How To Use Jest In A Sentence

Her majesty awarded a distinction upon 〔 to 〕 the retiring Prime Minister.
I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral
Beddoes as a writer of brief lyric poems, songs exhumed from the bodies of his dramas, and for the bizarre, sprawling Death's Jest Book. Introduction
They said that as their longer "taciturnity" might cause the ruin of his Majesty's affairs, they were at last compelled to break silence. The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84)
And though you could not mark the delicacies of faces, you could have the full effect of costumes, -- rich, majestic, floating, gossamery, impalpable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863

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‘I try to write songs that people can find something to relate to - I'm more Neil Young than Will Young,’ he jested.
Intendants and servitors were giving orders on all sides, frequently contradictory, and gardeners were furbishing up the alleyed walks and flower beds in readiness for _Sa Majesté Louis Royal Palaces and Parks of France
She passes on in unblenched majesty," said Lady Delacour. Tales and Novels — Volume 03
At one of those remarkable omnium-gatherum receptions at the Tuileries, of which I have spoken in a former chapter, she heard an American lady, to whom Louis Philippe was talking of his American recollections and of various persons he had known there, say to him, “Oh, sire, they all retain the most lively recollections of your majesty's sojourn among them, and wish nothing more than that you should return among them again!” What I Remember
Belle does some kind of abstruse Boswellising; after the first meal, having gauged the kind of jests that would pay here, I observed, ‘Boswell is Barred during this cruise.’ Vailima Letters
The main theme returns to be transformed during the wonderful close - horns, tubas, and strings alternating their harmonies with quiet majesty.
Throughout the interview she kept her temper perfectly , laughing and jesting.
Next morning, his lordship and friends, accompanied by the high and low bailiffs, walked to view the manufactory of Mr. Clay, japanner in ordinary to his Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; the sword manufactory of The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2
The rock stands majestically in the middle of the desert.
There were also a huge range of aspects of Her Majesty's life - from images of her relaxing with her family and corgis, entertaining, on her royal duties, and as Head of the Commonwealth.
Is it possible that a glimpse of the awesome majesty of the night sky, once revealed, would help to overcome anti-social behaviour?
In his million-acred temple, he stood -- cold, white and useless -- leaning upon his broken staff; while timorous leadership gaped at his still majesty -- Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death
Seeing these majestic and beautiful creatures in their natural habitat was one of the most moving and incredible experiences of my life. The Sun
To the undiscerning eye, this place might seem to have a serenely majestic air, but Harun can feel the underlying tension with every step.
On the baize, the balls roll on, but the former stars who now commentate cannot resist blathering about the Jester from Leicester or the Wizard of Wishaw. In praise of ... 'Whispering' Ted Lowe | Editorial
His proposal was no jest - he was completely sincere.
Thus they jested and reparteed and played one upon another all the while they sat at table. Essays and Miscellanies
This is rather sorry stuff; but then in purely rural places, untouched by that great civiliser, the railroad, a little wit goes a great way, as we may see by the following story told in Pasquil's "Jests," 1604. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide
They were also undelighted by the jester holding a parrot. Times, Sunday Times
Then they brought their collars, and their wands, and their sistra in their hands, and displayed them before his majesty; and they sang -- Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri First series, IVth to XIIth dynasty
The company's Queen's Award was approved by Her Majesty in April last year in acknowledgement of export excellence.
It has to be the octogenarian pianist's majestic performance at the Barbican. Times, Sunday Times
He went about his work, unheedful of the jests, ungalled by his irons, unmindful of the groans and laughter about him.
And the answer came: she was like a break in the monotony, like a resident jester.
These may not address their Majesties, but they may stare; nor will it be contested that the attentive circular eyes of the humble domestic creatures are an embellishment to Royal pomp and grandeur, such truly as should one day gain for them an inweaving and figurement -- in the place of bees, ermine tufts, and their various present decorations -- upon the august great robes back-flowing and foaming over the gaspy page-boys. The Egoist
In the short term, growth will be sparked by "price reinflation of key words," said Majestic Research Managing Director John Aiken. Is Google Sitting on the Clock of eBay?
Syph'lis" -- at which he corrects them with offended majesty The Enormous Room
For despite its majestic name, the Kitchen King masala is best suited as a multipurpose masala that is best used for throwing together tasty and impromptu dishes for everyday meals for us commoners. Archive 2008-02-01
Her majesty awarded a distinction to the retiring Prime Minister.
As King said, "We must see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood. John W. Whitehead: The 2010 Elections: Full of Sound and Fury, and Signifying Nothing
Nay, the majesty of kings, is rather exalted than diminished, when they are in the chair of counsel; neither was there ever prince, bereaved of his dependences, by his counsel, except where there hath been, either an over – greatness in one counsellor, or an over – strict combination in divers; which are things soon found, and holpen. The Essays
Mr. PALMER: Well, an example would be when you see an eagle taking off majestically from the top of a mountain. Wildlife Films: Seeing But Not Always Believing
To his Majesty this was merely the voice of Max at his flightiest. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
A marionette danced on strings, a jester decking in bells and bright red and yellow.
This year still have ample reason to believe in that majestic beauty of the beat.
Cardinal, accused him of prevarication and weakness, and threw himself at her Majesty's feet, conjuring her in the name of the King her son, not to authorise, by an example which he called fatal, the insolence of a subject who was for wresting favours from his sovereign, sword in hand. Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete
The evening begins with champagne and includes a four-course banquet, unlimited drinks and entertainment from minstrels, jesters and fire-eaters.
More majestic, in central North Island, was a flight over volcanic territory.
A big, majestic study for this sculpture, in pastel, charcoal and acrylic on brown paper, finds two shadowy birds alighting, and a ghostly doubled head, its mouth stretched painfully wide.
This psalm blesses us with the promise that our lives have meaning and partake of the majesty of God.
On one shoulder was fixed the painted figure of an owl; and he bore in the right hand his pastoral staff, and in the left a small mirror having a handle to it, thus resembling a celebrated jester, whose adventures, translated into English, were whilom extremely popular, and which may still be procured in black letter, for about one sterling pound per leaf. The Abbot
Similar swords became used by the 9th century for ceremonial purposes too, such as coronations: the sword had become, with the mace, a symbol of majesty.
Even in the scene where he appears majestic, Ellison uses the comic to downplay his regality.
Of rails, or ralline birds, there are ten or twelve, ranging from a small spotted creature no bigger than a thrush to some large majestic birds. The Naturalist in La Plata
Ifinksoi dat wee iz habbin a failyer ub commoonicatifyin … I wuz jest gunna brush offa dat crum dats onna you fase… You bring your doom upon yourself, feline. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
If, however, his Majesty were willing, as they hoped, to avoid discontenting all for the sake of satisfying one, it was possible that affairs might yet prosper. The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84)
The list also includes Her Majesty The Queen, eight more Dukes, five Marquesses, thirteen Earls, five Viscounts, twenty-three Lords, seven Baronets, fifty-four Knights, two Dames and six Ladies.
I m shur herm majestickness haz beddur cointroll of de bubbls dan I do uv de body sails, LCB. lolcatburglar says: Yewd be sad 2, - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
Never before captured on film, we witness majestic sliding, an epic fight for toboggan territory and the unique mating ritual of this rare icon of the Canadian Prairie.
How majestic will it be to see Lafleur soar down the right wing one more time?
It has been three and a half centuries since England last had an official jester.
Jest like a criminal he skipped, an 'aimed to defalcate Rhymes of a Rolling Stone
And Sir George Grey will advise the grant of Her Majesty's gracious pardon
On the 6th May he dined with Her Majesty at Marlborough House; on the 7th he received a deputation from the inhabitants of his native town of Whittlesey, who were desirous of making him a presentation. The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.
Imagine the limpet is the antelope of the undersea Serengeti, grazing majestically on algae," he intones, bouncing the shell along. Thestar.com - Home Page
The long, majestic, tree lined vista is now worse than a gas chamber.
After touring the hospital, Her Majesty unveiled a commemorative plaque.
He jested that there was no way she could manage both events, as it would take about three weeks to make the journey on a Virgin train.
Ai hasta seel up caek bery titely heer oar Sonata-kitteh finks wuz baekeded jest fur hur oan purry self. Bugsy’s philosophy - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
The first check to her duteous demonstrations was a formal intimation from the fallen majesty of England, that I was in no manner to be intruded upon her. II.8
As the last words came hoarsely forth on to the night air, _clang, clang, clang_, burst out the tocsin of the alarm bell, silencing the music in the ballroom and sending an electric thrill through every listener within the precincts of the castle; but ere the great bell had sent forth a score of vibrating notes which came quivering through the darkness and echoing from every wall, the clattering of hoofs began in obedience to the whispered commands of his Majesty of France: The King's Esquires The Jewel of France
His Majesty requests your presence in the royal chambers.
God's kingdom is one of fatherly and motherly compassion, not dominating majesty or slavish subjection.
I was pretty affable myself, just then, and pretended not to hear one or two of the more jealous remarks that were dropped - about how odd it was that Her Majesty hadn't chosen one of the purple brigade to squire her young cousin, not so much as Guardee even, but a plain Mr - and who the deuce were the Flashmans anyway? The Sky Writer
Mr. Tomlinson said that his comment was in jest and that he couldn't imagine how remarks at ‘a fun occasion’ were taken the wrong way.
he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest
I said this in jest but should have known better.
In taking care of the royal feet, M Sitts showed such skill that his Majesty one day asked him to remove an agnail from one of his fingers.
Eventually we were connected to Her Majesty's press office.
Visit Aberdeen, with sights such as the Maritime Museum, the Lemon Tree, His Majesty's Theatre and great shops.
Her Majesty later honoured the Headmaster with her presence at lunch.
From majestic mountains and valleys of GREen to crystal clear waters so blue, this wish is coming to you.
Legation at Teheran; Bill "devilled" for a famous barrister; Lionel wore her Majesty's livery. The Hill A Romance of Friendship
If she’s read this, your mum will note that you’ve started nagging again – bitching that your boy jester doesn’t pull his weight domestically, doesn’t wash the dishes quietly (even after he’s made you dinner), hasn’t done the ironing while you watch a pathetic show that you’ve chosen because it’s YOUR finger on the remote button. Nique sa mère
For me the different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden, or they are branches of the same majestic tree. Therefore they are equally true, though being received and interpreted through human instruments equally imperfect.
Maks na sile wkladal mi kabanosy do ust, a kiedy rozmawialam z Mama, myslal, ze rozmawiam z M. i krzyczal, ze jestem pijana. pijana bynajmniej ani troche nie bylam. -
Feloniously and Pyratically surprise, seise and take a Brigantine named ----, [11] One Moor Master, and belonging to His said Majesties good subjects, and out of Her then and there in manner as aforesd. did take and Carry away Cloths and Provisions of the Value of Two Hundred pounds. Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents
He loves to serve aces, to swivel into position to play that majestic forehand of his. Times, Sunday Times
Variants occur in B-Bc 27087 (‘Clemente nono Papa’) and LVu mus.4 (‘Clemens haud papa’) which support the theory that the suffix was created in jest rather than for practical reasons: Pope Clemens VII had died in 1534 (before the composer appeared in print), and the possibility of confusion with the poet Jacobus Papa in Ypres is just as unlikely, for in this case the surnames were quite distinct. Archive 2009-06-01
I could hear its chatter, a sound unlike anything one would expect from so majestic and powerful a bird.
Cocooned in scaffolding and planks, Manchester's majestic John Rylands Library is undergoing a facelift that will see it restored to its original glory, albeit with some modern touches.
Children clowned around with a jester at a fun workshop on April Fool's Day.
Mother said when Marster come he wus dead shore enough, dat marster jest boohooed an 'went to de house, an' wouldn't look at him no more till dey started to take him to de grave. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1
Just around the corner of my street, the mechanical laughter of California quail and the quarrel of crows up in the majestic heights of a Colorado spruce that was left to grow, untended for years now.
An 'if you'll b'lieve it, she won't talk picters nor make any sence she got back -- only, jest after she got back, she said she didn't see any use o' her goin 'on dobbin' good canvas up with good paint, an 'makin' nothin 'but poor picters; an' she cried some .... Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic
-- In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
For the latter part of the power of the prerogative, or that whereby they are the supreme judicatory of this nation, and of the provinces of the same, the cognizances of crimes against the majesty of the people, such as high treason, as also of peculation, that is, robbery of the treasury, or defraudation of the commonwealth, appertains to this tribe. The Commonwealth of Oceana
My master, the great Scholar Li K'ai-men heard these words from his lord and master, His Majesty, the Emperor Kao.
Edward's is the first English royal seal to survive; the image of the king in majesty, enthroned with orb and sceptre, was borrowed from German models.
Imagine having to stoop to that level - particularly after being ignored by Her Majesty for years.
As his voice resonated, mingling with the call of a distant koel, the mystery of the majestic edifice stood out.
Out of all the gods, only the Jester had children because he was the only one concerned with the more… fleshly pleasures.
We passed through the Grand Arch, a majestic limestone-cavern entrance-way into a hidden valley, and surveyed the spectacular grotto called Devil's Coachhouse, continuing our cryptozoological pursuit.
In most of his works, he expressed his feelings and unyieldingness through description of things, showing a stirring, majestic character in a sad, bleak tone.
Dey did jest likee dis and den dey spreaded owt an started to advance on poor Killer. SYNCHRONIZED SPAZ ATTACK - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
The most interesting aspect of the show is the use of the court jester.
- While I was still under the almost first impression of grief for the loss of my dear and honoured father I received a letter from Windsor Castle, written by Madame Beckersdorff, at the command of her majesty, to desire I would take the necessary measures for being presented to son altesse royale Madame The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3
That was blowin 'a fresh o' wind, an 'he jest lay down in the lee scuppers, and' I can't get no wetter, Posh, 'he say, and let the lipper slosh oover him. Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants"
A fluffy cloud above the majestic Royal Yacht Britannia marks it out as a centre piece.
England are dormie two in a Test series that has seen Pakistan bowled out for 80 and 72, while the fielding of Butt's side was so inept at Edgbaston that they resembled a travelling troupe of jesters. Salman Butt: 'In these dark days for Pakistan, cricket can lift spirits'
It will soon be well known that the surest way to inflict pain upon you is to extol the excellences or to dwell on the happiness of others, and your failings will be considered an amusing subject for jesting observation to experimentalize upon. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends
She made a formal declaration that her Majesty, with the assistance of Madame Campan, had packed up all her jewelry some time before the departure; that she was certain of it, as she had found the diamonds, and the cotton which served to wrap them, scattered upon the sofa in the Queen's closet in the 'entresol'; and most assuredly she could only have seen these preparations in the interval between seven in the evening and seven in the morning. Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete
Now, if you jest turn over a new leaf in the book of life, and try to fotch out right in the end, I believe the old man would cry quits on the old score. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue
That question is what your Majesty might call foxy," said one of the counselors, an old grey fox. Love Letters
If your Majesty considers it fitting to approve this so useful and even so necessary proposition, your bishop is of the opinion, as he has already intimated, that the see of the new bishopric can be determined, and that it may be entitled the bishopric of Panay or of Jaro -- which is a well-populated village, as I have said above. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing t
Her Majesty had ordered Noakes and his wife Vivien to be given unprecedented access to her both at home and at work.
Her Majesty does not like a duvet on her bed. AT HOME WITH THE QUEEN: The Inside Story of the Royal Household
When the clock struck twelve, I marched majestically to the kitchen, threw open the door, revealed the octette in the enjoyment of a mound of ice-cream and The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.)
An act to allow a drawback of the duties of customs on the exportation of tea to any of his Majesty's colonies or plantations in America; to increase the deposit on bohea tea to be sold at the East India Company's sales; and to empower the commissioners of the treasury to grant licences to the East India Company to export tea duty-free. Bob Cesca: The Weird Contradictions of the Tea Bag Revolution
Jego oczywiscie. na nauke czas pozostaje poznymi wieczorami, a moze i nocami? nie no, nie jest tak tragicznie. ogolnie to jesli sie spreze, to dam rade. moze pomijajac anatomie, chociaz nie do konca. aczkolwiek na dyzur pojde po wszystkim. niech sie to wszystko przewali, to bede miala glowe do lektur. -
His majesty and beauty spoke to me in ways that no priest had ever been able to, and I was breathless from his presence.
There are groups with jolly ladies-in-waiting in colorful crinolines attended by adoring cavaliers, as well as court jesters.
In the corners of the chamber there were several wooden stands, which supported majestic candles.
Better lose a jest than a friend.
Francis had been at His Britannic Majesty's Embassy in Berlin for nine months. DARE CALL IT TREASON
I was blown away by the beauty and majesty of the ensemble choir, who only got together for the first time some three days earlier.
I drove along the same route only this time I past the larger intersection at T. C. Jester where I know Lucy hardly ever comes to a complete stop; doing what I call a shuffle as opposed to a legal complete stop. T F Stern's Rantings
The letters still extant from the princes of the East to Sapor are manifest forgeries; 151 nor is it natural to suppose that a jealous monarch should, even in the person of a rival, thus publicly degrade the majesty of kings. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Butter "(for my lady, like her Majesty the Queen, was somewhat given to swearing, though more modest oaths, as should become a subject) --" I 'fecks, Butter, "saith she," 'tis a most lustick plot. A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales
The fool reined the horse, which for some time had been moving painfully, and at that abrupt cessation of motion the jestress looked up with a start. Under the Rose
Ef you want to know," sez he, "open your winder of a mornin 'et ary season, and you' ll larn thet the best of perfooms is jest fresh air, _fresh air_," sez he, emphysizin ', "athout no mixtur. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866
He arose, but in the short interval, the throne had been hoisted from the floor to the ceiling, the Imperial figure appeared in new and more gorgeous apparel, and the interview was concluded in haughty and majestic silence. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
They should be ashamed of themselves calling some one a muck raker, even in jest. Blogger(s) triumph.
Or Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown probably too art-housey for this list, which is a fine, upstanding film, as long as you ignore everything in it that pretends to be a historical fact. Film
They have dreamt of each other in their quiet dreams, these children, and their little hearts have been nearly broken when the absent one has been dispraised in jest. Sketches by Boz
Around this grand square with its central lake were arranged as follows: on the north side a superb colonnade of sculptured columns, forming the façade of the Temple of Mnevis, the sacred ox of On, at the gate or propyla of which crouched two sphinxes, with majestic human heads. The pillar of fire, or, Israel in bondage
I wer so," he replied -- "I wer so skeart thet I didn't know what ter dew; but, thinks I, let's see if anythin's thaar; an 'so I jest look't round the corner o' the galley through the half-door, an ', b'y, thaar I seed Sam a-sottin', ez I sed, an 'a-playin' his banjo ez nat'rel ez ever wer! The Island Treasure
Del buque de guerra el Candahar de la regna Ingleterra -- we belong to Her Majesty's ship, _Candahar_! Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant
Clerks in dusty stores moved with the majestic inertia of tall ships becalmed. Michael Winship: Washington and Change: Cash You Can Believe In
Simply being a Royal Highness or Majesty today is not enough to earn such homage.
Duff has indeed expressed the wish to be re-reunited with his old mucker after the latter finishes his spell in one of Her Majesty's penal institutions, noting: ‘I can't believe a stupid fight came to this.’
Fear gripped her in icy clutches despite the heat, and then, strangely, it ran down her skin in cold waves like snowmelt down a majestic mountain.
Then on to the Fens - a land of fertile fields and canals and dykes with The Isle of Ely rising majestically from the heart of it all.
And the whole trip is through majestic island scenery. Times, Sunday Times
These majestic forests are dominated by the Dipterocarpaceae tree family, notably Anisoptera spp., Peninsular Malaysian rain forests
Amid all the tumult and clamour of the teeming crowds who throng the premises, the hall stands dignified in its majestic splendour.
Kegs of hard cider and spruce beer and perhaps more potent brews are abroach, and behind the haggling and jesting and bustle you may catch the sound of muskets or the whoop of the Indians from afar. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775
The bikes that majestically stood on either side of the stage with their sidelights flickering welcomed the gathering.
Additionally, my morning train is also the same one Her Majesty's Prison Service uses to cart all their ex-cons back to London after they've served their time in one of the five prisons within ten miles of my house.
Their Majesties will open the new bridge today.
For power to show itself in weakness, for glory to appear in baseness, for divinity to kythe (228) in humanity, and such glorious rays to break forth from under such a dark cloud, this was greater glory, and more majesty, than if he had only showed himself in the perfection of the creatures. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
Mazards! how the diction of our orator is enriched from the vocabulary of Shakspeare! the word head, instead of being changed for a more general term, is here brought distinctly to the eye by the term mazard, or face, which is more appropriate to his majesty's profile than the word skull or head. Tales and Novels — Volume 04
From majestic mountains and valleys of GREen to crystal clear waters so blue, this wish is coming to you.
If we are successful, we can begin to restore this once majestic ancient woodland to its former glory.
In the full august assembly, Nero discovered enthroned, not unmajestic in deportment, yet effeminately chapleted, and holding a lyre: suppose him just returned from Elis, a pancratist, the world's acknowledged champion. An Author's Mind : The Book of Title-pages
At times it was majestic, all fluid lines and composure. Times, Sunday Times
“But, Your Majesty,” he said, “I come here on behalf of your son, Prince Rurik!” Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon
But my jesting should be a source of concern, experts say. Facebook Wants to Destroy You
However I do think that it is time that we were moving on and I also think that is the view of Her Majesty.
This, whispers Her Ladyship, is where Her Majesty the Queen brings her most distinguished dinner guests for their postprandial entertainment.
AS the Passport was directed to all lieutenant-governors, governors, and commandants of cities, generals of armies, justiciaries, and all officers of justice, to let Mr. Yorick the kings jester, and his baggage, travel quietly alongI own the triumph of obtaining the Passport was not a little tarnishd by the figure I cut in it. 50. The Passport. Versailles
Billy had said this in joke, for he had never conceived of such a thing as a spring of hot water, but he found that his jest might have been said in earnest, for the spring was almost "bilin '," and caused the Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn
-- And then I have a queer humour o 'my ain, that sets a strolling beggar weel eneugh, whase word naebody minds -- but ye ken Sir Arthur has odd sort o' ways -- and I wad be jesting or scorning at them -- and ye wad be angry, and then I wad be just fit to hang mysell. The Antiquary — Complete
This cult of irresoluteness, this satisfaction with pointing out the difficulties, this inability to make up one's mind and carry it out, recalls to me a jest in Punch about how the sculptors have carved many a hero seated on a horse but up-to-date have never carved a hero seated on a fence. Palestine As A U.N. Responsibility
The ball opened with a brantle which his Majesty danced with the duchess, The Touchstone of Fortune
Gazing at that majestic painting was for me an almost transcendental experience.
The old king was now left with no other companion than the poor fool, who still abided with him, with his merry conceits striving to outjest misfortune, saying it was but a naughty night to swim in, and truly the king had better go in and ask his daughter's blessing: -- Tales from Shakespeare
That or hard time, very hard time, the hardest imaginable, in one of Her Majesty's most austere hostelries. DOUBTFUL MOTIVES
It has been determined that the Abuna is to place the crown and ring upon Her Majesty, without the regal anointing, on the same day of the Emperor's coronation.
‘Someone,’ she jested, playing with her buckles on her leather jacket, ‘who knows you well.’
This premier facility celebrates one of nature's most majestic creatures - in equine art and history museums, galleries, theaters, and equestrian events.
Majestic figures appear as if by magic from blocks of apple wood, hawthorn, sandstone, limestone, bronze and marble.
You'll find stunning vineyard landscapes and majestic mountain vistas along the way, and if it's harvest time there are feasts and festivals galore.
Tall, dark trees rose in ordered majesty about the château, and before it a wide band of lawn, called a tapis vert, ran to the lodge-gates that opened on the highroad. A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago
He moved to live in Australia, he said to ease the pain of arthritis, although some intimated it was to escape the gaze of Her Majesty's Inspector Of Taxes.
He paled below his silly, belled jester's hat.
Majesty, John of Leyden, I doubt whether any Government has received or appointed so queer an ambassador. Notes of a Journey From Cornhill to Grand Cairo
Queen's Majesty is not pleased that I should molest her Highness with any more of my colourable letters, which, although they be termed colourable, yet not offending the Queen's Majesty, I must say for myself that it was the plain truth, even as I desire to be saved afore Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries
Majesty hopes, when the march-past is over, to receive a march-up of fair ladies. Springhaven
From majestic mountains and valleys of GREen to crystal clear waters so blue, this wish is coming to you.
And to observe her Majesty's commands for the ten thousand pounds, we agreed he should take it out of the portion that was landed secretly, and to remove the same out of the place before my son Henry and I should come to the weighing and registering of what was left; and so it was done, and no creature living by me made privy to it but himself; and myself no privier to it than as you may perceive by this. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4
Sitting on the lawn of Burnaby Mountain Park, Jester confidently strolled up to me at our pre-arranged meeting spot.
Digger plew good as any other; worth jest as much as 'Pash chief. The Scalp Hunters
Thereupon the good dyer staggered by the paternal majesty of cuckoldom, and perhaps also by the fire of his wife's eyes, let the sword fall upon the foot of the hunchback, who had followed him, and thus killed him. Droll Stories — Volume 1
And you'll often get a majestic view for good measure. The Sun
So a historic visit was made, and His Majesty gave audience to the Prime Minister in his own home.
Wii kin jest fro da bottolz ub mint jelly tz da stuffified bunnehs and addz in sum bag eggz furr da older lams udder wize called sheepz Cud get messy! Monorail Cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
Neither let this be jestingly conceived, bicause the works of the one be essenciall, the other in imitation or fiction: for everie understanding, knoweth the skill of ech Artificer standeth in that Idea, or fore conceit of the worke, and not in the worke it selfe. Defence of Poesie
“ 'Well, since I am disowned, and relegated to the sweepings,' the old man begins, draped in his sayon, and with a majesty that frightens us, 'you shall hear the crow sing!' Frederic Mistral
So beautiful and majestic, with his forelock draped in his face, he really fit the part. Early Buzz: Your Highness | /Film
A flotilla of more than 50 boats, yachts and lifeboats surrounded the magnificent ship as it sailed majestically into its home port.
There is many a true word spoken in jest.
The character has a variety of origins, from the medieval court jester to the licensed clown of the Feast of Fools.
In "Crystal Palace" (2002, revised 2011), in what he calls an ode to "digital interlace," he disassembles a landscape of majestic snow-wreathed conifers at Lake Tahoe (and, briefly, a red house) into sharply differentiated parts and visual planes, isolating these elements in a way that brings to mind the individual layers of a paper diorama. NYT > Home Page
You can joke and jest all the time in the hotel, and we'll probably have a game of cricket in the corridor. The Sun
What a marvel is such a city! it is a strange thing that this grandioseness and this burlesque should be amicable neighbors, that all this majesty should not be thrown into disorder by all this parody, and that the same mouth can to-day blow into the trump of the Judgment Day, and to-morrow into the reed-flute! Les Miserables, Volume III, Marius
And calycanthus buds, see how you've got to hold 'em in your hands and warm 'em before they'll give out their sweetness, jest like children that you've got to love and pet, before they'll let you git acquainted with 'em. Aunt Jane of Kentucky
The event at the Charterhouse, where the young Elizabeth I stayed before acceding to the English throne, featured musicians, a court jester and yeomen guards in a bid to recreate the regal splendour of the Tudor age.
Better lose a jest than a friend.
I am glad to have met you, Mrs Campbell," said Captain Lumley; "I found, on paying my respects to the Governor, that there is what they call the Admiralty House here, which is kept furnished by Government for the senior officers of his Majesty's ships. The Settlers in Canada
a little kittle left her, an 'the big-kittled gal was jest pestered with beaux. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times
Roder, whose professional name is Kester the Jester, juggled and diaboloed his way to victory over a diverse field that included a poetry-reading Frenchwoman in the contest in Stoneleigh near Warwick.
On a simple shelf affixed to the gallery wall near the figure he placed six large votive candles, each decorated with a photographic decal portraying the artist in the jester's costume.
For me the different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden, or they are branches of the same majestic tree. Therefore they are equally true, though being received and interpreted through human instruments equally imperfect.
They said that their return to the motherland is part of the renewal of their allegiance to his majesty king Mohammed vi (a french - speaking daily “aujourd (hui le Maroc” reported on wednsday 27/12/2007) Global Voices in English » Western Sahara: Landmine Injures Five During Peaceful Protest

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