| 单词 | simpleton |
| 例句 | He laughed his strange simpleton’s laugh, and set about discovering how the five pieces of leather came undone. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The king's own fool, the pie-faced simpleton called Moon Boy, danced about on stilts, all in motley, making mock of everyone with such deft cruelty that Sansa wondered if he was simple after all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It could also be argued that the name implied that only a simpleton would believe the Ptolemaic system was correct. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Then she is a greater simpleton than I ever believed her. What is the foolish girl about?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Frederick takes one look at Powell and misjudges him as a simpleton. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “They didn’t mean well. The older one is an unpleasant conniver like her mother and the younger one is a simpleton. It never entered their heads to mean well.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Listen,” he said slowly, as if explaining to a simpleton. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Orr was a happy and unsuspecting simpleton with a thick mass of wavy polychromatic hair parted down the center. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It’s not like I’m some simpleton who doesn’t know anything about life. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Straining for a new disguise of servant and simpleton, I sucked on my fist and stared about vacantly. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Most, he was beginning to dread the curtain that might waver in his brain, blacking out the sense of danger, making a simpleton of him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Nothing could get him out of a beating now, not even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Maribel had the kind of beauty that reduced people to simpletons. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “But she does help him on, as much as her nature will allow. If I can perceive her regard for him, he must be a simpleton indeed not to discover it too.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Even a simpleton knows there’s two roads to Haven,” he says, his voice calm and silky, almost smirking but not quite. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I know I sound like a simpleton but it's true. Shirley Manson celebrates return of Garbage 2012-05-24T14:07:06Z Cohen reveals that far from eschewing any potentially embarrassing connection with their "simpleton" offspring, the Victorians tended rather to dote on them. Family Secrets: Living With Shame from the Victorians to the Present Day by Deborah Cohen – review 2013-01-26T15:00:01Z It means that writing for posterity and writing for simpletons can sound exactly the same. Books of The Times: ‘Ready for a Brand New Beat’ Looks at a Martha Reeves Oldie 2013-07-04T22:52:12Z Life is pitiless and strange; only simpletons look for neat meanings. Sex, Drugs and Marxism in ‘Class’ 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Real teenagers tend to be turbulent, questing, contradictory, but the Drums' prelapsarian ideal seems to be a lovesick simpleton. The Drums: The Drums 2010-05-27T14:29:00Z But many of the people involved seem to be louts and simpletons, in thrall to conspiracy theories so outlandish that ordinary people can’t even imagine what it might be like to believe such codswallop. Perspective | The danger of right-wing mobs is real. Fencing at the U.S. Capitol won’t help. 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z The only one of them who seems immune to negative feedback is Kyle, a happy-go-lucky, shallow simpleton whose unflappable confidence drives his co-workers crazy. "Party Down": The best comedy you haven't heard of 2010-04-17T22:59:00Z He lives at the very borderline between simpleton and genius. TV review: Bank of Dave; Case Sensitive 2012-07-12T21:00:05Z But it's also the type of suggestion a grasping simpleton would make, someone who knows the letter of the law but doesn't respect what it's there to protect or prevent. "What We Do in the Shadows" prepared us for the disbelief that met the latest Jan. 6 indictment 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Instead, “Adieu Godard” rehashes regressive stereotypes, taking potshots at a mute “simpleton” and turning Shilpa into a vessel for a muddled, moralistic lesson on misogyny. ‘Adieu Godard’ Review: A Poor Imitation 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Courtney Love recommends using mnemonics, saying it was something even a simpleton like herself could use. Cultural Studies: Computer Passwords Grow Ever More Complicated 2012-06-22T20:21:40Z Tom challenged me to a simpleton tech test. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Is he as tech-savvy as he thinks he is? 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Characters with disabilities are often cast as villains, superpowered by disability, victims, the butt of a joke or simpletons rather than fully realized humans. From "Only Murders" to "Sex Lives," disability onscreen is improving but "still not enough" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z In it a simpleton named Bobo, to amuse a princess, is sent to find impossible things: a white crow’s feather, a glass of dry water, a square wheel. The Storybook Marriage of Alice and Martin Provensen 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Adam Hugill is similarly amusing as the defender Harry Maguire, who is portrayed as a lovable simpleton — not the sharpest tool in the box, but solid and dependable. ‘Dear England’ Review: When Soccer Success Becomes a Moral Victory 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z That's why Logan let the boy into the family circle in the first place; as the simpleton more idiotic than his idiot children, what's the worst damage he could do? Cousin Greg was the feckless joke of "Succession." Now he's the idiot who abets democracy's fall 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The potentially uncomfortable episode in which Isabella is pursued by a wealthy simpleton is handled brilliantly thanks to Harry Melling's outstanding performance as the idiot, peering voyeuristically up his victim's skirt. Review|Theatre|Women Beware Women, Olivier, London|Michael Billington 2010-04-27T23:29:00Z "Either they don't look at you or they look at you like 'hello'," she says, imitating the condescending tone reserved for small children and simpletons. Singer Ren Harvieu's second chance 2012-05-14T00:52:15Z Little Johnny visits Georgia and experiences a whistlestop encounter with the happy simpletons of rural black America. How to ruin other classic movies by inserting Tom and Jerry 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z "I would be a real simpleton to not think that there was an effect on my career based on Ms. Heard's words, whether they mentioned my name or not," he continued. How Johnny Depp's and Amber Heard’s careers have been impacted by the mutual abuse claims 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The principals are all good; I have been a fan of Newton since "Ugly Betty," and remain one; Torrence brings some soul to his simpleton. 'Weird Loners' on Fox has promise despite warmed-over premise 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The cottage-dwellers must perforce become entangled, for want of any other outlet; the odd simpleton will provide a frisson of disturbance. An Inventory of Heaven by Jane Feaver – review 2013-06-14T15:01:01Z Bruce plays straight man to Mike Judge's sniggering simpletons in one of the stupidest, most childish and most consistently funny animated films of all time. Bruce Willis: five best moments 2013-02-17T14:57:44Z Other splendid performances in the Briers repertoire were aired once and forgotten, including the relentlessly upbeat simpleton Godfrey Spry, the star of 1993's If You See God, Tell Him. In praise of … If You See God, Tell Him 2013-02-18T21:52:22Z Melody is such a simpleton that the mockery she elicits not only feels cheap but it undermines any credibility in Liam's romantic attachment to her. Chutzpah and humor temper message 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z On the borderline between simpleton and genius … Dave Fishwick If there is any justice in the world, a star is born. TV review: Bank of Dave; Case Sensitive 2012-07-12T21:00:05Z When I try to be nice they look at me like a hopeless simpleton. Why are L.A. people so mean? 2012-12-20T01:00:00Z As the simpleton Lymon, Fisher occasionally goes too hokey, especially when it comes to his Southern drawl, but is endearing nonetheless with his dopey physicality and witless expressions. ‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: August Wilson’s Phantom Notes 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z It’s time to stop shaming vodka drinkers as a bunch of flavor-dumb simpletons bleating for hard alcohol. Vodka, the Disraeli of spirits “Anyone not in television to become a millionaire is a simpleton.” Robert Vaughn, Who Starred as Napoleon Solo in ‘Man From U.N.C.L.E,’ Dies at 83 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z She is sympathetic to his rationale, of course, and castigates her ex-boyfriend as a “simpleton” for not understanding it. ‘Billions’ Season 1, Episode 8: Bobby the Profiteer 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z His laconic Australian drawl saw him often cast as a slow-witted simpleton who could serve as the butt of his co-stars' jokes. Australian actor Bill Kerr dies 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z Dom, a simple soul or maybe a simpleton, asks for a moped and a lifetime supply of gas. Movie Review: ?The Fairy? With Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel 2012-02-23T22:39:43Z An inarticulate simpleton, he gets bullied by his obnoxious brothers, forced to make them dinner. In ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre,’ Sympathy for the Devil 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z But Catherine, unlike her new husband, is no simpleton. "The Great" is the cheeky post-enlightment balm we've been waiting for 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Being There 13: An aging simpleton with a child’s understanding of the world is presented as a presidential candidate — and wins! Style Invitational Week 1304: What if you could wonder . . . whatever? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z He does an admirable job navigating Mel Gibson’s Freudian preoccupations—martyrdom, faith, blood, guts—without making Doss too much of a simpleton or a saint. Oscar Spotlight: The Actors 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Shopkeepers from a different class, they horrify the sensibilities of Ryota, who sees them as bumbling simpletons incapable of rearing his son. Agonizing family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival 2013-05-18T14:00:57Z In one essay, Berry described a lesson learned in military school: “Take a simpleton and give him power and confront him with intelligence — and you have a tyrant.” Moments in Reading That Salvaged an Often Sour Year 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z The “New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English,” defines it as a shortened version of simpleton, so the phrase’s original meaning is rooted in calling someone stupid. A Short History of ‘Simp’ 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z The only smile is on the face of a simpleton. Critic?s Notebook: Put Yourself in the Story of Passover 2011-04-17T23:21:25Z The Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni famously depicted them as quarrelsome, if good-hearted simpletons, getting into brawls for trivial reasons. ‘Little Venice’ Finally Gets its Moment 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z My arms are for baring, my charms appear for sharing With each gullible simpleton. Style Invitational Week 1291: Film flam — movie anagrams 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z I’m the perfect simpleton: I never see the twist coming! Samantha Irby: By the Book 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z DeSantis is a smart guy trying to run as a simpleton. Nikki Haley is the best Trump alternative | David Brooks 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Claudius had survived palace intrigues because he walked with a limp and spoke with a pronounced stutter; he was widely considered to be a simpleton, whereas he was actually highly intelligent. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The media mogul dismissed Trump as a crude, bombastic simpleton even before The Donald got into politics. Murdoch to Trump: You’re hired? | Horsey cartoon 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Appealing to the racist stereotypes of the age, they argued that Mr. Joseph was too much of a simpleton to have committed high treason. A Black Man Went to Australia for Gold, Then Stood Up for Democracy 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The Dominion documents have revealed that Fox views its audience as uninformed simpletons who are so wrapped up in their own hatred of fellow Americans that they cannot bear to hear about inconvenient facts. Dominion lawsuit makes clear exactly how the Fox News feedback loop works 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z And not in the simpleton type of way. Sounders open season with easy 4-0 win against Rapids 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Turning what could have been merely a simpleton into a lost soul, Keoghan’s work here is vivid and heartbreaking. Oscars 2023: Actor power rankings 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z As a physician, he felt the anti-abortion lobbyists were "skirting around" serious health care questions that the law's language fails to address and instead were presenting "a simpleton's message." “Hide behind the skirts of women”: Inside an anti-abortion meeting with Tennessee GOP lawmakers 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Everett skewers classic Southern novels that portray Black people as childlike simpletons in need of the assistance of white folks. Meet Percival Everett: 5 novels that showcase the L.A. writer's enigmatic style 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z At times, she portrays Trump as a simpleton; after the white-supremacist march in Charlottesville, Va., staff secretary Rob Porter urged the president to speak out about history and “heritage.” Review: Yes, we already know who Trump is. Here's why Maggie Haberman's book still matters 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Like Gump, a good-hearted simpleton, who travels through milestones in US history - the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal - Chaddha's life takes him through the cultural and political turnpikes of 20th-Century India. Laal Singh Chaddha: How Aamir Khan adapted Forrest Gump to Bollywood 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Far from being simpletons, the Davids maintain, prehistoric people were often socially self-aware, creative, experimental. Ancient Peoples Teach Us That We Can Create a Better World 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Poor grammar and spelling aside, these fecal releases usually make no sense and appear to be the mutterings of simpletons who've ingested tainted hallucinogens. Dumbass nation: Our biggest national security problem is America's "vast and militant ignorance" 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The gang, whose name is Haitian Creole for 400 simpletons, has grown increasingly active, according to Gédéon Jean, director of the Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights in Port-au-Prince. American missionaries and family members kidnapped in Haiti by ‘400 Mawozo’ gang, groups say 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z OK, maybe home delivery of vaccinations is the silly fantasy of an impractical simpleton — one who grew up, however, in an era of home doctor visits that worked great. Come on, government. It shouldn't be this hard getting COVID-19 vaccine into people's arms 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z “Is it fair to say that at current supply, in simpleton’s terms, that at current supply, it’s a 22-month window maximum?” the senator asked. Florida to begin statewide appointment system for vaccine 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z There are various explanations of the word’s origin, with some claiming it’s a rather unsavoury acronym, but it seems more likely that it’s a shortening of “simpleton”. Pandemic, lockdown and Megxit: the most influential words of 2020 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z A butcher and a simpleton climb a beanstalk to a giant and a hen that lays golden eggs. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant was thought a taciturn simpleton. 5 great things Biden has already done 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z The Xis and Putins of the world mock us, all the while knowing that the self-seeking simpleton in the White House will “make deals” with them on his own behalf. Opinion | Trump’s betrayal of American greatness 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z He may have been seen as a visionary by a few, but many more dismissed him as a simpleton. Commentary: Why Satie? Why now? How one composer embodies our time of loneliness and angst 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z If he really believed the OAN report, the president is a credulous simpleton. Opinion | Twitter is our window into Trump’s shriveled soul 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z For those unaware simpletons, the brilliant minds behind the hit movie “Airplane!” Blu-ray and DVD TV reviews: ‘Police Squad!’ and ‘The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour’ 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Entertainment Weekly debuted some early stills from the movie Tuesday, featuring everyone’s favorite teen simpletons all grown up. 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' first look: The Keanu Reeves-aissance continues 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z It’s a simpleton’s view of the world, but in this case the simpleton has a five-hundred-ship Navy and sixteen hundred nuclear warheads at his disposal. How John Bolton Got the Better of President Trump 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z A simpleton leaves his foster family, acquires a girlfriend and invents slip-proof eyeglasses. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Yes, we may be simpletons, but when it comes to state government, fix the pensions, then make do with what you’ve got. Kentucky editorial roundup 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Yes, better to just forget the past like a simpleton, Sven. Emmett Till’s Murder, and How America Remembers Its Darkest Moments 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The flip side of the Lost Cause mythology the monuments embody is that black people were irresponsible simpletons depicted by blackface characters. Opinion | Who Northam was; where we are 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Yes, as president he is uninformed, intellectually not curious, ignorant, but he is not a simpleton – as far as vital matters of self-preservation are concerned. Trump and Russia: The Weasel-in-Chief 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z No sports journalist is paid for correct predictions, and only a simpleton would judge him by that standard. Newsmakers 2018: The biggest lesson learned from this year's Ryder Cup - Golf Digest 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Robert Mueller, the special counsel, is a strategic mastermind cornering a gang of simpletons watched by a peanut gallery of gawkers and hecklers. After Cohen's guilty plea, the threads of Trump Inc are fraying | Richard Wolffe 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z “We are a superpower run by a simpleton. From a foreign policy perspective, this is far worse than being run by a skilled liar.” Opinion | Are liars really worse than simpletons? 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Here is the increasingly evident reality of the Trump era: We are a superpower run by a simpleton. Opinion | We are a superpower run by a simpleton 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z "She was a great beauty and my great-aunts thought she had "caught" him. They thought my father was a simpleton and had been ensnared." The family tensions that taught Julian Fellowes about class 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Call us simpletons, but we would like to offer some novel suggestions for a solution: Through bipartisan leadership bring everyone to the table. Kentucky editorial roundup 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z While lines like “Is there a TV upstairs? I like to watch” ring true, not all simpletons are harmless. Hair Force One: which films best describe the Trump era? 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Michael Gerson’s Sept. 7 Friday Opinion column, “A superpower run by a simpleton,” revolved around two fundamental claims. Opinion | Are liars really worse than simpletons? 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z If you derive even the smallest amount of amusement from Oliver’s book you are a simpleton and probably a homophobe. An 'unqualified lesbian' like Cynthia Nixon is just what New York needs | Arwa Mahdawi 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z Until the 21st century, birds were largely dismissed as simpletons. Why Ravens and Crows Are Earth’s Smartest Birds 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z I’m the sort of simpleton who remains mystified by the controls of our car’s electronic displays, six months after my wife, Mary Ellen, bought it. Plumbing Problem Shows Powers and Limits of 3 Tax Programs 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Before my league began, five years ago, a fellow like me would be forced to join some simpleton mainstream sports site and pick a handful of golfers each week irrespective of teams. The details of the world’s best fantasy golf league, previously secret, have been leaked - Golf Digest 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Which is worse: Foreign policy in the hands of a skilled liar or foreign policy in the hands of a simpleton? Opinion | Are liars really worse than simpletons? 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Repik replied, “It’s nice to feel like a simpleton who has the FSB behind him.” In the crowd at Trump’s inauguration, members of Russia’s elite anticipated a thaw between Moscow and Washington 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z The signs refer to black people as “simpletons,” ”dumb” and “stupid monkeys.” U of South Carolina officials investigate racist signs 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Both constituents of Ms. Gillibrand’s and supporters from around the country lashed out, calling her an opportunist, a bully, a simpleton, a betrayer, a big disappointment. Kirsten Gillibrand and the Whiplash of #MeToo 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z But because we are not complete simpletons, we should also celebrate proper defensive cohesion, and liberate ourselves from tedious debate. Make football great again: five cosmetic tips for the beautiful game | Daniel Harris 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Back then, if you sat staring at your phone screen on a Tube platform, people thought you were a simpleton; there was nothing to look at. Dumbphone! Can I survive modern life with the original Nokia 3310? 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z A fopdoodle is defined online as a stupid or insignificant fellow, a fool or a simpleton. Tom Watson labels Boris Johnson a 'cheese-headed fopdoodle' 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z “It’s ‘Star Wars,’ ” Toby said, as if to a simpleton. “Signal” 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z But now that art has become life, and we are suffering a real presidential impersonator who actually believes politics is for simpletons, well, now I’m really angry. Trump believes politics is stupid — and it shows 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z In the now deleted tweet, Mr. Giangreco wrote, “@brucearthur so obvious, so disturbing .America exposed as a country full of simpletons who allowed this cartoon lunatic to be ‘elected,’” according to a screenshot obtained by ChicagoCityWire.com. Mark Giangreco, ABC sportscaster, suspended after calling Donald Trump a ‘cartoon lunatic’ 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Depending on where you stand, he's a simpleton or deceptively clever; crazy or crazy like a fox. When Jimmy mussed Donny and other instances of TV softballing Trump 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z What matters much more are his motives, and for now they go far beyond the notion that he’s a simpleton. Don't assume Trump is dumb. He knows exactly what he's doing | Richard Wolffe 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z "Because of this, I initially assumed that Mamaw was an unreformed simpleton and that as soon as she opened her mouth, I might as well close my ears," he noted. Required Reading for Education Reformers 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z I was so lucky to be born in 1968 and come of age when people didn't assume I was a hysterical simpleton. Could Women Be Trusted With Their Own Pregnancy Tests? 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z They were nowhere to be seen until after when then they proceeded to tell us simpletons why it happened. Why the ‘Brexit’ Warnings Don’t Seem to Be Working in Britain 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z “Noor is a simpleton. Things happen around her and she is not aware of it,’’ she said. In the West Bank, Orlando gunman's widow is remembered as sheltered, simple — 'our flesh and blood' 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z In her works, virtuous women navigate among bounders, rakes and simpletons to find matches worthy of their love. Whit Stillman’s Sense & Sensibilities 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Perhaps I am a simpleton, but I am a practical simpleton. Dozens of Women Vanish on Canada’s Highway of Tears, and Most Cases Are Unsolved 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z A candidate who would speak to us as rational adults rather than simpletons whose votes can be bought. The world of digital diatribe: What happened to rational discussion? 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Into this mess of stubborn realities steps a simpleton with a simple message: Make America great again. Donald Trump’s asymmetric warfare 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z In the film, a simpleton gardener is cast out of his dead master’s house and almost becomes President of the United States on the strength of his homespun sayings. The Astonishing Rise of Jeremy Corbyn 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Butt—a simpleton with a steroid abuser’s high-pitched voice—becomes infatuated with Alice, and professes his love while holding her at gunpoint. A Pakistani Novelist Tests the Limits 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Perhaps I am a simpleton, but I am a practical simpleton. Dozens of Women Vanish on Canada’s Highway of Tears, and Most Cases Are Unsolved 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Gail: I don’t want to sound like a total simpleton, but you could just change the rules and block that “legal tax avoidance” you’re worrying over. What Are We Voting For? 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Who would want to place such a financial simpleton in charge of the US budgeting process? The End of Marco-mentum 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z The hillbilly is no simpleton, no bumpkin, though often dismissed as such in popular culture. This is why Donald Trump’s winning: The GOP thinks their base is backward — now they’re showing them who’s in charge 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Of course, some simpletons might suggest that the Super Bowl challenges our sense of taste and proportion, and I'm simple enough to appreciate that. Fan of the House: Welcome to the Super Bowl, where nothing is out of bounds 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z The "market" is a little like the British Royal Family: a bunch of useless, inbred simpletons, putting on a show for the peasants and living it up on their money. Stock Market Ends Sharply Lower as Worries About Economy Surface 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Remember, as far back as 2008, he ridiculed the simpletons who “cling to guns or religion.” On gun control, the president is just pretending 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z You have said that in contrast to the complicated characters you play, in real life you are a simpleton. Idris Elba reflects on playing a TV detective in 'Luther' and a commander of child soldiers in 'Beasts' 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The man in charge of trafficking antiquities for most of 2014 was described in a letter between militants as “a simpleton who can’t manage the division.” The Real Value of the ISIS Antiquities Trade 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z This guacamole debate, on the other hand, is just further proof of and warning against the bourgeois simpletons attempting to ground our country into a bland mush. There's no reason to debate guacamole. It's already gentrified beyond good taste | Jeff Winkler 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z It’s weird they’ve managed to create such a good atmosphere without the aid of some simpleton blasting out chart music over the PA system. Slovenia v England: Euro 2016 qualifier – as it happened 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Then, as now, that president was portrayed as a simpleton, a buffoon and a coward. A rising insurrection against Obama 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Perhaps those who cannot function at such high levels of intellectual rigor should be referred to as knaves and simpletons. Lowbrow terms applied to high-caliber minds 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z So, sometime late last year, Abu Sayyaf took on the simpleton’s responsibilities in addition to his own. The Real Value of the ISIS Antiquities Trade 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z As political theater for simpletons, it was a persuasive idea that many in the media bought into. Why the Laffer Curve Makes Sense to Revisit 40 Years Later 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z It’s weird they’ve managed to create such a good atmosphere without the aid of some simpleton blasting out chart music over the PA system. Slovenia v England: Euro 2016 qualifier – as it happened 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z It was a very dark, very weird, very twistedly funny look at some painful chapters in American history, with no more insight offered beyond what our simpleton hero would understand. Love It Or Hate It, 'Forrest Gump' Is Worth Celebrating 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Comparing it to a newer model, he said the car "was a bit wrong" and "looked like a simpleton". Top Gear: A vehicle for controversy? 2014-05-02T15:31:21Z From then on, upper class simpletons didn't get jobs in the civil service. The ancient Chinese exam that inspired modern job recruitment 2013-07-22T23:41:08Z Maybe because I am a simpleton and sometimes can only process what I can see – the actual sky, rather than invisible cyberspace in which data blips through fibre-optic cables. When states monitored their citizens we used to call them authoritarian. Now we think this is what keeps us safe 2013-07-03T19:00:00Z Some believe it is a simpleton, able to detect basic sensory characteristics like light, color, and motion, but not able to read words for meaning or recognize what a picture is. Your Hidden Censor: What Your Mind Will Not Let You See 2013-06-11T11:45:00.317Z Because it's a lie to scare simpletons to buy more guns. The NRA's Slippery Slope Strategy To Fight Background Checks 2013-04-12T11:05:52Z Everyone knows the reason us simpletons subscribe to have the Fiver magically appear in our junk-infested inboxes is to have a healthy dose of football knowledge lobbed unceremoniously into our eyes. The Fiver 2012-08-21T15:17:14Z The next remarkable trait in his character was a mixture of honesty and roguery, which left him many doubts in his own mind as to whether he was by nature a knave or a simpleton. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z I was obliged to tell Bannister the truth; and, no sooner had I done so, than he made me realise what a simpleton I was. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z He was a simpleton for his pains; and you must not mind my being plain enough to say it. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z Now, on reflection, beginning to see things in their normal sizes, I called myself a simpleton. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z A changeling or elf child, Ð that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Me!" screamed Mrs. Marks, "Is it me you are worriting yourself about, you simpleton? It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z They must be no dullards nor simpletons, who would enter into the Divine Master’s plans; no triflers, no creatures of sentiment and impulse, who are to be the agents of His will. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Why, you saucy piece, you must think us fine simpletons to try for to come over us with that story. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Do you think I concern myself about you, simpleton? The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z As a child's card-built house tumbles down when the table is shaken, so down went one of the prettiest little castles-in-the-air, that ever simpleton built out of cards of his own shaping. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z Hold your tongue, you simpleton," said his wife, "and give me the ale here; you've been a precious time drawing it. It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z "If that simpleton of a Billy could see the parson eat apples, she would change her opinion about him," remarked Etheridge. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Do not beggars find, agreeably to our divine precepts, wherewith to live at the expense of the simpletons who labor? Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z The possibility of getting off at the other end had never occurred to me; and so I had made such a simpleton of myself. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z An aged simpleton in a smocked frock, the clown of the country-side, danced a jig before an ale-house; a stray bullock gazed patiently at him from a pound. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z He fairly laughed his brother into the belief that he was a deluded simpleton; that the suicide was a stage device got up by Phebus and the victim. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z And what a simpleton she not to have foreseen and parried such a stroke. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Fear not the consequences of your complaisance; your husband is a simpleton; by visions and dreams we can make him believe whatever we desire. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Mary, what a simpleton you are, to be out in this rain!' A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z It was to such a person, and not to the unpretending simpleton, that Solomon applied his often quoted aphorism: "The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z "If it were only to show this simpleton—" The angry thought was in her heart. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z This despised Galicia, the province of simpletons, is literary in its own way. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z The confounded simpleton said it belonged to him! The Unpublishable Memoirs 2012-02-03T03:00:18.447Z Lady Rich shook her rose-coloured ribbons, a girlish simpleton of forty summers. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z They were his rooms; taken for himself, not for her; and if she had not been a greater simpleton than ever broke loose from keeping, she would have come away, then and there. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z He was not in the least put out by it, as she had feared he would be; only told her she was a simpleton for not having told him before. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z "In telling this story twenty years hence, Mr. George, you will say, What a simpleton I should have made of myself, if that cautious old lawyer Brightman had not been close and stingy!" The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z Indeed he puzzled Ugolino many times, and both Innocent III and Honorius III were never quite sure whether they had to do with a simpleton or a saint. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z The poor fellow, evidently something of a simpleton, is probably the victim of sharp practice occasionally. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z John, jon, n. a proper name, one of whose diminutives, John′ny, is sometimes used in slang for a simpleton or a fellow generally.—ns. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Often when I would have resigned myself, like a simpleton, to merited reproof, did she, with a bold flight of imagination, interpose, and bear me through in triumph. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z The barber is a cunning fellow; he has cheated you, like a simpleton as you are.” Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z “Come, Mr. Levi! you are no simpleton; you may as well tell me—no one shall be a bit the wiser—for I will know.” Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Possessing natural gifts, and the heir to a large fortune, he frittered away his mental resources, wasted his patrimony, and often committed acts worthy of the simpleton or lunatic. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Look only at their zeal against pantheism; will any simpleton believe that it proceeds from conviction? The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z My cousin is not what he seems; he is no simpleton, but a very presuming fellow; if you give him an inch he takes an ell. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z “You would be transformed into a marble statue!” exclaimed the prince; “you must take me to be a simpleton to believe this nonsense.” Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Domitian dismissed them—made no reply—but treating them with contempt as simpletons, commanded them to be dismissed, and, by a decree, ordered the persecution to cease. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z And yet, he did not act like a simpleton. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z Criticism is, in truth, the soul of caricature, which by stressing the emphasis of Nature on face and expression makes even simpletons judges of grandees. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z If he persisted, this simpleton was capable of repeating aloud the audacious speech he had just made. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z He's the man of grand ideas — a thinker, a theorist, the big brain in a GOP field of bureaucrats and simpletons. Gringrich and science 2011-12-15T11:20:00Z Some of my seniors, on whom a career of facile pleasure had left its inevitable stigma, used to twit me with being a reserved young simpleton. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z When the young simpleton has been induced to come out beyond the farmyard, the wolf, throwing off his disguise of amiable playfulness, falls upon the dog and carries him away to make a meal of. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z How the big simpleton flushed on seeing her. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z Catherine would affectionately remember the French eccentric for his “brown eyes, heavy and sad, as if recalling un-recallable errors, or realizing the indestructibility of superstition, or noting the high birth rate of simpletons.” Catherine the Great Rides to Glory in Bio: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2011-12-01T02:19:01Z And here you are about to fight, And wage intestine war, Not either of you in the right: What simpletons you are! Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z She had multitudes of admirers; and the cozening tricks she used to wheedle and entice a pack of simpletons, made her no better than any other cheap and venal beauty. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Perhaps she knows what you deserve better than you do--trust her, she's no simpleton. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z To return to Call�: he is more or less of a simpleton. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z She is, in all probability, egregiously mistaken, unless the gentleman is himself a simpleton. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z They asked themselves if she was mad, or just a simpleton. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z He frequently assumes the form of a simpleton befooled by his short-sighted cunning. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Such a simpleton was I, as all will agree, and yet I doubt not I should do the same thing over again were there similar occasion for it. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z That does very well with simpletons, but I hoped that you wouldn't treat me as one of them. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z The public laughed, it is true, but the simpletons thus led forward did not laugh, nor did the chancellor Maupeou. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z During a long talk the wisest of men becomes a fool once and a simpleton thrice. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z The whole thing is resolvable into a paltry love of lionising, and being lionised—of enacting the part of prodigies before pretty admiring women, and simpering simpletons of the other sex. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Hearing this, he changed countenance, and hanging down his head, said, "You are a simpleton, and speak foolishly; you ought to know what Solomon says—'Hast thou many daughters: show not thyself cheerful toward them.'" The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z He is a simpleton compared with a Jesuit. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z Hoym's wife is a simpleton; she will disgust the King; she will attract him at first by her beauty, but she will repulse him with her pride; after her, Teschen will appear dear and sweet. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z Outside of these three forces, there was for him nothing else here below but a poetical Utopia for the amusement of simpletons. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z But then I laughed aloud, and said that he knew that they would not be such simpletons as to hide their treasure in the house where it could be easily found. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z And, unfortunately, she is almost as much of a simpleton as her mother, though she was educated at a great boarding-school, and said a great many long lessons. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z This made me wish, and so did many other matters, that I had given more heed to the construction of things, for barring pottery and rabbit-hutches I was a perfect simpleton in using my hands. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z Such a scholar was the worthy Reuchlinus; and his enemies, the Hochstraaten, in Cologne, who are represented as the party of darkness and ignorance, were by no means such simpletons. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z “Why, you simpleton! how will you do that?” his father retorted. Bluebeard 2011-09-19T02:00:13.657Z Nevertheless she did not attack Lamme any more; but being the bigger of the two, she made him work in her place, and the gentle simpleton obeyed her right willingly. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z "What simpletons these women are!" thought Cheston, as he hastily turned to depart. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z What I have never understood is how any man could go off with a little yellow-haired simpleton like that after knowing Caroline. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Poor simpleton," said Chaudoreille to himself, "it's on account of a woman that he's lamenting thus. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z If Bingley didn't see it he must have been a simpleton. Pride and Predjudice, a play 2011-09-17T02:00:30.190Z Even as a child, ugly as I was and unskilled in all bodily exercises, I was regarded as a simpleton by every one and was continually being beaten. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z Sometimes he'll say I am the greatest simpleton that ever he knew in his life; for all he calls me his angel! The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z As for harboring such a simpleton one might go to Siberia. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z But Lauzun also loved to play the imbecile and to utter with the tone of a simpleton phrases without sense; he indulged in this singular taste even before the King. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z She was a simpleton and he had never guessed it—in spite of her hiding behind the great jar of water-lilies. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z One of them indicated by a gesture that he held Ulenspiegel for a simpleton, and that he would be able to do for him very easily. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z "The king's messenger, to be sure, you simpleton," said the man. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z He needed daring men ready for all things, and I, simpleton, crawled as it were into bird-lime. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Pamela dabbed her eyes furtively, ashamed of her emotional outburst, and angry with herself beyond measure for behaving like a simpleton. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z The simpletons—I can not blame them, so much the worse—the simpletons have turned the heads of the bigger simpletons who listened to them. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z Quit grinning like a simpleton and give me a hammer!” The Turner Twins 2011-08-28T02:00:36.990Z He shouted out, ‘Yes; to a simpleton of a girl who don’t know no more about drivin’ than a goose. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z As for me, simpleton and ignoramus that I am, all I see is that Princess Hippolyta is very beautiful and very young. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Only a decided tincture of Welsh shrewdness preserved her from the absolute credulity of the simpleton. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z Do you know, you simpletons, that were it not for me, you would soon be gasping, empaled on stakes, in Lubni? With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z For the burgomaster was a good old simpleton, so he thought it expedient to tell Nathaniel what all the town knew; and he was also a gifted orator. Judith Trachtenberg A Novel 2011-08-03T02:00:13.470Z The “simpletons” finished their dinner amid much merriment, quite unconscious of their lack of sense, and hustled up to their rooms to dress for the party. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z If any of you simpletons of girls had come to see me before we could have straightened this snarl long ago.” Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z Because I'm not exactly a born simpleton, Mr. Williams. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z You have a crush, and no mistake, on that little Elster simpleton. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z What will all my self-esteem avail, if the world calls me a simpleton because, under the ban of my passion, I neglected my studies and social interests? A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Commented on Federal Court Rules That TSA 'Naked Scans' Are Constitutional “tkyleb: to use your simpleton logic, if you're too afraid to fly, don't fly, and leave the Bill of Rights...” Full Speed Ahead For Facial Recognition Technology 2011-07-18T12:14:55Z If ever there was a woman plagued with a set of cowardly simpletons, it is myself. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z You needn't look so damnably glad—" he broke out, "because I've shown myself a simpleton, not a villain. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z You closed the door against him, and thought him a simpleton. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z A trumpet—simpleton!—that was a—gad I—wasn't it a drum?—Adieu, The Surrender of Calais A Play, in Three Acts 2011-07-05T02:00:33.083Z Commented on Federal Court Rules That TSA 'Naked Scans' Are Constitutional “to tkyleb: to use your simpleton logic, if you're too afraid to fly, don't fly, and leave the Bill of...” Full Speed Ahead For Facial Recognition Technology 2011-07-18T12:14:55Z "You're the most refreshing old simpleton I ever knew," she said. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z More simpleton I!—to stand, like a thin-clad booby, in a hard shower, under an unroofed penthouse. The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts 2011-06-26T02:00:10.547Z In their lives they are either rakes or simpletons. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z And he would as leave the simpleton should begin with stealing a halter as a horse. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z You are a little simpleton," he said, clenching and unclenching his hands; "a foolish, headstrong girl. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z The next instant Dolores is ready to call herself a silly simpleton. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z Poor simpleton! 'tis Gregory, who, in pure zeal, and honest attachment, has followed me. The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old; a play in three acts 2011-06-26T02:00:10.547Z “Hush!” says this strangest of all simpletons, in a low whisper, at the same moment beginning to work rapidly at the rope which binds Alan’s feet. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z And here I publicly testify, how it afflicts me to this very moment that I once on my entrance into the great world was a similar simpleton, and thought things which I should have spoken. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z I was the simpleton, and they were enjoying the joke. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z A babe or simpleton may be the best of anodynes, while the cultured saint may be an irritant to a sensitive medium. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z The simpletons and hypocrites who urge us to "keep within legal limits" remind one of Marie Antoinette who recommended the starving peasants to eat cake! Our Revolution Essays on Working-Class and International Revolution, 1904-1917 2011-06-04T02:00:16.113Z They must be overtaken—a sailor and a pretended simpleton tricked out in rags and tinsel. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z His brothers called him Thick-head, and all the people round about said he was a simpleton because of his slow and queer ways. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z Her teachers, one and all, pronounced her dull; her step-mother was ashamed of her, and to her dying day thought Rachel no better than a simpleton. Rachel Gray 2011-05-20T02:00:39.547Z Deodat Lawson was a man of talents, had seen much of the world, and was by no means a simpleton, recluse, or novice; but he was totally deluded by them. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z She will have money, earned this afternoon Through men who took her from a near saloon Wherein she sits at table to dragoon Roughnecks or simpletons upon a lark. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z The door by which Alan and his rescuer made their exit stands invitingly open, and the three officers, promptly obeying their leader, set off in pursuit of the sailor and the simpleton. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z And they noised it abroad in the village and all the people laughed loudly at the simpleton, until "Thick-head's hunt" became a by-word in all the land. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z If you were not sich a simpleton," she said, in great anger, "people wouldn't dare to laugh at you. Rachel Gray 2011-05-20T02:00:39.547Z Of course, everybody laughs at the simpleton who believes this is the only curiosity of the kind, and thinks he can obtain such a fabulous price for it. George Gem?nder's Progress in Violin Making With Interesting Facts Concerning the Art and Its Critics in General 2011-05-20T02:00:32.993Z Considered deluded simpletons at best and deliberate swindlers at worst, their foray into magic was seen as an embarrassment for the field of chemistry. Live Chat: Revisiting Alchemy in the Modern Lab 2011-05-18T18:49:55Z The simpleton has played him false, the prisoner has escaped. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Is there no other boy, simpleton, think you, to play with, but this Scotchman's son? The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z The “kiss and tell” line impelled even his own lawyer to describe him in closing remarks to the jurors as “maybe a bit of a simpleton.” City Room: Don't Forget That Other Sex-Crime Case 2011-05-17T13:02:52Z "And that simpleton the Constable, thy master," he resumed. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z I asked him what he was bringing on that puppy for, and he said for Bridget—and I told him he was a simpleton for his pains. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z “He’s not a very sophisticated guy,” Mr. Tacopina said, adding that his client was “maybe a bit of a simpleton.” Lawyer for Accused Officer Emphasizes Lack of Physical Evidence 2011-05-14T00:31:08Z What a coward you are, and a simpleton to boot, to believe all the silly tales you hear about the Saxons! The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z If a man unhappily marries an incorrigible simpleton, or spendthrift, he cannot help himself. Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z Gaveau, a savage simpleton, without a shadow of talent, died some months after in a madhouse. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z What a simpleton I am," thought George, "to fear that such an out-of-the-way thing could have happened! Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z And I, bland simpleton, believed we were conversing sans ulterior motive. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z Paul Lazaire mounts guard, and I can coax the simpleton into obeying me. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The simpleton—he should have been left to manage things for himself—and where would he have been then? Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z The old simpleton!" he says, concluding his narration; "she actually believed my cousin to have run away with that captain of Hussars—if she don't believe it still! Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z "As good be a young simpleton and confess it," retorted Nora, angrily. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z "I'm as great a man as any in the island," said Thorkell, in his shrill whisper, "for laughing at the simpletons that talk about witches and boaganes and the like of that." The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z One night I had a very strange fright here, and behaved myself very much like a simpleton about it. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z These simpletons who imagined she was going to settle down and stay in this little place all her life! Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Had he agreed to what I first proposed, and done with Mademoiselle what should have been done, he might himself still—the simpleton, sot, soft-heart, and softer head! Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z She passed on, for Mr. Gaylord had taken her arm and was leading her into the long drawing-room, where he bade her stop her prating and making a simpleton of herself. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z "Simpleton, simpleton, to expect a woman to acknowledge her own dishonor," the Deemster cried. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Ah, it was too much; and she had been a stupid simpleton up to now in regarding her husband's conduct as chivalrous. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z She could forgive Mrs. Jansen, perhaps, as being too much of a simpleton herself to see through the artful meanness of the whole thing. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Kate's no simpleton, though she be but a child in years. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z It was not to be expected that such simpletons should speak Malagasy properly, which nevertheless is spoken with surprising uniformity by all the Malayan and Negro or Negroid peoples alike. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Indeed, in many cases the cupidity of the victim is so great that the sharper hardly offers the bait ere it is swallowed by some confiding simpleton. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z Gryphon Well then, if you don’t know what to uglify is, you are a simpleton. Alice in Wonderland A Dramatization of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" 2011-03-28T02:00:20.647Z When he is grinning, particularly beneath one of his beanie hats, the precocious German world champion does a passable impersonation of a simpleton to add to this amateur mimic's considerable collection. Vettel eases to crushing victory in season opener in Australia 2011-03-27T20:12:13Z In the slang of the United States the word means “a simpleton.” The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z But what a simpleton that fellow who had command of the bridge guard! No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z "Well, I never thought the old goose was quite such a simpleton!" he exclaimed, drumming his fingers angrily on the red and white flowered cloth. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z To such I would say, "you are either ignorant of history, or not; if you are ignorant of history, it is the part of a simpleton, to talk on subjects which he does not understand." Two Addresses One to the Gentlemen of Whitby and the other, to the Protestant Clergy 2011-03-25T02:00:12.637Z Myself.—Then you acted like a simpleton; she has grossly deceived you. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z The schoolmaster called her a simpleton for asking such a question, and said that he knew the book well, and there was not its equal in the world. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z She could not help wishing that Virginia were not quite such a simpleton. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z I am perfectly reasonable, I acknowledge my mistake--simpleton that I am!... Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z I could have laughed aloud at the fables she invented for the benefit of these simpletons. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z The science that I, a modern simpleton, am about to communicate, is the very reverse. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Willie Price, the simpleton, was deceived by it, and, taking courage, adopted another line of defence. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z A great simpleton I would be to sit here quietly and wait for you to make a fortune with your bits of woods! The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z "Why, the little simpleton is crying because I won't let her freeze herself to death going to school all winter!" said Miss Hagar. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z They surely would not be such simpletons as to come out to California, and you here?” Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z So Angèle had posed as a simpleton, and he was the villain. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Even a simpleton of a country girl must have been overcome by it. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z And who can be the simpletons whom they hope to deceive? War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z Esther always was a simpleton—ran away, and all that, before she was out of her bibs and tuckers. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z I believe they look on the C.R.F people as some species of simpleton, sir. Sense of Obligation 2011-02-09T03:00:52.337Z "Little simpleton, I verily believe you are afraid of him," laughed Eric. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z Strategy was the god of this poor military simpleton, as it was of his favourite pupil, McClellan. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Had he agreed to what I first proposed, and done with Mademoiselle, what should have been done, he might himself still—The simpleton, sot—soft heart, and softer head! Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z "Leave the little simpletons in peace, and don't bother their brains with such stuff." Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z The other is a simpleton, who eats when they feed him. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z For an instant Dorales was too completely astounded to move—astounded by the realization of how he had just betrayed himself, astounded by the fact that this gaunt fellow was no simpleton after all! The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z At last he bolted into a thicket of trailing plants, where he unseated the simpleton. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z Kate’s no simpleton, though she be but a child in years. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Then he pinched Betsy's ear in his usual familiar fashion, saying as he did so, "Saucy simpleton!" Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z He thought it must be the poor simpleton Jervase, who had been employed as a witness in his unsuccessful expedition to the curate's house. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Tom Logan asked no questions about Number Sixteen, but he formed the private opinion that Thady Shea was earnest, upright, and a simpleton. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z The simpleton from within the tree continued to pull, till the tail of the wild dog broke, and he fell to the ground with a thud. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z Like a simpleton I hauled out my watch to tell him. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z “Saddam wants to stall, but we are not simpletons.” In ?91, Hussein Sought Soviet Help to Head Off U.S. 2011-01-20T01:01:39Z “My simpleton of a brother, Jervase, will do whatever I tell him; but you will pay him with something to drink?” The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Our neighbour Polinchard, who is something of a simpleton, was pruning his pear-trees one day, when he saw his enforced boarders making fruitless endeavours to open a fastened door. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z There was once a certain simpleton who had never seen a horse, but had heard that there was such an animal, and that men rode on his back. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z And these strolling simpletons seem to act upon the principle, that in certain things, we do not so much learn, by showing that already we know a vast deal, as by negatively seeming rather ignorant. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z So you really believed—oh, what simpletons you Frenchmen are!—that you had me caught like a rat in a trap? The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z As to the people here, they call a Milanese a simpleton as freely as they call a gentleman sir.” The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z It simply was not possible that Bill Wingo could be such a simpleton as to believe that. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z Just as he was coming out, the simpleton by some chance or other got astride of his back, and called out, “At last I have found a horse.” Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z And thus—thanks to the world!—are there many spies in the world's camp, who are mistaken for strolling simpletons. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z So you see you're not the only silly little simpleton who learns her ropes by tripping on them. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z My good fellow, if you are not disposed to submit to be called simpleton, till it becomes familiar to your taste, you must not expect to live in Bergamo. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z A man who knows the world is a woman eater, and your 'pure' man is a simpleton. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z So they went in the direction indicated, and while they were yet some distance off, they saw the simpleton standing in the shade of the trees. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z I say it's all influence, and d—d juggling—I'm not such a simpleton. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z But, Frank, tell me I am a simpleton to think so, and that she is nothing to you any longer—nothing at all. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z It is all the same; he would still be a simpleton. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z “I would have thought, as a simpleton, that if you have a problem, talking would be one way to solve it.” A Labor Issue Ensnares ?The Hobbit? 2010-10-26T01:51:00Z The simpleton took up his residence in that part of the jungle in which the above occurred. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z I have heard it all by accident, I may say, from old Mr. Blount, who has been simpleton enough to tell me. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z I mean, you're no better than a simpleton blogger with a press pass. You thought "Inside the Clubhouse" was fun? Wait until you get a load of "Outside the Clubhouse" 2010-04-23T02:50:00Z Heaven has sent me this simpleton to carry on my business. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Instead, Messrs Brown and Mandelson infeasibly suggested that innocent CEOs had been "deceived" by wicked Tory scheming, sparking a silly row about whether the government believes that British industry was run by simpletons. Conservatives: Deficiencies of efficiencies 2010-04-08T23:05:00Z It wasn't just the daily simpleton tasks of hunter-gatherers. 2010-02-09T17:50:00Z "And o' the lover that saved ye, guileless simpleton!" said Bertha, seizing her by the arm. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 "Thou hast made a good turn of the subject, simpleton," said Comyn. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 If it were not for this simpleton I should never get on. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z If I were to swear on the altar at Melrose," replied she, laughing, "that Harden, wishing cows, asked for a cause, there wouldn't a simpleton on the Borders believe my oath. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 This latter plan seemed the best; and a good addendum was made by the greatest simpleton of the whole meeting—viz., that they should include in this act of amnesty the loss of the horse. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Only imagine how it would scandalize the good simpletons down there if, half squinting in the afternoon light, they should look up here and suddenly see such merry misconduct. A Divided Heart and Other Stories Smoky was amazed and said, "You blooming simpleton, what is the matter with you?" Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. "Such a simpleton as you are, mon Jacques!"—it was as though one were talking to a child. The Belovéd Traitor Sure, to you Nature's a simpleton hath never seen Her own face in the well. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors As she spoke, the wretch gazed at me with such an humble, childlike expression in her crafty black eyes, that I, poor simpleton, completely lost countenance. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History Then you would have been a big simpleton. Dolly's College Experiences "I do not care how frivolous she may be, as long as she is not a simpleton, that, I cannot bear." Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. "Well, you shall have twenty sous, and Barbillon shall not pick a quarrel with that simpleton of a Germain," said the Skeleton. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 What a simpleton I must be to believe such a thing! The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 And do not think me an affected simpleton, because I am lying here so helpless. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History And—who knows?—this woman may be cheating some easygoing simpleton of a husband for the sake of our two-penny-halfpenny of a commandant! The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 If your philosophy can find no answer to the question, will you expect a hopeless simpleton to furnish one? The Children of the World And I thought her a love-sick simpleton, ready to lie down and die of a broken heart the hour I left her. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir "Well, then," said Catharine, growing eager and animated, "you were mistaken if you think so, and I lied when I told you so; you are a simpleton and hideous compared to my daughter Margot." Marguerite de Valois You must not, simpleton, expect a banker's daughter to be for ever counting her beads like a nun. The Progressionists, and Angela. Be good enough to hurry, ma'am,' says he, 'an' don't stand gawpin' at me like a simpleton.' Nancy of Paradise Cottage I should be a simpleton if I left you to quarrel with somebody else who will not even listen to what I say, but already believes me a stray sheep.' The Children of the World It is broad day, gentlemen," said Tarleton; "we have been squandering precious time upon an empty simpleton. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The man, who leaves a new umbrella in his club and hopes to find it there the following day, is a simpleton who deserves all the bad luck that pursues him through life. Rambles in Womanland "Well then," the Gryphon went on, "if you don't know what to uglify is, you are a simpleton." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII He has always been a confiding simpleton! an absolute fool! Mary "What sort of gibberish is the simpleton talking, there?" cried Thomas, preparing to rush at the intendant. On the Heights A Novel My friend, the officer, pulling wry faces and shrieking at the twinges of his gout, chimed in with similar reproaches: I was a little simpleton, a fool who did not know his own good fortune. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second In that case it only shows what a simpleton you are. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident That simpleton of a husband bringing in a light, and finding—what? The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades She was so busy, dear little simpleton, with this chim�ra of her education! Helena Brett's Career Unless the young lady is a simpleton, and her mother a fit subject for Bedlam, don't tell them that you are going to work. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel A solemn coronation of this precious simpleton with a wreath of plums followed in due course. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Let 's have him in, MacNaghten; the fellow is a half simpleton in many things. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience You tonsured hypocrites may impose upon simpletons and fools, but my valiant friend Goose-Skin and myself are neither simpletons nor poltroons! The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades It's infamous how malicious the greatest simpleton can yet be. Landolin The miser turns prodigal, the coward brave, the genius becomes a simpleton, and in the simpleton there awakes a Machiavelli. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel Others will call me a simpleton for not availing myself more freely of my exceptional position among the beauties of the stage. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second "And ye've brought them back again, ye sorry simpleton?" cried the wife. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 So, like a simpleton, I said, “Yes;” and away she tripped, with an odd laugh, as if she was mighty pleased. Seven Frozen Sailors When he said:—"Yes, Fr�ulein, I've been a simpleton, and am very sorry for it," she asked him:— "What have you been doing?" Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine When a raskle and a simpleton is always together, and when the simpleton is rich, one knows pretty well what will come of it. International Short Stories English Please to forget that title," I replied: "a good woman does not try to turn her gossip into a simpleton or go-between. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Old Black Hawk marched off to the East to be shown what kind of a nation he’d bucked up against, the simpleton! The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn The Mongols are poor simpletons, and we may as well get their money as anybody else.” Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] He was a very credulous simpleton, for all his cunning. Jacob's Ladder They had not gone far before they encountered Josey, the French simpleton. Black Forest Village Stories Oh, how often in former years I have felt your silent, scarcely-concealed contempt, you foolish simpleton, and borne it with mortal hatred, with a fury which burned my heart. The Scarlet Banner You know I am a simpleton, and do not understand such things. Waldfried A Novel Then he invited Michelagnolo to come, and showed him his work once again; and the master laughed, marvelling that such simpletons, when driven by necessity, form resolutions of which able men are not capable. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol. IX (of 10) Michelagnolo to the Flemings We congratulate the worthy monks upon taking to honest gin-spinning, which is a much more laudable occupation than weaving toils to entangle simpletons. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) One Sunday, as she walked through the village, a crowd of young men were standing before the town-hall, and "Tralla," the butt of the village,--a poor simpleton who was half dumb,--stood near them. Black Forest Village Stories Yet nobody, except the simpletons below stairs, believed it was Dorothy who had ‘bewitched’ the house,” concluded that part of Gwendolyn’s confession. Dorothy at Oak Knowe Look here, Captain, I'm afraid you are deporting yourself very much like a simpleton. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 A country simpleton would have answered in my place, "Among a hundred—among thousands! at the first glance!" Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 In reality, they have no more to do with one another than a horse-chestnut and a chestnut horse—than the zuccone that means a vegetable and the zuccone that means a simpleton. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June Originally Josey was not more than half a simpleton; but the half which Nature had denied had been carefully educated into him by the wags of the village. Black Forest Village Stories When I told him he didn’t half clean the young ladies’ shoes, tossin’ his head like the simpleton he is, and saucin’ back as how he wouldn’t be a boot-boy all his life. Dorothy at Oak Knowe You simpletons have hitherto thought that I go there as frequently as I do for the sake of pure air or business. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Child," said Miss Vane solemnly, "you are a simpleton! A Life Sentence A Novel "Why, no, you little simpleton, I didn't see him; but I haven't got a husband of my own for nothing." Eden An Episode O my dear simpleton, there must concur besides strange conjunctures, astral influxes, and the favour of a variety of spirits, in order to bring about a work as it should be! The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels The word then applied to a child overlong nursed by its mother, hence to a simpleton or milksop. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" "She has fainted, you simpleton; give me the wine." Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier It is but just, when senseless fools, such as I was, are ill-treated by women, that they may serve as an example to other simpletons. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. II. Oh heavens, it is the terrible hermit!" exclaimed the miller in a hoarse voice, "I am he, indeed," replied the gigantic figure, "but why terrible, my young simpleton? The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. I. But it is certain that any collector who was not a mere simpleton would at once reject as spurious a version which he heard in identically the same terms from two different subjects. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) One often hears of a cunning old fox—but the cunningest old fox is a simpleton to the most guileless young hare. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) "What a simpleton," said Edward to himself, as the individual by his side shiveringly gathered up the reins and drove on. Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier But how could I possibly foresee that the child would be such a simpleton? Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part "I call myself a sensible man to marry for love, not a simpleton," said Lord Chandos grandly. A Mad Love I believe, upon my soul, your sweetheart is a bold fellow in a fight, but he is, let me tell you plainly, the softest-hearted simpleton in England. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) Water may be frozen, you simpleton, notwithstanding it has boiled. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 But surely he would not be such a simpleton, as to allow the maherry to transport him into the midst of his enemies. The Boy Slaves "What work would you give Herr Timar, you little simpleton?" laughed the mother. Timar's Two Worlds After all it does not matter," said Mr. Sewell, "many young men make simpletons of themselves in the same way. A Mad Love And as for what ye owe me, why, dear simpleton, methinks ye were not alone in that great battle; and even if York be on the throne, it was not you that set him there. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) You poor old simpleton!" said Mr. Villars, "there is no fiend except in your own imagination. Cudjo's Cave She seemed so unconscious of the close contact and of its effect on the average masculine nature that he mentally decided she was either a simpleton or a practised flirt, given to playing with fire. Banked Fires I wondered then if he could be such a simpleton as to attach his name to any dishonorable deal; but sometimes even the sharpest fellow shows a weak point. Jack Winters' Baseball Team Or, The Rivals of the Diamond "It was just his fancy," I said, like a simpleton. Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies "You simpleton!" she had it on her tongue to say. Old Crow Let him never forget that patriotism is the first delusion of a simpleton, and the last refuge of a knave. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The simpleton chuckled his rapture, and retired to his dim corner—to worship, one might have thought; he put his prize on a low table and grovelled before it on the floor. The Wooing of Calvin Parks This incoherent nonsense was signed in the presence of fifty-eight simpletons, all of whom expressed their confidence in the inspired mission of their precious prophetess. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. Keep quiet, and you may be looked upon as a wise man; open your mouth and all may see at once that you are a simpleton. Talkers With Illustrations But if he forfeit the right he may never again claim it, and the deuce take him for a soft-hearted simpleton.” The So-called Human Race We never feel this objection, indeed, while we are reading the book; but at other times we have something like a lurking suspicion that Jones was but an awkward fellow, and Sophia a pretty simpleton. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature The simpleton rose and shambled forward, a huge uncouth figure with a face like a platter; not an empty platter now, though, for it was wreathed in smiles. The Wooing of Calvin Parks What wonder men despise us as a shallow lot of simpletons, if we are deceived by so thin a pretense as this? The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years There they lay with their rage; they turned their heads on one side, and winked their eyes as they looked upward: that was their way of playing the simpleton. A Christmas Greeting That would give me the wholly undeserved reputation of a simpleton. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature And she had stood there unanswered and had stared like a simpleton at the bits of white foam which had dripped from the mouths of the laboring oxen. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 Simpletons—and the world is full of simpletons—raised their hands and eyes in affected horror. Maria Antoinette Makers of History No, no, your lesson is not done, You have not learnt it half; You'll grow a downright simpleton, And make the people laugh. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 “Will you hold your tongue, you little simpleton?” said the colonel, suddenly turning round at the word “die.” Happy Days for Boys and Girls I don't mean that they told her all their secrets, but they told her a good many; if the French peasant is a simpleton, he is a very shrewd simpleton. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 This was distinctly needed--for Sauberle and Heller had, of their own resources, hardly more than the good-natured simpleton Holdria to contribute to the cheering and adornment of the monotonous existence. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 The poor, fat simpleton has no interest in either the girl or myself, other than to use us as stepping-stones. Carmen Ariza "But surely a woman of your own age, who isn't such a simpleton as the parson, is the best adviser you can have." The Benefactress “The girl is just a simpleton, she couldn’t have tricked us!” Orphans of the Storm "The child is a simpleton, I think," said Mrs Merton: "and why is that better than silver ones?" The History of Sandford and Merton Poor Phelan, he must be a terrific simpleton, and I suppose I am partly to bla”––– His gaze had wandered to the great chest, the lid of which was distinctly rising. Officer 666 The priests blew with the trumpets, the people shouted with a great shout, and the walls of Jericho fell flat—as flat as the simpletons who believe it. Bible Romances First Series You hate her, because you think she thinks you are a simpleton, and can’t see your good points, which are so obvious to yourself. The Law-Breakers Will she not regard me as a simpleton?” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance "No, simpleton!" said Mrs Merton: "and why not?" The History of Sandford and Merton I know I must have acted like the greatest simpleton the world ever held. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover Why, you must be the veriest simpleton to think I am unprepared. The Hound From The North Night after night he lay with the rifle at his hand, waiting the return of the grisly monster who had spent his fury on the innocent simpletons in his care. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek I suppose they think we are simpletons, and will be caught in the trap they are setting. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Do you take me for a complete simpleton, man? The Moon is Green He was such a good-natured simpleton, she thought. The Twins of Suffering Creek Here we have two simpletons who, among other projects, propose to write history. Introduction to the Study of History “He’ll be the better able to look after you, and see they don’t get his money away from him like some simpleton.” The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Lucy is a simpleton so utter and complete that it is difficult even to be sorry for her, especially as Ravenswood would have made a detestable husband. Sir Walter Scott Famous Scots Series The girl, almost breathless, turned to Rodney, stamped her foot and between her gasps cried: “You––you––simpleton!” Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield The big simpleton drew a pink coloured, badly frayed newspaper out of his pocket. The Spoilers of the Valley "You ought to have made good your time by having three or four simpletons like this one, who wears expensive jewels, fall in love with you." Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife He slapped the simpleton of a schoolmaster who had come into the sheeplands to be a great sheepman on the back with hearty hand, believing he had swallowed hook and all. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek He had painfully to reveal to her his best, the kindly, tender-hearted, generous simpleton that at heart he was. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists It was not long, however, before he realized that he was talking to a madman; and then Sancho Panza came under his observation, and he was deemed a simpleton. The Story of Don Quixote It required a simpleton to bring them together. Dr. Sevier “Oh, you simpleton!” said she, “then we must all four die of hunger; you had better plane the coffins for us.” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales “Just a plain simpleton that would eat out of anybody’s hand,” Mackenzie grinned. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek L. Ch.—Well, simpleton, if I am at first so simple as to be a little taken with myself, I know it a fault, and take pains to correct it. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Poor simpletons!—what would they think of a man who should run for a wager with both feet in one shoe. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 But he told 164 them, like a simpleton as he was, That he had rather his wife should be barren and sober, than be fruitful and drink wine. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness “I am not quite such a simpleton as that,” replied the Dwarf; “but do you not see this fish will pull me in?” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales But we couldn’t see deep in you, lad; you’re no simpleton, lad––no simpleton at all.” The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Timothy Dexter did as he was told; but fortune is always supposed to favour simpletons, you know! The Lightning Conductor Discovers America This explanation assumes that the apostle is here talking to simpletons, and that what he says is no more worth listening to by us than the prattle of a nurse to her infant. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors After a hand-to-mouth existence, but still a free one, in England, he had allowed himself to be nabbed by the police, like the veriest simpleton! A Nest of Spies “You simpleton!” said the wife, “that is not a cat; it is only the sun shining on the white chimney.” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales The simpleton in the jestbooks is made to talk of a bridge dividing the two banks of a stream. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 9: The Expansion of England You must be a simpleton, man, to imagine that a benevolent disposition prompted so many manifestations all of a sudden, when the past was so different. The Elm Tree Tales After that his father tried to teach him the need of using his reason as well as his conscience concerning himself, and not to be a little simpleton. A Boy's Town He was an Oxford man, with the best of education, but he was a simpleton all the same. Phoebe, Junior But it is true Faith was a simpleton. Say and Seal, Volume II When I think of him I cannot keep from laughing, the foolish simpleton. A California Girl She looked at him as if he were a simpleton. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Nibet smiled: "Why, it's just because he is such a simpleton, and because he hasn't a mite of memory that we can use him safely!" Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas Pay is far better if you weren't such a pair of simpletons. Phoebe, Junior “She thought it was as wrong for a rich man to take advantage of a poor man, as for a strong man to attack a weak one, or a cunning man to cheat a simpleton.” Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Nor can I detain my readers with tales and wonders of Madonnas which have winked, and of the blind and halt which have been cured, which knaves invent and simpletons believe. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge "I do not understand why you had to send a pious simpleton to a horrible death." The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Of all the exasperating simpletons, this fool of a Cranajour took the cake! Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas You simpleton, do you think I am going to leave you here where there's man-traps about? Phoebe, Junior You ought to know better than to try a load like that, Rod, you simpleton. The End of the Rainbow That is fine talking; and there are simpletons who believe it. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge We became fast friends afterwards, but the day we first met he looked me over and decided that I was an inefficient simpleton. A Padre in France You will become a fashionable simpleton, who goes to bed at four and gets up at noon. A Romantic Young Lady First there was that pretty young simpleton at the corner store, who giggled all the time, and made it dangerous for Wallace even to go for the mail. In Orchard Glen |
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