parsons

"pimp," and thought a crushing argument lay in the word; he called parsons scoundrels, and bade his boys be regular at church.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Various

He is brave and generous, and knows the world; and then his contempt of the parsons is a certain sign that he is one of us.

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

When I saw these birds for the first time, as a deck boy, I was told they were called parsons, because they were the souls of ungodly clergymen, who had to wait down here till doomsday without rest.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

“Why, because the parsons are the best schoolmasters, by what I can make out, ” said poor Mr. Tulliver, who, in the maze of this puzzling world, laid hold of any clue with great readiness and tenacity.

VII. Enter the Aunts and Uncles. Book I—Boy and Girl 1917

When I saw these birds for the first time, as a deck boy, I was told they were called parsons, because they were the souls of ungodly clergymen, who had to wait down here till doomsday without rest.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2 Roald Amundsen 1900

When I saw these birds for the first time, as a deck boy, I was told they were called parsons, because they were the souls of ungodly clergymen, who had to wait down here till doomsday without rest.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12 — Volume 1 and Volume 2 Roald Amundsen 1900

"Why are crows called parsons, Mr. Hemstead?" asked Lottie, as a child might.

From Jest to Earnest Edward Payson Roe 1863

"Why, because the parsons are the best schoolmasters, by what I can make out," said poor Mr. Tulliver, who, in the maze of this puzzling world, laid hold of any clue with great readiness and tenacity.

The Mill on the Floss George Eliot 1849

He spoke of 'parsons' and all who belonged to parsons, of 'lords' and the appendages of lords, with a harshness, sometimes an insolence, as unjust as it was insufferable.

Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte 2004

Light, sandy clay would suit sedentary persons such as parsons, artists, judges.

Here are Ladies James Stephens 1916