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The generous living of Dawson had made him pursy, almost porcine.— The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance
He was a little, pursy, pompous, passionate, semi-circular somebody, with a red nose, a thick skull, a long purse, and a strong sense of his own consequence.— Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6
I fully believed that my poor foster-brother was dead Scarcely a minute had elapsed before two persons rushed into the room; one short and pursy, the other tall and gaunt, both panting as if they had run a race I have come at your summons, sir!"— Paddy Finn
The exceedingly subtle and plausible process by which he arrived at the exact year in which they crossed, and determined that the emigrants were of two different tribes--again, that the chief was tall and lean, his wife short, pursy, and thick-breathed, proved the value of trifling circumstances to the creation of beautiful theories, and with what wonderful ingenuity philosophic minds apply themselves to subjects capable of being theorised.— Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 (of 3)
It sees you a portly, pursy, foolish Undine struggling awkwardly from out a cyclopean vat of beer.— Europe After 8:15

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