"Stagy" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... an assessment of one tenth, and the adulteration of the currency. The King cut off the pension-list, sold his plate, and dismissed his servants. Misery and starvation laid waste the realm. At last, the pompous, "stagy" old monarch died, full of infirmities and of humiliations; and the road from the Boulevard to St. Denis was lined with booths as for a fete, and the people feasted, sang, and danced for joy that the tyrant was in his coffin. Time, the ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 78, April, 1864 • Various
... gettin' all worked up for nothing," advised the unpleasant parent. Mr. Magee was surprised that in her tone there was no hostility to him—thus belying her looks. "Mebbe the gentleman can direct us to a good hotel," she added, with a rather stagy smile. ...
— Seven Keys to Baldpate • Earl Derr Biggers
... me if I seem to act stagy, I am not acting. We Mackenzies are a wild and headstrong lot, and too proud, I own, by far. We cannot help our nature. But here in your presence I vow that now this good blade shall be my bride; that I'll be true to her, and she as ...
— As We Sweep Through The Deep • Gordon Stables |
