well-lined purse
Example Sentences
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Revenge for social injustice was all Abt wanted, but somehow the Baron's fur coat and well-lined purse made life more complicated than ever.
From Time Magazine Archive
His brush brought him daily-or as often as he was pleased to exert himself-large sums of money; and his well-lined purse was significant of his unbounded success in his profession as an artist.
From The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Ballou, Maturin Murray
I dare say, wherever that fellow has gone, he has carried a well-lined purse with him.
From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
At the end of a fortnight my mistress was married, and I again set out on my travels with a well-lined purse.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
Lucky for him, he had a well-lined purse to begin with, or he could hardly have come to the root of things, or made such radical reforms as he did.
From From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New by Stables, Gordon
