stander-by

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Sin seldom or never terminates in one person; but the pernicious example of one, doth animate and embolden another; or thus, the beholding of evil in another, doth often allure a stander-by.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John

It was as though a stander-by had overheard tidings given by a king to his servant, and had presumed to hear them himself, as it were Achimaas the son of Sadoc.

From The History of Richard Raynal, Solitary by Benson, Robert Hugh

A stander-by may see more of the game than one that plays.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 by Richardson, Samuel

I would not be a stander-by to hear My sovereign mistress clouded so, without My present vengeance taken!

From Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

In my conscience, I think the common observation just: a stander-by sees more of the game, than he that plays.

From The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) by Richardson, Samuel