Lexicographical Neighbors of Purfly
Literary usage of Purfly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"The purfly, sand- blind lubber and blubber, with his open mouth, and face of
bruised honeycomb; yet already dominant, imperial, irresistible ! ..."
2. The Rhyming Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Whole Language by John Walker (1904)
"... fully ; in the whole, »A. Partly In a pure manner ; merely, ad. Im-purfly With
impurity, ad. ..."
3. The Heart of Oak Books by Kate Stephens (1895)
"The purfly, sand- blind lubber and blubber, with his open mouth, and face of
bruised honeycomb; yet already dominant, imperial, irresistible! ..."
4. A New Voyage Round the World by William Dampier (1703)
"Here are alfo purfly, Sampler, &c. Indian Corn thrives very well here, and is
the common Food of the ..."
5. The Heart of Oak Books by Kate Stephens, Charles Eliot Norton (1895)
"One in the middle stooped, while he sat upon his back, and one on each side
supported him; and thus was he borne triumphant." The purfly, sand- blind lubber ..."
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