(35 quotes found)
“Out started six officers, seized my bridle, put their pistols to my breast, ordered me to dismount, which I did. One of them, who appeared to have the command there, and much of a gentleman, asked me where I came from; I told him. He asked what time I left . I told him, he seemed surprised, said ''Sir, may I crave your name?'' I answered ''My name is Revere.”
Paul Revere
“I have seen purer liquors, better segars, finer tobacco, truer guns and pistols, larger dirks and bowie knives, and prettier courtesans here in San Francisco than in any other place I have ever visited; and it is my unbiased opinion that California can and does furnish the best bad things that are available in America.”
Hinton Helper
“Come to think of it, just about every tool was shaped like either a weenie or a pistol, depending on your point of view.”
Barbara Kingsolver
“It [a pun] is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.”
Charles Lamb
“Thrusted light is worse than presented pistols.”
Herman Melville
“The suspect appeared at the door of one of the bedrooms and pointed a pistol directly at Officer Potts. Officer Hollingsworth saw this from his position and fired four rounds striking the suspect,”
Chris Rankin
“He took a pistol-whipping tonight. He played offense, played defense, kicked off and punted and did not want to come out.”
Carl Gross
“While I write this letter, I have a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other.”
Boyle Roche
“I know it was him. It gave me the chills. He had a pistol in his hand, ... When I saw him, it freaked me out.”
William Barclay
“drew the pistol and shot her dad in the back as he was going down the hallway to the front door.”
David Ludwig
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