Ibsen was now beginning, rather shyly, very craftily, to invest money; he even found himself in frequent straits for ready coin from his acute impatience to set every rix-dollar breeding. ❋ Unknown (2008)
I requested something to eat first, not having dined; and the hostess, whom I have mentioned to you before as knowing how to take care of herself, brought me a plate of fish, for which she charged a rix-dollar and a half. ❋ Unknown (2003)
I never saw any silver pieces there, and could not without difficulty, and giving a premium, obtain the value of a rix-dollar in a large copper coin to give away on the road to the poor who open the gates. ❋ Unknown (2003)
I once showed one of their chiefs a rix-dollar; he asked how much it was worth among the Christians; and when I told him, he laughed exceedingly at us, saying we were fools to value a piece of iron so highly; and if he had such money, he would throw it into the river. ❋ Unknown (1898)
I would have paid a rix-dollar admission if she had been exhibited for money. ❋ Kuno Francke (1892)
"'Twill be eating coined money," said he; "for the burgomaster of Dusseldorf had given us a rix-dollar for these ears, as proving the death of their owners; but better a lean purse than a lere stomach." ❋ Charles Reade (1849)
The sub-prior forced a rix-dollar on Gerard, and several brushes and colours out of the convent stock, which was very large. ❋ Charles Reade (1849)
It was a sum of money, that had been weighed, rix-dollar by rix-dollar, against the blood of Gustavus. ❋ Alphonse De Lamartine (1829)
His Majesty was as severe and economical in his friendships as in the other charges of his establishment, and as unlikely to give a rix-dollar too much for his guests as for his dinners. ❋ Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1829)
Though the pay of the Prussian soldier was small, though every rix-dollar of extraordinary charge was scrutinized by Frederic with a vigilance and suspicion such as Mr. Joseph Hume never brought to the examination of an army estimate, the expense of such an establishment was, for the means of the country, enormous. ❋ Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1829)
A common punishment costs the master a rix-dollar, and a severe one a ducatoon, about six shillings and eight-pence. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)
In Norway there are no notes in circulation of less value than a Swedish rix-dollar. ❋ Mary Wollstonecraft (1778)
The maha poetey, or beft fort, at i rix-dollar per lb. ❋ Unknown (1812)
The majou baroe, or fecond fort, at i rix-dollar per lb# ❋ Unknown (1812)
The landing charges are, for a berlin, a rix-dollar; for a chariot, forty skil - lings, which sum includes the whole expence to the inn: you pay also for evfry trunk, but however heavy your luggage the charge will seldom exceed 2 rix dollars. ❋ Unknown (1812)
In the mean time, the gentlemen ashore agreed with the keeper of the hotel for their lodging and board, at the rate of two rix-dollars, or nine shillings sterling a-day for each; and as there were five of them, and they would probably have many visitors from the ship, he agreed to keep them a separate table, upon condition that they should pay one rix-dollar for the dinner of every stranger, and another for his supper and bed, if he should sleep ashore. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)
The rix-dollar is equal to forty-eight stivers, about four shillings and six-pence English currency. [ ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)
