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Trickery
Bunsby, Captain Jack trapped into marriage by landlady. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son] cheated of bride after lavish wedding preparations. [Span. Lit.: Don Quixote] tricks Samson into revealing secret of his strength. [O.T.: Judges 16:6–21] political chicanery aimed at acquiring votes. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 199] obtained treaty with Joshua under false pretenses. [O.T.: Joshua 9:3–15] outraced Atalanta by tossing golden apples to distract her. [Gk. Myth.: Bulfinch] through guile, obtained blessing intended for Esau. [O.T.: Genesis 27:18–29] dipped in the blood of a kid and shown to Jacob as proof of Joseph’s death. [O.T.: Gen. 37:31-33] substitutes Leah for Rachel on Jacob’s wedding night. [O.T.: Genesis 29:16-26] enables Wotan to overpower Alberich, gain Rhinegold. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Das Rheingold, Westerman, 232] schemes outwit miser; enable young lovers to wed. [Ital. Opera: Donizetti, Don Pasquale, Westerman, 123–124] encouraged son Jacob to deceive father for blessing. [O.T.: Genesis 27:5–17] dupes bachelor employer into marrying her. [Ital. Opera: Pergolesi, La Serva Padrona, Westerman, 61] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Jinjur was prepared for this message, for the witch well understood, when her natural form was thrust upon her, that Glinda had discovered her trickery. There was a great deal of bargaining, of running up and beating down; and if a horse may speak his mind so far as he understands, I should say there were more lies told and more trickery at that horse fair than a clever man could give an account of. He was cruel enough to in- flict the severest punishment, artful enough to de- scend to the lowest trickery, and obdurate enough to be insensible to the voice of a reproving conscience. |
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