"White elephant" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... continued. Then we found something advancing towards the tank from the opposite bank. There was a number of cocoanut trees on the bank on the other side, and in the moonlight we could not see clearly what it really was. It looked like a huge white elephant. It approached the tank at a rapid pace—say the pace of a fast trotting horse. From the bank it took a long leap and with a tremendous splash fell into the water. The plunge made the water rise on our side and it rose as ...
— Indian Ghost Stories - Second Edition • S. Mukerji
... encouraging the tourist industry. That the royal prince who is the Minister of Communications recently made a tour of the United States for the purpose of studying American railway methods suggests, however, that the Land of the White Elephant is planning to get its share of tourist travel in ...
— Where the Strange Trails Go Down • E. Alexander Powell
... to beg permission to wear the Sheriffian Order of the Diamond-eyed Pig of the Second Class. The Sun-Star of the Emerald Life-sized White Elephant of the Double First-Class has already been accepted by Herr VON POPOFF, as that gentleman, being a foreign subject, has no need to desire official authorisation to use his recently-acquired and extremely ...
— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, August 20, 1892 • Various
... used to enjoy your visits so much, partly because of the way in which you always talked of Dad. She left you some jewelry that she was fond of, and that colossal old mahogany buffet that you used to rave over whenever you came up. Heaven knows what you'll do with it! It's a white elephant. If you add another story to it, you could rent it out as ...
— Emma McChesney & Co. • Edna Ferber
... at the other men, and March said: "You ought to be in charge of a Siamese white elephant, Fulkerson. It's a disgrace to ...
— Henry James, Jr. • William Dean Howells
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