long purse
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He stepped to his writing table and drew forth a long purse with meshes of green silk and gold.
From The Youth of the Great Elector by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
Jacques Rollet was the son of a brewer, who did not know who his grandfather was; but he had a long purse, and only two children.
From Stories of Mystery by Rossiter Johnson
A big, long purse, Pauline, that's what I want—a big, long purse, my girl, and then you and I might leave this place and all these old harrowing associations.
From Ringfield A Novel by S. Frances (Susie Frances) Harrison
She had brought her knitting in a beautiful silk bag, and explained that she was making a long purse of black silk and steel beads, for the sale at the church.
From What Two Children Did by Charlotte E. Chittenden
The earl was a great man, with a long purse, and he might yet have his way.
From The New Rector by Stanley John Weyman
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