"Escritoire" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... not the fop,—half powder and half lace,— Nice as a bandbox were his dwelling-place; He's the gilt paper, which apart you store, And lock from vulgar hands in the escritoire. ...
— The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) • Various
... as the door closed. Phadrig shut down the top of the big escritoire and locked it. Heavy treads sounded on the rickety stairs. There was a shuffle of feet on the little landing, a sharp knock at the door, and he said in a ...
— The Mummy and Miss Nitocris - A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension • George Griffith |
