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Updated: May 28, 2025
Here, in the long, oak-panelled dining-room were more roses, ropes and garlands of them, hanging in festoons along the dark, shining panels, drooping from the Venetian lustres of the quaint chandelier. Even the moose's head on the wall behind the Colonel's chair had a wreath, cocked slightly on one side, which gave a waggish look to the stately creature.
Could a reasonable head venture to think anything in particular? He repeated the amazed, 'You don't say so' of Colonel Halkett, on hearing the name of the new Liberal candidate for Bevisham at the dinner-table, together with some of Cecil's waggish embroidery upon the theme. Rosamund exclaimed angrily, 'Oh! if I had been there he would not have dared. 'Why not be there? said Stukely.
And no wonder, for Nan was a very funny-looking little bundle indeed, in spite of her woe-begone appearance; her round face was streaked with mud, and tears, and scarlet paint, and the odd little wig had fallen over one eye in a waggish manner.
Accordingly, having by this said an hundred of his Paternosters, he made a stop there and without moving, called to his wife to know what she did. The lady, who was of a waggish turn and was then belike astride of San Benedetto his beast or that of San Giovanni Gualberto, answered, 'I' faith, husband mine, I toss as most I may. 'How? quoth Fra Puccio. 'Thou tossest?
Slight accidents will operate upon the taste of pleasure. There is a feeble line in the play: "O Sophonisba, Sophonisba, O!" This gave occasion to a waggish parody "O, Jemmy Thomson, Jemmy Thomson, O!" which for a while was echoed through the town.
Just at this epoch, some waggish member of the eating club employed his camera at their expense. The resultant film, in after weeks, became one of the most popular assets of the class. True, the needful haste had caused the camera to tip a little. None the less, what the picture lacked in composition, it made up in clearness and in vitality.
My heart goes twirly-whirly When I see my pearlie girlie, With her "Now, what is that next line? With her ?" "With her ring-around-a-rosy curls!" supplemented Ruth, her own face breaking into laughter, as, caught by the infection of Fibsy's waggish gayety, she rounded out the phrase. "Yes, that's it" said Fibsy, eagerly, "and
"Hold your tongue, you thief; you know you never can do what you're bid you are always wrong one way or other." "You're hard on me, Misther Dick." "Did you ever do anything right? I ask yourself?" "Indeed, sir, this time it was a rale bit o' business I had to do." "And well you did it, no doubt. Did you marry any one lately?" said Dick, with a waggish grin and a wink.
"Few would have supposed that when Minister Smooth left General Pierce and his waggish cabinet he would so soon have taken a turn round the world, and fetched up in that world of misery and wealth called London. But the world has got very fast, and only a fast man can keep up with it.
I got the liquor on their breaths. A fat old Irish stoker came drifting half-drunk up the pier with a serene and waggish smile. "Hello," said Joe at my elbow. He looked more fagged than the day before. I noticed that his lips were blue and that his teeth were chattering. "Joe," I said abruptly, "you're not fit to be here. Let's get out of this, you belong in bed." He glanced at me impatiently.
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