palace car
Example Sentences
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It was a journey of weeks, not a ride of twenty-three hours in a sleeping coach or palace car.
From Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men by Joblin, Maurice
The palace car had been so constructed that, by turning a few cranks and pulling out a few bolts, it was transformed at once into a highly decorated and extremely comfortable open barouche.
From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward
"There's force in that," Jack replied, "but this is no palace car to wait in."
From Boy Scouts on Motorcycles With the Flying Squadron by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
The rich effect produced by a heavily upholstered palace car is due to the mohair plush.
From Practical Angora Goat Raising by
The palace car is the mother's arms; The whistle, a low, sweet strain: The passenger winks, and nods, and blinks, And goes to sleep in the train!
From Recitations for the Social Circle by Harvey, James Clarence
