"Rid" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... it, he walked along by her side. In this part of the gardens there were only a few nursemaids and children; it would have been a capital place and time for improving his intimacy with the remarkable woman. But possibly she was determined to be rid of him. A contest between his will and hers would be an amusement decidedly ...
— The Odd Women • George Gissing
... pretty way of saying you're glad to get rid of me. But men in your condition are allowed to ...
— The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition • Rudyard Kipling
... to enter the cave where he kept his hoard, in order to bring out a certain vase, and also to pray to their father, the Sun, to aid them to rule their domains. As soon as he had entered, they stopped the mouth of the cave with huge stones; and thus rid of him, they set about collecting the people and making a settlement at a certain place called Tampu quiru ...
— American Hero-Myths - A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent • Daniel G. Brinton
... products, formerly exported, fell to ruinous rates. Inland commerce was equally affected, since there was no demand for carrying goods to or from the coast. Writers compared the embargo remedy to a snake biting itself with poisonous fang when surrounded by enemies; to a man cutting down his tree to rid it of caterpillars; or to the fool who cut off his head to rid himself of an aching tooth. The first anniversary of the embargo was observed throughout New England with tolling bells, flags at half-mast, ...
— The United States of America Part I • Ediwn Erle Sparks
... Only national service will rid us of the army of unemployables. It will develop them physically and mentally, and make men of them such as our Colonies will be glad and proud to ...
— Ranching, Sport and Travel • Thomas Carson
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