It seems to me that every school magazine I ever read was called 'Quips and Cranks.
Quips and cranks are not seemly in a woman, nor in a man either, seeing the days are evil.
Nay, madam, this young lady is too ready with her tongue, and by verbal quipshas been endeavouring to deny the fact of her cousin's presence here.
These and many other such quips made up an exhibition that amused people quite as much as the display of real relics edified them.
He was so merry and good-natured, and yet so full of quips and pranks, why, he nearly fooled me two or three times!
The same Signor Jupe was to 'enliven the varied performances at frequent intervals with his chaste Shaksperean quipsand retorts.
Though the injury presents no actual danger, it is serious enough to deprive any ordinary patient of a fancy for conversation, and here are you indulging in quips at the expense of your host!
Have you no other words for me at parting than these teasing quipsand jests?
He and Grandaddy might exchange quips or gibes over the matter of sales or production but they didn't broadcast as to funds on hand.
For the rest, the quips and quiddities are in intentional disorder.
Of such are thequips and the quiddities with which the piece abounds.
But the piece is full of quips almost equally good.
His motley is of an unfamiliar pattern, his quips and jests savour not so much of antiquity, and his songs are pleasing.
Even the merry quips of the fool in motley, who still rode at her side, brought no smile to her beautiful face.
And hear what I have to say Before ould Salley brings me My bread and jug of tay; and fling outrageous quips and cranks at cherubim and seraphim.
His humorous rhymes were, however, more often quipsand cranks at the expense of his contemporaries.
Others haled forth armor and saddle-gear, and bows and spears, and shouted joyous quipsfrom group to group.
She seemed a privileged person, with whom none ventured to take liberties, and against whom none was entitled to bear offence, for her quips were free from malice, and her ingenuity in humour of mark.
Mrs. Fenwick had many quips and quirks with her husband as to those tidings to be made in a pleasant spirit which were expected from Turnover Castle.
The birds will be only a first instalment," said the Vicar,--and then there were more quips and quirks about that.
Clad all in gay motley, swinging his bauble, his cap and bells making merry music, he bounds upon the stage and bids us listen to his quips and jokes.
Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
I remember also how he dropped in upon me at Albury one morning just as I happened to be pasting into one of my Archive-books a few quips and cranks anent my books from Punch: he adjured me "not to do it!
Why then, whereupon if that your ever gracious onnur would but be so all mercifool in goodness as to say the word, why we should be upon sure ground, and all our quips and quandaries and afterclaps would a be chouse clickt.
But that I am determined never to torment my brain about such quips and quillets, may I turn Turk if they would not have made a convert of me, and have persuaded me that an estate of ten thousand a year was a very intolerable thing!
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