friend

• I had studied law, been admitted to the bar in two states, and "practiced" with fair success, "though," as a friend was accustomed to remark, "not enough to do much harm!" —  Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons A Personal Experience, 1864-5
• But a friend is a friend, or he is not But he who borrows from his friend, loses him. —  The Lure of the Mask
• And our friend is French, I think, from what you've told me of his confidences to you. —  A Soldier of the Legion
• Notwithstanding this wide difference in political feeling between the two admirals--Sir Gervaise being as decided a whig, as his friend was a tory--their personal harmony had been without a shade. —  The Two Admirals
• But if I have once gone through the despondency of such a crushing defeat, sympathy for my friend will be awakened, and I may feel his trouble almost as my own. —  The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart

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