It has been said that all those which contain the mark of Hans Burgmair show a decided superiority in point of engraving; but this assertion is not correct, for several of them may be classed with the worst executed in the volume.
The principal French wood engravers in the eighteenth century, subsequent to Papillon, were Gritner and Beugnet; but neither of them produced anything superior to the worst of the cuts to be found in the work of Papillon.
The mechanical subjects, with their accompanying figures, are the worstengraved as well as the worst drawn of the whole.
That is not the worst of it: he would not see even the aisle or the barren,—only trees.
I like to curl up with the three or four of them in that mud house and there spend the worst days of the winter.
I was disturbed at seeing her brow contract at sight of me, but my worst fears were realized when she said:-- "I do not wonder that you have preferred to keep away from me.
And the worst of it is that no one will believe me.
It is said of Licentiate Legaspi that he is the worst official that your Majesty has.
Thereupon he went to the meeting, where he told me that I was the worst Christian in the world, and that I took communion like Judas, besides other insults of like import, before Licentiate Legaspi and the fiscal.
He was standing near the door looking at Cyril as if his worst fears had been realised.
But I am thankful to say the worst has not happened.
One glance was enough to tell him that his worst fears were realised.
Rest meant that she retired to her room immediately after dinner, and expended her venom on her maid; relaxation meant bridge, and bridge seemed to bring out all her worst points.
Ellen was with the sick girl day and night until the worst was over; she neglected both Pelle and the children to give all her care to Johanna.
Almost the worst thing about it is the development of snobbery.
You really might refuse the worst work now, and save yourself a little," she said to Pelle when he was sitting over some worn-out factory shoes that had neither sole nor upper.
The worst of it is that it gets more every time; a fellow like me may get five years for stealing five krones (five shillings).
And now you won't be allowed up until the worst cold weather is over, even if I have to hide your clothes.
Death isn't the worst thing that can happen to one," answered Morten, who was still in a morbid mood.
You are not telling me all the truth--you are trying to keep the worst from me--for God's sake tell me the truth!
And the worst of it," said Lanson shortly, "is that he's got us where he wants us!
That's theworst of getting the dope a long way down the line," he muttered, as he hurried through the station and out to the street.
You see his father was one of the worst of the cowboys.
He was that," said John solemnly, "but theworst of it is he scared me too.
They would do well to realise the position they were in, and, looking at it from the worst side, make the best of it and fight to the end.
But the worst thing He ever does send to people is their own way, 'Tenty; and you'll know it before you die.
I believe some women are better off to marry, though I can't say but what I believe a single state is as good; but a woman that gets a real lazy, selfish feller gets pretty near the worst thing there is.
According to their theories, however, the immortal Soul would have picked out the worst part of the world, while giving up the best to mortal souls.
In the perverse man, it is the animal part that rules; the diversity of influences which overcome this man represents the worst of governments (the rule of the mob).
Whoever got the worst of the argument used to cut off communication with an unpleasant remark; but when it was mutually amusing, both sides enjoyed an advantage and each joined heartily in the resulting merriment.
With a civilized Native the system might have been good, but a raw Native always got the worst of the partnership.
One speaker especially remarked that the Act embodied the very worst form of vindictiveness, and the sooner the whole world understood the Union Parliament's attitude towards the blacks the better it would be.
He was therefore well provided with enemies, who were ready to place the worst construction on his acts.
Worst of all, many of these fine gallants went out of their way to offend Spanish religious susceptibilities; and Howel mentions one such case which nearly led to grave trouble.
The worst of it was, that except the time when all the Court was ablaze with the welcome to its English visitor, the King, for the first time, followed his own pragmatics.
Worst of all, when the minister decreed that the salt tax should be levied in the autonomous Basque provinces, the assembly there flatly refused to pay it.
One of the other conspirators died of a fit in the prison soon after the death sentence was passed, his fate, as Philip wrote to the nun, being worst of all, since he had died unabsolved.
In Germany, too, the French were defeated all along the line, and, worst of all, France lost Alsace.
Worst blow of all to King James was the contemptuous treatment of his demands about the Palatinate.
This was the worst possible advice, and its ultimate adoption consummated the ruin of Spain.
The worst of it was that he fell in love with a Spanish girl, and, running away from embassy, married her.
But the worstof that is that he is yet very young, and the Inquisition is a very serious matter.
What for the time being was worst of all was, that the support of Austria in the wars that were finally to exhaust Spain was withdrawn even before the marriage took place.
It is, in fact, a cross between barbarism and civilization, and the worst features of both the parents are plainly discernible in this mongrel offspring.
It flapped over my ears, it flapped over my neck, it flapped, worstof all, over my eyes.
At one of the best or worst of these we secured board and lodgings for one dollar a day, until the steamer, which was now expected, should arrive, and again get ready to sail.
You are like an unlucky knight who has had the worst in a duel, but is just about to regain the advantage, when the umpire throws down his staff and puts an end to the combat.
The worstthat can befall me is death; and I would rather die a thousand times than be the bride of Philip d'Aubin.
The worst that the most zealous Catholic can apprehend--and none is more zealous than I am--is that a Protestant monarch should interfere with our faith.
But with her anger there had mingled a look of scorn, against which the worst weakness of his nature rose in arms.
But so it must be with the best as well as with the worst of us.
Frown not on me, good cousin; for such was the only interpretation that even I, who am not apt to see actions in their worst light, could place upon your conduct to Beatrice of Ferrara.
Worst of all is it when we write of what strikes us as comic precisely as we mention a comic thing at home, or of mighty potentates, giving information obtained exclusively from German friends, and other German friends are then displeased.
The worst of the laws of this country, and of what people call society, is, that they never allow any man to get better.
In striving to suggest those things which might divert your mind without knowing what it is that weighs upon it, I very often may propose the worst things when I wish to offer the best.
His passionate indignation approached nearly to madness; his bitter, bitter anguish of spirit might have tempted him, at that moment, to commit any act which his worst enemy could wish.
That day I had received a letter from them written from a little hill resort operated by our Mission, where they and others had gone to escape the worst of the summer heat.
And the worstof it was that it did not seem to bother my sister a particle.
The people sat down at several successive tables to the worst dinner that ever was cooked; the ladies first, and the gentlemen afterwards, as they made conquest of places.
The worst of all is, I am at this juncture extremely busy and can’t bear interruption; but all that is a trifle when compared with the magnitude of his project, viz.
Throughout the history of the western world, the Scriptures, Jewish and Christian, have been the great instigators of revolt against the worst forms of clerical and political despotism.
Why leave out the account of the "Bene Elohim" and their gallantries, on which a large part of the worst practices of the mediæval inquisitors into witchcraft was based?
Now you're naughty and just trying to make the worst of it.
Maxwell might have been Chummy's best friend or worst enemy, a good fellow, a rotter, any one kind of all the kinds of men there are.
But there was relief in his face too--the relief of one who has got the worstover and hardly fears the rest.
That is the worst of this intangible operation of Publicity--it possesses you in spurts, with gaps of complete listlessness.
The days of Denmark's glory are over, it is true; but honour even our worst foes shall leave us untouched.
If our good Drost Peter means to jest with us, he shall have the worst of it.
He who whistled appeared the worst of them all: he was a huge, sturdy fellow, with a face like a bear.
The worst word of rebellion he uttered was with my permission, in order to sound the others.
Let the chancellor announce to the prisoner at Kallundborg, that his doom is again deferred for a year, and this because his trusty cousin has retaken Flynderborg, and the proofs of his worst treachery have not been discovered.
God; and, when they can forgive kings and princes with God's own holy body, then theworst murder of a layman by sword or dagger should be reckoned next to nothing.
When we reached the hill-top we found the worst had happened: the Turks had got possession of three lines of trenches.
I will allow the same officer to tell what kind of men they were, and to describe the mutual love and respect that animated them as a band in the worst of their days in Gallipoli.
They came from all directions, but the two worst nuisances were two guns that had our beaches ranged from north and south.
When the enfilading fire down the valley was at its worst and orders were posted that the ambulance men must not go out, the Man and the Donkey continued placidly at their work.
Mother she says that's th' worst thing on earth for a child.
Mother says as th' two worst things as can happen to a child is never to have his own way--or always to have it.
Tha'rt th' worst wench for askin' questions I've ever come a cross.
Well, sir, just without warning--not long after one of his worst tantrums he suddenly insisted on being taken out every day by Miss Mary and Susan Sowerby's boy Dickon that could push his chair.
One of th' worst fits he ever had," said Martha, "was one time they took him out where the roses is by the fountain.
Instead of giving way to thoughts of the worst he actually found he was trying to believe in better things.
And the worst of it is, I can't enter my room without passing through the one she occupies.
Guess it was the worst thing I ever set out to do when that notion of getting a job at the Bar-S popped into my silly head.
Besides, as has been said before, the fellow looked absolutely harmless; and had evidently been his own worst enemy in the past, having a weakness for strong drink, Adrian suspected.
Lie down, you, or it'll be the worst job you ever tackled!
And I want that gun the worst kind, because, if there's going to be any sort of rumpus I'll need it.
