" He took her small black purse up from the table.

In Morosofia, it seems, a favourite mode of settling private disputes, whether concerning person, character, or property, is by the employment of prize fighters who hire themselves to the litigants: "And out of foreign controversies By aiding both sides, fill their purses:

[Opens a great greasy purse.

G.F.F.F.S. slowly drew out her net purse, when suddenly the robbers fled.

When the time came for the porter to depart, Sindbad gave him a purse containing one hundred sequins, saying, "Take this, Hindbad, and go home, but to-morrow come again and you shall hear more of my adventures.

" I promised Mr. Honeyman to do what I could for the boy; and he proceeded to take leave of his little nephew in my presence in terms equally eloquent, pulling out a long and very slender green purse, from which he extracted the sum of two and sixpence, which he presented to the child, who received the money with rather a queer twinkle in his blue eyes.

These knaves have serv'd me well, left me alone, I have hunted fairly, lost my purse, my chain, My jewels, and been bang'd by a bold knave, Clad in a hermit's gown, like an old man O what a world is this? GLO.

Should he do so the others exclaim, "You have stolen a purse of gold from your father and mother.""

In the Collector's pockets they found a twist of tobacco, a red bandanna handkerchief of violent color, a purse meagrely filled with copper coins and silver pieces, a silver watch still ticking with a loud and insistent iteration, a piece of tarred string, and a clasp-knife.

"Ample meansyou shall have any sum you need," Kate said, handing him a well-filled purse.

And he held his purse out to Robin.

It was a foolish but pretty little bag, which a friend had made and sent to me at the theatre a few nights ago, and was intended to carry a purse and handkerchief.

The heedlessness of George brought his purse to a state of emptiness.

Godfrey picked up the purse, opened it, and took out one of the cards.

It contained, however, the usual allusions to harvest-homes, gathering into barns, and laying up treasures; which last observation reminded Mr. Goodman that he had left his purse at home, and had come away without any money.

A few toilet articles were pressed upon him, and his wife emptied her own purse into his own.

The impression of a bloody hand thrust under the bolster, where it was Sir Wynston's habit to place his purse and watch, when making his arrangements for the night, supplied the motive of this otherwise unaccountable atrocity.

I dare say you'll find that half of what are sold at the Dunsloe fair this day will go to him, and he's got such a purse that there's not a man who can bid against him.

" She fumbled in her pocket and produced a purse, from which she extricated the required article.

"Perhaps, he'll even slip a little purse into your pocket though you did hurt a few of his men.

He waited a moment or two after I had spoken, and then, says he, in a low voice: "Is that all?" "Nay," says I, offering the purse, "we do beg you to take this as" He stopped me, pushing my hand aside.

Burton's Diary, iii. 98.] acts of oppression; with idolizing the lawyers, the constant advocates of tyranny; with neglecting the men who had bled for them in the field, that they might gain the Presbyterians who had apostatized from the cause; and with doing all this in order to perpetuate their own power, and to replenish their own purses.

'I will hear of no silly objections;' and, thrusting a purse of gold into her hand, he left the room.

Before the female enslaver makes her appearance, every lad has a friend of friends, a crony of cronies, to whom he writes immense letters in vacation, whom he cherishes in his hearts of hearts; whose sister he proposes to marry in after life; whose purse he shares; for whom he will take a thrashing if need be; who is his hero.

" Rudolph flung his purse into the other boat.