But I note that his clergy are generally worldly schemers, like Winchester in Henry VI or Canterbury and Ely in Henry V or Wolsey in Henry VIII, or they are marplots, like Friar Lawrence, or prigs, like the priest who refuses to bury Ophelia in hallowed ground. ❋ Castner, Edward (2008)
Let me beg my young friend not to be found among this odious crowd of marplots. ❋ Unknown (2004)
The arts and wiles of the marplots were equaled only by the prodigality and persistency of the parents to save their sons from "the evils of camp life." ❋ Henry Llewellyn Williams (N/A)
It is just conceivable that certain unscrupulous marplots might by chicane produce such domestic discord in this country as would undermine the very basis of victory. ❋ Various (N/A)
Whatever happened was subject, he believed, to the over-ruling providence and direction of God, and for him there was no second causes, no human marplots. ❋ Brigadier Margaret Allen (N/A)
Cabinet, the more earnestly the marplots strove to incite them individually against one another and their head. ❋ Henry Llewellyn Williams (N/A)
It is these two marplots, which you must bless or curse, gentlemen, as the fancy takes you. ❋ Dornford Yates (1922)
So it became necessary, in order that the great enterprises then under way might be pushed to a successful issue, that all these marplots be silenced, and it was accordingly done. ❋ George Jean Nathan (1920)
They could not elect; but by aid of one or two marplots of the other side could prevent the election of the Democratic candidate. ❋ Unknown (1916)
A complete transformation would thus be effected; public opinion would be controlled; "priests and princes" would find their hands tied; the marplots who ventured to interfere would repent their temerity; and the order would become an object of dread to all its enemies. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)
The arts and wiles of the marplots were equaled only by the prodigality and persistency of the parents to save their sons from “the evils of camp life.” ❋ Williams, Henry L (1907)
The more apparent it was that inconsistency reigned ins the Lincolnian Cabinet, the more earnestly the marplots strove to incite them individually against one another and their head. ❋ Williams, Henry L (1907)
The man needed at present is the one who can keep things going, who can minimize differences, resist extremists, turn aside marplots, soothe doctrinaires, and thus give the good germs in the empire a chance to grow. ❋ Unknown (1906)
Sundry marplots, such as afflict all public bodies did, indeed, start to their feet, but a universal cry of ` ` question '' drowned all their efforts, and Mr. Raymond's motion was carried, to all appearance unanimously. ❋ Unknown (1905)
"Drat 'em!" exclaimed Billy, looking down aggrievedly at the small crew of marplots. ❋ Maria Thompson Daviess (1898)
"You young marplots, you!" he said as the gurgler printed a wet kiss on his left ear and regarded him with rapture while the small cooer, proclaimed as feminine by neck and sleeve ribbons, cuddled against his shoulder with soft confidence. ❋ Maria Thompson Daviess (1898)
Having eschewed the former by adopting the doctrines of Monroe, abandoning the freedom of the seas, and by according to France strategic frontiers and other privileges of the militarist order, they might have enlarged and systematized these concessions to expediency and forged an alliance of the three states or of two, and undertaken to keep peace on the planet against all marplots. ❋ Emile Joseph Dillon (1894)
They could not elect; but by aid of one or two meddling marplots of the other side they could prevent the election of the democratic candidate. ❋ John Hill (1884)
"They are the greatest marplots and scapegraces" -- ❋ Unknown (1862)
"I hesitated, Mrs. Moor, because I have sometimes heard young wives complain that their husbands 'friends were marplots, and I have no desire to be one." ❋ Louisa May Alcott (1860)
