"Green paper" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the door of the great buildings where he lodged, and climbed wearily out, the porter ran out, hat in hand, holding a little green paper. ...
— Dawn of All • Robert Hugh Benson
... than the one below. There was no carpet except the strip laid down by the bedside; the bed itself was very plain, and covered with a patchwork quilt; the two front windows were shaded with dark green paper blinds; and the black walnut bureau, washstand, and chairs were very old. Yet all was scrupulously clean; and everywhere were evidences that the kindly care of Reuben Gray had taken pains to discover Ishmael's habits and provide for his necessities. For instance, just between ...
— Ishmael - In the Depths • Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
... Here's a package marked one thousand dollars, and it contains only slips of green paper in place of bills. You can ...
— Chester Rand - or The New Path to Fortune • Horatio Alger, Jr
... suffering, making accusations against men and especially against your friends, weak, discouraged, and filled with thoughts of death, your head supported by a fevered pillow and stretched upon a sheet whose white trellis-work of linen was stamped upon your skin, you traced with your eyes the green paper which covered the walls of your silent chamber? Do you recollect, I say, seeing some one noiselessly open your door, exhibiting her fair young face, framed with rolls of gold, and a bonnet which you had never seen before? She seemed like ...
— The Physiology of Marriage, Part I. • Honore de Balzac
... being lashed to the arms. This frame is covered with white paper, which is to be afterward colored with rose color, with the yellow centre. The twine must be fastened to four of the arms, and the tail of the kite should be covered with green paper, which by the contrast, will ...
— Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 • Various |
