Yea, the servants persisted that they had heard him hold conversations in the library, when every varsal soul in the family were gone to bed; and that he spent the night in watching for bogles, and the morning in sleeping in his bed, when he should have been heading the hounds like a true Osbaldistone. ❋ Unknown (2005)
You knows as how the witches in Wales fly upon broom-sticks: but here was flying without any broom-stick, or thing in the varsal world, and firing of pistols in the air, and blowing of trumpets, and swinging, and rolling of wheel-barrows upon a wire ❋ Unknown (2004)
I'm McCloskey, and you are Slippery George -- an animal that's known over the 'varsal world as a ❋ Frank J. Webb (N/A)
I assure you there has been some pains taken in my education, although I can neither sew a tucker, nor work cross-stitch, nor make a pudding, nor --- as the vicar's fat wife, with as much truth as elegance, good-will, and politeness, was pleased to say in my behalf --- do any other useful thing in the varsal world. '' ❋ Unknown (1887)
For Bill was a man after her own heart; and she often said that "with fair play she sentimentally allowed her Bill could lick ary a man in the 'varsal world, and his weight in wild cats to boot." ❋ Various (1887)
Now, sartin I'd a said that missis would a scoured the varsal world after Lizy. ❋ Unknown (1855)
"Now, sartin I'd a said that Missis would a scoured the varsal world after Lizy," added Sam, thoughtfully. ❋ Harriet Beecher Stowe (1853)
“Yes, I did mention them; they are rising in France, Germany and England; they are leagued with the Jacobins on both sides of the water, and threaten the destruction of all this 'varsal world.” ❋ Unknown (1851)
S. has been down a interfering with me, and doing no 'varsal good, as ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)
The old woman, who had vowed that for the 'varsal world she would not stay in the house after such a "night of shakes," had now learned the news of her master's return, and came hobbling up to him. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)
Sea, when the well-known voice of Nurse Primmins restored me to life with a "God bless my heart! the boy has not been in bed all this 'varsal night!" ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)
Yo 'see, if yo'd spoken o' religion as a thing that, if it was true, it didn't concern all men to press on all men's attention, above everything else in this 'varsal earth, I should ha' thought yo 'a knave for to be a parson; and I'd rather think yo' a fool than a knave. ❋ Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1837)
_Gilb. _ (_aside_) Now would I give five golden guineas this minute that her father, or any mortal man, woman, or child in the varsal world, would come in and say something; for 'tis so awk'ard for I to be sitting here, and I nothing to say to she. ❋ Maria Edgeworth (1808)
-- nothing to do in the 'varsal world with working her --' sponsible pooh! ❋ Edward Howard (1820)
I assure you there has been some pains taken in my education, although I can neither sew a tucker, nor work cross-stitch, nor make a pudding, nor — as the vicar’s fat wife, with as much truth as elegance, good-will, and politeness, was pleased to say in my behalf — do any other useful thing in the varsal world.” ❋ Unknown (2005)
