gorgios

But, among other matters, Mr. Antrobus was enlightened on the secrets of looking into _dukkeripens_ in a degree of minuteness that few gorgios enjoy.

The Square of Sevens An Authoritative Method of Cartomancy with a Prefatory Note Edward Prime-Stevenson 1905

There is no living for the poor people, brother, said he, the chokengres (police) pursue us from place to place, and the gorgios are become either so poor or miserly, that they grudge our cattle a bite of grass by the wayside, and ourselves a yard of ground to light a fire upon.

George Borrow in East Anglia 1904

Several of their families were fairly well-to-do in the eyes of their tribe, though the fact was carefully concealed from inquisitive gorgios.

George Borrow in East Anglia 1904

Nowhere else can the swarthy _chals_ find _gorgios_ so ready to purchase a doctored nag, or the dark-eyed _chis_ so easily cozen credulous villagers and simple servant-girls by the mysteries of

George Borrow in East Anglia 1904

This error on their part served his purpose well, as it enabled him to obtain from them a great deal of curious knowledge that would never have come into his possession had it been known he was one of the despised _gorgios_.

George Borrow in East Anglia 1904

The writer has reason to know that the gipsies looked upon Borrow with no small amount of curiosity, for they were unaccustomed to meet with _gorgios_ of his position who took so keen an interest in their sayings and doings.

George Borrow in East Anglia 1904

'There is no living for the poor people, brother,' said he, 'the chokengres (police) pursue us from place to place, and the gorgios are become either so poor or miserly, that they grudge our cattle

George Borrow The Man and His Books Edward Thomas 1897

They have intermarried with the gorgios, thrown over their ancient customs, lost all their picturesque qualities, it may be.

George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends Clement King Shorter 1891

It will be remembered by readers of the _Zincali_ that when he visited Borrow at Oulton in 1842 he complained that 'There is no living for the poor people, brother, the chokengres (police) pursue us from place to place, and the gorgios are become either so poor or miserly that they grudge our cattle a bite of grass by the wayside, and ourselves a yard of ground to light a fire upon.'

George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends Clement King Shorter 1891

That's just like you gorgios: you would have everybody stupid single-tongued idiots like yourselves.

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle 1864