stander-by

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Farther, Horace is not merely the stander-by contemplating the game in which objective mankind is engaged.

From Horace and His Influence by Showerman, Grant

Sin seldom or never terminates in one person; but the pernicious example of one, doth animate and embolden another; or thus, the beholding of evil in another, doth often allure a stander-by.

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

Captain B——n asked a stander-by what volunteer corps was parading to-day: "Why, I don't rightly know; but I guess it may be the Taunton Juvenile Democratic Lancers."

From Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Power, Tyrone

The probe of criticism must be entrusted to an impartial stander-by, of fine talents and unshaken probity.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I by Lodge, Henry Cabot

After all the maxims and systems of trade and commerce, a stander-by would think the affairs of the world were most ridiculously contrived.

From The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces by Swift, Jonathan