Shairp
[shairp, shahrp]
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noun
John CampbellPrincipal Shairp, 1819–85, English critic, poet, and educator.
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"You're a little hard on me, Mrs. Shairp," he said, in dulcet tones.
Under False PretencesAdeline Sergeant
With this formula he never failed to calm Mrs. Shairp's wrath and allay her rising fears.
Under False PretencesAdeline Sergeant
I think Shairp in his "Essays," gives a good critique as far as it goes on the philosophical and religious manner of our day.
Life of John Coleridge PattesonCharlotte M. Yonge
Two hours after Mrs. Shairp had started on her journey the two remaining servants were dismissed.
Under False PretencesAdeline Sergeant
Professor Shairp says that now and then he used to go to hear him lecture. '
James Frederick FerrierElizabeth Sanderson Haldane