All 21 Uses of

mock

in

The Prince and The Pauper

Daily the mock prince was received with elaborate ceremonials borrowed by Tom from his romantic readings; daily the great affairs of the mimic kingdom were discussed in the royal council, and daily his mimic highness issued decrees to his imaginary armies, navies, and viceroyalties.†
Chpt 2

The soldier brought his halberd to a present-arms and said mockingly— "I salute your gracious Highness."†
Chpt 3

With boisterous mirth they dropped upon their knees in a body and did mock homage to their prey.†
Chpt 4

Presently they began to taunt him and mock at him, purposely to goad him into a higher and still more entertaining fury.
Chpt 11 *

mock = make fun of

Other taunts followed, added mockings stung him, and he exclaimed— "I tell ye again, you pack of unmannerly curs, I am the Prince of Wales!†
Chpt 11

The King was in a rage in a moment; he seized a billet of wood and was in the act of charging upon the youth when another mocking laugh fell upon his ear.†
Chpt 17

He said more, with angry voice and excited gesture, but it was lost in a whirlwind of laughter and mocking exclamations.†
Chpt 17

Then all flung themselves upon their knees about him and sent up a chorus of ironical wailings, and mocking supplications, whilst they swabbed their eyes with their soiled and ragged sleeves and aprons— "Be gracious to us, O sweet King!"†
Chpt 17

The King was cheerful and happy now, and said to himself, "When I am come to mine own again, I will always honour little children, remembering how that these trusted me and believed in me in my time of trouble; whilst they that were older, and thought themselves wiser, mocked at me and held me for a liar."†
Chpt 19

"I do begin to believe thee," said Hendon, with a perplexing mixture of mockery and half-conviction in his tone; "but tarry thou here a moment whilst I run and ask his worship—for nathless, he being a man experienced in law, in jests, in—"†
Chpt 24

Better these poor mock dignities of mine, that come unasked, from a clean hand and a right spirit, than real ones bought by servility from grudging and interested power.†
Chpt 28

Whilst the true King wandered about the land poorly clad, poorly fed, cuffed and derided by tramps one while, herding with thieves and murderers in a jail another, and called idiot and impostor by all impartially, the mock King Tom Canty enjoyed quite a different experience.†
Chpt 30

What unspeakable glory it would be, if they could recognise him, and realise that the derided mock king of the slums and back alleys was become a real King, with illustrious dukes and princes for his humble menials, and the English world at his feet!†
Chpt 31

The mock King's cheeks were flushed with excitement, his eyes were flashing, his senses swam in a delirium of pleasure.†
Chpt 31

The Archbishop of Canterbury lifted up the crown of England from its cushion and held it out over the trembling mock-King's head.†
Chpt 32

He would have been obeyed, but the mock-King stamped his foot and cried out— "On your peril!†
Chpt 32

While all minds were struggling to right themselves, the boy still moved steadily forward, with high port and confident mien; he had never halted from the beginning; and while the tangled minds still floundered helplessly, he stepped upon the platform, and the mock-King ran with a glad face to meet him; and fell on his knees before him and said— "Oh, my lord the King, let poor Tom Canty be first to swear fealty to thee, and say, 'Put on thy crown and enter into thine own again!'†
Chpt 32

Hendon followed, saying to himself, "An' I were not travelling to death and judgment, and so must needs economise in sin, I would throttle this knave for his mock courtesy."†
Chpt 33