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I mean the false position, and usually mischievous character, of the Irish Executive, which, with its army of placemen and expectants in Parliament, was commonly absolute master of the situation. Well does Mr. Swift MacNeill, in his very useful work, quote the words of Mr.
It needs no argument to prove that this is not a desirable state of affairs, and that if perpetuated it would be mischievous, if not disastrous." From the figures collected in an investigation of four months in New York City Night Court, it appears that 7.7 per cent of the women arrested and convicted for keeping disorderly houses and solicitation were foreign-born.
"I do love you more than a little as I love you all. You have been so good to me that I could not help caring for you in spite of the doll and the ghost in the attic." Her smile grew gravely mischievous as she finished the sentence. "Oh, that is not what I want," cried Percival, starting up from his lowly position at her feet. "That is not the kind of love that I am asking for at all."
Some hilarity was occasioned by the mischievous Miss "Georgy" Piper declaring, when it came to her turn, that she was "pinin'" for a look at the face of Tom Sparrell just now! In this local trifling two hours passed, until the party sat down to the long-looked for repast. It was here that the health of Judge Piper was neatly proposed by the editor of the "Argus."
Miss Ethel's bristles up!" said her father, who seemed in a somewhat mischievous mood of teasing. "How could you, papa?" cried she. "How could I what, Miss Etheldred?" "Plague Norman," the words would come. "Accuse him of airs." "I hate to see young fellows above taking an honour from their elders," said Dr. May. "Now, papa, papa, you know it is no such thing. Dr.
In the shiny, sunny street they paused. The dark cobwebs of the Library hung behind Joan's consciousness like the sudden breaking of a mischievous spell. She was so happy that she could have embraced Andrew, who was, however, already occupied with the distant aura of a white poodle on the other side of the street. Johnny was driven by the impulse of his indignation down the hill.
"I have a large collection of ivy leaves myself, one from every castle in England and Ireland." The boy looked mischievous. "One from Juliet's tomb will be most precious of all," he told her, "because ivy grows not so easily in Italy as in England." "Is there anything else to be seen in Verona?" asked Mrs. Sprague.
Bradlaugh and Besant, all prosecutions of this kind should be regarded as mischievous, even by those who disapprove the opinions sought to be stifled, inasmuch as they only tend more widely to diffuse the teaching objected to.
The mischievous child stopped for a second, and then continued: "I am afraid you look at yourself and your various charms through rose-coloured spectacles, certainly not with 'a jaundiced eye; but I beg your pardon; were you about to speak?" and Winnie looked innocently into the fair face of her antagonist, which was now white and set with passion.
He is very mischievous; though not malicious, unless you interfere with his personal comfort; rather given to playing tricks upon his fellow-creatures; but he is more of a Puck than a Mephistopheles. Good morning, Mr. Cottrell. Pray come and give an account of yourself. Sylla tells me you have been passing Easter with the Bloxams." "Quite so," replied that gentleman, as he raised his hat.
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