espial

Example Sentences

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She did not intend an espial upon Anthony; the question was born of pain and bewilderment.

From A Man's Hearth by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)

Her system of espial is even more minute and irritating than that of Russia.

From The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

The flow'r grew wild and rankly as the weed, Roses with thistles struggled for espial, And vagrant plants of parasitic breed Had overgrown the Dial.

From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Hood, Thomas

The portcullis, drawbridge, moat, and wicket for espial, as well as an armed bully or Pandar to quell disagreeable intruders, if by chance they got admittance without responsible introduction, all point to an organized system.

From The Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakespeare's Youth Awdeley's 'Fraternitye of vacabondes' and Harman's 'Caveat' by Awdeley, John

He remembered his reluctant consent to McCloskey's proposal touching the espial upon Hallock, and was sorry he had given it.

From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Lynde, Francis