"Overly" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... good God A'mighty, 'pears to me we got the skeer shifted so the red man'll be the rabbit fer a while an' I wouldn't wonder," said Solomon, as he stood looking down at the scene. "He ain't a-goin' to like the look o' a pale face—not overly much. Them Injuns that got erway 'll never stop runnin' till they've reached ...
— In the Days of Poor Richard • Irving Bacheller
... about the sweat," said Doyle. "You could have wrung my shirt into a bucket, though it wasn't running did it, for I didn't run. It was the way she was looking at me. I'm not overly fond of Mr. Ford, and never was; but I don't know did ever I feel as sorry for any man as I did for him when she was looking ...
— General John Regan - 1913 • George A. Birmingham
... replied Worthy, leaning against the door-jamb. "She don't look overly well; I reckon that's why she quit workin' at the hotel. She's dyin' to git a letter from some'rs; she comes reg'lar every day an' goes away ...
— Westerfelt • Will N. Harben
... answered Mrs. Breen, nodding her head gravely and thoughtfully. "He is a great scholar—a very great scholar," and she nodded again. She was not well and her mind did not appear to be overly bright. She lived alone in the cottage, a neighboring farmer taking care of her few acres of ground ...
— Dave Porter and the Runaways - Last Days at Oak Hall • Edward Stratemeyer
... the Baron Fagoni feeds well, bekase he's the cock o' the roost; but the poor Naygurs are not overly well fed, and the critters are up to their knees in wather all day, washing di'monds; so they suffer much from rheumatiz and colds. Och, but it's murther entirely; an' I've more than wance felt inclined to fill their pockets with di'monds and set ...
— Martin Rattler • Robert Michael Ballantyne
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