| 单词 | Britisher |
| 例句 | ‘Mah land, Johnny-boy, I could do with a bit of help. Them Britishers expect a clean sheet every week and seems like a clean shirt every day.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Best privateer that ever raked a Britisher with a broadside! You want to buy expectations from me?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “That oughtn’t to be difficult. He’s a Britisher, and does what he calls ‘Keeps himself to himself.’ Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z And so to a new occasional series “Treasured in France”, which aims to celebrate Britishers who – for whatever reason – are embraced more fully across the Channel than they are in the land of their birth. Kristin Scott Thomas, national treasure (to the French) 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z This alert and classy Britisher seemed poised for Hollywood stardom in the early 1970s. The Saturday interview: Janet Suzman 2011-08-19T23:10:48Z Soon they will meet the third part of their triangle, Andrew Bankson, a Britisher in a black mood. Review: Eros, gender roles turn at novel’s heart 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z My grandmother always talked passionately about how they'd participated in protests against "those cruel Britishers". Churchill's legacy still painful for some Indians 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z They were the only Indian family living among "Britishers", as they were known then. 'I tried to become the first female British Asian Tory MP' 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z “In the old day there was a mindset that we were between the Britishers and the Indians,” says Bridget White-Kumar, an Anglo-Indian living in the city of Bengaluru. The two MPs of British descent who do not have to stand in Indian election 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z This is how Women’s Wear Daily, the American fashion industry’s bible, raved about Quant in her heyday: “These Britishers have a massive onslaught of talent, charm and mint-new ideas. English chic is fiercely NOW.” Mary Quant: still fresh as a daisy 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z “All these films paint the Britishers in a very flat, caricatured way,” he said. 'I'll destroy you all': star of Indian nationalist epic battles its critics 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Over 71 percent of Britishers said they would prefer a state-financed hospital system to one supported by contributions. What “Downton Abbey” tells us about Obamacare 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z “We fought with the Muslim invaders. We fought with the Britishers.” Old India’s Village of Warriors Becomes Birthplace of Bouncers 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z "The Americans come over here smartly dressed and backed by wealthy supporters, the Britisher has a poor chance compared to that," he apparently said. From a small seed, a sporting feast has grown - the Ryder Cup 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Publisher Jimmy Tayoun Sr. initially told Philadelphia magazine that the editor responsible for the caption is “a Britisher” who “didn’t mean anything by it.” Philadelphia newspaper apologizes, fires editor for racist photo caption 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z "And later that year there was an appeal for funds in the Times which was heavily subscribed, which shows that most people did not share the views of this 'True Britisher'," says Julia Kett. The face of British poverty in France 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z Still, a member of that same expedition later wrote: "Why, oh why could not one of us, Britishers, share their fate?" Everest tragedy exposes big business behind noble pursuit 2014-04-27T10:21:49Z Indian affairs are always of interest to the young Britisher, "who will," quoth the little Baronite, "seek and find all he wants in this book." Punch, or the London Charivari, November 25, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:30.783Z All my life I've been proud of one thing," said he: "that I was born a Britisher. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Kelley, having become an invalid, went in distress to Fort Vancouver, where Dr. McLoughlin treated him with kindness, though the exclusive “Britishers” would not admit him to “social equality.” The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z A Paris-based correspondent signing himself "A True Britisher" has complained about the number of young men applying for weekly help from the BCF. The face of British poverty in France 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z Of use, we say; for the Americans are too bustling a people to devote much time to the fabricating of ornaments; they prefer to buy these ready made from Britishers and other Europeans. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Upon the outbreak of war, many of these people took up their residence in border towns, and by these means Mafeking received a sprinkling of people who were, by protestation, Britishers, and by instinct, Dutch. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z Nor could he find any sympathizer amongst the crew; one and all, they were loyal Britishers--with the sole exception of Rudolf Stork--and as such were heartily against him. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z To the Britisher it must always bring a thrill of justifiable pride. The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres 2012-03-17T02:01:05.397Z Of course, he brought upon himself much obloquy; was declared to be a "Britisher," and lover of monarchy, a charge to which he must have grown accustomed in later years. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Then we have the Acadians of Nova Scotia, who would probably follow the lead of French Canada; nor could the few Britishers of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island escape the same fate. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z It is an unpleasant fact to reflect upon that the leaders of the general panic and consequent exodus from these towns are mostly Britishers. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z All other Britishers are to the true Cornishman "foreigners." Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z When Captain Gordon Campbell arrived, I found that he was a Britisher of quite the accepted type. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z My boy, there's a whole fleet of Britishers out there, somewhere, spread all along. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The Britisher let himself be lured from the stern path of warlike duty and accepted. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z My brother had previously told me something about the interpreter, and a Britisher in camp. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Mr. Willoughby called on the former consul and found him to be a dignified Britisher of the gloomy and reticent sort, with a moustache shaped like a horseshoe. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z "You did perfectly right," he would say to our men, and then he would turn all his guns against the interfering Britisher. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z It's a settlement of high-toned Britishers with more money than sense. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z Next morning the Boers left at dawn and did not see these Britishers for some time. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z He could manage to get on with Canadians in a pinch, he averred further; but as for Britishers—no “Lime-juicers” for him, with their “G’bly’me’s” and afternoon teas. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z He said if you touch a Britisher in the region of his pocketbook he lets out a holler that can be heard in Labrador. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z And guess he jest don't care much fer a Britisher as comes out here and knows most everything. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z He was about twenty-four and a Britisher, although Sailor in common with most of his shipmates thought at first that he was a Yankee. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z I have forgotten what reasons the government had for not wanting Tuys to visit Swaziland, but the officials evidently had not forgotten—Britishers seldom do, particularly when the matter affects one of their principalities. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z A scene of very great interest to the Britisher. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Trafalgar Square, in London, is called by the Britishers the actual kernel of civilisation. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Moreover, they are the last people in the world to trumpet forth gold discoveries for the benefit of the detested Britisher, who threatens in time to over-run the whole of South Africa. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z A friend writes of him "He is a temperamental freak in that he is an emotional Britisher and is not the least bit ashamed of his emotions." A Hundred and Sixty Books by Washington Authors Some Other Writers Who are Contributors to Periodical Literature, Lines Worth Knowing by Heart 2011-11-27T03:00:12.497Z They slipped out and gathered up the Britishers' equipment, including firearms, and stowed it in the hut. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z S—— seems to be the only Britisher worth thinking of. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z Have they not begun to say, 'The Britishers whipped all the world, the Yankees whipped the Britishers and we whipped the Yankees'? Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z The town had no amusement to offer us Britishers. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Thus, we might say that as a love for adventure on the water drove the Britisher forth, so it made him the world's greatest colonist. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z They informed him that they would take all the Britishers as prisoners to their own headquarters unless he agreed to the proposition that they made. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Daring as was the gallant Britisher, he was not inclined to waste his material in an enterprise so doubtful of success, and to the great relief of the Cubans he sailed away. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z Amid the cheers of the band of Britishers the ensign was broken at the masthead. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Next morning the detachment of Punjabis marched off; and as we watched their files disappear down the winding mountain road, we three Britishers certainly felt a little isolated and cut off from our kind. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The gunners on the Centurion, seeing the Russian cross flying defiantly, and knowing the frightful havoc already wrought on land by the enemy, worked with that pluck and indomitable energy characteristic of the Britisher. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z She has kept Buno tied to her apron-strings too long, and I suspect she is playing into the hands of the Britishers. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z Now the first gun on the German cruiser spoke, and a shell plowed up the water alongside the Britisher. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water Exciting Adventures on a Summer Cruise Through the Panama Canal 2011-09-05T02:00:21.637Z There was a function which appealed to their feelings as Britishers—a popular, time-honoured function, whose necessary auxiliaries were at hand. The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z For on each garden there are from one to four Britishers. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He was a young Britisher, tall, upright, and weighty, with a smiling, respectful eye in which sometimes, I thought, there was a faint hint of mockery. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z I always thought you Britishers had no sense of humour. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z “If that other cruiser is a Britisher, there is bound to be a fight, and we don’t want to be in the way,” explained the captain. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls on the Water Exciting Adventures on a Summer Cruise Through the Panama Canal 2011-09-05T02:00:21.637Z Both Boers and Britishers have declared that it was a fatal mistake on the part of the Transvaal to issue the Ultimatum. Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet 2011-08-16T02:00:45.283Z Along the North-East Frontier of India lie numerous States and races of which the average Britisher is very ignorant. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Needless to say that this young philosopher was a Britisher. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z "Say pop," said the boy, "is he a Britisher?" Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z But I am a patriot, and thou art a Britisher, as thou say’st. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z Four and twenty hours later the most disgruntled lot of Britishers that the city ever beheld returned, fatigued and half frozen from their fruitless quest. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z But I am afraid he would have had a bad time of it with a crew of Britishers. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z "They are reminders of the Britishers I have shot." A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z You Britishers seem to be afraid of publicity. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z We had adjoining seats and got into conversation, and, as Britishers are few in the Peninsula, we soon became thick. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z “And I suppose thee wouldn’t treat a Britisher so,” mimicked Harriet who was plainly in a bad humor. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z And for the only reason, as it seems, that no serious attempt has been made by a Britisher to do the same thing for life in British ships. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z It would never do for it to be said he was afraid—and by a “Britisher,” too. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z We Britishers and Canadians believed that it was in consequence of the presence of the splendid body of mounted police. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z The Britishers, however, were not idle with their small-arms; Barney, jumping on the compass stand to see better what was going on, had his head shaved by a ball which perforated his hat. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Occasionally they conversed with the four Englishmen, but they noticed that the Britishers were inclined to keep to themselves. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z Yet one heard no complaint; and I should like here to pay this compliment to Britishers: that, whether English, Scotch, or Irish, they are, as a rule, brave men. Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z And they had a race for Petersburg, which the Britisher reached first, and straightway fell ill of a fever at “Bollingbrook.” Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z They were talking about the warning they had had, and one of them said he believed that Britisher had something to do with it. Dorothy's Double Volume III (of 3) 2011-06-10T02:00:18.697Z I think if a Britisher or an American should capture them, and knew what they done, they would give them a short shrift. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z As a rule, when a Britisher comes here he waits a few days and asks questions, and tries to find out about things, unless he is going somewhere straight to a friend. Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z This they told me in a sort of English a great deal more broken than my own, but yet they had not the slightest suspicion about my not being myself a thoroughbred Britisher. Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) 2011-06-15T02:00:22.810Z After weeks in hospital the Britisher pulled through typhus, malignant malaria, and chronic rheumatism. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z "Mr. Emmett," cried he, "you bring back that man; don't let the Britishers beat you!" Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Of course he can be expected to have no feeling but pity for the unfortunates who fill the streets, and whose fate it was to be born Britishers. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z He was a Britisher; he was not bound for the West; he was not thinking of taking up land; he was unconnected with any commercial house. Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z The Britisher has this advantage—that he pays no taxes. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z Their house was too large for them alone, and Britishers who wished to study French joined their mess. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z "There's that officious Britisher," said Bainbridge, nodding his head toward a group of scarlet coats that stood blocking up a doorway. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Yet, let him reflect that it was not their fault, and except for that precise unhappy fact of being Britishers, which causes all the mischief, their parents too would have lived elsewhere. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z I take it he was a Britisher, though he had been long enough here to lose most of his accent. Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z "Why, to prove that I have no resentment I'll buy the fan,—even if it did once soothe the brow of a hated Britisher." Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z With few exceptions, Germans in Turkey treated Britishers in misfortune as brother white men in an Eastern land. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z But when are you to be ‘turned off’ as these Britishers term it?” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z With energy Mercury responded: "He whipped the bloody Britishers." From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z The voice which came through Hall's receiver was the raspy, crotchety, bluff voice of a movie Britisher, the diction almost too good to be true. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z A snobbish Britisher, he was secretly proud of her, though his eyes smouldered occasionally with resentment at some snobbery to himself. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z He was intensely interested and thought it a noble sport—for Britishers. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z There could be no mistaking him for any other than a “Britisher”; and as such was he set down, both by the citizens of the town, and the guests at the hotel. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z These brutal, blundering Britishers don't understand the Art of Government as adapted to Eastern Ideas. Punch,or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893 2011-04-02T02:00:12.230Z In my country, Britisher, it's the witches would want the amulet! Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z It was too expensive for mere Britishers, and only a small number of copies found their way to this country. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 8th 1893 2011-03-26T02:00:11.953Z A Britisher, by ——!" exclaimed the Captain, "and a beauty too; give way, my lads, she's stopped her engines. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z "I feel downright sorry for those ten Britishers," thought Billy. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z His affection for the ladies is only equalled by his dislike of the "Britishers." The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z "And yet it shows why you Britishers never can, by any possibility, be a great people—no, Sir, never." Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Then I witnessed what a real Britisher is made of. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z "There is one thing a Britisher does not allow to pass—a sneer at England by a German." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z We are Britishers, you and I, my dear Tony," he added with a quaint little laugh, "our minds will never be quite equal to the tortuous ways of these Latin races. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z So I would say to the Britisher, if you ever marry an American girl, look out. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z The "master of the game" was the enigmatic Britisher Brig. Books on British Military Deception 2010-02-19T23:53:00Z The continental specimens may be easily distinguished from the genuine Britishers by a darker border with a decidedly yellow tinge. Butterflies and Moths (British) But the Irish could not rise to that level of almost divine impartiality which is the natural sphere of the Britisher when he has decided to right a wrong. The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin "A Britisher!" repeated the gentleman in green; "that's not your only recommendation, is it?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 The British Tommy's job was to bag any Britishers who desired to enlist. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z These men who had come upon us so opportunely, were, as I have said, trappers from that outpost, and eager to do whatsoever they might toward overthrowing the rule of the Britishers on our frontier. On the Kentucky Frontier A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West Set about this piazza are round tables, in bowers of potted plants, where sit Britishers, Germans, and Americans, with a gay sprinkling of soldiery. Drugging a Nation The Story of China and the Opium Curse The Britisher, sympathetic or otherwise, is apparently quite incapable of realizing the fathomless indifference of the vast majority of the Irish nation towards the issues of the present conflict in Europe. The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin "A Britisher!" vociferated fifty more, and amongst these a young man in a grass-green coat, who had just come up with an air of peculiar haste and importance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 When a Britisher marries a French or a Spanish girl, there are often difficulties before she becomes accustomed to her new environment. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z "Good for you old Britisher," said Wharton, "you do have moments of intelligence." The Guns of Europe Frenchman and Britisher and Dane, Yankee, Spaniard and Portugee, And many a home ship back again With her stories of the sea. Later Poems The English people call themselves Britons or Britishers when they want to make fun of themselves. Her Royal Highness Woman "I know the boys will show these Britishers what Canada can do," he would write, or, "see that the boys get all they want and plenty to smoke." John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall Sometimes a Britisher arrives here with a title and is purchased by a young maiden with much money, possibly several millions, and he takes her back to Blighty. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z A Britisher and a Yankee, mad at the same time and in the same place, and I'm their keeper! The Guns of Europe It will be bully fun showing you off to those highbrow Britishers as Mrs. Morris Loring of New York!— Shadows of Flames A Novel Certainly I used to hope for what Britishers aptly call 'fair play' from the critics, but I have ceased to expect that now. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. But the Britishers did, and all the Oregon pine that could be purchased used to be shipped to England in sailing-vessels that went around Cape Horn from Puget Sound. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 Then ensued a chase which was quickly ended, owing to the precaution taken by the Britishers themselves. Corporal 'Lige's Recruit A Story of Crown Point and Ticonderoga But he is keeping these extra inches up his sleeve for the Britishers in September. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 Without a moment's hesitation,' said she, 'every one of those dangerously wounded Britishers whipped out his pillow to help his dying enemy.' The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire "And the Irish vote included?" said some one—a Britisher, I fancy. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel But when Valkyrie appeared in dry dock here and began to put on her racing togs, the Defender syndicate saw the Britisher's steel boom, and forthwith set about to build one like it. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 "Oh, you are that Britisher, are you?" exclaimed the Colonel. Round the World in Eighty Days They’re Britishers or I’m a wrong ’un,” he cried, lifting the lantern to their faces. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War In one ward every man was seriously wounded, and side by side were two beds, one occupied by a young Canadian and the other by a young Britisher. The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire I think he did, because he said something about "Britishers" which wasn't complimentary. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel See, after all one of these Britishers is some good. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The Afrikander is the most credulous person in the world, and there’s something in the climate which quickly infects the Britisher—witness yourself. Tales of South Africa “Tom Carhayes, now, is as plucky a fellow as ever lived—was, rather—and—” “You don’t call Tom Carhayes a Britisher, do you?” objected another man. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The “fellow just out from home,” the “raw Britisher,” had vindicated himself. A Veldt Vendetta You Britishers have got the only republic worth the name. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel It ain't, I say, very probable as he 'd say I'm a Chinese, or a Mexican, or a Spaniard; no, nor a Britisher. One Of Them Fancy! we of the colonies called "rebels" were making preparations, to the extent of having raised a large army, to take from the Britishers the town they had seized! The Minute Boys of Boston “What has become of that Britisher who was staying with you?” asked Hoste. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War Somewhere on the Delaware side; they went off on a cruise before the Britishers hove in sight. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Some day you Britishers will grant Home Rule to the vermin in our blankets. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel "You 're a Britisher now, I expect?" said the Colonel, as he slowly puffed out a long volume of smoke, but never moved from his seat. One Of Them The aim of the Britishers was poor, for not a missile came within ten feet of the deck, but the jib and mainsail looked like a sieve. The Minute Boys of Boston Even though the Britishers allowed us to go here or there at will, we were held as close prisoners, because of having Horry Sims in custody, as though they put us under a strong guard. The Minute Boys of York Town I've found the Britishers, an' can put my hand on the whole gang without much trouble. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Never mind; you Britishers will have the same experiences to go through. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel You don't fancy that we are like the Britishers? One Of Them "You do me wrong, Luke Wright, when you believe I led the Britishers up to Barton's point that night you were embarking for Hog island." The Minute Boys of Boston Squads of Britishers were marching here and there; officers lounged through the narrow streets, most like making their way to the entrenchments. The Minute Boys of York Town "Do you really expect to see Britishers on the river this night?" Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington You Britishers made a mess of it—a mighty bungle of the whole thing. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel I only wish he heard you say so, Britisher; if he would n't chase you up a pretty high tree, call me a land crab! One Of Them We had not long to search, if to prove that Job Lord had been acting as a tool for the Britishers was our only aim. The Minute Boys of Boston "It may not be safe to venture anything of the kind," and Horry looked around in the hope that some of the Britishers might be near at hand. The Minute Boys of York Town One would hardly have supposed that the Britishers in hiding would neglect to make themselves as secure as possible. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington So much the worse for the Britisher, for he’ll never see a brass farthing of his money again. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley It's a great victory over national prejudices when a Britisher gets to say so much for one of our people. One Of Them It is an even thing, according to my way of thinking, now that your precious Tory has given notice to the Britishers of our intention. The Minute Boys of Boston The Britishers are getting ready to run away! The Minute Boys of York Town "Have you lost your wits that you think the Britishers would come into the Patuxent river?" Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Maybe this young Britisher he’s got hold of has helped bolster him up. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley "You 're a Britisher, I reckon," said one of the former speakers; "that 's one of their words for meat and drink." One Of Them Nor did the Britishers content themselves with the large force already in Boston. The Minute Boys of Boston But the Britishers will have the start of them before they know what has been done. The Minute Boys of York Town Don't let it be understood I believed the United States could have done other than declare war in 1812, or that I had any secret liking for the Britishers. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington “A fine gentleman and a raw Britisher,” as they put it—to do them justice in their own minds only—was only a synonym for uselessness. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley You Britishers begin by givin' us Yankees certain national traits and habits, and you won't let us be anything but what you have already fashioned us in your own minds. One Of Them "If he is I'm thinking it doesn't do his heart any good to know how thoroughly we have outwitted the Britishers," I replied gleefully. The Minute Boys of Boston Now that your friends the Britishers are being driven from the soil of Virginia your fangs are gone. The Minute Boys of York Town "And do you expect that we can capture at least half a dozen well-armed Britishers?" Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Mrs Earle isn’t so fond of her as she might be, but I expect that young Britisher has put Earle’s nose out of joint in that quarter. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Then all I can say is, Britisher, look out for a busy arternoon. One Of Them Master Brownrigg claimed that there were enough of us in town to get all the information regarding the Britishers that could be desired. The Minute Boys of Boston "Suppose the Britishers learn of our doings and we run away, you would be in danger, for surely Horry Sims never'd let the chance slip him to mix you up in the row." The Minute Boys of York Town At first I fancied that he was watching the work of the Britishers; but when my father began to show signs of alarm because the old sailor did not return, my anxiety was great. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington I believe it’s the same one I drove right over that Britisher last month, and he missed it clean with both barrels. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland "Well, you Britishers can't help envy, that's a fact," said Heron, with a sigh that showed how deeply he felt this unhappy infirmity. One Of Them The only surprising part would have been that we had come across a Britisher while the rain was pouring down as now. The Minute Boys of Boston "It must be that the Britishers have made him a prisoner," Pierre said thoughtfully as we wandered down to the river bank where we could converse without fear of being overheard. The Minute Boys of York Town He wouldn't have followed the Britishers," I said after a long pause, "therefore it seems foolish to look for him at the other end of the city. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Those two Britishers are leading off well,” said Earle, as they pulled in their horses and lighted pipes, to wait till the other two should be ready to take the line again. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland I'm bound to say, sir," said Quackinboss, after a moment's pause, "that you Britishers are a fine people. One Of Them There was no longer any question but that the Britishers were well aware their prisoner had given them the slip, yet why they failed to raise a hue and cry passed all my understanding. The Minute Boys of Boston Around us yet roared the cannon, telling that the American forces were still advancing, and the Britishers striving to hold them back. The Minute Boys of York Town "Why the Britishers have promised to burn the town!" Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington You said I couldn’t be counted a Britisher.” The Triumph of Hilary Blachland It's always with some sentiment of that kind you Britishers work out something for your own benefit. One Of Them The Britishers were well within gunshot when three or four men at my right, overcome most like by nervous excitement, discharged their weapons. The Minute Boys of Boston "Why shut ourselves up in a trap where the Britishers may lay hands on us whenever they may be so disposed?" The Minute Boys of York Town Ay, because the Britishers never will suspect that any who took part in the fight would go there. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington And the Britisher knew full well that the merchant marine constituted the "wooden walls" of his country, knew that its decay would leave England almost defenseless. The Planters of Colonial Virginia The superior air of the Britisher provoked Stan, but he refused to show it because he did not intend to lose his temper. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. Then followed what I knew to be a false account of the doings of the Britishers; but neither Hiram nor I cared to read it entirely. The Minute Boys of Boston One of the Britishers plunged forward and then sprawled out on the ground, looking there like a clot of blood because of the color of his uniform. The Minute Boys of York Town The wind had aided the Britishers in working havoc. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington It will take some years to manipulate the crude European immigrants into the mental and physical trim of this Britisher and to inculcate them with equally high political standards. Seeds of Pine The Britisher was talking calmly and appeared not to be worried. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. "Seth Jepson has told the Britishers all he knows, and your name has been put down with the others." The Minute Boys of Boston "But how shall we know when the Britishers have been drawn from the fortifications?" The Minute Boys of York Town "What bloomin' idjuts we are to think we must needs wait here till the Britishers come down the river!" he cried excitedly. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington These Canadian men will have it, moreover, that the Britishers brought in snowshoes for their horses, which gear they were wont to designate as "bloomin' tennis racquets." Seeds of Pine He had known the lank Britisher would come in. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. "How know you that, Seth Jepson, unless it be that you did play us false, and how was it you returned in company with the Britishers?" The Minute Boys of Boston "Why have we need to protect ourselves now that the Britishers are turning tail?" The Minute Boys of York Town Work like this will count big for the Britishers before the other nations of the world! Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington We cannot be surprised that Scotland should itch to have her injuries redressed; and we have now another to add to the long catalogue of complaints that have recently issued from the North Britishers. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Presently the Britisher's drawl came in over the wire clearly: "What's the matter, Yank, grounded in some cow pasture?" A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. "The Britishers were there when I came up." The Minute Boys of Boston "How long can you hold your own in this miserable hovel with two of three hundred Britishers surrounding it?" The Minute Boys of York Town No one would ever have suspected that Bill Jepson was a deserter who would surely be hanged if the Britishers caught him. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington "And," broke in No. 2, "there's a Britisher who's gone to the River Niles in a canoe." Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5. They jest shot a rancher who was a Britisher, an' they say there'll be war about it. Janice Day My heart sank within me as I tried to answer my own question even while making ready to do my share in the faint hope of repulsing the Britishers. The Minute Boys of Boston Before this could be done I ought to be well toward the enemy's outer works, where I was to remain in hiding until all the Britishers had left their posts. The Minute Boys of York Town "So the spy is here, an' counts on stayin' till the Britishers come up the bay, eh?" the old sailor said half to himself. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington They stepped back inside the bank and approached a thin young Britisher who wore tweeds in spite of the heat of the day. The Caves of Fear We had put ourselves on another course which put the anxiously signaling Britishers obliquely aport of our stern, and rushed with the highest speed for about ten minutes until their lights became smaller and weaker. The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative If that dark mass proved what it promised, there would be such a downpour that the Britishers must keep themselves well within cover. The Minute Boys of Boston I could not find it in my heart to remain idle while Silver Heels is in the possession of a Britisher, no matter how much of danger I might be sticking my nose into. The Minute Boys of York Town The word has just been given to start the blaze, and the lieutenant believes that we can hold the Britishers in check until the vessels are well afire. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington I know his skipper is a Britisher, and this chap's all right, I should say. Command Both the German and the Britisher had been married only a year.... The Pentecost of Calamity "Of what avail may it be to release him from prison when the Britishers will make short work in their search after the day has come?" The Minute Boys of Boston I'm thinking, Abel Hunt," Pierre replied softly, "that the Britishers have got as much on their heads as can well be attended to just now, without troubling their minds regarding you. The Minute Boys of York Town "Does the lieutenant count on saving the Scorpion to hold the Britishers in check?" Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington No doubt if he had been a Britisher he would have used quaint language; but there are no “swear words” in the Japanese language—they are too polite a people. Japan A Record in Colour The Britisher was pouring water down my throat from his flask, while the German was endeavoring to stanch my wound with an antiseptic preparation served out to their troops by the medical corps. The Pentecost of Calamity Pulling your comrade out from the clutches of the Britishers isn't such an easy task that you can begin it whenever you are feeling so disposed. The Minute Boys of Boston It is impossible for me to set down of my own knowledge all that was done during this seemingly long time by the Britishers, for I saw only a portion of the movements. The Minute Boys of York Town "I reckon the Britishers might make trouble for us, eh?" Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington It is in this quality of imagination that we Britishers are deficient. Japan A Record in Colour Of course he had not succeeded in getting his passport or he would be home—unless, to be sure, the Britisher was too strong in him after all, and he would not return. Ancestors A Novel So long as I am on friendly terms with Amos Nelson, it is a simple matter for me to go into many places where the Britishers congregate, which would otherwise be closed in my face. The Minute Boys of Boston There is no sense in our talking of leaving town, at least until the Britishers have quieted down. The Minute Boys of York Town Mitchell has just come up the river with the news that the Britishers are makin' camp less'n two miles below. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington No Frenchman would kick a Britisher; because it is the policy of France just now to appear immensely fond of all that's British. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 Very often I had long talks with newspaper men, and made no attempt to conceal the fact that I was a Britisher. Ancestors A Novel "Have you seen or heard anything of the Britishers?" The Minute Boys of Boston I believe it was on the morning the Britishers seized the horses of the Hamilton plantation. The Minute Boys of York Town Then, to our great surprise, we found that the Britishers were making preparations to take possession of the village. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Well,—out here they don't like Britishers who receive remittances every month from their mas or pas at home, for they have found that that kind is generally not much good. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia I knew you for a Britisher the minute you entered the room, but the word was only just passed about who you were. Ancestors A Novel Hiram said that "we had done our work," and indeed he was right, for the battle, and truly it may be called such, was over so far as the Britishers were concerned. The Minute Boys of Boston The bouncer is a great, ham fisted, ruddy necked Britisher, a man twice the weight of Rusty, with a face shaped like a punkin. Side-stepping with Shorty "If the Britishers got their hands on him we stand little chance of seein' the poor fellow, for they'll keep him a close prisoner." Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Of course I am in a way to hear a good deal more than you fellows because so many of Master Piemont's patrons are Britishers. Under the Liberty Tree A Story of The 'Boston Massacre' There are a good many Britishers in the United States. Ancestors A Novel Just at that time I was giving more heed to the spectacle before me, than to the great disparity in numbers between the Britishers and ourselves. The Minute Boys of Boston At this hour of the afternoon a Britisher would consider tea a necessity. The Invaders I got caught in the river, like a fool, an' am now expectin' the bloomin' Britishers will burn the craft when they fall short of like amusement in the city. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington I may go back there when the Britishers are driven away; but it ain't likely I shall much before then. Under the Liberty Tree A Story of The 'Boston Massacre' It was a poor jest, but excusable one whose clothes, ears, mouth, eyes and nose were full of cinder-dust, excusable in a disdainful Britisher so far from home. Aliens "And having kept clear of the Britishers that day, you are come to give them another chance at you?" The Minute Boys of Boston Four enemies dive, at an average speed of 150 miles an hour, and from all directions the Britishers hear the rattle of machine-guns. Cavalry of the Clouds My legs moved mighty lively jest then, for a blind man could have seen what might happen; but the Britishers had me foul before I'd more'n got well started. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington "I live in Massachusetts Colony, and am not willing to pay taxes for the privilege of buying goods from Britishers." Under the Liberty Tree A Story of The 'Boston Massacre' It is this:—That the Colonist and the Britisher are aiming at different ends. Are we Ruined by the Germans? But it all come, I reckon, of Britisher pride and impudence.' Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement We joined a circle of Britishers who were seated in front of a coal fire in an open hearth. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" "The Britishers are holding him prisoner, and count on sending him down to the fleet, I suppose." Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Will you, town-born, be thrust aside by the Britishers at every corner of the streets? Under the Liberty Tree A Story of The 'Boston Massacre' “Like as not there’s a regiment of Britishers camped near by, ready to start off in the direction of Paris when trains can be supplied.” The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France Well, there’s no change in you; still the same placid, fresh-looking Britisher.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) As I stepped ashore, a Britisher, a fellow-passenger aboard the Laconia, who knew me as an American, stepped up to me. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Bill is a prisoner with Darius, and will be hung when the Britishers learn who he is. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington The Britisher has been noted for his love of live stock. History of Farming in Ontario “A tremendous battle is on before Paris,” replied the Britisher. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France “I can’t return the compliment; for you seem to have become a Britisher yourself,” said Havens. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) "A pretty kettle of fish—eh?" sneered Stuart, the healthy Britisher. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front But even when we were thus snug, unless, perchance, the Britishers took it into their heads to search the river banks, our work was by no means done. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington When the Britisher came across the Atlantic he brought to Upper Canada his love for live stock and his knowledge how to breed and care for the same. History of Farming in Ontario A short time afterwards and they arrived at the place where the regiment of khaki-clad Britisher regulars was in a temporary camp. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France She was speaking in French with the young man of the blond locks who had been pointed out by the strange Britisher not half an hour before. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Americans hear the criticisms and, their own hearts being alienated from Great Britain, cannot believe that Britishers have any affection for them. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations "Yes, an' be snapped up by some bloomin' Britisher," I said, having no desire to mix in where people were fighting with such playful weapons as cannon and rifles. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington But the third person you ask is perhaps more considerate, and, seeing your look of astonishment, and divining you are a Britisher, he deigns to explain. The Truth About America I told him he talked more like a German trying to stop production than like a Britisher trying to speed it up. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards His tweed suit and coloured shirt, no less than his shaggy side-whiskers, identified him as a Britisher, and his dull grey eye affected Silas 40 with a sense of cold. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) It is only the insularity of the Britisher magnified many times. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations Do you expect that the Britishers will surrender if we simply invite them? Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Still England is dear England to the "Britisher," and as I landed at Blackwall I felt that, with all her faults, I loved her still. The Truth About America There is something that binds a Britisher and an American when they are away from their respective countries, and among strangers. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew While he was thus parading, he became aware of Madame 41 Z�phyrine and her Britisher in conference behind a pillar. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) It is a story which has contributed not a little to contempt of the Britisher in many an innocent American mind. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations "Do you call it a lift to be put where the Britishers can kill you?" Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington "But you Britishers won't try anything, I suppose, from the States, now." Amaryllis at the Fair The other said, “There are only three of us but we will show them how Britishers can fight,” at the same time drawing his Colt’s. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew “That is the man,” the Britisher was saying; “there—with the long blond hair—speaking to a girl in green.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) Here, too, he exposes his hand in a way bewildering to the Britisher, who sometimes finds the American so candid in his transactions that he becomes suspicious of there being something more behind it. Westward with the Prince of Wales "The Britishers are comin' this way thicker'n spatter, an' I made up my mind it was time to get under cover." Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington I saw a man beat out the brains of a Britisher with the butt of his gun; the next moment they stabbed him. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance “Don Juan, does that make me a Britisher, too?” asked Manuel, pointing to the flag above. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew He was a lank Britisher with a mop of black hair. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin It was a new thrill to Britishers, an affair of excitement, and a real breath of Western life. Westward with the Prince of Wales I speedily soothed all such fears, and frightened her by saying that Darius believed the Britishers would make a halt at the village. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Tom Brandon, on picket at Charlestown Neck, hailed the Britisher a few rods distant. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Yes, there was the man-of-war, a Britisher with yellow funnels, well outside the reef, towing behind her a flotilla of boats chock-a-block with natives. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas "I just got a new roommate who says he's a Yank who was stationed at Diss," the Britisher grinned. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin The matter-of-fact tones with which the unemotional Britisher made this announcement restored the lost sense of humor of the Russian refugee, and he broke into a grim laugh. The Vagrant Duke The Britishers have shown themselves, hopin' to take us by surprise, most like. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington The Britisher opened the paper and read:— American Army. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Would a Britisher, or one of those stinking Dutchmen, have acted like this consul did? Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas He reached them ten yards ahead of the Britishers, having outrun the secret-service men. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin “This war has got to be won, if it’s won at all, by armies an’ not by a few men shootin’ from behind a stone wall whenever the Britishers march their way.” Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield Somebody must get hurt, else the battle would never be over, an' we're here to spoil the Britishers' fun, which we shall do mighty soon. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington The bell and the drumbeat, the lights in Buckman’s tavern and the other houses, the minute-men in line by the meetinghouse, had quickened the imagination of the excited Britishers. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance A singular etiquette is observed all over Cuba with respect to smoking, which a rough Britisher does not always appreciate. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba "I came in just one jump ahead of Scotland Yard," Stan answered and grinned at the Britisher. A Yankee Flier Over Berlin "Could not you squeeze this funny little Britisher into your pew?" The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 If we're roundabout here, the Britishers will count it for certain that we had a hand in the desertion, an' the Avenger may be taken from us before we've got well into our work. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington They see the Britisher raise his arm; his pistol flashes. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance She was a Britisher, yon know, and a warship took her prisoner; but the courts allowed that Wilmington wasn't blockaded at all, except on paper, and ordered her to be released. Marcy The Blockade Runner To it belongs the honour of having been the first lot of Britishers in action in the war. War Letters of a Public-School Boy Her husband's Leslie, the Britisher, who started the land-agency offices, you will remember there was trouble about, and is now, I believe, secretary to the Industrial Enterprise. Thurston of Orchard Valley He had turned the canoe while speaking, and we were running up stream in less than two minutes after having sighted the Britishers. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington The Britishers are wild with excitement, and remorselessly take aim at the fleeing provincials. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance You see she is a Britisher, the Herald is, and her cargo was consigned to an English house all fair and square. Marcy The Blockade Runner I thought he glared at Jack as he delivered this lecture, guessing perhaps by the shape of his particularly nice nose that he's a Britisher. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America That is to say, I'll fix things up with the plain-spoken Britisher, and take your acknowledgment in return for his written statement that he has no claim on you. Thurston of Orchard Valley "We who have just come in will be allowed to take it easy, if the Britishers don't interfere, till mornin', when, if there's time left us, we'll turn to at throwin' dirt." Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington “Who are you and what do you want?” the curt question of the Britisher. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The Evening Wiper said only the other day that a Britisher's duty was to keep cheerful, and that the man who did that was serving his country. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 You, too, have married a Britisher, and know just how much that dear old American joke about English slowness of comprehension amounts to—unless the creature is putting on airs! The Lightning Conductor Discovers America This country's just thick with reposeful Britishers nobody at home has any use for, and their kind friends ship off onto us. Thurston of Orchard Valley In this trait of our national character, as in all others, Mr. Punch proves himself a true born Britisher. Mr. Punch Awheel The Humours of Motoring and Cycling The Britisher bowed, and the boat pulled back to the ship, returning again after a time with an officer commissioned to make arrangements for the transfer. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance There was three on 'em altogether, but them two Britishers are all that's any good. Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The American won, but both commanders were killed, and the Britisher had been so brave that they thought their own captain would like to lie by his side. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America "You can never trust those gilt-edge Britishers," said Jean Graham with authority. Thurston of Orchard Valley Well, it's worth hearin', too; I got it from a Britisher last time I was here. Harper's Young People, May 4, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly She could see a stalwart provincial in his shirt-sleeves beat out the brains of a Britisher with the butt of his musket, and the next moment go down with a bayonet through his heart. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Hiram," the trader said, "this is the young Britisher who is going as your second hand. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California These benighted Britishers have actually never heard of the magic name Fudge! The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life By the way, I forgot to mention that confounded Britisher raked an extra hundred dollars out of me. Thurston of Orchard Valley Course, he didn’t want to get his pumps wet so he hired an Irishman—more likely a Britisher—to carry him over. Dorothy's House Party Their muskets flashed and both fell, the Britisher with a bullet through his heart, and Heywood mortally wounded. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Mates, are we going to let that Britisher laugh at us? Harper's Young People, April 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly That un's a steamer, by her smoke; and she's a Britisher, by the look o' the smoke, for they mostly burn soft coal. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The child entered shyly, Julius having announced "two Britisher redcoats" with bated breath and wide-open eyes. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia The peasant customers had as usual a large rough room to themselves, the town guests had their plain bare Speisesaal, and we Britishers possessed the summer house; so we were all happy. Home Life in Germany The Britisher gladly agreed to take the letter to Copp’s Hill for the plug of tobacco which Tom gave him. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Razor runs over the face like a steam-carriage along a railroad, you don't know how; beard disappears like grass before the sickle, or a regiment of Britishers before Yankee rifles. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 I shall only add at present, in reference to this lively party of young “Britishers,” that I found them very good fellows in their way—a little boisterous and inexperienced, but well-educated and intelligent. The Land of Thor Surely thou wouldst not want a redcoat Britisher tacked to thy family! A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Believe me, the Britisher is a mere dallier in comparison with his American golfing cousin. The Complete Golfer "I met up with these here Britishers when they came in on the train from the East, an' I'm goin' t' enlist," admitted the shambling Joe, his breath confirming his appearance. A Man of Two Countries One in particular, who was holding his ground against three of the Britishers, moved me almost to the point of giving him three cheers. Birds in the Bush They had something else to do except attend to three mad Britishers—let them rave. In the Tail of the Peacock By gad, Carew! how a loss like this makes you think of home and country; and how we Britishers in the colonies ought to hang together through thick and thin! The Rhodesian But in defence of a slave—and I a foreigner—a Britisher, too—that was a presumption not to be pardoned. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Meantime, just in passing, I want to tell you this: You have read something in the papers of The Citizens, the organization of Britishers who are sworn to the defence of Britain. The Message With her guns continuously roaring she kept the Britishers at bay for three whole days, when she succumbed to their heavy fire and exploded. How the Flag Became Old Glory "Every Britisher," said Novalis more than a hundred years ago, "is an island"; and Heine once defined silence as "a conversation with Englishmen." Conversation What to Say and How to Say it "Then let us hope she is not a stiff-necked Britisher," quoth Diana, still as if a little afraid to be serious. The Rhodesian "I allus did hear that Britishers knew mighty little 'bout America." The Panchronicon If England could have been convinced at that time that Duty demanded a barefoot pilgrimage to Palestine, I verily believe Europe would have speedily been dissected by a thousand-mile column of marching Britishers. The Message The average Britisher, weaving the web of empire, passes like a shuttle in the loom from London to Yokohama, from Hongkong to Marseilles. Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java He was a large, cheery Britisher, with a florid face and ready laugh. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies “Always glad to meet an interesting Britisher,” the man of the pen answered with cheerfulness. Lorimer of the Northwest I, like the average Britisher, had believed that in checking the German rush on Paris and driving it to the Aisne, we had whipped Germany to a standstill. The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia He laid all the blame on himself for expecting that the method of making marriages by arrangement would be a success where a youthful Britisher was concerned. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon All nonsense, of course; both of them stony, as the Britishers put it; both of them returning to the States for bread and butter. The Pagan Madonna Here is the somber Britisher with confident stride and air of proprietorship, there the unromantic German slowly but surely capturing Oriental trade. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan “I’ve a good mind to go back and show him whether I’m an interesting Britisher—confound him!” whereupon the lawyer laughed heartily. Lorimer of the Northwest She has not that spirit of initiative that the Britisher has in attacking the various vicissitudes that every pioneer meets with in the development of a new land. The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia He was then put into prison at a men’s camp, where he succeeded in obtaining some wire-cutters from other Britishers. 'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany The Britishers were mad with dismay as Jack worked his way on through the last hundred. The Fixed Period Fight like Britishers of old, and all will be well!” cried the brave mariner. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Not bad for a raw Britisher—put the boss conductor off his own train and held up the Vancouver mail! Lorimer of the Northwest It was two days later and they were nearing Southampton, but the stop they had made to aid the Oriana's crew had given the Britisher a big lead on them. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code Meanwhile, the news reached some Britishers who were half-way through a concert. 'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany At the end of three days the Britishers were all out, and the runs were numbered in four figures. The Fixed Period Wounded and dying littered the decks of both Britisher and American, but the fight was to the death. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Only once did she lose contentment—when, on the observation platform of a train bound for Seattle, she saw a Britisher in flannels and a monocle, headed perhaps for the Orient. Free Air The next Britisher might be forty yards away or more, but until he was ordered to retire he would ... "'ang on like 'ell to that there strip." Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry Outside a few Germans were still fishing for helmets, while half a dozen Britishers were lazily watching operations. 'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany We shall allow no fight on this question, my gentle Britisher. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark “Where is Mr. Lafitte?” cried one of the Britishers, as the pinnace neared the shore. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Britishers settling down in this part almost invariably roll a cricket-pitch or lay out a football field. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force But one glance took in those stoic mounted Britishers, five miles deep in the enemy lines, yet unexcited, unmoved. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry Some Britishers had also been caught in a mysterious way just before attempting to escape. 'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany “The little Britisher pushed me overboard, when I was sitting on the cat-head.” Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark “Hold tight to the Britisher and be prepared to board!” Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Take the Britisher: to him caste is everything. The Place of Honeymoons Rough, big Britishers picked up the frail old frames in muscular arms, carried them with infinite gentleness to the ambulance and esconsed them securely there. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry I was now plastered with mud from head to foot, and getting up in a very bad temper determined that at least that portion of wire should not interfere with another Britisher. 'Brother Bosch', an Airman's Escape from Germany The grudge against the Britisher has now taken deep root, and the women and girls are encouraging the burghers to stick up to the bitter end. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 Lafitte was furious when he learned of this, and, after haranguing the crowd, had the Britishers released. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure When they saw this fighting Britisher coming they did not take long to get away. Some Naval Yarns “Well, well!” responded Captain Enos; “’Tis sure the Britishers have not stolen her, for there is not one of their craft in sight. A Little Maid of Province Town The Wildcat hung the Britisher's coat and vest in the smoking room. Lady Luck The Capitol of the United States is Washington—named after a famous Britisher who won American Independence from George the III, the fat German King of unsound mind, then holding down the English Throne. This Giddy Globe The sun rays streamed over the old, Spanish town, gilding the pinnaces and spires of the churches, shining brightly upon the flapping pennons of Britisher and Don. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure A German is desperately afraid of them, unless there are four Germans to one Britisher. Some Naval Yarns If those Britishers do not soon leave the harbor so that the men can get back to the fishing, this place will know hunger, for our larder is no poorer than our neighbors’.” A Little Maid of Province Town I might premise by saying that my father was an enthusiastic Britisher. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria One of the Britishers was shot down by the men aboard the Zeppelin. World's War Events, Vol. I In an hour’s time all were upon the deck of the vanquished Britisher. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Among the many brave men on the officers' roll are well-known Britishers who have given their lives for their country. Some Naval Yarns And you are not afraid of a Britisher?” A Little Maid of Province Town But whether you have revolutions, wars, or tidal waves, the Britisher sails on schedule.” Brandon of the Engineers And as for the Britisher, do you think I care what he says?” The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise One struck the Britisher amid-ships, and pumped a hole in her black boarding. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Below, the captain moved his hand to his hip pocket to get his keys, the German started, and put the muzzle of his revolver close to the Britisher's head. Some Naval Yarns Instead of responsive Americans, he confronted two cool-blooded Britishers, to whom any show of spontaneity was out of place. The Rapids Farmer Mervale is a bitter Britisher," he reported, "and told me that if any of the rebels came to his house he would know how to deal with them. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys I’m not going to obey you, Mister Britisher, so you may clear out and leave me to have my sleep. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise “I consider the shot across my bows as an attack,” said he, and he slapped on every stitch of canvas, so that the Emilie was soon abreast of the Britisher. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure No Britisher was ever allowed near the cookhouse. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland The jibboom of the Britisher had swung over the deck of the Richard and Jones with his own hands made it fast to the mizzenmast of his ship. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. "Boys, you have heard the report; shall we beard this Britisher in his home and find out if any maiden is imprisoned by him?" The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys Do you suppose the Britishers will come over and go to fighting us again? Little Grandmother Dancing up the deck of the Britisher they beat back all who opposed them, driving them below into the steerage. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure I used that authority now to persuade my fellow Britishers to give to the unfortunate Russians rather than to the French, who, like ourselves, were receiving parcels. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland He seemed everywhere at once and showed the most conspicuous bravery, but all he could do was to save the lives of the flying Britishers. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. He was a broad-minded Australian who realised the need of experienced Britishers like Jones for the training of his men. The Kangaroo Marines J. Christie, being an Italian and not a Britisher, was an excellent chef, and soon prepared for us first-rate soup, then boiled partridge which was likely a chicken from the hole I have mentioned. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" “Haul down those colors!” came from the Britisher. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The pilot, a big-boned Britisher who had two jobs to do at once, watched the airspeed indicator. What The Left Hand Was Doing So ended my first Sunday in Kroonstad, where I was the favoured guest of Mr and Mrs Thorn, late of Bristol, and still Britishers "to the backbone the thick way through." With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back What I think you are suffering from is the conservatism of the Britisher, a truly appalling defect, as well as a lack of perception. The Kangaroo Marines But if they really want to see the average Britisher looking every bit as phlegmatic as his Continental reputation, they should look at him when he's out for a day's gaiety. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends The canvas of the Britisher flapped uselessly against her spars. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure All we of the South ask is that our institutions shall speak for themselves, and I can trust a Britisher's proverbial love of fair play to report us as he finds us. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy From the commencement of the war this was used for the exclusive benefit of sick or wounded Boers and of captured Britishers who were in the same sore plight. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back It began to dawn on him that he was a conservative Britisher, who had simply been uttering the parrot talk of hide-bound Tories. The Kangaroo Marines The "Alliance" gave chase and the two Britishers "stood for" the "Alliance." The Story of Commodore John Barry Thus—you see—the advantage was clearly with the Britishers. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure His mate, second mate, and carpenter, were Britishers, as were nearly all the crew, but they and the skipper could not agree. "Pig-Headed" Sailor Men From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 In that and similar cases the camp mortality was bound to be high, but it takes a free-tongued Britisher to assert that it was the fault of the ever brutal British. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back And to every Britisher who is a Britisher—may God be praised there are millions for whom patriotism has a real meaning—that second League is the only one that counts. Mufti All right, Em," he said, with a low laugh, "we had no need to be scared; she's a Britisher. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 It lasted for full two hours, and—in the end—the Britisher struck, with twelve killed and a number wounded, while the American loss was but one killed and two wounded. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure “You Britishers fight well, I guess, and no wonder, when you’ve had us to practise with.” The Three Midshipmen The Britisher was pouring water down my throat from his flask, while the German was endeavouring to staunch my wound with an anti-septic preparation served out to them by their medical corps. The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship The American clippers threatened to oust the slower 'Britishers' and throw the comparatively minor Canadians into the shade. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways At night each saw himself in certain resorts ordering unlimited bottles, or seeing New York by gaslight at the rate of $100 a minute, and the Britishers paying for it all. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Now, running upon the port tack, the La Confidence bore down upon the Britisher with the water boiling under her bows; while the stranger luffed, and prepared for action. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure “If the Britishers and Yankees were always together, we might flog all the world, I guess, who might try to oppose us.” The Three Midshipmen I think my uncle, your father, is a Britisher. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida The men before the mast were mostly foreigners and riff-raff Britishers; very few were Yankees or Bluenoses. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways My idea is that they are runaway slaves, and that you are the Britisher who, it is said, has been encouraging them.” In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting Your daring and ability should always make your name one to be revered by those Britishers who follow the sea. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The sympathies of many of the Britishers were decidedly with the South. Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After "I wish the Britishers could see them!" said one of the group; and another added: "I wish General Washington could be in Lancaster to-morrow night!" Historic Boyhoods Their splendid clippers successfully challenged the slower Britishers on every trade route in the world. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways In my innocence I expected to be asked in the cars such questions as "I guess you're a Britisher, Sir?" A Boy's Voyage Round the World This puts an end to the fighting of this day, and we’d soon have had the second Britisher. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The Britisher never forgot that Roosevelt had saved his life, and Roosevelt never forgot the picture that a son of a lord made, dragged through the water at the end of a lasso. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands She ain’t a foreigner, and Britishers don’t murder one another like this. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek Britishers were different in nearly all their natural circumstances, while, to increase the difference, their practice became greatly modified by a deal of good but sometimes rather lubberly legislation. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways You take my word for it, Miss—the word of Captain Hercules Getty—the Britisher will knuckle under to that rag. The Northern Iron But the Britishers were in far superior numbers. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure "Ah! we gin the Britishers fits, didn't we?" Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Me berry glad Massa Britisher now am one of us, for sure! Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek And yet all three—Britisher, Bluenose, and Yankee—are so inextricably connected with each other that it is quite impossible to understand any one of them without some reference to the other two. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways The Transvaal from Within," says:— "In the country districts justice was not a commodity intended for the Britisher. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 The Britishers readily assented, and both rowed towards the sandy beach, where a great number of pirates of Barrataria had collected. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure He had great respect for the opinions of these two Britishers and his mind dwelt upon this only hope even before he had so much as a glimpse of his prison. Tom Slade on a Transport The Britisher got the word across the wind, and tried to pass a messenger—a light line, that is—across to the 343. The U-boat hunters Here is a thoroughly typical instance of the difference between a Britisher and a Bluenose under the new dispensation. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways I fit for it in the milish in the last war with the Britishers. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac They jest shot a rancher who was a Britisher, an', they say there'll be war about it. Janice Day at Poketown One man’s claim, for instance, was for a cow, value thirty dollars, eaten up, of course, by the Britishers. Diary in America, Series One The skipper of the Britisher then hailed that he would try to get a boat to them. The U-boat hunters The second mate of a Britisher asked for his discharge at Bombay because he could not manage the men, who had shirked disgracefully the whole way out. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways These were the only other Britishers present being captains; but there were several others in the fleet in the capacity of first and second lieutenants, and especially in the engineering department. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas “Down with the Britisher!” cried Johnny, entering into the spirit of the scene, and tugging at Browne’s coat-tails; “make him hurrah for the stars and stripes, or else don’t give him any of our oysters!” The Island Home Some people seem to hold that Britishers are heroes on principle all along our frontiers, and rise to all occasions. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales "Fine Britishers they are, givin' away the country of their birth in lumps at a time!" The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Bluenoses have no use for nippers, as Britishers call apprentices. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Thebaw not at home, and Supayalat out too, so we called on the Britishers, resting on long deck chairs in the golden rooms now used as a club. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah There is a certain breezy familiarity and absence of suavity in their manners and deportment, but otherwise they are an average lot of mixed Britishers and no more. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 He's a Britisher, and has got two brothers fighting. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales His political creed goes beyond the mere assertion of the superiority of Britishers over foreigners. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century The 'Britisher' is the predominant type in Canadian waters. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways A party of effete Britishers are staying at the Lodge. The Highgrader Guess, stranger, I'm here to draw the Britishers. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 Yankee—"I say, Britisher, can you spell horse?" The New Pun Book "Mr. Darrin," began the stranger, using the name he had heard Dave announce in the introductions to the Britisher, "do you really belong to the American Navy?" Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty But the Yankee total includes a good deal, and the Britisher total a very great deal, caught far outside their own waters. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways They took in the dapper Britisher as if he had been a natural history specimen. The Highgrader The brow-beaten Britisher is not long in finding this out, and in my case it was most clearly demonstrated to me at the first stoppage of the steamer after leaving Queenstown. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 "So that I can draw my share of the prize-money, when we take that Britisher, sir." The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Brother Jonathan has fairly thrown down the gauntlet to the Britishers, and it behoves the latter to take it up in a becoming spirit. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 And if, still keeping to this standard, the comparison is made between totals caught in strictly territorial waters, Canada surpasses both Britishers and Yankees, put together, ten times over. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways English royalty used to come to Cannes, and every season more middle class Britishers woke up to the fact that it would be pleasant to write home to one's friends from Cannes. Riviera Towns They laugh at the Britishers journeying thousands of miles to see this place, just as the English smile at the Americans pilgrimaging to Stratford-on-Avon. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 I have just spent four half days at Ruhleben, where civilian Britishers are interned, so as to give every prisoner a chance to speak to me personally. Face to Face with Kaiserism His quiet attitude evidently misled the orator, whose guttural German became mixed with quite enough English to make his remarks perfectly understandable to the few Britishers amongst the crowd. A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa However, there was very little funking so long as Britishers, Bluenoses, and Yankees could pick their crews from among the most adventurous of their own populations. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways I used to imagine they had less, and yet, when you come to think of it, Dickens and Thackeray and Barrie, and so many other of the humourists we admire most, are Britishers. A Desert Drama Being The Tragedy Of The "Korosko" “Yes,” answered Ned, somewhat angrily, “and I am so much of a Britisher, that I positively object to your spitting past my ear.” The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West Hauled off again—met a Britisher—treated politely.” Peter Simple |
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