"Holy terror" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... They only gave their respect to certain rich men, whose wisdom was generally recognized, and took them as judges in their quarrels. They yielded an equal esteem to some pretended soothsayers. One of these, gazing upon Iermak with a holy terror, predicted long glory for him, but kept silence about his approaching death. Here fable creates new giants among the dwarfs of Vogulie, who are scarcely two archines in height. According to one of these stories, the Russians saw with surprise, near the town of Tabarin, ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1-20 • Various
... told her that you were a holy terror amongst the girls,' said Jack. 'You'd better take back that tray, Joe, and ...
— Joe Wilson and His Mates • Henry Lawson
... very pretty, but bad as he could be. Bridget said he was a "holy terror," but she thought holiness was goodness and didn't see the connection. He was a terror, that any ...
— A Modern Cinderella • Amanda M. Douglas
... believe it. He was fighting fit. But they'd given old Akbar a skinfull of rum, and that turns him into a holy terror. He's quite quiet ...
— Guns of the Gods • Talbot Mundy
... propose goin' anywhare. I only want to git outen this country. She's a holy terror an' I stood it jest as long as I could. All thets left of my farm is on this ere boat an' I don't reckon its goin' to cost me much trouble to take care of it an' locate anywhare outside of this country. This ere cantankerous river has done me up, ...
— The Story of Paul Boyton - Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World • Paul Boyton |
