"Bushed" Quotes from Famous Books
... a slow drawl, "ye'r' on Southport Island, and 'bout four miles from the jumpin' off place. Whar might ye be goin'? Ye look bushed." ... — Uncle Terry - A Story of the Maine Coast • Charles Clark Munn
... "Queensland." On arrival at Maryborough the shepherds were taken charge of by the local agents, and I was instructed to ride on to the station. I left Maryborough alone the same afternoon, but had not gone far when I found I was bushed. Riding back I struck the main road, and followed it to the public house at the Six-mile, which was a favourite camping place for carriers. My new-chum freshness immediately attracted the attention ... — Reminiscences of Queensland - 1862-1869 • William Henry Corfield |