"Pull down" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... and beauty would suddenly become more real and vivid than the bright blues and greens and reds of the pigments on the white walls of the tomb upon which he was at work. With well-practised mind-control he had learned to pull down a blind on her vision, to blot it out from his thoughts. On this morning, when he was hurrying through his dressing so as to be in time for breakfast, always a matter of difficulty with him, even though he had many hours in which ...
— There was a King in Egypt • Norma Lorimer
... emergency, and by employing the whole naval power of Athens he was able, after a siege of nine months, to reduce the refractory islanders to submission. The Samians were compelled to surrender their fleet, to pull down their walls, to pay a heavy war indemnity, and to give hostages as a security for their good conduct in the future. And henceforward they became subjects ...
— Stories From Thucydides • H. L. Havell
... With the gay months of love, and the days of delight. Come bring out your good humming stuff, Of the nice tit-bits let the Swallow partake; And a slice of the right Boedromion cake. So give, and give quickly,— Or we'll pull down the door from its hinges: Or we'll steal young madam away! But see! we're a merry boy's party, And the Swallow, the Swallow ...
— Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3) - Edited, With Memoir And Notes, By His Son, The Earl Of Beaconsfield • Isaac D'Israeli
... my name, saying—How slept your lady last night, Pamela?—Was not that very good, Mrs. Jervis?'—'Ay,' thought I, 'I am in the right way, I find: this will do in proper time. Go on, my dear mother, improving as fast as you will: I'll engage to pull down in three hours, what you'll be building up in as many years, in spite of all the lessons you can ...
— Pamela (Vol. II.) • Samuel Richardson
... to every American Republic. We wish to increase our prosperity, to extend our trade, to grow in wealth, in wisdom, and in spirit, but our conception of the true way to accomplish this is not to pull down others and profit by their ruin, but to help all friends to a common prosperity and a common growth, that we may all become greater and stronger together. Within a few months for the first time the recognized possessors of every foot of soil upon the American continents can be and I hope ...
— State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt • Theodore Roosevelt
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