Lexicographical Neighbors of Brisks
Literary usage of Brisks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Kennel Register: A Monthly Record (1885)
"Breeder, Mr. Edward Dexter, Buzzards Bay, Mass Owner, Mr. Warren R brisks 127
Golden Hill, Bridgeport, Conn. 2478. Prince Cliff, lemon and white dog, ..."
2. The Various Writings of Cornelius Mathews by Cornelius Mathews (1863)
"This is too much for you, even with your great connexions. Am Ia dunghill fowl,
that you fling your spurs at me in this way ? I'd have you know the brisks ..."
3. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1916)
"1063, 1075, 33 Sup. Ct. Rep. CG7; Lewis Blue Point Oyster Cultivation Co. v.
brisks, 229 US 82, 88, 57 L. ed. 1083, 1085, 33 Sup. Ct. Rep. 679, Ann. Cas. ..."
4. A Short History of English Literature by George Saintsbury (1898)
"... in all probability, no difficulty in finding twenty Fastidious brisks between St.
Paul's and Westminster. The third play, Cynthia's Revels (1600), ..."
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