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Meanings of honest burgher in English

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Usage of honest burgher in English
1
The most sympathetic figure in the whole novel is the honest burgher.
The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885)
2
An honest burgher, who maintains himself industriously, has everywhere as much freedom as he wants.
Egmont
3
It was the face of a good, honest burgher burdened with the cares of a prosperous trade.
Otto of the Silver Hand
4
My father was an honest burgher of Perth, and could use his needle as well as I can.
The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day
5
Thy beavers and martens, honest burgher, will be flaunting in the presence of the Emperor, at the next holidays.
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
6
The dear old boy wants Uncle's consent, and then he will settle down to be a happy and an honest burgher.
Jo's Boys
7
Their steady, solid ranks, and broad, honest burgher faces, seemed to me to smack of discipline and of work well done.
Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
8
The honest burgher's vrow of Middelburg or Enkhuyzen claimed the right to make herself as grotesque as Queen Elizabeth in all her glory.
History of the United Netherlands, 1595-96
9
Pelayo, however, took no more notice of the gold than if it had been so much dross; at which the honest burgher marvelled exceedingly.
Wolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies
10
With the tone of an honest burgher he referred to his own "well-known character," which made it superfluous for him to dismiss such a suspicion.
Marie Antoinette and Her Son
11
Such artificial adornments are little befitting to the wives of honest burghers.
First Love, and Other Fascinating Stories of Spanish Life
12
'Sire,' said the honest burgher, 'I could never kill a wounded enemy.'
A Book of Golden Deeds
13
He granted that violence and the menaces of a foreign tyranny made it difficult for honest burghers to gain a livelihood.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 30: 1579-80
14
The honest burghers who had captured us had to return to the front, and we were to be handed over to the police.
London to Ladysmith via Pretoria
15
The garden is filled with rare flowers, and the carriages and horses in the stables are the wonder and envy of the honest burghers.
The Magnificent Montez: From Courtesan to Convert
16
The honest burghers cast fearful glances at the deep scar slashed across the visage of the stranger, and moved their chairs a little farther off.
The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
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