| 单词 | gentlefolk |
| 例句 | When I arrived in the courtyard, a large and varied crowd of gentlefolk, servants, and shopkeepers was already waiting for the king. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z To the delight of the world's easily scandalized gentlefolk, "Bridgerton" and "Sanditon" returned for their respective second seasons with less sex and more balls, the kind that involves dancing. Why "Bridgerton" and "Sanditon" dialed back the sex – and came out stronger for it 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Because imagine them trying to act like proper mannered gentlefolk! The Morning After: Honey Boo Boo Don’t Care 2012-08-09T14:36:08Z It can feel almost cruel to watch Chekhov’s great late plays from the smug vantage point of the present: we can see, all too clearly, the future that awaits his bewildered Russian gentlefolk. A Millennial Reboot of Chekhov, and “Moulin Rouge!” on Broadway 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Marketed as “Tweedpunk”, Sir, You Are Being Hunted will put players in what appears to be a procedurally generated Derbyshire – complete with gorse, high grass and rocky outcroppings, being hunted mercilessly by robotic gentlefolk. Now, Sooner, Soon - Three European-Accented Kickstarters Head For Home 2012-11-27T18:30:45Z Here he became acquainted with the Unwins: ... the most agreeable people imaginable; quite sociable, and as free from the ceremonious civility of country gentlefolks as any I ever met with. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z They could not conceive how any one in his senses could make such foolish mistakes, and were inclined to look on the Established Church as a convenient provision for weak-minded gentlefolks. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z She was a patrician, the child of long generations of aristocratic associations, while he, although his father and mother were gentlefolk, was a commoner. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Poor princes and wretched gentlefolk mysteriously above retail trade, may taste only the faint unsatisfactory shadow of these delights with trays of stamps or butterflies. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z My lad," said the admiral, "the inn is but a poor place for ladies of quality and gentlefolk to stay. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z The flowers were often of scant variety, but were those deemed the gentlefolk of the flower world. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Garth, that had been in the hands of gentlefolk, of Armigeri from Harry the Eighth, to pass into the hands, into the blood of--no, it was impossible! Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z The sufferers thought that help might be obtained from George III., and a petition was accordingly drawn up for the enforcement of gentlefolk wearing wigs for the benefit of the wig-makers. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z Here two gentlefolks whisper together, and there other twain, their swords by their side. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Here two women are carrying a basket with clean linen,—they have been washing for all these gentlefolks. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z "We thought the gentlefolks were going to stop at number nine, where all the fine doings are to be——" "You thought, and you thought; you should not think such stupid things." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z The two horses in this stall are gentlefolks, with as good blood in their veins as the best nobleman in the land. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Stage Two: little gentlefolks' little 'orses—just starting that now, me lord. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z You are not acquainted with all the good qualities of gentlefolks yet. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Old women, seedy gentlefolk, peasants, children, all crowded about the shop, stretching out their hands; I gave, and asked some of them about their position and means, and entered all in my note-book. What Shall We Do? 2012-01-29T03:00:11.167Z Well, it is evident they know we are gentlefolks. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z And so are you, sir, I'm sure," said the landlady, courtesying; "I know what gentlefolk be. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Want a gentleman for to deal with the gentlefolk and a gentleman for to break and ride and show for the gentlefolk. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z Saughleas was not a large estate, nor were the Dawsons gentlefolks, in the sense generally accepted in the countryside. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z You and me, perhaps, wouldn't make much fuss if one of our young 'uns was to cut and run, but gentlefolks is different. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The children of the gentlefolks would not be out of doors that day. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Servants are often very shrewd observers, and they always say that real gentlefolks "never take airs." The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z Why, I thought they rather prided themselves on being gentlefolks. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z Chronologically, they were the first gentlefolk of the land—"Rolf Boldrewood" speaks of some of them in his Old Melbourne Memories—and they still merit the title in another sense. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z On the stage sat a few gentlefolk able to pay a shilling for the privilege. The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z Farmer.—Yes! many gentlefolk come to see it in the summer time. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Such gentlefolk as came could have sat there and listened to the crickets and the occasional cry of a distant heron and have been untroubled by the consciousness of any passage of time. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z His people were gentlefolks; so was he; showed it in every word he spoke, poor old boy. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z He had the character, among the gentlefolks, of being such a well-behaved man that they were determined to bring him on. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z What a pity it is, Mr Monk, that in civilised England people who are gentlefolks are not compelled by law to educate their children! The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z “I am sure I have a right to say so, for many is the good crown I have got by showing gentlefolks, like yourself, to the top of him.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z The gentlefolk were in “a genteel horse and chaise.” Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z He is a great teacher, his pupils are the children of gentlefolk.' Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z Leverich was one of those coarse-seeming and coarse-acting men who, nevertheless, come of a race of gentlefolk, and who have innately, and no matter how much they may choose to overlay the fact, certain traditions. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z That was how all gentlefolks of the county travelled in those days; even the very barristers on circuit indulged, and were obliged to do so, in a chaise and a pair. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z Highbourne Gardens was one of those London suburbs which contrive to preserve a faint aroma of gentility for many years after the real gentlefolk have left it. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z You being a gentleman’s son, and having had a par and a mar, it was no more than one might expect, for gentlefolks to take notice of you. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z No, no, great gentlefolks like she never wears patched toes nor heel-pieces, I reckon. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z The daughter's a hard working lass—sews for the gentlefolks; and she and her brither between them keep the two mitherless bairns fed. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z So with a goodly company of gentlefolk, I turned me to the hall, where all were merry for that they vied with one another in the dance. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z Young girls in the families of seventeenth century gentlefolk spent much time in the study of heraldry. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z There's a whole heap of hard work in this lip dub video from the gentlefolk at Clark Retirement Community. Guardian Viral Video Chart: Simon Cowell turns nice and some lip-syncing 2011-07-15T06:30:00Z I'm a sot, If I know what These gentlefolks are at. The Castle of Andalusia A Comic Opera, in Three Acts 2011-07-09T02:00:12.740Z This explains the host’s sitting at supper with his guests, even with such gentlefolk as the knight and his son, the squire, and with the Lady Abbess. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z But on the day following the joust, the esquires and the gentlefolk, but not the waiting-men, apparelled them, whatsoe'er it cost, in satin, broidered with silver. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z Pardon me if I say that I would rather see Chaucer quite alone, in the dew of his sunny morning, than with twenty clever gentlefolks about him, arranging his shoestrings and buttoning his doublet. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z And so are you, sir, I'm sure," said the landlady, curtseying; "I know what gentlefolk be. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z Heaven be with you, gentlefolks; and pray tell my lord duke from me, that poor I was born, and poor I am at present. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Some is fitted to be gentlefolks by nature, let 'em be born where they will. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z And there was a great number of barons and of gentlefolk from many parts, and, with right goodwill, I did honour to each one according to his rank. The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 2011-07-18T02:00:24.030Z And you will return to Whitford in the company of these gentlefolks, who, it is clear, are minded to stand your friends under all circumstances. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z Hating is a thing that gentlefolk don't do—but gentlefolk don't live up here. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z Did not I tell you so, gentlefolks?" said Sancho; "who is drunk or mad now? The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z How happy gentlefolks must be, who always can have music, and flowers, and talk in such soft voices, and are so polite in their manners, and so dainty in their persons! A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z "Don't you know that when gentlefolk meet courtesies are exchanged?" The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z The fact of the case is that these gentlefolk never ought to touch business at all. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z They accepted the rebuke like the gentlefolk they were. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z In the upper galleries were suites of apartments for wealthy patients, and the gentlefolk came from leagues around. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z He did not understand the ways of gentlefolks. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z I have heard it said that nothing could make Glasgow people gentlefolks because we are 'that weel-pleased'; and the less apparent reason there seems for complacency the more 'weel-pleased' we are. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z It had just the class of trade that I liked—principally gentlefolk taking their pleasure in a holiday on the river. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z This unsought honour was rather deprecated, though thoroughly appreciated by their hosts, who, in spite of their intimacy with the King and Queen, never made any pretension to be more than simple gentlefolk. Glimpses of King William IV. and Queen Adelaide In Letters of the Late Miss Clitherow, of Boston House, Middlesex. With a Brief Account of Boston House and the Clitherow Family 2011-01-28T03:00:23.733Z Especially if she restricted herself to real gentlefolk, who wouldn't allow her to feel her position. In the Mountains 2011-01-27T03:00:37.910Z I can safely say, though, that I never forgot I was the son of gentlefolk, for to both my parents I had been greatly attached. The House of Strange Secrets A Detective Story 2011-01-15T03:00:37.173Z Such wine is only fit for gentlefolk, or perhaps for people in the Emperor's pay! The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z A dozen gentlefolk hastily summoned from the valley, those among the guests who were not enrolled for the pantomime, and a gallery full of cottagers and servants made up the audience. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z The gentlefolk are pious, and the commonalty are not irreligious. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z The weather was frightful, and even should the rain soon stop, the roads were bad; his wife would manage; the gentlefolk would make allowances. The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z Their success, including Cameron's, depends less now on printing handsome stationery for English gentlefolk and more on selling baubles to the impressionable rich. An unauthorised history of Smythson's 2010-03-27T00:12:00Z Klári's heart beat loud and fast as she went into the cellar to fetch a bottle of this gentlefolk's wine. The Yellow Rose 2011-01-12T03:00:29.407Z They were once described as crime novels for gentlefolk. 2010-02-14T15:20:00Z But she knew that her forbears had been gentlefolk, when there were, so to speak, no Griggses and no Tappitts in existence. Rachel Ray But on hearing that the gentlefolks employed Dr. Dosewell, and it was a good seven miles to his house, the homœopathist fetched a deep breath. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 He said there were plenty of people always ready to help the very poor and ignorant, but nobody so willing to help gentlefolks without money. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch It is because, as I said before, gentlefolk and farmers have left off joining or taking any interest in them. Tom Brown at Rugby The Chinese gentlefolk are so wedded to life’s little ceremonies that guest and host cannot bring themselves to talk right out about terminating a visit. Drugging a Nation The Story of China and the Opium Curse His English was that spoken by gentlefolk, which has the clearness of water, the sparkle of champagne. A Man in the Open Any one could see with half an eye as they was gentlefolk, though they've only taken the back room. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story The home of gentlefolks–you spoke the truth for once. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch Pity, kind gentlefolk, Friends of humanity, Keen blows the blast and night’s coming on; O give me some food For my mother, for charity; Give me food for my mother, and I will be gone.” Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands A society of gentlefolk, he told me, had been formed, all of whom were amateur actors, and a theatre had been built at San Gregorio for them to play comedies and tragedies. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second The heathen amongst whom I dwelt were, it appears, Nature's gentlefolk, hating unreality and humbug as they hated the devil. Windyridge Well, Judy supposed all these poor dear people were gentlefolk, but these two were of her world. Man and Maid I imagine that a few of the gentlefolks of Cranford were poor, and had some difficulty in making both ends meet; but they were like the Spartans, and concealed their smart under a smiling face. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 “Nobody,” said she, “but I am poor and in distress, and I sweeps before gentlefolks' doors and hopes they will give me something.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Now you are the long-lost orphan, the offspring of gentlefolks, and heir to a tidy fortune when you come of age. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War Nearly every one of these young fellows was the younger son of gentlefolks in England. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The gentlefolk don’t know me, don’t want to. Lady Cassandra "Pigs—pigs must naked go; but not for gentlefolk the snow," squealed the herd shrilly. The Three Mulla-mulgars "The gentlefolks ought to stop being cruel to the peasants first," said Mat. Black Forest Village Stories “Take a lad from the gutter, and I will engage that by using towards him the same amount of care as is devoted to the child of gentlefolks, you will make him a gentleman.” A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War The people who run the place are most respectable, in fact they are gentlefolks who have been compelled to let rooms owing to reduced circumstances. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War Only gentlefolk, with some pretensions to intelligence and good looks, need reply, as the advertiser considers that this place would be wasted upon others. The Brightener Good gentlefolk! will you be pleased to stay and eat brown bread with us at the wagons, and cheese and hard-cooked eggs? Seeds of Pine Such was the way with the gentlefolks, she said; and everybody knew it who wasn't too stupid. Black Forest Village Stories And there was Captain Washington, And gentlefolks about him; They say he's grown so 'tarnal proud He will not ride without 'em. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 They are in a position to instruct the several members of the fraternity as to the habits and foibles of the “gentlefolks.” Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 It is not that he ever swaggers, as plenty of the young gentlefolks do; it's something quite different. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. They both told Mrs. Jones, that the poor would get the coarse pieces of meat cheaper, if the gentlefolks did not buy them for soups and gravy. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales Balt only worked for the gentlefolks and for the Jews, who also wore citizens' dress: make peasants' clothes he could not,--and would not, for he had been to Berlin. Black Forest Village Stories The chief and his sister were persons perfectly intelligent: gentlefolk, apt of speech. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Sörine was a gentlefolks' child, not by birth, of course—for Maren knew well enough who was father and who mother to the girl, whatever Sören might have thought—but by gift of grace. Ditte: Girl Alive! For the Edwardian culture did not go very deep; the country gentlefolk and elder business men, the middling professionals and half-pay officers, never abandoned the Victorian tradition. Pot-Boilers "It's a fine thing to be gentlefolk," said the boy, taking up his pot-board. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. The reappearance of the Noah's Ark, when due, confirmed Gwen's view as to the whereabouts of the basket, and was followed by a hasty departure of the gentlefolks to catch the downtrain from London. When Ghost Meets Ghost “So it was a case of ‘Compliments fly when gentlefolk meet.’” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) I find as many gentlefolk amongst my tenants and servants, as at the parties to which I have the honor of escorting you. The Moving Finger Let the Wessex master forsake his countryside, or leave his peasants for gentlefolk, and immediately my interest wanes, his wonderful appeal fails. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography On these occasions no one that could possibly be imagined to be gentlefolk should be left out. Sir Tom They sat at their ease, with food and a flagon of wine before them and silver cups, for all the world like gentlefolk on a picnic, only happier. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales It is but insipid, barren work, talking and laughing with the good gentlefolks of Briarfield. Shirley I sweeps before gentlefolks’s doors, and hopes they will give me something.” Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series One could see they were all gentlefolks, though the girls were not of the last cry of fashion. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse But the men I mean are of the other kind; they speak like gentlefolk, and micht, for the manner o’ them, sit wi’ her ladyship in Dudhope Castle.” Graham of Claverhouse But she did not like gentlefolk who were not gentle. Is He Popenjoy? The gentlefolk took her to the banquet hall and gave her a glass of cordial. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales English gentlefolks of the eighteenth century preserved in Virginian amber. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 “But, mother,” with a burning face, “we are gentlefolk; surely it does not matter so much that we are poor.” Wee Wifie Don't you see that we have got gentlefolks to breakfast with us this morning?' Forgotten Tales of Long Ago The De Barons, at any rate, are gentlefolk. Is He Popenjoy? “If I had only a bit of salted beef and few potatoes to put in, it would be fit for gentlefolks, however particular they might be,” he said. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales I've had a deal of experience of gentlefolks, and it's always money as is the thing as sets them off their head. Phoebe, Junior For the Pecci were good gentlefolk long ago, and the portraits of Pope Leo's father and mother, in their dress of the last century, still hang in their places in the mansion. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome And partly because we had finished our repast, and partly from courtesy and the natural promptings of gentlefolk to give a visitor courteous greeting, we all arose and received him standing. The Busted Ex-Texan and Other Stories The gentlefolk of the city resorted to the City tavern after the Revolution as they had to Bradford's coffee house before. All About Coffee In his heart, however, I believe he was immensely proud at having trained me to meet gentlefolk on more or less equal terms. The Belovéd Vagabond Yours, sir, they'll never want friends, and a hundred or so here or there, that don't ruin gentlefolks; but without selling up the business, how am I ever to get a hundred pounds? Phoebe, Junior It was quite evident she'd never been in service before with gentlefolks. In Brief Authority Like most of the Italian gentlefolk of his day and generation, he held the business of writing in low esteem. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History As to character, them gentlefolks will search and search, and pry and pry, and have it as free from spot or speck in us, afore they'll help us to a dry good word!—Well! A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others His parents were gentlefolk, but his ancestor, Frederick William I., was a well-known undesirable. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 “Your honor,” he said—“since you will not be called worship—your honor really has a use for these toys of gentlefolk?” The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel Amiable, kindly gentlefolk they were, with tender hearts and ready sympathies. The Message The son of decayed, proud, and now extinct gentlefolk, he presented personal testimonials of an unexceptionable quality. The Rough Road Fifteen years since the writer of this page used to be invited to dinners and dances in that street—dinners and dances which were attended by prosperous gentlefolk from the West End of the town. A Book About Lawyers The ancestors from which he descended formed a line of true gentlefolk. Lafayette “Is it possible that such a rascal usurps the privileges of gentlefolk?” The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel Elsie could see directly that they were gentlefolk, who would never think of hurting two little children. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young She had inherited the condition, as had her mother before her—gentlefolk who had to count the pennies. The Pagan Madonna Of gentlefolk who are poor and of artists and writers who are poor there are innumerable types strewn throughout his works. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations That is, not the overlord himself, but the gentlefolks that were with the overlord. Jewish Children On their arrival, Mrs. Harris, the farmer's wife, came to the door to receive them, helped the young gentlefolks out of the chaise, and kissed them. The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror Elsie very much wished, however, that gentlefolk had not such strange manners. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young Betty's notions of the walking powers of gentlefolk were very limited. Tom Brown at Oxford The gentlefolks, of whom many waited upon her, from her first coming hither unto her death, asked for "my Lady," and nothing more. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... And not around the gentlefolks themselves, but around the Jews that hovered around the gentlefolks who were with the overlord. Jewish Children It's all very well for those other Devils, who have to do with gentlefolk, with merchants, or with women. The First Distiller The hieroglyphic of the fire represents several persons, gentlefolk on one side and commonfolk on the other, emptying water vessels on a furious fire into which two children are falling headlong. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy In England, a Sunday would have filled it with holiday strollers, whereas here they only encountered a very few, and those chiefly gentlefolks. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster To judge by their way of talking, they divide the world into folk and gentlefolk. A Poor Man's House I might well be excused, a raw provincial lad, if I did feel shyish in the presence of such gentlefolk. Marjorie See what a lot of tradesmen, gentlefolk, and all sorts of people flock in every day, and how few peasants!” The First Distiller Both the Eads family, who came from Maryland, and his mother's people, the Buchanans, who were originally Irish, were gentlefolk; but James's father never was very prosperous. James B. Eads What a great gentleman you will be, to be sure, dining thirty gentlefolks twice a week, as they say poor Mr. Charlecote did, and driving four fine horses to your carriage like a gentleman. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster I don’t remember to have heard of any gentlefolks of the name of King residing in this part of the New Forest.” Girls of the Forest But they were such true gentlefolk that it was impossible for long not to feel at ease in their society. Marjorie How common people and gentlefolks will stop me in the streets and say: "Mr. Dickens, will you let me touch the hand that has filled my home with so many friends?" The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 There was only one spring of water for gentlefolk and villagers, and from some of the houses or cottages it was two miles away. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Moreover, it would be hard to find a more delightful, little social world than its gentlefolk represent. A Dixie School Girl And if the Dales were gentlefolks and lords of the manor, the Kings were their humble retainers. Girls of the Forest Tha sees mine's what th' gentlefolk ca' a responsible position i' society. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 Staid burghers walked soberly along, fops strutted, bullies swaggered, gentlefolks went in fitting dignity, and beggars whined for alms at the corners of the narrow lanes that, between the houses, led down to the river. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea But the best on’t came after the ball, For to set off the whole to perfection, Madam Fig ax’t the gentlefolks all, To sup on a fine cold collection. Deborah Dent and Her Donkey and Madam Fig's Gala Two Humorous Tales He was much taller and heavier than Jack Cockrell, the lad of seventeen, who came of gentlefolk and was unused to brawls with weapons. Blackbeard: Buccaneer But on hearing that the gentlefolks employed Dr. Dosewell, and it was a good seven miles to his house, the homeopathist fetched a deep breath. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 My grandmother is dead now, and only the gentlefolks give me anything; for they don't seem afraid of me, though they look as if they didn't like me, and wanted me gone. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 She was more serious and given to routine than her elders themselves, as sometimes happened when the daughters of New England gentlefolks were brought up wholly in the society of their elders. The Queen's Twin and Other Stories I will be frank with you and admit that neither of us were gentlefolks. The Opal Serpent These tender-hearted gentlefolks ought to remember, too, that they not only desire to have a squire whipped, but a governor, making no more of it than saying, 'Drink with your cherries.' Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote Nay, my sirs an' gentlefolk—I'm not makin' too much of it! Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation by Wilfred T. Grenfell, M.D. I suspect that pride is the real evil of poverty—of gentlefolks’ poverty. Deerbrook A bearded postillion astride A lean and shaggy nag doth ride, Unto the gates the servants fly To bid the gentlefolk good-bye. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse From trade retired, He much desired To rank with gentlefolk, So bought a place He called "The Chase," And furnished it—old oak. The Book of Humorous Verse Her glance, clear, cool, penetrating, scanned face after face, and then she said, as it were, regretfully, “There are no gentlefolk among you?” The Dew of Their Youth "He is not fit to be in this house," he almost shouted, "or to associate with gentlefolk." The Music Master Novelized from the Play The man muttered something about the plague of gentlefolks being so poor, and about wondering that gentlefolks were not ashamed of being so poor. Deerbrook So you must not set your heart on keeping the little maiden, for as her friends are sure to be rich gentlefolks she would be better off with them than with us.” Won from the Waves Down South the gentlefolk lived as gentlefolk lived in England, with perhaps a more lavish ostentation, a more liberal hospitality. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III It is a thing not much practised among gentlefolk, but, what with being so much with your mantua-makers, you will doubtless not know any better!” The Dew of Their Youth He's a gentleman in the way that all the good people in the country round are gentlefolk, because they're self-respecting and kind-hearted and intelligent. Lady Betty Across the Water The old woman looked suspiciously at her, and asked her what made her suppose that poor folks had watches, when some gentlefolks had none? Deerbrook The plough and the loom would stand still, If we were made gentlefolks all; If clodhoppers—who then would fill The parliament, pulpit or hall? Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest I want to work among gentlefolk, Bridget—poor gentlefolk, who suffer most of all, because they are too proud to ask for help. The Lady of the Basement Flat Of course, they might be more grandly lodged 119by the rich and the great—gentlefolk in their own station. The Dew of Their Youth Maria declared they were better outside than inside, and that the Bauers who dwelt in them could scarcely find bedding for their cattle, much less for Christian gentlefolks. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 The troubles and wars of the region impoverished his parents, who had been gentlefolks in better times; yet they managed to bestow the culture that made him the accomplished person I have described. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver They are real gentlefolks, that is what they are. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient Eh, monseigneur expected some one, doubtless—a lady, it might be—the gentlefolk had their escapades like every one else. Chivalry Wal, then Ruth she went over with some gentlefolks that was goin' back to England, and offered to see her safe and sound; and so she was set down at Lady Maxwell's manor. Oldtown Fireside Stories George himself, as a boy, had already begun to "question the final rightness of the gentlefolks," declaring his rebellion by "resolving to marry a viscount's daughter" and blacking the eye of her half-brother. Personality in Literature They settle up to be looked upon as gentlefolks.' Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray "Like it!" says one on 'em; "if this is the stuff the gentlefolks drinkin', the gentlefolks is welcome to it for we." The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography Says I, there's quare gentlefolks going in these times, but I don't cool my heels waitin' in a jooler's shop with a challenge for the principal when he chooses to walk in to business. Two Sides of the Face Midwinter Tales "Yes, the Carpenters are gentlefolk, if not a county family like ours," said Standish simply. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims I believe, Billy," she said, over and over again, "that your parents were gentlefolk. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes Why should we not clothe ourselves like gentlefolk as well as our kindred and friends at home? Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia “You say Dr Lawrence’s income just now is about two hundred; well, gentlefolks find it summat difficult to keep house on that, though it’s plenty for the likes of you an’ me.” Rivers of Ice ‘Yes, sir, and that I must do, even though some be gentlefolks’ sons; one be your son, sir, and sorry I have to speak it. Mountain Moggy The Stoning of the Witch Highly as he esteemed my father and mother, he considered perhaps justly, that they were not in a position to bring up a little girl whose parents were evidently gentlefolks. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea “Just confess, Edmund, that the old gentleman did not think the place worth attending to till educated gentlefolk came to live in it.” The Carbonels The three gentlefolk and their mad conductress gazed from out the shadow and at a safe distance. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia The few pedestrians that pass along are chiefly gentlefolks, who have come abroad this fine morning for an airing—to take a constitutional, and to pick up an appetite for dinner. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 Volume 18, New Series, July 31, 1852 But I think, Doctor Morgan, you and your lady and the young gentlefolks will be getting tired, so I’ll put off an account of my adventures till another evening. Mountain Moggy The Stoning of the Witch He’d once been a gentleman’s butler, and had seen how the gentlefolks went on. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best Coming out through the churchyard, the girls were conscious of glances of interest directed towards themselves by various little parties who plainly composed the gentlefolk of the neighbourhood. The Fortunes of the Farrells “After all they’re gentlefolk in trouble, as we might be,” said she, “and they do behave very nice at the short-’and class to Jemima.” Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life He gave her a moment to digest this, and then said, almost in a whisper,— "Hearkened the gentlefolks on Scutchemsee Nob, after you was gone home, Mistress." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 She was always careful of this, having lived with gentlefolks. Brother Copas One of the things urged against him was that he was no gentleman and could not understand the feeling of gentlefolk, owing to his unfortunate upbringing. Lloyd George The Man and His Story There need be no imputation of sinister designs to these gentlefolk, who so are elected by force of circumstances to guard and guide the nation's interests. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation It’s all one gentlefolk can do to another. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life She began to read—how soft her voice is, and how perfectly cultivated.—Her family must be very refined gentlefolk—ordinary English typists have not that indescribable distinction of tone. Man and Maid He did not visit with the neighbouring gentlefolks, as he hated a set dinner party.’ Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 Big houses and lovely grounds lay off the main road in the neighborhood, undoubtedly the homes of country gentlefolk. Lloyd George The Man and His Story But, to cover loose ends and vagrant cases, the gentlefolk may for the purpose be credited with so high a percentage of the total population. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation ‘After being so many years among gentlefolk, I could not live with a man who was not a scholar, and did not bathe every day.’ Women and Politics Now Monsieur Ernest Legouvé will not be satisfied with his comedy, unless these gentlefolk unanimously decide that he need not blot a single line of it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 I have examined the ordnance maps, and cross-examined the neighboring Protestant gentlefolk. The Miraculous Revenge Little Blue Book #215 A kind of benevolent feudalism still existed in the district, and villagers at election time fell naturally into the groove required by the rich landowners and gentlefolk of the neighborhood. Lloyd George The Man and His Story The conscious worth of these gentlefolk has been a beautifully complete achievement. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation The tracks are so very unpleasant—dangerous even, for the carriages of gentlefolk. Mary Gray Have you!—Well, though the young lady misunderstands me, it's always my endeavour to be respectful to gentlefolks. John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts What must it be like to be gentlefolk, to have the money to buy calm and cleanliness? The Call of the Blood Lots of manufacturers are gentlemen, but we are not gentlefolks, and they—they don't guess it from me,' she wound up half-shamefacedly. Sarah's School Friend There is no reason to apprehend any touch of modesty in the exactions of such a dynastic establishment for itself or in behalf of its underlying hierarchy of gentlefolk. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation The sufferers thought that help might be obtained from George III., and a petition was accordingly drawn up for the enforcement of gentlefolk to wear wigs for the benefit of the wig-makers. At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History Miss, I brought it for you; and I'll get a glass from the cupboard, and a plate for this paper of sweet cakes, that the gentlefolks eat, after dinner in the desert. John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts "When you've settled which it's to be, ma'am, that'll all come right again,—seeing that gentlefolks like them have given up fighting, as you say." Can You Forgive Her? Here lies Judge Boat within a coffin, Pray, gentlefolks, forbear your scoffin'; A Boat a judge! yes, where's the blunder A wooden Judge is no such wonder! Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell Still, his preconceived notions of the wisdom and beneficence of his gentlefolk would presumably hinder his seeing the matter in that reasonable light. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation "The company, the other gentlefolks, will be quite sufficient besides." Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes He felt that these pleasant-looking young gentlefolk could never have really earned their unfortunate reputation. The Terrible Twins "She must be sent to a boarding school and be among gentlefolk," declared Gay energetically. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Such gentlefolk do not, of course, want equality, but they want fair treatment for the weaker race. Contrary Mary Something has already been said of the prospective breeding of pedigreed gentlefolk under the projected régime of peace. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation The Carrolls, as far as their manners went, were gentlefolk, and came of a long line of gentlefolk. The Debtor A Novel "Well, the Douglases were gentlefolk; and they blackmailed," said the Terror in a tone of sweet reason. The Terrible Twins Suddenly appearing behind the backs of the row of gentlefolk on the bench was the pale, thin face of my father. Romance God’s Word declares, The men whose treasure is above— Those humble working gentlefolk Whose life flows on in deeds of love. Masques & Phases It is scarcely conceivable that this could have been done in a more unobtrusively efficient manner, or with a more austerely virtuous conviction of well-doing, than by the gentlefolk bred of the Victorian peace. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation His peasants, priests, and gentlefolks are amazingly human. Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul She failed to hear the tongues in trees, and her dramatic sense was not satisfied with the little stage of curtsying tenantry and of gentlefolk who abhorred the very thought of anything theatrical in life. The Parts Men Play And she was asked into society with madame, and met the gentlefolks who kept their simple, retired state about the magnificent cathedral. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax Those paupers who are ‘saved’ are rewarded by material comforts such as graced the earthly home of Georgiana herself, one of the ‘humble working gentlefolk.’ Masques & Phases There can be little doubt but the high example of the Victorian gentlefolk has had much to do with stabilising the animus of the British common man on lines of integrity and fair play. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation A year come next September there was six of 'em, gentlefolk, too, who'd been yachting. The Betrayal Of the Castle Quin people who could hardly do more than pay their way like country gentlefolk, and who were mere Irish, Mr. Crowe did not think much. An Eye for an Eye He was wont to say that it was a difficult task to make gentlefolk laugh; but he succeeded in making them laugh at that which was laughable in themselves. Americans and Others He meddles not in matters that gentlefolks love. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot And numerically the gentlefolk are an inconsiderable fraction of the population. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation They have been lovers, and then they are gentlefolk. Holiday Stories for Young People But you have as gentlefolks, with all the disabilities of gentlefolks, the one thing that all these experts have fatally lacked. Poison Island The trees opened left and right, stepping back and courtesying, like true gentlefolks as they are, with delicate leaf-draperies drooping low. Queen Hildegarde "Oh, we have got some married ones, too," said Rayne, "but they live in houses of their own like gentlefolk." The Summons And are gentlefolk in the habit of asking a man, as Constance did, how it was that he ever came to get engaged to such a woman as the one of his choice? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-21 And there's a many fine gentlefolk thinks they can, till they feels the difference. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men He is a cut above us, and clips his words like the gentlefolk do. Uncle Max A couple of gentlefolk once lived in a certain part of England. The Brownies and Other Tales "Your people are gentlefolk, I expect," he said. The Lighted Way And now you have some preposterous plan which will shame me again, humiliate both of us once more, before my friends, these gentlefolk. The Man from Home You teaches him the speech of gentlefolk, and the airs of gentlefolk, and the learning of gentlefolk. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men No one listened now to the cries of the auctioneer, but everybody crowded around Ingmar to wish him happiness—peasants and gentlefolk, friends and strangers, alike. Jerusalem A certain popular avenue runs between rows of once splendid mansions now struggling a little awkwardly into trade on their lowest floors, like impoverished but courageous gentlefolk. The Seeker "It's only that she likes gentlefolk and is fit to mix with them; and after all, Jo, I'm nothing but a pore common man." Joanna Godden Her name is Biddy Bullen, sir; she's my niece; but 'tis a poor timid little fool, and is always in a fright when gentlefolks happen to speak to her. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Don't you think the gentlefolks would give you up so easily as that. Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn At this time it was in the hands of all the gentlefolk of Europe. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots My only fear was that the gallery might mistake his rather second-rate people for gentlefolk. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917 Oh, we don't trouble to call ourselves gentlefolk. Joanna Godden Mrs. Thacher, perhaps unconsciously, had looked for some trace of the father's good breeding and gentlefolk fashions, but this was not a child who took kindly to needlework and pretty clothes. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches "Why not?—provided, of course, they were—well, gentlefolk and associated accordingly." The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel Up to the present time there is the common saying: “Since then the ‘dragon-cuffed’ gentlefolks have flourished.” Myths and Legends of China Indeed, when the neighboring gentlefolks found out that opening the gate was the family trade, they soon left off giving any thing. Stories for the Young Or, Cheap Repository Tracts: Entertaining, Moral, and Religious. Vol. VI. You can mix with any gentlefolk you can find to mix with. Joanna Godden The servants at Haddon Hall are gentlefolk compared with servants at other places where I have worked, and I desire nothing more than to find favor in Sir George's eyes. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall So no danger was too big for William Dale to face; his courage became a byword; gentlefolk and peasants alike admired and wondered. The Devil's Garden Perhaps he only waited until the other gentlefolk should be gone. Audrey "If she is not a lady of birth, she is one of the first specimens of Nature's gentlefolks I have ever come across." The Doctor's Dilemma "I thought thee had had enough of gentlefolks, without bringing another fair-feathered bird to the nest." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 The reference to the “old gentlefolks” implies the well-known fact that in argument old persons are inclined to be much more obstinate than young people. Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn He felt it in the air, a dull inactive hostility, when talking to gentlefolks' coachmen or giving orders to his own servants. The Devil's Garden The gold piece lay within her brown fingers a thought too lightly, for as she stepped back from the row of gentlefolk it slid from her hand to the ground. Audrey In complete dissatisfaction she put aside, at length, every garment of her own which she possessed as unsuitable for the great day when she was to meet the bluegrass gentlefolk. In Old Kentucky Law, Julius," she would say, while the tears streamed down over her plump cheeks, "the parquet and the big boxes are for the gentlefolks, and not for humble people like you and me. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories "It's maddening to think what duffers we gentlefolks are!" Marcella Mavis saw with satisfaction that the gentlefolk did not seemed to be huffed. The Devil's Garden Here lies Judge Boat within a coffin: Pray, gentlefolks, forbear your scoffing. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 She ceased to fear her meeting with the bluegrass gentlefolk and looked forward to it with real confidence and pleasure. In Old Kentucky I think so too, and if ever I get better, I don't mean to go about the country speaking against born gentlefolks any more. Mistress and Maid You see, you must get down beneath the gentleman or would-be gentleman-farmer, down to the man who never conceived the idea of ruffling it with gentlefolk. The Bed-Book of Happiness And then he thought of the various advantages still possessed by gentlefolk. The Devil's Garden Everybody knows that I love to tell truth, and shame the devil: I am but a poor servant; but I think gentlefolks should be civil. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 She makes a sight o' money by playin' on that fiddle in the houses o' the gentlefolk, and she's as proud as the very deuce. Aylwin With the exception of a few who give their services in connexion with the work of the place as a return for their treatment, it is really a Home for gentlefolk. Regeneration I imagine that a few of the gentlefolk of Cranford were poor, and had some difficulty in making both ends meet; but they were like the Spartans, and concealed their smart under a smiling face. The Bed-Book of Happiness But trust me, gentlefolk, far other was the scene presented to the contemplation of the crew from that which may be witnessed at this degenerate day. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Their father, though unsuccessful in business, had been ambitious in an old-fashioned way for his children, and they had been brought up 'as gentlefolks'—that is to say without any trade or profession. Missing The terms were favourable, and they were gentlefolk. The Moon Rock Here the good man in question made a faint endeavor to interpose, but the gentlefolks by their impetuosity completely suppressed him. A Perilous Secret The Lords and gentlefolks and the King have these leaves prepared with camphor and other aromatic spices, and also mixt with quicklime. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 You will admit, papa, that a good many gentlefolk in the world go to one genius!' Fenwick's Career Popular art in all ages has been interested in contemporary manners and costume; it dressed the groups around the Crucifixion in the garb of Florentine gentlefolk or Flemish burghers. The Defendant It is an honorable thought, And makes one lift one's hat, As one encountered gentlefolk Upon a daily street, That we've immortal place, Though pyramids decay, And kingdoms, like the orchard, Flit russetly away. Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete Well, sir, in regard to a row between the gentlefolks—not that I call that there Bartley one—judge for yourself. A Perilous Secret It is an honorable thought, And makes one lift one's hat, As one encountered gentlefolk Upon a daily street, That we've immortal place, Though pyramids decay, And kingdoms, like the orchard, Flit russetly away. Poems by Emily Dickinson, Third Series The servants below all give it up to them that they're real gentlefolk. Mr. Scarborough's Family They are very 'rich' and 'very worthy' gentlefolks. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 They were a good deal too large, and his feet slipped about in them uncomfortably; but the man assured him that was how everybody, even gentlefolks, bought them, to leave room for growing. Alone in London What gentlefolk said was to be accepted as true. By Advice of Counsel And there was red carpet down, just like for gentlefolks. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories Eh, monseigneur expected some one, doubtless—a lady, it might be,—the gentlefolk had their escapades like every one else. Chivalry The bridles and saddles of the big ranchmen and of the gentlefolk generally were handsome and were elaborately ornamented with silver. Through the Brazilian Wilderness Mr. Seward possessed both experience and culture; more than this, he was a scholar, and came of a long line of gentlefolk. Abraham Lincoln I don't think fine clothes can make gentlefolks; no, nor farming one's own land, either, though that sounds well enough. Fenton's Quest He had to salute the gentlefolks respectful and be grateful for the food and clothing they spared him out of their riches. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth We are no little people, she and I, the children of many kings, of God’s regents here on earth; and it was never reasonable, my Miguel, that gentlefolk should cheat at their dicing.” Chivalry While this discussion was going on, the gentlefolk who were talking the matter over in the centre of the yard had dispatched a message for the coroner all the way to the town of Hextan. Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton Rose was an only child; her mother had been dead for years; her kinsfolk on both sides laid claim to the title of gentlefolk, but supported it on the narrowest margin of independence. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories The courtyard was a sea of heads, and the balconies were filled with gentlefolk in holiday attire, eating cakes and chaffing gaily at the play. Master Skylark "Mother," he tried again; "if there wasn't any gentlefolks, wouldn't things belong to people like me and you, and if they did—" "Lord sakes and drat the Boy!" The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth But it was never reasonable that gentlefolk should cheat at their dicing. Chivalry These at least were gentlefolk, and paid their bills without doing anything to scandalize the Romans. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I The boys whom he then began to teach he found particularly apt in historical studies, and their parents with whom he dwelt were thorough gentlefolk. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Over these doors were two plastered rooms, twopenny private boxes for gentlefolk. Master Skylark "If there wasn't gentlefolks to make work for us to do," said Mrs. Caddles, "how should we poor people get a living?" The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth The pleasure of a modern reader in such tales as these is enhanced by the light they throw on the household arrangements and customs of the gentlefolk of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France Besides, you know, some of the Catholic gentlefolks have actually sent trinkets and suchlike down here for safety—at least, so the story goes.' Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty But, we must not quite forget the crowds of gentlefolks who set the shamefully dangerous fashion, either. The Uncommercial Traveller She had struggled through years of privation to keep herself clean and wholesome, worthy of those gentlefolk from whom she drew her blood. Within the Law All my rooms is wanted for gentlefolks, and not for such as you.' The Rose and the Ring I don’t wonder at it; for the old Dutch families are gentlefolks of the good dull old school, and the English colonists can scarcely suit them. Letters from the Cape Those gentlefolks and their children inside those fine houses, could they think, as they looked out at her, what it was to be really hungry, really cold? Our Mutual Friend We were brought up as regular gentlefolk, proud of our social position and holding aloof from all the outer world. Reminiscences of Tolstoy These are what she calls gentlefolk's airs, I suppose! House of the Seven Gables He had the character, among the gentlefolks, of being such a well-behaved man, that they were determined to bring him in. David Copperfield We're bumping against new people, and they set up to be gentlefolks—etiquette dinners and all the rest of it. Tono Bungay Farmer.—Yes! many gentlefolks come to see it in the summer time. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery It is true they were improvident, and easily dazzled with the sight of ready money; but they were gentlefolk besides, and that in a way which curiously unfitted them to combat Yankee craft. Across the Plains If we are gentlefolks they will put hatchments over our late domicile, with gilt cherubim, and mottoes stating that there is "Quiet in Heaven." Vanity Fair But Cliff, he was ashamed o' being called a tailor, and he was sore vexed as his riding was laughed at, and nobody o' the gentlefolks hereabout could abide him. Silas Marner George Washington, Esquire, was of the gentlefolk, and he came near being a King. Tono Bungay Were all the gentlefolks who come here to see the sources like you, we should indeed feel no want in these hills of such a gentleman as is spoken of in the pennillion.” Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery But no one ever thought of mentioning the Miss Irwines, except the poor people in Broxton village, who regarded them as deep in the science of medicine, and spoke of them vaguely as "the gentlefolks." Adam Bede Do you think, because I am a governess, I have not as much sense, and feeling, and good breeding as you gentlefolks in Hampshire? Vanity Fair I don't know what it is to gentlefolks, but I look upon it as a deal—almost too much. Silas Marner They posed as simple gentlefolk, a little hostile to the rush and gadding-about of London, preferring a secluded and unpretentious quiet. Tono Bungay “I am sure I have a right to say so, for many is the good crown I have got by showing gentlefolks like yourself to the top of him.” Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery You'd be wanting the clock set by gentlefolks's time, would you? Adam Bede But there she was, as easy and well mannered as you please—and with gentlefolks' ways, though, as an American, such finish could scarcely be expected from her. The Shuttle It is well for gentlefolk like you who sit in your grand houses, and can eat and drink what you like, an' charge 'arf-a-crown for just saying as much as, ''Ow d'ye do?' Round the Red Lamp England is a country of great Renascence landed gentlefolk who have been unconsciously outgrown and overgrown. Tono Bungay And so you see, sir," said I, "there is something to be said upon my side; and this gambling is a very poor employ for gentlefolks. Kidnapped Oh, Your Honour, it's all right and proper for gentlefolks to stay up by candlelight—they've got no cheese on their minds. Adam Bede He should not forget, they said, that his father and mother were gentlefolk, and painting wasn't a serious profession; it was Bohemian, disreputable, immoral. Of Human Bondage Hedin was no unwelcome guest in the houses of gentlefolks, and he was often seen at the judge's and the pastor's omber parties. Tales from Two Hemispheres A private recommendation between gentlefolks goes so far.' The Haunted Hotel Skirting the half-circle in which the gentlefolks stood or sat, he came quietly behind the jugglers and spoke to them on a sudden in the language of their own country. The Moonstone Aye, madam, these are misfortunes that you gentlefolks know nothing of,—but sorrow is sorrow, let it come which way it will. Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman He must not speak to gentlefolk, unless in the way of his work: so he can have no sociability, but with his poor neighbours. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor "O, of course, miss; gentlefolks has always good reasons for their goings-on!" The Lovels of Arden I have an aunt there, a poor woman, who chairs for gentlefolks, and I went to her. Anna St. Ives The chief Indian, who acted as interpreter, thereupon wheeled about again towards the gentlefolks. The Moonstone Also, because Bourke was born of gentlefolk, he learned to speak English, what clothes to wear and when to wear them, and the civilized practice with knife and fork at table. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama Is this a decent noise to make around gentlefolks' doors? The Channings The Shakespeares' second application to be admitted to the status of gentlefolk took a new form. The Man Shakespeare The women and children moved towards the village; the men and lads lingered a little on the green, irresolute, and then slowly gravitated to the 'Royal Oak,' touching their hats as they passed the gentlefolks. The Golden Calf But Katy didn't care what "gentlefolks" did or did not do, and insisted upon having Punch called back. What Katy Did Next Reader, do you know those little homesteads of country gentlefolks, which were plentiful in our Great Russian Oukraïne twenty-five or thirty years ago? A Desperate Character and Other Stories I am only making a morning call upon you, after the fashion of gentlefolks; the public delights to pay respect to its officials, you know. The Channings This event called Shakespeare back to his village, and while he was there he most probably paid his father's debts, and certainly tried to acquire for himself and his successors the position of gentlefolk. The Man Shakespeare Mrs. Dolly opposed the idea of keeping a shop; and observed that they should not, in that case, be gentlefolks. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 In this crowd of gentlefolks I chanced, however, to discover one very pleasant fellow. The Jew and Other Stories I knew that smile well; it indicated that my servant had heard something discreditable or even shocking about gentlefolks. A Desperate Character and Other Stories There were people of all classes, officials, gentlefolk, work-people, and loyal Boers, but they had a connecting link; they had all been loyal, and they were all ruined. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal Now, I take it, it's the same thing with gentlefolks and working men. By Sheer Pluck, a Tale of the Ashanti War He would, perhaps, pitch his tent in her paddock; he would sit at her table in sweater and flannels, sandals on his feet, while she and her guests were in the ordinary garb of—gentlefolks. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution I never realized, until I went very shyly among them, the exquisite delicacy of English gentlefolk. The Mountebank Our gentlefolks had come in numbers to Williamsburg; and a great number of them proposed to treat her Excellency, the Governor's lady, to a ball, when the news reached us of the Boston Port Bill. The Virginians I may come to drink champagne with gentlefolks yet. Ghosts I'm a shabby man that wants to get out of a room full of staring gentlefolk. A Passionate Pilgrim Other people came to be gentlefolks and lord it over the land—why not they? The History of David Grieve Why the time the wedding took place, when the gentlefolk sat down to supper afterwards, she went off in a carriage... Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series Why don't we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family way and dine with some other plain country gentlefolks?' The Virginians Not for them was it to finger the little gentlefolks, but only to devour them with admiring eyes. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day "Rich men may have their fancies, for they can pay for them," said the landlord; "this is not the first time Maitre Pierre has found the true way to make gentlefolks serve at his beck." Quentin Durward But you must part like gentlefolk, you know. Three Dramas There are poor gentlefolks all over the country who are only too glad to take a girl when they can get one, and give her a pleasant home and instruction for a moderate sum. Fan : the story of a young girl's life The gentlefolks in the great pew were very much enlivened by the discourse. The Virginians Tell that to gentlefolks that don't know them. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day Questionable gentlefolk plainly; the best French people never did such things. Madame De Mauves Hush, hush! let us remember we are gentlefolk! Three Dramas Poor little gentlefolk, the odds-and-ends of existence, the pence and threepenny bits of human life! Memoirs of My Dead Life His mother was bred up by two very perfect gentlefolks. The Virginians One of the foremost leaned on his knotty stick, pulled off his hat, and shouted, "Good morning, my noble gentlefolk!" O. T. a Danish Romance Law bless you! the Bayhams have seen almost all the nobility of England come in and go out, and were gentlefolks when many a fine lord's father of the present day was sweeping a counting-house. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family All gentlefolks have their proper rules of behaviour. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War Charles Wentworth Dilke was born into a family of English gentlefolk, which after a considerable period of comparative obscurity had won back prosperous days. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 She had company there, and card-assemblies, and preachers in plenty; and set up her little throne there, to which the gentlefolks of the province were welcome to come and bow. The Virginians The gentlefolks would also certainly be there, they thought, because the young Baron was come back out of foreign parts, and with him the other gentleman, who certainly was to have Miss Louise. O. T. a Danish Romance For we could all read long before young gentlefolks nowadays can say their letters. Chantry House Quite fifteen stepping-stones stepped up—if you counted three that were made of wood—to soothe the dignity of the brook in its last fresh-water moments, rather than to gratify the dry-skin'd soles of gentlefolk. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War He means to take the priests and the monks away from us in order to give everything to the gentlefolk. Master Olof : a Drama in Five Acts The hospitality of the province was unbounded: every man's house was his neighbour's; and the idle gentlefolks rode from one mansion to another, finding in each pretty much the same sport, welcome, and rough plenty. The Virginians In less than an hour twenty different people, mainly gentlefolk, had come in and bought places at the sensible price at which he offered them. On Something You are crazy, husband, with all your fads; and this has come upon you since you have taken it into your head to frequent the gentlefolk. The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman She could hardly be induced to believe that there could be such an odd character among the gentlefolk as the one who sought their hospitality. The Home and the World "I came, gentlefolks," said the hunter, after a few commonplace remarks had been exchanged,—"I came to see if you know what a 'bee' means?" Gaut Gurley He moves among youth, himself no longer young, and among gentlefolk, as one making no claim to equal rank. Growth of the Soil The place is called Mårbacka," said the owl, "and gentlefolk lived here once upon a time. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils By frequenting the gentlefolk I show my judgment. The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman But as to the gentlefolk there … I don't know, but perhaps they have to. Plays Granam, stand out o' the way; for here come gentlefolk will run o'er you else. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 I met no one of my own station—I was at a public school and my people were gentlefolk—or tastes. The Cinema Murder Only the Vigils were requested to come with their lanterns, to light the gentlefolks home at night. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia And she made a little courtesy like a well-trained nurse, who has already served with gentlefolks and knows how to behave. Fruitfulness Even taking into account the signal service Duchemin had rendered, this wasn't easy to believe when one remembered the tradition of social conservatism among French gentlefolk. Alias the Lone Wolf Beggar Oh, Sir, you would not talk thus, if you knew What life is this of ours, how sleep will master The weary-worn.—You gentlefolk have got Warm chambers to your wish. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 They were gentlefolk--and gentle folk; they were of birth and breeding; and they were kindly, tender, affectionate to one another. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Both he and his wife looked outwardly gentlefolks, when I fear all was not well at all times within. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia "Ah!" she said, with a little cry of disappointment, "my man said not to make too sure, and that the ways of the gentlefolks is hard to know." The Open Door, and the Portrait. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen. I was a leper, unfit for gentlefolks' company, because, forsooth, I had sold goods, which every one of them did also, and had tried to sell them fair. Salute to Adventurers We have been gentlefolk in spite of all, we have been true even in our iniquities to the traditions of our race. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations He scorned so modern and commonplace a possibility as a society like Knights of the Golden Horseshoe, which was formed of Virginian gentlefolk. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) In the dusk it was difficult to distinguish between the townspeople and the gentlefolk. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories In fact, the houses seem a sort of phantasmagoria of decayed gentlefolk, in the faded, tarnished, old-fashioned finery of the past. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 But if ye be gentlefolk," pleaded Ringan, "ye will grant a fair field. Salute to Adventurers "There must be summat wrong wi' her, or all t' gentlefolks wouldn't treat her like t' dirt under their feet," said one old crone, after pocketing a shilling with a courtsey. The Hallam Succession God, we have been used to deal with gentlefolks, and many's the good pound we have lost by them; but what of that? The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves He isn't one o' them gentlefolks as go to cry at waterin'-places when their wives die; he's got summat else to do. The Mill on the Floss There were a great many very good quality and gentlefolks in it now. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling They were gentlefolk of some substance, and had carved out of the wilderness a very pretty manor with orchards and flower gardens. Salute to Adventurers Oh, madam," cried the poor woman, tears streaming down her cheeks, "you don't know how touching it is to hear gentlefolks talk so kindly! Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 "Sometimes, sir, when they do be gentlefolk, like you," with a smiling little nod; "a lone woman can't be too keerful." Sara, a Princess But, as their forefathers came, still come they, and will come for generations, for this is the ancient Mecca of Virginia gentlefolk to whom tradition is treasure and companionship wine. The Rose in the Ring And so you tell me," continued she, "that the strange gentleman came post, and there is a footman without with the horses; why, then, he is certainly some of your great gentlefolks too. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling The soft hum of gentlefolks' speech was all around me, those smooth Virginian voices compared with which my Scots tongue was as strident as a raven's. Salute to Adventurers Ah, madam, you gentlefolks little think how much that is to poor people! Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 Maybe, though, it isn’t quite the same with gentlefolk like yourself, - but there’s that blessed baby a-cryin’.’ Clara Hopgood What was it to her what gentlefolks ate or drank, providing they paid for it honestly? Peveril of the Peak To be sure, gentlefolks are but flesh and blood no more than us servants. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Finally, Sassi hated Volterra with all his heart, as the faithful adherents of ruined gentlefolks often hate those who have profited by their ruin. The Heart of Rome The royal family are here always in so very retired a way, that they live as the simplest country gentlefolks. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 "It's my opinion that that parson o' ours—you see, we knows about it, Mr Weir, though we're not gentlefolks—leastways, I'm none." Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood Everything is forgiven; only try to behave more like gentlefolk, and you shall find favor with me. Comedies by Holberg : Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus No, indeed, must you not always," answered her mistress; "I would not have believed my own eyes against such good gentlefolks. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling It was a pleasure to him to see that his master was acquainted with such fine gentlefolk. A House of Gentlefolk They were gentlefolk, reared to a different code from his—that was all—and, since he had elected to come among them, he could only suffer and be strong. The Ne'er-Do-Well In his face was great sweetness mingled with great rusticity, and I could not tell whether he was the child of gentlefolk or of peasants. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood The king nursed his chin with an amused smile as Villon answered: "The scarecrows are rogues who have fought like gentlefolk and these rags are the banners of the enemy." If I Were King None but honest, good gentlefolks, are welcome to my house; and, I thank good luck, I have always had enow of such customers; indeed as many as I could entertain. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling As to their pretensions to be gentlefolk, it is monstrous. The Way We Live Now "Now they be good for nought, but to row out the gentlefolks when the water is as smooth as glass." Beechcroft at Rockstone Again, the houses of most of the gentlefolk lay considerably apart from the church and from each other. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood Nancy was beautiful, she came of gentlefolk, and she liked to assert that she was practical, she "had been a workin' woman for yeahs." Undertow Workmen are already getting up after the long winter night and going to their work—but for the gentlefolk it is still evening. The Cossacks Indeed, their very shabbiness so enhanced the brilliancy of Todd's handiwork that the most casual passers-by were convinced at a glance that gentlefolk lived within. Kennedy Square Only think of my riding home in a fine carriage, with gentlefolks!—how surprised Willie, and Nancy, and the other children will be! Basil Yes, at Rexton, which was then just rising into notice as a place for gentlefolks. The Secret Passage At any rate, you learn what gentlefolks like, and what they can't abide. In Homespun Constance Bride came of gentlefolk, and needed only the favour of circumstances to show herself perfectly at ease in whatever social surroundings. Our Friend the Charlatan It's for her sake I've given you an education that fits you to consort with gentlefolk—just for her sake—don't make any mistake about it, for I've always hated the breed. The Red Planet He came to Rome and spent six months there, during which he bedaubed some scores of nobleman and unfortunate gentlefolk with his dirty salves, extracting many thousands of ducats from their pockets. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini "Will you hold your old doddering tongue, Caleb, and let the gentlefolk speak!" Herb of Grace I thought it might be that," Marthe said quietly; "for anyone who knows the ways of gentlefolk, as I do, could see with half an eye that you are not one of us. In the Reign of Terror The woman took the prayer-book out of his unresisting hand, and said: "You'll excuse me, sir; but it is a large reward, and gentlefolks sometimes go from their word when the article is found." Foul Play Can you marshal battalions on a turkey carpet, and make gentlefolks witty in platoons? Peg Woffington At this dispute between us there were present the treasurers and other gentlefolk commissioned by the King to superintend my proceedings. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Old Granny Hall said, 'Well, I never!' and told the girls they must be as good as gold now the gentlefolks was coming to teach them. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations That kind of an anecdote would be harrowing to the minds of literary inclined gentlefolks. Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent Who would have thought of the marked difference he made between dining with barbarians, or young gentlefolks! The Stokesley Secret It is told with much humor; it is a story of gentlefolk who are really gentlefolk; and to me it is altogether delightful. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography They were so much delighted, that each of these princes lavished endless praises on it, and all the lords and gentlefolk of their suites joined in chorus. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Dear! dear! to see how gentlefolks can afford to throw away their happiness! The Mysteries of Udolpho "I thought of taking rooms for a while with some really nice people—gentlefolk who wanted to take a paying guest—" "Poor but honest, in fact," supplemented Geoffrey. The Hermit of Far End Among them were some who wore white robes whom I took to be their gentlefolk, but the most of them had only cloths or girdles about their middles. The Virgin of the Sun "There is nothing against the girl's character," said Mrs. Grantly, "and the father and mother are gentlefolks by birth; but such a marriage for Henry would be very unseemly." The Last Chronicle of Barset The Pope, who was anxious to obtain his chalice, very willingly adopted the advice of the Milanese gentlefolk. Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Among gentlefolk and nobles, and those who inherit their traditions and impulses. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) The seats, almost deserted, were here and there occupied by gentlefolk in evening dress, who had strolled out from the houses behind to enjoy fresh air and the whisper of the rising tide. Howards End "Aye, gentlefolks have queer notions," they would say, shaking their heads. The Great Hunger The seats, almost deserted, were here and there occupied by gentlefolk in evening dress, who had strolled out from the houses behind to enjoy fresh air and the whisper of the rising tide.� Howards End That house was given her, but instead of living in it all alone, she filled it with poor gentlefolks who needed neat, respectable homes, but could n't get anything comfortable for their little money. An Old-Fashioned Girl Then I will show you to her, sir; many gentlefolks from England come to see the Gypsy queen of Yetholm.� Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language They evidently wished to be discreet—to take care not to swagger because they were gentlefolks. The Real Thing Peer lived through it all, thinking now and then, when he could think at all, how the grand gentlefolk had driven him out to this life because he was impertinent enough to exist. The Great Hunger They are, themselves, all well-to-do, and gentlefolk as well. Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret And it's a wonder to think what is the gentlefolks' opinion of a gentleman, when they gave Gorgius such a title. The Book of Snobs See, my love, we have been gentlefolks for exactly a year, and a pretty life we have had of it. Burlesques Should I let strange gentlefolk like them drive away again from my door! Minna Von Barnhelm Grave burghers and gentlefolks come in on a visit. Roundabout Papers After all, bedders are to blame for the present lamentable state of things, just as much as gentlefolk. The Longest Journey And as likely as not she belongs to gentlefolk too, poor ones maybe.... Crime and Punishment My parents were poor gentlefolks; not young; solitary, sensitive, and although they did not know it, proud. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments "To be sure," continued Jael, not quite convinced, "he don't come up to Squire Raby; but, dear heart, he have a grander way with him than most of the Hillsborough gentlefolks as calls here." Put Yourself in His Place I daresay someday I shall be drinking champagne with gentlefolk, after all. Ghosts They evidently wished to be discreet—to take care not to swagger because they were gentlefolk. Some Short Stories [by Henry James] I have heard that they are keeping a carriage, even as Russian gentlefolks ought to do. The Gambler It is the custom of gentlefolk of—of foreign extraction to wander through strange lands, commenting upon the habits and doings of the peoples. Thankful Blossom "A great many gentlefolks comes here as is no better dressed nor you be." Put Yourself in His Place |
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