long purse
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The earl was a great man, with a long purse, and he might yet have his way.
From The New Rector by Weyman, Stanley John
Well, the long purse won, as it doth ever.
From The Mississippi Bubble by Hough, Emerson
Mr. Smith has untiring energy, which does something; self-evident honesty of conviction, which does more; and a long purse, which does most of all.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene
Now there is Lisette, ready to fall into my arms at any moment, and bring me a long purse; but I will never leave you a bachelor, though I starve.'
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)
He was a little, pursy, pompous, passionate, semi-circular somebody, with a red nose, a thick skull, a long purse, and a strong sense of his own consequence.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
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