No knave, no impertinent blockhead even, can follow his own beautiful devices here; but is instantly had up, or comes upon a turnpike strictly shut for him.
Your graces will do well," said Don Quixote, "to order this blockhead to retire, that you may get rid of his troublesome folly.
I'd like to get hold of that blockhead of a courier who brought you this letter.
Very pretty truly--But how the Blockhead went out--languishing at her, and not a Look toward me!
Either, Sirrah, I pass for a very great Blockhead with you, or you are pleas'd to reckon much upon my Patience.
Did she take them in her turn from that blockhead of a Waldemar?
It was not written by Naomi at all, and in my heart I cursed myself as a blockhead for being so easily duped.
You need not fear me; I have almost given up every serious idea of her; but I must be a blockhead indeed, if, whatever befell me, I could think of your kindness and sympathy without the sincerest gratitude.
When Bays thou play'st, Thyself thou art; For that by Nature fit, No Blockheadbetter suits the Part, Than such a Coxcomb Wit.
I have felt in my very blood, ever since I was born, a most unconquerable hatred towards the whole tribe of fools, and it arises from the fact that I feel myself a blockhead whenever I am in their company.
I once caught myself saying of myself, "that careless blockhead has forgotten my nightcap.
That blockhead of a groom is but just come to town; he does not yet know how to drive away a dun--but he'll learn.
I was so big a blockhead for a minute," he confessed, laughing, "as to think that was meant for me.
Either I hadn't a sufficiently discerning eye, or, blockhead that I am, I know women better than you with your sevenfold wisdom.
Dame Marion pouted, and turned her head aside; the man was such a blockhead that he absolutely could not understand any attempt to aggravate him.
But Master Jock not only did not laugh at these funny things, but actually took Miska Horhi to task for making such a blockhead of himself, and bade him divert himself more decently in future.
Tis only a blockhead like yourself that can't see what all the world sees!
This was the girl's way of showing that she accepted the offer of the gentleman who was so fond of sitting on the sofa, and how delicately she conveyed her consent--that blockhead of a Boltay did not suspect anything.
To prevent any fuddled blockhead from thrusting his nose in there, in case we all get drunk.
The blockhead got up, and seeing the food, was persuaded of the truth of his wife's story.
Another blockhead went to the market to sell cotton, but no one would buy it from him, because it was not properly cleaned.
A party of rogues once found as great a blockhead in a rich Indian herdsman, to whom they said, "We have asked the daughter of a wealthy inhabitant of the town in marriage for you, and her father has promised to give her.
The incident of a blockhead cutting off the branch on which he is seated seems to be almost universal.
They never suspected that "a blockhead of his size could do what wiser men could not," and, as a fine comic genius, command a whole province in human nature.
Here were a dozen horses in the stable, and instead of taking a fresh one that blockhead Pedro selected an animal which has already traveled forty miles to-night.
To help him out of the difficulty, I told Smirker that my name was Julian Mortimer, and the blockhead believed it.
Mr. Skinner, "and d--n the blockhead that let her come in!
Matta desired to know if it was to play at quinze, and assured him that he should take care to render abortive any intention he might have to engage in play, and leave him alone with the greatest blockhead in all Europe.
The acute Spaniard just named says that "every blockhead is thoroughly persuaded that he is in the right;" Cranmer was less of a blockhead than most of his compeers.
