"Guesser" Quotes from Famous Books
... splendid guesser will be some inspired musician of the future, as simple as a little child in all things but his knowledge of the power of sound; but even little children will have learned much in those days. He will want new notes and find them—new notes between the black and white keys. He will go blind ... — Peter Ibbetson • George du Marier et al
... I was any such prize guesser as that, I'd be down in Wall Street buckin' the market. Maybe after Sunday, though, I might make a report one way or ... — Torchy, Private Sec. • Sewell Ford
... they lead him back into the village to the magistrate, the clergyman, and others, who have to guess who is in the verdurous frame. If they guess wrong, the May King rings his bell by shaking his head, and a forfeit of beer or the like must be paid by the unsuccessful guesser. At Wahrstedt the boys at Whitsuntide choose by lot a king and a high-steward. The latter is completely concealed in a May-bush, wears a wooden crown wreathen with flowers, and carries a wooden sword. The king, on the other hand, is only distinguished ... — The Golden Bough - A study of magic and religion • Sir James George Frazer
... good guesser. Gene's made for the border. He sent the horse by somebody, no names mentioned, and wants my sister to have ... — The Light of Western Stars • Zane Grey
... to give a guess at the size. I didn't step it off, and I'm a punk guesser. The rooms I didn't count. I only explored around in the main hall, like, a little. But it got dark early, down in there, and I didn't have no matches to waste. And next morning I started right out ... — The Happy Family • Bertha Muzzy Bower |