Varlets

Pharisees, Hypocrites, Varlets, Seed of the Serpent, foolish Builders whom the Devil drives into the ministry, dead dogs that cannot bark, blind men, dead men, men possessed of the devil, rebels and enemies of

The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut Maria Louise Greene

Varlets were in attendance to help the esquires in looking after their masters, and helping them up, with their heavy armour, if unhorsed.

Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach Christopher Hare

Varlets may come (they do) and go (they'd better!),

Rhymes of the East and Re-collected Verses

Hurling his sword from him, he threw himself on the ground, with a scornful, "Take your fill of me, Varlets," and was cut to pieces.

Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. C. Raymond Beazley 1911

Varlets had rushed forth to draw away the two dead Bretons, and a brace of English archers had carried Nigel from the field.

Sir Nigel Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1906

Then the Count, turning the color of the wall, cold as a bench of stone, said, 'Varlets, here, cast out this dismal phantom!'

Frederic Mistral Downer, Charles A 1901

Varlets and servant maids at once came forth, and asked, "Who is there?" and they were told.

Cent nouvelles nouvelles L��on Leb��que 1896

Varlets had rushed forth to draw away the two dead Bretons, and a brace of English archers had carried Nigel from the field.

Sir Nigel Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

Varlets in green jerkins brandished hunting knives and raised on high tankards of foaming beer.

The Secret Agent; a Simple Tale Joseph Conrad 1890

Heroism means gas-lighted Histrionism; that seen with 'clear eyes' (as they call Valet-eyes), no man is a Hero, or ever was a Hero, but all men are Valets and Varlets.

Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. Thomas Carlyle 1838