaffold, and then prayed with him and for him so earnestly that the hardened ruffian shed tears and embraced him. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Merriwell knew what the ruffian meant, yet he showed no signs of fear. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z This swarthy ruffian, he doubted not, was a Spaniard, a subject of King Philip, once the consort of an English queen. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z He bargained with two ruffians strong Which were of furious mood, That they should take these children young And slay them in a wood. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z As we read the history, we say at one moment, "These men were mail-clad ruffians," and at the next, "What great-hearted gentlemen!" The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Do you know, mother, that there'll soon be no end to the insolence of these ruffians? My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Bill spoke to two of the ruffians, of whom Big Monte was one, and Sam, the red-headed rascal, the other. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Who is the poor wretch the ruffian lashed? With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z He sprang forward, dragged the ruffian from his prey, and with his other hand he drew his staff. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z There was one of these old coasters of the palm oil ruffian type who especially interested me. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z They must be kept in duress as scarecrows--an awful warning to other ruffians. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z "It's a long distance past morning," said the leader of the ruffians. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z He quietly refused to fight now with any such paltry ruffians. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z He had no especial affection for the ruffian who pretended to be a detective. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z How the fugitive emigr�s would laugh when the three ruffians joined them, and explained their clever ruse! The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z The obdurate ruffians should be transported to Fort George, as soon as it could be made strong enough to keep them safe. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z He avoided the blows of the ruffian and quickly knocked him down. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z But the sight of these ruffians in uniform made her quail for them. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Why should the other girls be knocked about by the ruffian private detectives and she escape? Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z But the worst part of it was that his friend remarked to me that this drunken p. 179insulting ruffian was one of the best fellows in the place. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z By a refinement of barbarity it is Erin who will have to pay the ruffians who will slay her!' My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The second ruffian was ejected, and Frank and the talking dog were regarded with unbounded admiration by every one present. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z It turned out that the men were a group of prairie ruffians. The Aventures of Buffalo Bill 2012-02-13T03:00:13.357Z Thou art no ruffian, who beneath the mask Of social commerce com'st to rob their wealth, No holy fury thou, blaspheming Heaven. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z He chose from among his dependants a score of ruffians, fit instruments for his purposes, and formed them into a band of robbers. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z He was now an openly protected ruffian, a patronised Orange braggadocio. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z I would not like to think that I have a woman among my enemies, who have hired murderers and ruffians to try to seize my property! Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Yet Ribera, ruffian though he was, is not solely and exclusively a nightmare artist. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Near the dire cell the dreadless wanderer oft Passes, as oft the ruffian shows his front. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z And so said all his family: in spite of their former weakness for Kurolyessoff, they had long looked on him with horror as a criminal and a ruffian. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z One light--the single flambeau which had escaped extinguishing--threw a ghastly glare on the surge of scowling ruffians. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The ruffians now came out from the shelter of the rocks and gathered about the youth, grinning at him in a most provoking manner. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z The gitanos are not such ruffians as of old, nor even such arrant thieves, although it would still be unwise to trust them within call of temptation. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z To show their zeal against the French—and to indulge their lust of plunder—they set off, by water, to Peterborough, where the Abbey had been recently conferred on a Norman ruffian named Thorold. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z March 10, 1987 - Tripoli, Libya; 20 people are killed when panic-stricken fans flee knife-wielding ruffians and trigger the collapse of a wall. Major soccer stadium disasters 2012-02-01T20:28:07Z I bought her from an out-at-elbows ruffian, on my way hither. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z As the ruffian pitched forward on his face, Gonchita uttered a cry. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Their departure was the signal for all the ruffians of the place to sally out of their haunts and loot the defenceless citizens. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Fortunately for McLaggan, the great bull was no mere blind and brutal ruffian of a fighter. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z The English sailorman does not always express himself delicately, but he is, now, at least, very far from being the dissolute, unintelligent ruffian he is sometimes supposed to be. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z The thick stick went down resoundingly on the ruffian's head, who let go of the gun-barrels, and turned with his arm raised to guard himself. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z They have employed ruffians who hesitate at nothing. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z A ruffian he doubtless was, as he says, in his youth, and he was the last man to need the tuition of Machiavelli. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z I told them they must spare no effort to locate the ruffians, and they have sent an alarm to all the neighboring towns and cities. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z Then you had trouble with that big ruffian who climbed over the footlights with the avowed purpose of breaking up the show.” Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z I want to thank you for saving me from that ruffian, and then I want you to sit down and wait until we get up the greatest dinner that ever was served on the Mississippi. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z He was a bewhiskered ruffian, and he strode forth and followed the crowd to the Dutchman's saloon. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z He was included by Foxe in his Book of Martyrs to the Protestant faith: more recent historians regard him as a sacrilegious ruffian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z They were ruffians of the worst type, and would not have stopped at injuring a person to get what they wanted. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z The young ruffian who led the gang kicked him over. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z “Now,” he directed, “you boys get through the window while the ruffians are busy and the moon is out of business.” The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z Hodge ducked and whirled, catching the ruffian at his back a fearful blow on the solar plexus that drove him slam against the bar, and he went down and "out." Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z The fellow, no doubt a desperate and unscrupulous ruffian, might attack her, might detain her a prisoner until the child had been safely removed to another place, beyond all hope of discovery. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z He may know these ruffians, and where they are staying. The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered 2012-01-20T03:00:16.183Z Their hard fists cracked on the heads of the young ruffians, and it was astonishing how these fellows were bowled over. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z “Have the ruffians been here long?” asked Clay. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z At times the ruffians quarrel among themselves and shoot and kill with impunity. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z No men, but ruffians, were allowed to wear gold rings, nor to be seen, in one of those effeminate vests of the manufacture of Miletum. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z "Stupid louts," he said to himself, with the fine contempt of an educated scoundrel for the unsophisticated natural ruffian: "here's a fine chance of killing two birds with one stone!" Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Although Hodge had been ready enough to defend Burns from the young ruffians who were hectoring him on the street, he had little faith in the man as a comedian. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z Thirsting for blood, the ruffians cared not, by this time, whether he was an aristocrat or one of their own number. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z Cimarron Bill was his deadly foe, but he now saw his opportunity to bring the ruffian to an accounting for his crimes, and he did not propose to let the chance slip. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Moon′lighter, one of a band of cowardly ruffians in Ireland who committed agrarian outrages by night about 1880: a moonshiner; Moon′lighting.—adjs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z It was only bunglers and clumsy fools who got caught; he knew that a man of his intelligence and ability would not make such an idiot of himself as—well, as common ruffians always do. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z “On that night in the ruffians’ den at Ace High I swore never to touch it again, for I saw what brutes it makes of men. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z The ruffian backed away, apologised sheepishly, and darted off into the crowd. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z So he placed a revolver in the hand of Big Monte and went out, leaving the wounded ruffians together. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z If I have become a murderer, after all, it was to save Dora—to save Dora from that unutterable, abominable ruffian. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Who would your wealth on terms, like these, possess, Where all we see is pregnant with distress— Angola's natives scourged by ruffian hands, And toil's hard product shipp'd to foreign lands. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z Aout at Ace High, when we was up against all them ruffians, he fought like a dozen tigers all rolled inter one. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z "The fellow's a ruffian!" exclaimed George, not without some admiration for Percy's methods of finance, which compared favourably with his own. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z It was now something like ten days since the ruffians under Cimarron Bill tried to carry the mine by assault. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z During the last revolution, the Empress lost her life: she was dragged out of her room, atrociously tortured, and stabbed by ruffians, or, as some say, by foreign soldiers. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z Ye tyrant winds, whose ruffian blast Through doors and windows blew too strong, And all the roof to ruin cast, The roof that sheltered us so long. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z I feel like thumping a few of these ruffians.” Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z No sooner had he reached them, than he struck one ruffian to the earth, seeing which, his fellow ran away. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z He seemed about to shoot the man down, whereupon the ruffian dropped on his knees, begging for mercy. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z I could not be sure at first, but the ruffians slowly gathered round me and I never had more complacent spectators. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z And must we yield to yon' destructive ball, And must our colours to these ruffians fall!— The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z Each one seemed perfectly able and willing to care for himself, and while the captain's authority was respectfully observed, yet, as some have said, they were none the less a crowd of "generous ruffians." Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z When Julia was dragged off by two of the ruffians towards some bushes, Aurelia and Silvia followed, entreating them not to kill her. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Still the ruffian continued to protest, insisting that it was Tracy he was looking for. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z And what can possibly make you take an interest in the character of such a ruffian?” Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The first settlers, as already stated, belonged by no means to the better classes of Portugal, but consisted of a motley assemblage of ruffians, who came to the newly-discovered island merely in search of adventure. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z “He seems to be the lawyer leading the band of ruffians who are trying to keep the lost channel lost forever!” The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z A local ruffian, a patient of ours, by the way, is matched against a pugilist over at Croxley. The Croxley Master: A Great Tale Of The Prize Ring 2011-12-31T03:00:19.660Z Well, to-night is the time I give those ruffians their final setback. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Oh, I heard you like a tyrant in the valley; Your ruffian hosts shook the young, blossoming orchards; You clapped rude hands, hallooing round the chimney, And white your pennons streamed along the river. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z Merriwell knew he must follow up his advantage, but he was barely quick enough, for the fallen ruffian scrambled to his feet with the nimbleness of a cat. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z “I learned how to keep my mouth shut when you ruffians were serving your last sentence in the penitentiary.” The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z "Come along, Jenny, pint and one," impatiently growled a weather-beaten old ruffian in a pilot's cap. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z There were also armed ruffians on the barrier to the southeast. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z There is, however, one consolation—neither Turkey, nor Egypt, nor any ruffian with a bundle of dirty clothes upon his head instead of a hat, will ever get another farthing of our money. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z He could not conceive that the man was such a ruffian. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z When darkness came, Steve and two more burly ruffians made their appearance. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z I travelled with this ruffian about ten days. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z The ruffians had stopped there, for in the vicinity could be found wood and water, and feed for the horses. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z He is the greatest ruffian I ever saw in any kind of office. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z “This scrape is bad enough, and, although he has shown himself a ruffian, I do not think we care to take the life of any human being.” Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z “We found a scrap, and a lot of ruffians, and a friend,” Clay replied, “and that’s all we did find, but we haven’t given it up.” The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z He cracked his whip as he did all things—execrably; and, when his wrist was suddenly and firmly seized from behind, the shock served the young ruffian right. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z The ruffian looked at him in apparent wonderment. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z On February 2, 1852, Queen Isabella, as she was speaking on the street with the Papal Nuncio, was attacked by a ruffian, who attempted to plunge a dagger into her side. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Yes, let us keep a dignified attitude—we won't answer these ruffians at all. Where There is Nothing Being Volume I of Plays for an Irish Theatre 2011-12-21T03:00:25.100Z “Or it may be a detachment of ruffians looking for the lost channel,” Case put in. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z One ruffian surpasses his type without deserting it; the other is the type itself. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z After an hour or more, he awoke and demonstrated the fact that he was still behind the rocks by exchanging a challenge with the watching ruffians. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Serrano was in control with a mob of irreligious ruffians gathered together from Paris and Brussels and filled with a mortal hatred of the Catholic religion. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z And early that coming spring a lot of ruffians started a saloon in their midst. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z McBain entered the ring in a very businesslike fashion indeed; he begged for room; he told the mob he meant thrashing the ruffian if he did not apologise to the poor lad. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Our chums would have lynched the ruffians that night. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Bill was talking to his ruffians in his low, quiet way, and they were listening. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z The Chinese anchored their boats up close to the Spark, and I noticed that a dozen of the ugliest ruffians our own sailors had ever encountered were staring in through the cabin windows. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z I obeyed and held mighty still while the other young ruffian went through my pockets. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z Then he intimated as much to the ruffian himself. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Little did he know what a gang of ruffians, with the exception of a few patient souls constrained by urgent need, defiled his table, or what low tricks were perpetrated at it. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z I know a ruffian called Cimarron Bill fired at me from the window of this very room. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z They were as hirsute a lot of ruffians as one could expect to find out of Bolshevia—and as dirty. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z I saw, when I reached, the taller lady struggling in the arms of an ill-looking ruffian. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Even if there had been, 'twas difficult to imagine that a solitary wayfarer would dare to interfere with two armed and powerful ruffians. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Reason was thrown away on the maddened ruffian, and if only the truth had been known, he had imbibed a sufficiency of liquor that morning to account for a great deal of violence. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z It promised escape from the hands of the ruffians, and caused Merry to suddenly cease planning himself and trust things wholly to Crowfoot. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z "I'm not a fighting man," the chaplain announced; "and in any case, I should decline to soil my hands by touching such an ill-mannered ruffian as Major Hardinge." Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z Slashing one of the ruffians across the face, which put him out of the fight, I ranged alongside of the stranger, and a very pretty set-to ensued. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z A swinging blow of the Captain's ponderous fist, and the ruffian's arm fell nerveless to his side; and a second blow stretched him lifeless on the ground. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z That was the class of ruffian our hero had to deal with. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z It was Crowfoot who seized the lather-white horse by the bit, but it was another who caught Big Monte as the ruffian plunged from the saddle on being released from Frank's arms. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z “You and your ruffians will do wisely to move off at once, or we will fire on you without mercy.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z "And be off, you ruffians," exclaimed Mrs. Tabrum, enraged by this impudent invasion of the Travellers' Room. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z These men were all disaffected and turbulent border ruffians, and they had arms ready at hand. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Hurley was a cool ruffian, even if at times he was violent. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z "So we meet again, my gay young galoot," said the chief of the ruffians. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z “The whole country has been for a long time past overrun with ruffians and outlaws of every description,” was the answer. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z It would have been hard to find a more ill-favoured pair of ruffians in a day's posting. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z "I believe you have put both my elbows out of joint, you young ruffian." A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z Looking at Hurley at that moment, one realized that he was one of Canada's bad bargains and an unscrupulous ruffian. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z Another hour was gone when there came a sudden commotion far up the ravine, as if on the further outskirts of the ruffians. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z He is quite ruffian enough to shoot at me without further warning.” Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z He was a tall, sallow-looking ruffian, with ragged whiskers; the sort of man one would very unwillingly encounter on a lonely road at night. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z In some communities you see smokers and ruffian guys, but in this place everybody's children are disciplined ... Behind gates, Ghanaians discover a new way of living 2011-11-29T10:48:33Z "To my son, Joe Bradley," the ruffian leaning over the box read aloud, as if he had an audience, picking up the envelope and holding it closer. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z But he had shown those ruffians that he could shoot as accurately as the best of them. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z It would have the effect of putting these ruffians on their guard. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z She had not, however, for the handle of a long brush swung out, and the first ruffian who rushed at the entrance staggered backwards against the comrade behind him. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The rescuing party had reached the farm barely in time to prevent the brutal ruffians from carrying their sport to perhaps a fatal conclusion. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z As for the scheme which the ruffian Hurley had originated, his chances of ridding himself of a rival may truthfully be described as rosy. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z The ruffians began to murmur fiercely, like the growling of so many wolves. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z I learn that he was seen in Luneberg making inquiries as to the route we were to pursue, accompanied by some of the mutineers and one or two other notorious ruffians. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Warning cries went up, there was a scattering of Lane's ruffians, and the leading horseman pulled up his beast just outside the door. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z The idea which would accompany such an event, would be that ruffians had been hired to assassinate him. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z It was, therefore, with no great amount of sorrow that he saw the ruffian suddenly throw up his arms and tumble over. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z So Frank was marched up to the horses, among which was his own animal, which had been captured by the ruffians. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z But the danger to you would not be only from ruffians and robbers; there would be risk from wild animals to any one not acquainted with the country. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z In spite of his terrifying appearance, it was clear that the man was not a ruffian. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z But the guidance should be given by the gentle hand of an elder sister, and not by the boot of a frontier ruffian. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z But the bullet missed the ruffian at whom it was aimed only because there was another man in front of him. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z His bullet struck the hand of the man, smashing some of the ruffian's fingers and causing him to drop the rifle. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z As the reader has heard, the country had been for some time infested by bands of ruffians, who committed great depredations in the neighbourhood. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z If I had thought that you could have got such an idea into your head as that, I'd have thrown the door wide open, and invited that murderous ruffian to walk upstairs to you. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z Chaitanya's greatest achievement at this time was the reclamation of two drunken ruffians, Jag�i and M�dh�i, who were a terror to the city. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Joe bore in mind Hank's warning, and promptly used all his wits to bring about an escape from the ruffian. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z "I'm not yet satisfied that you're not lying to me," said the chief of the ruffians; whereupon he ordered his satellites to search the captive. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z What are you saying, you young ruffian, you? Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z On either side of him were men whose character, or, rather, want of character, was written large all over them--two more unmistakable ruffians one would have to go far to see. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z It is needless to say that the traveller rescued the "gentleman" from the two "ruffians" who molested him. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The shouts of a Franciscan monk set on Pizarro's ruffians to the slaughter of the Incas that surrounded Atahualpa. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z He was also a clever magician, and he could do tricks with cards to astonish far more astute men than these ruffians. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z As he had supposed, the ruffians were still there, waiting for more plunder. The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway 2011-11-06T02:00:11.073Z The young ruffian who was so notorious about the Four Corners was really in a serious predicament. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z The trial of the ruffian was anxiously waited for, in the hope that something would connect him with Carbonarism. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z But even the convicted ruffian is to be set at large, under the system of time sentences. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Already Merry had bound up the ruffian's wound. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z A ruffian, of course, a thick-skinned ruffian, but what courage! Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Expecting to find the passage before him filling with ruffians, Marsyas was astonished to see the way clear and vacant. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z The two ruffians rushed upon him with drawn swords, and dealt him some severe wounds. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z But when he returned he found the situation unchanged; the old ruffian's heart was flint. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z The big ruffian was not in his right mind, but already he had said enough to stir Frank Merriwell's blood. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Two or three sullen-looking ruffians lay about a fire which burned in the space left in the middle of the encampment. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z Its population was the waste of society, fishers, porters, vagabonds, criminals, ruffian sea-faring men, dockmen, laborers of all sorts, men, women and children—the pariahs even of the rabble and typically the Voice of Revilement. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Everything considered, I doubt if a more formidable aggregation of ruffians ever took the field. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z And there is the ruffian, and the thief, and the profligate vagrant, male and female. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z For this reason it was not necessary for him to reach toward the holster at his hip, an action which must have hurried the ruffian to the attempted accomplishment of his murderous design. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z There lay the secret, the whole mystery of the fantastic crime in Ratherby Wood centred in that shabby ruffian. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z Is the respectable citizen who bravely defends himself against the ruffian who hurls himself at his throat, to be compared with his murderous assailant? England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z So we came out on the veranda and found two swarthy ruffians squatting in the garden, holding silver-banded pipes like flageolets. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z His political pieces have great elegance and wit; yet, if the tenth part of what he advances in them be true, his countrymen are a mob of ignorant, ungrateful, rebellious ruffians. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z Frank wondered how this strange girl happened to be with those ruffians. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Wordless messages were telegraphed from eye to eye, and one by one the ruffians disappeared. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z Does the victim of the highway man lose the right to claim his property from the ruffian who has stolen it by brutal force? England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z Theodoric was succeeded by a child, and then by a ruffian, and his work ended with him. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z In Paris the armed ruffians who had long preyed upon respectable citizens were organized as a revolutionary army, and other revolutionary armies were established in the provinces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z And Frank followed this piece of advice, relieving the fallen ruffian of his revolvers, so that Tom's hand reached vainly for one of the weapons as he began to recover. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z But he did not add that he had gone away with the ruffians to prevent their disturbing her. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z I'm old enough and have read enough in the papers about spies and ruffians. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z He was a cannibal and a ruffian, but if he did not inspire terror in the village he was himself punished by the agent. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z The Grand Jury refused to present the Federalist ruffians, though the evidence was clear, and the mob had free course. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Without doubt, the sandy ruffian had expected to find Merriwell easy, and finish him quickly in an engagement of this sort. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Judge Lynch's honorable name is now degraded into a precedent for the cowardly ruffians who hunt down unarmed negroes, Italians, and Chinamen, and murder them without trial, or after their acquittal. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z There was silence for a second while the girl held off the ruffian in the man by sheer force of her strong personality. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z They are mostly Asiatics, and are brutal plundering ruffians, capable, as in 1876 in Bulgaria, of the most devilish atrocities. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The drunkard, the outcast, the children and the women, the rowdy and the ruffian, the teacher, the store keeper, and politicians, all were his friends. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z But now the three young fellows above began shooting into the valley, and their whistling bullets sent the ruffians scudding to cover. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z The phrase "brigands couronnes" becomes "crowned robbers" in England, and "crowned ruffians" in America. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z The property of Roscius was knocked down at a mock auction to a bad lot of ruffians, who were there to intimidate the auctioneer into doing their smallest bidding. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z There is something grimly humorous in the spectacle of a dozen genial, able-bodied, non-alcoholic ruffians levying tribute on a community too self-absorbed or too easy-going or too indifferent to rid itself of them. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z The man Seers had recognised was an American, who they called Colerado Joe—one of the most reckless ruffians of their band. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z It was plain that he was in a very bad trap, and he knew those ruffians could soon starve him out. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z They must all have been dreadful ruffians, for her own amiability was manifest. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z My son, it was wrong of you to go running off along the high roads of the world like any ruffian. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Come on: if you don't the whole thing will be jumped by the nearest ruffian. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z The man was a ruffian, but it was her money he wanted, and he would act discreetly. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z If Joe carried out the plan successfully, the papers would be placed beyond the reach of the ruffians, even though Frank fell into their hands. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z There was little that the ablest scoutmaster could deduce, save that the place had been visited by a large party of mischievously destructive and brutal ruffians, who wore boots. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Hark! the tocsin is sounding, my comrades; Bind your knapsacks—away let us go, Where the flag of the freeman is waving— March to vanquish the ruffian foe! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z But the hut itself held a broken ruffian whose ruin stared him in the face. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z I remember one day a ruffian who had got drunk—it was sometimes possible for the convicts to get drink—relating how he had killed and cut up a child of five. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z The ruffians had gathered about and were listening to this talk. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Bimble, you have seen how one man, with the assistance of a plucky little woman, has vanquished a gang of twenty-five cutthroats and ruffians. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z For our homes and our altars and dear ones, We the ruffians can sweep from the earth. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z Yet his heart of hearts sank within him, for it was still not utterly debased, and his compact with this ruffian was a heaviness to him. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z "Where a lot of drunken ruffians can do them no harm till they have had a fair trial," said Brill. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z When the ruffian was ready to retire, he called the guard. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Above all else you are to get Miss Hardwick away from those ruffians. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Backward roll your poisonous waves, Infidel and ruffian slaves! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z At the same moment her umbrella swung back over her head and the muscular young arm instantly brought down the heavy metal knob upon the soft cap that covered the head of the ruffian. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z Drunken ruffians!" retorted Badger, with a cool effrontery that won the admiration of his employer, "we ain't murderers at any rate. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z This man, a bearded ruffian, had crept up to the door with the weapon held ready for use. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z The boy may have wandered into the woods and been attacked by some of those tramp ruffians. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z I was in front and just as I got to the mouth of the cave, a one-eyed, one-armed ruffian leapt out at me. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z I am the man who caused the ruffians’ arrest, and I will answer in Court.” Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z "That you and the one-eyed ruffian who travels with you are the cause of all my father's troubles——" "That's a lie!" roared Badger. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z They thought to take the mines from me by law; but now they know they cannot do that, and they have hired Bill and his ruffians to seize it. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z They might have been killed by those ruffians. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z The alternatives were foul treachery to the girl of his heart or almost certain death at the hands of Ziegler's disciplined ruffians. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z So Anne, although she read about the two ruffians who had tried to rob a wealthy broker, one night, never dreamed that her two girls were victimized before Mr. Dalken appeared to rescue them. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z But I thank you, gentlemen, for helping me to punish those ruffians. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z The ruffians were filled with more or less consternation. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z The two ruffians strutted boastfully along followed by the soldiery. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z Many of the men were repulsive-looking ruffians; and what their dispositions were like was shown by more than one unpleasant incident during the march. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z You are worthy of each other, both you and the ruffians; and each and the other of you are worse than the Jews, for you nail me here to the cross every day. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z "By these ruffians?" he added, pointing to the police. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z But the firing from above continued, and the ruffians were forced to again take to their heels and seek still safer shelter farther up the valley. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Alfred Croucher had the refreshing attribute of looking almost as great a ruffian as he really was. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z In almost all large cities there exists a gang of ruffians—you cannot call them by a milder name—who eke out a sort of livelihood by stealing cats by every available means and method. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z Twice I invaded his house with my servants, and twice he fell upon mine with his ruffians. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z "I have a pretty good notion that my house has been broken into by a parcel of ruffians," said the doctor, "and that I have been half, perhaps wholly, murdered by you." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z "Time is right precious," said the leader of the ruffians. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z The ruffian was making his points with more than merely ruffianly effect; the whole thing might have been carefully rehearsed. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z There the enemy would not go, the ruffian would not seek booty. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Whoever can summon ruffians in the Ukraine may jeer at the Commonwealth. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z My house, sir, has been broken into by these ruffians. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z He was wondering now if the ruffians had given it up. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z She reached quickly in her coat pocket and whipped forth her little revolver, which she aimed at the crowd of young ruffians with steady hand. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures Shirley Willing to the Rescue 2011-09-05T02:00:22.290Z I would give a hundred such degenerate ruffians for one hair of hers. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Pan Adam has vented the anger roused by his rejection at Mokotov on the backs of ruffians, but there is still some in his mind, it is evident. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Theirs the triumph be, Instead of treasure, robb’d by ruffian war, Round social earth to circle fair exchange, And bind the nations in a golden chain. Samboe; or, The African Boy 2011-09-04T02:00:04.743Z Through all this Gonchita had held fast to her drawn revolver, and now she had it ready for use, so that, when those ruffians placed hands on their weapons, she again warned them. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Guilty or no, the two young men were regarded as victims, and Cornélius as a ruffian. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Believe me, I am sincerely glad; for though I serve the Swedes, every true soldier's heart rejoices when a real cavalier puts down a ruffian. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Pan Konyetspolski, the father, made me starosta there; but after that came the invasion of the ruffians, and all went to ruin. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z But it seemed to me that five stalwart ruffians were quite enough to deal with our little party. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z Immediately on this act of Frank's the ruffians seemed to abandon any desire to draw and shoot at him. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Two of these ruffians had been arrested, but unfortunately not those who had the large diamond and other national property secreted upon their persons. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z So I repeat: Stay in Taurogi, for you have no place to go to, since every point is full of ravagers and ruffians, while rebels infest all the roads. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z "Imagine to yourself, that ruffian is a deputy!" Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z We met all the murderous ruffians in that Alsatia, and they were all at loggerheads, thieving and shooting with both hands. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z The ruffians said nothing, but exchanged meaning glances. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z Half an hour can’t make much difference anyway; and I look such a ruffian.” The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Besides, evil spirits have no power here; but there it was only Friday, Saturday, and Sunday that the devils did not help the ruffians; the rest of the time they terrified our people whole nights. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z He was shot by Prince Boguslav's ruffians while defending me; I know not whether he will be alive in twenty-four hours. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The raw Swazie would think nothing of a twenty or thirty mile jaunt to return it; but these witch-doctors are mostly old Basuto ruffians, steeped in guile. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z But again and again Frank cut the big ruffian slightly, so that soon Sam was bleeding from almost a dozen wounds and slowly growing weaker in spite of his efforts to brace up. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z If I knew those bland, yellow ruffians, it would not be a difficult thing to dispose of Midwinter's remains, either on the spot or by conveyal to Richmond. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z "I am thinking of Zbaraj, how the besieged inflicted with sorties more than one great defeat on the ruffians." The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z I will find those ruffians, and I will split their skulls! Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z One evening, while returning from the lake, where my troop had been to water, we met about a score of these ruffians, who had been prowling about our tents while engaged with our horses. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z Your action in coming to this part of the country and bringing your daughter here, where you have had dealings with ruffians, confirms me in this belief. Frank Merriwell's Backers The Pride of His Friends 2012-04-14T02:00:22.840Z No doubt," I remarked, "a formidable pair of ruffians, but remember that I saw you deal with one of them at any rate, that night at the Ritz Hotel. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z But I would not be surprised if a few ruffians, hired for the occasion, do try to interrupt your speech by making a lot of noise. The Ranch Girls and Their Heart's Desire 2011-08-31T02:01:23.303Z The police supposed that they had the big ruffian of our night adventure in the person of Smith, but he was not the man. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z |
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