espial
Example Sentences
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Presently he moved forward, and, with head still bent, approached the lower end of the garden, where, in a wall higher than that over which Goldthorpe made his espial, there was a wooden door.
From The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories by Gissing, George
The act of espial had always been hateful to him: he preferred to trust his brethren, and it cost far less trouble.
From Brother Copas by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Quite into fairyland they had come now, in truth; as if, skirting the dark peak that shut it off from ordinary espial, they had lighted on a bypath that led them covertly in.
From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)
Then Wisdom altered its method and spoke of espial and discovery.
From The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar
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
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