footmen

The drivers of these carriages wore the royal feather shoulder-capes, and the footmen were also clad in like royal fashion.

Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen 1898

Communist infiltrators, the "footmen", will pave the way for an all out invasion by weakening our will through TV, dance, rock music and alcohol.

'I Don't See Any Candy' Donna Lethal 2010

Men, especially lusty, personable fellows, such as footmen and other menials should be, are obviously more powerful and more expensive than women.

The theory of the leisure class; an economic study of institutions 1899

Men, especially lusty, personable fellows, such as footmen and other menials should be, are obviously more powerful and more expensive than women.

Theory of the Leisure Class Thorstein Veblen 1893

If Irishmen had not been notoriously fighters, famous for their chivalry, she would have looked on them as a kind of footmen hired to talk and write, whose volubility might be encouraged and their affectionateness deserved by liberal wages.

Celt and Saxon — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868

If we think of the 'footmen' with whom we have contended as representing the smaller faults that we have tried to overcome, does our success in conquering some small bad habit, some 'little sin,' encourage the hope that we could keep our footing when some great temptation of a lifetime came down on us with a rush like the charge of

Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Alexander Maclaren 1868

If Irishmen had not been notoriously fighters, famous for their chivalry, she would have looked on them as a kind of footmen hired to talk and write, whose volubility might be encouraged and their affectionateness deserved by liberal wages.

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

No one, however, who was with us, such as footmen, etc., had seen anything at all.

The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume 1 (of 3), 1837-1843) A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861 Queen of Great Britain Victoria 1860

"Pardi," cried Madame Duval, "if I don't think all the footmen are the most impudentest fellows in the kingdom!

Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World Fanny Burney 1796

"Pardi," cried Madame Duval, "if I don't think all the footmen are the most impudentest fellows in the kingdom!

Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World 1778