"Tripping" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... stick at a trifle, it was thought likely enough that he would carry out his threat; especially as the provocation seemed to many to justify it. St. Mesmin was warned, therefore; but his reckless character was so well known that odds were freely given that he would be caught tripping some night—and ...
— From the Memoirs of a Minister of France • Stanley Weyman
... of merry drinkers were continually entering in and going out, singing, tripping, cracking their whips; on the other, profound ...
— Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories • Edited by Julian Hawthorne
... about twilight and found the house cheerfully lighted and warm and comfortable. There was a fire in the library grate, and she threw herself into a chair before it and lounged there luxuriously, while above her head the new governess was tripping to and fro, "putting her room to rights," Nan suspected. She wondered about that room. She would have liked to go up there and see if those skates had arrived, but of course she could not do that. The governess must not ...
— The Governess • Julie M. Lippmann
... once more, cloaked and ready, he set out, Tripping the footsteps of the eager boy Along the dappled cobbles, while the rout Within the tavern jeered at his employ. Through new-burst elm leaves filtered the white moon, Who peered and splashed between the twinkling boughs, Flooded the open spaces, and took ...
— Sword Blades and Poppy Seed • Amy Lowell
... superficially about books; he simulated considerable enthusiasm for the books which Andrew admired. His mistake and his consequent overthrow came, as always in such cases, from a desire to overdo. It was after half an hour of talking without tripping that Andrew suddenly asked: "Do ...
— The End Of The World - A Love Story • Edward Eggleston
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