"Persuader" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... does go, it goes beautiful - like a house a-fire. But you can't expect it to be like a common threepenny weed. Here! let me light him for you, Giglamps; I'll give the beggar a dig in his ribs, as a gentle persuader." Mr. Bouncer thereupon poked his pen-knife through the rubbish, and after a time induced it to "draw"; and Mr. Verdant Green pulled at it furiously, and made his eyes water with the unusual cloud of smoke ...
— The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green • Cuthbert Bede
... willingly obeys the orders of his captor. If, however, the prisoner gets high-toned and refuses to follow you, simply "persuade" him by first removing his tin hat, and then—well, the use of the lead weight in the persuader is demonstrated, and Tommy looks ...
— Over The Top • Arthur Guy Empey
... the door to prevent it from being closed and drew his hand from the overcoat pocket. In the hand nestled a blue-nosed persuader. ...
— The Big-Town Round-Up • William MacLeod Raine |
