| 单词 | old stager |
| 例句 | What, then, of the old stager that started it all? La Clique Royale – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-24T15:55:57Z Like many other teams in this tournament, Croatia and Spain are trying to blend youth and experience, moving on from “golden generations” while still leaning on their old stagers every now and then. Croatia v Spain: Euro 2020 last 16 – live! 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Significantly, however, that record was set at this year’s French Open when once again tennis’s old stagers remained stubbornly awkward to beat. Djokovic eases on as old stagers show Next Gen the way 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Opposite Bruce, the old stager and experienced hand, will be Gary Rowett, one of the division’s brightest young managers. Birmingham City v Aston Villa: Championship – live! 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Far from the solitary splendour of the ancient old stager, it turns out that trees communicate with one another through their roots. Dendrology: The community of trees : Nature : Nature Research 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z This OBO lycra is all well and good for the youngsters but a little tight in the gusset for an old stager. Pakistan v England: third Test, day one – live! 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z European Tour rookie Matt Fitzpatrick, the youngest player in the field, showed the old stagers a thing or two by easing to a two-stroke triumph at the $4.55 million British Masters on Sunday. Young Fitzpatrick's Matt finish secures Woburn win 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z He makes amends with a frankly ridiculous return, leaving an old stager like Hewitt dazed and confused, and Jamie is on hand to put away his lopping effort. Davis Cup semi-final: Great Britain beat Australia in doubles – as it happened 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z First of all, it is pretty clear that some old stagers are moving on. Cameron is planning major reshuffle 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Talked about the back injury that blighted his game last year but the old stager was happy and focused. Wimbledon 2014 review: Our writers’ best players, matches, highs and lows 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z This OBO lycra is all well and good for the youngsters but a little tight in the gusset for an old stager. Pakistan v England: third Test, day one – live! 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z It seems that all is not yet lost as far as the old stager of the games industry is concerned. E3 2014: Nintendo announces open-world Zelda, Star Fox and Yoshi’s Woolly World for Wii U 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z He makes amends with a frankly ridiculous return, leaving an old stager like Hewitt dazed and confused, and Jamie is on hand to put away his lopping effort. Davis Cup semi-final: Great Britain beat Australia in doubles – as it happened 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z The newer Indian batsmen, and some old stagers, have shown vulnerability against the short ball. England's batsmen must master spin if they are to prevail in India 2012-10-28T21:18:29Z Other than them, the British team is relying on young bucks and old stagers, like Gemili and Chambers. London 2012: British sprinting is in decline as rest of world kicks on 2012-06-30T17:47:31Z When McGeady came on as a half-time substitute in Ireland's final home game before Euro 2012, however, it was not the old stagers who concerned him. Aiden McGeady makes his case as Ireland head for training camp 2012-05-27T22:00:01Z For the Labour front bench of new talent and old stagers, defeat has not dented a desperation to claw their way back into office. Politics live blog + PMQs: Wednesday 16 May 2012 2012-05-16T13:06:00Z I am an old stager, you see, and doubtless I don't march with the times; but this seems to me to be a very rapid business! The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z They were new in the business, and the 'old stagers,' especially the faded and cracked-voiced ones, said that they would fail, they would hurt the business. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z "Well, Miss Flower," he said one morning, "the boys finish their speechifying to-morrow, and then they'll be more at liberty to amuse you, instead of leaving it so much to the old stagers." Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z I now propose to enter one or more well-known old stagers, of modern times, who will beat Isaac, by five lengths. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Paris, as the old stagers regretfully assure us, was Paris then, and not the caravanserai of all the nations of the world. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z When Shaughnessy first struck the town, said the old stagers, he was quite decently approachable, but he had ceased so to be for years past. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z The white Irish hounds were the first to disclose themselves, each coupled up with a tried old stager. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z We are beginning now to regard ourselves as old stagers. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z The old stager is case-hardened in his crimes; they are second nature to him, and, in spite of coaching, still he maunders on in the same old style, with the same set faults. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z But it was all with quite good temper on both sides: I think both of us were too old stagers to take offence. Fifty Years of Golf 2011-09-14T02:00:50.627Z He is one of those wonderful young "old stagers" in the war who really were fearless. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z There were also many little children who enjoyed themselves much, and the sight of whose pleasure was an unmitigated enjoyment to old stagers, like myself and my friend. Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray 2011-07-12T02:00:29.167Z Beginners became old stagers and appeared in principal rôles. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z A may be better than B to-day; but A may be an old stager hardened in certain faults, and of whom no hope can now be entertained that he will suddenly reform. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z "Why, old stager, we can't take a chance like that!" he said time after time. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Moses Hunn, an old stager, was descanting on the previous night's raid, having first borrowed a chew of long-green tobacco from his nearest neighbor. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z We had a boat to ourselves, and our donkeys took their places in it like old stagers. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z They cannot rely on old stagers like Simon Shaw and Serge Betsen indefinitely. Harlequins 32-22 Wasps 2011-04-08T21:01:54Z The writer, as an old stager, is bound to admit that he had retired from active work before such mechanism was used, he therefore cannot speak practically as to its value for racing. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z You are an old stager in works, but a young one in faith—faith in all beautiful and excellent things. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z Immediately after chapel, the old stager boys all came round the new arrivals, to examine and criticise them. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The "old stagers," the men who have been years "on the road," and know it "down to the ground," as they say, constitute the upper middle class. Notes of an Itinerant Policeman 2011-01-24T03:00:19.187Z This flexibility very few novices, and not all old stagers, possess. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z My uncle had been an old stager at Saratoga—a beau of the "purest water," as he laughingly described himself—and he was enabled to explain all that was necessary for me to know. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The old stagers of fashion are not completely over the moon about the success of their younger colleague. Business.view: Out of the mouths of babes 2010-05-18T12:47:00Z Surely time for pragmatism, the old stagers felt. ngland's fearless band of brothers can revolutionise the one-day side 2010-05-17T23:10:00Z Never be tired of asking for advice; you will become a good school-master only on condition that you will take constant advice from the old stagers. John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced Some of the reptiles are so nearly the colour of the ground, or the trees, that even an old stager may be taken in.” Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa The first hedge—only a preparation for troubles to come—and the horses going easily over a ploughed piece, the young and ardent jockeys pushing to the front, the old stagers waiting their opportunity. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One They don’t think much of us old stagers when they can get fresh blood. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley To them the change is indeed a glorious one, and I'd ask nothing better than to be sixteen, and enjoy it all; but for the old stagers, it is slow work indeed. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands To the nervous novice he is a kind of quiet support, to the old stager he is as a picture unto the eye and as music unto the ear. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things It struck me then that an old stager, like Mike was, would not misbehave himself as he was doing for the mere fun of it. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia A time-honoured solemnity is about to be observed, and we, the old stagers, is it for us to precipitate it? Old and New London Volume I But never mind about an old stager like me. Old Crow My uncle had been an old stager at Saratoga—a beau of the "purest water," as he laughingly described himself—and he was enabled to explain all that it was necessary for me to know. The Redskins; or, Indian and Injin, Volume 1. Being the Conclusion of the Littlepage Manuscripts Being an old stager of several years’ standing myself, 261 I admire him professionally. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things Again she writes: "Since Oregon was never before represented in our conventions, her speakers must have more room in the report than we old stagers." The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years And in a moment all came running towards him, the drivers and gunners, old stagers and raw recruits, the entire battery crowding round to shake hands with him once more. Jena or Sedan? For these reasons the old stagers on the Bench are in the habit of trying to get the Southern Circuit. The Queen Against Owen One has to be a hard old stager not to feel his flesh creep at delirium. When Ghost Meets Ghost Madame di Forno-Populo is—an old stager: and you are very young, and nobody ever thought of you but with—reverence, my dear. Sir Tom One night he took me down to the gallery and endeavoured to induce more than one of the old stagers to pilot me in. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The world, seen from so great a distance, and from within so sweet a nest, frightened me, old stager that I am. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas Jack was an old stager and an adept with matches. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 But it behooves us old stagers to keep our lamps trimmed and burning to the last, and not trust to the sun's looming. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 I'm an old stager; I know a whole lot that I wish I didn't know. They of the High Trails You hear me, and mark what I say—an old stager, ma'am! Somehow Good As an old stager in the camping business, I was repeatedly appealed to for advice and assistance, which of course I gave with the natural politeness belonging to all Californians, suggesting many additions. The Land of Thor I found in the office an old clerk, a regular old stager, who had sat on the same stool at the same desk for twenty years without a chance of promotion. Major Frank No. Tell me, La Bouzole—you are an old stager—were you in Court? Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux I suppose men who would dare to try to do a thing like that must be old stagers. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed In some ways Louisa and Alec are ten years beyond their time—they run the farm and train and punish those four youngsters and figure out expenses like a couple of old stagers. Rainbow Hill When I was young, the old stagers spoke of this transaction sparingly, and dismissed it speedily. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II You wouldn't wonder at it from an old stager like you, Baldry, or Sedgeley; but from a fresher—well, it's awful, isn't it? The Hero of Garside School There are, as a rule, from thirty to forty hunters available for hire each year, but many of them are reserved by old stagers. The Automobilist Abroad The huge drays were each dragged by twelve bullocks, the two polers and leaders being steady old stagers, as were those immediately in front of the polers. The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers The director was an old stager who referred to the public about as a disrespectful footman refers to his lord. The Goose Man It became necessary, therefore, to intrust the charge of the deck to him and other "passed" midshipmen, and great was the shaking of heads among old stagers over the danger that ship was to run. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life For all their coolness as old stagers of the police, they were overcome by so great an excitement that they imagined they could hear the beating of their own hearts. The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective Accordingly, no sooner had mention been made, quite arbitrarily, of an automatic pistol, alleged to be unloaded, than old stagers knew by instinct that Ursula would shoot herself inadvertently. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 17, 1914 However, an old stager at that kind of work gets out of the predicament without any loss, and after the usual resistance secures the fish. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler Everybody except Lord Alston, Miss Tristram, and, the other old stagers. Orley Farm Not that we old stagers are sorry for the man, but it shocked our sense of what's due him as a teacher. Miss Pat at School Johnson was used to struggle with the sea; he was an old stager in the Arctic Ocean, and had nothing to learn either in audacity or sang-froid. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras I’m an old stager too, and know my road. The Comedies of Terence The old stagers, who had had years of it, got along quite comfortably, and were thankful that they were not stone-breaking. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography I am an old stager myself; have lived the life of an Indian for months and months together, and I declare to you, I’m as jolly and enthusiastic now as ever I was.” The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West Bishop Wilberforce had died three months before, and I remember that all the old stagers said:—"If Sam had still been Bishop of Oxford, this would not have happened." Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography Mr Simple, I’m an old stager in the West Indies, and I’ll let you into a secret. Peter Simple A statement of the sums of money received at benefits amongst the “old stagers” may perhaps interest some of my readers. Recollections of Old Liverpool The old stagers know the easy places and give them a natural preference. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography He had hardly spoken the words when the first mate gave an order, the boatswain’s whistle piped, and the men knew that their officers were of the same opinion as the old stagers among them. King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale There were evidently many old stagers there, who flew up like lamp-lighters on every possible occasion, with exclamations of: "Oh, Uncle Charlie, is that you?" Seen and Unseen He was evidently an old stager, who would give the best dogs something to do. A Hungarian Nabob My horse was a steady old stager, not at all given to shying. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories The men of the modern school are very much like other people; but the old stagers can still find some of their number who are as richly comical as Mr. Vincent Crummies himself. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography But a practical inconvenience of immortality was that property never changed hands; newcomers had no chance, everything was monopolised by the old, old stagers. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Foremost were the familiar names of the old stagers, the general prisoners undergoing sentence of court-martial. Under Fire They saw within the fourth day that the new-comer was an old stager in more ways than one. To The Front A Sequel to Cadet Days "Well, it does help to have an old stager like me in the back end of the canoe," said Mr. Waterman with quiet satisfaction. Bob Hunt in Canada And then certain sly old stagers might be seen turning off to the left, instead of following the course of the game as indicated by the hounds. Can You Forgive Her? "To old stagers like my friend here who has given his proofs of fidelity to the State, some indulgence is granted——" "I see that," Claude answered with sarcasm. The Long Night The novelty presumably consists in putting those old stagers, conciliation and coercion, hitherto only tried tandem-fashion, into double harness. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 15, 1920 He seeks out a manager, an old stager who has every opportunity for being clear-headed, because of his experience, and every reason for being exacting, because of his self-interest. How to Write a Play Letters from Augier, Banville, Dennery, Dumas, Gondinet, Labiche, Legouvé, Pailleron, Sardou, Zola "My dear child, do you think you need to tell an old stager that?" The Freebooters of the Wilderness I shall become as steady as an old stager. Phineas Finn The Irish Member Some old stagers will be laid on the shelf; that's certain. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II He had just called him a pessimist, but inwardly he acknowledged that the old stager, who had remained a philosopher, spoke the truth. His Excellency the Minister Through convolutions of smoke from his tiny pipe, the old stager regarded the young star of journalism with a quaint and placid affection. Success A Novel Takes an old stager who never had your dude Service suits on his back to know the secrets of these hills, Miss Eleanor. The Freebooters of the Wilderness These leaders are generally extremely cunning, one old stager with whom I was intimately acquainted having baffled all attempts to effect its capture for more than ten months. Scientific American Supplement, No. 388, June 9, 1883 The teaching business at Oxford," he wrote to Skelton, after his last term, "goes at high pressure—in itself utterly absurd, and unsuited altogether to an old stager like myself. The Life of Froude Punch will bet a wager with any sporting dilettante that Miss Kemble has sung more while learning her art, than many old stagers while professing and practising it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 6, 1841, An utilitarian reduction of welldoing to a distribution of properly calculated doses of satisfaction he dismissed with a scorn as derisive as Carlyle's; "general utility" was a favourite of "that old stager the devil." Robert Browning If you will give me leave henceforth, To lead him softly on, like an old stager. Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe Altogether, the finished performance of the old stager, the habitué. Marcella If he can defend his "honor" from all who come, he is accepted into the class of "old stagers," and may do as he likes. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 Sexual Inversion Neil rather prided himself on his ability to fall on the ball, and went at it like an old stager, or so he thought. Behind the line A story of college life and football The adroit skill of old stagers on the slippery surface, with the clumsy awkwardness and terror of novices in the art, are well represented. A History of Pantomime Mr Simple, I'm an old stager in the West Indies, and I'll let you into a secret. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 Tents were borrowed; servants and camels were hired; long consultations were held with old stagers in the marching line. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 Ten cents a pound for flint hides beats letting these old stagers die of old age. A Texas Matchmaker The old stagers took it coolly, but the green hands revealed their excitement by preparing for instant battle. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 I generally spoke to the captain, or to some old stager among the passengers, on this subject. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy But the old stagers had their eyes on Mr. Harkaway, and knew that there was something amiss. Mr. Scarborough's Family He was a cheerful fellow in his sorry business, blithe as an old stager of an undertaker at a first-class funeral. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 That Aniela should blush furiously was only natural, but that I, an old stager, a razor sharpened against the strops of so many experiences, should have betrayed so much confusion, I cannot forgive myself. Without Dogma It was absolutely unconventional, and the old stagers did not know what to say of a picture which was all foreground. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I He went through his acts with wonderful readiness and with slight effort, and, while apparently enjoying keenly the exhilaration of applause, he showed no trace of the blasé bearing of the old stager. Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 "He's a pretty old stager," he said, "unless he's a young 'un whose hair has turned white in a night like they do in novels; or, maybe he's a General." Action Front The old stagers know these waters too well to think of paying before they are at, or about, the end of their journey. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada At a Company’s dinner, the people are nearly all alike—regular old stagers, who make it a matter of business, and a thing not to be laughed at. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people I wasn't the steady old stager I am now, Bunny; my analysis was a confession in itself. The Amateur Cracksman What we old stagers esteemed as classical in fiction and BELLES-LETTRES are sealed books to the present generation. Tracks of a Rolling Stone That it is possible appears to be an article of faith with the old stagers, and, indeed, every now and then odd coincidences occur which tend to confirm them in their creed. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) And then they had merrily whooped it up at a gait which would have appalled seasoned old stagers like ourselves. The Mountains Some old stagers held back so that they might be seen by the physician himself, but they seldom succeeded in this; and only three or four, whose condition seemed to demand his attention, were kept. Of Human Bondage As I've said already, Bunny, I wasn't the old stager that I am now—in any respect—and we parted good enough friends. The Amateur Cracksman For old stagers: "In the whole course of my parliamentary career, never did I rise with such diffidence." Tales and Novels — Volume 09 It's a real old stager and no mistake. A Little Bush Maid You will become a thorough rattle-pate, a hardened old stager, the fine flour of the talkers…. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 It's all right with old stagers like you and me, Pony, but with a boy just beginning life, it is different. The Face and the Mask One grizzled old stager of a captain sat mum, not saying a word. The Possessed (The Devils) They admire you while they degrade you: they get just as much pleasure out of watching any old stager act: they drag you down to the level of the idiots you despise. Jean-Christophe Journey's End He was an old stager, as we could see by his color, no longer ravenous as when fresh from the salt-water. Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools On this occasion, one old stager, A rat as grey as any badger, Who had in battle lost his tail, Abstained from smelling at the meal; And cried, far off, 'Ah! Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes There's none in the market but old stagers and young colts -- eh, Fred? The Marquis of Lossie The old stagers acquire a knack of talking without moving their lips, so that the words just reach the man in front or behind. Prisoner for Blasphemy He pretended at first that he didn't know much of anything about the game, but, if I am not mistaken, he's an old stager at it. Frank Merriwell's Nobility The Tragedy of the Ocean Tramp The general attendance is tolerably large; between 700 and 800 people frequent the church on the average; but the congregation seems to be of a floating character, is constantly changing, and embraces few “old stagers.” Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston But it was determined not to let off any of the old stagers, lest Claudius should dare to hope for any such relief. Apocolocyntosis Take the word of an old stager for that. Sleeping Fires: a Novel I suppose the miserable passengers in that black ferry-boat to Hades are too full of care to indulge in such trifling, and only wanton larrikins and old stagers employ their pencils in illustrating the planks. Prisoner for Blasphemy We have, too, a good many old stagers of the Atlantic, who think nothing of 'going across.' Canada and the States "Wal, stranger, you can reckon on this old stager for one," answered a familiar voice. Barriers Burned Away Most of them were old stagers, and strung away in the evening quite tranquilly, while the blacks, always smoking, rode listlessly after. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life You remember what I told you about old stagers, and the roast beef diet? Roast Beef, Medium You will find that those that run him down are either jealous, or they are old stagers that are not used to his style, and think that anything new must be bad. Cashel Byron's Profession He was eager to let strangers know in a dismal mumble that he was 'an old stager out here.' Lord Jim After an hour or two of steady success, he grew elated, and began to stake large sums,— with a recklessness that might have appalled others than the old stagers who sat beside him. Dreams and Dream Stories The dogs stayed in their kennels for the most part, the “old stagers” putting out a paw occasionally in order to keep open a breathing-hole. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition At all events, as long as the old stagers were sober they would look with good-natured complacency at a slight young fellow like me in the hostile colours moving among them so amicably. My Life — Volume 1 But he's an old stager and knows what he's about: and of course there'll be ever so many people to tell him I'm not the sort of girl he ought to marry. The American Senator No, by God, says I. Not for old stagers like myself and yourself. Ulysses It remained to decide which inn the doctor had spoken of: an easy piece of work for a Ganimard, a professional ferret, a patient old stager of the police. The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin "Oh, I don't know," rather absently; "you will be too much taken up with your new friends to want an old stager like me." Herb of Grace He knew of some who would not stir a yard unless their fee was planked down before them—old stagers these, who at one time had been badly bitten and were now grown cynically distrustful. Australia Felix But now the horses came down, five of them abreast; at a walk, amid a dead silence from the crowd, three of them, steady old stagers, but two jumping and pulling. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn You young men don't stand up against these things like us old stagers.' The Trial He had longed to make a speech himself—no end of the good it would have done the old stagers to come out with something to the purpose. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations We are old stagers and calm as clocks,' answered Demi, with a nod towards Alice, ready in her pretty dress and all her properties at hand. Jo's Boys There were business matters to discuss, and it was no fair contest to discuss business in the course of a drinking bout with an old stager like Y.D. Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day As a rule the necrologies find me personally interested—when they treat of old stagers. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) There were a few of the old stagers who never trusted him. That Fortune The delicate blue iris of their eyes, the sign of a fool-crow, has given place to the dark brown eye of the old stager. Wild Animals I Have Known But the old stagers admit that the colored brethren have a wonderful aptness at legislative proceedings. The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Why, you chicken-hearted old stager, you was as well agreed as I. Come now; hasn’t he used you badly?’ The Trumpet-Major If we have but few young statesmen, it is because the old stagers are so fond of the rattle of their harness. Framley Parsonage You never come down to see your old acquaintance on the Ellangowan property, Mr. Sampson—You would find most of the old stagers still stationary there. Guy Mannering "They don't seem to want any of us old stagers today, Barbara!" Okewood of the Secret Service As for the old stagers, whom you admire so, their faces were all clogged with powder, the pores stopped up, the true texture of the skin abolished. A Simpleton The young men said it was because no old stager who knew the way of pulling the wires would come forward and put the club in the proper groove. The Prime Minister Honor, indeed—but what, to an old stager in the dilettante line, is honor? History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 As they have done, in Friedrich's despite;—who seems angrier at the old stager for this particular ill-turn than for all the other many; and long remembers it, as will appear. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 Probably he made none, being a strong-minded case-hardened old stager; but resolved to do what he could for the poor youth. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 07 Such devotion would be highly creditable to one of us old stagers; but Lord Grenville was a youngster and—an Englishman. A Woman of Thirty The old stager turned round and stared at the younger politician. The Prime Minister When the ladies had withdrawn, one of the younger men, in a conversation about a certain magazine, remarked: 'Thomas always maintains that it was killed by that solemn old stager, Alfred Yule. New Grub Street He is no priest," said Fil-de-Soie; "he is an old stager. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life The proposal was seductive, but La Ramee was an old stager, acquainted with all the traps a prisoner was likely to set. Twenty Years After "They will form themselves there," said the old stager with a quiet smile. Tales of Unrest "Why, how could you make such a mistake—such an old stager?" The Count of Monte Cristo "Ah, well, you see if it is he," replied the man, "you will see great fun in the prison-yard if by chance there are any old stagers here." Scenes from a Courtesan's Life What a splendid fortune to leave to two pals, though the two old stagers would be sent back to the galleys within a few days! Scenes from a Courtesan's Life |
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