It's no crime to work hard she's a varnisher; he's a captain now. ❋ Doyle (2009)
Mr Tinkler, unused to receive such short orders in connection with the fair varnisher, paused. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Poor Little Dorrit, with a rather forlorn glance at that eminent varnisher, promised to try. ❋ Unknown (2007)
In the end, though, she had kept on hitching-subsequently thinking of the varnisher only in times of stress, frustration and self-doubt. ❋ Robbins, Tom (1976)
Of that part behind the curtain, which has not yet been destined to glow beneath the brush of the varnisher or vibrate to the hammer of the carpenter, little is thought by the public, and little need be said by the Committee. ❋ George William Erskine Russell (1886)
'That, I would say,' observed the fair varnisher, 'Makes the greatest difference. ❋ Charles Dickens (1841)
Thou varnisher of fools, and cheat of all the wise! ❋ Alexander Pope (1716)
Pillars; and so about our business again, and particularly to Lilly's, the varnisher about my prints, whereof some of them are pasted upon the boards, and to my full content. ❋ Pepys, Samuel (1669)
At noon my wife come to me at my tailor's, and I sent her home and myself and Tom dined at Hercules 'Pillars; and so about our business again, and particularly to Lilly's, the varnisher about my prints, whereof some of them are pasted upon the boards, and to my full content. ❋ Samuel Pepys (1668)
Westminster myself with my wife by coach and meeting took up Mr. Lovett the varnisher with us, who is a pleasant speaking and humoured man, so my wife much taken with him, and a good deale of worke I believe I shall procure him. ❋ Samuel Pepys (1668)
Lovett's, a varnisher, to see his manner of new varnish, but found not him at home, but his wife, a very beautiful woman, who shewed me much variety of admirable work, and is in order to my having of some papers fitted with his lines for my use for tables and the like. ❋ Samuel Pepys (1668)
I left her at it, and toward Westminster myself with my wife by coach and meeting took up Mr. Lovett the varnisher with us, who is a pleasant speaking and humoured man, so my wife much taken with him, and a good deale of worke I believe I shall procure him. ❋ Samuel Pepys (1668)
William, at 17, went to work as a painter and varnisher. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Back then, I was 32 and worked as a truck varnisher in a suburb of London, making about 1500£ month on average ... ❋ Unknown (2009)