The rich now seek protection by becoming members of clubs,* and are happy if, after various mortifications, they are finally admitted by the mob who compose them; while families, that heretofore piqued themselves on a voluminous and illustrious genealogy,** eagerly endeavour to prove they have no claim to either.

The new school was still far off, however, and in the meantime there was close at hand a problem that piqued him annoyingly.

Evelyn, considerably piqued at being ignored, took advantage of his disappearance in search of his sister, to open up a broadside of inconsequential chatter before which her previous efforts paled into insignificance.

But I looked with longing glances upon all printed matter and, as my curiosity was continually piqued, this enforced abstinence grew to be well-nigh intolerable.

His stoical indifference and unvarying courtesy to the fair sex are genuine and sublime and pique the women incredibly.

Pointing to a chair for his nephew, Mr. Benfield commenced the discourse with saying, "Peter, you saw Mr. Denbigh; how did he look?" "As usual, master," said Peter, laconically, still piqued at being likened to old Moses.

It piqued him mightily without disturbing him.

He has, at least, the merit of telling it with decency; and, bating the qualities of versification, expression, and dignity, on which he peculiarly piques himself, and in which he has utterly failed, the poem is one which, in our opinion at least, may be read with satisfaction after GALT'S Tragedies.

He named the wage of the two pupils in a tone of disgruntled awe that piqued them pleasantly but did not otherwise impress.

But, though unconsciously, I may have been piqued by this manner of his.

“To be sure; the curiosity of the whole countryside was undoubtedly piqued by the building of Glenarm House.

We alternately pique and soothe readers by them, and so keep our customers.

He thinks himself providentially guided in the choice of his Superintendent, and does not vainly pique himself upon his sagacity in selecting Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted for the post.