| 单词 | sic |
| 例句 | “Or what? You and your disgusting magician friends will sic your nasty hybrids on me? You shouldn’t even be here!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Whatever I say, one or the other of you is going to sic the dog on me. You’ve got me in the middle.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Wait until I'm in the arena and sic starving wild animals on me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Outside Kensington Palace, Alex takes Henry’s phone out of his hand and swiftly opens a blank contact page before he can protest or sic a PPO on him for violating royal property. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She might even be mad enough at that point to sic the cops onto me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I wanted to sic her on him, shout, “He ain’t in here, Granny! He’s in yonder with her! Go haint him!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z If you want someone laid out, sic the Knockout King on them. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But he didn’t come and he didn’t sic ’em. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z After leaping from the balcony Booth will stand tall and, in his best actor’s voice, pronounce the Latin phrase sic semper tyrannis—thus always to tyrants. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Matt says, “Yeah! Who did? And nice try, siccing the cops on us. When the whole thing was your fault! Ha-ha-ha! The hole thing!” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “Ye must forget sic things. Ye maun summon up your powers to what is difficult. Will ye do that?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I turn to Rosa and whisper, “I’m going to sic Sherlock on you this weekend.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z All the same, he disliked going to cops like Bill Koontz for help or advice because that usually meant he wound up siccing them on his own people. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I had seen old photographs of cops siccing dogs on people. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Had Henry got scared, tried to sic the FBI on me? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Los Angeles Times critics and writers guide you through the season in art, books, dance, theater, classical and pop music. Spring Arts Guide 2017: Aimee Mann, Margaret Atwood, a Pasadena theater troupe and what to watch, read and listen to this season 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z When Agamemnon’s ghost steps out of the fog one night, like Hamlet’s restless father come to sic his son on the one who wronged him, more bloodshed quickly follows. ‘Balkan Bordello’ Review: A Tragic Tale Reborn for a Time of War 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z They then sicced me on a Politico journalist who said, “I’m sure there are more qualified people here to answer that,” before making a break for it. Qatar, a country without a free press, hosts a D.C. party celebrating ... the free press 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z But as she sics her two stooges of sons on him, Lester smashes a stapler into them, drawing blood. 'Fargo' Recap: Spinning Into a New Cycle 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Later, Weinstein sicced his lawyers on news organizations, trying to prevent publication of negative stories. Perspective | Chilling tale of Harvey Weinstein’s spies shows Ronan Farrow’s reporting chops — and compassion 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z They set little traps for Hunham’s arrogance and sic their daddies on the administrators, who then bear down on him. ‘The Holdovers’ Review: Three Sad Souls Stranded for Christmas 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z What seems less clear is what, in siccing the Sparrows on Loras, her endgame was supposed to be in the first place. 'Game of Thrones' Invites You To Another Terrible Wedding 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z “No good can come from the reign of a fool,” Glinda trills, before Jester sics his flying monkeys on the legendary witch-killer from Kansas. ‘Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return’ is pretty charmless 2014-05-08T19:50:40Z “Deep down,” she tells Bullock, before she sics another addled patient on him, “we all want to eat the rich, don’t we?” 'Gotham' Recap: The Story of Harvey Bullock 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z The implications of siccing the police on a black man under false pretenses are far more horrifying than appealing to male authority to take care of a hotel booking. Perspective | ‘Karens’ try to make unequal power structures work for them 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Yet when they finally did, they didn’t behave as if African-Americans marching for their rights and Sheriff Bull Connor siccing dogs on them were moral equals. Media, morality and the neighbor’s cow: When did Ayn Rand become the Republican Party’s bible? 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z They think I sicced my fiance on them, which I didn’t, and I’m not sure how to proceed from here! Perspective | Carolyn Hax: The one thing everyone can do to be happier 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Graveyard and Ambience spend their newfound wealth as quickly as they can while MisterMenu sics goons on them to claw back his cash. Review | Finally, a novel that captures the inanity of the Trump era. It isn’t pretty. 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Let’s hope they don’t find out where you are, lest they sic their snarling dogs of arithmetic on the payroll. Class decides everything 2012-06-24T16:00:00Z Max doesn't sic goblins on his little sister but he does drag her along on his quest to impress Allison and banish the risen Sanderson sisters. “Hocus Pocus” knew what really scared us: reckless parents 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Jenny is skeptical, but agrees to fetch the Medusa-like monster and sic it on Frank if she has the chance. 'Sleepy Hollow' recap: 'Awakening' of Katrina 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z The hilariously deadpan video for that record’s sultry first single, “Never Say Never,” sicced a twerking robot upon the unprepared populace. Pop & Rock Listings for June 26-July 2 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Later, the whole world was watching as Bull Connor, Birmingham’s commissioner of public safety, sicced police dogs on peaceful protesters. The New Definitive Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The text is garnished liberally with “sic”s and symbols, typos and solecisms, spellings inconsistent and incoherent. Review | In ‘Endland,’ Tim Etchells finds squalid humor in post-Brexit Britain 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Give ‘em all plenty of guns, and … sic ‘em, boys. ‘Expend4bles’ review: The franchise returns to its violent action roots 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z He wanted to sic the IRS on his political enemies and there's good reason to suspect he succeeded. Trump knows it is time for a reckoning 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z “Right now, real wages for the average American worker is” — sic — “higher than it was before the pandemic, with lower wage workers seeing the largest gains,” Mr. Biden wrote on Twitter. Twitter declares ‘factual error’ in Biden tweet boasting about economy, wages 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z This put him in conflict with Shaw, who had once overseen the hospital, and who sicced health inspectors on Clinton’s cafeterias. They weren't caped crusaders, but these Angelenos fought corruption and won 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z “If I went in down Bardstown Road in Louisville, I’d probably get somebody that was going to either yell, scream, sic their dog on me, I don’t know — try to run me over or something.” In two states, gun violence pits blue cities against red legislatures 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Echoing language he has used to attack prosecutors investigating him, he said he would sic the Justice Department on “Marxist prosecutors offices” if he was elected. Trump, facing probes, seeks to assert dominance over GOP at donor retreat 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z The evidence was indisputable, like those grainy TV images from the 1950s and ’60s of police officers spraying water hoses and siccing dogs on civil rights activists. Review | Is police brutality just part of the job? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z They went back a decade to revive the debunked charge that a politically motivated Obama administration sicced the IRS on tea party groups. Opinion | Yes, weaponization committee. We are all out to get you. 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Top Republican senators said Thursday that their Democratic counterparts sicced the FBI on them in 2020 in an attempt to shut down their probe into how the Justice Department bungled the Trump-Russia investigation. House investigators home in on collusion between FBI, Democrats, news media 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z But the Texas policy of siccing child protective services on loving parents is undoubtedly causing more harm than it could possibly avert. Opinion | When kids consider transitioning, parents need to be involved 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z She sued producers for what she alleged were broken promises and sicced her lawyers on advertisers and publications she claimed had used her image without permission. Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Less rote, but also well within genre expectations, is the title story, narrated by the youngest member of a family that makes cursed objects and sics one of them on a greedy villain. In a Korean author's U.S. debut, uncanny pleasures rear their ugly heads 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Why someone doesn’t sic HR on him is beyond me. Review | This just in! ‘Much Ado’ set in a TV news studio is nothing but fun 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z A Florida man is accused of assault for siccing dogs on a canvasser for Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, in an attack that is being described as politically motivated. Florida man charged with siccing dogs on Rubio canvasser in brutal attack 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z They sicced federal and state Un-American Activities committees on the architect of the city’s plan, who was fired as housing director after accusations that he was a communist. L.A.’s love of sprawl made it America's most overcrowded place. Poor people pay a deadly price 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z An Orthodox Jewish homeowner has sued an Ohio city government, alleging its mayor tried to block in-home prayer meetings by siccing private investigators on him. Lawsuit: Cleveland suburb harassed Orthodox Jew for seeking at-home prayer meeting 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z He also loves punishing people of color for voting, by siccing teams of investigators on people who rarely have done anything more serious than accidentally filling out a form wrong. Ken Paxton makes a run for it: Fleeing a subpoena, the Texas AG epitomizes cowardice of GOP bullies 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Gaetz tweeted Thursday that the Jan. 6 committee is “an unconstitutional political sideshow” that is “siccing federal law enforcement on political opponents.” Jan. 6 panel names five Republicans who allegedly sought Trump pardons 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z But the presidency is too big a prize to obtain through legal harassment, which is why Trump ended up resorting to siccing a violent mob when his court abuse strategy failed. Yes, Trump supporters are victims of the Big Lie scam. No, you don't have to feel sorry for them 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z “To sic that crowd on Mike Pence and his wife and his daughter is just an unhinged direct attack on our Constitution.” Tom Rice tries to survive his Trump impeachment vote — and stay in the House 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z “When parents went to a public meeting in a public building to voice their concerns about their kids’ education, Merrick Garland sicced the feds on them,” Mr. Cotton said. Merrick Garland beefs up security for Supreme Court justices amid rising protests 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Now researchers are siccing the technology on viruses. Which Animal Viruses Could Infect People? Computers Are Racing to Find Out. 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z “Again, they already have a hard enough time getting poll workers, and now you want to sic the GBI on them. What are we doing here?” Georgia lawmakers push through election probe regulation 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z On another, she saw two young men running away as the siloviki sicced dogs on them. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z I’ll sic Houston on opponents until opponents seem to say, Just get me out of here and let me go home. Perspective | March Madness: More than ever, a fickle, vengeful beast 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The rioters Donald Trump sicced on the Capitol were still tearing the place apart on January 6, 2021, when the folks at Fox News began their effort to minimize the seriousness of the insurrection. The DOJ is aggressively prosecuting Capitol insurrectionists — and dismantling GOP lies about Jan. 6 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Gov. Mark Robinson made hay of the idea that parents protesting school boards were labeled "domestic terrorists," or, as Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley charged, had had the FBI sicced on them. Candace Owens, with bizarre observation on bear sex, leads CPAC into nonstop CRT panic 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z The attorney general has denied siccing the department on parents, saying that the memo’s focus was on threats of violence and criminal conduct, not free speech. Senate Republicans expand inquiry into DOJ school-board memo to include Education Department 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z His reward for all that loyalty was that Trump sicced a murderous mob on him on January 6. Republicans ignore Michael Cohen's warning at a cost: Blind loyalty to Trump is dangerous business 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z South African police sicced dogs on protesters at the airport, beat some with batons and pelted all — including Winnie Mandela, wife of then-imprisoned Black South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela — with tear gas canisters. Perspective | Desmond Tutu understood how sports and politics intertwined 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Researchers have found that some vertebrates such as fishes and birds enlist red blood cells for defense—and even sic them on pathogens. Red blood cells may be immune sentinels 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Otherwise, “the company may report you as delinquent,” which means it could sic debt collectors on him and trash his credit score. Column: Hertz refused to let facts get in the way of an unwarranted late fee 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Whatever the substance of his personal feud with Mitchell may be, it comes shortly after his attempt to sic his followers on a journalist after being duped by a fake Twitter account. QAnon backer Bill Mitchell and former Trump official Seb Gorka go to war amid doxxing threats 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z How rich that Cadet Bone Spurs, who spends his days watching himself on TV and puttering around in a golf cart, belittles cops who bravely took beatings from the mob he sicced on them. Opinion | Why Do Republicans Hate Cops? 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z "This is all about affluent, White residents thinking that the park is their backyard and siccing the cops on Black and Brown, poor artists," one speaker named Ash said, according to AM New York. NYC's Washington Square Park, once a hot spot for 'Friends,' succumbs to urban decay 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z No longer would each try to gain an edge by siccing governments and agencies on the other. Google and Microsoft end their 5-year cease-fire 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Sometimes, he is finding, the best strategy is “siccing an upset and motivated mother on the insurance company.” As COVID recedes, colds and common viruses are back, especially among children 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z I ask about the hypocrisy of Donald Trump, claiming to support the police and then siccing the mob on the Capitol Police. Opinion | Ex-Commish With the Dish 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z Her story carried the subhead, "Campus Reform and its publisher, the Leadership Institute, are siccing armies of trolls on professors across the country." Conservatives claim to hate "cancel culture" — but it's the heart of the right-wing agenda 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Though we see Joanna Strange, the company’s first whistleblower, her appearance is brief — and the documentary doesn’t mention that WeWork sued her, and even sicced the FBI on her. Hulu’s WeWork documentary gives us Adam Neumann and little else 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z While Trump's lawyers claimed to be defending his innocence, they no more meant that that Trump meant "peacefully" when he sicced a mob on the Capitol. Why bother? Trump's lawyers don't even offer an impeachment defense because Republicans don't care 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z But he still knows how to rouse poor people, and sic them on other poor people. American madhouse at a turning point: Is our nation finally ready to rejoin reality? 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Nelson’s repeated uses of force - at least 65 times since 2012, many of them instances where he sicced his dog on a suspect, according to court records - have been questioned in other cases. Seattle-area police officer charged with murder under new ‘deadly force’ law 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z He sicced the antitrust division on disfavored companies. Opinion | Trump’s articles of impeachment — updated 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Another official at Talladega, according to the lawsuit, “jokingly” threatened to sic the garage’s bomb-sniffing dog on Grant because she could be perceived as a criminal. Talladega Noose Incident Puts Spotlight on NASCAR’s Troubles With Racism 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z And not after he misled the public about the contents of the Mueller report and sicced handpicked inquisitors on those who conducted the Russia investigation. Opinion | How can anyone trust Bill Barr’s Justice Department now? 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z He even wants to sic the military on Americans protesting against police brutality. Trump adviser makes unfounded claim that Covid-19 was 'spawned' by China – live 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z In responding to reports of looting and vandalism in some cities, Trump employed inflammatory language suggesting that authorities would be justified in shooting looters or siccing “vicious dogs” on protesters. GOP struggles with message amid national debate over police and racial justice 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z The Latin phrase sic semper tyrannis, coined by Shakespeare in “Julius Caesar,” translates as “thus always to tyrants.” Monument at Confederate Cemetery in SC vandalized 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z But Trump’s threats this week to shoot looters, sic “vicious dogs” on protesters and dispatch the military to U.S. cities amid demonstrations against police brutality have heightened the stakes of the president’s words and actions. Trump’s threats to use force against protesters fit a long-standing pattern 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z After his evening in the bunker, Mr. Trump emerged on Saturday morning to boast that he never felt unsafe and vow to sic “vicious dogs” and “ominous weapons” on intruders. As Protests and Violence Spill Over, Trump Shrinks Back 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z His reference to “vicious dogs” potentially being sicced on protesters revisits images from the civil rights movement when marchers faced snarling police dogs and high-pressure fire hoses. Secret Service took Trump to underground White House bunker amid George Floyd protests, official says 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z The figure included a note around its neck with the words “sic semper tyrannis” – Latin for “thus always to tyrants”. Kentucky lockdown protesters condemned for hanging effigy of governor from tree 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z The unions, which represent more than five million American workers, hope to sic the antitrust regulator on a company increasingly reaching into the industries they represent. Unions Push F.T.C. to Study if Amazon Warps the Economy 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z It's even become commonplace for top GOP officials to discuss siccing the Justice Department on political opponents: Lindsey Graham is now Trump's attack dog: Sooner or later, the blowback will come 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Sure, Warren may be eager to sic her Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on your mortgage lender if you fall afoul of some obscure clause, but that’s not the problem for most Americans. Opinion | If Elizabeth Warren really wants to unrig the system, she should focus on the Dream Hoarders 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z She even sicced her fan base on them, which caused Big Machine to shut down its Nashville offices hours early last Friday. Taylor Swift's old label says she's allowed to perform back catalog on TV 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z If it didn’t get its $51,000, the company warned, it would sic debt collectors on the family. Column: His doctors ordered an emergency flight by air ambulance. His insurer won't pay 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z “There’s one story here. The president of the United States tried to sic a foreign government on a political opponent.” Biden’s Strategy for Managing the Ukraine Story 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z As with all political tactics, there is also a high risk of escalation, to the point where each side routinely sics the dark furies of social media on their opponents’ donors. Editorials from around New York 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Listen closely, and you may hear a gleeful Trump and the Republican National Committee on the sidelines whispering: “Sic ’em, Justice Democrats, sic ’em. Opinion | Democrats must support each other before it’s too late 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z The sites also featured roulette and the Chinese dice game sic bo. China has a new casino: the Philippines 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Instead, he tried to sic the media on Jason Servis, who trains Maximum Security. Baffert feeling pressure but holding strong hand for Derby 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z Seattle’s waterfront demolition show will turn twice as spectacular and twice as noisy this week, as crews sic their munching jaws on the double-deck mainline of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. With Columbia Street ramp gone, viaduct demolition turns to the double-deck mainline 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Nor will they threaten to immediately sic the police on you. Perspective | UFOs visit Washington in the season finale of TV’s ‘Project Blue Book’ 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z So why is the neighbor dead, and who would sic some globally feared and very expensive killers on a relative nobody? New in crime fiction: A fizzy thriller and an homage to Agatha Christie 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z It went viral, siccing digital mobs of so-called antifascists on the business. An Online Mob’s Faulty Transmission 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z He is young, charming and sings vallenato, a type of Colombian folk music. Colombia’s new president is burdened with political baggage 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z In the truculent spirit of this era, they sicced the Colorado Civil Rights Commission on the baker. Opinion | There will be more wedding cake cases 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Today he slanders career DOJ professionals as “deep state,” calls for prison for a political opponent, and tries to sic DOJ on a potential witness against him. Trump urges Justice Department to ‘act’ on Comey, suggests Huma Abedin should face jail time 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z He does intend to sic the “Get Out” model on other phobias and -isms. Jordan Peele’s X-Ray Vision 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The president apparently wants to be an authoritarian ruler and is “very frustrated” by his limits to sic the Justice Department on those he disapproves of. Even now, Trump's focus drifts toward prosecuting Hillary Clinton 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z But siccing the government on him was nasty. Opinion | A cake is food, not speech. But why bully the baker? 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z He’s a pretty good swordsman, but hardly a great one, and when Miike sics swarms of screaming, blade-wielding extras upon him, they do major damage before he hacks every last one of them down. ‘Blade of the Immortal’: Vengeance drives violence in Takashi Miike’s latest 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z They think I sicced my fiancé on them, which I didn’t, and I’m not sure how to proceed from here! Fiancé’s fight with family may be part of bigger problem 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z Wide-eyed and childlike, with a sweet voice and a passion for bad puns, Poppy also delights in siccing her deadly robot dogs on insubordinate employees. Review | ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ delivers a second dose of R-rated action and comedy 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The July 25 PowerPost article “Scaramucci’s business advice book may offer some lessons for his new boss” quoted one of the president’s tweets referring to the “A.G. or Special Council” without including “sic” after “Council.” Opinion | Beware the homonyms 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Perhaps no more threats to sic the FBI on political opponents. John Kelly: An adult in a childish president’s White House 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z We saw her get some of her just deserts in the season 6 finale, when she sicced Ramsay Bolton’s ravenous dogs on him. In Game of Thrones’ season 7 premiere, the Stark sisters are still savage 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Yelp elevated Mr. Lowe to the new position of director of government affairs, a job that more or less entails flying around the world trying to sic antitrust regulators on Google. Yelp’s Six-Year Grudge Against Google 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z He sicced a team of researchers on the question of political activity at the Department of Justice and at law firm WilmerHale, where Mueller had been working. Can Robert Mueller's Investigation Separate Fact From Fiction? 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z She was among the young women who persuaded the males not to retaliate when the police whipped, hosed and sicced dogs on protesters. Opinion | We can’t keep leaving black girls behind 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z As a result, the first day of the 115th Congress served as a sort of beta test of how some Republicans will react when Trump sics his media power on them. Trump takes aim at House Republicans, and they run for cover 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Receiving their message and giving an unequivocal response is preferable to siccing silence on them, such a blunt and cowardly instrument. Open it: brother’s gift could be apology 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z Hades sics Cerberus on the heroes, so their theory will soon be tested. 'Once Upon a Time': Snow White and Hercules finish a 'Labor of Love' 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Republicans sicced a private investigator on his ex-wife. Yes, Bernie Sanders can win the black and Hispanic minority vote 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z When I was a boy we had to cross through the white neighborhood to get to school, and they used to sic the dogs on me and my younger sister. 'Still a city of slaves' – Selma, in the words who those who live there 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Mike Huckabee said that he, as president, would sic DOJ on Planned Parenthood “for violating federal law and selling body parts.” Constant humiliation won’t stop them: No end to the GOP’s anti-Planned Parenthood crusade — even though it always backfires 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Manifestly, the Obama administration understands the optics of a White House threatening to sic the IRS on religious women who run loving homes for the poor and elderly. The High Court Gets Religion 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Then it’s just like — “look at that b**** who sicced her army on some weirdo.” Can online shaming shut down the Internet’s most skin-crawly creeps? 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Five witnesses said the other VA official boasted of his ability to sic the inspector general on “anyone he wanted,” according to the letter. Inspectors general feud over VA official’s alleged contract steering 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z They don’t sic dogs on you any more, but they stack so much against you that it might as well just be dogs.” 'Still a city of slaves' – Selma, in the words who those who live there 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z When someone uses social media to attack your business, your first urge, naturally, may be to sic lawyers on the critic, or otherwise try to intimidate the attacker into removing the complaint. Apartment Fines Tenants $10,000 For Yelp Reviews--4 Better Ways To Handle Social Media Complaints 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z To those who so conspire, recall the motto of revolutionaries everywhere: sic semper tyrannis—thus always to tyrants. Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories? 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z We think that it might consider siccing Hezbollah on Israel. Is Hezbollah Preparing a Large Assault on Israel? 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z I imagine that China will not resort to arbitration courts or to friendly negotiations when Putin tries to sic his environmental authorities, investigations commission, or tax police on his Chinese Communist Party partners. Putin's Reaction To Sanctions Is Destroying The Economy And China Won't Help 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z They generally squabble and do their best to sic the IRS on someone else. When Payroll Taxes Pyramid It Means Penalties, Even Jail 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z It was telling that he did not glare at the man or sic his caddie on him, but instead silently endured the abuse for 15 holes. Rory McIlroy Rediscovers a Patient Passion for Golf 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Liberals generally distinguish the legitimacy of siccing government on businesses from their abhorrence of government intrusion through their even greater abhorrence of mammon. American Politics Is Split On Morals, Not Religion 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z You did not need to criminalize them, because you could make them criminalize themselves—and then you could sic the law on them. Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet [Excerpt Part One] 2013-06-18T16:45:00.147Z The urkaryote, then, would represent a line of descent distinct from that of the prokaryotes, in accordance with the basic phylogenetic dichotomy. Archaebacteria: The Third Domain of Life Missed by Biologists for Decades 2013-01-01T00:45:00.170Z Whether it's effective to try to sic fish on fish is unclear, but the strategy remains a heavily debated topic in the scientific literature. Scientist at Work Blog: For the Social Wrasse, News, Good and Bad 2012-12-17T17:38:48Z I know, wherever you are, the surf is sic, the powder is perfect, and your smile is beaming. Obit for a Fallen SEAL 2012-09-13T22:45:00Z The man said, “I’m going to ask you one more time, and I’m going to sic the dog on you,” according to Anthony. Crime Scene: Robbed in Queens by Men With a Weapon at the End of a Leash 2012-07-21T04:13:32Z To repeat: 93 federal agents were sicced on Clemens for a simple statement he made before Congress about what he put in his body while playing baseball. Roger Clemens trial: Government overstepped its bounds 2012-06-19T18:28:00Z Letter XI This concluding Letter calls but for slight remark,—of many portions we feel O si sic omnia! Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z This word I can make no sense of, but sic originale; I take it to be redundancy of the carver. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 109, November 29, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-25T02:00:04.460Z What was I, or my generation, That I should get sic exaltation? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z I took her in my arms; the bairnie smiled, Wi' sic a look, wad mak a savage mild. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Gingrich offers a much more conservative tax plan, along with crowd-pleasing ideas like his plan to sic federal marshals on “radical” liberal judges. Mitt Romney's Sweet Spot: Just Conservative Enough 2012-02-09T22:35:28Z Wad ye keep the door barred on sic a nicht as this, if there's onybody outside i' the wind and rain? The Bushranger's Secret 2012-02-09T03:00:14.847Z While he was thus carried in Procession, a Master of the Ceremonies went before him, burning Flax three times, calling out aloud at each time to him, Sancte Pater! sic transit Gloria Mundi: i. e. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z "What is the matter, ye keepers all, Or what's the matter within, That the drums do beat, and bells do ring,95 And make sic dolefu' din?" English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV 2011-12-28T03:00:36.217Z But it's almost always like that; sic vos—you know the rest. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z It’s a pity he came out on sic a day, and him no weel. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z And another time: "A treaty is only valid rebus sic stantibus, if the situation is the same as when it was concluded; if the circumstances change, it becomes invalid by the very fact." Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z Let me explain to you, that only the strange and fatal misfortunes of our ancient family—"sic transit gloria mundi," sir. He Who Gets Slapped A Play in Four Acts 2011-11-11T03:00:27.467Z He hit a record sic home runs in the series. 2011 ALCS Game 6: Texas Rangers swamp Detroit Tigers to clinch World Series berth; Nelson Cruz is MVP 2011-10-16T04:32:59Z "O I am neither the queen," she said, "Nor sic I seem to be; But I am the Lass of Lochroyan,35 Seekin' Lord Gregory." English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) 2011-10-14T02:00:24.023Z “This is the fourth frivolous complaint in 12 months from a highly ideological group that wants to sic the IRS on its opponents,” said Jonathan Collegio, a Crossroads spokesman, in a statement. Rove, Burton Political Groups Are Subject of IRS Complaint 2011-09-28T21:25:03Z "This is the fourth frivolous complaint in 12 months from a highly ideological group that wants to sic the IRS on its opponents," spokesman Jonathan Collegio said in an email. Watchdogs target tax-exempt campaign money 2011-09-28T15:59:06Z For sic semper thy refrain, and thy motto e’er shall be, Let tyrants wear the chain—I am—I will be free! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z Wow, sirs! gin ever I saw sic a man! Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride 2011-09-12T02:00:28.290Z "It was," he said, "sic a terrible noise." Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How 2011-09-09T02:01:03.123Z "What is the meaning o' this, sirs?" said Robin Paterson, his voice half-choked with agitation; "what has my son done, that ye choose sic an untimeous hour to bring a warrant against him?" Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z There's ancient men at weddings been, For sixty years or more; 155 But sic a curious wedding-day They never saw before. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) 2011-08-12T02:00:17.607Z The moment the sixth revolver shot had sounded, he removed his hand, and shouted, "Forward, good dog; go sic 'em!" and the two rushed off in the direction of the sounds. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z Never since I was born did I ever see sic brazen-faced impudence! Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Si sic omnia dixisset, tho' he had approached no nearer to the Original than This; my other Criticisms upon his Translation had been spared. The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718) 2011-05-19T02:00:05.527Z The Martin Act has succeeded in siccing state law enforcement on financial wrongdoing, particularly during periods when the federal government’s enthusiasm for such work has waned. Wall Street’s Sheriff Needs Many More Deputies: Rory Lancman 2011-05-03T23:04:13Z "When great matters do be brewing, a man's ain life is sic a wee sma' thing, he'll no haggle over it!" The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z Now, wad ye be but advised and leave him to me, I would play him sic a plisky as he shouldna forget till his dying day. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z I never saw a man in sic distress. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z His heart on high honóur was set, And him contened in sic manére That all him loved that war him near. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z O wha could prudence think upon, And sic a lassie by him? The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z No sooner do we plan to go by sea than this honest farmer offers to take our horse off our hands, and names a price I'd nae be sic a fool to ask, mysel'. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z "Ay, but sic a woman," said George, and shook his head. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z An’ even their sports, their balls and races, Their galloping through public places, There’s sic parade, sic pomp an’ art, The joy can scarcely reach the heart. The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z Si sic omnia,—and the press had never registered his defects nor railed at his vanities. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z He was a sic a man, ye ken, an' he didna want to greet—eighteen he was, ma wee bairn. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z "Oh, sic a geek she gave her head, And sic a toss she gave her feather; Man, saw ye ne'er a bonnier lass Before, among the blooming heather?" The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Are ye sic a reprobate as to deny the words o' the Scripture, sir? The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z And frae his harp sic strains did flow Might rouse the slumbering dead to hear; But oh! it was a tale of woe, As ever met a Briton’s ear! The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z If I say ‘sic ’em’ to the boys you know what’ll happen. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z Then, of course, there is the hardball tactic of siccing the professionals on deadbeats — a policy that the report suggests under the section heading “Implement More Strategic Use of Collection Agencies.” New York City Is Owed $100 Million 2010-07-21T00:50:00Z If the bankers’ association is so exercised about this, why not sic the credit union regulator, the National Credit Union Administration, on USA Fed? Your Money: Credit Unions Beckon With Open Arms 2010-06-18T23:40:00Z My Leddy, I am unco grieved to see you in sic a plight. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z It’s so much simpler to sic a few men on the job. The Idyl of Twin Fires O Nanny, Nanny!" said she, wringing her hands, as she entered the domicile, "sic a night as I've passed? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 What want ye?" said the old man, angrily, as he entered; "away, ye disgrace o' kith and kin, and dinna let the shamefu shadow o' sic a ne'er-do-weel darken my door! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 Had I sic wife, upon my word, I'd twist her chanter in a tether. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 A' at ance, there cam sic a blast as was never seen nor heard afore nor since, at the Windy Hill. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 "Till, in a social glass o' strunt, They parted off careering On sic a night." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Oh, may never descendant o' mine deserve or meet wi' sic a fate! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 I had never heard her voice hae sic a sound afore, save the first time I drew up to her, when it was rather sharp than agreeable. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 "Were it even possible that I did," says she, "do ye think that I wad be sic a born fool as to tell ye?—Atweel do I no!" Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 She, good soul, when the first surprise was over, said "she hardly kenned her bairn in sic a fine gentleman." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 A law plea never can fail, surely, in the hands o' a man wi' sic a power o' suggestion as ye hae. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 "Oh, sic a nice young felly!" said Mary enthusiastically. The Spy in Black Lassie, how could you propose sic a thing?” The Little Minister And we fixed it up t’gether to kinda sic the Dutchman on. Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher At last one said to the other 'Profecto formosa puella;' whereupon my sister answered 'sic satis;' then were they much afraid, fancying that she had also understood their former amatory talk. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. "I wadna like to see our darling poet in sic a place as this." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 Glad wad I be to gang myself, if I were na too auld for sic a far-going. Donalblane of Darien How have you sic an ill will at the minister?” The Little Minister When you come to face death, many years from now, please the God, you'll find it no' sic' a fearful thing. The Land of Strong Men She asked further how could one say 'rather so:' he replied, 'sic satis.' Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. And out and laughed the popinjay, A laugh of bitter scorn: “A coortin’ done in sic’ a way, It ought not to be borne!” Rhyme? And Reason? Also "seasonable" replaced by "reasonable" with the removal of that sic, as well. The Statute of Anne “The woman there’s been sic talk about in connection wi’ the minister? The Little Minister Rebus sic stantibus, what's the use of talking about quantitative and accentual verse, as if they were really two kinds of verse? The Voice and Spiritual Education "Why, man, 'an my feather had said sic like words to me, I should have gone stark staring mad with fear and sheame." Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. The serving-men and serving-maids Sat by the kitchen fire: They heard sic’ a din the parlour within As made them much admire. Rhyme? And Reason? Sic ’em, sic ’em!” he shouted joyously, and forthwith ran for his life. The Orphan We warstled through that winter, God kens how, and it’s near a pleasure to me to think o’t now, for, rain or no rain, I can never be reduced to sic straits again.” The Little Minister Dear me," he went on soliloquizing, "I'm sure Brechin's no sic an out o' the way place. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Wow, Jenny! can there greater pleasure be, Than see sic wee tots toolying at your knee; When a' they ettle at,—their greatest wish, Is to be made of and obtain a kiss? Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series To see her is to love her, And love but her for ever; For Nature made her what she is, And ne'er made sic anither! The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes The days of Robin Hood and his merry men are over lang syne; and this is no' the country for ony sic doin's. Elsie in the South “In the tail o’ the day I says, ‘You needna bother; he’ll never wear them,’ and they sounded sic words o’ doom that I rose up off the chair. The Little Minister Enough if we know what we have to do 'rebus sic stantibus.' Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians If at my feet were crowns and sceptres laid To bribe my soul frae thee, delightful maid, For thee I'd soon leave these inferior things To sic as have the patience to be kings.' Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series How it comes let doctors tell, Meg grew sick—as he grew well; Something in her bosom wrings, For relief a sigh she brings; And O, her een, they spak sic things! The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes But ne'er a one a club could handle, Play sic a game, or haud the candle, To that auld limb o' sin, the rip, Who had me in his ugly grip. A Golfing Idyll or The Skipper's Round with the Deil On the Links of St. Andrews Mr. Urquhart was in sic a ravel after it that when he gies out the first line o’ the hunder and nineteenth psalm for singing, says he, ‘And so on to the end.’ The Little Minister Preserve us a'! saw ye ever sic an alteration as has come owre Sandy Crawford! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 11 Abelard, too, started from tradition; but he discovered that the statements of the various authorities are very often in the relation of sic et non, yes and no. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" "O, sic a geek she gave her head, And sic a toss she gave her feather; Man, saw ye ne'er a bonnier lass Before, among the blooming heather?" The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin, Volume 1. Being the Conclusion of the Littlepage Manuscripts The national State may for the time being limit its absolute sovereignty by international agreements, but any such agreements are only conditional and temporary—rebus sic stantibus. German Problems and Personalities ‘Weel, then,’ says he, ‘dinna vote for him, for my experience is that there’s no folk sic idiots as them that looks like geniuses.’ The Little Minister "I feel," said Michael, "as if I were going to a foreign land, there is sic a farewell sadness upon me." Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters Is sic a man a meet burden for a fir wuddy, my Lord?” Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative He had merely used “so-called” as a term indicative of contempt, like “sic,” forgetting that he was not addressing the readers of the British Bolshevist. Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings First of them was ra’ and weet, The second of them was sna’ and sleet, And the third of them was sic a freeze, The birds they stickit upon the trees. Rhymes Old and New : collected by M.E.S. Wright He daurna do sic a thing, else his shop would be gutted. Young Barbarians They're coming," he cried, "in thousands o' thousands; never sic a force has crossed the Border since the day o' Flodden Field. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters It’s no like a lad that could write sic a letter, to perjure his soul. The Eye of Dread Life, Jock, is full o’ sic calamities, and we are all for the maist part at cross purposes. Graham of Claverhouse Then he spoke: '"This water it is deep," he said, "As it is wondrous dun; But it is sic as a saikless maid, And a leal true knight can swim." The Balladists Famous Scots Series I think I see ye writin' an essay on the history o' the Romans, or sic like trash. Young Barbarians "Consider," said Sauners, a little dourly, as if he meditated rebellion, "that this is the season of December; and where would ye hae me to gang in sic a night?" Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters What’s an old woman like me wi’ only one sound leg and a pair o’ crutches, to go on sic’ like a journey?” The Eye of Dread Some say that her father had some compunction in handing over his daughter into sic cruel hands. Graham of Claverhouse Sic him, you big red rascal, sic him! Old Man Curry Race Track Stories But I had still five hundred pounds, and sic fend as I could make, to help what they brought to me. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI "Are ye no frighted, Marion, to speer sic a question, when ye think how ye left them, and what for ye did sae?" Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters When I went to bed, the mistress, desiring me to ‘go ben,’ attended me with a candle, and assured me that the bed was dry, though not ‘sic as I had been used to.’ Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 Eh me, ... sic an endless fund of humor and drollery as he had then wi' him. Lady of the Lake "Hut tut, sic like havers!" was all he said, and motioned with his thumb over his shoulder towards his next-door neighbor. 'Lizbeth of the Dale ‘Then, Walter,’ says I, ‘what is mine the day is to be yours the morn, I may say; and it would be a pity to lose sic a bargain.’ Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI "He's no sic a fool as to be angry that I am wi' my sister." Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters So he plans it, Performs it, perfects it, makes amends75 For the toiling and moiling, and then, sic transit! Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning “Weel, was it not worth toiling up yon weary stair, to get sic a glimpse as that, of the brave auld town?” said honest P. Gregg. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life What, set her ashore to sic the British Navy 121 on us? The Pagan Madonna How did ye let sic a bargain slip through your fingers?’ Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI I stricked her wi' my ain hands, and sic a corpse I never handled. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 He broke off to hum:— “‘Now Johnnie, troth, ye werena blate, to come wi’ the news o’ your ain, And leave your men in sic a strait, so early in the morning.’ A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 An’ is it to sic a dunderheid that the lives of eighty-five human beings are to be entrusted?” Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life They are like the wild bees who go on making honey which they never can eat, proving sic vos non vobis to be a physical necessity of their own contriving. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II Diana! hae ye been sic an idiot?’ and, rushing out o’ the house, ran to the bank. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI By a simple sic jubeo it posits a disorder which is an "absence of order." Creative Evolution Sic a man as thou wad be, draw thee to sic companie. The Proverbs of Scotland Mamma! for gudeness sake, come here, an’ look at this ugly, blear-eyed, bandy-legget child!—I never saw sic an object in a’ my life!’ Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life A necessary provision with regard to the notorious clause rebus sic stantibus. The League of Nations and its Problems Three Lectures “He asked me to bear him company and carry his luggage to Leith, and I couldna refuse sic a favour to the braw knight.” Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI "To change the song slightly,— 'To see it is to love it, And love but it forever; For Nature made it what it is, And ne'er made sic anither.'" The Opened Shutters The death o' his first wife made sic a hole in his heart that a' the lave slippit easily through. The Proverbs of Scotland He's a great man for gathering gowans and other sic trash. The House with the Green Shutters Race, a product of natural development, 10;not to be confounded with Nation, 13, 14.Rebus sic stantibus, proposal for dealing with the clause, 69.Religion, wars of, 10. The League of Nations and its Problems Three Lectures Think ye not shame Before strangers of all estates That sic dishonour hurt your name? Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets Canova intended a monument for him, but after his death his design was executed and put up in this church, but for him, and not for Titian, the reverse of ‘sic vos non vobis.’ The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Is there, then, that o’er his French ragout, Looks down wi’ sneering, scornful view, On sic a dinner? A Poetical Cook-Book Never mind about the money; you deserve something, going so suddenly after sic a long service. The House with the Green Shutters Jeemie was in my shop when the lassie Tosh cam for him, and I never saw a man in sic a state. A Dominie in Doubt Ah wanner folks hasna better use for their time and money, at sic a time 's this.' Between the Lines Page 12: Bartholemée sic Page 15: Bartholemée sic Page 36: The text of the second footnote on this page is missing in the original edition of the book. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life Eh me," says Shortreed, "sic an endless fund o' humor and drollery as he then had wi' him! Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) But there's no fear of thon lady falling into sic a snare. The Northern Iron Mistress Jean she was makin' the elder-flower wine; "And what brings the Laird at sic a like time?" The Book of Humorous Verse “I hope he has a gude wife, for sic men are rare, and they should be well taken care of while they are here.” Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow “But I ken he will na do ony sic thing—he is an honest fellow, and if he likes me it is for what I am, and not for where I live.” Janet McLaren The Faithful Nurse The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam' o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. The Ontario High School Reader Then there was the night when I proposed for your hand and you sent me to your pa, and he said if I ever come near again he'd sic the dogs on me. Colonel Crockett's Co-operative Christmas Is it likely this Ridley, who don't know sic' 'em, got so far away from the beaten trails alone? Oh, You Tex! Mistress Jean she was makin' the elder-flow'r wine; 'An' what brings the Laird at sic a like time?' English Songs and Ballads “Oh, but to be sure a puir body like o’ me could na’ do sic a thing as that,” she exclaimed, rather aghast at the very idea of such a performance. Janet McLaren The Faithful Nurse Mrs. Maroney heard the noise, and opening her window, said; "Sic, sic; good fellow, sic." The Expressman and the Detective And what want ye wi' sic a bonnie bird? The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century I don't know sic' 'em about the things they like. Oh, You Tex! "And sic a nicht for you bairns to wander on the hill," said Simon. The Gold Of Fairnilee "Well, don't choke over it when you do get it," says I. "And if you ain't ready to sic the police on us we'll be trotting along back." The House of Torchy The very craws might be ashamed o’ sic a noise!” Hunted and Harried The chance to sic you onto him is too good to miss. Every Man for Himself Hills and dales, covered with plantations, sic fruits and flowers, and a plenty of Scotsmen. The Three Lieutenants It was jist my luck to miss sic a grand ploy. Doom Castle But if I keep on tacklin' all the odd jobs she sics me on to, I'll be able to qualify pretty soon as a boss carpenter, a master plumber, and an expert electrician. The House of Torchy "London has lent the king £25,000 sic, scarce enough to buy a dozen points," wrote a contemporary. London and the Kingdom - Volume II I took her into the bed, but it was an hour afore she could tell me onything, she was in sic a state. A Window in Thrums “A gude ale-posset wad set her better,” said Meg; “however, if it's your will, it shall be my pleasure.—But the like of sic a gentleman as yoursell never entered my doors!” St. Ronan's Well A suspicious young stranger," says I. "I sicced him and Mr. Dowd on each other. Torchy As A Pa They thought King James and a’ his men Had won the house wi’ bow and spear; It was but twenty Scots and ten, That put a thousand in sic a stear! Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series Did you ever hear o' sic a man? My Man Sandy We 're lifted to know oor laird 's a General, and that he's gotten sic honour. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers “Saul of my body, sir,” said the Captain, “gin ye promulgate sic doctrines amang the good company, it's my belief you will bring somebody to the gallows.” St. Ronan's Well "If they do I'll sic Splash, my dog, on 'em," said Bunny. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony Then foul fa' the hands that loose sic bands, And the heart that would part sic love; But there 's nae hand can loose my band But the finger o' God above. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Did you ever hear o' sic a man? My Man Sandy Did you ever hear sic words out o' the mouth o' a man? Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers They thought King James and a' his men Had won the house wi' bow and spear; It was but twenty Scots and ten That put a thousand in sic a stear! Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys How it comes let doctors tell, Meg grew sick—as he grew heal; Something in her bosom wrings, For relief a sigh she brings; And O, her een, they spak sic things! The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language I kiss my bonnie baby, I clasp it to my breast, Ah! aft wi' sic a warm embrace, it's father hath me press'd! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Sandy lookit at the bell; an' you never saw sic a face as he put on. My Man Sandy An' to care for the praises o' sic worms as me! Alec Forbes of Howglen Finally, however, the irate—sic—skipper and his crew of five clambered into their dingy as ordered by the commander of the submarine. Our Navy in the War After a moment he mechanically spat on a clam-shell and requested Davy to 'sic' it. In Search of the Unknown Oh, no, no, no!" the wee bird sang, "I 've flown sin' mornin' early, But sic' a day o' wind and rain!— The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century You never saw sic a row as there was. My Man Sandy And he pat me into sic an unchristian temper o' dislike to him and a' the concern, that I ran to my city o' refuge. Alec Forbes of Howglen How death and starvation came o'er the hail nation, She wrought sic mischief wi' her twa pawky e'en. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century I’m thinking wi’ sic a braw fellow, In poortith I might make a fen’; What care I in riches to wallow, If I maunna marry Tam Glen? The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham An inn I inquired out, a lodging desired, But the landlady's pertness seem'd instantly fired; For she saucy replied, as she sat carding wool, "I ne'er kept sic lodgers in auld Auchtertool." The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century And e'en their sports, their balls, and races, Their galloping through public places; There's sic parade, sic pomp and art, The joy can scarcely reach the heart. Robert Burns How To Know Him Eh me," said Mr. Shortreed, his companion in all these Liddesdale raids, "sic an endless fund of humour and drollery as he had then wi' him. Sir Walter Scott (English Men of Letters Series) It's no for young ladies to be sending sic messages to a gentleman, when he hasna so much as said the word "love." A Dozen Ways Of Love O why should Fate sic pleasure have, Life’s dearest bands untwining? The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Woe is me! and can it then be, That poverty parts sic companie? The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Kyle-Stewart I could braggèd wide have challenged For sic a pair. Robert Burns How To Know Him It is very good of the priest and yourself, sir, as well as our neighbors aboot, to take sic an interest in us. Up in Ardmuirland Upon my word, I didna ken ye; ye are sic a swell.' The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow O why should fate sic pleasure have, Life’s dearest bands untwining? The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham "No sic a pairson here," was the reply, accompanied by a vigorous effort to close the door. Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' He was imperious in the sense that his life was conducted on the sic volo sic jubeo principle, and that everything gave way before him. Life of Charles Dickens To see her is to love her, And love but her forever; For nature made her what she is, And ne'er made sic anither! The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation Clyde smiled across the camp-fire at me and said, "Gin ye had sic a lass as I hae, ye might blither." Letters of a Woman Homesteader What ails ye now, ye lousie b——h, To thresh my back at sic a pitch? The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham But when they conquered Carthage, and begun =sic= to taste the fruits of wealth, their ground-work altered by degrees, and the superstructure became less solid. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged And under this conviction I got up and covered the glass, in which I felt sure I should presently "see sic sights as I daured na tell." Records of a Girlhood I wonder, now, was it for my sins or his ain that the lad has sic auld world notions? Winter Evening Tales "Gin ye had sic a mon as mine—" I began, but Mrs. O'Shaughnessy said, "Gin ye had sic a mon as I hae." Letters of a Woman Homesteader The little swallow’s wanton wing, Tho’ wafting o’er the flowery spring, Did ne’er to me sic tidings bring, As meeting o’ my Willy. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham And, last of all, they wrote with a spirit of party, and a prediliction =sic= in favour of Rome. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged I'll tear your e'en out, first, ye—" here followed a volley of expletives not fit to be reported here—"before ye s' all bring me to sic an open shame! The Lost Lady of Lone "You better go, man, before I bring my father to sic our dog on you," he exploded, and before I could stop him his thin little legs went trundling down the garden path toward home. The Melting of Molly "To leave the steading in sic a spot is no to be thought on," sighed the Laird, as he spent his second wish in undoing his first. Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales This is, in my opinion, more poetical than “Ne’er made sic anither.” The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham A scruple of conscience, least =sic= the missionaries should be destroyed, turned the scale in favour of retaining the trade of India!! An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged "I will na submit to ony sic indignity," screamed Rose, with an additional torrent of very objectionable language. The Lost Lady of Lone She never thocht o' sic a thing happening in her family. The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner Aweel, damsel," he added aloud, "ye speak feelingly and properly, and as a daughter should speak, and we respect your feelings—provided they be sic as ye represent them. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest When in my arms, wi’ a’ thy charms, I clasp my countless treasure, O, I seek nae mair o’ Heaven to share Than sic a moment’s pleasure, O! The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham They stood then, and for long after, as if it =sic= were alone in the world; their revolutions, and the rise, prosperity, and decline of other nations, are all represented. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged When I showed how I found mercy, her only answer was, "But you were not sic a sinner as me.'" The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne The use of sic and of square brackets is reserved to indicate evident slips of the pen, obviously incorrect, unclear, or incomplete phrasing and punctuation, and my conjectures in emending them. Mathilda Gude faith! the lass maun be a potent witch to exercise sic influence, and we wad fain see the effect she has on you when near. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest I would like her lassiehood to be bright and free frae cares, as if there had never been sic a woman as me. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood Ministers did not chuse =sic= to venture on an additional tax on land, and, consequently, stamps were augmented and extended, as were also duties on windows. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged "Wad ye insinuate that I associate wi' sic trash as that?" Christmas with Grandma Elsie Once the lad asked ye for money, and ye wouldna trust him wi' it; and now ye are in sic a hurry to send him after a wife that he maun neither eat nor sleep. Scottish sketches Now, madam, what amends can you make me for countenancing your son's passion for sic a strumpet? The Man of the World (1792) "I doubt there's no sic work," she answered, but he told her not to be so sure. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood It is to this, in a great measure, the augmentation of vice and mendicity =sic= is to be attributed in nations, as they become wealthy and great. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged "That auld dog o' mine always barks at sic a troop o' mendicants," remarked Cousin Ronald quietly. Christmas with Grandma Elsie We-el," answered Dicky thoughtfully, "now that ye mention it, I believe I did see sic a pair, or twa very like them, no later agone than yesterday afternoon. Stories of the Border Marches Ah! 'tis pity, sir, a great pity now, that you did nai get a Mogul, or some sic an animal, intill your clutches. The Man of the World (1792) And then Ogilvy will put on sic airs that there will be no enduring him. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood In the Fourth Book =sic - there is none=, a mode of doing this shall be attentively taken into consideration. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged Dougal's ane o' the gamekeepers, ye ken—sic a braw fellow—sax feet three. A Noble Life Here quiet they lie, in hopes to rise one day, Both solemnly put in this hole on a Sunday, And here rest——sic transit gloria mundi! The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 Your aversion! your aversion, sir! how dare you use sic language till me? The Man of the World (1792) "I'm no sic thing!" cried the old lady. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood In such uncommon and unexampled circumstances as the present, it is impossible to forsee =sic= what may happen, yet it is scarcely possible to suppose things will remain as they are. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged Ne'er a word o't" "That was great lack o'respect on the part o' Captain Bruce, and he sic a pleasant young man; and Helen, too. A Noble Life "I'll sic Grandma Brown on him again if he bothers me." Judith of the Godless Valley I never heard of sic an a scoundrel. The Man of the World (1792) "It was queer you made sic a mistake!" said Corp to Tommy. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood Taxes on property are forced taxes; on consnmption =sic=, they are generally, to a certain degree, voluntary, though not always so. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged Then, with the air of one about to communicate a novel idea,— "And sic as ye gie, sic will ye get, frae him." The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance There and then, before half a score of interested customers, the elder gave the young minister "sic a through-pittin' as he never gat in his life afore." Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 Your string of horses? zounds! we must prevent that at all events:—that would be sic an a disgrace. The Man of the World (1792) "I ken no sic house," said Corp, "except Aaron's." Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood Nobody will dispute that there are of all those descriptions maintained at pressnt =sic=; and, therefore, all that can create a difference of opinion is about the proportions between the three. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged Johannes Faber sic cogitavit would be no enticing preface to a book, but an accredited name gives credit like the signature to a note of hand. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell Woe is me; and can it then be, That poverty parts sic company? Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 "O I am neither the queen," she said, "Nor sic I seem to be; "But I am the lass of Lochroyan, "Seekin' Lord Gregory." Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition They cost a sic, and I have just—" "Na, na," said greedy Birkie, "I'm no to be catched wi' chaff. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood And the meanest family, taken in this way, does proportionably =sic= more buying and selling than the richest state, taken in a body. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged "There are realities that if words are used to describe them people will sic the men in white coats with their strait jackets on the verbose culprit." Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America The reply was somewhat startling--"It's no the day to be speerin' sic things!" Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character "Now, God forbid, my auld father, "That ever sic a thing suld be! Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition "I dinna ken; but these messages about Generals and sic'-like bodies—" At this moment, as ill-luck will have it, the Signal Sergeant appears breasting the hillside. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand Ministers acted as if they had been the colleagues of of =sic= the economist Turgot; but, when prices fell, the language was changed, and new regulations were made. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged I canna think hoo ye heard sic a story, but it's got to be stopped. Wee Macgreegor Enlists "Indeed is't, minister, and I grudge it upon the grave o' sic a scamp." Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Now a' you lords of fair England, And that dwell by the English border, Come never here to seek a wife, For fear of sic disorder. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition If you can skin, that puppy, why, sic 'em, Towse! and the devil take the hindmost! The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On Would be better managed if parents were aided by govetnment, =sic= 94.-- An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged I can tell ye I was surprised to see a dacent-like chap like you sae chummy wi' sic a bad character as him.' Wee Macgreegor Enlists How is it he is in sic a state? Tommy and Grizel None thought, when sic a strike was called, of hoo those laddies in the trenches wad be affected. Between You and Me George, you take the doll when I sic Baldy onto Oolik, and give it to the kid, an' come back quick. Baldy of Nome Has been in general wrong understood =sic= by writers on it, 98, 99.-- An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged Ye'll come back and see me, I reckon, before----" "And are we to part in this way," said Jeannie, "and you in sic deadly peril? The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction Of course there's no sic woman," he said artfully, "but if there was, he would mak' it a' right. Tommy and Grizel We know—it's been proved a thousand times ower—that a man can rise above sic trouble. Between You and Me Every treaty of alliance presupposes the rebus sic stantibus; for since it must satisfy the interests of each contracting party, it clearly can only hold as long as those interests are really benefited. Germany and the Next War The discovery of a bettar =sic= method of curing herrings by the Dutch is hurtful to it, 47. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged And I was thinking his heart was as hard as the nether millstane, and him in sic danger on his ain part. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction So, ye see, as soon as I got the siller, what does I do but sits down and writes her a letter—and sic a letter! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII I've seen sic a laddie get into a 'bus or a railway carriage. Between You and Me Moreover—wonder of wonders for transatlantic fiction!—the author is able to write about children, and the contrasted lives of rich and poor city dwellers, without lapsing into sentimentality, O si sic omnes! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 24, 1917 Let =sic= out at interest, loses; laid out to buy land, gains in a country growing rich, 163.-- An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged I'd hire me the best computer hacker I could get my hands on and sic him on the targets of my interest. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel You see, for all their plumb nerve in comin' so far, the most of them didn't know sic 'em. Arizona Nights There's nae sic a thing as writing a song easily—not a song folk will like. Between You and Me Old Scotch was by far the easiest dog I ever saw to sic onto anything he wanted to get onto. The Life of Me; an autobiography England considered as excelling all other nations for manufacturers =sic=, 200.-- An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged Let every man and woman here set about their ain business, as if there was nae sic thing as marquis or master, duke or drake, laird or lord, in this world. The Bride of Lammermoor His life sic noble lives recalled, Little's he knew it. New Poems I think there's usually a leaven o' Scots in sic a audience; just Scots enough so I'll ha' a friend or twa before I start. Between You and Me He was so accustomed to the word sic 'em, and he had become so easy on trigger, he was off and away before the full word was spoken. The Life of Me; an autobiography There =sic= situation with respect to wealth and power previous to the discovery of America, 49.-- An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged But commodity does not serve at present for such our meeting, which, therefore, shall be deferred until sic time as we may in all mirth rehearse those things whereof we now keep silence. The Bride of Lammermoor Wen I seen him first I thought he'd like to sic the dog on me, an' there he comes along an' tells 'Maw' to pass me a hand-out like this! The Mucker And then, when they've begun tae go to work in sic a fashion, soon the whole toon will begin to want to look weel, and the streets will look as fine as the front yards. Between You and Me In this particular case, a "sic 'em" started the fight and the "stop that" ended it. The Life of Me; an autobiography TREATIES, the best observed, have been those founded on equity add =sic= mutual interest, 186. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged The devil's in the peddling tub-coopering carl!" muttered Caleb, in all the envy of astonishment; "it's a shame to see the like o' them gusting their gabs at sic a rate. The Bride of Lammermoor So he plans it, Performs it, perfects it, makes amends For the toiling and moiling, and then, `sic transit'! An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry Above their heads might be traced in scroll, "Lee Victor sic voluit." Woodstock; or, the Cavalier Of course, he had us humans to keep him company, but there were no other dogs about the place to accept any of the commands to sic 'em. The Life of Me; an autobiography It was when the republican frenzy in France was at its most desperate height, and whom =sic= the whole of civilized Europe appeared to be in danger. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged You'll have to sic some other poor devil on this glittering proposition of yours. The Fortune Hunter The walls all round me failed and faded into infinity; I went up the ladder to my bedroom as Montrose went up the ladder to the gallows; sic itur ad astro. Alarms and Discursions The Sovereign Power who nature rules Hath said so be it But poor blip' mortals are sic fools They canna see it. Old Portraits, Modern Sketches, Personal Sketches and Tributes Complete, Volume VI., the Works of Whittier Whether the command was "sic 'em" or "stop that," Old Scotch usually responded immediately. The Life of Me; an autobiography A man becomes dependant =sic= on charity for existence; and, though able to work, eats the bread of idleness, and that without being in fault. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged "Ma lord ... we never thocht o' this ... an' sic a road." A Doctor of the Old School — Volume 5 And for wantin sic like as me, gien God never has need o' a midge, what for dis he mak sic a lot o' them?' Heather and Snow "It sticks til him only in sic minds as never saw the lovely greatness o' God." Salted with Fire Bishops 'ut sic' are not secular princes, must not seek for it; but some secular princes may be Bishops, as in Germany and in other places to this day they are. The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Dr. Adam Smith amused himself in his inquiry into the causes of the wealth of nations =sic= in a similar manner, by a hypothesis concerning the taxation of the British colonies. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged Deacon now, bless ye, or archdeacon, and some sic botherment, and his daughter is to be married to yon slip of a curate with the rabbit mouth and the heather legs. The Christian A Story And, eh, sic a bonny reid and white as it was! Heather and Snow Bread full o' alum and bones, and sic filth—meat over-driven till it was a' braxy—water sopped wi' dead men's juice. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography Twa craft a sailing without hand to guide them, in sic a place as this, whar' eyesight is na guid enough to show the dangers, bodes evil to a' that luik thereon. The Pilot It is highly prejudicial to the nation; and, if there were no moral evil attending it, if the feelings of the poor were no object, =sic= the rich ought to attend to it for self-interest. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged He pointed out, also, among the carved work a nun's head of much beauty, which he said Scott always stopped to admire—"for the shirra had a wonderful eye for all sic matters." Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey The ropes they brak, and the top-masts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam' o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn. Ballad Book I got grieving to see the wicked in sic prosperity. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography Eh me, sic an endless fund o' humour and drollery as he had wi' him! Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived They neither excel in arts, nor in science; phisically =sic=, they are inferior in utility, and their minds are less instructed. An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged "It's a guid prognostick to feel hungry after sic a crack o' the head," said the chieftain, smiling, and I thought with a twinge what a handsome, wholesome sight he made. The Yeoman Adventurer Ah, what sair cruelty is this, To hang sic handsome men! Ballad Book "Ma lord … we never thocht o' this … an' sic a road." Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush Saw ye ever sic legs? an' sic a neck? an' sic a heid? an' sic fore an' hin' quarters? The Marquis of Lossie He wad never start in sic a win'! Malcolm "If our debtors were a' sic honest gentlemen as I believe you to be, Garschattachin," replied the Bailie, "conscience! we might save ourselves a labour, for they wad come to seek us." Rob Roy — Volume 02 "Robbed! wha wad do sic a deed here?—Murdered! od ye speak pretty blithe for a murdered man—Put in fear! what put you in fear, Mr. Dousterswivel?" The Antiquary — Volume 02 He can read fevers like a bulk, but he never cam across sic a thing as the Drumtochty constitution a' his days. Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush But I doubt, I doubt, I have been beguiled! for what mortal ee ever saw sic a race as the tide is risening e'en now? The Antiquary — Volume 01 "The deevil roast them 'at laid me sic a trap!" she said. Malcolm Baron of Bucklivie, May the foul fiend drive ye, And a' to pieces rive ye, For building sic a town, Where there's neither horse meat, Nor man's meat, Nor a chair to sit down. Rob Roy — Volume 02 Because my lord has been in sic a distress and surpreese as I neer saw a man in my life. The Antiquary — Volume 02 Every treaty or promise made by a state, Treitschke holds, is to be understood as limited by the proviso rebus sic stantibus. Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) "Dear brother, how can you speak of sic frivolities, when you have had sic an escape from the craig?" The Antiquary — Volume 01 "Wha but ane was ever fit to lead sic a life 's that?" Malcolm "You are ill," he said at length, after he had spoken twice without receiving an answer; "this day's wark has been ower muckle for ane doubtless unused to sic things." Rob Roy — Volume 02 I rushed in and grasped her gown, and drew her out and carried her on my shouthers—I could hae carried twa sic then—carried her to my hut, and laid her on my bed. The Antiquary — Volume 02 Fate sure does sic tribulations on me at every turn of the road. The Sorrows of a Show Girl He got a dog just to sic him on me! Tutt and Mr. Tutt "Can onybody sleep till sic a time o' day as that?" exclaimed the youth. Malcolm To misguide strangers, and forbye a', my ain natural cousin, that had showed me sic kindness—I wad rather they had burned half the Lennox in their folly! Rob Roy — Volume 02 Ha, ha, ha, good dog--sic 'em, boy. Beautiful Joe An Autobiography of a Dog Why, mon! sic a heathenish dress as ye have on till ye has nae been seen in these pairts within the memory o' mon. Dracula's Guest "Nay, there ye hev me fast;—but what brings ye here this mornin'?" said the old woman, resting the end of her ladle on the little counter; "I never trouble sic like chaps as ye." Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine There canna be muckle nourishment in sic a thin soil, but there maun be something that agrees wi' them. Malcolm "Aweel, cousin, sic being the case, and Mr. Osbaldistone here being a prudent youth, and a safe friend—I'se plainly tell ye, ye are breeding up your family to gang an ill gate." Rob Roy — Volume 02 Nay, more;—perhaps Cheese itself is but Chalk, in its incipient stages of development,—with the tenantry already secured, however, that make it so lively inside.—Si sic Omnes. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 33, November 12, 1870 And if sic a thing suld happen as ye speak o', ye sall see the sincere professor, as ye ca' him, towed at the stern of my boat for a few furlongs. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 And are we to part in this way," said Jeanie, "and you in sic deadly peril? The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Maybe there's no sic a thing, but yon's unco like ane. Malcolm "Then sic a flyting as there wad be between them, a' about Whig and Tory," continued Jenny. Old Mortality, Volume 2. An' preserve's a'! what set ye lauchin' in sic a fearsome fashion as yon? Warlock o' Glenwarlock Ah," she said, "an all Scotchwomen were sic as thou but it was our luck to get born devils of thy country, I think—every one worse than t'other. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 "Ay, troth is he, to king and country baith, as ye sall hear," continued the orator, "if ye will come in bye to our house, for it's safest speaking of sic things inter parietes." The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 But na, it's no fit for sic a bonny goon as that. Malcolm He felt that he had done very well by a dog that would have torn him to pieces if encouraged by the merest whisper of the words "sic 'im!" Quill's Window But," he went on, "I canna but believe them something better, they come til's in sic a time o' sair need. Warlock o' Glenwarlock My mother leads sic a life, wi' turning night into day, that ane loses a' count o' the days o' the week, and disna ken Sunday frae Saturday. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 Somewhat indignant at this burst of tender feeling towards the author of her misery, Jeanie could not help exclaiming—"O Effie, how can ye speak that gate of sic a man as that?" The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 But deil o' sic a story as yours, wi' glamour and dead folk and losing ane's gate, I ever heard out o' the tale-books! Guy Mannering — Complete There are few youths have sic true judgment as you, respecting the wisdom of their elders; and, as for this fause, traitorous smaik, I doubt he is a hawk of the same nest. The Fortunes of Nigel "Did Grannie mak mention o' sic a door?" he asked himself next, and could not be certain of the answer. Warlock o' Glenwarlock What would my father or Reuben Butler think if I were to tell them there are sic folk in the world? The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 "It was nae sic thing," said Madge, whose unretentive memory let out, in the eagerness of contradiction, all that she would have most wished to keep concealed, had her judgment been equal to her inclination. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 But still later it was drained off and turned about its business, as either a profitless nuisance, or a too costly ornamentation: sic transit, etc. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria It is important that no set of persons should be able, even temporarily, to make their sic volo prevail without asking any one else for his consent. Considerations on Representative Government It's no at the schuil I wad think o' sic a ploy. Warlock o' Glenwarlock It's hard to say why will the Doctor get himself in sic a state aboot mere numbers. The Imperialist The Duke of Newcastle having demanded to know with what kind of shot the guard which Porteous commanded had loaded their muskets, was answered, naively, "Ow, just sic as ane shoots dukes and fools with." The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Mistress Jean was making the elder-flower wine— 'And what brings the Laird at sic a like time?' The Chaplet of Pearls Mr. Urquhart was in sic a ravel after it that when he gies out the first line o' the hunder and nineteenth psalm for singing, says he, 'And so on to the end.' The Little Minister There was the auld laird himsel'; he was ane o' sic. Warlock o' Glenwarlock You can sic that inspector on 'em the first thing to-morrow morning, if he gets here on time. Bar-20 Days So the three braw King George's sodgers that had dune sic graund things at Waterloo took the quickest road through the meadow. The Lilac Sunbonnet "Aye, sic a place for decent folk," returned the drunken body, shaking her head. Roughing It in the Bush In the tail o' the day I says, 'You needna bother; he'll never wear them,' and they sounded sic words o' doom that I rose up off the chair. The Little Minister ‘She wasna that auld,’ returned the merchant gravely; ‘but she had led sic a life as falls to the lot of nae wife in this country.’ A Modern Telemachus Her device, upon a Petasus, or Mercurial hat, a crescent; The word; "sic laus ingenii"; inferring that the praise and glory of wit doth ever increase, as doth thy growing moon. Cynthia's Revels Hence the 'sic sinuerunt Fata,' will dash the fatalist ahead, and embolden him to knock down friend or foe, so as to carry out his conceit. The Eureka Stockade |
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