| 单词 | open sesame |
| 例句 | He didn’t consciously consider the new posses-sions the open sesame to Mother Dear’s vault of acceptance. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was one of those magical permissions that are like an open sesame for the whole film,” he said. Whit Stillman and the Song of the Preppy 2012-03-18T05:30:57Z As the situation stands, he said, in large parts of the state, “it’s still open sesame.” Saudi firm that grows hay in California and Arizona to lose farm leases over water issue 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z “When an aggressive group like this gets an open sesame to many desirable systems, they are going to use it widely.” Russian government hackers are behind a broad espionage campaign that has compromised U.S. agencies, including Treasury and Commerce 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z But David Davis, the former Brexit secretary who resigned over the Chequers agreement, said the caveat - "except in the national interest" - was an "incredible open sesame to all". Fox rejects Hammond's Brexit warning 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z The expression “open sesame” was popularized by a folk tale in One Thousand and One Nights, but it’s taken roughly three centuries for the expression to start opening doors in real life. Saying 'Open Sesame' Actually Unlocks Doors Now 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z I’m not sure that the image of Alibaba is so clearly “open sesame” and not “Arabian trading market.” Is The Alibaba Trademark Worth A 25 Billion Dollar IPO? 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z He named it after a poor laborer in an Arabic folk tale who learns a phrase, “open sesame,” that unlocks hidden treasures. Web-retail titan Alibaba took over China. Could America’s web be next? Michael Solomon, the ForbesLife editor, calls the desktop version an “open sesame” experience. Welcome to ForbesLife.com, Our New Web Site and Luxury Vertical for the Good Life 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z And the tale of Ali Baba, the website says, “brings to mind ‘open sesame,’ representing that our platforms open a doorway to fortune for small businesses.” DealBook: A Name Pronounceable in Nearly Every Language 2014-05-07T03:19:34Z The wearer simply needs to shout into the watch face, “OK Google, open sesame” to open the app. Saying 'Open Sesame' Actually Unlocks Doors Now 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z And it is also a reference to the famous phrase "open sesame", the secret command to open a treasure trove in the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Middle East 'Cern' taking shape 2012-11-26T00:45:06Z Such an interest, gradually awakened and deepened as we move into the comprehension of a work of art, is the open sesame to all the riches of an author's storehouse of thought. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z "I'd give a penny for your thoughts, Miss Emily, if I thought the coin would prove the open sesame to your mind." Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z And the degree in which this is the case can only be guessed at by those who, by some happy accident or other, possess a real and effective "open sesame!" for the doors of Paris. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z The suggestion of a deadly reptile lurking in their gardens was a veritable open sesame. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z Hattie knew her and, such is the open sesame of one achieved friend, Emmy Lou found that she was to be considered as knowing her also. Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z Emerson had also sent out in 1836 a pamphlet entitled Nature; and one of its first readers has called it "an 'open sesame' to all thought, and the first we had ever had." Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Just a minor tweak of the “value chain” and, “open sesame!” Why 'Shared Value' Can't Fix Capitalism 2011-12-20T16:19:26Z In those dreams of future glory his books were his constant companions, his open sesame, his royal road to fame; with their aid he could do so much, without their aid so little. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Money was the open sesame for prison doors, and the barrier which prevented their closing on the unfortunate Cuban. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z It is the "open sesame"; like a hydra with never ending heads—they spring up. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z Ignorant parents raised no objections, thinking perhaps that Latin possessed some charm which would be an "open sesame" for the future advancement of the boys and girls. Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada 2011-10-14T02:00:23.300Z It becomes a veritable 'open sesame' to her entertainments and her friendship. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z But the stranger with a word whispered here, or a nod directed there, seemed to find "open sesame" wherever he turned. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z This is a natural consequence of money being the "open sesame." The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z But there was no "open sesame!" for us. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Leave the carriage out of sight, and boldly flourish the promised book as an open sesame. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z "America" is the open sesame to every Irish heart; and how winning those bright-eyed Irish girls were in their quaint costumes! The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z Upon my word, that formula of old Max's seems to be a kind of open sesame to purses and strong-boxes and cheque-books! A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z His name would be an open sesame to a great many Boston doors. Miss Theodora A West End Story 2011-02-26T03:00:48.940Z Courtyards may be thronged with attendants, and the doors may seem invitingly accessible, but the open sesame is wanting, and the repulsed party returns to his home disgusted with the insolence received. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z For he carried within him, concealed in a most unpretentious personality, a rich store of education, experience, and genius, which was to prove the open sesame for him to the world's best gifts. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z How, I can't say, exactly, for the moment, but the pin is the open sesame to the hiding-place of the gems, and only the possession of it will secure the treasure. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z Perhaps you'd become an actress like so many women who look on the stage as an open sesame to a life of immorality.... My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z How win the "God will reward you"—the open sesame to paradise? Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z The briefest kiss of plastic on plastic and then, just like that: open sesame! City Critic: Testing PayPass on New York?s Buses and Trains 2010-06-11T23:44:00Z Their uniform was an open sesame to the police officials, and a detective was at once detailed to go with the boys to the restaurant. Air Service Boys Over The Rhine Fighting Above The Clouds Charlatanism is the only 'open sesame' to the world's cave, once you get inside you may be as honest as you please. Love's Usuries Jack had learned that a plug of tobacco had "open sesame" qualities among certain species of human beings, and in his war bag were several pounds cut into goodly sized pocket pieces. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter In both cases slavery and plantation manufacture would seem to have been the open sesame to success. The Planters of Colonial Virginia Service is the best way to find comfort; honorable performance of duty is the sure road to the only ease worth while, and thoughtfulness for others is the open sesame to popularity. The Book of Courage In fact, touching audience, actors, playwrights, producers, and the society that is behind them all, intelligent coöperation is the open sesame. How to See a Play While shivering in wet clothes on this desolate beach, most thankfully did I remember that kind and thoughtful friend, who through his potent influence had supplied me with this open sesame to light-keepers. Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5. Who shall give us the "open sesame" to every heart? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 It was rather an unusual hour to pay a call perhaps, but the Deaves name was an open sesame. The Deaves Affair The word children is often an open sesame. The Colored Girl Beautiful We selected one, and apparently Sir Gregory's name was an open sesame there, for we had an invitation to go into the city and see them at once. Aliens The common belief that wealth is an open sesame to a life of universal human experience is a stupid delusion, frequently used as a gloss to their souls by well-intentioned people. Clark's Field The mention of an even five hundred dollars, though, was the open sesame to the very depths of his emotions. Officer 666 She had tried most assiduously to cultivate an acquaintance with members of child-world, but into that kingdom there is no open sesame. Our Next-Door Neighbors But she has furnished no 'open sesame' to bid the mountain gate fly wide which leads to conquest of self. Bunyan Through suffering we have learned the open sesame to the hearts of each other. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV The graft from Beatrice was the open sesame, however, and the Gorgeous Girl would never suspect the truth. The Gorgeous Girl The latter has not yet discovered that the secret word, the open sesame of the difficulty, the charm which only can give permanent comfort, is—Work. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule But thrusting the supposed dirk against the wall—presto—open sesame—the wall gave way, and she drew me through a doorway. Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 There was always an open sesame to the cookie jar and the apple barrel. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West A fine manner is the "open sesame" that admits us to the audience chamber of the world. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Being the village dressmaker, Miss Cotton had the open sesame to every home in the neighbourhood and held its occupants at the mercy of her sharp tongue and needle. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro That note of yours was the open sesame to the roundhouse and everything about it. Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer Easy-go money, too, when the profiteers, still dazzled by their riches, totally unconscious of real values, would meet Keith, thinking their money an open sesame to equality with such financiers. Rimrock Trail Secretly he gloated, for he knew this occurrence would be an open sesame to that laboratory of Tom's. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 Then, too, her marriage into such an illustrious French family was an open sesame to the most exclusive circles of society. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Once more, "open sesame!" and show us a third generation. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Here it is condition, and not color, wealth and position, the "open sesame." Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century They crossed a bridge over a creek, green with fresh water-cress, their open sesame. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley So Carl fetched the mill, and set it on the cabin table, and said, 'Little mill, grind salt, open sesame.' Eyebright A Story She knew, of course, there were few open sesames for her. Penny of Top Hill Trail Because of Frank Nelson the name "Christ Church" was an open sesame for all the little-known workers and assistants on the staff of the church. Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati A judicious temperament, untiring energy, a lexicon of endeavor, in which there is no such word as "fail," is the only open sesame to hidden opportunities in a new country. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century English is the open sesame of life in English-speaking countries. The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) So he gave the handle a turn, and said to the mill, 'Little mill, grind a fat roast goose, open sesame,'—not believing a bit that it would, you know. Eyebright A Story It is the open sesame to all our hearts. The Girl Wanted The Madison Avenue mansion gave them the open sesame into good society—choice society, in fact—and there some wealthy trio of unattached young men must see and fall in love with them. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City The Hemingway dinner was an open sesame to the Skinners. Skinner's Dress Suit They were to be the open sesame to joys untold, to lands flowing with milk and honey, to romance, adventure, splendour—and what have they brought me? The Light of Scarthey She had already written a few lines upon the pasteboard which made it an open sesame to the possessor to any and all of her concerts. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters This authority had been his open sesame through our lines. Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After She glanced up again; those eyes were her mother's eyes; instantly they acted as open sesame to her heart. How It All Came Round As Skinner said this, he jotted down in his little book:— Dress-Suit Account Debit Credit One "open sesame" to the smartest set west of the Alleghanies! and Honey clapped her hands. Skinner's Dress Suit Master Arthur is one of the fortunate being’s who has an ‘open sesame’ to all hearts. About Peggy Saville That the House of Rothschild with its branches had an open sesame upon the purse-strings of Europe for half a century is a fact. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen The mention of my vocation was an "open sesame," and I went unrestrained, into all the largest hospitals. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War That word interprets all; it is the open sesame which throws wide the portals. The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 Waking, sleeping, merry, sad—at one and every moment, of his life the mere sight of him had been as an open sesame to the hearts of those who beheld. The Love Affairs of Pixie To like him was an open sesame to heart and confidence. Janet of the Dunes It appears to be a kind of picklock, an open sesame, Tanner—Tawno! the one is but a modification of the other; p. 291they were originally identical, and have still much the same signification. Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) The works of Jean Paul require no praise from the hands of the reviewer; his name is a true 'open sesame' to all hearts. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The male element at parties ranged from passé beau to the boy with the down still on his cheek—ancient bachelors and young husbands alike had the open sesame. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death They are not general "open sesames" which, learned in one situation, will apply with indiscriminate miraculousness to a variety of others. Human Traits and their Social Significance Mr. M—— and I determined to lay siege to the closed hotel and try if we could not find an "open sesame" to unclose its portals. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 Make black, brown, yellow, the "open sesame" to the same privileges and the same opportunities as the white, and no one will care to become white. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time The true Mystéres de Paris nobody knows any thing about but the Parisians themselves, and they are too cunning to pronounce their open sesame loud enough to be heard by the rest of the world. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 With Darwin as our guide and the insect as our key—an open sesame—the hidden treasure is revealed. My Studio Neighbors Money, estate, name, are mine, all that means an open sesame to the magic door. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance Long shall I have reason to remember with gratitude the generous "open sesame" and the rich privileges of this library, which, more than most things that enjoy the epithet, truly deserves the name Royal. In and Around Berlin They are the kindly fruit of a refined nature, and are the open sesame to the best of society. Pushing to the Front My roc’s egg had been the “open sesame” to Mrs Clyde’s castle. She and I, Volume 1 The intelligence which so long gazed wistfully upon the barred door of nature, or picked unsuccessfully at the bolts, with skeleton theories, and vague speculations, had learned to try the 'open sesame' of science. The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy "A soldier of the Empire," was the bold answer, and it proved an open sesame to the astonished orderly. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo And, while her brush sped hither and thither, she crooned low and clear, the song that had proved the open sesame to her cave of enchantment. The Great Amulet One of the commonest of common virtues is perseverance, yet it has been the open sesame of more fast locked doors of opportunity than have brilliant tributes. Pushing to the Front Alas for those who have no open sesame to that collection! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 When this was done, a mirror would instantly move so promptly that Mary had named those doors the "open sesames." The Guests Of Hercules It is not wealth alone, neither is it genius, that affords the "open sesame" to Parliamentary fame. Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities The name alone would have been an open sesame to the important circle which made possible the prosperity of Major Tumble's bank and the First M. E. Church. The Plunderer Perseverance, it has been said, is the statesman's brain, the warrior's sword, the inventor's secret, the scholar's "open sesame." Pushing to the Front Of all nectar-loving insects, bees alone know how to pronounce the "open sesame" of admission to the honey pots of the Borage. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure A pass is given at the Prefecture to all who ask for one, and it is an "open sesame" to the Prussian lines. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris His solicitude to oblige his constituents is, indeed, only bounded by his ability to serve them, and the "open sesame" is seldom beyond his control. Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities Only the first families, who claimed Miss Philura's friendship, knew the open sesame to her great front door. Cicely and Other Stories A living gospel incarnated in a living, loving man or woman is the "open sesame" to confidence first and conversion afterward. Aliens or Americans? "A dreamy professor in a dim romantic laboratory may light upon a placid formula and, like Aladdin, roll back the portals of the enchanted fastness with a tranquil open sesame." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 8, 1920 Money may give you access to good society, but talent is always an open sesame. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers In fact, this popularly termed "flaw" in her make-up was what had acted as an open sesame to every door at which she knocked and had kept a roof above her head. Flood Tide Admission to such an establishment was a sort of "open sesame" to heaven for the little widow. A Crooked Path A Novel Lavengro is not a book, it is true, to open sesame to the first comer, or to yield up one tithe of its charm upon a first acquaintance. Isopel Berners The History of certain doings in a Staffordshire Dingle, July, 1825 Doris saw it as a safe and artistic home for earnest young girlhood; Nancy saw it as an open sesame to fun, rather wilder than school bats, but with the same delicious tang. The Shield of Silence She was babbling in a low tone to herself, an open sesame to her mind, which Ransom hailed with a sense of awe. The Chief Legatee This is the light of the world, the open sesame of the millennium? The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future As such I am pleased to see you, sir, for when abroad the mere name of American is an open sesame to American sympathy and hospitality. Infelice Those of more democratic professions, such as solicitors, merchants and mechanics, have not, as a rule, that right, though wealth and connection have recently proven an open sesame at the gates of St. James. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society If he knows coal, this experience may be made the open sesame to the realms of geology. The Vitalized School But friendship is an open sesame, drawing every bar and bolt. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service Such tricks might have answered in the time of Ali Baba and the forty thieves; but we suspect that, even then, an "open sesame" would have been found for this pestilent defile. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 If she illustrates it, the pictures will be an open sesame to any editor's attention. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware I now, for the first time, began to use from my little store of gold and silver, and it proved the "open sesame" to much enjoyment. Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War The discussion involved Daren Lane, and when two of those social arbiters settled back in their chairs the open sesame of Middleville's select affairs had been denied to him. The Day of the Beast We came, carrying with us letters from friends in England, that were an open sesame to the most jealously barred doors. What Answer? But I had in my possession a document which I looked upon as an "open sesame" in case of obstruction from any of the underlings of the Provisional Government. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America In short, the enchanter, the merlin, the open sesame, the omnipotent sorcerer gold was to work the miracles to which Howel had been so long looking forward. Gladys, the Reaper This seemed to be the open sesame to all conversations in the shops. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls In less than half an hour they were at the door of Helen's prison, where Jake gave the "open sesame" knock. Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds Here we were, a wandering company of who-knows-what, arriving hungry, drenched and unexpected long after the supper-hour, and our mere appearance was the "open sesame" to all the treasures of house and barn. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 The very rustle of your letter of credit is as an open sesame to treasure-chambers to which Ali Baba's cavern was but a shabby cellar. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 She has the open sesame to all the society there is on this side of the Atlantic. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper It is the touchstone to every secret, the key to all knowledge, the open sesame of all hearts. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors It was the "open sesame" of war and discipline. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show All the mental keenness possible, with the bright light of the Spirit's illumination—that is the open sesame. Quiet Talks on Prayer Education had not proved the "open sesame" to affluence, and many parents were unwilling or unable to compel their children to attend school. The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution "I don't deny that there are people among us who make money the one open sesame to their houses," said Mrs. Henry Goldsmith, magnanimously. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People Only, visitors must know their way about, or must have the service of an experienced guide who was au fait and who knew the "open sesames." Kimono He had a vague idea--derived from reading, perhaps--that three raps were an open sesame to mysterious rooms the world over. Round the Block She would surely not refuse to say the half-dozen words which were the "open sesame" that alone could set him free! Bred in the Bone What surer "open sesame" is there to a boy's heart? Russell H. Conwell He whose key-ring lacks that open sesame never really sees the city, even though he dwell in the shadow of the Sorbonne and comprehend the fiacre French of the Paris cabman. Cheerful—By Request Among the Jewish people the word "radical" is in high favor —it is the open sesame to their sympathy. Library Work with Children It is the open sesame to their hearts and homes, and after that the house contains nothing too good to bestow upon the welcome guest. Arizona Sketches When the schoolmaster has put his pupil in possession of the open sesame he considers his duty done—that he has earned his provender. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 She raps smartly on the door, and open sesames echo to every imagination. How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell She was presenting them with a magic something that would later act as an open sesame to a hundred legitimate delights. Cheerful—By Request The umpire, grotesquely padded in front by his chest protector, announced the batteries, dusted the plate, and throwing out a white ball, sang the open sesame of the game: "Play!" The Redheaded Outfield Here Bridge sat on guard over the foaming open sesame to food while Billy crossed to the free lunch counter and appropriated all that a zealous attendant would permit him to carry off. The Mucker Provided with an "open sesame" to her heart, in the shape of a letter from her old friend, Lady Herschel, we sought the acquaintance of Mrs. Somerville in the spring of 1858. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 A chance word often is the "open sesame" to that cupboard where we keep our cherished skeleton. The Isle of Unrest I knew that if I repeated this story to the President it would be the open sesame for the old man. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him Many of these found, on landing, that their knowledge of Greek and the possession of a few Greek books were an open sesame to the learned circles of Italy. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization "Up a dozen steps; I shall have to leave you while I go back for the open sesame." A Heart-Song of To-day And now that he and Gilfoyle had an "open sesame" to the dovecote they grew impatient with delay. We Can't Have Everything Sympathy!—it is the touchstone to every secret, the key to all knowledge, the open sesame of all hearts. Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others It was--so to speak--an open sesame to a chamber of horrors, the more horrible because intangible and indescribable. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch The glands of internal secretion, here, as in so many other dark places, provide the open sesame to certain long closed doors of biology. The Glands Regulating Personality So, provided with this open sesame to Mrs. Somerville's heart, I called at her residence in Florence, in the spring of 1858. Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals The name was an open sesame to all parts of the building. Ideala The flowers were and are the open sesame to every home. The Making of an American "And it isn't always open sesame to be related to a peer." The Hollow of Her Hand The two qualities combined give a winning grace that is an "open sesame" everywhere. Opening a Chestnut Burr I carried an 'open sesame' in the form of a letter given to me by Professor Henry, asking for me special attention from all societies with which the 'Smithsonian' at Washington is connected. Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals His speech is changed, his very nature perverted, but he acquires an "open sesame" by their loss, and the loss seems to his imagination an exceeding gain. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky That five thousand dollars is an "open sesame." The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Yet now he remembered that the man had never relinquished his hold upon that open sesame. The Voice on the Wire Surely, when he struck the "open sesame" blow, that beauty which captivates young and old alike would dazzle his eyes. Taken Alive Forbes called a taxicab, a taxicab apparently being the open sesame. Guy Garrick My dear," he finally said, "this is the 'open sesame' to everything. Katherine's Sheaves Once learn the key, and it discloses everything, like an open sesame. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose The words were an "open sesame" to the room. Ten Nights in a Bar Room An "open sesame," by means of a special pass, was needed to enter this City of Beautiful Nonsense. Now It Can Be Told The open sesame—what could it have been? The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories The name of Bigot she regarded as the open sesame to all greatness. The Golden Dog While rudeness and gruffness bar doors and shut hearts, kindness and propriety of behaviour, in which good manners consist, act as an "open sesame" everywhere. Character Yesterday, rich and powerful, with a name that was open sesame wherever he went; to-day, hunted, penniless, and forlorn. The Drums of Jeopardy But I have the magic talisman, the 'open sesame.' The Grey Room It might also be remarked that the possession of certain physical gifts—such as the ability to wriggle one's ears or do the "splits"—is in itself no "open sesame" to lasting social success. Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises Then he went to the safe and twirled the knob and watched the indicator find the four numbers which were the "open sesame" to the burglar and fire-proof door. Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive, or, Two Miles a Minute on the Rails The open sesame—what could it have been? The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg "And now," he exclaimed, remembering the tale of the Arabian fisherman, which Faria had related to him, "now, open sesame!" The Count of Monte Cristo While shivering in wet clothes on this desolate beach, most thankfully did I remember that kind and thoughtful friend, who through his potent influence had supplied me with this open sesame to lightkeepers. Voyage of the Paper Canoe; a geographical journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5 |
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