Git somebody kind o' spry an' he could pad out weth a pilfer.
Spry as a fox, supple as an eel, and cute as a weasel.
But ere long something occurred which made him, and the others in a like predicament, forget their seasickness in a hurry, all of us having to be as spry as we could.
The old man isn't so spry as he was when you saw him in the fall; the winter has been hard.
The old lady is still spry and energetic about the cares of housekeeping and attention to the small children of her niece.
Look spry now, my sons, or ye'll have th' mate down among ye wi' some Yankee salt to put on yer tails!
That young McKenzie is spry enough tae reeve it off!
Come, little gal, give a jump, and let's see how spry you are.
I wish you could a-seen her as she was drawing out her thread of woolen yarn, and running it up on the spindle as bright and spry as a bird.
He was a heavy-set, upstanding, blue-jerseyed figure, lithe and as spry on his feet as a cat.
I don't mean to put too much on her, but I can't do much myself, spry as I do feel this fall.
Strikes me she looks younger and more spry than I've seen her for many a year, to-night.
Well, you're spry enough with your fingers and legs when you like.
The storm's goin' to bust in two shakes of a dead lamb's tail, so you'd better be a leetle spry if you want to git inside afore she comes.
I expect as how I can point you out a purty spry place for pattridges and sich like.
I 'll jest let this crittur plunder me a bit; I'll flatter him with the notion that he's too sharp and too spry for the Yankee.
Walk as much as you can without tiring yourself, and you'll soon be as spry as ever.
The egg pedlar went away and vowed he'd never seen the Old Lady so spryas she was this spring; she seemed real interested in the young folk's doings.
No, Sir, Granny Fox isn't as spry as she used to be.
But spry as she is, she isn't as spry as she used to be.
Several times one of the boys, usually the spry Davy, was sent aloft to make sure the object of their search was not hiding there.
He was a little old gray-haired gentleman, as spry as a cricket, quite nervous, and very chatty.
The owner of that rape field turned out to be an emaciated, gray-haired but spry old savage.
Catch on," sez he; "it would be worth everything to both on us to make us spry and limber-jinted.
So she made shift to get on, and always looked as spry and cheery as if she had not a want in the world.
Being a very fine fish it was sent to the Court kitchen, where, when the fish was opened, out popped Tom on the dresser, as spry as spry, to the astonishment of the cook and the scullions!
Mrs. Ripwinkley has been spry about it," she said to herself, going softly down the stairs.
I expect as how I can pint you out a purty spryplace for pattridges and sich like.
He is pretty spry when he gets started, but the thing is to start him.
The old fellow wasn't as spryon his feet as he had been the last time we had a race, and when he came down, instead of clearing the bushes as I had done, he flopped right down into the middle of them.
For it wasn't a week before Jimmy Rabbit appeared in the woods again, as spry as ever.
