Rackstraw

And for the pair of lovers—Josephine, the captain's proud daughter, and Ralph Rackstraw, the lowly tar who speaks in poetic apostrophes—Sullivan wrote music fired with the romantic ardor of the opera house.

Gilbert & Sullivan, Parody's Patresfamilias Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011

Rackstraw Downes's wooded landscape "Nyack" 1972 is gnarled yet airy.

Of a Decade and a Dollar Lance Esplund 2011

Here's a look at the retrospective "Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008," on view at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, N.Y., through Aug. 8.

'Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings' 2010

The Radical politics of other Radical politicians were as skim-milk to the Radical politics of Radical Politician Rackstraw.

The Man Upstairs and Other Stories 1928

It was Rackstraw who had secured the authentic pair of boots in which Bloomer had first played for England; but it was Dodson who possessed the painted india-rubber ball used by

The Man Upstairs and Other Stories 1928

'It's that fellow Rackstraw!' cried the old man, in feeble rage.

The Man Upstairs and Other Stories 1928

Rackstraw, rake-straw, corresponds to Fr. Grattepaille.

The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909

Rackstraw will have a look in at it, but it'll puzzle him to beat Flitwick.

Tom, Dick and Harry Talbot Baines Reed 1872

Rackstraw and Walsh both protested there would be no difficulty about it if only the track was in good order, and their wind held out, and

Tom, Dick and Harry Talbot Baines Reed 1872

Every one of our men had given a good account of himself, even Coxhead and the "pauper" Rackstraw!

Tom, Dick and Harry Talbot Baines Reed 1872