"Rookie" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... "Here's a rookie. Just got to camp this mornin'," said the tall youth, jerking his head in the direction of the ...
— Three Soldiers • John Dos Passos
... Skarfe vp the tender Eye of pittifull Day, And with thy bloodie and inuisible Hand Cancell and teare to pieces that great Bond, Which keepes me pale. Light thickens, And the Crow makes Wing toth' Rookie Wood: Good things of Day begin to droope, and drowse, Whiles Nights black Agents to their Prey's doe rowse. Thou maruell'st at my words: but hold thee still, Things bad begun, make strong themselues by ill: So ...
— The First Folio [35 Plays] • William Shakespeare
... scattered everywhere; the papers all folded back to the sports section. He picked up a paper, not even bothering about the date, and tried to interest himself in the batting averages of the Intercontinental League. Yamamura was on top with .387; the old man remembered when Yamamura came up as a rookie. But right now he didn't care; the page trembled and the type kept blurring. He threw the paper down. He ...
— The Circuit Riders • R. C. FitzPatrick |
