"Master of ceremonies" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... scream and scold and John, who acted as master of ceremonies, escorted her with a patronising smile to ...
— The Indian Lily and Other Stories • Hermann Sudermann
... to the Parliament by the grand master of ceremonies that on the seventh day of the month the king would hold his bed of justice. This name was given to the throne which the king took at extraordinary meetings of Parliament. The bed, or couch, was furnished with five ...
— Louis XIV., Makers of History Series • John S. C. Abbott
... his youngest son, who never approved our present regeneration, challenged his brother to fight, and, after killing him in a duel, destroyed himself. Comte de Segur is therefore, at present, neither a husband nor a father, but only a grand master of ceremonies! ...
— Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete - Being Secret Letters from a Gentleman at Paris to a Nobleman in London • Lewis Goldsmith
... anything about that," replied Mr. Easterfield, "for I am not master of ceremonies. We would like to keep him as long as we can, but, of course, your claims ...
— The Captain's Toll-Gate • Frank R. Stockton
... fixed the gloves on the combatants the necessary floor space was cleared. There were numerous offers of the services of seconds, but the self-constituted master of ceremonies, Jake, vetoed all formalities. ...
— Wee Macgreegor Enlists • J. J. Bell
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