goodman
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"And I am for goodman Thorne's," said another; and so the party separated.
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Henry Curling
"The child-like temper of the people," replied the goodman, "delight in the unwonted and strange, and then many stories are told, that in reality may have happened very differently."
From Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague by Spiegfried Kohn
“Come hither, goodman bald-pate”—words spoken by Lucio in “Measure for Measure”—have been quoted as a reason for presuming that Shakespeare played the Duke in that comedy.
From Shakespeare in the Theatre by William Poel
Thousands suffered nightly because the goodman lingered abroad, or the son was absent, and in many a window the light was set at dusk to guide the master by the pool.
From Ovington's Bank by Stanley J. Weyman
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 Samuel Adams Drake
But when they came to the gate of the Thorp, there were assembled the goodmen and swains to meet them with torches and wine in their honour.
From The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale by William Morris
A strange old piece, goodmen — whirled about from here to yonder, as if I were nothing!
From Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
All the goodmen took one counsel, and went to Hoskuld and told him their trouble.
From Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic by Muriel A.C. Press
Ho, Phyllis and Kate and bonny Nell Come hither, and buffet the goodmen well, An they gather not for hall and hearth, Fair bays to grace the evening mirth.
From In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World by Harrison S. (Harrison Smith) Morris
Sad-colored mantles the goodmen wore, but their doublets were scarlet, and with their green waistcoats and red caps, surely the Puritan men were sufficiently gayly dressed to suit any fancy save that of a cavalier.
From Sabbath in Puritan New England by Alice Morse Earle
