stander-by

Example Sentences

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I saw in every stander-by Pale death; life only in thine eye.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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

In my conscience, I think the common observation just: a stander-by sees more of the game, than he that plays.

From The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) by Richardson, Samuel

It was as though a stander-by had overheard tidings given by a king to his servant, and had presumed to hear them himself, as it were Achimaas the son of Sadoc.

From The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary by Benson, Robert Hugh

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