Lexicographical Neighbors of Smees
Literary usage of Smees
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cooper's Works by James Fenimore Cooper, William Cullen Bryant (1855)
"The republican corsair presented himself before me as a Sir smees — the son of
... smees' is very much as an Italian would pronounce 'Smith,' as, you know, ..."
2. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1899)
"Mesdemoiselles your nieces playing at criquette, with the Messieurs smees—sons
of Doctor smees—young galopins, monsieur !" All this was shrieked with ..."
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