英语词汇“scrivener”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Lyddie followed, dragging her feet, for the room they entered was larger than the main floor of Cutler’s Tavern, and it was crowded with tables and scriveners’ desks. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Almost always, Shakespeare’s plays become mirrors when held up to the moments in which they are produced; Ralph Crane the scrivener was only the first among many annotators. Gender-Bending Shakespeare and Rough Magic in “The Tempest” 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z

In publishing circles, people who write for those far below the voting age are sometimes dismissed as scriveners of “kiddie lit.” Au Revoir, Nancy! A Children’s Book Author Kisses Her Character Goodbye 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

And this year’s top honorees from the scriveners’ clan look to be reflected in the Academy’s nominations, with one major caveat in many categories: remove The Master, insert Les Misérables. Film Critics Awards: Early Clues to the Oscars 2013-01-09T16:32:50Z

In "Minor Feelings," Hong firmly rejects the idea of having the authority to act as a scrivener or "spokesperson" for any racial identity. Cathy Park Hong: "Sometimes you just have to push back – being offended is part of the process" 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

He was a scrivener of the irritating tics in relationships that blossom into epic annoyances. Perspective | Neil Simon was a funnyman who pleased himself by going deeper 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z

Dickens grew up to be a man of demonic energy: it’s like he was bitten by a radioactive scrivener that gave him superpowers. Charles Dickens: An Author of Demonic Energy 2011-10-19T10:00:49Z

Instead, he decided to take the test to become a judicial scrivener, a job similar to being a paralegal that has a 3 percent acceptance rate. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z

During one performance, a biker raised in Mexico City pulled up to say that it reminded him of outdoor typists in the parks, when he was growing up, who were scriveners to the illiterate. Why This Professor Is Writing Letters for People Feeling Blue 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z

In the short story by Herman Melville from which our new column takes its name, Bartleby was a scrivener—a dying art, nowadays. Introducing Bartleby, our new column on management and work 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

It was made by one of a panel of scrivener artists. 'Now Know Ye': Queen gives formal consent to royal wedding 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z

I do not believe scrivener is still a viable profession. Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting. 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

In court papers Mr. Tillman sought to file last week, he argued that the second document was “a scrivener’s copy — the antebellum equivalent of a photocopy — which was not signed by Hamilton.” ‘Lonely Scholar With Unusual Ideas’ Defends Trump, Igniting Legal Storm 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z

“I am but the scrivener looking for language that might please everybody,” he wrote in one email. Trump and Republicans face a fresh test to shape Supreme Court, assert their power with Gorsuch hearings 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z

But the scrivener simply repeated the same five words, with no explanation for his conduct. Introducing Bartleby, our new column on management and work 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z

“I am but the scrivener looking for language that might please everybody,” he wrote, “and I have tried to accomplish that in the attached latest draft.” Newly Public Emails Hint at Gorsuch’s View of Presidential Power 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z

“Within a few years, the position of copyist, scribe, or scrivener disappeared,” says Frank Romano, president of the Museum of Printing in Haverhill, Mass. How an Obsolete Copy Machine Started a Revolution

Cornyn last month said the amendment would merely "fix an oversight or scrivener's error in the statute that's needlessly hamstringing our counterintelligence and counterterrorism efforts." Strong Senate Support for More Warrantless Collection Torpedoes Email Privacy Bill 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

Cornyn said that what he characterized as a “scrivener’s error” in the law is “needlessly hamstringing our counterintelligence and counterterrorism efforts.” FBI wants access to Internet browser history without a warrant in terrorism and spy cases 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

For the state’s large body of strategists, lawn-sign makers, direct-mail scriveners and field organizers, the Iowa land rush has meant full employment. Republicans Set Up Shop in Iowa, Where Few Will Prosper 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

I can relate to Melville’s Bartleby the scrivener: I frequently prefer not to. Living With Cancer: Playing the C Card 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

“Who am I? Just a scrivener,” he says to me. 'Mad Men's' Tom Smuts Goes Green for the Emmys 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z

Apple’s pace of innovation has slowed to a scrivener’s crawl without him. Steve Jobs, Near Capitalist Criminal, Refutes the Decline of Capitalism 2014-05-05T00:44:00Z

Bartleby the scrivener, in Herman Melville's much-loved short story, is the patron saint of all employee resistance: he manages to hang on to his boring clerical job without ever doing anything. Programmer Bob who outsourced his job was a model modern employee 2013-01-17T14:30:01Z

No, no; it will be done as if a scrivener had dictated every word, and in a courtly hand. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z

The function of the notary was no light one, and occasionally scriveners were called in to his assistance, but he formally attested every document. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z

And then, as the lawyer tried to intervene, "Be silent, you!" he continued, turning on him so violently that the scrivener jumped back a pace. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z

The first, or the scrivener, points out the part of the body on the left side where the incision is to be made. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z

This gentleman had been a scrivener, and was one of the projectors of the well-known South-Sea Scheme or ‘Bubble,’ which ended in the total ruin of so many respectable families. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z

This wretched scrivener had stumbled upon or overheard his secret. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z

Innocent III., in a decretal embodied in the canon law, had ordered advocates and scriveners to lend no aid or counsel to heretics and their defenders, or to undertake their causes in litigation. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z

For freedom to live--shall knaves and scriveners strangle her? The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z

Probably William de Fonte engrossed this charter and added his name as the last witness, which was a common practice of monks and scriveners. Sheffield and its Environs 13th to the 17th century A descriptive catalogue of land charters and other documents forming the Brooke Taylor collection 2011-08-22T02:00:53.773Z

The American Commissioners, with Franklin doubtless as their scrivener, were quite equal to the occasion. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z

This group of friends was succeeded on Franklin's return from London by the persons who constituted with him the original members of the Junto: Joseph Breintnal, "a copyer of deeds for the scriveners," Thos. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z

Hath the scrivener injured thee, That thou wouldst wreck his house and dig beneath?' The Story of Nefrekepta from a demotic papyrus 2011-07-30T02:00:17.393Z

Many of his letters are subsequently addressed from it, and three years later he was keeping a staff of scriveners there. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z

Now it is known as the “scrivener’s art.” Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z

With little loss of time the scrivener arrived, and the agreement was drawn up and signed. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z

I want a priest to receive my confession, and a scrivener to draw up my will. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z

The scrivener's house was razed; and that same day They found where Merab and Ahure lay, And, like great Pharaohs, down to Pharaoh's boat Bore them 'mid Priests and Princes in array. The Story of Nefrekepta from a demotic papyrus 2011-07-30T02:00:17.393Z

Sir, I may go near to guess at your employments; you, sir, are a lawyer, I presume—you a physician, you a scrivener, and you a stock jobber.——All cut-throats, egad! The Inconstant 2011-04-27T02:00:21.193Z

The legal document formally granting Mr Middleton his coat of arms is written on vellum parchment, decorated by a herald painter, with the text written by a scrivener. How do you get a coat of arms? 2011-04-19T11:16:17Z

Sir William de Saye, our scrivener, will draw up the deed of revocation, and a copy for the Lord Bishop of Winchester. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z

Quirinius the scrivener was resting for ever from the writing-cramp, which had caused the spear in his right hand to tremble. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z

The partition was soon made, neither scrivener nor attorney being sent for. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z

His Majesty displayed unlooked-for taste; for although as a penman his talents rank immeasurably in advance of the most accomplished of his scriveners, his skill as an artist had proved very circumscribed. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z

He was a simple-looking lawyer’s clerk, elevated to the extraordinary dignity of a provincial scrivener. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z

Thou art the likeliest man in all the country,—hast fair domains, castles, parks, and warrens, according to yonder scrivener. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z

I have a schedule of them, and the parts of the players in good scrivener's hand. Idonia: A Romance of Old London

A scrivener to draw up jointures, a parson to make thy will, man. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15

Ki-Chan is of Tartaro-Mantchou origin; he commenced his career as a scrivener in one of the six grand tribunals of Peking. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2

Clement was the son of a scrivener or actuary,--the lowest grade of those officials who form the great political and legal hierarchy of the continental states of Europe. Black Forest Village Stories

"Grasp!" exclaimed Shakespeare, as a sort of strange feeling shot across him; "what doth the scrivener at Shottery?" William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z

The fellow writes as if I was a scrivener's clerk, and knew all their confounded jargon. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day

On the day succeeding that on which this scene took place, Mr Devereux was again shut up in conference with Cousin Heneage and his assistant friend, the convenient scrivener. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2

The grooms who carried their torches, a great number, were scriveners, copyists, and notaries, with books and writings in their hands. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 07 (of 10) Tribolo to Il Sodoma

This is already my sixth letter to-day, and I have many more waiting; and my wrist gives me a jog on the subject of scrivener’s cramp, which is not encouraging. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)

See him when and where thou wilt, Alicia," returned the knight, "I fear me you will have seen but a graceless suitor, from all I have learned through the scrivener Grasp. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z

The father of Milton, the poet, was a scrivener in Bread Street, living at the sign of "The Spread Eagle," the armorial ensign of his family. Old and New London Volume I

Be that as it may, like most Scotchmen, he made his way to England, and was employed by Mr. Milton, the scrivener of Bread Street, to teach his gifted son. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations

The hand is really the hand of Esau, but under a course of threatened scrivener’s cramp. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)

There'll be at least forty at the sitting, not including the bailiff and the scrivener…. Letters from my Windmill

Not like a fugitive flying from the paltry spite of a scrivener set on by a country squire, but like the herald mercury. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z

The position of a scrivener was something between a notary and a law stationer. Old and New London Volume I

Neither the scrivener nor attorney were sent for. The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault

The character of my handwriting is explained, alas! by scrivener’s cramp. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)

The handwriting of the scrivener in the body of the instrument is quite distinct and legible, considering its antiquity. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History

Yes, verily: and I warrant some half-starved scrivener of the Elizabethan period drew his envenomed dart to endeavour to perforate the cuticle of some worthy bibliomaniacal wight. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance

This "prince of citizens," as Evelyn calls him, had been apprenticed to a scrivener. Old and New London Volume I

What art has taught that intricate design, From which those later scriveners compose Such final, crowning rubrics as the rose! Ships in Harbour

I write to you by the hands of another, because I am threatened again with scrivener’s cramp. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)

He pursued the laborious profession of a scrivener, and having realized an ample fortune, retired into the country to enjoy it. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History

Henry Second revived and protected the schools, in the churchyard outside the west door of Saint Mary’s Church; the scriveners, binders, illuminators, and parchmenters, occupying Schools Street, which ran thence towards the city wall. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford

This man, mentioned by Pope in his "Epistle to Lord Bathurst," had been a scrivener, famed for his religious observances and his horror of avarice. Old and New London Volume I

In the pamphlets and broadsides, in the squibs and ballads of the period, may be found a wealth of quaint narrative and broad invective, setting forth the rascality of judges and attorneys, barristers and scriveners. A Book About Lawyers

I was about thirty-nine, I think, when I had a turn of scrivener’s palsy; my hand got worse; and for the first time, I received clean proofs. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)

Of course, this possibly arose from the scrivener intending to start with the Halls. Shakespeare's Family

And yet the scrivener considered him a good apprentice. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851

Walking on, the two came abreast of the Temple, and lawyers, scriveners, clerks, and students dotted the roadway. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea

The meanest ushers of Westminster Hall took coins from ragged scriveners. A Book About Lawyers

I made a copy of what could be read, for the late Captain Teach was a better pirate than scrivener. Blackbeard: Buccaneer

Besides the witnesses to this document, there was present Henry Lawrence, the scrivener who had drawn it up, who unfortunately lent his seal to the poet, which still exists, bearing the initials "H. L." Shakespeare's Family

But to the Greek, Latin, and Hebrew he learned at school, the scrivener advised him to add Italian and French. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660

His grandfather didn't exactly belong to the gentry—it was better than that: he was an Irish clerque who had become a scrivener, and then risen to a professorship. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen

Counsel, attorneys, and even scriveners came in for abuse. A Book About Lawyers

This infers a knowledge on the part of the writer that the Spanish scrivener never appeared, however urgent the occasion, without his “capa.” Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844

He doubtless owed them to the exchange of a few pence or shillings with a scrivener’s hireling; and the transaction was not one of which the author had cognisance. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles

It is said that he lived at a scrivener's shop. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration

A scrivener saw to the accuracy of the division. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs

It’s a fox, and caught, too, as I’m a scrivener.” The Young Fur Traders

But yet certain tho it be, it hath flaws; for that the scriveners and brokers do value unsound men to serve their own turn. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I

Shakespeare was alive during the first seven years of Milton's life, and was no doubt sometimes a visitor to the Mermaid, a stone's throw from the scrivener's house. Milton

The lease, I think, was in English not Latin, and hence is more correctly given in the first document; in the second document the scrivener has translated it into Latin. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration

The remark attracted Napoleon's attention and led to the promotion of the scrivener. Pushing to the Front

Lamb was "a notched and cropped scrivener, a votary of the desk," a clerk, that is, in the employ of the East India Company. Brief History of English and American Literature

When first I reached these shores, one Seldonskip, As scrivener, did bear me company. 'A Comedy of Errors' in Seven Acts

A seasoned scrivener, bred in office low, Full often dupes and mocks the gaping crow. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus

Probably through fear of the increasing dissatisfaction on the part of More, Hunnis and Newman transferred their lease, in 1583, to a young Welsh scrivener, Henry Evans, who had become interested in dramatic affairs. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration

The two first were clerks to an eminent scrivener or conveyancer in the town, Charles Brockden; the other was clerk to a merchant. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The prisoners of no account—the scrivener's clerk, the poor shopkeeper, the small mercer—got the benefit of plea and quibble! Orrain A Romance

Soon afterwards the boat came with five sailors, two priests, and a scrivener. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503

"He don't know what patriotism means," said the law scrivener. Phineas Finn The Irish Member

My doctor might retort with Keats; and my scrivener—if I had one—might knock them both down with the name of Milton. Adventures in Criticism

The former idea of the aged scrivener or court clerk with white hair and green eye shade has vanished. The Man in Court

As a composer, the circumspect, and, as many no doubt thought prosaic scrivener, took rank among the 18best of his day. Life of John Milton

His father followed the profession of a scrivener, in which he acquired a competence. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader

Royal magistrates are under obligation to render this assistance, since the request therefor does not require from them any fees, alguacil, or scrivener. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

When Mr. Vetch unfolded the document which he believed to be my father's will, the paper inside was as clean as when it came from the scrivener's. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow

Thinking it would prove of benefit to the scrivener, I acquiesced; and, asking the grub-man his name, went up with him to Bartleby. The Piazza Tales

Our author fears those critics as his fate; And those he fears, by consequence must hate, For they the traffic of all wit invade, As scriveners draw away the bankers' trade. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04

So make me thy messenger in a fair-writ broad letter And thyself make my scrivener, and this very night sail we.— Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough

His father was a money scrivener, and, to his family at least, a bad man; his mother, forced to support herself, kept a linen-draper shop; and to her the poet owed his entire education. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction

He called himself a scrivener, but in fact he was a valet. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women

As I afterwards learned, the poor scrivener, when told that he must be conducted to the Tombs, offered not the slightest obstacle, but, in his pale, unmoving way, silently acquiesced. The Piazza Tales

I expect three hundred pounds of Mr. Soilett, for concealing all the money he has lent to himself, and his landed friend bound with him, at thirty per cent. at his scrivener's. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899

And here is another "type," a very tall, very thin, close-shaven gentleman in dark spectacles, wearing a cap with a cockade, and looking like a scrivener of by-gone days. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories

Ralph consents to try this course, and swears vengeance against the scrivener who copied his letter; but in the scrivener's reading it is found all right, and Matthew is seen to be the true culprit. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England

He had then become a scrivener in London, and grew to be a man of good estate. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature

The scriveners pale form appeared to me laid out, among uncaring strangers, in its shivering winding sheet. The Piazza Tales

He was successively merchant, scrivener, money-lender, lawyer, member of parliament, master of jewels, chancellor, master of rolls, secretary of state, vicar-general in ecclesiastical affairs, lord privy seal, dean of Wells and high chamberlain. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries

Was not Virgil the son of a porter, Horace of a shopkeeper, Demosthenes of a cutler, Milton of a money scrivener, Shakespeare of a wool stapler, and Cromwell of a brewer? An Iron Will

The Archbishop refuses to accept it; and feeling himself light and disencumbered, wisely keeps the saddle upon the back of the writhing and agonized scrivener. Sydney Smith

—Poet, was b. in London, the s. of a scrivener, who, though described as "a respectable citizen," was of so cruel and violent a temper that his wife had to separate from him. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature

But I waive the biographies of all other scriveners, for a few passages in the life of Bartleby, who was a scrivener, the strangest I ever saw, or heard of. The Piazza Tales

Guavera insisted to execute the commission on which he was sent, and ordered the scrivener Vergara to produce the authority under which they acted. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

Enquire at the said inn, or of Mr. Francis Griffith, a scrivener, in Newgate-street, near Newgate, and you may be fully informed.” The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 335, October 11, 1828

"I remember it perfectly," returned the scrivener, "as I should do, seeing I prepared it myself." The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance

Better the stroke of the Red Axe than that of the scrivener's goose-quill. Red Axe

Or, if he wanted anything, it was to be rid of a scrivener's table altogether. The Piazza Tales

Sir, I gave it a scrivener at next door, because I could not write, to fill up the blank place with Mr Bibber's name. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02

Her excitement was so great that she could hardly see the words the bishop's scrivener had written. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy

"This is only one amongst many such frauds committed by them, your Highness," said the scrivener. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance

"The police took it away last night—lowered it out of the window with a block and tackle," answered the scrivener. By Advice of Counsel

The mayor endeavored to obtain a livelihood as a scrivener, or clerk; his wife worked at dressmaking and millinery, and Caroline, who soon became skillful in such matters, faithfully assisted her. Among the Trees at Elmridge

Well, if I be with devil, I will have such gossips: an usurer, and a scrivener, shall be godfathers. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02

The Lord d'Hymbercourt said Your Grace wished the missive to be written in English, which language my scrivener knows but imperfectly. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy

Lamb was "a notched and cropped scrivener, a votary of the desk;" a clerk, that is, in the employ of the East India Company. From Chaucer to Tennyson

"Bet you can't come within two hundred feet of it!" retorted the watery-eyed scrivener. By Advice of Counsel

The scrivener occupied a place on one side, and his fellow-apprentice and himself on the other. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War

Milton's father being thus deprived of his family property, was compelled to quit his studies at Christ Church, Oxford, whence he went to London, and became a scrivener. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 339, November 8, 1828

"Do you think I am a snivelling scrivener, carrying quill and ink-well in my gown?" asked the duke. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy

And this curate had served his people in many capacities—as scrivener, land-valuer, surveyor, and engineer. The Lake

Or, if he wanted any thing, it was to be rid of a scrivener's table altogether. Bartleby, the Scrivener A Story of Wall-Street

He is sick to death of the post which I obtained for him after the war, with a scrivener at Oxford. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War

Milton was the son of a London scrivener, and Pope and Southey were the sons of linendrapers. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance

If, on the other hand, he should have hardened his heart against him, he could only go on his way and do the best he might by his skill as a craftsman and a scrivener. The White Company

The hand is really the hand of Esau, but under a course of threatened scrivener's cramp. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2

The scrivener's pale form appeared to me laid out, among uncaring strangers, in its shivering winding sheet. Bartleby, the Scrivener A Story of Wall-Street

As Harry anticipated, Jacob was delighted at the prospect of abandoning his scrivener's desk. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War

He was originally a scrivener, and afterwards became, not only a director, but the most active manager of the South Sea Company. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1

But yet certain though it be, it hath flaws; for that the scriveners and brokers do value unsound men, to serve their own turn. The Essays of Francis Bacon

This is already my sixth letter to-day, and I have many more waiting; and my wrist gives me a jog on the subject of scrivener's cramp, which is not encouraging. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2

THE character of my handwriting is explained, alas! by scrivener's cramp. Vailima Letters

The scrivener gave it up, and the officers, seizing it, rode through the enemy and recovered their ranks. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War

I have my scrivener's stall in the market of the Rue de Sevres. Les Misérables

Nay, it will not be long, ere he come, For the conveyance was made, ere I came from the scrivener's, And in good time here he comes. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6

I was about thirty-nine, I think, when I had a turn of scrivener's palsy; my hand got worse; and for the first time, I received clean proofs. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2

His father, John, who was the son disinherited, had recourse, for his support, to the profession of a scrivener. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1

My good friends have made me feel that I was welcome without the aid of clerk or scrivener. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734

The colonel swears the agent is a dog, The scrivener vows th' attorney is a rogue. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1

The rise of the scrivener, of the notary, dates from this period. Saint Augustin

As entirely as heart can think, Or scrivener can write with ink, I send you loving greeting, Thersites, my own sweeting! A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1

It was at once voted a malicious and scandalous libel, and the author, William Cooley, a scrivener, was committed to Newgate. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765

In one corner was the wretched scrivener, a picture of abject terror, with chattering teeth and trembling knees, only prevented from falling upon the floor by the grasp of a stalwart corporal. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734

A scrivener discharged some of the functions which, at the present day, are undertaken for us in a solicitor's office. Milton

"Stay you, I pray, Master Wulf," the scrivener cried in great tribulation as his horse followed the example of its companion. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest

Before I knew him, I used sometimes to meet him with a man whom I was afterwards told was Bartleby, the scrivener. Prue and I

I don't want you to settle down as a city scrivener. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire

His private scrivener sat beside him, taking notes of his directions, while the others stood behind in a half circle, or took snuff together in the deep recess of the window. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734

The scrivener was not only an amateur in music, but a composer, whose tunes, songs, and airs found their way into the best collections of music. Milton

Writing, similarly, was taught by dictation and practice, and the art of the "scrivener," as the writing master was called, was one thought to be difficult to learn. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization

His father was a prosperous scrivener, or lawyer of the humbler sort, and a Puritan, but broad-minded, and his children were brought up in the love of music, beauty, and learning. A History of English Literature

Now I know how you stand, I blame, you in no way that you long more for a life of adventure than to settle down as a city scrivener. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire

At one side behind a low table covered with green baize sat two scriveners with great rolls of paper in front of them. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734

The disinherited son went up to London, and by the assistance of a friend was set up in business as a scrivener. Milton

The scrivener and the arithmetic teacher also frequently moved about, as business warranted, and was not fixed as was the teacher of the reading school. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization

She was naturally illiterate, and even late in life had a fixed aversion to writing her own letters; whereas, at the age of seven, Mary had been public scrivener for the whole village. Young Lives

I don't mean only in your work, for as for that I would back you against any scrivener in London, but I mean about yourself. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire

Pensive and taciturn, he picked up education at a charity-school, until apprenticed to a scrivener, when he began that battle of life which ended to him so fatally. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2

Twenty years before he had begun borrowing, and among other persons had had recourse to the prosperous and saving scrivener of Bread-street. Milton

A scrivener is his farrier, and helps to recover all his diseased and maimed obligations. Character Writings of the 17th Century

This night we sup here; bear us company, And bring your counsel, scrivener, and the money With you, where I will make as full assurance As in the law you'd wish. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9

I will myself send for a scrivener at once and give him instructions; it may well be that he would refuse to draw up such a document as that you require merely on your order. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic

To the Greek, Latin and Hebrew learned at school the scrivener advised him to add Italian and French. Anne Bradstreet and Her Time

He, knowing M. Ferrand only by reputation, expected to find in him a kind of scrivener, good-natured or ridiculous, the viscount figuring to himself always that men of proverbial probity must be simpletons. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02

Aubrey distinctly reckons the Spread Eagle house as the scrivener's property, besides another house in the same street called The Rose," and other houses in other places." The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649

Napoleon was born in obscurity, the son of a hand-to-mouth scrivener in the backward island of Corsica. How to Speak and Write Correctly

"Prithee, my lord," said she, "bethink thee of the Brokah or scrivener who besought thee but yesterday to share thy stokh with him and gave thee his bond for fifty thousand sequins." The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers

"Your lordship knows best," answered the scrivener, in great perturbation. The Fortunes of Nigel

If Alan had heard nothing beforehand he would have taken the man for a fussy, inoffensive little scrivener who would never do more than he was bid—or less. Masters of the Guild

Sir, Snare, your scrivener, will be there with the bonds. Every Man in His Humor

Scarcely hearing, Berenger strode on as he had done at the last village wake, when he had rescued Cis of the Down from the impertinence of a Dorchester scrivener. The Chaplet of Pearls

He was very quick, and active in his motions, absolutely doing his law work himself, and trusting to his three or four juvenile clerks for little more than scrivener's labour. The Way We Live Now

So saying, he seized the scrivener by the collar, and shook him so vehemently, that he tore it from the cassock. The Fortunes of Nigel

Can a scrivener, or a scrivener's hearer, be a judge of composition, style, profound reasoning, and new lights and discoveries, etc.? The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4

Twelve scriveners had their tables to act as letter-writers, and sometimes as legal advisers, and great amusement might be had by those who chose to stand listening to the blundering directions of their clients. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland

The other, who was a scrivener, lagged a little way behind, jeering the French gentleman and me because we had been so frightened by nothing at all as to give ourselves the trouble of walking. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

These counsels prevailed, and they turned their steps towards Chancery Lane, where was to be found every variety of legal practitioner from barrister to scrivener. Australia Felix

"He is well accompanied," added the scrivener; "but yet—" "But yet—but what?" said the bravo. The Fortunes of Nigel

One of them pronounced that Honore was worth nothing better than to make a scrivener of or a clerk in some Government department. Balzac

Ask the scrivener To help us to its contents. The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations

The more advanced pupils tried to decipher manuscript, a deed of sale, the hieroglyphics of some scrivener. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography

A photograph of the first page, which the editor has procured, does nothing to show the authorship, for it is written in the hand of a professional scrivener. Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664

Well, scrivener, lend me two pieces.—Bravely done—nobly imparted! The Fortunes of Nigel

Suppose a young heir, heedless, raw, and inexperienced, full of spirit and vigour, with a favourite passion, in the hands of money scriveners. History of John Bull

They triumphantly related that a scrivener in the Borough, a stanch friend of hereditary right, while exulting in the judgment which had overtaken the Queen, had himself fallen down dead in a fit. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4

That pettifogging scrivener in my father's house!—in my ancestors' house! The Pigeon Pie

A scrivener who lived at Wapping, and whose trade was to furnish the seafaring men there with money at high interest, had some time before lent a sum on bottomry. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2

"What would you have me to do, my lord?" said the scrivener. The Fortunes of Nigel

Prodigious sums are spent in this lawsuit, and more must be borrowed of scriveners and usurers at heavy interest. History of John Bull

Shades, that to Bacon could retreat afford, Become the portion of a booby lord; And Hemsley, once proud Buckingham’s delight, Slides to a scrivener or a city knight. An Essay on Man

Shades, that to Bacon could retreat afford, Become the portion of a booby lord; And Helmsley, once proud Buckingham's delight, Slides to a scrivener and city knight. Chronicles of the Canongate

Send for your daughter by your servant here; My boy shall fetch the scrivener presently. The Taming of the Shrew

For God's sake, speak lower," said the scrivener; "is this a place or time to make your midnight catches heard?—But how much will serve your turn? The Fortunes of Nigel

O sir, there's Trapland the scrivener, with two suspicious fellows like lawful pads, that would knock a man down with pocket- tipstaves. Love for Love: a Comedy

He left me everything he possessed by a will he had had made by a public scrivener, dating from the year when we had gone to live in the Cour de Rohan. The Atheist's Mass

He was a simple-looking lawyer's clerk, elevated to the extraordinary dignity of a provincial scrivener. The Count of Monte Cristo

Shakespear himself tells us, through Hamlet, that gentlemen purposely wrote badly lest they should be mistaken for scriveners; but most of them, then as now, wrote badly because they could not write any better. Dark Lady of the Sonnets

"Nay, gentlemen, if you threaten me," said the scrivener, "I cannot resist compulsion." The Fortunes of Nigel

His spirit shone through his son, to whom he had always preached of "going out" early in life and whom he made a clerk in a sharp scrivener's office at twelve years old. Bleak House

"And you have lost all, then?—Well, take this and be gone," said the scrivener. The Fortunes of Nigel

"Impossible," said the scrivener, "he sets forward to Scotland to- morrow." The Fortunes of Nigel

"And of resting"—continued the scrivener,—"resting a space at Camlet Moat." The Fortunes of Nigel

But the scrivener, having taken fright at the late events, had left the city and absconded, so that it was impossible to discover into whose hands the papers had now passed. The Fortunes of Nigel

"I see not how it can advantage you, captain," said the scrivener. The Fortunes of Nigel

"Go to your desk without, child," said the scrivener. The Fortunes of Nigel

Without answering a single word, the scrivener sat down, and drew in proper form a full receipt for the money proffered. The Fortunes of Nigel

"My lord, I am glad—my lord, I am sorry,"—answered the trembling scrivener, who, aware of the vivacity of Lord Dalgarno's temper, dreaded the consequence of the communication he had to make to him. The Fortunes of Nigel

Every body was silent for an instant; the king was first to speak, commanding search instantly to be made for the guilty scrivener. The Fortunes of Nigel

Not yet down to the country," said the scrivener, "after every warning? The Fortunes of Nigel

"I—I,"—stammered the surprised scrivener—"I cannot guess what you mean, sir." The Fortunes of Nigel

"I—I incline to think," said the scrivener, "that the term is expired." The Fortunes of Nigel

The wretched scrivener was with him that morning, and, I doubt not, urged the doting old man to this villainy, to offer another bar to the ransom of your estate. The Fortunes of Nigel

Gentlemen," said the scrivener, "this security now belongs to a mighty lord. The Fortunes of Nigel

Lowestoffe answered with due respect, that the scrivener had absconded at the time of Lord Dalgarno's murder, and had not been heard of since. The Fortunes of Nigel

I believe we are ourselves responsible for this person's intrusion," said George Heriot; "this is the scrivener whom we desired to see.— The Fortunes of Nigel

The citizen then gave the young scrivener an angel; and bidding him, on his life, be secret in all business intrusted to him, again mounted his mule, and rode on westward along the Strand. The Fortunes of Nigel

The scrivener did look up accordingly, with the action of an automaton which suddenly obeys the impulse of a pressed spring. The Fortunes of Nigel

He himself walked slowly till the trio were out of sight, then turned back with hasty steps to the door of the scrivener, which he had passed in his progress, knocked, and was admitted. The Fortunes of Nigel

At the Temple gate he again paused, dismounted, and sought his way into one of the small booths occupied by scriveners in the neighbourhood. The Fortunes of Nigel

单词	scrivener
例句	scrivener Lyddie followed, dragging her feet, for the room they entered was larger than the main floor of Cutler’s Tavern, and it was crowded with tables and scriveners’ desks. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Almost always, Shakespeare’s plays become mirrors when held up to the moments in which they are produced; Ralph Crane the scrivener was only the first among many annotators. Gender-Bending Shakespeare and Rough Magic in “The Tempest” 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z In publishing circles, people who write for those far below the voting age are sometimes dismissed as scriveners of “kiddie lit.” Au Revoir, Nancy! A Children’s Book Author Kisses Her Character Goodbye 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z And this year’s top honorees from the scriveners’ clan look to be reflected in the Academy’s nominations, with one major caveat in many categories: remove The Master, insert Les Misérables. Film Critics Awards: Early Clues to the Oscars 2013-01-09T16:32:50Z In "Minor Feelings," Hong firmly rejects the idea of having the authority to act as a scrivener or "spokesperson" for any racial identity. Cathy Park Hong: "Sometimes you just have to push back – being offended is part of the process" 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z He was a scrivener of the irritating tics in relationships that blossom into epic annoyances. Perspective \| Neil Simon was a funnyman who pleased himself by going deeper 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Dickens grew up to be a man of demonic energy: it’s like he was bitten by a radioactive scrivener that gave him superpowers. Charles Dickens: An Author of Demonic Energy 2011-10-19T10:00:49Z Instead, he decided to take the test to become a judicial scrivener, a job similar to being a paralegal that has a 3 percent acceptance rate. As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z During one performance, a biker raised in Mexico City pulled up to say that it reminded him of outdoor typists in the parks, when he was growing up, who were scriveners to the illiterate. Why This Professor Is Writing Letters for People Feeling Blue 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z In the short story by Herman Melville from which our new column takes its name, Bartleby was a scrivener—a dying art, nowadays. Introducing Bartleby, our new column on management and work 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z It was made by one of a panel of scrivener artists. 'Now Know Ye': Queen gives formal consent to royal wedding 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z I do not believe scrivener is still a viable profession. Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting. 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z In court papers Mr. Tillman sought to file last week, he argued that the second document was “a scrivener’s copy — the antebellum equivalent of a photocopy — which was not signed by Hamilton.” ‘Lonely Scholar With Unusual Ideas’ Defends Trump, Igniting Legal Storm 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z “I am but the scrivener looking for language that might please everybody,” he wrote in one email. Trump and Republicans face a fresh test to shape Supreme Court, assert their power with Gorsuch hearings 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z But the scrivener simply repeated the same five words, with no explanation for his conduct. Introducing Bartleby, our new column on management and work 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z “I am but the scrivener looking for language that might please everybody,” he wrote, “and I have tried to accomplish that in the attached latest draft.” Newly Public Emails Hint at Gorsuch’s View of Presidential Power 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z “Within a few years, the position of copyist, scribe, or scrivener disappeared,” says Frank Romano, president of the Museum of Printing in Haverhill, Mass. How an Obsolete Copy Machine Started a Revolution Cornyn last month said the amendment would merely "fix an oversight or scrivener's error in the statute that's needlessly hamstringing our counterintelligence and counterterrorism efforts." Strong Senate Support for More Warrantless Collection Torpedoes Email Privacy Bill 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Cornyn said that what he characterized as a “scrivener’s error” in the law is “needlessly hamstringing our counterintelligence and counterterrorism efforts.” FBI wants access to Internet browser history without a warrant in terrorism and spy cases 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z For the state’s large body of strategists, lawn-sign makers, direct-mail scriveners and field organizers, the Iowa land rush has meant full employment. Republicans Set Up Shop in Iowa, Where Few Will Prosper 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z I can relate to Melville’s Bartleby the scrivener: I frequently prefer not to. Living With Cancer: Playing the C Card 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z “Who am I? Just a scrivener,” he says to me. 'Mad Men's' Tom Smuts Goes Green for the Emmys 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Apple’s pace of innovation has slowed to a scrivener’s crawl without him. Steve Jobs, Near Capitalist Criminal, Refutes the Decline of Capitalism 2014-05-05T00:44:00Z Bartleby the scrivener, in Herman Melville's much-loved short story, is the patron saint of all employee resistance: he manages to hang on to his boring clerical job without ever doing anything. Programmer Bob who outsourced his job was a model modern employee 2013-01-17T14:30:01Z No, no; it will be done as if a scrivener had dictated every word, and in a courtly hand. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z The function of the notary was no light one, and occasionally scriveners were called in to his assistance, but he formally attested every document. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z And then, as the lawyer tried to intervene, "Be silent, you!" he continued, turning on him so violently that the scrivener jumped back a pace. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z The first, or the scrivener, points out the part of the body on the left side where the incision is to be made. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z This gentleman had been a scrivener, and was one of the projectors of the well-known South-Sea Scheme or ‘Bubble,’ which ended in the total ruin of so many respectable families. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z This wretched scrivener had stumbled upon or overheard his secret. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Innocent III., in a decretal embodied in the canon law, had ordered advocates and scriveners to lend no aid or counsel to heretics and their defenders, or to undertake their causes in litigation. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z For freedom to live--shall knaves and scriveners strangle her? The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Probably William de Fonte engrossed this charter and added his name as the last witness, which was a common practice of monks and scriveners. Sheffield and its Environs 13th to the 17th century A descriptive catalogue of land charters and other documents forming the Brooke Taylor collection 2011-08-22T02:00:53.773Z The American Commissioners, with Franklin doubtless as their scrivener, were quite equal to the occasion. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z This group of friends was succeeded on Franklin's return from London by the persons who constituted with him the original members of the Junto: Joseph Breintnal, "a copyer of deeds for the scriveners," Thos. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Hath the scrivener injured thee, That thou wouldst wreck his house and dig beneath?' The Story of Nefrekepta from a demotic papyrus 2011-07-30T02:00:17.393Z Many of his letters are subsequently addressed from it, and three years later he was keeping a staff of scriveners there. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z Now it is known as the “scrivener’s art.” Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z With little loss of time the scrivener arrived, and the agreement was drawn up and signed. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z I want a priest to receive my confession, and a scrivener to draw up my will. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z The scrivener's house was razed; and that same day They found where Merab and Ahure lay, And, like great Pharaohs, down to Pharaoh's boat Bore them 'mid Priests and Princes in array. The Story of Nefrekepta from a demotic papyrus 2011-07-30T02:00:17.393Z Sir, I may go near to guess at your employments; you, sir, are a lawyer, I presume—you a physician, you a scrivener, and you a stock jobber.——All cut-throats, egad! The Inconstant 2011-04-27T02:00:21.193Z The legal document formally granting Mr Middleton his coat of arms is written on vellum parchment, decorated by a herald painter, with the text written by a scrivener. How do you get a coat of arms? 2011-04-19T11:16:17Z Sir William de Saye, our scrivener, will draw up the deed of revocation, and a copy for the Lord Bishop of Winchester. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Quirinius the scrivener was resting for ever from the writing-cramp, which had caused the spear in his right hand to tremble. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z The partition was soon made, neither scrivener nor attorney being sent for. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z His Majesty displayed unlooked-for taste; for although as a penman his talents rank immeasurably in advance of the most accomplished of his scriveners, his skill as an artist had proved very circumscribed. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He was a simple-looking lawyer’s clerk, elevated to the extraordinary dignity of a provincial scrivener. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z Thou art the likeliest man in all the country,—hast fair domains, castles, parks, and warrens, according to yonder scrivener. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z I have a schedule of them, and the parts of the players in good scrivener's hand. Idonia: A Romance of Old London A scrivener to draw up jointures, a parson to make thy will, man. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Ki-Chan is of Tartaro-Mantchou origin; he commenced his career as a scrivener in one of the six grand tribunals of Peking. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Clement was the son of a scrivener or actuary,--the lowest grade of those officials who form the great political and legal hierarchy of the continental states of Europe. Black Forest Village Stories "Grasp!" exclaimed Shakespeare, as a sort of strange feeling shot across him; "what doth the scrivener at Shottery?" William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The fellow writes as if I was a scrivener's clerk, and knew all their confounded jargon. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day On the day succeeding that on which this scene took place, Mr Devereux was again shut up in conference with Cousin Heneage and his assistant friend, the convenient scrivener. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 The grooms who carried their torches, a great number, were scriveners, copyists, and notaries, with books and writings in their hands. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 07 (of 10) Tribolo to Il Sodoma This is already my sixth letter to-day, and I have many more waiting; and my wrist gives me a jog on the subject of scrivener’s cramp, which is not encouraging. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) See him when and where thou wilt, Alicia," returned the knight, "I fear me you will have seen but a graceless suitor, from all I have learned through the scrivener Grasp. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The father of Milton, the poet, was a scrivener in Bread Street, living at the sign of "The Spread Eagle," the armorial ensign of his family. Old and New London Volume I Be that as it may, like most Scotchmen, he made his way to England, and was employed by Mr. Milton, the scrivener of Bread Street, to teach his gifted son. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations The hand is really the hand of Esau, but under a course of threatened scrivener’s cramp. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) There'll be at least forty at the sitting, not including the bailiff and the scrivener…. Letters from my Windmill Not like a fugitive flying from the paltry spite of a scrivener set on by a country squire, but like the herald mercury. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The position of a scrivener was something between a notary and a law stationer. Old and New London Volume I Neither the scrivener nor attorney were sent for. The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault The character of my handwriting is explained, alas! by scrivener’s cramp. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) The handwriting of the scrivener in the body of the instrument is quite distinct and legible, considering its antiquity. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Yes, verily: and I warrant some half-starved scrivener of the Elizabethan period drew his envenomed dart to endeavour to perforate the cuticle of some worthy bibliomaniacal wight. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance This "prince of citizens," as Evelyn calls him, had been apprenticed to a scrivener. Old and New London Volume I What art has taught that intricate design, From which those later scriveners compose Such final, crowning rubrics as the rose! Ships in Harbour I write to you by the hands of another, because I am threatened again with scrivener’s cramp. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) He pursued the laborious profession of a scrivener, and having realized an ample fortune, retired into the country to enjoy it. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Henry Second revived and protected the schools, in the churchyard outside the west door of Saint Mary’s Church; the scriveners, binders, illuminators, and parchmenters, occupying Schools Street, which ran thence towards the city wall. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford This man, mentioned by Pope in his "Epistle to Lord Bathurst," had been a scrivener, famed for his religious observances and his horror of avarice. Old and New London Volume I In the pamphlets and broadsides, in the squibs and ballads of the period, may be found a wealth of quaint narrative and broad invective, setting forth the rascality of judges and attorneys, barristers and scriveners. A Book About Lawyers I was about thirty-nine, I think, when I had a turn of scrivener’s palsy; my hand got worse; and for the first time, I received clean proofs. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Of course, this possibly arose from the scrivener intending to start with the Halls. Shakespeare's Family And yet the scrivener considered him a good apprentice. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 Walking on, the two came abreast of the Temple, and lawyers, scriveners, clerks, and students dotted the roadway. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea The meanest ushers of Westminster Hall took coins from ragged scriveners. A Book About Lawyers I made a copy of what could be read, for the late Captain Teach was a better pirate than scrivener. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Besides the witnesses to this document, there was present Henry Lawrence, the scrivener who had drawn it up, who unfortunately lent his seal to the poet, which still exists, bearing the initials "H. L." Shakespeare's Family But to the Greek, Latin, and Hebrew he learned at school, the scrivener advised him to add Italian and French. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 His grandfather didn't exactly belong to the gentry—it was better than that: he was an Irish clerque who had become a scrivener, and then risen to a professorship. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen Counsel, attorneys, and even scriveners came in for abuse. A Book About Lawyers This infers a knowledge on the part of the writer that the Spanish scrivener never appeared, however urgent the occasion, without his “capa.” Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 He doubtless owed them to the exchange of a few pence or shillings with a scrivener’s hireling; and the transaction was not one of which the author had cognisance. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles It is said that he lived at a scrivener's shop. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration A scrivener saw to the accuracy of the division. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs It’s a fox, and caught, too, as I’m a scrivener.” The Young Fur Traders But yet certain tho it be, it hath flaws; for that the scriveners and brokers do value unsound men to serve their own turn. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume III (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland I Shakespeare was alive during the first seven years of Milton's life, and was no doubt sometimes a visitor to the Mermaid, a stone's throw from the scrivener's house. Milton The lease, I think, was in English not Latin, and hence is more correctly given in the first document; in the second document the scrivener has translated it into Latin. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The remark attracted Napoleon's attention and led to the promotion of the scrivener. Pushing to the Front Lamb was "a notched and cropped scrivener, a votary of the desk," a clerk, that is, in the employ of the East India Company. Brief History of English and American Literature When first I reached these shores, one Seldonskip, As scrivener, did bear me company. 'A Comedy of Errors' in Seven Acts A seasoned scrivener, bred in office low, Full often dupes and mocks the gaping crow. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus Probably through fear of the increasing dissatisfaction on the part of More, Hunnis and Newman transferred their lease, in 1583, to a young Welsh scrivener, Henry Evans, who had become interested in dramatic affairs. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration The two first were clerks to an eminent scrivener or conveyancer in the town, Charles Brockden; the other was clerk to a merchant. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The prisoners of no account—the scrivener's clerk, the poor shopkeeper, the small mercer—got the benefit of plea and quibble! Orrain A Romance Soon afterwards the boat came with five sailors, two priests, and a scrivener. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 "He don't know what patriotism means," said the law scrivener. Phineas Finn The Irish Member My doctor might retort with Keats; and my scrivener—if I had one—might knock them both down with the name of Milton. Adventures in Criticism The former idea of the aged scrivener or court clerk with white hair and green eye shade has vanished. The Man in Court As a composer, the circumspect, and, as many no doubt thought prosaic scrivener, took rank among the 18best of his day. Life of John Milton His father followed the profession of a scrivener, in which he acquired a competence. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Royal magistrates are under obligation to render this assistance, since the request therefor does not require from them any fees, alguacil, or scrivener. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century When Mr. Vetch unfolded the document which he believed to be my father's will, the paper inside was as clean as when it came from the scrivener's. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow Thinking it would prove of benefit to the scrivener, I acquiesced; and, asking the grub-man his name, went up with him to Bartleby. The Piazza Tales Our author fears those critics as his fate; And those he fears, by consequence must hate, For they the traffic of all wit invade, As scriveners draw away the bankers' trade. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 So make me thy messenger in a fair-writ broad letter And thyself make my scrivener, and this very night sail we.— Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough His father was a money scrivener, and, to his family at least, a bad man; his mother, forced to support herself, kept a linen-draper shop; and to her the poet owed his entire education. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction He called himself a scrivener, but in fact he was a valet. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women As I afterwards learned, the poor scrivener, when told that he must be conducted to the Tombs, offered not the slightest obstacle, but, in his pale, unmoving way, silently acquiesced. The Piazza Tales I expect three hundred pounds of Mr. Soilett, for concealing all the money he has lent to himself, and his landed friend bound with him, at thirty per cent. at his scrivener's. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 And here is another "type," a very tall, very thin, close-shaven gentleman in dark spectacles, wearing a cap with a cockade, and looking like a scrivener of by-gone days. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories Ralph consents to try this course, and swears vengeance against the scrivener who copied his letter; but in the scrivener's reading it is found all right, and Matthew is seen to be the true culprit. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England He had then become a scrivener in London, and grew to be a man of good estate. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature The scriveners pale form appeared to me laid out, among uncaring strangers, in its shivering winding sheet. The Piazza Tales He was successively merchant, scrivener, money-lender, lawyer, member of parliament, master of jewels, chancellor, master of rolls, secretary of state, vicar-general in ecclesiastical affairs, lord privy seal, dean of Wells and high chamberlain. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries Was not Virgil the son of a porter, Horace of a shopkeeper, Demosthenes of a cutler, Milton of a money scrivener, Shakespeare of a wool stapler, and Cromwell of a brewer? An Iron Will The Archbishop refuses to accept it; and feeling himself light and disencumbered, wisely keeps the saddle upon the back of the writhing and agonized scrivener. Sydney Smith —Poet, was b. in London, the s. of a scrivener, who, though described as "a respectable citizen," was of so cruel and violent a temper that his wife had to separate from him. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature But I waive the biographies of all other scriveners, for a few passages in the life of Bartleby, who was a scrivener, the strangest I ever saw, or heard of. The Piazza Tales Guavera insisted to execute the commission on which he was sent, and ordered the scrivener Vergara to produce the authority under which they acted. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Enquire at the said inn, or of Mr. Francis Griffith, a scrivener, in Newgate-street, near Newgate, and you may be fully informed.” The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 335, October 11, 1828 "I remember it perfectly," returned the scrivener, "as I should do, seeing I prepared it myself." The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Better the stroke of the Red Axe than that of the scrivener's goose-quill. Red Axe Or, if he wanted anything, it was to be rid of a scrivener's table altogether. The Piazza Tales Sir, I gave it a scrivener at next door, because I could not write, to fill up the blank place with Mr Bibber's name. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 Her excitement was so great that she could hardly see the words the bishop's scrivener had written. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy "This is only one amongst many such frauds committed by them, your Highness," said the scrivener. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance "The police took it away last night—lowered it out of the window with a block and tackle," answered the scrivener. By Advice of Counsel The mayor endeavored to obtain a livelihood as a scrivener, or clerk; his wife worked at dressmaking and millinery, and Caroline, who soon became skillful in such matters, faithfully assisted her. Among the Trees at Elmridge Well, if I be with devil, I will have such gossips: an usurer, and a scrivener, shall be godfathers. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 The Lord d'Hymbercourt said Your Grace wished the missive to be written in English, which language my scrivener knows but imperfectly. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy Lamb was "a notched and cropped scrivener, a votary of the desk;" a clerk, that is, in the employ of the East India Company. From Chaucer to Tennyson "Bet you can't come within two hundred feet of it!" retorted the watery-eyed scrivener. By Advice of Counsel The scrivener occupied a place on one side, and his fellow-apprentice and himself on the other. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War Milton's father being thus deprived of his family property, was compelled to quit his studies at Christ Church, Oxford, whence he went to London, and became a scrivener. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 339, November 8, 1828 "Do you think I am a snivelling scrivener, carrying quill and ink-well in my gown?" asked the duke. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy And this curate had served his people in many capacities—as scrivener, land-valuer, surveyor, and engineer. The Lake Or, if he wanted any thing, it was to be rid of a scrivener's table altogether. Bartleby, the Scrivener A Story of Wall-Street He is sick to death of the post which I obtained for him after the war, with a scrivener at Oxford. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War Milton was the son of a London scrivener, and Pope and Southey were the sons of linendrapers. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance If, on the other hand, he should have hardened his heart against him, he could only go on his way and do the best he might by his skill as a craftsman and a scrivener. The White Company The hand is really the hand of Esau, but under a course of threatened scrivener's cramp. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 The scrivener's pale form appeared to me laid out, among uncaring strangers, in its shivering winding sheet. Bartleby, the Scrivener A Story of Wall-Street As Harry anticipated, Jacob was delighted at the prospect of abandoning his scrivener's desk. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War He was originally a scrivener, and afterwards became, not only a director, but the most active manager of the South Sea Company. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 But yet certain though it be, it hath flaws; for that the scriveners and brokers do value unsound men, to serve their own turn. The Essays of Francis Bacon This is already my sixth letter to-day, and I have many more waiting; and my wrist gives me a jog on the subject of scrivener's cramp, which is not encouraging. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 THE character of my handwriting is explained, alas! by scrivener's cramp. Vailima Letters The scrivener gave it up, and the officers, seizing it, rode through the enemy and recovered their ranks. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War I have my scrivener's stall in the market of the Rue de Sevres. Les Misérables Nay, it will not be long, ere he come, For the conveyance was made, ere I came from the scrivener's, And in good time here he comes. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 I was about thirty-nine, I think, when I had a turn of scrivener's palsy; my hand got worse; and for the first time, I received clean proofs. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 His father, John, who was the son disinherited, had recourse, for his support, to the profession of a scrivener. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 My good friends have made me feel that I was welcome without the aid of clerk or scrivener. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 The colonel swears the agent is a dog, The scrivener vows th' attorney is a rogue. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 The rise of the scrivener, of the notary, dates from this period. Saint Augustin As entirely as heart can think, Or scrivener can write with ink, I send you loving greeting, Thersites, my own sweeting! A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 It was at once voted a malicious and scandalous libel, and the author, William Cooley, a scrivener, was committed to Newgate. Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 In one corner was the wretched scrivener, a picture of abject terror, with chattering teeth and trembling knees, only prevented from falling upon the floor by the grasp of a stalwart corporal. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 A scrivener discharged some of the functions which, at the present day, are undertaken for us in a solicitor's office. Milton "Stay you, I pray, Master Wulf," the scrivener cried in great tribulation as his horse followed the example of its companion. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest Before I knew him, I used sometimes to meet him with a man whom I was afterwards told was Bartleby, the scrivener. Prue and I I don't want you to settle down as a city scrivener. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire His private scrivener sat beside him, taking notes of his directions, while the others stood behind in a half circle, or took snuff together in the deep recess of the window. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 The scrivener was not only an amateur in music, but a composer, whose tunes, songs, and airs found their way into the best collections of music. Milton Writing, similarly, was taught by dictation and practice, and the art of the "scrivener," as the writing master was called, was one thought to be difficult to learn. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization His father was a prosperous scrivener, or lawyer of the humbler sort, and a Puritan, but broad-minded, and his children were brought up in the love of music, beauty, and learning. A History of English Literature Now I know how you stand, I blame, you in no way that you long more for a life of adventure than to settle down as a city scrivener. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire At one side behind a low table covered with green baize sat two scriveners with great rolls of paper in front of them. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 The disinherited son went up to London, and by the assistance of a friend was set up in business as a scrivener. Milton The scrivener and the arithmetic teacher also frequently moved about, as business warranted, and was not fixed as was the teacher of the reading school. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization She was naturally illiterate, and even late in life had a fixed aversion to writing her own letters; whereas, at the age of seven, Mary had been public scrivener for the whole village. Young Lives I don't mean only in your work, for as for that I would back you against any scrivener in London, but I mean about yourself. When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire Pensive and taciturn, he picked up education at a charity-school, until apprenticed to a scrivener, when he began that battle of life which ended to him so fatally. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 Twenty years before he had begun borrowing, and among other persons had had recourse to the prosperous and saving scrivener of Bread-street. Milton A scrivener is his farrier, and helps to recover all his diseased and maimed obligations. Character Writings of the 17th Century This night we sup here; bear us company, And bring your counsel, scrivener, and the money With you, where I will make as full assurance As in the law you'd wish. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 I will myself send for a scrivener at once and give him instructions; it may well be that he would refuse to draw up such a document as that you require merely on your order. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic To the Greek, Latin and Hebrew learned at school the scrivener advised him to add Italian and French. Anne Bradstreet and Her Time He, knowing M. Ferrand only by reputation, expected to find in him a kind of scrivener, good-natured or ridiculous, the viscount figuring to himself always that men of proverbial probity must be simpletons. Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Aubrey distinctly reckons the Spread Eagle house as the scrivener's property, besides another house in the same street called The Rose," and other houses in other places." The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 Napoleon was born in obscurity, the son of a hand-to-mouth scrivener in the backward island of Corsica. How to Speak and Write Correctly "Prithee, my lord," said she, "bethink thee of the Brokah or scrivener who besought thee but yesterday to share thy stokh with him and gave thee his bond for fifty thousand sequins." The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers "Your lordship knows best," answered the scrivener, in great perturbation. The Fortunes of Nigel If Alan had heard nothing beforehand he would have taken the man for a fussy, inoffensive little scrivener who would never do more than he was bid—or less. Masters of the Guild Sir, Snare, your scrivener, will be there with the bonds. Every Man in His Humor Scarcely hearing, Berenger strode on as he had done at the last village wake, when he had rescued Cis of the Down from the impertinence of a Dorchester scrivener. The Chaplet of Pearls He was very quick, and active in his motions, absolutely doing his law work himself, and trusting to his three or four juvenile clerks for little more than scrivener's labour. The Way We Live Now So saying, he seized the scrivener by the collar, and shook him so vehemently, that he tore it from the cassock. The Fortunes of Nigel Can a scrivener, or a scrivener's hearer, be a judge of composition, style, profound reasoning, and new lights and discoveries, etc.? The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 Twelve scriveners had their tables to act as letter-writers, and sometimes as legal advisers, and great amusement might be had by those who chose to stand listening to the blundering directions of their clients. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland The other, who was a scrivener, lagged a little way behind, jeering the French gentleman and me because we had been so frightened by nothing at all as to give ourselves the trouble of walking. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini These counsels prevailed, and they turned their steps towards Chancery Lane, where was to be found every variety of legal practitioner from barrister to scrivener. Australia Felix "He is well accompanied," added the scrivener; "but yet—" "But yet—but what?" said the bravo. The Fortunes of Nigel One of them pronounced that Honore was worth nothing better than to make a scrivener of or a clerk in some Government department. Balzac Ask the scrivener To help us to its contents. The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations The more advanced pupils tried to decipher manuscript, a deed of sale, the hieroglyphics of some scrivener. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography A photograph of the first page, which the editor has procured, does nothing to show the authorship, for it is written in the hand of a professional scrivener. Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664 Well, scrivener, lend me two pieces.—Bravely done—nobly imparted! The Fortunes of Nigel Suppose a young heir, heedless, raw, and inexperienced, full of spirit and vigour, with a favourite passion, in the hands of money scriveners. History of John Bull They triumphantly related that a scrivener in the Borough, a stanch friend of hereditary right, while exulting in the judgment which had overtaken the Queen, had himself fallen down dead in a fit. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 That pettifogging scrivener in my father's house!—in my ancestors' house! The Pigeon Pie A scrivener who lived at Wapping, and whose trade was to furnish the seafaring men there with money at high interest, had some time before lent a sum on bottomry. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 "What would you have me to do, my lord?" said the scrivener. The Fortunes of Nigel Prodigious sums are spent in this lawsuit, and more must be borrowed of scriveners and usurers at heavy interest. History of John Bull Shades, that to Bacon could retreat afford, Become the portion of a booby lord; And Hemsley, once proud Buckingham’s delight, Slides to a scrivener or a city knight. An Essay on Man Shades, that to Bacon could retreat afford, Become the portion of a booby lord; And Helmsley, once proud Buckingham's delight, Slides to a scrivener and city knight. Chronicles of the Canongate Send for your daughter by your servant here; My boy shall fetch the scrivener presently. The Taming of the Shrew For God's sake, speak lower," said the scrivener; "is this a place or time to make your midnight catches heard?—But how much will serve your turn? The Fortunes of Nigel O sir, there's Trapland the scrivener, with two suspicious fellows like lawful pads, that would knock a man down with pocket- tipstaves. Love for Love: a Comedy He left me everything he possessed by a will he had had made by a public scrivener, dating from the year when we had gone to live in the Cour de Rohan. The Atheist's Mass He was a simple-looking lawyer's clerk, elevated to the extraordinary dignity of a provincial scrivener. The Count of Monte Cristo Shakespear himself tells us, through Hamlet, that gentlemen purposely wrote badly lest they should be mistaken for scriveners; but most of them, then as now, wrote badly because they could not write any better. Dark Lady of the Sonnets "Nay, gentlemen, if you threaten me," said the scrivener, "I cannot resist compulsion." The Fortunes of Nigel His spirit shone through his son, to whom he had always preached of "going out" early in life and whom he made a clerk in a sharp scrivener's office at twelve years old. Bleak House "And you have lost all, then?—Well, take this and be gone," said the scrivener. The Fortunes of Nigel "Impossible," said the scrivener, "he sets forward to Scotland to- morrow." The Fortunes of Nigel "And of resting"—continued the scrivener,—"resting a space at Camlet Moat." The Fortunes of Nigel But the scrivener, having taken fright at the late events, had left the city and absconded, so that it was impossible to discover into whose hands the papers had now passed. The Fortunes of Nigel "I see not how it can advantage you, captain," said the scrivener. The Fortunes of Nigel "Go to your desk without, child," said the scrivener. The Fortunes of Nigel Without answering a single word, the scrivener sat down, and drew in proper form a full receipt for the money proffered. The Fortunes of Nigel "My lord, I am glad—my lord, I am sorry,"—answered the trembling scrivener, who, aware of the vivacity of Lord Dalgarno's temper, dreaded the consequence of the communication he had to make to him. The Fortunes of Nigel Every body was silent for an instant; the king was first to speak, commanding search instantly to be made for the guilty scrivener. The Fortunes of Nigel Not yet down to the country," said the scrivener, "after every warning? The Fortunes of Nigel "I—I,"—stammered the surprised scrivener—"I cannot guess what you mean, sir." The Fortunes of Nigel "I—I incline to think," said the scrivener, "that the term is expired." The Fortunes of Nigel The wretched scrivener was with him that morning, and, I doubt not, urged the doting old man to this villainy, to offer another bar to the ransom of your estate. The Fortunes of Nigel Gentlemen," said the scrivener, "this security now belongs to a mighty lord. The Fortunes of Nigel Lowestoffe answered with due respect, that the scrivener had absconded at the time of Lord Dalgarno's murder, and had not been heard of since. The Fortunes of Nigel I believe we are ourselves responsible for this person's intrusion," said George Heriot; "this is the scrivener whom we desired to see.— The Fortunes of Nigel The citizen then gave the young scrivener an angel; and bidding him, on his life, be secret in all business intrusted to him, again mounted his mule, and rode on westward along the Strand. The Fortunes of Nigel The scrivener did look up accordingly, with the action of an automaton which suddenly obeys the impulse of a pressed spring. The Fortunes of Nigel He himself walked slowly till the trio were out of sight, then turned back with hasty steps to the door of the scrivener, which he had passed in his progress, knocked, and was admitted. The Fortunes of Nigel At the Temple gate he again paused, dismounted, and sought his way into one of the small booths occupied by scriveners in the neighbourhood. The Fortunes of Nigel
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