"Jem" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the rhyme, 'dear brother Jem,' as being ludicrous; but we all enjoyed the joke of hitching in our friend James Tobin's name, who was familiarly called Jem. He was the brother of the dramatist; and this reminds me of an anecdote which it may be worth while here ...
— The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth - Volume 1 of 8 • Edited by William Knight
... that the oldest boy at home should go with father, so that there would be nobody left with mother and me but Jem and David. Jem was eight years old, and David six come May; but they were both smart, and we thought, with their help, we could take care of the ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 • Various
... Jem writes his verses with more speed Than the printer's boy can set 'em; Quite as fast as we can read, And only not so fast as ...
— The Book of Humorous Verse • Various
... Rich, old girl, I'm sick of it! It was madness for me to go through all this training, when I might have been earning money as porter or a clerk. Everything has been swallowed up in the fees. Why, if Jem Poynter hadn't come forward like a ...
— The Bag of Diamonds • George Manville Fenn
... following morning there was of course a considerable amount of conversation at the Vicarage as to the affairs of the previous evening. There was first of all an examination of the fruit; but as this was made without taking Jem the gardener into confidence, no certain conclusion could be reached. It was clear, however, that no robbery for the purpose of sale had been made. An apricot or two might have been taken, and perhaps an assault made ...
— The Vicar of Bullhampton • Anthony Trollope
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