guinea

How the guineas shone as they came pouring out of the dark leather mouths!

Having won twenty guineas at whist, and taken leave of his friends, Phileas Fogg, at twenty-five minutes past seven, left the Reform Club.

Because he could put down three hundred guineas and keep himself for five years Philip had the chance of a career.

'Silver has gone, 'he told us, 'but not empty-handed. He's taken one of the bags of coins, perhaps worth three or four hundred guineas. '

I would lay fifty guineas the letter was of his own writing.

Harry Beck, designer of the tube map in 1933, was only paid five guineas for his original job.

I would not have taken five guineas for it! '

I wouldn't take ten thousand guineas for that bird .

Thus I brought home seventy-three guineas, and let my old governess see what good luck I had at play.

All the while I was wondering why he had parted with his precious guineas.

Heres that we may always have a clean shirt, a clean conscience and a guineas in our pocket.

You can't have him. He's my horse, sir. I'm afraid it's too late, lad. I've just paid 30 guineas for him.

30 guineas isn't nearly enough to purchase a horse as fine as your Joey, I know that. But it's all I've got.

It was slow work to find the English gold guineas that we needed.

Moe Greene: You goddamn Guineas make me laugh. I do you a favor took Freddy in when you had a bad time, and now you try to push me out!

What did he see but a number of golden guineas . 'Come down, Mrs Vinegar, ' he cried;