| There was no trick, nor fraud, nor waggery which he had not at his fingers-ends. |
| His writing, behind the entertaining, overblown descriptions and swaggering waggery, seems to come from a deeper level of his soul and therefore feels so much more enduring. |
| Smith's art, in fact, expands upon his previous waggery to include increased interplay between characters, and even more of his intricate detail work. |
| His waggery was amusing to all who were not the butts of it. |
| Pleasantry is allowable, not waggery. Besides, even laughter must be kept in check. |
| Our Moses beats the Vicar's hollow in waggery, so we are proud of him. |
