Word: soiling
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...land; and of the enjoyment of his property - the result of his labor - he can no more justly be dispossessed by an outsider than he could of a house which he had built upon the land. Of course his claim would not hold against the real owner of the soil, - the College, - for he pays no rent. But it most certainly ought to give him a title to the land against a person who has done nothing whatever towards bettering...
...quiet nook of Italian soil...
...gazed at me a moment, as I stood before him like a timid deer, and then, in a mighty torrent of emotion, flung himself at my feet, exclaiming. "You air a cherubim, an' I ain't no pirick, but an' uncultered son o' the soil. Thet's wut I am, honest Injun! Will yer smile on me? Will yer lemme adore...
...basest is, and hope's white garments soil...