"Douse" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... sair, that day, I trow, Wi' Sir George Hearoune of Schipsydehouse; Because we were not men enow, They counted us not worth a louse. Sir George was gentle, meek, and douse, But he was hail and het as fire; And yet, for all his cracking crouse[147], He rewd ...
— Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3) • Walter Scott
... broke from many lips. Jack was about to douse the light, but Hemming told him to let it burn on. "It will serve as a beacon to us, and the felucca's people will not know whether or not we have been deceived ...
— The Three Midshipmen • W.H.G. Kingston
... am going to douse my head in some cold water. That must have been the strongest brandy and soda that was ever brewed, to send ...
— The Illustrious Prince • E. Phillips Oppenheim
... tu veux engraisser promptement, mangez avec faim, bois a loisir et lentement. A l'an soixante et douse, temps est qu'on se house. Vin sur laict c'est souhait, lait sur vin c'est venin Faim fait disner passetemps souper. Le maux terminans en ique, font an medecine la nique. Au morceau restiffe esperon de vin. Vn oeuf n'est rien, deux font grand bien, trois c'est assez, quattre ...
— Bacon is Shake-Speare • Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence
... assents the Captain. "Be it so; and we may as well douse the sail and heave to—we're making no way, any how." At this the sail is lowered, and the boat lies motionless on the water, awaiting the approach ...
— The Land of Fire - A Tale of Adventure • Mayne Reid
... another night Creepin' along to douse Day's golden light; Another dawnin', when the night is gone, To live an' love—an' so life ...
— The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke • C. J. Dennis
... To lower or slacken down suddenly; expressed of a sail in a squall of wind, an extended hawser, &c. Douse the glim, your colours, ...
— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth
... guess they're afraid it'll break and douse the people. Hi! But that was a teaser! It don't stop a minute and it's getting blacker'n ink. Never heard such a roar and it don't let up a second. They'll have to stop the performance till it slacks up, and—What fools these folks are that's ...
— Dorothy's House Party • Evelyn Raymond |
