"Sleep over" Quotes from Famous Books
... going from strength to strength and creating that which will elevate and delight mankind long after the pangs of installing regimen are forgotten and you have once and for all broken training and laid you down to sleep over? ... — The Joyful Heart • Robert Haven Schauffler
... that Prince Ivan and the Sun's little sister have gone to sleep over their games and forgotten to ... — Old Peter's Russian Tales • Arthur Ransome
... boys gave him was an astonished, frightened stare, the man continued: "I would not do it, boys. It is an awful thing—awful! I was trying to get a little sleep over here," he continued, "when I heard your voices, and thought I would see what was going on. Did not any one ever tell you about cigarettes? Why, each one contains enough poison to kill a cat; if it was fixed right, I mean." ... — Stories Worth Rereading • Various
... your heavy luggage came yesterday, it seemed simpler to send it straight to the Desmonds, and that you should settle in and sleep over there. We're all sitting in one another's pockets here, and you and I can be together all day, never fear. Will that arrangement ... — Captain Desmond, V.C. • Maud Diver
... Farwell," said the other, heartily, "and if I have any influence with the committee—and I think I have—you needn't lose any sleep over any other figures we might get. As for being inquisitive about our work here, I wish more of this town's white Methodists would get inquisitive. And that reminds me: there's to be an Epworth League convention here week after next, and I've been told to invite one of the ... — John Wesley, Jr. - The Story of an Experiment • Dan B. Brummitt
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