"Dressed-up" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... pretty sight? Cost a pretty sight o' the People's money, I know that. Tomfoolery, that's what it is; a set of dressed-up bullies dancin' quadrilles on 'orseback; that ain't military manoeuvrin'. It's sickenin' the way fools applaud such goins on. And cuttin off the Saracen's 'ed, too; I'd call it plucky if the Saracen 'ad a gun in his 'and. Bah, I ate the ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 99, July 5, 1890 • Various
... the same!" exclaimed Russ, with confidence. "They aren't just the dressed-up kind. Look ...
— Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's • Laura Lee Hope
... to go with her, and in a few moments they returned with the two clumsy "girls." In the brightly-lit kitchen the dressed-up figures could no longer be mistaken, and the children were greatly pleased and amused by "Annie" and "Mary," who were established in straight-backed chairs, and urged ...
— A Little Maid of Ticonderoga • Alice Turner Curtis
... favourite dog were taken an airing on alternate days; the creature whose turn it was to be left at home being tossed in a blanket—an operation which my aunt especially dreaded. Her affright at the tossing was probably the reason why it was persevered in. Dressed-up ghosts had become common, and she did not care for them, so the blanket exercise was to be the next mode of hardening her nerves. It is well known that Mr. Day broke off his intention of marrying Sabrina, the girl ...
— The Life of Charlotte Bronte - Volume 1 • Elizabeth Gaskell
... a drudge nor a dressed-up doll; she should develop herself by self-effort, just as her husband develops himself. She should not put herself in a position where her inventiveness, resourcefulness, and individuality will be ...
— Pushing to the Front • Orison Swett Marden
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