"Persuader" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... so carelessly when he fled, and what things of value it held? Paul was glad now that he had that revolver. He might not like to make use of it; but believed it would prove very valuable as a gentle persuader. ...
— The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour - The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain • George A. Warren
... and exit. Punch knocks out Judy with a left hook. To him, gloating, enter constable. It seems Judy's knock-out more serious than usual. Constable suggests that Punch shall go quietly. Punch does not see it, and retires to fetch persuader. Constable protests and is persuaded. (Laughter.) Enter ghost—not clear whose ghost, but any ghost in a storm. Punch unnerved. Ghost gibbers. Punch more unnerved. Ghost gibbers again. Punch terrified. Exit ghost and enter hangman, to whom Punch, ...
— The Brother of Daphne • Dornford Yates
... s'etaient formes dans les fentes de cette breche. Il y avoit meme un melange de quartz et de mica qui s'etoit moule dans quelques-une de ces fentes. C'etoit donc une roche semblable aux primitives, et pourtant d'une formation posterieure a celle de la pierre calcaire. Et quel systeme pourroit nous persuader que la nature ne puisse encore produire ce qu'elle ...
— Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) • James Hutton
... bellowed Jones, getting in the way and making grabs at the whip. "Not with my own private persuader! Get aholt of him, men! Down him. Don't let him whale the representative we're going to send from the ...
— When Egypt Went Broke • Holman Day
... distinct personality was by no means obscured by the strict conformity to rule evident in their behavior. Fathers Hewit and Walworth were orators, differing much from each other, both full of power. Father Hecker was a born persuader of men, and could teach as a gift of nature, earnest in mind and manner. His two companions saw him learn by hard work how so to modulate his voice and to manage it and his manner as to exactly suit himself ...
— Life of Father Hecker • Walter Elliott
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