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"Well, I must own that I'm glad I was not born into a stagnant world." A sense of power of vitality heightened by the stormy times in which they lived, ran through them both as they spoke. It was rather like the feeling of a strong swimmer in a roughish sea, with fitful sunshine and little breakers far out towards the horizon.
On the following morning the lieutenant took them on board the depot and put them under the charge of the boatswain. “You will have to mix with a roughish crew here,” the latter said, “but everything will go smoothly enough when you once join your ship.
"It would take a long time, Quashy, to answer these two questions fully; nevertheless, I think I could give you a roughish outline of a notion in about five minutes, if you'll promise not to stare so hard, and keep your mouth shut." The negro shut his eyes, expanded his mouth to its utmost in a silent laugh, and nodded his head acquiescently.
Puffington, 'that's like him: there's nothing pleases him so much as getting fellows into grief. 'Not very polite to a stranger, observed Mr. Sponge. 'No, it isn't, replied Mr. Puffington, 'no, it isn't; far from it indeed far from it; but, low be it spoken, added he, 'his lordship is only a roughish sort of customer. 'So he is, replied Mr. Sponge, who thought it fine to abuse a nobleman.
This is my darter Susan," said Haco, observing that his friend glanced inquiringly at his fair companion "The world always uses me much the same. I find it a roughish customer, but it finds me a jolly one, an' not easily put out. When did I see ye last? Let me see, two years come Christmas.
Their virtues are those of a very mild astringent, and as such they stand recommended in haemorrhages both internal and external, diarrhoeas, debility and laxity of the fibres; and likewise in spasmodic hysterical affections. AJUGA reptans. BUGLE. The Leaves. These have at first a sweetish taste, which gradually becomes bitterish and roughish.
"Hitherto our destination had not been mentioned, and as all the party appealed to Lady Agnes, I could not be less gallant, and joined them in their request. "'Well then, what do you think of Lambay? said she, looking at the same moment towards the skipper. "'We can make it, my lady, said the man, 'but we'll have a roughish sea of it, for there's a strong point of westward in the wind.
Towards the close of a bright summer day, several wheeled vehicles were progressing slowly along a broad but roughish road cut through the forest in the northern part of the peninsula of Upper Canada.
"Pretty roughish sometimes, Master Conway." "Oh, yes, pretty rough; but not in a gale, you know. Beside, the Heartsease could stand a goodish gale. She is not very fast, you know, but she is as safe as a house." "She is fast enough," the old fisherman said in an injured tone.
Monday morning found the dissipated crew still the guests of the Sizers, and when big Bill slowly spelled out the assertion made by the Tribune that his sister had "a roughish smile" loud cries of indignation arose.
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