From under his creased brows he glowered with hate at the
mockers. He meditated upon a few revenges.
Stiggins did not desire his hearers to be upon their guard against those false prophets and wretched
mockers of religion, who, without sense to expound its first doctrines, or hearts to feel its first principles, are more dangerous members of society than the common criminal; imposing, as they necessarily do, upon the weakest and worst informed, casting scorn and contempt on what should be held most sacred, and bringing into partial disrepute large bodies of virtuous and well-conducted persons of many excellent sects and persuasions.
"Then," remarked Agnes, "it is the third since the Sunday of the Loetare : for, in less than a week, we had the miracle of the
mocker of pilgrims divinely punished by Notre-Dame d'Aubervilliers, and that was the second miracle within a month."
A catbird, the Northern
mocker, lit in a tree over Tom's head, and trilled out her imitations of her neighbors in a rapture of enjoyment; then a shrill jay swept down, a flash of blue flame, and stopped on a twig almost within the boy's reach, cocked his head to one side and eyed the strangers with a consuming curiosity; a gray squirrel and a big fellow of the "fox" kind came skurrying along, sitting up at intervals to inspect and chatter at the boys, for the wild things had probably never seen a human being before and scarcely knew whether to be afraid or not.
"Oh, don't worry about me, Sir
Mocker," said Danglars; then turning to the count he said, "but will you undertake to speak to the father?"
But they think me cold, and a
mocker with terrible jests.
He does not know--how should he,
mocker that he is?--that when he came into the world it was I who washed him, and dressed him in his swathing-bands, for my sister Anisia had lost her husband, and was in great poverty.
Fairholme, suspecting mockery, frowned, and Miss Wilson looked severely at the
mocker. Little more was said, except as to the chances--manifestly small--of the rain ceasing, until the tops of a cab, a decayed mourning coach, and three dripping hats were seen over the hedge.
One day he rode into town on a favorite mule, and, hitching the beast on the sunny side of a street, in front of a saloon, he went inside in his character of teetotaler, to apprise the barkeeper that wine is a
mocker. It was a dreadfully hot day.
Martyrs are mocked.' 'Where would martyrs be without
mockers?' inquired Michael.
If you want to be your own person, don't 'sit in the company of
mockers.' (Psalm 1:1)
And the capital troops go into battle knowing anything other than a win would put the
mockers on their bid to reach the knockout stages of the Champions Cup.