But she gave the sum, glad that she had spent most of her money in buying jade and ivory, which now encumbered Nick's pockets.

I had definitely made up my mind that I should never love another woman, and that if she deceived me I should do something desperatethe great difficulty was to think of something sufficiently desperateand the heartless jade, how she led me on!

Worthy Mr. Piper, best of contractors who ever furnished four frampal jades, vol. 1, p. 45.

In all the land were found as grumbling jades, Whose fate it was to have no husbandman, For every woman had a husband then.

He that converses with him is like one that travels with a companion that rides a lame jade; he must either endure to go his pace or stay for him; for though he understands long before what he would be at better than he does himself, he must have patience and stay for him, until, with much ado to little purpose, he at length comes to him; for he believes himself injured if he should bate a jot of his own diversion.

But here my muse her wing maun cower; Sic flights are far beyond her power; To sing how Nannie lap and flang (A souple jade she was, and strang),

Up, spur the kicking jade, while I make speed To conjure Skink out of his hermit's weed; Lie there, religion: keep thy master grave, And on the fair trust of these princes' word To court again, Skink.

No sooner, however, had he taken hold of the halter to untie them, than Master Himboldt, his cousin, seized him by the arm, and with the words, "You shan't touch the knacker's jades!" hurled him away from the cart.

One that hath us'd me (since you will have it so) the basest, the most Foot-boy-like, without respect of what I was, or what you might be by me; you have us'd me, as I would use a jade, ride him off's legs, then turn him to the Commons; you have us'd me with discretion, and I thank ye.

" "I wish your whimsical jade of a mistress, Master François, had found the same sentiment," dryly observed Myndert: "for let me tell you, this cruising about in a suspicious vessel is as little creditable to her judgment ascheer up, Patroon; the girl is only putting thy mettle to the trial, and the sea air will do no damage to her complexion or her pocket.

Ah, my dear sir, when I have diligently and perseveringly wooed the coquettish jade for twenty years, and she then jilts me, what can I do?