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

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 world, a willing stander-by, Inclines to aid a specious lie: Alas! they would not do you wrong; But all appearances are strong.

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 by Browning, William Ernst

A stander-by may see more of the game than one that plays.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 by Richardson, Samuel

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