'Ay,' cried Dr. Johnson, 'some people want to make out some credit to me from the little rogue's book.

" The astrologers were a set of cunning, equivocal rogues; the more cautious of whom only uttered their prognostications in obscure and ambiguous language, which might be applied to all things, times, princes, and nations whatever.

But in my place they had set up one Tostig, a sturdy rogue and foul, who ruleth by might of arm and liveth but for plunderand worse.

"Do you remember, Sir Henry," asked Toole, "what the clever rogue Orton wrote in his pocket-book?

Did you ever see such merry rogues?

Fool, ye rogue!

" "Nay master, within Thrasfordham ye shall laugh at Black Ivo and all his powerslet us then to Thrasfordham, beseech thee!" "Nay, I'm for the woods in faith, to seek me desperate rogues, wild men whose lives being forfeit, are void of all hope and fear.

"The sun shineth, look you, I sit upon my hams and sing for that this roasting venison smelleth sweet, while yonder i' the leaves be a mavis and a merle a-mocking of me, pretty rogues: for each and ever of which, Laus Deo, Amen!" "Why truly, God hath made a fair world, Giles, a good world to live in, and to live is to actyet here have I lain most basely sleeping" "Like any paunched friar, brother.

The tavern rogue.

Then these little sly rogues, how they lie couchant, ready to spring upon us harmless fellows the moment we are in their reach!When the ice is once broken for them, how swiftly can they make to port!Mean time, the subject they can least speak to, they most think of.

A set of sweaters, a parcel of lazy rogues, who made poor people toil and moil for them.

One curly-headed urchin made bold to take off his well-worn cap and wait to be recognized as "little Johnny,""no great scholar," said the kind-hearted old lady to me, "but a sad rogue among our flock of geese.

" "But bethink thee, tall brotherof what avail a thousand such poor, ragged, ill-armed rogues 'gainst the walls of Garthlaxton?

So matters went prosperously with gray Manuel; he had lofty palaces and fair woods and pastures and ease and content, and whensoever he went into battle attended by his nine lords of the Silver Stallion, his adversaries perished; he was esteemed everywhere the most lucky and the least scrupulous rogue alive: to crown all which the stork brought by and by to Storisende the second girl, whom they named Dorothy, for Manuel's mother.

And now imagine (the charmer overcome) thou seest me sitting supinely cross-kneed, reclining on my sofa, the god of love dancing in my eyes, and rejoicing in every mantling feature; the sweet rogue, late such a proud rogue, wholly in my power, moving up slowly to me, at my beck, with heaving sighs, half-pronounced upbraidings from murmuring lips, her finger in her eye, and quickening her pace at my Come hither, dearest!

fair and passing fair!captive art thouaye, mine, I tell theeyield theehast struggled long enough to save thy modestyyield thee now, else will I throw thee to my lusty rogues withoutmake them sport" "ObeastI fear thee not!

he called, "come you and break me the back of this 'honest' rogue."

He knew he was dealing with one of the most slippery rogues in captivity.

There is also a portrait of this arch rogue and star-gazer, an admirable illustration for Lavater.

thou see'st me a ragged loon, a sorry wight the meanest rogue would scorn to bow to, and the very children jeer atand all by reason of a lewd, black-avised clapper-claw that doth flourish him a mighty axeO, a vile, seditious fellow ripe for the gallows.

Midst other wicked (Scripture) rogues, He talked of ANANIAS, He and his wife SAPPHIRA were The wickedest of liars.

Fired that the house reject him, ''Sdeath I'll print it, And shame the foolsYour interest, sir, with Lintot!' 'Lintot, dull rogue!

"They commonly call the most hair-brain bloodsuckers, strongest thieves, the most desperate villains, treacherous rogues, inhuman murderers, rash, cruel and dissolute caitiffs, courageous and generous spirits, heroical and worthy captains, brave men at arms, valiant and renowned soldiers, possessed with a brute persuasion of false honour," as Pontus Huter in his Burgundian history complains.

No; he should be a consummate rogue: the contrast between honesty and knavery would be the stronger.

Own then this man-like kite is slain Thy greater luxury to sustain; For "Petty rogues submit to fate, That great ones may enjoy their state.