Yeomen

Examples

• Hence, when his name was casually mentioned by neighbouring yeomen, the listener said, Ah, Clym Yeobright--what is he doing now? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• De Bracy bowed low and in silence, and was about to withdraw, when the yeomen burst at once into a shout of execration and derision. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Beneath this tree four or five yeomen lay stretched on the ground, while another, as sentinel, walked to and fro in the moonlight shade. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• And, between two yeomen, was brought before the silvan throne of the outlaw Chief, our old friend, Prior Aymer of Jorvaulx. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Say as thou list, Wamba, replied the Knight, these yeomen did thy master Cedric yeomanly service at Torquilstone. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Keep a close watch on them therefore; and dispatch one of your comrades, the lightest of foot, to bring the news of the yeomen thereabout. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Then, Locksley, said Prince John, thou shalt shoot in thy turn, when these yeomen have displayed their skill. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Three mots on this bugle will, I am assured, bring round, at our need, a jolly band of yonder honest yeomen. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Prince John stepped from his royal seat to view more nearly the persons of these chosen yeomen, several of whom wore the royal livery. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• If any of the old English yeomen had turned into fairies when they died, it was just the place in which they would have held their revels. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• But the leader of the yeomen led him aside. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Squires, pages, and yeomen in rich liveries, waited around this place of honour, which was designed for Prince John and his attendants. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• No--only a few outlawed yeomen were around him, and to these his person is unknown. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• The yeomen guard the streets in seemly bands; And clowns come crowding on, with cudgels in their hands. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• The yeomen and commons, said De Bracy, must not be dismissed discontented, for lack of their share in the sports. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• The voice of Locksley was then heard, Shout, yeomen! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.

Checked by Abram