Burt L., pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
Myles or Miles c1584–1656, American settler, born in England: military leader in Plymouth Colony.
1425–75; late Middle English; origin uncertain; perhaps stand + dish
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He took the standish, folded some paper, wrote, blotted, and tore many sheets, bit his lips, struck his forehead, and acted a thousand extravagances.
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana
Little Shaker work-baskets, elegantly fitted up; scent-bottles; a carved wood letter-holder at Goupil's; a bronze standish representing a country well with pole and bucket.
From The House in Town by Warner, Susan
James, even by the confession of his bitter satirist, Francis Osborne, "dedicated rainy weather to his standish, and fair to his hounds."
From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Disraeli, Isaac
Flavia cries, A standish, steel and golden pen!
From The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens With a Description of the Manufacturing Process by Which They Are Produced by Bore, Henry
Montsurry bare, unbrac't, pulling Tamyra in by the haire; Frier; One bearing light, a standish, and paper, which sets a table.
From Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois by Boas, Frederick S.
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