"Lif" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Henzefort he lif a shmokeless life, vor vear to lose his bride, And nefer vonce gomblained to her of soferings inzide! Bot—zough she gif him zentiment and rabdures ven zey met— Zomdimes he vish she vouldn't mind von leedle zigarette! [Pause. Now game along ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, August 13, 1887 • Various
... lif, you know, at Abednego's, in de Quadrant; his dabels is goot; ve vill blay dere, if you vill." And I said I would: and it was agreed that, one Saturday night, when Jemmy was at the Opera, we should go to the Baron's rooms, and give ...
— Burlesques • William Makepeace Thackeray
... of good passages, passages abounding in vivacity, in the color and play of lif.... The pith of the book lies in its singularly fresh and vivid pictures of the humors of the gold-fields; tragic humors ...
— Soldier Stories • Rudyard Kipling
... battlin' stick? Well, dis here be one. You use it fer washin' close. You lif's de close outa de wash pot wid dis here battlin' stick; den you tote 'em to de battlin' block—dis here stump. Den you beat de dirt out wid de ...
— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States - From Interviews with Former Slaves - Florida Narratives • Works Projects Administration
... vay to New York and not care," said his friend. "I seet up a great deal. My vife, dot ees Mrs. Guilderaufenberg, she keep a beeg boarding-house in Vashington. Dot ees de ceety to lif in! Vas ...
— Crowded Out o' Crofield - or, The Boy who made his Way • William O. Stoddard
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