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Example sentences for "jested"

Lexicographically close words:
jerseyed; jes; jessamine; jesses; jest; jester; jesters; jestice; jesting; jestingly
  1. Whilst the lords jested amongst themselves in this fashion, they climbed the tower, and were seated in the chamber.

  2. He jested gaily with the dame, looking nicely upon her, and made a great semblance of friendship.

  3. The king smiled; yet, in the dark recesses of his cruel heart, he at the very moment destined the man to death, with whom he jested as a favoured follower.

  4. Gradually De Coucy began to feel more at his ease, and, forgetting the poverty of his household display, laughed and jested with his guest.

  5. I had often jested with Atossa, and Sappho was a combination of my charming Frankfort cousin Betsy, with whom I spent such delightful days in Rippoldsau, and lovely Lina von Adelsson.

  6. When we arrived, chilled by the railway journey, an acquaintance of the friend who accompanied me ordered rum and water for us, and we laughed and jested with the landlord's pretty daughters, who brought it to us.

  7. I distinctly remember how merrily she jested and played with us, and from my earliest recollections her beloved face always greets me cheerily.

  8. He embraced his mother tenderly, laughed and jested for a few moments with his sisters Ulrica and Amelia, then left, followed by his cavaliers.

  9. Every one else called Mademoiselle von Sehwerin a child, and jested with little Louise.

  10. The king dismissed his friends with a gracious smile, jested gayly with Fredersdorf, and then dictated three letters to his secretary.

  11. They all laughed heartily, and jested over this mistake, but were nevertheless thankful when they were at last dismissed and were allowed to retire to their rooms.

  12. The king mingled again with the crowd, and was not recognized, but laughed and jested with them merrily as man to man.

  13. Osberne reddened and held his peace, but Medard said: "There be of our foemen no few, who ever if they jested at the lad have done with it now forever.

  14. At the very moment when Henrik jested with Louise on this very subject, he was seized by the most violent suffering.

  15. How we jested over our lovers, and thought what fun it would be to act the parts of austere romance-heroines!

  16. His whole life was one ceaseless questioning; and finding no answer, he jested at the very question itself.

  17. They were elegant speakers, and they made beautiful poetry, and jested at meals, so that a missionary must have died laughing.

  18. Certainly she treated lightly my declaration, and almost jested with me.

  19. Rarely indeed would she have any thing to say, when others spoke lightly or jested on the subject.

  20. For all, and each, Longpole had his joke and his quibble; he played with one, he jested with the other, and he won the hearts of all.

  21. And in two months you can repeat the same prescription until you get results," jested Wawrzecki.

  22. You, Director, also create masterpieces almost every year, yet no one upbraids you for it," jested Glas.

  23. Kotlicki chatted jovially, Wawrzecki jested with Glogowski and the women took part in the merriment, but Janina hardly heard a thing that was being said.

  24. I did not get up till noon, and the marquis and his wife jested with me at dinner on the subject of my late rising.

  25. I jested with her about him, but she swore there was no lovemaking between them.

  26. Punish me for my audacity, despise me for my shameless immodesty; but do not ever say, do not ever think, that I have jested with or deceived you.

  27. Monseigneur, I shall never recover such a shock as this; I who have laughed, who have jested with you!

  28. Still more terrible was the alteration since the Earl had last seen it, when he jested for a moment with his cousin's leman some months before in Hereford.

  29. She recovered herself in a moment; but neither of the maids of Lucy de Ashby ever jested with their mistress afterwards upon her wearing the colours of the House of Monthermer.

  30. But the Dragon caught and ate in one mouthful two of the merry band of jesters, so that they jested no longer.

  31. They jested with Arthur and gibed pleasantly at him.

  32. The king who jested of the candles for a woman's churching, was answered by the blaze of a whole town.

  33. For in that year he stayed for treatment at Rouen, just as he had done before in Abingdon, and while he lay in bed King Philip jested at the candles that should be lighted when this bulky invalid arose from child-bed.

  34. Thus they jested and reparteed and played one upon another all the while they sat at table.

  35. Thus he that is jested on for a flat or hooked nose usually laughs at the jest.

  36. How is it possible therefore to determine such raillery as shall delight and please the person that is jested on, when to be smart without offence is no mean piece of cunning and address?

  37. His young mistress, as witty as she was pretty, jested on the foolish passion of her father, who had loved her madly ever since she was eleven.

  38. There are two kinds of parasites, Nausinicos: The one the common one, much jested on By comic writers, we, the blackfaced men.

  39. But John felt no bitterness, although the two elder ones jested at him, and went out alone together with their guns in their hands.

  40. Once, when she had jested too freely, she came to the youth to be punished.

  41. A considerable sensation was caused by the appearance of Monferrand, who seemed on first-rate terms with himself, and jested familiarly with the lady he accompanied, a little brunette with a giddy air.

  42. She jested with him, and told him she supposed he had not much to lose; he put his hand to his fob, and with his fingers felt that his purse was there, which fully satisfied him, and so she brought off his money.

  43. I jested with him extremely about the figure he would make in Virginia; but I found he would do anything I desired, though he did not seem glad to have me undervalue his plantations, so I turned my tale.

  44. I found I had him fast on the hook, so I jested with his new proposal, and put him off.

  45. The ladies among them were entertained at supper by Wolfe, who jested with them on the caution of the French generals, saying: "I have given good chances to attack me, and am surprised that they have not profited by them.

  46. Greisberg at once became amiable again, and jested about the measures to be adopted against that Signor Ingegnere.

  47. He jested with his usual serenity of spirit, perhaps because he did not fully realize his sister's serious condition, perhaps because of his naturally pacific attitude towards all that was inevitable.


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