long purse
Britishnoun
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Fine clothes sometimes went with a long purse, and a long purge might do wonders to help the comfort of any prisoner in London, as well as the comfort of his keeper.
From The Mississippi Bubble by Emerson Hough
It was just the same with the wife of the gentle-hearted Racine, when he threw down a long purse of golden Louis XVI. he had got hold of, on the table.
From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul
It is my opinion that one gets more out of the world by dint of fair words than by a long purse or a long sword.
From Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle
Well, the long purse won, as it doth ever.
From The Mississippi Bubble by Emerson Hough
"Well, lucky for you he has a long purse," said Mrs. Boyce, lightly.
From Marcella by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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