dancing-girl

At a time when, riding his hunch, he was getting half a million for half a sack of flour, it was nothing less than insanity to give twenty whole sacks to a dancing-girl and a priest.

Chapter XI 2010

My late father-in-law, old Morrison, was telling him to spread it thin, because it cost a thousand pounds a bottle, and Rudi said he had gallons of the stuff, and when it had all been applied they would get Narreeman, the Afghan dancing-girl, to ravish me and throw me out into the snow.

The Sky Writer Geoff Barbanell 2010

I came back to England laden down like a dancing-girl with stuff I could never wear: bracelets and toe rings and anklets.

Chaplin’s Girl Miranda Seymour 2009

He would equal Munophis of Elephanta if he could but get me an Indian dancing-girl, and Thygelion of Chaeronea if he could bring me a Greek courtesan; for, oh, ladies! there were Bombardas in

Les Miserables 2008

He conversed with Hermione, and found her deeply impressed with the truths of religion, and so perfectly acquainted with its doctrines, that he compared her to a doctor of theology in the dress of an Eastern dancing-girl.

Anne of Geierstein 2008

I see, the dancing-girl is standing ready; they are handing her some hoops.

Symposium 2007

Syracusan here, should do is to exhibit his dancing-girl to the state. 57 Let him tell the authorities he is prepared, for a consideration, to give the whole

Symposium 2007

Witness that story about the dancing-girl, that we all believed against you, Harry

The Virginians 2006

“Already they have had that calumny about me set a-going here, Sampson, — about me and the poor little French dancing-girl.”

The Virginians 2006

Straitwaist at the Asylum — Horace Milliken, who has married the descendant of the Kickleburys of the Conqueror, marry a dancing-girl off the stage!

The Wolves and the Lamb 2006