“Being a gondolier is a tradition and it is very difficult work.”. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference
The gondolier is a picturesque rascal for all he wears no satin harness, no plumed bonnet, no silken tights. From Wordnik.com. [The Innocents Abroad] Reference
When she was dressed, Nella called the gondolier from her own window, and met him in the passage when he came up. From Wordnik.com. [Marietta A Maid of Venice] Reference
"I still think being a gondolier is a man's job, but I am sure that with experience Giorgia will be able to do it easily," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
The gondolier is the cabman. From Wordnik.com. [The Dodge Club or, Italy in MDCCCLIX] Reference
"The saints protect us!" interrupted the gondolier. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844] Reference
Now she turned, reached a hand; then a tall gondolier. From Wordnik.com. [Mae Madden] Reference
I guess in my next life, I'll come back as a gondolier. From Wordnik.com. [Margie Goldsmith: Stand Up and Paddleboard] Reference
The skeletal gondolier began poling toward the corridor mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Never Sleeps]
I pay the gondolier and then let him have his own way with me. From Wordnik.com. [Reveries of a Schoolmaster] Reference
Then Giovanni got another gondolier to help him, because it was. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Chatterley's Lover] Reference
Giorgia Boscolo might just become Venice's first female gondolier. From Wordnik.com. [Giorgia Boscolo, Venice's First Female Gondolier, To Get License This Week] Reference
“Help us,” he called down to the gondolier who was left moored below. From Wordnik.com. [The Dreaming Void]
Per Omnia Saecula: After centuries, Venice gets female gondolier skip to main. From Wordnik.com. [After centuries, Venice gets female gondolier] Reference
Akari Mizunashi is a gondolier in training and also an employee of Aria Company. From Wordnik.com. [Anime Preview: Winter 2007/2008 « Undercover] Reference
A calendar created by photographer and Venetian gondolier Piero Pazzi crazy Peter?. From Wordnik.com. [2007 July 26 archive at eternallycool.net] Reference
There's a ton of gondolier news ... they just blocked the Canal Grande, for instance. From Wordnik.com. [Venice to Gondoliers: You're the Problem] Reference
One gondolier told us that he was the fifth generation in his family to practice the craft. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
Jeremy had recently witnessed his first proposal since becoming a gondolier just a week before. From Wordnik.com. [Journey to Amore Aboard a Venetian Gondola with Gondola Getaway] Reference
Every gondolier could sing their arias the way that here in the U.S. everyone can hum 'Edelweiss.'. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Dormady Eisenberg: Opera's Francesca Zambello Takes the Helm at Glimmerglass] Reference
He was a regular gondolier in a white-and-blue blouse, not very good-looking, not at all impressive. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Chatterley's Lover] Reference
Not only was Vegas terrible, but the judges were being extra-picky (the gondolier, the Oriental twins). From Wordnik.com. [AI5 – Las Vegas] Reference
WHITFIELD: The gondolier business is a unique one to be sure, at least outside of Venice, Italy of course. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2009] Reference
Then they arrived at the head of the Grand Central Canal, and their gondolier gave a hard push on his punt. From Wordnik.com. [The Dreaming Void]
Our gondolier, Jeremy, popped the cork of our wine and set up a basket of bread, salami and cheese for us to nibble on. From Wordnik.com. [Journey to Amore Aboard a Venetian Gondola with Gondola Getaway] Reference
The gondolier looked cold and miserable, a sharp contrast to the carefree image he would present to the summer tourists. From Wordnik.com. [Deadline for Murder]
AFTER nine centuries of keeping women on dry land, Venice has broken with tradition by approving its first female gondolier. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
But first CNN's Thelma Gutierrez has the story of how one gondolier is keeping his business afloat in this week's "Turn around.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2009] Reference
A cheaper and quicker alternative is the traghetto ( "ferry" in Italian): one of the six gondolier crossings along the Grand Canal. From Wordnik.com. [Venice Crossings: A Traghetto Tour Reveals the City's Other Side] Reference
Ms Boscolo's father, Dante, also a gondolier, said he still had reservations about his daughter ferrying tourists up the Grand Canal. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Edeard eyed Macsen, who was lingering on the end of the bridge, exchanging some good-natured words with a gondolier passing by underneath. From Wordnik.com. [The Dreaming Void]
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