CHAPBOOK Small, inexpensive books produced from the 17th century until today, originally sold by "chapmen", peddlers, and hawkers. ❋ Unknown (2009)
And also to give colour to this tale she bought many pelts and other goods, such as chapmen deal in. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)
Chapbooks - the name derives from 'chapmen' the door-to-door peddlers who sold this type of literature - told racy tales of amorous advances, love and marriage. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Chapbooks were works of popular literature sold for a few pence by pedlars or ‘chapmen’ from the 16th to the 19th cent. ❋ Elena Maria Vidal (2009)
Most of the company were chapmen and wagoners, all extremely polite; they asked Cacambo a few questions with the utmost discretion and circumspection; and replied to his in a most obliging and satisfactory manner. ❋ Unknown (2007)
And moreover their women are for ever seeking whatso is fair and goodly, whatso is far-fetched and dear-bought, whereof we chapmen also thrive, as thou mayst well deem. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Said Atra smiling on her: Nay, now must the cat be out of the bag, and I must tell thee that thou art to think of us as chapmen who with our kindness would buy something of thee, to wit, that thou wouldst do an errand for us to those three lovers of ours. ❋ Unknown (2007)
¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold; besides that which chapmen and merchants brought. ❋ Unknown (1999)
Much was he there in the months that followed, both at Heorot and widely among yeomen, chapmen, or common fieldhands, workers, sailors. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 (1983)
My two chapmen who had my bowl, honestly furnished me with victuals daily, until we arrived at Lisbon in ❋ Arthur L. Hayward (N/A)
"I shall speak a little more of the diamonds, that they who know them not may not be deceived by chapmen who go through the country selling them, for whoever will buy the diamond, it is needful that he know them, ..." ❋ Frank Bertram Wade (N/A)
Here are chapmen arrived from other lands, as it is the custom; they have brought to me toll for their goods, and they have told me and plighted troth, that the King of Norway will newly fare hither, and the Danish king these Danes will seek, and the King of ❋ Layamon (N/A)
Then the Vikings called out to the chapmen and bade them give up, but they said they would never yield. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
Then the Vikings shot at them and the fight began, and the chapmen guard themselves well. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
Certes among the Lacedæmonians it was found out that great numbers of merchants were nothing to the furtherance of the state of the commonwealth: wherefore it is to be wished that the huge heap of them were somewhat restrained, as also of our lawyers, so should the rest live more easily upon their own, and few honest chapmen be brought to decay by breaking of the bankrupt. ❋ Thomas Malory Jean Froissart (N/A)
If these chapmen be absent but two or three market days then we may perfectly see these wares to be more reasonably sold, and thereunto the crosses sufficiently furnished of all things. ❋ Thomas Malory Jean Froissart (N/A)
Then she rehearsed to them in what manner she was found of the chapmen, and how they bestowed her as a gift on the Soudan. ❋ Marie De France (N/A)
The gift was so greatly to the Soudan's mind that he served the chapmen to the utmost of his power. ❋ Marie De France (N/A)
She spoke to the chapmen and the sailors who pressed about her, and much she marvelled how she found herself amongst them. ❋ Marie De France (N/A)