10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOUNDRELLY»
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scoundrelly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scoundrelly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Apprehending the Criminal: The Production of Deviance in ...
Evil is also expressed with difficulty, for apart from a seemingly endless series of
nauseating physical descriptions, its presence is usually manifested by variations
on the word "scoundrel" (crapule): "Even his bones have become scoundrelly" ...
Marie-Christine Leps, 1992
The. scoundrelly. bankrupt. and. THERE was once a bankrupt without hearth or
home who had long dwelt in prison and unremitting bondage. He gobbled up the
morsels of all the prisoners, his greed making him a Mount Qaf pressing down ...
"Excellent, Captain," she cried to encourage him. "Splendid ! And now, captain,
we'll act 'The Gipsy's Kidnaping,' a drama in a brace of shakes. Baron Saint-
Quentin, you'll be the scoundrelly kidnaper." Uttering frightful howls, the
scoundrelly ...
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The Englishman in Paris: A Satirical Novel
poséd'scoundrelly, schemes of extrication; and, particularly surface, who
suggestedth me the following plan; \'svhich I ilaereby, make known, for the
purpose of warning my countrymen against it. I I There reside in and about
London, a number ...
... must be injurious ; that to call au attorney a lying and scoundrelly man does
him no injury : whereas, calling him a hing and scoundrelly attorney tends to
injure him in his profession. The law, therefore, presumes, that you may esteem a
man ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1853
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The Bells of San Carlos and Other Stories
To be sure, this was a scoundrelly thing to do. But had not other men done
scoundrelly things to him? How many hundreds — aye, thousands — of dollars
had he not loaned to "friends?" And how many cents on the dollar had been
returned to ...
Max Brand, Jon Tuska, 2000
us, and the scoundrelly Dawdley joined in the yell. I rushed furiously out, and, as I
passed, hurtled over the fat Hereditary Prince of Kalbsbraten Pumpernickel. "Es
riecht hier ungeheuerstark vonTabak!" Iheard his Highness say, as I madly flung
...
William Makepeace Thackeray, 2014
She has not yet suffered enough to perceive the eternal tragedy of the world. She
must first fall in love with the scoundrelly Lovelace Trigorin and give him all that is
beautiful in woman, give it to him in vain, at an accidental meeting in some low ...
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Roosevelt the Reformer: Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service ...
“It fairly made me writhe to think of the incalculable harm to decency that
scoundrelly paper, edited by its scoundrelly chief, Godkin, has done.”165
Roosevelt also felt the wrath of the conservative, pro-spoils press. The editor of
the Washington ...
Richard D. White Jr, 2003
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Delphi Complete Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Illustrated)
Thats whats scoundrelly, really scoundrelly! I shallneveragain look on you asa
scoundrel, said Myshkin. Just nowIthought of you as quitewicked, andyou have
so rejoiced me allofa sudden. Itsalesson tome notto judgewithout experience.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOUNDRELLY»
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scoundrelly is used in the context of the following news items.
Is the deal with Iran aimed at nuking Putin?
You see, the geniuses in DC think that everyone is just like them; scheming, scoundrelly, snakelike cutthroats. But not everyone is like that. Some people actually ... «Axis of Logic, Jul 15»
Heartland family's saga riveting
... at first only showing his cunning and manipulations, but eventually revealing a core of love and concern for others that coexists alongside his scoundrelly. «Dallas Morning News, May 15»
"Nellie Bly's Interesting Experience in Albany"
In his scoundrelly anxiety to prove his strength and to get my money he besmirched the character of many good Assemblymen. Bly took the train up to Albany ... «alloveralbany, May 15»
Stu Who? Beyond A Joke
There's at least one, and possibly more fine shows in these scoundrelly set-pieces. • Stu Who? Beyond A Joke is on again at the Yesbar in Glasgow on March 26 ... «Chortle, Mar 15»
Fraunces Tavern Turns 253 Today
He said: 'Hast been to Fraunces's Tavern lately and witnessed the scoundrelly piece of vandalism that they have perpetrated upon that hallowed building, with ... «Gothamist, Jan 15»
Democrats Race-Bait Across the South
The saddest aspect of this year's scoundrelly election season is the Democrats' effort to stir up racial discord in hopes of hanging on to control of the Senate. «Power Line, Oct 14»
Confession of an ex-smoker
In raising taxes on the people least likely to vote with the least resources, our legislators are at their scoundrelly worst. I am a rare former smoker who doesn't ... «NUjournal, Sep 14»
At the Movies
The snag is, he is about as untrustworthy-looking a character as we could wish to see, even if he exudes a scoundrelly charm from every pore. But then, the film ... «London Review of Books, Sep 14»
Review: Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden blaze a too-quick trail …
... to 1996's underrated Down On the Upside, including scoundrelly desert-blues jam Burden In My Hand and the grinding, drenched-in-distortion Pretty Noose. «Tampabay.com, Aug 14»
Painting the stage red: top five plays about art
But what I love about the play is that the doctors are just as scoundrelly as the artist, Louis Dubedat, who at least has the gift of rhapsodic eloquence when he ... «The Guardian, Jun 14»
