Meaning of squiblet | Babel Free

Examples

“As we have just seen, the very reverse of the statement made by Campbell and endorsed and repeated by Dixon or Doran is the fact—the literary career of John Davies began when he was about twenty-three, by the production of “Orchestra” and the composition of squiblets of fun called “Epigrams.””

“There were a few squibs thrown at position. But there were whole armfuls of personal squiblets. “I’m sure she's a poor piece of goods; her nose is like a bit of bleached putty,” said Miss Flask, a middle-aged young lady, whose own nose was as blue as a bilberry. “I think she must be deaf, she has such almost invisible ears,” chimed in Miss Flapper; […]”

“They broke them against the brass collar button of the orator, and they ran down in graceful little brooklets and rivulets and squiblets and driblets over his white lawn tie and boiled shi[rt.]”

“Careful notation of the “haps” and pointers and “squiblets,” small per item, but you read them quickly.”

“SQUIBLETS FROM THE ANNISTON CONVENTION”

“Since our last bunch of squiblets Roy Jenkins, night foreman of the Free Press, has joined the ranks of the benedicts.”

“Solfeggio Squiblets”

“She is without an important guide, and yet she is still the best and most interesting personality in all these film squiblets, bits, and tidbits, mangled nuggets, rushed productions, factory products, vehicles for other stars, items in omnibus movies, and supporting roles, all her hordes of supporting roles.”

“Si la dame Campagnol accusait le malheureux Louis XVI d’actes qu’il était le seul au château de Versailles à ne pouvoir commettre, le faux moine, plus futé ou mieux inspiré, dénonçait une autre impuissance du roi : à entendre Vignoles, Louis XVI ne gouvernait qu’en apparence, sa débilité mentale le livrant à la merci de ses ministres ou de l’Autrichienne. Beaumarchais n’eut aucun mal, avec le concours de Rochford sans doute, à mettre ces deux coquins hors d’état de nuire.”

“Hesterno, Licini, die otiosi multum lusimus in meis tabellis, ut conuenerat esse delicatos: scribens uersiculos uterque nostrum ludebat numero modo hoc modo illoc, reddens mutua per iocum atque uinum.”

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