snatch-and-hold

Updated: August 6, 2026

I have as inalienable a right to brocades, crown-jewels, and a string of titles, as any reigning queen, provided I can only get my hands upon them; and, since life seems to be a sort of snatch-and-hold game, quick keen eyes and nimble fingers decide the question.

Augusta J. Evans Wilson - Vashti: or, Until Death Us Do Part