Meanings of old grandfathers in anglès

Both of my old grandfathers had good masters.

What are a lot of musty, mouldy old grandfathers, compared with life and love and happiness?

Tame as Trenck's mouse, they stood in their holes peering at you like old grandfathers in a doorway.

Many of them are as large as our dogs; and some of the old grandfathers and great-grandfathers are considerably larger.

There was not a young man in the whole neighborhood, and it was the old grandfathers and grandmothers that worked the farms.

Standing among your women and children, and your old grandfathers and grandmothers, I was ashamed of looking with watchful and observant eyes.

"Oh, but mother-darling ,darlingmother," cried the child, with tears springing to her beautiful eyes, "I wouldn't hurt you for a million wicked old grandfathers!