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"Stone wall" Quotes from Famous Books

... G.?" quavers the raised voice of the young Southerner, respectfully addressing the inquiry to the stone wall. ...

— Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 18, July 30, 1870 • Various

... thing went wholly, colossally mad! It whirled toward Brand, jerking around again as a searing on that side jarred its dull sensory nerves, then headed at last straight toward the stone wall of the dome building. ...

— The Red Hell of Jupiter • Paul Ernst

... impassive figure on the box. The advance was also a regular progression from high daring to craven hesitation. At last, when some yards from the monster, the lad came to a full halt, as if he had encountered a stone wall. The observant little boys in the distance promptly hooted. Stung again by these cries, the lad sneaked two yards forward. He was crouched like a young cat ready for a backward spring. The crowd at the rear, beginning to respect this display, ...

— The Monster and Other Stories - The Monster; The Blue Hotel; His New Mittens • Stephen Crane

... myself proceeded on our way. In about two hours we reached the place where the fair was to be held. After breakfasting on bread and cheese and ale behind a broken stone wall, we drove our animals to the fair. The fair was a common cattle and horse fair: there was little merriment going on, but there was no lack of business. By about two o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Petulengro and his people had ...

— The Romany Rye - A Sequel to 'Lavengro' • George Borrow

... One spring he discovered that a neighbor had acquired a cow and, night and morning, was driving it across his lawn and flower garden. At his indignant protests, the neighbor sarcastically pointed out an old gateway in the stone wall dividing their property and cited an agreement almost a century old that provided for a right of way for cattle across what was now lawn and flower garden. Of course reviving this right was a case of pure spite and eventually there was a law suit. The man with the cow ...

— If You're Going to Live in the Country • Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley

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