"Souple" Quotes from Famous Books
... has gone to bide in the Hoose. They were watchin' the Garple Dean, so I took him round by the Laver foot and up the rocks. He's a souple yin, yon. We fund a road up the rocks and got in by the verandy. Did ye ken that the lassie had a pistol? Well, she has, and it seems that Mr. Heritage is a good shot wi' a pistol, so there's some hope thereaways.... Are ... — Huntingtower • John Buchan
... Gascon is often synonymous with boaster, liar, and blusterer. Composure or sobriety is the least of his virtues, and when found may perhaps give reason for distrust. Compare the character of de Guiche in Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac: "Le Gascon souple et froid" (Act I, Sc. iii). "Rien de plus dangereux qu'un Gascon raisonnable" (Act IV, ... — A Selection from the Comedies of Marivaux • Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux
... round the door. "You young people's letting the clock run on. Nae doot ye're douce and souple walkers, but if ye want to catch the Edinburgh bus ye'll hev ... — The Judge • Rebecca West
... Scotland chows her cood, In souple scones, the wale o'food! Or tumblin in the boiling flood Wi' kail an' beef; But when thou pours thy strong heart's ... — Poems And Songs Of Robert Burns • Robert Burns |