| 单词 | city boy |
| 例句 | Well we’re going to surprise the big city boys by cleaning their pipes real good. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And if there’s one thing about city boys, as Tess had dubbed them, it’s that they don’t do dirt. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Ernie had asked as soon as they reached Tess’s front porch, where she stood as if waiting for the brothers from New York—the city boys—to come barreling down the hill. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Chamberlain thought: would have thought mountain men were tougher than city boys. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You might think we are city boys, but truth is, we are full of masculinity and testosterone.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Most of them were city boys like the boys lounging up on the quad—the sons of lawyers and businessmen—dressed neatly in woolen slacks and cardigan sweaters. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But I wasn’t going to let that no account city boy bury me alive. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Of course being a city boy, I didn’t know what a mile was, but it felt like a mile. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Would the city boys have the toughness simply to survive? The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Calvin seemed to be the most congenial of them, and followed the introductions with a command to King Walker to “get this city boy some shoes for his feet.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Only thing was, I was a farm boy and ran to the city, and you’re a city boy running to the woods. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z No telling what might happen to a city boy around here this time of night. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was the perfect soda for a spicy food, and apparently, for tricking naive city boys like Genie and Ernie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z During this service period, city boys and girls were sent to the country to help farmers plant crops and bring in the harvest. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Any irony belongs primarily to the term "city boy" itself. Poem of the week: City Boy by Peter Daniels 2012-05-22T15:23:00Z They also build up "credit that creates the pavement to land on", furthering the earlier thought that for the city boy, the concrete and the dream of money are one. Poem of the week: City Boy by Peter Daniels 2012-05-22T15:23:00Z Last month he spoke to me by phone from his hometown, Swansea, Wales, where he lives in a big house with a view of the sea, when he isn’t being a city boy in Manchester. ‘It’s a Sin’: Sex, Adventure and Loss in 1980s London 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z But he said it in the old Mennonite language of our parents, and Carol and I stared at him, then back at the city boys. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z “He’s a country boy, and I’m a city boy,” Martin said. They Are Also 2 Wild and Crazy Guys 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z As a city boy, I had to get used to him depositing his big iron on the windowsill when we were sitting in Loretta’s room. ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’: Bringing Loretta Lynn’s Story to Life 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z My Texas-oil-worker daddy introduced me as a kid to the raconteur’s need for physical evidence when he told me a story about selling fake moonshine to some city boys. Sacred Carnality 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z The reality is that whether it’s at school, home or in the open space, lots of little city boys just don’t get the physical activity their restless bodies need. Motherlode Blog: No City for Little Boys 2013-04-21T13:24:15Z Pietro, the restless, openhearted city boy who narrates “The Eight Mountains,” a tender story about love and friendship, is 11 years old when the movie begins. ‘The Eight Mountains’ Review: A Bond Forged Amid Splendor 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Offer him a soaring landscape, on the other hand, plus a major international conflict, and, like any self-respecting city boy, he would let his mind stray elsewhere. Postscript: Mike Nichols (1931-2014) 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z He becomes one of the slick city boys, “shoplifting with his friends, extorting money from younger kids on their way to and from school, and fighting with rival gangs.” Review | An award-winning story collection sheds light on different immigrant experiences 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z He recently attended a lecture on Japanese magazines, and his mind was somewhat blown by the Tokyo-based Popeye, the nearly unclassifiable “magazine for city boys.” All Good Magazines Go to Heaven 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z However, the overall mood suggests otherwise: the love is provoked by the city boy, an imaginative response to his moment of humiliation. Poem of the week: City Boy by Peter Daniels 2012-05-22T15:23:00Z A lot of the city boys in London, a lot of the hedge-fund, young city workers at the height of the financial boom, were a lot of working-class, brilliantly minded young fellows and women. Actor David Thewlis on the ‘Fargo’ Season Finale, V.M. Varga and Greed 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Before the city boy gets to his feet in line 16, the poem expands on its gentle phantasmagoria. Poem of the week: City Boy by Peter Daniels 2012-05-22T15:23:00Z I was born in Tokyo, but I’m not a city boy per se. Hiroyuki Sanada Lays Down His Sword for Shohei Ohtani and 10,000 Steps 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z I am, by all accounts, a bona fide city boy now. A Thanksgiving hunt to remind ourselves that dinner means death 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z No city boy protests here and no slicker pretensions. Justice for Cameron, the good doctor who recognizes trouble, on "Virgin River" 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z It was a very small town, and we were trying to solve a murder with a city boy from New York. "The View" alum Sherri Shepherd doesn't want any more drama 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z Here, a big city boy is banished to the outback where he teaches the children from a desert who are burnt by the heat of hard-drinking and hate. House Husbands, Paper Giants: Magazine Wars – TV review 2013-06-10T06:21:47Z If I have little problem with the way that Preston's city boys are such . . . well . . . "city boys", it's because many I've met do wear that stereotype like a badge of honour. This Bleeding City by Alex Preston | Book review 2010-03-27T00:08:00Z We held hands with the city boys, let them take us out behind the rink and kiss and touch us through our clothes. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z And before you tell me I’m wilin’, you ask the next city boy you know when he’s seen a tumbleweed blow across the interstate before breakfast. Tyler Tynes: Slow death in the desert. Inside Eagles fans' painful Super Bowl. 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z "So, it's sort of urban resort because... I'm a big city boy, but I'm a beach bum." Michael Kors mixes urban sensible with resort ease for spring/summer 2023 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z “I’m almost thinking some city boy with a shiny new rifle shot it,” reckoned one clerk at Robin’s Roost, the only grocery store within at least 20 miles. Who’s killing the grizzly bears of Fremont County, Idaho? 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z He spoke poignantly at its 2004 dedication before tens of thousands of fellow veterans in their 80s and 90s about “the physical and moral courage that makes heroes out of farm and city boys.” Memorable moments from Bob Dole’s life and political career 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Even hours from home, Gray seems to be a city boy at heart. Review | Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z On the drive into town from the regional airport, he felt like a city boy lost in the woods. Decline in Immigration Threatens Growth of Regions on the Rise 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z A city boy raised in the capital, Seoul, Han followed his own meandering path from selling lead frames to farming shiitake mushrooms to the driver’s seat of this rural bus. Next stop, a town at risk of disappearing. Please, watch your bones 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Early on, locals in rural areas weren't so sure about all these city boys coming in and dancing in town with their daughters, Maher said. Biden’s Civilian Climate Corps comes straight out of the New Deal 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z As a city boy, I was out of my comfort zone, especially with the task at hand: Get a horse to raise its hoof. Perspective | There are days when ‘pandemic frustration’ really riles me up. Here’s how I deal with that. 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z The thud so loud that I feared — as any city boy would — that the entire roof was in jeopardy of collapsing. From urban to bucolic: A city dweller’s journey to the country 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z He was a city boy, born in Philadelphia, who started work at Cushman Motor Works as an apprentice machinist and retired 50 years later as a divisional superintendent. Overgrown Lincoln property draws complaints from neighbors 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z It ended with him writing, "Will the city boy get the country girl?" and two blank pages meant for their eventual wedding photos. Jason Day somehow won his wife over with a mullet, tight jeans, and. . . a scrapbook? - Golf Digest 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z By Indian standards, his family was not poor, but he felt stuck, a city boy in a country life. Can the N.B.A. Find a Basketball Superstar in India? 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z A city boy himself, Caro was so determined to capture the sense of place in the lonely hills of Central Texas that he slept some nights near the Johnson ranch in a sleeping bag. Review | Biographer Robert Caro on his own life’s work 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z When I sing, 'Just a city boy,' the son comes in; and on the line, 'Street lights, people,' the daughter's trying to park underneath a street light. How Journey's frontman stopped believin’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z While Lange said he was a “city boy,” born and raised in Tacoma, his fellow caretaker Billy Schoenbachler said he was born and raised on a dairy farm. Domestic sheep program aims to ease problems for bighorns 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z “I’m a city boy. This doesn’t happen in my world.” This week in odd news: Chickens saved and falling iguanas 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z As a scrawny city boy, I worked my way toward Eagle Scout, honing my mind, body and conscience. Opinion | Trump insults everything the Boy Scouts stand for 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z He’s a city boy; his sons’ relationship to nature is big game hunting. Why We're So Divided Over Saving Wolves 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z His parents warned him against joining the FARC: his mother objected on religious grounds, and his father told him that a city boy wasn’t suited to guerrilla life. Colombia’s Guerrillas Come Out of the Jungle 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z I'm a city boy that romanticises being away from the city. Steve Aoki: the man who works 361 days a year - BBC News 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z “There’s no escape city boy,” says the mad woman crawling spider-like in front of you. ‘Resident Evil 7: biohazard’ review: Mediocre, backwoods horror 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z “For a city boy being out in the country, being in the forest, it had a big impression on me,” Ramirez said. Scandal plagues City of Commerce, but generous services help blunt public scrutiny 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z Many people associate this form of boxing with frustrated city boys, or perhaps the 1999 film Fight Club starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. What is white collar boxing? 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z "It's not the preserve of city boys and bankers," he says. How to buy a convertible on a budget 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Roberts, born and raised in Washington Heights in Manhattan, describes himself as a city boy, and it is the underground city that he knows best. Water Is His Life, Particularly When It Starts Gushing in All the Wrong Places 2014-01-18T03:58:43Z I wasn't necessarily a city boy, but I like flashy shoes and watches and chains. Illini freshman owes much to brother 2013-11-28T00:13:00Z I am a city boy, but I have two kids and a wife, and it is different. John Terry forced to backtrack on Frank Lampard Chelsea exit claims 2013-01-04T23:00:13Z Ex-"city boy" on drugs, alcohol and fitness addiction in the city. How to make the most of this banking blog 2012-08-01T14:04:55Z But I'm a city boy in need of change. Green Blog: From the Ground Up: An Adventure Begins 2012-07-30T12:10:20Z Something about their work, their lack of recreation, their chances against those of city boys, and so on, will arouse interest and bring out rough debating material. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z A rough-around-the-edges city boy, Smith opened his eyes at the small Christian college. Woodson?s Approach Runs a Straight Line From Broad Ripple to the Knicks 2012-03-17T20:49:03Z When he could not succeed in this he endeavored to pull the city boy off his feet. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z Gee! he looks all right, this city boy. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z What irony there is in such glowing phrase to city boys like Bill! Bill's School and Mine A Collection of Essays on Education 2011-10-05T02:00:19.377Z Secret sex habits.—It is probable that country boys are more prone to secret perversions of their sex life than are city boys. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z Dickens makes a strong contrast between the condition of the mental and spiritual apperceptive centres in the city boy as compared with the country boy, in a conversation between Phil Squod and Mr. George. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z The evening was spent in the "settin' room," as Mrs. Kimball called it, where they had kerosene lamps, which seemed strange to the city boy, used only to gas or electricity. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z I would like to see him among city boys of his own age to-day. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z He had turned at first naturally to the towns, for he was a city boy and craved the companionship of the crowd. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z Likewise, the city boys may reveal in their natures a great variety of instinctive tendencies and interests which will be found of great worth in guiding them into a successful life occupation. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z Is it the city boy who becomes the President of our United States, or the city girl who startles the world with her talent as poet, artist, or novelist? Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z At the same moment he tried to get his right arm about the city boy's neck. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z But the city boy and girl are not so fortunately situated. Teaching the Child Patriotism 2011-07-03T02:00:11.747Z For a city boy, he was extremely fond of country ways. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z It can be proved that the country boy matures more slowly than the city boy. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z "There ain't any city boy going to beat him right away." Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z Roger thought his cousin was joking, but a look at the face of the country lad convinced the city boy there was a serious purpose back of the words. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z For these things the city boys used to laugh at us as provincials. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z "You're a big boy of your age," said the city boy. Wait and Hope A Plucky Boy's Luck But while the city boy matures more rapidly, the country boy makes up for the loss by a longer period of development. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z He fired both barrels too, and he shouted to Port; but there was no more glory for the city boy this time. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z It was a new and interesting experience to the city boy, and he enjoyed it very much. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z One of the best practical methods of correcting vagrancy among city boys would be the adoption, by every large town, of an "ordinance" similar to that passed by the Common Council of Boston. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them For he will at once find himself competing against the city boy, who lives at home, and who therefore can work for little and sometimes no wages. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 "Jack had one habit that city boys think belong to themselves"— "Midnight lunches?" asked Cal. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter No city boy can spend a morning in the winter forest, with a gun and a dog, without learning something. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z "He's a N' York city boy, out on a visit to his uncle, a neighbor a' mine," explained Enberry. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z But many city boys and young men will not consent to leave the excitements of the city, so that the want of a mechanical occupation does expose them to many temptations. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them It was the old protest of town boy against city boy, of work clothes against “Sunday duds,” of native against alien; and again J. Rufus harked back. Young Wallingford I have seen this grasping displayed by city boys. About London You're a city boy, and don't have any bears at home. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z "I think it would be lots of fun," replied the city boy. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z In this connection the most interesting fact is the new interest in country life opportunity which city boys and young men are manifesting. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity The distinguishing characteristic of the American city boy is his genius for organization. The Children of the Poor It was novel and exciting sport to the three city boys. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp “Why, that Bucky is a regular rocking-horse, I bet,” declared Tom, who, for a city boy, was a pretty good rider. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure In the meantime, however, Rollo was becoming more and more versed in the accomplishments which are expected of a city boy. Rollo in Society A Guide for Youth The discontented country boy who has come to seek his fortune in the city finds there the city boy anxious to fit himself for a successful life in the country! The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity Harry was a farmer’s lad, ten years old, tall and stout for his age, and able to do a great many more things than some city boys of fourteen. Happy Days for Boys and Girls Never will the three city boys forget the uncanny strangeness of that tramp through the moonlit wilderness. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp In fact, but for his hat and shoes, he looked like a city boy of a well-to-do family. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success The ways of scoring equalize the opportunities of country and city boys. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 The facts clearly show that the city boys in state after state are seeing the vision of country life opportunity. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity He was a little city boy, and had come out to the farm to make his uncle a visit. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad You city boys call a country boy a rube and green just because his ways are different from your ways and he isn't wise to the things that you are. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp "That's doing very well for a city boy," said the fisherman. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success It was surprising how soon the nice city boys picked up the strong language in use by teamsters on the Western plains. A Gold Hunter's Experience It is evident that such extensive planting out of city boys and girls is bound by and by to work a great change in the composition of our rural districts. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland The evil designs in the face of the city boy momentarily became more noticeable. The Boy Broker Or, Among the Kings of Wall Street As they rounded the end of the pond Pat pointed out the place where he had been mistaken for a deer by two city boys and got a bullet through his hat. The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp I didn't think a city boy could row so well. Robert Coverdale's Struggle Or, On The Wave Of Success In fact, you seem to have a great deal of perseverance, which I think is very strange, considering that you are a city boy.” Stuyvesant A Franconia Story “The University ought to be good enough for city boys,” said Uncle Warren. A Modern Cinderella Country louts and city boys, who had been taken in hand and trained to physical perfection for the battlefield, came back in twelve months—men. The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia His companion evidently understood boy nature, for Tom was much flattered by the supposition that he was a city boy. The Young Adventurer or Tom's Trip Across the Plains The father of the city boy spends his working hours in a mill, or in an office, where boys under fourteen or sixteen are forbidden by law to go. The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) This was rather remarkable in Stuyvesant, for he was a city boy, and city boys are apt to be very inconsiderate. Stuyvesant A Franconia Story The odds against the city boy were heavy, but he stood up gamely. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good Probably the average country boy has no more spiritual conception of the matter than the average city boy, though he may have a more wholesome and, so to speak, utilitarian thought of it. The Renewal of Life; How and When to Tell the Story to the Young A ferry-boat then meant to me a country boy's visit to the great city, or, a little later, a city boy's holiday-excursion to the Elysian Fields. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 Ida Mary went around that winter with one of the city boys, though she still saw Imbert. Land of the Burnt Thigh “But you said, a little while ago,” replied Stuyvesant, “that city boys had a great deal of skill.” Stuyvesant A Franconia Story He kicks now on the wages he pays these city boys that come out to farm; says they're no good at all. Maw's Vacation The Story of a Human Being in the Yellowstone He was as well dressed as his aristocratic acquaintance, Victor Dupont, and looked more like a city boy than a boy bred in the country. The Telegraph Boy You perhaps can imagine how a city boy, who was allowed to spend two weeks each year at the most on the arid New Jersey seacoast, fell upon "Our Village." Confessions of a Book-Lover When we were on the Goshawk, you told me that you had never ridden a horse in your life——” “Why, I’m a city boy,” interrupted Ned. Ahead of the Army "Generally they have been brought up to work, and work more earnestly than the city boys." Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune At the sound of the city boy's voice Roy had given a start and turned, ball in hand. Rival Pitchers of Oakdale How different is your walk to school each day from that of the city boy or girl! Where We Live A Home Geography In the rainy winter afternoons, when nothing could occur out of doors which a respectable city boy was permitted to indulge in, I found that I was expected to work. Confessions of a Book-Lover Because the city boy is surrounded with schools and the comforts of home he has much time on his hands. Dollars and Sense Merrihew was like a city boy taking his first trip into the country. The Lure of the Mask "Five miles?" snapped Roy, taking the machine from the limp and weary city boy. Rival Pitchers of Oakdale "I am sure that you are a city boy." Crowded Out o' Crofield or, The Boy who made his Way I guess if some of those city boys came out here, they'd get lost a good deal quicker than you will in the streets of New York. The Boy from the Ranch Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences But city boys do not always have room to keep them. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 The country child has all out-of-doors for the scope of his energies, the city boy and girl are cramped by the tenement and the narrow street, with occasional resort to a small park. Society Its Origin and Development In spite of the fact that circumstances and mutual sympathies had led him into taking up with the city boy, he did not feel that a fellow of Herbert's stamp was wholly to be trusted. Rival Pitchers of Oakdale It is a story of city boys and girls spending the Christmas holidays with Uncle Will, away down in the Maine woods. The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories He gets more exercise, more time to think and to reflect; hence, he is not so superficial as the city boy. Pushing to the Front One bright city boy said he would take a car. The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale All these delights are a closed book to the city boy. Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England Later he saw Eliot and Barker talking together not far from the bench, and near them stood Herbert Rackliff, a city boy who had entered Oakdale Academy at the opening of the spring term. Rival Pitchers of Oakdale It did not take Dan many moments to catch his pet up in his arms, and then he stood ready to do battle for the goose, while the city boys advanced towards him threateningly. The Little Gold Miners of the Sierras and Other Stories The country boy does not read as many books as the city boy, but, as a rule, he reads them with much better results. Pushing to the Front Here at the awkward age he looked out of place with the well-dressed city boys. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers I pity the poor city boys who have to grow up nowadays and depend on taxicabs and vaudeville for their excitement. Homeburg Memories I don't think I was ever, at heart, a city boy. Faith Gartney's Girlhood But he had no idea that he would have any trouble dodging a boy—especially a city boy. The Tale of Buster Bumblebee What would the city boys of to-day, who do not want to walk even a few blocks to school, think of a youth who would do what Lincoln did to overcome his handicap? Pushing to the Front To confess the truth, they did look so much like chickens, that a city boy like Oscar would hardly have suspected they were turkeys, if he had not been told that they were. Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way She, however, welcomed them as usual—invited them to partake of some fine baked apples and new bread and milk—quite a new treat to city boys—but N——, the eldest, declined the invitation. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 Fasten the tent door after us, Tom," called Mr. Brown to the city boy, "or everything will blow away inside. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Camp Rest-A-While Most city boys will be lost in the woods within five minutes after they leave their camp or tent. Outdoor Sports and Games This is one of the reasons why he usually develops better all-round judgment and a more level head than the city boy. Pushing to the Front May we not assume that this love for excitement, this desire for adventure, is basic, and will be evinced by each generation of city boys as a challenge to their elders? The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets These activities again will differ greatly from those of city boys. The Boy and the Sunday School A Manual of Principle and Method for the Work of the Sunday School with Teen Age Boys Surely enough, there was the boat, some distance out in the lake, and Tom, the city boy, who knew nothing at all about boats, was in it. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Camp Rest-A-While Our school systems of to-day are designed for a girl as strong physically as a boy; in fact stronger than most of our city boys. The Social Emergency Studies in Sex Hygiene and Morals How hearty and natural he is in comparison with the city boy, who is tempted to turn night into day, to live an artificial, purposeless life. Pushing to the Front Between them and the city boys constantly-recurring quarrels were so bitter that sometimes men were drawn in through sympathy with their boys. Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War I saw three small city boys, with their splendid shining rubber boots and their beautiful bamboo poles. Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy "Holloa! holloa! how are you?" he kept repeating, as one after another pressed up to him, all glad to welcome the city boy who was so popular among them. Bessie's Fortune A Novel He had been transformed by the clothing of the lad whose place he had taken into a city boy, difficult to be recognized by those who had previously known him. Sevenoaks He develops better all-round judgment and a more level head than the city boy. Pushing to the Front Everything that the city boy comes in contact with is man-made. Camping For Boys "Just a few cents and some hard work will change your backyard into something beautiful," Philip was heard to say one day to a group of city boys. The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. Much to his surprise, Bluejay, the city boy, accepted, and he was still more surprised when the city boy sent him down in the dust. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned "Funny time for holidays," the city boy remarked. The Boy With the U.S. Census A survey of the street and its allied institutions will throw light upon the precocious ways of the typical city boy. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work Agriculture Where a camp is located so as to be near a farm, opportunity should be given city boys to study soil, rotation of crops, gardening, etc. Camping For Boys Little Willie, being a city boy, had never seen a cow. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations But Yan quickly threw out one leg, got a little purchase, and turned the city boy on his back. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned He was very fond of rural sports, and, for a city boy, was a very expert hunter; he even considered himself able to compete with Frank. Frank, the Young Naturalist The gymnasium, in so far as it is a makeshift for lack of proper exercise in the life of the city boy, is not in great demand in the country. The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work Camp boys become accustomed to continuous blowing of the whistle in the same manner that city boys become used to the noise of the street-car gong. Camping For Boys They were all city boys however, as foreign to nature as Keith, and there was no older person on hand to give their excursions and games a constructive twist without turning them into lessons. The Soul of a Child Caleb and the city boy dressed his wounds, and when washed they did not look so very dreadful. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned Most hired men on farms are farmers' sons; the city boy does not adapt himself readily to farm work. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II Explain to a city boy how hay is cured. Composition-Rhetoric The country boy has to rely upon himself, and has to work in comparative solitude, while the city boy is distracted by excitements. Men of Invention and Industry Even the other city boys surrendered after a brief resistance and tried humbly to emulate the acknowledged leader. The Soul of a Child He dodged, waiting for an opening—gripped—locked—and had him on the hip, he thought, but the city boy squirmed in time, yielding instead of resisting, and both went down tight-gripped. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned Sandy was a little city boy and knew nothing about real live country life, so that everything seemed quite wonderful to him, especially the chickens and ducks. The Bobbsey Twins in the Country For instance, I was a city boy, a city child, rather, to whom the country was an unexplored domain. Before Adam If any of the city boys get sassy you tell your Uncle Wesley, and he'll horsewhip them. A Girl of the Limberlost Miss Garrett, one of the most successful teachers of sex and reproduction, tells the story of some city boys who had been taught these things, and who had decided, in their club, to raise rabbits. Your Child: Today and Tomorrow I don't know just what he hoped to get out of a city boy; but I promised him one. Michael O'Halloran Mr. Cutter had experienced what our city boys would regard as a rough beginning in life. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men The city boy has plenty of daring at this age, but does not know what he can do and needs more supervision than the country youth. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene Why do city boys and girls like to visit the country? The Elson Readers, Book 5 "I hope he's a country lad, sir," said the captain to my friend, "these city boys are sometimes hard cases." Redburn. His First Voyage I know you're not lazy, and I know you got as much sand and grit as any city boy, but you must prove it to the rest of them. Michael O'Halloran The so-called manual training of city schools is only a poor makeshift for developing in the city boy those habits which the country boy acquires naturally in his daily life. Adventures in Contentment "I sized you up at once as a city boy." Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch I believe I can tell you one big difference between the city boy and the country. John Wesley, Jr. The Story of an Experiment New York was then the capital of the country, a city of about twenty-five thousand inhabitants, small enough so that it was an easy matter for the city boy to get into the country. Elson Grammar School Literature v4 He was a lively, active city boy, but the closest he had ever seen an airship was a distance away and five hundred feet up in the air. Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane It is said that the first time he went to Boston as a little awkward country lad, some city boys made fun of him. Once Upon a Time in Connecticut It didn't hold Joel's friends, but a wholly different set, some city boys who had no rights on the pond. Five Little Peppers and their Friends "And the reason why a city boy like me," suggested J.W., "would be a misfit in the country." John Wesley, Jr. The Story of an Experiment When Monday came, she was wondering if a carriage would arrive with a proud city boy and a lady with a high feather hat, both of whom would look down on her with disdain. Cornelli He was now a student in the Lancaster High School and had he not learned to dress and act like city boys do! Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites It did not take Dan many moments to catch his pet up in his arms, and then he stood ready to do battle for the goose, while the city boys advanced towards him, threateningly. A District Messenger Boy and a Necktie Party "What is your name?" asked the city boy. Helping Himself Upon him the show and glitter of the city shops and streets produced their natural effect, and he walked on buoyantly, seeing three times as much as a city boy would have done. Do and Dare — a Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune Never at the luxurious home of his father, in Madison Avenue, had the wandering city boy enjoyed his supper as much as at the plain table of this country farmer. The Young Musician ; Or, Fighting His Way "So you are a city boy, are you?" Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks "Introduce me, please," said the elegant little city boy. Miss Minerva and William Green Hill It is the life of a city boy, whose toys are pictures and works of art, whose wonders are the theatre and kingly processions and crownings. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers She wondered were all city boys different from those she knew. Mates at Billabong They could be improved by sending city boys up there—yes, and girls of tender age. That Fortune Tim was picking up all the city boys' false pride as well as their slang. Stories of a Western Town What advantages has a country boy over a city boy? The New McGuffey Fourth Reader The men had no love for the city boy. Mates at Billabong She had the profoundest regard for her pony's back; and she knew that even Brown Betty's seasoned hide was giving way under the unskilled horsemanship of the city boy. Mates at Billabong |
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