Round went the pony so unceremoniously, that, with as little ceremony, Jackanapes clung to his neck, and he did not properly recover himself before Lollo stopped with a jerk at the place where they had started.
How Jackanapes tumbled on to Lollo's back he never knew.
If it had been feasible to leave off calling him Jackanapes and to get used to his baptismal name of Theodore before the day after to-morrow (when the General was due), it would have been satisfactory.
Jackanapes was not absolutely free from qualms, but having once mounted the Black Prince he stuck to him as a horseman should.
What mischief could be foreseen, Jackanapes promised to guard against.
The Grey Goose was just returning when Jackanapes and Lollo rode back, Spitfire panting behind.
The General talked to the Gipsy, and Jackanapes fondled Lollo's mane, and did not know whether he should be more glad or miserable if his grandfather bought him.
It was this oblique movement that enabled Jackanapes to come up with it, for it was bound for the Pond, and therefore obliged to come back into line.
The Grey Goose remembered quite well the year that Jackanapes began to walk, for it was the year that the speckled hen for the first time in all her motherly life got out of patience when she was sitting.
On the other hand, all the pulses of his village pride had been stirred by one or two visions of Master Jackanapes whirling about on his wonderful horse.
The jackanapes wants a right taste: I doubt he won't do.
When I came home this evening, I expected that littlejackanapes Harrison would have come to get help about his Tatler for Tuesday: I have fixed two evenings in the week which I allow him to come.
The jackanapes of bluecoat boys gave themselves such airs in pulling out the tickets, and showed white hands open to the company, to let us see there was no cheat.
And so trouble me no more about your Bernage; thejackanapes understands what fair solicitors he has got, I warrant you.
If the jackanapes had not issued his little book in German to poison the defenceless laity," he said, "I would have looked on it as too small a matter to take up.
If the jackanapes had not issued his book in German, in order to poison the defenceless laity, he would have been too small for me to bother with.
We may explain here that Jackanapes Lane was the original name of Carey Street, north of the Law Courts, and the new turn Mr. Warden gave to it is the western bend connecting it with Portugal Street.
The Governor passed by with his clanking dragoons, among them the young jackanapes who had presumed to sneer at our yeomanry, and we delivered a pair of scornful glances at each other which crossed like broadswords.
Sheffery no more; but hur was very urgent with the jackanapes for hur change; and said 'Good Sir, what does hur intent to do?
And threatening to set them by the heels; but discovering their simplicity asked them what the jackanapes did with it.
No, Mr. Harry Jocelyn, you are not the jackanapes you try to make people think you: you understand me.
The chief in jest Thus the poor jackanapes address’d “As here is no great matter done, Small is the premium you have won: The cuffs that make a servant free, Are for a better man than thee.
Now if this jackanapes had weigh’d The true intent of what was said, He’d found that Esop had no sense Of manhood in impertinence.
The jackanapes was now fretting and struggling within my surcoat, so, opening the coat, I put him down by the chamber door.
My desire was, when soonest I had an occasion, to surprise her with the gift of her jackanapes anew, knowing well that nothing could make her greater joy, save my own coming, or a victory of the Maid.
Then I could withhold myself no longer, but entered, and my lady ran to me, thejackanapes clinging about her neck with his arms.
So we were merry together, the jackanapes keeping us company, and making much game and sport.
The jackanapes was screeching on her saddle- bow, her yellow hair was lifted on her shoulder with the light breeze; her father rode the first two stages with them.
The horses advanced, when, by the blessing of the saints, the jackanapes woke in my breast.
Verily then I blessed the violer woman, who at great peril of her own life, and by such witty device as doubtless Madame St. Catherine put into her heart, had sent the jackanapes up from below, and put me in the way of safety.
Yet, in my own misery, I could not help but sorrow for the poor woman when she found her jackanapes gone, that was great part of her living: and I knew what she would have to bear for its loss from the man that was her master.
In a booth at Reims I saw her jackanapes doing his tricks, and when he came round questing with his bowl the little beast knew me and jumped up into my arms, and wailed as if he had been a Christian.
The girl was helped to horse, setting her foot on my hand, that dirled as her little shoe sole touched it; and the jackanapes rode on her saddle- bow very proudly.
To Tours I rode, telling them not of my coming, and carrying the jackanapes well wrapped up in furs of the best.
He is as sour as a crab, because he wanted the master to take his little jackanapes of a nephew as prentice.
But it serves me right, putting that jackanapes of a brother of hers into that snug living down there.
I'll pack that jackanapes of a brother off about his business, and as for the artful little minx--it's positively indecent a girl running after a boy like that!
Since it is still our true-blue borderland, they are scant enough of women of their own kidney, and I saw Madge dancing like any light o' love with every jackanapes that offered.
The jackanapes must learn to put up with ordinary work,' said Alaric, 'or he'll soon find himself reduced to his former insignificance.
I know what your mother meant when she talked of a jackanapes yesterday.
That accomplished, I shall arrest the Dowager and her son and every jackanapes within that castle.
Am I to wait all night, while every jackanapes who follows me into your pigsty is to be served before me?
The word Jackanapes therefore seems to be Jack Cnapa, and to mean Jack the Knave.
We hardly ever meet since the trouble about Marina and thatjackanapes Erwin; only when there is a family party; Oswald says it's not a family gathering but a family dispersal because nearly always some one takes offence.
When I was writing hard yesterday Aunt Alma came with Marina and thatjackanapes Erwin who was really responsible for all the row that time.
This little jackanapes of a Frenchman is making love to me, and you see nothing and do nothing.
I nearly split my sides with laughing at that little jackanapes fellow dancing about up there on the big elephant.
You are a jackanapes and a finicky fool, that's what you are!
I mean those jackanapes of midshipmen and sub-lieutenants, as they call mates now, with their dandified airs.
Take care, though, that neither you nor that youngjackanapes don't manage to tumble out on the line, for I can't pick you up from here!
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "jackanapes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: beau; blade; blood; coxcomb; dandy; dude; fribble; gallant; macaroni; masher; puppy; spark; sport; swell
