They 're spending thousands for hundreds since they went abroad; and that chap in the dragoons-the Captain they call him-sells a farm, or a plot of ground, just the way ye 'd tear a leaf out of a book.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
But marvellous as they are, their possessor is obliged to sell them, because while they are yielding their product he must meanwhile live, and he sells a day's use of them for a day's means of living.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
In every business the man who sells things, who brings in the profits, is the man who gets the best pay.
"Dollars and Sense"
Col. Wm. C. Hunter