Don't think you are entitled to any special rights, privileges, and immunities as a literary person, or have any more reason to consider your possible lack of fame as a grievance against the world than has any shipping-clerk or traveling salesman. ❋ Scottedelman (2008)
Hortense, the blond stenographer (engaged to the shipping-clerk), noticed it first. ❋ Edna Ferber (1926)
Hortense, before her marriage to Henry, the shipping-clerk, had been a very pretty, very pert, very devoted little stenographer in the office of the T.A. Buck Featherloom Petticoat Company. ❋ Edna Ferber (1926)
Henry don't want to be a shipping-clerk all his life. ❋ Edna Ferber (1926)
They'll keep their gum and a looking-glass in the upper right-hand drawer of their typewriter desks, and the old man will call them down eleventy times a day, and they'll marry the shipping-clerk first time he sneaks out from behind a box. ❋ Sinclair Lewis (1918)
In a year the shipping-clerk was needed as a salesman, and Richard took his place. ❋ Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 (1916)
Ten minutes later he was approached by Jake, the shipping-clerk. ❋ Montague Glass (1905)
Mawruss, you can as much make both ends meet on the Atlantic Ocean with fourteen ships as a shipping-clerk with ten children can in New York ❋ Montague Glass (1905)
Richard's duties brought him into daily contact with the shipping-clerk, but though the latter treated him fairly well, there was something in the other's manner that he did not like, and consequently he did not associate as freely with Norris as that young man seemed to desire. ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
So Richard and Frank fell back into the crowd, and were immediately joined by Bretzwartz, the German shipping-clerk. ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
"Oh, well, it's all right," put in the shipping-clerk hastily. ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
Richard felt that the present would have been a good time to tell what he knew about the shipping-clerk, but remembering his half promise to the latter he remained silent. ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
"I made a failure of it that time," muttered the shipping-clerk, as he slowly arose to his feet. ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
The shipping-clerk was pale, but his manner showed that he was also angry, whether reasonably or not remained to be seen. ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
"Oh, you'll soon learn!" returned the shipping-clerk. ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
"Dare is trying to put up a job on me," began the shipping-clerk. ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
For reply, Richard gathered himself together and gave the shipping-clerk ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
He did not like the manner in which the shipping-clerk had spoken of ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
For reply, the shipping-clerk pulled Richard down into a seat. ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
"No, he vos out, getting a pite to eat," replied the shipping-clerk. ❋ Edward Stratemeyer (1896)
