Then he called the crier, who came up and kissed the ground before him, and he said to him, 'Show me the girl thou art crying for sale.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I] Reference
The crier was a Buffalo, going at full speed from west to east. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Boyhood] Reference
Then he called the crier, who came up and kissed the ground before him; and he said to him. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
“Goodness, that town crier is useless!”. From Wordnik.com. [ANONYMOUS • by Selena Thomason] Reference
(I think "crier" might be this dude's full-time job description; he's available for weddings and Bar Mitzvahs). From Wordnik.com. [sweasel.com] Reference
She was not a crier, and her parents were alarmed. From Wordnik.com. [Nan] Reference
The words he said might have been published by the town-crier. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference
Il est hypocrite dans ce cas-là de crier haro sur le seul internet. From Wordnik.com. [Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas] Reference
The crier took her by the hand, and, leading her to Alischar, retired. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
Is it a procession that you are starting off to the public crier, Hiero?. From Wordnik.com. [The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2] Reference
Then he actually sent out a crier to assemble a crowd for the young author. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile)] Reference
"Look round you," said the crier; "is there none here that pleases you better?". From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
If a child becomes a habitual crier, it is because it is uncomfortable and unhappy. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
Upon this the crier turned to the girl, and asked her what she had to say to the matter. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
Next morning, the crier passed through the village, commanding the people to be stirring. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of the Great Plains] Reference
Antoinette Wallinger, and the daughters of the Court butcher and the municipal town-crier. From Wordnik.com. [The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert] Reference
In Denmark the town-crier beats a drum to draw attention to the notice he is about to give. From Wordnik.com. [Denmark] Reference
Sheriff will not, not though you hang him; Town-crier will not, not even though you hang him. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
Well, I don't - I'm not a big crier, so when I do cry, my parents know something's really wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Failed Justice Leaves Rape Victim Nowhere To Turn] Reference
One morning the capitan of the town sends a town crier around to announce an order to the people. From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
Before he left her, she confirmed the promise of the crier, and agreed to take him for her husband. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Young People, November 4, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly] Reference
The crier, going a few steps from the house, repeated the proclamation with a loud voice as follows. From Wordnik.com. [The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01] Reference
For you know, Thomas, Eben's a fussy sort of chap, and he'd be roaring like a town-crier after his bag. From Wordnik.com. [True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best] Reference
The town crier says, "The capitan orders you all to sprinkle with water the street in front of your houses.". From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
It was the town crier, and as he rang his bell and gave his loud cry, out of the darkness he heard a small voice exclaim. From Wordnik.com. [Ten American Girls From History] Reference
The voyage was not popular, the pay was low, the way unknown, and in the streets of Seville the public crier called for volunteers. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
Yesterday evening I heard the crier proclaim the reward that you offer for the capture of my master, and therefore during the night. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Caliph] Reference
The crier gave him the case quickly, as if he feared that Jussuf would repent of his purchase, and smilingly received the purse of gold. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
Meantime the suspected "Lutherans" that could not be found were summoned by the town-crier to appear before the proper courts for trial. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)] Reference
He carried me to a shop, which proved to be my landlord's: Tarry here, says the crier; I will return presently, and bring you an answer. From Wordnik.com. [The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01] Reference
As soon as the crier remarked this, he pushed him with his long stick, and gave him such pokes in the ribs, that he was obliged to sit up. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
Noted people in a town, -- as the town-crier, the old fruit-man, the constable, the oyster-seller, the fish-man, the scissors-grinder, etc. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference
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