stander-by

Example Sentences

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His pocket is seldom without a Greek testament or Hebrew bible, which he opens only in the church, and that when some stander-by looks over.

From Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters by Earle, John

A poor excuse, but an heart affecting one; for many times want of wit and cunning to defend ourselves, doth affect and turn the heart of a stander-by to pity us.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John

Too long I bore this weighty pack,   As Hercules the sky; Now take him you, Dan Atlas, back,   Let me be stander-by.

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 by Browning, William Ernst

None but a perfectly cool stander-by, and one previously acquainted with Mrs. Falconer's character, could have seen all that Alfred saw.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 07 by Edgeworth, Maria

The Duke has been a stander-by and has had leisure to repent the error which turned him out before, viz. of declaring that he would have no reform.

From The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 by Hare, Augustus J. C.