tollman
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Death saw a tollman taking a toll, In the spirit of his fraternity; But he knew that sort of man would extort, Though summoned to all eternity.
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by Parton, James
"Where do you wish to go?" said the tollman.
From Rollo in London by Abbott, Jacob
Dominicus was acquainted with the tollman, and, while making change, the usual remarks on the weather passed between them.
From From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Turkey stands the tollman at the turnpike-gate, controlling and usurping the highway of all nations.
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 by Dodge, Mary Mapes
The tollman looked at his wife, uncertain whether to ask her if she had anything to suggest, or to order her to mind the children.
From Martin Chuzzlewit by Dickens, Charles
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