| 单词 | daintily |
| 例句 | When I looked at Miss Crofts, she had her finger in her hair and she was daintily working her way through another wave. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z You sniffed suspiciously at the dark, sticky ball and then nibbled at it as daintily as a princess, while the rest of us hungrily cleaned off one leaf plate after another. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She drops her trunk and Marlena sits in its curve, hooks an arm around it, and points her toes daintily. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Colin shot a glance at his friend, who held a quail daintily in his hands, his teeth gnawing at the bone in a vain search for a half-decent meal. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Picking a curly red hair out of her sweet potato sooflay, she dropped it daintily to the floor. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Uncle Wilson, Alfred, and the four girls dug in, but Pearl and Dorothy, acting as if they didn't talk on the phone at least twice a week, chattered away, picking daintily at their food. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s holding her teacup daintily in the air, eyeing Henry over it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Have a good time, dearies!” said Mrs. March, as the sisters went daintily down the walk. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z August looks down at the finger sticking into his chest, pauses a few beats, and then takes it daintily between thumb and forefinger. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He stepped daintily over the heather, scarcely seeming to press it with his airy trot and the wind made waves in his long mane, which had been freshly combed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The first man bites daintily into a brownish-green loaf and sips pale liquid. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “It was!” said Sierra, daintily clapping her hands together like a very polite seal. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She sips daintily from her straw, fingering it with lacquered nails. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And he had carefully, daintily really, pulled Palmer’s shirtsleeve down over the wound and said, “Happy birthday, kid,” and walked off, and in that moment Palmer loved Farquar. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He daintily sewed their hoods from white sacks of flour but could barely move his fingers after their visit—his fists swelled for two days from beating the man’s face in. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Our bay was quiet, without a ripple, but the water was still dark and the Fayre Eleyne rode daintily slack against her mooring. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat daintily picked up his breakfast and made for the stairs. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard their excited argument, and then, an intentional poseur, he shook each paw daintily in turn, stepped delicately down from the rocks, and vanished from the men’s sight. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He held it out to us and we each daintily took the ’shine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” said Wish, daintily licking one of its paws. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She just sat there, dusky as a bleached-blonde Negress in her white dress, and sipped daintily at her drink. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Fern did Vonetta one better, daintily holding out her skirt hem as if she wore a hoopskirt, and said, “I’m Fern, but my mother calls me Afua.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She held her whiskey glass daintily with her little finger extended. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Old platter-foot Doxology was daintily nibbling hay from the manger with lips like two flounders. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Pixie entered the water as daintily as you might expect of someone who routinely wears tutus. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Olive ate steadily, but Hattie put her fork down every so often to pat her mouth daintily with her napkin. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She had a servant to carry her basket, so her hands were free to pinch up her skirt, and pick her way through the muck, daintily, daintily. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Tock trotted along next to Milo, and the Humbug, stepping daintily, followed behind. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She daintily fastened her orb line to the next spoke of the web. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Corry, dancing lightly in her elastic-sided boots and holding her skirts daintily with her hands, disappeared in the other direction with her huge daughters stumping noisily behind her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Through the bars of the fence he could see Miss Lark’s Andrew daintily sniffing at the Next Door lawn and choosing for himself the best blades of grass. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The insect stepped aside daintily to avoid a rivulet of sweat, for the air was hot and close in the forge. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Liyana's mother walked daintily down the steps with her hand extended. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He touched it here and touched it there, gently, daintily. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They ate long and daintily, spearing out pieces of chicken, holding the dripping pieces until they cooled and then gnawing the muscled meat from the bone. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, trotting daintily, despite her size, she would move to a shady corner of her enclosure and settle comfortably for the rest of the day. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z At the last moment Mollie, the foolish, pretty white mare who drew Mr.Jones’s trap, came mincing daintily in, chewing at a lump of sugar. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z She lifted one daintily and pretended to drink from it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Basil wiped his mouth daintily on a napkin. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Halfway home, who did I see but Nero, making his way toward me, lifting each paw daintily and giving it a little shake. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z A few minutes later the cat emerged and sat down, daintily cleaning his whiskers. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Captain took a swing at him there, he leaped daintily to the floor, taking a cup down with his tail. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If you can sing and dance charmingly, eat daintily, and sew a little, you will be fine ladies and I shall be proud of you. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She stood and pushed away her half-eaten plate of spaghetti, almost daintily. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z And when he reached her, he raised the front half of his long golden body, and, thrusting upwards his scaly golden hood, daintily kissed her, first on one cheek and then on the other. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z With a snarl, Halsey swung at Cymbeline, who dodged daintily out of the way as the audience erupted into cheers and laughter. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Amarante returned, almost daintily lifted the weapon off the bar and stuck it in the holster, and then suddenly they both started to laugh. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was drinking her lemonade through a straw, daintily like a girl, trying to make the sweet pleasure last. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She drank half the glass in one long gulp, then wiped her mouth daintily and said, “Did you have a nice day at school?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore no skirt to hold daintily, but she didn’t need it. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z But it’s the electroplated etchings, sometimes daintily figurative and sometimes scarred into abstraction, that most fully express the aims of “Redoubt,” reflecting an artist seeking newer, freer shores. A Lighter Matthew Barney Goes Back to School, and Back Home 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Three pacific-looking buffalo pace at the centre: one is a skeleton; one is furry with thick eyelashes framing lustrous eyes and knees that bend so that his/her hooves skate daintily across the ground. Spur of the Moment; Pygmalion; The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist; The Magical Menagerie 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z The introduction finds the petite Kondo approaching an overstuffed closet, daintily hopping to reach a high shelf, and cutely failing. “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo,” Reviewed: The Organizational Consultant as Freelance Exorcist 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Ms. Mullally, her hair dyed a distracting magenta, lets her acidic comic instincts loose as necessary, with Emma’s daintily disgusted observations about her ex’s repulsive lifestyle: “You bought meat at the dollar store?” Theater Review: Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman Star in ‘Annapurna’ 2014-04-22T02:00:03Z The propulsive force with which this Manon responds — not daintily plucking but brutishly hurling the Bible off the bed — is more than mere camp delight. Anna Netrebko May Be Extra, but That’s Why We Love Her 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Diego Rivera's painted version of the hero looks like a daintily picturesque bandito by comparison. Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-40 – review 2013-07-06T23:05:35Z The pile of raw meat was dressed so that it shined luxuriously with fat, but seasoned and presented so daintily. The 10 Best Los Angeles Dishes of 2019 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z It's like the ugly reality that was being daintily concealed in the '80s has burbled up and consumed us all. The Reagan era and "Us": Sins of the '80s still haunt America in Jordan Peele's horror tale 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z You hear rather than see characters growing close to each in the show's daintily arranged and best-known song, Falling Slowly. Narrative; Cannibals; Once – review 2013-04-13T23:06:25Z In “Violet Fishing” she holds the rod daintily, at a distance from her fluttery white gown. Art Review: John Singer Sargent, a Realist Who Tried Another Style 2010-12-01T07:45:00Z She then daintily edges her way out of the room, earning the biggest laugh simply by making herself scarce. Review: ‘The Legend of Georgia McBride,’ From Elvis Impersonator to Drag Queen 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z For two days I’ve been tiptoeing around, daintily creeping through the brush so I don’t snap a twig and alert the elusive turkey. First-time hunter vs. turkey: Thanksgiving dinner is on the line. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z For her part, “Ling-Ling lay on her log sofa, daintily nibbling on a piece of honey-bread toast clutched in a forepaw.” A Brief History of Panda Diplomacy 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Thomsen, the aristocratic collaborator, might be offended by the sight of IG Farben executives “daintily picking their way past the bodies of the wounded, the unconscious, and the dead.” Book review: ‘The Zone of Interest,’ by Martin Amis But, despite my self-regarding rejection of tradition, despite the riot grrrl costume, there she was, drawn in my own hand: thin, blond, breasts perky as hell, and veil perched daintily. The Bride in Her Head 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z At one point, she daintily wraps a piece of tulle ribbon around a raw fish carcass. Martha Stewart's brand has always been subversive 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Roy looked at the scones as though they might be deep-fried Mars bars, but eventually and daintily conceded to try one. India's bold, brilliant daughter 2011-01-29T00:06:38Z The result, now at Craig F. Starr Gallery, has the potential to be daintily charming, like a display of dollhouse porcelains. What to See in New York Galleries This Week 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z So far, so good — until she daintily crosses her ankles to make herself as small as possible. When Women Won’t Accept Theatrical Manspreading 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z To alleviate swelling lagoons, workers sometimes “spray the waste on surrounding fields, which results in what the industry daintily refers to as ‘overapplication.’ 6 reasons to fear the pork you eat 2013-06-10T19:00:00Z “People see me as the bad guy, and I get that,” he said, bending a French fry into a loop and dipping it daintily in ketchup. 50 Cent, Renaissance Man 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z According to the Associated Press, she “daintily tossed her bonnet into the presidential ring.” “A Lady for President?” Third Graders Respond 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Unwrapping a frozen Charleston Chew, biting into the sweetsalty perfection of a Reese’s peanut butter cup or daintily consuming a handful of unjustly maligned candy corn reaffirms the world’s wonder for me. Candy: The next battle in America’s health war? Famished after having to eat daintily in public, Martha shoves an entire chicken leg into her mouth. How Elizabeth Taylor silenced the censors 2011-03-30T23:53:15Z On a recent visit to Osteria, I began eating the casalinga daintily, with a knife and fork, but by the end was gnawing at the bones. Eating the Easter Bunny 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z And of course, a few glowing photos of the beneficent goddess herself, posing in her “craft studio” or daintily brandishing some Windex next to a glistening French door. “The Tao of Martha”: Inside the obsessive online subculture of Martha Stewart wannabes 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z It is a casting requirement which traditionally causes Nicolas Cage to step daintily into the spotlight. Drive Angry ? review 2011-02-24T22:05:01Z I daintily stepped into them and he lifted them up around my waist – not easy with handcuffs on and even harder while being held at gunpoint. Experience: I was arrested by a Swat team by mistake 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z "I'm afraid I find cocoa terrifically stimulating," whispered the bird-like charity worker, her tiny lips slurping daintily at her tiny teacup as her tiny eyelashes fluttered at her terrified visitor. The Crimson Petal and the White: episode two 2011-04-13T21:02:01Z We sampled pan-fried Skye scallops, daintily balanced atop circles of local zucchini, along with crispy fried leeks, and pints from the Isle of Skye Brewery. Choice Tables: Seafood Fresh From Scotland?s Island Waters 2010-08-12T04:30:00Z The beguiling installation — objects dangling daintily from the ceiling — tells a deeper story about the contradictory ways in which women are regarded in the popular culture. Datebook: An artist rethinks Ed Ruscha, paintings of domestic settings, a festival of zines 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z She cares a lot about table manners and behaves daintily when dining with her high-powered clients; the book is more specific about this than it is about whatever else she does with them. Books of The Times: ‘And When She Was Good’ by Laura Lippman 2012-08-01T20:07:25Z The proud peacock walked daintily down the stone steps, showing off his feathers to a bevy of cooing tourists as if he were Cinderella descending the red velvet staircase. In the heart of Madrid, a park for all seasons 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Their hands daintily perched on those of their male partners, debutantes - daughters of the rich and famous - celebrate their coming out into the privileged upper echelons by opening the festivities with a lilting waltz. Ruby's presence shakes up staid Vienna Opera Ball 2011-03-03T14:17:28Z Working with a half-dozen assistants, she applies layer upon layer of thinned enamel paint, which is daintily swept with brushes and patted with fingertips onto metal support surfaces using the “cobbled” Photoshopped images as guides. Lush Morsels From an Artist’s Erotic Imagination 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z The contrasts of blitz and delicacy are even greater, as daintily arranged string sections or screaming winds and brass appear and vanish at will. black midi Bristles at a Bleak World With ‘Hellfire’ 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z You see how Julie methodically, and with a hint of odd urgency, unpacks her luggage, and how Rosalind daintily removes a tablet from a pillbox. ‘The Eternal Daughter’ Review: Two Glorious Sides of Tilda Swinton 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Hee Seo of American Ballet Theatre sails in midair, arms lifted like wings, toes tucked daintily underneath her white lace skirt. Dancers suspended in time and space as you’ve never seen them before 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The actors distinguish themselves through affectations: a raised eyebrow, a bow, a giggle, a swept leg, a daintily dropped handkerchief, a cleared throat. ‘Barococo’ Review: Fop Till You Drop 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Ms. Didion did so daintily, the rock-star essayist now visibly a lioness in winter at the age of 78. ArtsBeat: Old Friends Help New York Review Celebrate 50 Years 2013-02-06T18:26:41Z She seemed to be saying daintily: “Can you believe this? I’m being Modern!” Vail International Dance Festival Features Seven New Works 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z “In ‘vogue femme’ there is a move called a ‘dip’ — a dancer tosses themselves in the air and falls daintily dead,” he said. Category Is … Filmmaker Realness 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z As Napoleon strolled into the dining tent, his chef quickly fried up the eggs from his steward’s pocket and placed them daintily atop the general’s feast. Dig into Chicken Marengo, a saucy dish inspired by Napoleon himself 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z She crossed the street in front of my car, moving her feet daintily, and her arms arched overhead, ready for her pirouette. Rant & Rave: ‘May we all carry a little pink tutu magic with us’ 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Another, purple with a splash of white and fuchsia flowers that flows daintily across the bodice. ‘I Just Feel the Best When I Wear Them’ 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Ducks are not carved — the meat daintily removed from the carcass like a Thanksgiving turkey — they are chopped. You can find Chinese roast duck all over Seattle, but Kau Kau was one of the first to do it — and they’re still one of the best 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z In the age of social distancing, no celebrity profile can begin with the subject wolfishly striding into a hotel bar or daintily picking at a breakfast. The astonishing ubiquity of Debbie Allen 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z He moved with surprising grace when showing how an environmentalist skips daintily in a woodland. Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70; Turned Talk Radio Into a Right-Wing Attack Machine 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z “You and I will be like a couple of cosmonauts, except with way more gravity than when we started off,” she sings daintily, before letting her voice bear that weight. The 50 best albums of 2020, No 1: Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z His polka dot shirt, his drainpipe denims, a smartphone daintily held in his right hand are a statement of confidence and social mobility. Opinion | A Friendship, a Pandemic and a Death Beside the Highway 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Perhaps you also will prefer to daintily eat them one at a time, but they are champions in winter recipes like baked beans, minestrone or cassoulet. Formerly little-known Pellegrinis and Rockwells are the magical beans Seattle food nerds can’t do without 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z He held it aloft, checking its floppy bottom — “looking under the hood” is what he calls this well-practiced move — then daintily tore off a puffy pinch of crust. Inside the Pizza Convention, the Cheesiest Event in Atlantic City 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z “Hiding the money. Embezzling it. He kwass the Central Bank money and” — Amaze gestures daintily toward an imaginary secret compartment in his blue jeans — “he put it in his wise pockets.” - The Washington Post 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z His two young daughters looked on, each with her hands clasped daintily over her pelvis. How many women will Kavanaugh hurt as a supreme court justice? | Moira Donegan 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the first day of public viewing, Franklin was dressed in a lace, ruby-red dress and matching Christian Louboutin 5-inch patent leather pumps, ankles daintily crossed. Even in death, Aretha Franklin is going out on a high fashion note 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z They dance daintily in evening wear, then suddenly turn up in metallic headgear from some old sci-fi film. Paul Taylor, giant of modern dance, dead at 88 in New York 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Franklin was in a red dress, her feet clad in red stilettos and crossed daintily at the ankles, as she rested in repose. Aretha Franklin, a 'diva to the end,' goes out in style at public viewings 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Who else would be so gratified that we hide their droppings in a tissue and daintily deposit in into the waste container on the corner? Dogs of the Upper West Side 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z A feathery falsetto, often layered to celestial effect, it flutters daintily over lambent guitar and sweeping strings. Moses Sumney: ‘I have an obsession with loneliness, singledom, isolation’ 2017-10-08T04:00:00Z Holding her pink pistol rather daintily in her fingers, she looks as if she might be posing on the QVC channel. Sharp shooters: women-only gun clubs – in pictures 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Hazard’s low corner was flicked on daintily by Matic ahead of the near post, and Costa ran behind the daydreaming Morgan to rifle through Schmeichel at the far post. Chelsea v Leicester City: Premier League - live! 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z It wasn’t just that he was stronger and faster than everyone else was; Simpson ran almost daintily, tiptoeing through seams visible only to him, leaving defenders diving at air. Why ‘Transcending Race’ Is a Lie 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Now, as I run along the same route, I spot two giraffes daintily eating from a tree no more than 50 yards away. Great Explorations in Kenya 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Women do not move softly or daintily on wobbly heels. Put away your skinny jeans. Clothes are getting big again — and it’s about time. 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z The younger son, having begun his Presidential candidacy so daintily that his own mother said he was “almost too polite” for the campaign, has now made his stand on an abhorrence of Donald Trump. Jeb Bush’s Crisis of Character 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z I rose and turned to behold his 49-year-old wife, with her cropped hair and long black dress, lace hanging daintily at the wrist. Don’t mess with Grace Mugabe – she could be the next president of Zimbabwe | David Smith 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The Glade is a shady spot south of the Other stage, populated by people dancing like they’re flinging washing up suds off their hands while daintily stamping on cockroaches. Glastonbury 2015 live: Burt Bacharach, Sleaford Mods, Adele and the build up to Kanye West 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z She took each piece in her velvety trunk, which she curled daintily toward her mouth. The Bronx Zoo’s Loneliest Elephant 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Now his story is the basis of a Hollywood movie and he’s talking to me in London’s achingly hip Ham Yard hotel, drinking from an artisanal glass goblet, with a daintily cut lemon slice. How a letter from John Lennon to folk singer Steve Tilston inspired the new Al Pacino movie 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Also nearby, from an altogether different medium and time, is “Woman in Yellow,” an undated oil painting by Tiffany of a woman in a dress daintily holding a teacup. Time Travelers Welcome at “Out of the Vault: 25 Years of Collecting” at the Nassau County Museum 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z The middle class sneering at vulgar working class display is nothing new” She made her daytrip to Kent seem like an academic anthropologist venturing daintily out into the field for the very first time. Potent and provocative symbol of the flag 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z The Glade is a shady spot south of the Other stage, populated by people dancing like they’re flinging washing up suds off their hands while daintily stamping on cockroaches. Glastonbury 2015 live: Burt Bacharach, Sleaford Mods, Adele and the build up to Kanye West 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z One of his first risky acts was to perform “Starman” on Top of the Pops with his spiky orange Ziggy Stardust hair, daintily made up face and a colorful cat suit. How To Lead Like David Bowie: Thoughts On The "David Bowie Is" Exhibition 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Save a bit of patchwork and silver metallic embroidery, the clothes were urban chic, either daintily belted or swinging free. Marc Jacobs closes NY Fashion Week 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z He's a pup who loves chicken and treats and is a real gentleman – he'll daintily put his paw atop your hand, holding it as well as a dog possibly can. Beagles 'Lobby' Against Taxpayer-Funded Animal Experiments 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z He used a scarf to daintily pull a cash drawer out of the register at Saturdays so as not to leave prints. Crime Scene: The Calling Card of a West Village Burglar 2012-12-01T00:54:36Z Dangling horizontally, the approximately 1,300-pound figure glided through the air on her way into the museum, her toes pointed daintily at one end, her small head and powerful shoulders at the other. | Connecticut and Westchester: ‘Face and Figure: The Sculpture of Gaston Lachaise,’ at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Conn. 2012-09-30T00:24:04Z And in a corner of the room, hidden behind a tiny crimson curtain, there was a wee little room for Tinker Bell, daintily furnished to suit the tastes of girl fairy. The Story of Peter Pan Retold from the fairy play by Sir James Barrie 2012-05-22T15:16:50.277Z But be assured, all of you, when you go along the highways, that people look and see how well you are shod and how daintily you are clad; and they hurl evil words against you. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z His spurs were as slender and sharp as lances; and his carriage was that of a prince, treading daintily the earth, as if it were not quite good enough for him. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z The young lady herself came next, stepping daintily out of a cab, as though she were quite mistress of the situation. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z The ribbons which were fastened daintily on their shoulders fluttered like wings in the strong breeze caused by the opening of the door. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z His ideas were just and true; his taste daintily critical. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z "Which do you call the foot?" laughed Claud, as he sat down opposite his host at the daintily appointed round table. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z He was of a slender form, which seemed laced in, and he had the air of being carefully dressed and thoroughly appointed, his feet being effeminately small and daintily clad. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z So did the polished old scoundrel, Talleyrand, whom Napoleon had daintily described as "a silk stocking filled with muck." Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Fashionable patrons leave their carriages at the corner, and pick their way daintily among the gutters and dust-heaps. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Nearer the fire a small round table, daintily laid for supper, and lighted by candles, placed in old silver sconces, presented a charming picture; and by it stood the lady I had seen. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Yet the showing was made so daintily and with so light a hand that, as I have said, current society did not know, and has not yet recognized where or how the wound was. The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z Women of all classes wear long skirts, which on being daintily held up reveal natty petticoats; and all show a pleasing taste in footgear. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The lady tapped the arm of the left hand gentleman with a daintily tinted glove. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z He seated himself and opened the parcel; within was a small square book in flexible covers, in decoration paper and type, a daintily rich little volume. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z And she threw the reins to the little stiff groom; then, daintily raising her fluffy skirts, she alighted in Aldo's uplifted arms. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Then fail not in your breathings, O soft night-wind; foot it daintily, ye wildwood Nymphs—so may sleep steal gently upon the restless one, while yet his ear and eye are unsated! Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z We lunched daintily at the home of our good friends the Consul and his wife. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z I found the theatre, soon after my arrival, plunged into an orange gloom, punctured by tiny balls of violet light, which daintily and intermittently blinked. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Shining silver buckles overspread her small, daintily shod, arched instep. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z The dinner was well under way, and the table daintily set. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z Wholesome food, and enough of it, daintily prepared and served, he will do his best to obtain. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z A little cluster of men and daintily dressed women sat beneath the awning on her deck, and one or two of them were people her mother had taken pains to cultivate an acquaintance with. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z Before the obelisk was established on the Thames Embankment the municipal authorities had prepared a home for it and converted into daintily kept pleasure grounds the little enclosures by the side of the riverain promenade. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z When disturbed they rose together, the Bittern with its harsh grating scream, the Sandpiper daintily piping its fine bright notes—a wonderful contrast! Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z This sudden avowal so startled Fairy, that she fell off the newel-post where she had been daintily balancing herself on one foot. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z None could mistake those little fat feet, trotting under the daintily raised petticoat. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Was ever lace even of fairy queen fashioned so daintily as are the wings of this diaphanous pale green sylph, that flutters in its filmy halo above the grass tips? Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z Entering daintily from the back, the tourist will soon find himself in its main street, devoid of ladies out shopping, but not without its curious collection of exuberant drain-pipes and recumbent lamp-posts. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916 2012-02-21T03:00:19.417Z The lower lip has two small and inconspicuous lateral lobes and one large central one, which is like the ruff of a fantail pigeon and daintily fringed with white. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Just as a dinner is all the more appetising because it is neatly and daintily served, so a MS. has better chances of being read and appreciated when set out in type-written characters. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z I received, some time since, a charming little book, daintily bound in vellum, called The Joyous Neighbourhood of Covent Garden, for which I have to thank Mr. Charles Eyre Pascoe. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-17T03:00:35.863Z There a forge-hammer daintily cracking nuts, or coming down with a crushing force at the will of the attendant. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z She daintily blew him a kiss, and smiled again. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z The mouth and chin, though so daintily moulded, were strong. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z He felt that it was as a comrade she regarded him, in place of tolerating him from necessity, and he noticed that even under the very uncomfortable conditions she ate daintily. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z And now he no longer “gobbled,” but ate daintily, and sat back when he was finished like any well-bred person, waiting for the next course. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z At all events, Lovelace abandoned his daintily bantering pose and seized her in his arms, nearly smothering her with fierce, passionate caresses. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Jack could hardly eat at all, she was so daintily wonderful, her being there at all so amazing. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z The armor of these childish figures is daintily wrought, with tender touches of ruffs and cuffs, scallops and flutings and rosettes. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z All these years here she has been sitting soft and walking daintily. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z She took the paper, whereon the great name was thrice inscribed, very daintily between her forefinger and thumb, as though she touched pitch; folded it once, twice, thrice, and set it on the mantelshelf. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z He picked his way daintily over the wide beds of moist sphagnum, making no more sound as he went than if his feet had been of thistledown. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z "I don't care to hear you say that," she told him, daintily haughty. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z The table was laid in the small, daintily furnished room which opened on to the terrace. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Mrs. Davenport came up now, picking her way daintily over the pasture, in her best dress, and expressing her disapproval in her usual emphatic tones. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z So carefully guarded and daintily taught were we from the outset. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z Then he came on, at first daintily and mincingly, and only after that formal preliminary did he break into his furious rush. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z A little girl came along to look at us, daintily licking an ice-cream sandwich. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z He stands in Matteo's fresco very daintily by the Madonna's side, pointing her out to the small donor who is seen kneeling in a doorway. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z They purchased from a thinly-clad little boy two bunches of violets, sweetly scented, daintily tasseled—but made of silk! Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z I have never seen people eat more daintily. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z "I wonder if everybody gets as queer and unreasonable as grandma when they are old," mused Elizabeth, as she picked her way daintily through the sloppy streets. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z The left hand it was—small, daintily shaped, with delicate, tapering fingers; but the third finger was missing. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z This very much annoyed her neat, particular, and precise daughter, who kept dusting her daintily, and trying to wipe it off, and drawing her mother's attention to it with great pertinacity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z I don’t know,’ said Gran, paring the ham daintily as he answered. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z Her cap was very simple, but in the best taste, and perched so daintily on the top of her head that it seemed hardly to touch it. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z Just so, my dear, provide for me, Good food and wine spiced daintily Just so, my dear, provide for me When Seigneur Maan comes up the way. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Underlying those "phraseological inversions," so daintily cooed by the dove, was the wisdom of the serpent. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z Now you see him on the ground calmly looking for grasshoppers, or daintily helping himself to a morsel from the dog's plate at the kitchen door. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z She was fond of strawberries, which she ate very daintily, on a fork, holding the plate in the other hand. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The nearer shore was massed with teal, and a few yards beyond a big pack of mallards were daintily pluming themselves. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z She held out to him a finger which, if it was small, was slim and daintily fashioned. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z The most carefully and daintily prepared bowl is then placed out in the moonlight, open to the stars where it is left until dawn. Armenian Legends and Festivals 2011-11-26T03:00:13.237Z To be sure there was a little mouse sitting on the table, daintily combing her whiskers, but a mouse of course doesn’t count. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z Whilst others are at prayers, and about the business of the House, this tumbler dances daintily, as though one had given him a hundred silver marks. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z "A Hopeless Case" contains much that goes to make up a novel of the best order—wit, sarcasm, pathos, and dramatic power—with its sentences clearly wrought out and daintily finished. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z They entertained no fanatical disdain for the pleasures of the table, no ascetic abhorrence to good food, daintily prepared. Our Philadelphia 2011-11-23T03:00:41.453Z She was a dainty little fairy, and all her work was daintily done. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z They have gone from bad to worse—their case has become hopeless—knives and scissors have been called into play; tenderly, and daintily, they have endeavoured to reduce their cheeks to one, uniform hue. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z Afterwards he did the Roman vault, and then, with hands before his brow, danced daintily before the altar, gazing with a humble heart at the statue of God's Mother. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z There was an open book on the table before her—a square volume, daintily bound in padded Russia-leather, and closed with a silver spring lock. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z Maria did not go near him again until luncheon-time, when she carried him a tray of daintily prepared viands that would have tempted an epicure. The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z He turned round quickly, and saw to his amazement a daintily beautiful lady surrounded by attendants, instead of the old lady he had followed. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Charmingly Illustrated by Harriet Roosevelt Richards, and daintily bound in art cloth, gilt edges. W. & R. Chambers Selected Catalogue 1892 Suitable for Prizes and Presentation 2011-11-13T03:00:15.400Z The girl thought she had never seen a prettier chamber, although she had always been daintily cared for by her wealthy parents. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z For several minutes after her aunt had left the room she puffed daintily at her cigarette, and looked across at him with intricately-mingled feelings. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z Mollie took the rosebuds daintily in her white-gloved fingers, shot a sly glance up at him as she kissed them, then slipped them deftly into the buttonhole and fastened them there. The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z There was a daintily embroidered "B" in the corner to make it Bettie's very own. Dandelion Cottage 2011-10-29T02:00:16.960Z His hands were delicate almost to frailty, his feet slender and daintily shod. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z There is a wood where the fairies dance All night long in a ring of mushrooms daintily, By each tree bole sits a squirrel or a mole, And the moon through the branches darts. Poems - First Series 2011-10-28T02:00:21.917Z She daintily sounded the snow with her fore-paw, mewed piteously, and in the end went back to the kitchen and left the kittens to their fate. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z Two small barking deer stepped daintily behind me, their long ears twitching incessantly. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Up rose the arm of the girl, with inimitable grace; forward came one foot, daintily touching the floor. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z One small foot upbore her weight, the other unconsciously, but most daintily, poised on a toe. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z They will finish our repast daintily; and there are other matters too, which I dare say she has not touched. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Her dismount - two back somersaults with a twist - was acrobatic, yet she landed almost daintily. American Wieber wins all-around gold at gym worlds 2011-10-13T10:55:09Z Moreover, a dainty breakfast, daintily served, has a distinct æsthetic value. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book 2011-10-12T02:00:46.677Z Virginia took it and sipped it daintily, but with evident relish. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z A speckled hen was the only creature in sight, and it amused me to watch how daintily she pecked this side and that. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Not the smiling and serene nobility which carries your head so daintily and so fearlessly. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z They feed daintily, taking their prey from the surface—flies, water bugs, and little fishes. Fast Nine or, A Challenge from Fairfield 2011-09-22T02:00:24.220Z His heroines are mere semblances of women; they are dolls, whose golden tresses daintily curl over features that are as pretty and as expressionless as flowers. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z We had to leave behind the best piece of all—a chair of satin-wood with daintily turned legs and rungs. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z A murmur of annoyance escaped Forsyth, but perforce he went to the carriage and shook the daintily gloved hand held out to him. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z When I worked at the department store, I’d try to show the clothes to their best advantage, daintily turning up a cuff, twirling a wide skirt. Ann Beattie: Mrs. Nixon joins the final photograph. 2011-09-12T04:00:00Z When the Peasant saw how daintily the Doctor was eating and drinking, he felt a great desire to become a Doctor too. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z With their pious bear-paws they clumsily strike at this butterfly, which is so daintily ethereal, so light of wing, that it always flits out of reach. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Claudia, too, appeared and stepped daintily out on the dewy grass, lifting her petticoat. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z It covered even the little feet, but they seemed to define themselves all the more daintily through the muslin. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z A moment later, a huge block of ice standing in a deep tray of greenery miraculously appeared on the window-sill, and a fan daintily composed of lace and ivory lay at her elbow. Pink Gods and Blue Demons 2011-08-31T02:01:22.827Z She arranged them daintily upon the cloth and then, sitting at the bottom of the boat with the table between them, face to face, they gaily dined together. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z It was done, as she seemed to do everything, very daintily and prettily—but still the things did disappear, somehow, and it was a shock. The Black Poodle And Other Tales 2011-08-30T02:00:37.963Z That lady, all perfection, knows the sting Of poverty was thrust deep into me: I don't believe she'd do this kind of thing, Or treat a poet less than daintily. Reincarnations 2011-08-27T02:00:25.223Z It is not, however, the apartment where "the last new novel will lie upon the table, and where my daintily slippered feet will rest upon the velvet cushion." Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z It is a daintily decorated chamber, with the queen's family device, the ermine with its twisted necklet, prominently displayed. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Chi Wung bore a delicately lacquered tray of Oriental design on which were standing two long, thin, daintily cut glasses containing cooling limes that bubbled fragrantly. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z Give me a meal daintily served and I don't care what it is! The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z Then he walked on, polishing up the knots daintily with his knife as he moved. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z At last I came upon an army of Sa�ba ants, each one carrying a bit of green leaf daintily as a parasol. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z Therefore Mutch coughed in a deep voice and gobbled grass untidily like any old buck rabbit, but Cuni fed daintily and watched the stormy sunrise. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z Somehow she maintained a firm seat on my swaying shoulder and as I glanced around to peer at her she was calmly licking a paw and then daintily wiped her face. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z She was little—little and delicious, like a wild strawberry, daintily tinted, sweet, piquant, with just enough acid to make you want some more, rare, and seldom found. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z It will be another place then; for Richard can afford to live more daintily than we ever cared for. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Many other birds exhibit a similar trait: instead of perching on the first branch, they hesitate, and daintily decline the bough not quite to their fancy. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z With a few more steps it threaded its way close to one sitting figure and round a bucket; stepped daintily over Teddy’s rifle; and passed the koodoo’s head unnoticed. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z Nell pulled her pony off the path, and he picked his way daintily to a cavity in the wall. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z Then he let it just touch his cheek, and afterwards put the tip very daintily on his eyelid. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z She was not in the least put out, ate well and daintily, and looked at us impartially from under her dark lashes. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z The little white cap was daintily done up, though Dil knew it would never stand another ironing. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z The rogue knew how she stood: she is haughtily, daintily grateful. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z But there was no more time to admire, for it was now discovered that a flower was tied with daintily colored ribbon to the back of each chair. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z She entered a pretty room daintily furnished in blue and silver. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z How daintily he helps himself to the tiniest morsels, never cramming his bill with gross mouthfuls as do his comrades at the board, the nuthatch and the downy woodpecker! In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z Food is daintily prepared and cooked, well flavoured and seasoned. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z Every hour, tea daintily served in little cups is offered to the viewless visitors. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z These she brought in and laid daintily on the salver beside the bowl of broth. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z “Friend,” remarked Peggy one day after she had arranged his dinner daintily upon a table drawn up by the settle upon which he was lying, “thee has not told thy name yet.” Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z Her dark blue habit fitted her to perfection, her little glossy riding-hat was daintily poised upon her well-shaped head, and she rode her mare gracefully and well. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z Then the painter very dexterously and daintily put the name in black paint on the white strip at the stern. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Stephanus could hardly bring himself to believe, at first, that this beautiful and daintily dressed young woman was the roughly-clad and unkempt little girl he had parted from so long ago. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z Just behind the latter, stepping daintily, and turning when they turned, was the beautiful little Angora cat. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Her voice failed and she pointed to the dining room, where a little supper was daintily set out. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z The table was daintily arranged, and though the china was cheap, and there was no display of silver, or any elaborate furnishings, it looked attractive. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z But it was a painful shock on reaching the hall to see Prince Boris Mazaroff bending over a very pretty girl who was daintily eating an ice there. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z With a second low, light laugh, she bent forward and daintily extinguished the flame with a single puff. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z He could well imagine her, daintily gowned and demurely self-possessed, as mistress of that household; but he could not imagine the household itself as altered very much or made less stupidly ponderous by her presence. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z A small, but daintily made girl of nineteen. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z It was so worn and soiled that she took it daintily and saw on it her father’s name. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z So they settled it among them, that the princess should go daintily to work till she had found out all about him. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z Again in her basket-chair, knees daintily crossed in imitation of a pose mentally photographed from the stage, Joan experienced renewed consciousness of her attractions, and with it regained a little ease. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Then the graceful arm rose and the slim fingers, holding the brush daintily, put a dab on the canvas. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z After a few moments she again appears, bearing a large white sun hat, daintily trimmed with muslin, and a small oval basket. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z Maidens moved daintily along in silk and lace, high-heeled shoes and clocked stockings. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z The hands were too white and soft; the feet too small and daintily clad; the face, in spite of the low-drawn cap and the tattooing, was too aristocratic and too clean. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z She made a pretense of simulating it on the rug, to pass mockingly under his eyes, daintily, with steps that trod on air. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z He handed her a daintily embossed card, with a coat of arms upon which was engraved, "Lieutenant Harry Faulconcourt, H. M. S. Utopia." Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z The gas and pretty wax candles are lighted, throwing a pleasant, soft radiance over Major Gray's daintily furnished drawing-room. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z And when the wife would like to dress her little ones daintily and prettily, she finds herself unable to spend upon them anything beyond what may pay for absolute necessaries. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z The soup was brought and Milly sipped a little daintily, as she afterward said merely to keep her guest company. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z He was awake, waiting her coming, and the nervous longing in his eyes changed to peaceful contemplation as she came daintily in. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z I always think this daintily beautiful plant is undeservedly neglected, for how seldom one sees it. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z Dolores daintily holds up her white skirt, and climbs up the stepping stones, the better to gather those aunt Adeline could not reach. Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel 2011-06-11T02:00:13.290Z And the next instant Sansa stepped daintily out of the red sunlight and seated herself among them without a sound. The Slayer Of souls 2011-06-01T02:00:26.487Z Anne White was one of the monitors, and was moving around in a demure way, daintily setting 195 out the little bowls of flour and portions of yeast. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z Never was the subtle attack of a modest maiden upon a susceptible man's heart more daintily or more fascinatingly exhibited. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z She tripped daintily across towards the two men, examining them in her calm, smiling way. Bijou 2011-05-25T02:00:22.743Z Then up the aisle came Grace on the arm of Mr. Laning, and daintily attired in white with a flowing veil beset with orange blossoms. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z And now came blushing in his late visitor, even more daintily pretty than he had thought her before. Boston Neighbours In Town and Out 2011-05-24T02:00:13.567Z You may stay here, my movie queen, and eat daintily from a tray while your back is propped comfortably against pillows. Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z At this moment, while I lingered, picking my way daintily from tuft to tuft of the swamp, I was confronted by a tall, gaunt woman. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z He was beginning to make himself very pleasant and agreeable, when Mrs. Langton appeared stepping down daintily from beneath the porch, like a lady in a picture. Daisy Burns (Volume 2) 2011-05-20T02:00:30.427Z She seated herself daintily upon the rock which had served for Cinthie's kitchen-table; her eyes fastened themselves upon the emerald ring. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z We are served with deliciously cooked steak and chops, and the connoisseur of any nationality would not disdain these meats or the daintily prepared chicken, coffee and fresh rolls. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z Greville Howard watched Katty take her tea, and eat the bread and butter and the cake—daintily, but with a good appetite. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Have a care, my Prince, and bait your hook daintily. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Beatrix had completed her inventory of Eglah's points of attraction, and now, as her eyes rested on the graceful figure daintily gowned in lilac muslin, the result annoyed her. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Striking sparks from his flint, he built a fire in the ravine, and roasted the game, serving it up daintily on the last corn-cake left in his pouch. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z He was picking his way daintily across the pebbles to the water's edge. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z After she had dressed, she rang, and very soon came her breakfast, daintily served by the devoted Harber, also the one daily paper she felt she could afford to take. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z When fair maids of this quality have favours to grant, mark me, they will have it done daintily. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z He held up a bouquet of heliotrope, daintily arranged. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Lady Phipps followed her, lifting the skirt of her dress daintily from the grass, and smiling with a sort of puzzled air, as if she did not quite understand the scene she was acting in. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z It had no color, but everything was daintily white, with here and there a touch of gold. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z In truth, Loveliness was an aristocrat to the end of his tongue, which curled daintily against his opalescent teeth. Loveliness A Story 2011-04-27T02:00:23.450Z Even a cotton dress clean and daintily made can be as becoming to you as a robe of silk and lace. Courtship and Marriage And the Gentle Art of Home-Making 2011-04-27T02:00:20.023Z The farmers talked about horses, and, to my surprise, they ate but daintily of the good things, the beef, ham, mutton, brawn, and other substantial fare that literally burdened the table. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Enter the Princess, daintily as if on wings. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z “In fact,” said Mrs. Bunting, rubbing the edge of the tablecloth daintily with her gloved finger and watching the operation with interest, “as a matter of fact, she has a mermaid’s tail.” The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z One little gloved hand rested on his arm, the other held up the long skirts daintily, under the broad-brimmed hat a pretty oval face dimpled and blushed with every word. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Elegant too, always immaculately, nay daintily dressed, he wore with that somewhat stiff grace peculiar to the English gentleman the showy and effeminate costume of the time. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Or, rather, didn't he daintily pick out the beastie, aye, if it was a cockroach, with finger and thumb, and serve his customer? Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z They were glad to accept the invitation, and no more was said about business while they enjoyed the well cooked and daintily served meal. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Poised daintily on the curb’s edge, she was endeavoring to regale the steer with a whiff of the long-stemmed red roses which she had brought from the house. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Roy prepared his egg, and buttered his toast, and placed the cresses daintily on his plate, unperceived by Mr. Lambert, who was opening his letters and glancing over his papers. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z She had resumed her frugal meal, and was picking daintily at the sandwich on her plate. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z She examined her hand closely, it was beautiful, well shaped, and daintily pink. The Second String 2011-04-08T02:00:07.383Z They now saw Fleet Foot mince daintily down to inspect the new-comer, who was belling his greeting at the top of his lungs. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z It was a very pale and listless girl who had first met Stanief's envoys, but as the voyage proceeded she grew each day more rose-tinted, more daintily radiant and content. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z The girls scrambled up from the floor and went reluctantly to the hall, where they slipped into great fur coats, and fastened rubbers on their daintily shod feet. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z It was to his eyes that Queen of the Fairies who might have soared on a light cloud, or tripped daintily on the crest of the wide sea waves. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z There were no daintily dressed children, and fashionably attired teachers in it—not one. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Thus several weeks went by, till at last Fleet Foot was able to trip daintily into the pasture lot. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z She made a curtsy to her image, inspected herself on every side, stepping this way and that, daintily, like a peacock, keenly enjoying the gift, till the novelty of possessing it was gone stale. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z Peggy sank gracefully into a chair and thrust out her pink satin slippers daintily. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z He watched her slim form tripping daintily across the grass. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z The water was fresh and cold, and the towel was of fine linen daintily hemmed, and fragrant with the perfume of violets. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z She was just stepping daintily down the middle, with a smile on her face, when the Bailie looked in at the open door. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z In about an hour they encountered these three adventurous gold-hunters daintily dressed, with nice silk hats on their heads, and polished French leather on their lower extremities. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z There were no little woven picnic baskets to hang picturesquely over their arms, there were no daintily packed little shoe-boxes of sandwiches. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z She dabbed her eyes daintily, and her voice was fraught with pathos. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z How quickly and daintily she has dressed his wound, and—oh! if here is not Prue already back again! Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z Your household is perfectly attended to, you are an ideal mother, and daintily neat. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z With sullen step he paced up and down the room, gnawing—but daintily—at his nails, and grinding the white tombstones. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z On the library table was piled a fascinating collection of little packages, wrapped in varicolored paper, some daintily tied with ribbon, others knotted about by the coarsest twine. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z Her white linen was simple and fresh, and she was daintily neat; but there were blue shadows under the melting eyes, and a sad droop of the mouth which spoke of dejection. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z A heavy blanket of silence seems to have fallen upon the cheerful Little House, and upon the garden, still splendid in colour and odour, in its daintily tended smallness. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z The old lady's bright eyes were dimmed by a certain emotion as she noticed the coarse, ill-made, but daintily white linen shift that left bare a small portion of the young, half-developed shoulders. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z The older women smoked daintily, and talked of the gay old times. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z After a moment's grave deliberation, Frosty padded forward and ate daintily. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z They grew and grew with feverish intensity beneath a clouded or a haze-obscured sky, while above them fluttered gigantic butterflies and huge moths, sipping daintily of their corruption. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Sleepy, but obedient, as a good child who has the most complete confidence in her mother, Maschenka sets about putting on the clothes daintily arranged on a chair near her little bed. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z "Either way," murmured some of the hungriest of the crew, "it will be better than starvation; particularly if one could be sure of being well fattened beforehand, and daintily cooked afterwards." A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z Atop of the high coifed white hair, sat a dainty Parisian bonnet, all gray beads and violets, and the small hands were daintily gloved, in pearl gray. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z Molly stopped stock-still and uttered a piercing scream, after which she climbed rapidly to the top of a near-by bowlder, where she perched, her skirts daintily raised, her eyes bright with excitement. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z He smiled at the sight of the small basket of rosy peaches daintily set about with maidenhair fern. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z After she had carefully and daintily set everything to rights on the writing-table, she went down in the garden to cut for it the most beautiful roses which she could find. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z She tossed it aside and daintily consented to exchange cigarettes with him, offering her little gold case. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z The situation of the town is most picturesque; not daintily pretty, but of a certain dignified order, which is the more satisfying. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z Blossom lay on her pillows, nibbling daintily, as befits a Queen. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z She then went out to put them in her mother's prettiest china bowl—the little blue one with the wreath of pink roses round it—and daintily spread a fringed napkin over the top. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z "I wonder how you can resist these oysters, Captain," said he, as he daintily adjusted one of these delicacies on his fork; "and the Chablis, I assure you, is excellent." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z They've got a ripping little house all filled with old china, prints, and daintily wrought silver. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z Gabrielle had never appeared more lovely than on this evening in her cloud-like white ball-dress, twined here and there with flowery wreaths, and with a garland of blossoms daintily set on her fair head. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Butterflies daintily poise and disclose, Whence is this secret of color you bear? Sonnets and Songs 2011-01-29T03:00:22.093Z And, of course, under such circumstances, nobody could expect one to be a sweet and daintily gowned wife! The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z Dorrie, you must manage that mamma demands in her most plaintive tone some very thin toast and some tea, and she must shiver daintily at the merest suggestion of dinner. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Pretty Miss Morgan looked amazed, and tapped her daintily slippered foot in a vexed way at the ungallant disappearance of her acquaintance. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z Flora did so, daintily arranging them so as to be inviting to the eye as well as the palate, and inwardly wondering what new caprice her aunt would develop next. The Hazeley Family 2011-01-24T03:00:16.447Z And she wound herself around the willow branch in another graceful position, and took the tip of her tail daintily between her teeth. Among the Pond People 2011-01-21T03:00:13.507Z To Helen, then, came her old vision of the daintily gowned wife welcoming her husband to the well-kept home; and all in the dark her cheek flushed hot. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z She picked up her dress, and, daintily shaking a pretty little foot at the risk of showing her leg, she sent the slipper flying to the end of the drawing-room. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z In their way they are as interesting as the finest china bits, their gay coloring and quaint shape affording a striking contrast to the delicately tinted and daintily shaped Lowestoft and like wares. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z Every few moments throughout the day she would be in her aunt's room reading to her, or perhaps giving her a daintily arranged meal, or placing the pillows more comfortably. The Hazeley Family 2011-01-24T03:00:16.447Z At the brink their horses drew back, but being urged by their riders, went forward, feeling the ice daintily with their forefeet with cat-like caution. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Was she not each night the loving, daintily gowned wife welcoming her husband to a well-ordered, attractive home? The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z Outside, the garden was gathering itself together in the dusk, and the peahens were stepping daintily about the lawns, picking here and there between the blades of grass. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z The small, beautiful ear is as daintily modeled as the ringlets of hair. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z They seize, rob, burn, destroy; they do everything to strengthen their cause and weaken you, while you pick your way as daintily as a dandy crossing a mud-puddle, afraid of offending somebody. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z It was here that the flowers and foliage were made, the ribbons and vines and arabesques, everything that curled and dangled daintily. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z She was not trying now to be the daintily gowned wife welcoming her husband to a well-kept home. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z She slowed and swung daintily up to the dingy Sophie Green. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z Stepping daintily, the steed followed the narrow path through the over-bushed swamp. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z Selections from the writings of well-known religious authors' works, beautifully printed and daintily bound in leatherette with original designs in silver and ink. Gamblers and Gambling 2010-12-26T03:00:19.913Z They now approached the daintily arched bridge they had seen from afar in the daytime. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z There would not be any chance now to show him the daintily gowned wife welcoming her husband home to a well-kept house. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z The times, they have changed,” and he looked around the daintily furnished apartment smilingly. Lola 2010-12-24T03:00:35.720Z Carrados made himself known and was taken into the daintily pretty drawing-room that opened on to the lawn behind the house. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z She dipped the long slab of sugar daintily into her cup and sucked it like a wilful child, conscious of stolen pleasure. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Peggy had meat, dressing and gravy and a fruit salad, of which she began to dispose with some haste, though daintily enough. Betty Lee, Freshman 2010-12-20T17:12:25.800Z I can't ever be a daintily gowned wife welcoming him to a well-kept home now. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z All sorts of transformations appeared plausible in the mock restaurant with the paper napkins slipped daintily inside the glasses. | Liberia: An Uncompromising Woman 2010-10-23T23:54:00Z Van Persie hit the post at the start of the second half and the substitute Carlos Vela completed the scoring in the 83rd minute, finishing daintily after being set up by Nasri. Arsenal 4-0 Fulham 2010-05-09T17:12:00Z The fifth, her slender pinky, pokes daintily into the air. | Connecticut: ?Reunited Masterpieces? at the Wadsworth Atheneum 2010-04-10T00:59:00Z The different-shaded lights which dangled from its roof bestowed a look of Indian exquisiteness on the many quaint and delicate productions of nature that rested daintily in their beds of terra-cotta tint. Irene Iddesleigh Even as we watched, another came and fluttered his feet and breast daintily through the trembling little mirror of water. The Idyl of Twin Fires Caroline had never seen two prettier little mortals, or two so daintily attired. Capricious Caroline These little baskets were daintily arranged with leaves, and filled, according to the season, with strawberries, cherries, and other fruit. The Undying Past Pip and Pipette occupied a humble position in the Third Class, where they soon developed a fervent admiration for pretty Miss Amelia, who was always smiling, always daintily dressed, and charmingly inaccurate and casual. "Pip" A Romance of Youth The horses stepped daintily side by side, their glossy coats shining in the sunlight. The Trail of Conflict As we write these notes there steals over the senses a delicious memory of atmospheric sweetness, daintily impregnated with mignonette, lilies, lemon verbena, and roses, at that pleasant resort on Wellington Bay. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Myrna nestled her arm snugly around her father's neck, and held up two daintily extended fingers before his eyes. The Belovéd Traitor Then, taking up her gown daintily on both sides, as the dance ordains, she danced it alone. Deep Moat Grange There was a bedroom, a daintily furnished little sitting room, and a bath room, all looking out upon the sea. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 Blue Devil, with a reproachful glance at the deserter, followed daintily in the steps of his master as Courtlandt and the girl entered the garden. The Trail of Conflict In the dining room the polished table is daintily set with doilies under the olive and almond dishes, and under the plates and glasses. Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions The new candy can not only be used as the holder for daintily designed cards, but the design itself may be painted directly upon the object modeled from potato fondant or potato paste. Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables Mrs. Darby had hot coffee and cold chicken and cherry preserves and cake with blackberry wine all daintily served for a hungry man to enjoy after a long three hours on horseback in the sunshine. The Reclaimers As Mizzi stepped daintily past, the handkerchief, which had been working loose, fell to the ground. The Gay Adventure A Romance Reaching two daintily gloved hands toward the Pomeranian, snugly ensconced under Victor's arm, the actress grasped its little, fuzzy head, pressed it to her cheek, and smothered it with kisses. A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life Here and there a young girl, in a picture frock and a big hat, tripped along daintily, holding her skirt with a touch that suggested Paris, and swinging her little bag from her free hand. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel She remained silent while he was finishing eating, and when he had clattered out through the hall and slammed the gate after him she began to partake daintily of the food he had left. The Cottage of Delight A Novel The face was of a very white complexion, the beautiful hands were daintily cared for. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. She preceded him into the little dining room, where the boy nimbly pushed a second chair up to the daintily spread table. The Children of the World Refreshments, daintily served, stimulate conversation; ice cream breaks the ice, so to speak, and warms the company. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions He took it daintily in his, and, calling to La Mole, said: "Shade of my friend, come hither instantly!" Marguerite de Valois She opened the box of candy, daintily pressed back the lacelike paper covering, and proffered some to him. The Cottage of Delight A Novel And she set the red boina daintily upon her hair, pulling the brim sideways to shade her eyes from the level evening sun, and smiled down at the young man who stood at her side. The Firebrand A candelabrum with five candles was burning on the daintily spread table, at which the gay beauty sat with her friend, resting on her laurels after the first night of a new opera. The Children of the World Down toward her corner of the garden she went, her dimity skirts daintily uplifted. The Master's Violin "O dear heart!" exclaimed the Lady Belinda, halting with slim foot daintily poised. Our Admirable Betty A Romance She bent daintily over his sketch, holding up the skirts of her ball-gown. The Moonlit Way These she daintily buttered, while her four lanky girls nudged and whispered. A Bed of Roses Vokal sipped daintily from his goblet and let the garrulous old man ramble on. The Return of Tharn In the afternoon, while he was at work, he saw her trip daintily down the path, lifting her skirts to avoid the pools of water the Summer shower had left. The Master's Violin My lord's eyes sparkled as, settling his hat more firmly, he loosened sword in scabbard and stepped daintily into the open. Our Admirable Betty A Romance He wondered why he had never noticed before what lovely lines pertain to girls' shoulders and how daintily their little heads are set on their smooth olive throats. Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play The young men stared at the two daintily dressed girls with eyes of stupefaction. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Another time a rosy-breasted linnet stepped to the edge of the pond and dipped down daintily where the water glistened in the sunshine, sending a delicate circle rippling off from its own shadow. A-Birding on a Bronco "Just through the orchard then," cried Adele catching up her skirts daintily. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins And the Viscount saluted and fell to his guard, one white hand fanning the air daintily aloft. Our Admirable Betty A Romance What I want is pure thick cream, daintily fed to me, too, from a hand-beaten spoon. The Book of Susan A Novel You disgusting girl!" said Belle, picking her way daintily between the barrels; "I wonder you could touch it, to begin with! Bosom Friends A Seaside Story Then presently there came towards them another bird, walking very daintily on the ground. The Story of a Red Deer She was daintily arrayed as was her custom, and looked sweet, charming, and ladylike. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins Dietetic Treatment.—The meals must be carefully selected, well prepared and daintily served, that all of the psychical benefits from such efforts may be attained. Dietetics for Nurses Conlon hesitated an instant, then obeyed, tiptoeing ponderously, with creaking boots, over to a daintily appointed writing-table, and returning with a block of linen paper. The Book of Susan A Novel "It is my basket," grumbled Belle, threading her way daintily between the brambles with a careful regard for her flowered delaine dress. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story I had nothing to complain of, however, for my fair young mistress was very gentle and lady-like, and skilled in the game, so that we were daintily used and carefully kept. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves Just as the mid-day meal was placed upon the table Adele returned, looking cool and as daintily immaculate as though she had not been out of the house. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins She was swinging gently in the hammock, one daintily booted foot touching the floor. The King of Arcadia France is the only country that I know where, outside of the aristocracy and the wealthy classes, you can find people who live daintily. Her Royal Highness Woman Refreshed by his bath and daintily dressed, Berthoald was half an hour later led by Ricarik to the apartment of the abbess. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess Lay it as daintily as possible with your most elaborate doilies, your prettiest candle-shades, and all your odd little dishes of silver. Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions A few short tendrils have escaped, and curl daintily over the forehead. Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by Donatello, the Della Robia, Mino da Fiesole, and Others, with Introduction Belinda dusted her fingers daintily on her handkerchief, then laced them behind her head. Shadows of Flames A Novel To lift her dress modestly, gracefully, and daintily as she crosses a muddy street, she has not her equal in the world. Her Royal Highness Woman The horses reared and caracoled, daintily striking the ground with their hoofs; one was ebony black, with a bluish tinge; the other, white as snow, shone like silver. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess "I see you are very careful of your horse," she added, letting her animal prance daintily on before. Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation He lifted his gloved hand, and from the fingers blew a kiss in the direction of the north, daintily as a girl upon a high terrace to a lover over the sea. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion They sat knitting and gossiping while their daintily dressed charges, happy and healthy, romped noisily in the bright sunshine. John Marsh's Millions The daintily gowned, carefully groomed passengers from the first cabin watched them, fascinated. By Right of Conquest A Novel The book was daintily wrapped in white tissue-paper and tied with a white ribbon, which fastened on the cover of it one dewy, long-stemmed rose. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 Miss Binswanger tugged daintily at her father's boots, staggering backward at each pull. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole A girl came and sat on his right: she was distinctly attractive and her chin, poised daintily in the air, conveyed an exquisite invitation: the rest of her face was hidden by hat. Years of Plenty Mrs. Marsh, giving way to her emotions, sank down on a convenient seat and buried her face in her daintily perfumed handkerchief. John Marsh's Millions Yes, I know," said Grace, nibbling daintily at the delicious frozen delicacy, "but there's something weird in the unnatural stillness of the air. By Right of Conquest A Novel At the end Father Rocus sat for some moments sipping his wine, holding the glass as daintily and caressingly between his plump white fingers as I would have held my lady's hand. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois They are fringed, flowered, laced, open to show the lace cravat fall so daintily, to show the black velvet bow-tie that comes over from the black velvet, or silk, or satin tie of the queue. English Costume But if it was a shock to her refinement, it was also a gratification to her feelings to be thus selected; so she daintily stuffed the strong tobacco into the pipe; and then we withdrew. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. He made an entry in his book and daintily painted in his latest transaction. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel But you must have, or, rather, you need only have, if you wish, tea and very thin, daintily served slices of bread-and-butter. Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895 The fingers which had swung the sturdy youngster with such ease, flicked daintily at a scattering of dust on his sleeve. An Unknown Lover Her white blouse was mended in several places, but it was daintily fresh, and her auburn hair flamed into gold beneath the hanging lamp. What a Man Wills One could make such pretty by-play with a flower, twirling it to and fro, stroking the petals, daintily drinking in its fragrance. A Question of Marriage The captain had presented her, among other feminine treasures, with a brand-new pair of nail-scissors, and her hands were now kept as daintily as a Cape Town meisje’s. Tales of South Africa At four o’clock she retired into a confectioner’s shop, and refreshed herself by a daintily served tea. Lady Cassandra Here," she pointed with daintily gesturing fingers to a many-thonged whip, "is a tickler to make this fool dance. Castle of Terror He sank into the arm-chair and sat there, for a moment surveying the room which was so neat, and the table so daintily laid, and the pie so steaming hot. International Short Stories English Her white, ringed fingers untied the laces, and pulled off one shoe after another so deftly and daintily that they hardly seemed to touch the surface. A Question of Marriage Can any housewife be more unexceptionable than she who goes sweeping daintily the cobwebs that gather in your dreams? International Short Stories American When the sun shone, she threw open the coat, and looked a very incarnation of spring, so white and lacy and daintily exquisite, that coloured costumes became prosaic in contrast. Lady Cassandra It lifted its fluffy body daintily and raised its impertinent little face to the visitor. Fairfax and His Pride On the band the initials L. de M. daintily engraved. The Heart of a Woman Five minutes later he rode the Twilight horse, prancing daintily, under the courthouse windows. Stepsons of Light For instance, nothing less would satisfy him, when he exhibited at the Philadelphia Centennial, than a quarter-sized reaper, made daintily of rosewood and gold. The Romance of the Reaper She hitched her skirts still further, and stepped daintily towards the door, but cook cut short her retreat. Lady Cassandra They came silently on their padded feet, the rangy mountain brutes moving daintily through the sprawling ruin. Black Amazon of Mars Which gentily and daintily Eat down the flow'ry braes, As greatly and quietly They wimple to the seas.' Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series Chloe had uncovered the daintily packed baskets and Mrs. Bruce fairly glowed in housewifely pleasure over the contents. Dorothy on a House Boat All the corridors at this end are bright, and the walls and ceilings are very elaborately decorated with mural designs in the Italian manner, being daintily drawn and brightly colored. Dorothy's Tour Cassandra nibbled daintily at minute wafers of bread, and the girl on the sofa ate sweet cakes with youthful relish. Lady Cassandra The robin, too, is here, with all his familiar notes and gestures, tripping daintily on open garden spots and high meadows. My First Summer in the Sierra Aldred had arranged the cheese and biscuits daintily on paper d'oyleys; and the coffee, a combined effort of the trio, was a great improvement upon that of the morning. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story She flushed daintily recalling the other half secret she had touched upon with Mrs. Dayton. Helen Grant's Schooldays And then, stepping daintily, every sense alert for hidden danger, came sleek Bana—the deer. Warrior of the Dawn But Mrs. Baumhagen kissed the young wife daintily on the forehead, laid her fingers as daintily for one moment in his extended hand, and then turned to the clergyman who approached with his congratulations. Gertrude's Marriage His waistcoat was daintily ruffled down the front, and a fall of lace was about his hands. Maid Sally He spoils other things besides victuals; and the more daintily he lives the more generally is he troublesome. The Dog He scanned each daintily attired, graceful little figure with a look of proud, fond affection, clasped them in his arms and kissed them tenderly. Elsie at Viamede The vast lip, circular, daintily crumpled, is palest pink, with a deep yellow throat, round which the pink darkens to pale crimson. The Woodlands Orchids Just look, Frank," as she held out to him a packet daintily tied up with blue ribbons; "these are all verses of yours, arranged according to order. Gertrude's Marriage Nor shall I soon forget the day, when, tired as possible after a long unsuccessful tramp, I happened to glance down a gentle ravine and beheld a sturdy buck nibbling daintily at the young shoots. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia The roof was daintily theeked with green rushes and withes, bound about with heather. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Her skin was so transparent, her hands and feet so small, her head so daintily poised, that the most fastidious critic could scarcely have discovered a fault in her. Long Live the King She leaned forward daintily to peer as he lit her lamp. Command Tap, tap, now in the corridor, the high-heeled shoes tapped so firmly and daintily on the hard floor; and now at a brown door--his door. Gertrude's Marriage The garment she was fashioning was one of those almost shapeless infant robes that the inventive skill of dawning motherhood makes so diversely pretty and daintily ungraceful. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 And the old lady shook the white trimmings of her cap, which was daintily and fairly goffered at the edges. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway She shrugged her shoulders and took my arm daintily. Captain Macedoine's Daughter The system was comprised in twelve books of aphorisms, slim volumes in gray-green paper covers, daintily printed and apparently addressed straight to Mr. Spokesly's heart. Command He was irreproachably dressed, as usual, and was daintily smoking a cigarette with that inimitable grace with only which a Frenchman or a Spaniard can smoke. The Spiritualists and the Detectives With this open before him and a pack of cards in his hands he sat in his daintily furnished room on the night of the election. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 She sat sullenly, dark-haired, too daintily pretty and delicately shapely for a frontier world like this, while Mr. Emery put the file from Social Control on the doctor's desk. No Charge for Alterations He put out his rough hand and touched her daintily gloved fingers. A Life Sentence A Novel In another canvas we see Paulette once more, this time in walking costume, standing with her hands on her hips in a daintily awkward pose. Artists Past and Present Random Studies The cloister attached to the cathedral is daintily planned and contains a number of tombs of celebrated persons. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine Gill took from his pocket a neatly folded, daintily perfumed letter, the chirography of which was like steel-engraving. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 On the crest of the distant divide a silver-gray wreath of aspens lay against the tawny cheek of the mountain as daintily as an otter-fur collarette on the neck of a girl. The Song of the Wolf And with a pirouette she fluttered yet further away, the bit of paper held daintily and aloft between forefinger and thumb. Eden An Episode The shelving rocks are here festooned with climbing plants, daintily enriched by blossoms of vivid hues, and flowering creepers. The Pearl of India He bathes himself within their flood, So daintily his members washing, And all his light again is flashing Throughout his mother's2 paly blood. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. I saw a gleam of jewelled shoe-buckles as she picked her way daintily across the wet roadway to the further corner by the Houses of Parliament. The Red Symbol His wonder was only exceeded by his embarrassment when, a few minutes later, that lady herself in person entered the room, followed by Abigail, who bore a platter of daintily prepared food. The Song of the Wolf After a lapse of many centuries we find this idea of the life-giving plant reappearing in mediæval garb, daintily fashioned by Marie de France. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens However, peace was restored at last by complying with the custom of the place, and promenading daintily through the temple in our stockings. The Pearl of India See how carefully she's putting her new white gloves down on the tablecloth, and how quietly and daintily she's dipping her cake in her tea. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. |
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