10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCAMPISHLY»
Discover the use of
scampishly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scampishly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Lights twinkled delicately silver and gold and lilac in the haze; the gay, excited
riot of Paris came up insistently through the still air, and Basil, his stick under one
arm and his opera hat tilted rather scampishly to one side, paused in the door to ...
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A Mild Barbarian: A Novel
which his only brother, and also his only known relation, scampishly stole, flying
the country with his shameful booty. Ever since then the girl has fought for her
bread. It seems to have been a very hardy and womanly fight. She is now
eighteen.
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Catholic and Protestant countries compared in civilization, ...
... contentment, and thrift, united with mere book-learning, that has made the
working classes everywhere discontented, covetous, dishonest, without pride in
their work, every year doing it more reluctantly, more scampishly, more
dishonorably.
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The Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature
Altogether, the penny-a-liners are about the most irregularly-paid, the most hard-
working, and the most scampishly-living set of individuals in her Majesty's
dominions. We have loitered at some length over the reporting department, which
is, ...
John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, 1849
“Pay attention!” I rebuked myself, “and don't get carried away by shame and guilt!.
” How embarrassing if Harvey realized I was on a separate planet! “It's going to
be relaxed at the office while he's away. A breather.” Harvey smiled scampishly.
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The Stamp-collector's magazine
The inscription— portant point — is most scampishly done, to use a common
phrase, the letters being crowded one over another, and tho letter r in the word I'
Oste is represented by an inverted I.. A short life, if not a merry one, may be
predicted ...
I have known lots of fellows who started in life rather scampishly ; but when they
felt secure of themselves, and believed that they could afford to be honest, they
became so. There's no reason why the same thing shouldn't happen on a large ...
Tiny whirlpools of dust played scampishly along the limestone balustrade;
muddied papers blew from nowhere, to cling tremulously to the granite base and
then fly away as if impatient at the desertion of the square. With a rattle of boxes a
...
State University of Montana (Missoula), 1920
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Tales by a Female Detective. Edited by A. F.
Here is a man who lives so scampishly that it is a question if ever he earnt an
honest shilling, and yet he would firmly believe his moral character would be lost
did he enter a theatre ; there is an individual who never sent away a creditor or
took ...
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This Mad Masquerade: Stardom and Masculinity in the Jazz Age
Scampishly evading women's sexual interest: Dubrovsky (Rudolph Valentino)
and his czarina (Louise Dresser) in The Eagle Valentino's last film, The Son of
the Sheik ( 1926), released posthumously, returns to the same orientalist setting
and ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCAMPISHLY»
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Classic CD: The Nash Ensemble, Daniel Hope: Piano Quartets
The curiosities here are Hosford returning to take the lead in Gershwin's scampishly nonchalant Promenade, written for the Astaire and Rogers musical, Shall ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
24 Hours in the Past, BBC One
Tyger Drew-Honey seemed to spend most of his time scampishly auditioning for the role of the Artful Dodger, and duly had his pay docked by a scrapyard owner ... «The Arts Desk, Apr 15»
Lionel Richie review – hits and hilarity all night long
“You're Diana, and I'm … me,” he says scampishly, as his fans collapse once again into laughter and squeals. • At SSE Hydro, Glasgow (0141-248 3000), ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
Special Features – The Lost Art of Scaring Children Witless
You might scampishly have a quick peek at Page 3 of The Sun given the chance, but that's about it. The internet now opens the user up to every possible image ... «Flickering Myth, Mar 14»
The Endless House Foundation
Here lies the height of their cheeky ambition, scampishly beating their German forbear's homage to the Autobahn by a concrete year. Felix Uran's 'Baltic Expo' ... «The Quietus, Jul 11»
When Your Gift Choices Totally Bomb
Scampishly, I thought, "Those will be amazing gifts for all my friends! It'll be absolutely hilarious!" So I scarfed up about a dozen of them, wrapped them up, and ... «Village Voice, Dec 10»
Edinburgh Festival 2009: The Edinburgh Comedy Awards
The same goes for scampishly entertaining Lancastrian Jon Richardson (****), whose set runs around the subject of his intolerant perfectionism, which is like a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 09»
Why mobile gaming needs a mascot
... is a good deal more exciting than corn, of course, while the Andrex puppy makes a more tasteful impression than the ill-fated paper he scampishly unravels. «Pocket Gamer, Mar 07»
