goodman

Example Sentences

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Both Manuel Quezon and goodman Osme�a were mum last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Where gott'st thou that news, goodman Doubletongue?" said the schoolmaster, with considerable asperity in his manner, "and how came you to take upon yourself to promulgate, disseminate, and divulge such a fable?"

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry

Bell, my wife, she loves not strife, Yet she will lead me if she can; And oft, to live a quiet life, I'm forced to yield, though I'm goodman.

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.

The woman, faint-hearted and overmastered by a nameless dread, cried out to the goodman to ride for life—the woods were full of devils.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

Upon my honor, this little goodman is very fractious.

From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de