"A bootblack is a nice playmate," said Guy, with his usual sneer. From Wordnik.com. [Hector's Inheritance, Or, the Boys of Smith Institute] Reference
A bootblack is a sign of failure in your work. From Wordnik.com. [Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves] Reference
Or maybe Lady Glinda had an opening for a bootblack or a son. From Wordnik.com. [Son of a Witch]
He was finally carried to bed in the custody of the bootblack. From Wordnik.com. [City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston] Reference
In two seconds the bootblack was on his knees and hard at work. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
Lan's stony face could as well have been looking at a bootblack. From Wordnik.com. [The Eye of the World]
JIMMY the bootblack, says he "shines for all -- price ten cents.". From Wordnik.com. [Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 17, July 23, 1870] Reference
Francis Brady, Father Sebastian of Mount Argus, a bootblack at the. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
He spat on the boot's flank and rubbed the spittle into the bootblack. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Fortress]
"No, it's only a bootblack," her companion said, harshly and excitedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs] Reference
The mother consented, and the honest bootblack had after that a good home. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
"You know the old saying that a uniform has made many a hero of a bootblack.". From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
No girl under 16 may be bootblack or sell papers or any other wares publicly. From Wordnik.com. [A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions.] Reference
“Lady Glinda,” said a bootblack, and they all leaped up with guilty looks. From Wordnik.com. [Son of a Witch]
Two years of indentured servitude as Dubya's personal bootblack ... and reading tutor. From Wordnik.com. [Warren Holstein: Top Ten Alternate Punishments for the Iraqi Shoe Thrower] Reference
Emerging from his bath he polished himself with the meticulous attention of a bootblack. From Wordnik.com. [The Beautiful and Damned] Reference
Some of them were smearing bootblack around their eyes and then pulling on black ski masks. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Ice]
At last a little dirty bootblack stepped up and touched the spring and the water gushed out. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
Two years later the same gentleman, coming to New York, met the bootblack, but had forgotten him. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
It was flattering to Babbitt to have two personal slaves at once — the barber and the bootblack. From Wordnik.com. [Babbit] Reference
"Sorry you won't give me a job," said the bootblack. From Wordnik.com. [The Errand Boy] Reference
He isn't bad-looking, and such nerve for a bootblack!. From Wordnik.com. [Killykinick] Reference
"Do you dare to compare me to a bootblack?" said Tom. From Wordnik.com. [Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success] Reference
His position in life is humble, for he is a street bootblack. From Wordnik.com. [Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success] Reference
I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers] Reference
An Italian bootblack from the hotel-stand looked in, asking shyly. From Wordnik.com. [Where the Souls of Men are Calling] Reference
She did not recognize him, having no idea that it was Tom the bootblack. From Wordnik.com. [Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success] Reference
"Well, five, then," said the bootblack, coming down to his regular price. From Wordnik.com. [Try and Trust] Reference
Or is the black guy really a bootblack who just doesn't like the old guy's tone?. From Wordnik.com. [reddit.com: what's new online!] Reference
The little bootblack looked up -- the general was absorbed in his correspondence. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers] Reference
"Military pickets should not differ from other pickets" said the bootblack modestly. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers] Reference
Reaching Broadway, Phil was saluted by a bootblack, with a grimy but honest-looking face. From Wordnik.com. [The Errand Boy] Reference
It was some time before another customer appeared, and meanwhile another bootblack came up. From Wordnik.com. [Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success] Reference
Casting his eyes around, at a little distance he perceived the stand of a youthful bootblack. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers] Reference
"But I'm out of the bootblack business for good and all; so what are you going to do about it?". From Wordnik.com. [Killykinick] Reference
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