"Sidewise" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the cloth removed than she again began her operations. First, having planted her right eye sidewise against Mr Jones, she shot from its corner a most penetrating glance; which, though great part of its force was spent before it reached our heroe, did not vent itself absolutely without effect. This the fair one perceiving, hastily withdrew her ...
— The History of Tom Jones, a foundling • Henry Fielding
... finished the man with whom I was contending, and so had a moment's breathing spell; and at that instant I saw one of the enemy, whose back was ranged against the bars, rise up in the air as though a strong spring had been loosed beneath him, and then fall sidewise upon the heads and shoulders of his fellows. And then, in the place thus made vacant, the cowled head of Fray Antonio instantly appeared—whereby I guessed, what afterwards I knew certainly, that he had crawled along the ground through the press until ...
— The Aztec Treasure-House • Thomas Allibone Janvier
... looked at Symes sidewise through a cloud of smoke and his lips twitched suspiciously at ...
— The Lady Doc • Caroline Lockhart
... take the pipe out of his mouth. He did not even turn his head. Only his two bleared eyes shot sidewise down to the ground, where ten feet below him stood the employment agent of the mills, smiling, smirking, and doing his best to spell out on the signboard of his unscrupulous face the fact that he came in ...
— The Bishop of Cottontown - A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills • John Trotwood Moore
... a curious sidewise glance at his moody companion; then, striking a match, he gave careful attention to his pipe. Watching the cloud of blue smoke, he said quizzingly, "I suppose 'Her Majesty' was royally apparelled for the occasion-properly arrayed ...
— The Eyes of the World • Harold Bell Wright
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