| 单词 | honest woman |
| 例句 | Anything you like, missus, because I know you’re an honest woman and you got a bunch o’ nice kids there. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z ForAerys and his queen, for Elia of Dome and her little daughter, for every true man and honest woman in the Seven Kingdoms. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Who has still not made an honest woman out of me, I might add! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He became an actor there in 1965, appearing in “Hindle Wakes” as a mill owner’s son who impregnates a mill girl resistant to efforts to make an honest woman out of her. Roger Rees, a Tony Winner as Nickleby, Is Dead at 71 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z If Flavia were straight, and had met an American guy who wanted to make an honest woman of her, there’s a fairly straightforward process for citizens to sponsor their foreign-born spouses for residency. My gay green card marriage 2013-04-17T00:00:00Z His voice rising, he portrayed the case as a battle between an honest woman and a powerful billionaire. Closings arguments begin at Donald Trump trial 2013-05-22T14:57:09Z In the streets, in cafes and bars, at the theater or the opera, it was often difficult to tell the “honest women” from those who sold their bodies. ‘Splendor and Misery: Images of Prostitution,’ Captures a Profession in Paris Through Artists’ Eyes 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z “Make an honest woman out of the trollop,” he says to Desi. 'Girls' Recap: Hannah Tries to Enter the Land of Grown-Ups 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z I have a soft spot for books by tough, radically honest women with an uncommon antenna for magic, language and landscape. Why Maggie Nelson Is Drawn to Certain Autobiographies 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z As an honest woman, I’ve got to ask: Do these bright accomplished mommy-bloggers really think Mayer thinks it’s going to be easy? Marissa Mayer’s new job 2012-07-17T23:13:00Z It's the common trope of the loud-mouthed man kept in check by a stable and honest woman. "I am not a misogynist": Ivanka's testimony shows how the Trumps exploit sexism to defraud people 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Her daughter Myra, who worked with her mother at the Auchtermuchty branch in 2001, said she was a proud and honest woman and the accusations had a devastating impact on her. Post Office inquiry hears from victims wrongly told to pay money 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z You can agree with Ann’s views in life or disagree, but the fact that she’s a very honest woman, I think nobody would ever disagree with. General Election: Farage says claims Tories bribed Brexit party candidates are 'fact' – live news 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Until 2009, the penal code disqualified some victims of sexual violence if they were not “honest women.” Despite strong laws, domestic violence in Brazil is rampant 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Until 2009, the penal code disqualified some victims of sexual violence if they were not "honest women." Despite strong laws, domestic violence in Brazil is rampant 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “Marine is a strong, combative, honest woman,” Hopper said. ‘Pinkwashing’ populism: Gay voters embrace French far-right 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Finally America’s bride, after 25 years of dating, countless breakups and a thousand accusations of infidelity, Hillary Clinton is finally about to be made an honest woman. Hillary Clinton makes history on Bill’s coattails 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Scarlett O’Hara is both very smart and incredibly stupid, but she is also an honest woman in a world that values artifice, tough in a world that values feminine weakness. Top 10 uncompromising women in fiction 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z “She was a good and clean and honest woman,” she said. Afghan Policewomen Struggle Against Culture 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The film will be screened on Wednesday, but back in October 2008, soon after annihilating Anna Meares of Australia in the Olympic final, Pendleton emerged as a fascinatingly complex and brutally honest woman. Victoria Pendleton sets heart on Olympic gold as tribute to fiance 2012-07-13T21:00:01Z She is an honest woman who worked hard. The Quad: Brittney Griner Has a Fan in Lisa Leslie 2012-03-28T16:05:48Z She was one of the Shaker sect, and I heard her spoken of as a remarkably pure and honest woman, and most reliable medium. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z One should not pronounce a word in public which an honest woman cannot repeat. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z We want it so that every honest man, so that every honest woman, can express his or her honest thought upon any subject in the world. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z "La, Mr. Vincott," she gulped out between bubbles of laughter, "I think you have but few honest women among your clients." The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z There is an honest woman living next to Mrs. Fisher's," said Mrs. Payson, "who has washed for me sometimes. Happy Hearts 2012-01-15T03:00:13.267Z This "honest woman" and her son only remained a few minutes in the public-house; and as they came toward him, the heart of the Missionary yearned for their salvation. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z With all our further experience it is not difficult to feel our way toward an understanding of the psychic life of this honest woman and good mother. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z Well, then, judged by your ideas of honesty, I am not an honest woman. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Well, if master is inclined to make an honest woman of you, you had better take him at his word, I think.' Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z Far from showing the least sensibility of the Marshal's kindness, she coldly informed him that she was firmly resolved to live as an honest woman, and to labour for her salvation. Queens of the French Stage 2011-10-06T02:00:38.820Z Was ever an honest woman cursed with such a daughter?’ The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z If I were a man and pretended to love an honest woman, whatever might come of it, I would respect her dignity and the proprieties of the society in which she moves. The Princess of Bagdad a play in three acts 2011-09-15T02:00:11.723Z ‘I may let the honest woman in,’ thought Snowdrop, and she unbolted the door and bought the pretty lace. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z An honest woman had best be little seen in your company. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z "You cannot be admitted, honest woman," said Balcanquhail, scanning the supplicant with something of a contemptuous expression of face. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z Through London’s long and busy streets, This honest woman cries, To every little boy she meets, Who’ll buy my Mutton Pies? A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z So soon as ever her French fillocks, fiddlers, and others of that band, got the house alone, there might be seen skipping not very comely for honest women. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z And Madame Caroline, despite her lapse, might almost be called an honest woman, if this is not a paradox; she is a strong, wholesome, broad-minded creature, admirably realized. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z Lookye there, gentlemen; the honest woman has spoke it at once; the parish had better maintain five children this year, than six or seven the next. The Recruiting Officer 2011-08-10T02:00:18.323Z You are not worth any honest woman's loving, with your mean jealousy. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z Now if she is an honest woman let her show herself! The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:29.180Z Yes, by the virtue of all honest women, If such there be in Venice, I swear it shall be borne by ribald hands Thro the very streets. The Immortal Lure 2011-07-06T02:00:50.730Z Then had come years of endeavour, and the hard apprenticeship by which she had made herself an honest woman. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z On the contrary, he felt that he had struck a very honest woman's soul, and at the same time he was delighted that that soul was enclosed in such a young and beautiful body. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Judith loved him intensely, and had sought to attract him as many honest women before her had sought to capture the men they wished to marry. Nobody's Child 2011-06-29T02:00:24.827Z Naturally you took the countess to be an honest woman, you had no idea that she was a mere adventuress. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z "Really, Bel! you seem fairly possessed by desire to believe my life out here full of things an honest woman would want to hide." Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z And Ruth knew in her heart that Mrs. Mantel was not an honest woman. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z I hear the weeping of Pani Suslovski, which affects me, for at heart she is an honest woman; I hear the sound of the rings, held on the plate by the dancing little cousin. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Claimed it was a plot!—that his mother was an honest woman, though neither the priest who performed the ceremony nor the marriage records could be found. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z Men will always do that when the reproach in honest women's eyes is taken away, and I have heard, now and then, of one who would play in spite of good influences. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z Mrs. Tropenell wondered whether Laura knew that her arms were unusually lovely; then, for she was a very honest woman, her conscience rebuked her. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z According to them, honest women no longer dared venture into the streets; 1,500,000 persons oppressed by 20,000 ruffians were offering up ardent prayers for Versailles. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z "If you are an honest woman and no witch, come in," answered the young man, half closing the door against her, notwithstanding his invitation. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Moses looked at her approvingly, and muttered to himself, "She is a clever woman, she is an honest woman." Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z “Fade him on breakfast food with a little ‘barm’ in til’t,” was that honest woman’s advice. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z He had spoken to her without an introduction, and he was enough of a gentleman to realize that he must right the wrong and make an honest woman of her. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z I want an honest conversation with an honest woman, therefore came I to your door, knowing where to find both. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z If she could become his lawful wife, an honest woman; and he the man he had been before she had led him to ruin! Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z "My daughter's brains nor your money don't make an honest woman of her." The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z If Mrs. Fry was not the honest woman she is," said the doctor, "I should call that boy a myth. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z "He does love me," blazed forth Miriam, "but I am an honest woman." A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z “What want you at this hour of the night at an honest woman’s house?” Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z So utterly unlike were these two good, honest women, who were giving their whole minds to the happiness and welfare of the girl whom they both loved with their whole hearts. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z It was certainly marvelous if true, and she looked like an honest woman. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z "She is a good woman, an honest woman!" he said. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Finding capable, honest women and men remains a challenge. A call to federal service, in President John F. Kennedy's memory 2011-01-20T01:09:04Z The ladies were scandalised, and especially the fishwife, the mother of a young girl of whom she wished to make an honest woman. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z And the justice too swore he'd have his revenge, for he wanted to go after me; but I, as an honest woman, told him to leave my house, as it was my duty to do. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z Because I always mean to be an honest woman.... Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z Even a drunkard knows an honest woman when he comes up with one. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z Poor William! my heart still bleeds for him; but I will never give up, whilst I live, the only means which I have of proving myself an honest woman. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 "What mean ye, honest woman?" said the jailor, who was a good deal puzzled to discover a meaning in this address. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Besides, you are an honest woman; but what is to become of Viola's wife? The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z There was always a chance that you might have been an honest woman. The Hillman I had an Irish cook, an honest woman if ever there was one, faithful, and of a religion as sincere as it was unpractical. Friend Mac Donald Mrs. Hamilton was a farmer’s daughter; she is a good, sensible, honest woman. Dolly's College Experiences "Infamous to turn an honest woman, a poor widow with helpless children, into the streets for such a base girl as that!" The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 The world is fair, and the proportion of healthy-minded men and honest women to those that are foul, fallen or unnatural is great. Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality A Defence of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" It is almost treason for an honest woman to have such an article in her house now, even if it could be fairly come by. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency As I am an honest woman, I have been this goodman Fumbler's wife so many years, and he never yet gave me content. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Your mother was my playfellow, and if my Thomas had got an honest woman like you for his wife, he'd been thrifty, too. On the Heights A Novel If Loftus would make an honest woman of her those triumphs would be for him. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident No, he ain't done wrong by our Nell, and I'm not asking you to take your shotgun down and force him to make me an honest woman. Pledged to the Dead With him for the first time there entered into history an honest man ardently in love with an honest woman. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Ay, and 'tis time they look into it; for they begin to spread so, that a man can scarce find an honest woman in a country. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 I don't think the men, if left to themselves, would hiss me; their wives and their daughters put them up to it: a woman like myself spoils their trade of honest women. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections But I believe she cannot endure to have an honest woman near her, because an honest woman would despise her. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) And further, that while the needle was in her shoulder, as aforesaid, she said, ‘Am not I ane honest woman now?’ Witch Stories The honest women are obedient, careful in the absence of their husbands. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern It is nothing but the mischievous nature all honest women are endued with, and naturally given to spoil sport. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 But with the advent of �tienne Deshayes, the annalist becomes less reticent, he is considered worthy of being mentioned in full, perhaps as a reward for having finally "made an honest woman" of his inamorata. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections He was born nine months after his father's death, an act of tactlessness which gave rise to plenty of gossip, and much unpleasantness to his mother, who was a thoroughly good, honest woman. St. Peter's Umbrella And I recognize the girl yonder flaunting her shame in the face of honest women.” Francezka "I am more proud of the fact that my mother was an honest woman," replied Guido, quietly. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome The Presbytery might have overlooked your fault, Mac, for the case was not a flagrant one, and you were willing, we understand, to make her an honest woman. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) "She hath undone me ... that am an honest woman, 'twill break my Husband's heart, he grieves to see me in these Irons: I did once live in good fashion." A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 By and by, the same rough usage is dealt out to honest women, to citizen’s wives, whose pride the nobles seek to abase. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages "You want to make an honest woman of me, do you?" The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur "Because you're going to marry me, and naturally I want an honest woman to wife." The Deaves Affair She's never coming in this house again as long as I live; I'm an honest woman and she isn't. Orientations Five good, ordinary, honest women—six, if you count Miss Jessop. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon Was not his mother, Widow Driesch, a downright honest woman, a God-fearing woman besides, to whom every one must take off his hat? The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 It was this superiority of hers that had brought her to her present pass; caused her to be mistaken for an honest woman. The Immortal Moment The Story of Kitty Tailleur He preferred to suppress his real reason for refusing to "make an honest woman" of Miss Julia, and to take advantage of the fact that his "real wife" Polly was still living. When Ghost Meets Ghost The bridegroom has taken to his bed, and raves like a madman; and his poor old mother—good honest woman—is crying like a child. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. The lovers had imprudently anticipated the Church's sanction to marriage, and it was his duty, speaking in the homely phrase of the Scottish peasantry, to make an honest woman of his Bonnie Jean. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series Is it not true, mesdemoiselles," he cried, "that there are to be found among you, here in Paris, more debauched women than honest women? Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 "Yes; I am anxious to make you an honest woman." The Landleaguers "I am a thousand times better: I am an honest woman, and as such I will be treated." Shirley “I’ll show these rogues that I’m an honest woman,” said my mother. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) At a small town in ——shire lives a decent honest woman, who has for more than forty years gained her livelihood by washing in gentlemen's families. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Those unfortunate honest women who were wrong enough to inhabit the quarters occupied, or, perhaps, to be curious, were subjected to the same fate as the street-walkers. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 On such a supposition as this, believe me, Don Luis—and do not be offended with me for saying so—you are not even worthy to be the husband of an honest woman. Pepita Ximenez "I'm the most honest woman in the world, but I've nevertheless done for you what was necessary." The Wings of the Dove, Volume II And Denas be my daughter, and I will not let you or any other man say but that she be all of an honest woman. A Singer from the Sea From the ethical point of view, it is negative, for it makes an honest woman unhappy, and probably leads to the procreation of children of bad quality. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study "Remember, Judge," cried out a woman about to be sentenced for stealing, "that I am an honest woman." In Times Like These If all honest men steal umbrellas and kisses, so do all honest women fib as to the size of their shoes and the person they love best of all the world! The Gorgeous Girl Besides, an honest woman need not be afraid to be seen walking. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore It was perhaps, he thought, because he was unused to such absolutely honest women. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 Bad manners to the like of him! they say he never called an honest woman his mother. The Macdermots of Ballycloran A little later, Jean, honest woman, suffered an electric shock. Wee Wifie The lady Sophia, Cardinal Ugolini's niece, has represented herself to me as an honest woman who knows nothing of politics and takes sides neither for nor against the Tartar alliance. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel I had rather judge a Witch to be an honest woman, than judge an honest woman as a Witch. The Wonders of the Invisible World Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches I shall be what I should not have been ... an honest woman.... The Frontier ‘Don’t be turning your tricks upon an honest woman!’ The Irish Twins But pardon me yet farther; you say the Bambino is of wood, and that these honest women are praying to it. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge Both from the legal point of view and from that of his own interests, he stumbles against an obstacle which is the most insurmountable of all: the virtue of an honest woman. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin No honest woman can endure to have her husband pandering to vice. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius He even became sentimental at times, telling himself that all he had sought was to repair the wrong, and make an honest woman of the Kid. The Dop Doctor If my gossip Report be an honest woman of her word. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature This long halt at this unseasonable hour was simply to set down an honest woman who had come with us from Milan. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge "I'll show those rogues that I'm an honest woman," said my mother. Treasure Island When one has been an honest woman all her life, thank God! Germinie Lacerteux You believed her to be a pure and honest woman—one above the common run—a woman fit for helpmate and wife. The Seven Secrets She’s a mighty smart honest woman, and we knew that story about you was a lie from the beginning—did our best to keep it from her, but I think she knew. Lorimer of the Northwest "An honest woman, who had the honor of dying without knowing you." The Regent's Daughter Only what can a honest woman do when she's abed and asleep, what with all the latch keys and entertainin', and things like that? Athalie But all the same, I am no longer an honest woman—neither to my husband, nor to my children, nor to the world. Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux An' layin' off her cloak, she took the youngest from the mother's breast, dandling an' chucking it like an honest woman, whereupon it fell a-sudden in a swoon. A Warwickshire Lad The Story of the Boyhood of William Shakespeare He let fall the word baggage again, and presently, growing more plain, a word that is not to be spoken of an honest woman. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 I believe she always did love him; but as an honest woman she did not confess it even to herself. The Live Corpse She had never cared for him, she told her sister; but what was that to one such as her as long as he would make her an honest woman? The Vicar of Bullhampton Though Virginia had never seen her, she felt instinctively that she was an "honest woman." Virginia I was deeply sorry for her, believing her clothing a sure index of an honest woman's struggle to remain honest. The Grain Ship I am an honest woman, sir, but oh, how bitter has been my life—yes, sir, it has been one of humiliation and suffering, and now there has come to me this terrible sorrow. A Successful Shadow A Detective's Successful Quest The name o' an honest woman's muckle worth. The Proverbs of Scotland "How do you know she has not married, and become an honest woman?" The Vicar of Bullhampton "Perhaps she is a bit too miserly, but otherwise she is a rather honest woman." The Comedienne Well, I paid you all that you asked me, like an honest woman, so I am not to blame for any mistake. In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk If she did not, he would stick to his story, so that when she came back, wherever she had been, she would come home as an honest woman. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 The mother, good honest woman, was quite content with her station in life. Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen She too is an honest woman; yet less honest than the first, in that she tried to appear more so. The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country I will sell them cheap . . . as I'm an honest woman . . . cheap! The Comedienne "You—you an honest woman!" flung back the ruffian, with a sneering laugh. Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block Our forefathers taught us to call a virtuous woman an honest woman, and the law does but follow in that track; still, however, leaving much to the discretion of the jury. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 ‘I don’t much care being called a thief and a liar,’ said Ursula, ‘a person may be a liar and a thief, and yet a very honest woman, but—’ p. The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' She manifested scarce any annoyance and said only she was an honest woman and a true wife. The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country If any one wishes to recognize the furnace of vice burning within us, let him observe merely the looks cast upon an honest woman as she passes, by respectable men, old men. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 "You an honest woman—the daughter of a cattle thief!" Frank Merriwell's Son A Chip Off the Old Block Allison is an honest woman, pure and true, or my judgment is at fault. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not Then more shame to 'er," snapped Deborah, masterfully; "for she ain't an honest woman if the signs of age is believing. The Opal Serpent She has a pretty face, and I remark to a companion that she seems out of place among the other poor wretches—for there is not an honest woman in the hall. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. No, I'm an honest woman; everybody that knows me will say that. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk His wife is a thoroughly, good honest woman, and they have no children. Tom Gerrard An honest woman would be ashamed to know how to read. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals What honest woman would ever bear such insult? Cousin Henry It has been no fault of mine that you are not an honest woman and did not marry in your station. The Gods are Athirst She, to whom, as I am an honest woman, I would have confessed myself, so spiritually minded meseemed she was! The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio She would not promise, because the merchant's wife had been married but a few days, and was an honest woman. Italian Popular Tales No honest woman could possibly regard them as such, if he only knew it. A Circuit Rider's Wife She was an honest woman with a religious oneness of aim, and such are not the ladies for predaceous holluschickies. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers By gar, I see ’tis an honest woman. The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] But Mrs. Thomas was at heart an honest woman, and as a rule was honest also in practice. Orley Farm An honest woman in Deane had charge of them all in turn, and we are told that one or both of their parents visited them every day. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record She impresses me as a thoroughly good and honest woman, and I am getting to respect her greatly. A Woman who went to Alaska I am an honest woman, Ferdinand—that is, I want to be honest. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers Come hither, Mistress Ford; Mistress Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife, the virtuous creature, that hath the 115 jealous fool to her husband! The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] This poor honest woman, blind from her birth, and unmarried, aged 22, was of the parish of Allhallows, Derby. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs “Oh, my darling, try to soften his hard heart; pray him that he make an honest woman of you at last.” Danger! and Other Stories This was an excellently honest woman of fifty-five summers at the utmost, but weakly confessing to as much as forty. George Bowring - A Tale Of Cader Idris From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore First, I reflected with solemn pride that Philippa was more than an honest woman; that she really was a baronet's lady! Much Darker Days People more enamoured couldn't be conceived, and Mrs. Highmore, honest woman, who had moreover a professional sense for a love-story, was eager to take them under her wing. Embarrassments If thou wert an honest woman, thou wouldst not have left thy husband and children, and run about the country like a fugitive. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs I have then a daughter whom I have reared to be an honest woman and a true citizeness. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 I have detested the sound of honest woman, and loving spouse, ever since I heard the pretty name of Odaliche. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II You are not a fit man to marry any honest woman now, and when I thought of your record I doubted that you ever would be. A Little Traitor to the South A War Time Comedy With a Tragic Interlude “But those times are bygone too, Mistress Nancy,” said Moggy; “you have now your marriage lines, and are made an honest woman.” Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend Whereunto my wife answered, seeing she did allow Mrs. Ashley to be her mistress, she need not to be ashamed to have any honest woman to be in that place. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth Still she is considered fortunate; for, having the reputation of an honest women, she has got a portress's situation, and little means are thrown in her way by which she obtains a comfortable living. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited “Leave dat to me,” said Paul; “me find honest woman who fight like one panther ’fore she let any one come into de house.” In New Granada Heroes and Patriots Save ye, my masters; lusty thoughts go with ye, and a jovial full cup wait on your steps: so shall your blood rise, and honest women pledge ye in their dreams! The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) I’m not sorry for her at all, and if she is an honest woman she will bring them back at once and hand them in to the office. More about Pixie She never made an honest effort to be an honest woman, she never tried to do the square thing. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life Then Shoepack Sam went roaring, it was time for honest men to speak, when an honest woman was being taken by a voice. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story “And wherefore not?” demanded the veteran; “and is this of your own foolish head, honest woman, or has your lodger left such orders?” St. Ronan's Well "I may let in this honest woman," thought Snow-White; and she unbolted the door and bargained for one pair of stays. Favorite Fairy Tales She will give you everything she has,—all honest women do that,—but it will not be all I would have given. The Triflers Ah!" thought he, "now I have made my fortune; I will be an honest man for the future, and I will make Oliva an honest woman. The Queen's Necklace He was entitled to choose whom he would, I suppose, so long as she was an honest woman, and Jenny Coppock was that quite as much as her husband was a gentleman. A Houseful of Girls When twilight did my grannie summon To say her prayers, douce honest woman! The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales I have fallen from my high estate of general debtor to everybody and become merely an honest woman. The Eternal City Like an honest woman, he has always succeeded in keeping himself from being made the subject of gossip. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric The doctor had told her she would get well, so she was going to be an honest woman if I would help her. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California Well," he said, after a short pause, "You are an honest woman, Alice,—the honestest I ever knew. Can You Forgive Her? You could say you'd only do your best as a sincere, honest woman—why, I have to tell that stenographer what to write, all the time. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West The frank, honest woman I know and love. The Forfeit She, being an honest woman, and suspecting where it had come from, had brought it back. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer "Well, and that is a right every honest woman has," said Montalais, in an affected tone. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Nay more, Madame de Léra's attitude was instinct with protest—the protest of an honest woman drawn unwillingly into what she feels to be an atmosphere of untruth and intrigue. The Uttermost Farthing How natural had been her conduct on his arrival, and how like that of a genuine, true-hearted, honest woman! Phineas Redux But it is true of all honest women, and Lutie appears to be more honest than we suspected. From the Housetops She had plain Mrs. Jones for a neighbor, and would drop that honest woman a nod now and then, out of mere politeness. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family Is not the honest woman, who entertained Wallace, just such a person as that of whom I am in search? Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 No' the day, honest woman, no' the day. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886. I believe you to be an honest woman, and I should dislike to be obliged to attack your character in public. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland Mr. Roberts was in Switzerland, as his housekeeper will be obliged to admit on oath, she being an honest woman and a domestic in his mother's house at the time. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow Sallust, speaking of a Roman woman of little reputation, says, "She played on the lyre and danced better than is proper for an honest woman." History Of Ancient Civilization Good-bye,' she said quickly; and, with a warm hand-shake, which anew convinced the honest woman that the girl in prosperity remained unchanged, she went her way. The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow "Very well," she replied, "do as I tell you, and upon my word, as an honest woman, I will be your commodity to do what you like with." The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2 There were good-hearted souls to say that boys will be boys, and to express the hope that Tom would go on from this beginning and make an honest woman of Nancy by marrying her. The Quickening But, she would have none of them, and went her way with the serene blindness of an honest woman. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars But married was the dame; and home she was carried, to bear rule over her home and her husband, as an honest woman should. Folk-Lore and Legends Scotland That we love we cannot help—nor would we, by God!—but in an honest man and an honest woman——" "Come along, you two," cried Mrs. Newlyn, "dinner is announced. The Halo My husband and children are at home; but if they wasn't, I am an honest woman, and am not in the habit of taking any thing. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is Dear woman," answered the Squire gently, "it's for my own pleasure I'm wedding you, and not to make an honest woman of you. Secret Bread She really did feel ill, she really saw nothing in my cards, and, being an honest woman, she did not feel that she could ask us to pay! The Chink in the Armour An honest woman would be glad to hear, that her honour was safe, and her enemies were slain. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Debating within himself the phrase, "an honest woman," Hal laughed aloud. The Clarion But married was the dame; and home she was carried, to bear rule over her home and her husband, as an honest woman should. Stories of Mystery The Germans, who made heroes of robbers, and honest women of cast-off mistresses, had already exhausted the extravagant and marvellous in sentiment and situation: our native writers adopted a wonderful simplicity of style and matter. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution But I am an honest woman, and these people frighten me. The Chink in the Armour An honest woman, and yet you two have tumbled together! those are inconsistent. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 V. A woman who does her own cooking is not an honest woman. The Physiology of Marriage, Complete If you are not my father, who and what was my mother?" was her next question, and the Colonel replied, "She was an honest woman. The Cromptons All this, the honest woman from Westminster Road knew and felt, yet she had not the courage now to shock that gentle girl's heart by telling the news which must stop her journey. The Lost Lady of Lone This, however, being worn for no specific purpose, was incapable of satisfying the honest woman. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Now, tell me, like an honest woman, have you any of the same kidney?—I only ask for information.' Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three An honest woman ought to be in a financial condition such as forbids her lover to think she will ever cost him anything. The Physiology of Marriage, Complete The consciousness of this, and the reputation of being "a hard honest woman," encouraged her to get a cask or two of beer, and a few rolls of tobacco. Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three "Father Ned," said Nancy, "I'm a hardworking, honest woman, and I don't see why my substance is to be wasted by your Reverence when you won't pay for it." The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three "Certainly, every one knows that; and it appears she is breaking her heart because he won't make an honest woman of her." Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two And yet she cannot take her food nor her drink, nor sleep like an honest woman. Come Rack! Come Rope! A woman who lives on the third story of any street excepting the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue de Castiglione is not an honest woman. The Physiology of Marriage, Complete He ought to make an honest woman of the little fellow's mother. The Vehement Flame She was a hard-working, honest woman, and day by day bent over her tub, scrubbing away to keep Patsy in shoes and jackets, that would wear out so much faster than they could be bought. The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories They found her neither brazen nor shamefaced—and she'd been as shocked as any honest woman at Lady Mountain's trial in the Sunday papers ... if folk only knew her real story, they'd probably find.... Joanna Godden "For—for that an honest woman should not take pay for." His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality The wife of an artist is always an honest woman. The Physiology of Marriage, Complete Any further payment, like ruining his career by 'making an honest woman' of her,—granting an explosion and then Eleanor's divorcing him,—would be not only wrong, but ridiculous; which is worse! The Vehement Flame I should have been an honest woman all the rest of me life.... Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement She is a woman, and we gypsies have sufficient of the Oriental in us to mistrust even the most honest women. Red Money "I understand this much," he answered coarsely, "that I've offered to make you an honest woman, but you prefer to be—" The word was on his tongue-tip, but hung fire there. Lady Good-for-Nothing An honest woman is under forty years old. The Physiology of Marriage, Complete Added to his shame because of what he had done to Eleanor, was a new shame at his own thoughts about this little, kind, bad, honest woman! The Vehement Flame She thinks they will come serenely from their seats to the lobby, when she tries "all the means known to an honest woman." The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years I am nobody's accomplice—I am an honest woman earning a living. If Only etc. Still, incredible as it may sound, Mrs. Dove considered herself a strictly honest woman. The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls A married woman who keeps a private carriage is an honest woman. The Physiology of Marriage, Complete Helen was a good, honest woman who liked everything that was good and honest. The Imaginary Marriage No wonder when the earnest appeal of honest women reaches his hands, he has neither response, honor nor justice to give it. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years An honest woman of the common people, with that personal devotion which is less rare among the poor than among the rich, took charge of the foundling. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) When he had a little commended their prettiness, he asked to see their mother, and shewed her the same countenance, as if he had taken her for an honest woman. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 I. An honest woman is necessarily a married woman. The Physiology of Marriage, Complete Very honest woman, too, you can be certain of getting your change. The Inheritors Though rough in speech and somewhat peculiar, she was a kind-hearted and an honest woman, and very industrious and resolute. The Log School-House on the Columbia The gay young sprig still failing of her duty, and Martha's patience giving out at last, the honest woman began to tamper with the spring-lock of the iron gate. Martha By-the-Day An honest man and an honest woman are perfectly equal, even though one is a baronet and the other a daily governess. Christian's Mistake A married woman whose favors are to be paid for is not an honest woman. The Physiology of Marriage, Complete "After that," she continued, "he saw I was an honest woman and talked about marriage." Jaffery "There's one honest woman alive," she remarked to herself. The Log School-House on the Columbia I've talked it over with 'Bias, and he allows we should advertise for a single housekeeper; a staid honest woman to look after the pair of us—with maybe a trifle of extra help. Hocken and Hunken Uncle Henry was to make an honest woman of Aunt Mollie as soon as she could get her trousseau ready. Ma Pettengill An honest woman is one whom her lover fears to compromise. The Physiology of Marriage, Complete Had Lavender yet learnt to know the worth of an honest woman's perfect love and unquestioning devotion? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 I'm an honest woman, that's what I am, and have asked nothing in the world but what I have earned, and don't you dare to question my rights to anything I possess! The Log School-House on the Columbia What honest woman would have anything to do with me—or what honest man either?” The Indiscretion of the Duchess The Lord grant, say I, that he may be laid hold of; and obliged to make a ruined girl an honest woman, as they phrase it in LANCASHIRE. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) Her inbred scruples of a pure, honest woman made themselves felt, now it seemed to her that the rumors of a liaison with the Prussian captain had some foundation. The Downfall Th' honest men an' honest women wint as they pleased, an' laid hands on no wan. Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen Josephine was an honest woman, but still, she was a woman. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women And she thought, as every honest woman has thought in like case: 'This may happen to others; one hears of it, one reads about it; but surely it cannot have happened to me!' Leonora Why is it," asked Rétif de la Bretonne, towards the end of the eighteenth century, "that girls who have no morals are more seductive and more loveable than honest women? Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society She admitted that being whipped for stealing made her an honest woman. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 She is an honest woman of bold and sober wits, and from her I shall be best able to learn what is the meaning of this masquerade. The Youth of the Great Elector God knows, there is enough to see and to learn in this court--that should be hidden deep from honest women's sight! In the Palace of the King A Love Story of Old Madrid It was not long before he prevailed on an honest woman, and accordingly they were joined together in wedlock. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Among the foolish detractors of my Contemporaines, not one guessed the philosophic aim of nearly everyone of these tales, which is to suggest to honest women the ways of making themselves loved. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society What word can an honest woman speak that you would care to hear? Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy Upon the poor little profits of her office here this honest woman lives, and keeps herself as tidy as if she had ample pin-money. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 I've got health and a comfortable home, the affection of an honest woman and two fine children. The "Goldfish" The honest women are obedient, careful in the absence of their husbands, for that God preserveth them, by committing them to the care and protection of the men. Sacred Books of the East There exist among us fewer scrupulous men than perfectly honest women, but it is easy to see how the balance is restored. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society It would no doubt be an improvement if the facetious Paul could believe in the existence of an honest woman; but such women as come in his way he describes to the life. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 The astonished maid-of-all-work, who had swallowed a spoon of soup with great discomfort, sprang up, all in a tremble, stammering with defiant virtue: "M'sieur le Comte does not forget that I am an honest woman!" Murder in Any Degree "But those times are bygone too, Mistress Nancy," said Moggy; "you have now your marriage lines, and are made an honest woman." Snarleyyow "She's an honest woman for all I know," said he, handing over the weapons. D'Ri and I As I am an honest woman, Sir Giles, I cannot pay it. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance Let us begin by assuring you that Seña Frasquita was the lawful spouse of Uncle Luke, and an honest woman; of which fact all the illustrious visitors of the mill were well aware. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Garcia's snaky glance just rose to the honest woman's face, and then crawled hurriedly all about the veranda, as if trying to hide in corners. Overland They are very seldom availed of by honest women. Popular Law-making A pox of all honest women at such a time! The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 Mei-chieh was astounded, and thought: "So these rascally priests have been outraging honest women!" Eastern Shame Girl But I do not see why an honest woman's affection for another man should be talked of as though there was something shameful about it. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life To me it seems that she acts as a true and honest woman should. Without Dogma And the man himself had owned enough to make him unfit,—as she thought,—to have the custody of any honest woman. John Caldigate I've no doubt that they, with all the perspicacity of lonely and honest women, imagine that I maintain a harem as well as a bar-room. The Man from Brodney's No, no, I will make an honest woman of you, when all is done. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are If you say there is any hope, I will yet be an honest woman.' A Practical Illustration of "Woman's Right to Labor" A Letter from Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D. Late of Berlin, Prussia "She could play and dance more elegantly than an honest woman should … she played fast and loose with her money, and equally so with her good fame." Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero If there's anybody there," she said, "let them go away, and not be troubling honest women with any of their caterwauling. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator "There are lots of honest women there,—all our men have wives; and our captain has put his eye on one, too, or I'm mistaken." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 So am not I. I must store my plunder at this inn, since the hostess is an honest woman. The White Company And he had made an honest woman of her, proper marriage ceremony and all. The Tarn of Eternity I want you to play the game of life with me as an honest woman should. Tono Bungay And here he, his brother, the musician, had found the honest woman. The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories "You're a nice character to cheat an honest woman out of four weeks' board." Paul the Peddler, or the Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant Briggs saw her take them, asked no questions, told no stories; but I believe quite sympathised with her on this matter, and so would many another honest woman. Vanity Fair But he succeeded in the end, and made an honest woman of his mother after she was dead in her grave! The Woman in White Being an honest woman, she resisted the count's advances for awhile—a very little while; but in less than a year after her husband's departure, she gave birth to a pretty little daughter, Mademoiselle Marguerite. Baron Trigault's Vengeance "I think you're the most honest woman I ever met!" he exclaimed. The Age of Innocence And Miss Lucy Ashton, that grudged when an honest woman came near her—a taid may sit on her coffin that day, and she can never scunner when he croaks. The Bride of Lammermoor Don't tell me about persecutors and enemies; an honest woman always has friends and never is separated from her family. Vanity Fair “I don’t much care being called a thief and a liar,” said Ursula; “a person may be a liar and thief, and yet a very honest woman, but—” “Well, Ursula.” The Romany Rye And yet she was an honest woman, a devoted wife, and a fond mother. The Count's Millions Never had she seen anything so lovely, and never was it more clear that as an honest woman she was in duty bound to refuse them. A Pair of Blue Eyes Being asked her reason for this strange proceeding, she insolently hints that the Countess's service is no service for an honest woman, since the Baron has entered the house. The Haunted Hotel From that august interview they come out stamped as honest women. Vanity Fair Sir 26:24 A dishonest woman contemneth shame: but an honest woman will reverence her husband. Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha People come here to see and to be seen; and, moreover, this is neutral ground, where so-called honest women can meet those notorious characters from whom they are elsewhere separated by an impassable abyss. The Count's Millions "I'll show these rogues that I'm an honest woman," said my mother. Treasure Island But I'm goin' to marry her, and make an honest woman of her—at the foot of the gallows, if you decide that way. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories I own that I did everything in my power to make myself pleasing to him, and as far as an honest woman may, to secure his—his esteem. Vanity Fair He will not see that any worthy idea, like any honest woman, can only be won on its own terms, and with its logical chain of loyalty. Alarms and Discursions And I rejoiced that there were women like this in the world,— brave, wholesome, unutterably honest women, whose very lack of cleverness—oh, subtle appeal to my vanity!—demanded a gentleman's protection. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking I heaped before him the papers that made an honest woman of my mother and a marquis of me, and seizing the flint, I cast a spark among them that set them crackling cheerily. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages She was an honest woman, according to her lights, an honest wife, and kept an honest house; but she feared the gendarmerie more than the Wrath of God. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama And who knows but Rebecca was right in her speculations—and that it was only a question of money and fortune which made the difference between her and an honest woman? Vanity Fair My daughters are honest women, unless by your villainy, one, who should have been sacred, as your sister by affinity, should bear a blighted name. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger "Henceforth," said Hugh, "you are both harmless, and I trust you will both be honest women." Welsh Fairy Tales Fancy Rendle "making an honest woman" of Silvia; for so society would have viewed it! The Greater Inclination One I found to be an honest woman, but a narrow thinker, a coarse feeler, and an egotist. Villette In fact, Mrs. Firkin had that natural jealousy which is one of the main principles of every honest woman. Vanity Fair "What!" cried Angela, aghast, having thought these creatures unrecognised by any honest woman, "do you know her—that Lady Castlemaine of whom you have told me such dreadful things?" London Pride Or When the World Was Younger The Lord Christ could get nearer to the publican than the Pharisee, to the woman that was a sinner than the self-righteous honest woman! Weighed and Wanting It was she of whom Sallust said that she danced better than became an honest woman. The Life of Cicero Volume One The honest woman cared for none of these things. Villette It is true, that such is the discretion of corrupt females, it is often impossible to distinguish an honest woman from one who has lost her chastity. The Secrets of the Great City "You always take one au pied de la lettre; but seriously, Madame de Brézé was an honest woman compared with the lady who lodges by the Holbein Gate." London Pride Or When the World Was Younger "Now your arguments irritate me, whereas an honest woman would see to it that all the legacies of her dead husband were duly satisfied—" "Oh, oh! and what do you mean—?" Jurgen A Comedy of Justice No, but like an honest woman, show thyself to thy worshippers, who are worn with regretting thee all these thirteen years. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 She believed herself to be an honest woman. L'Assommoir For never—be it spoken by their husbands' leave and favour—had I enjoyment yet of an honest woman. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 The wife goes out an honest woman, able to look her husband in the face as you are looking at me; the wanton comes home, and the rest of her life is a shameful lie. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger I am a good and honest woman, Archdeacon, although I was ejected from my position most wrongfully by those that ought to have known better. The Cathedral "I mean that my mother was the only honest woman that ever entered the family!" cried the Baroness, stamping her foot. The Virginians Well, that was how I raised her up and made an honest woman of her, so as folks shouldn't get to know how as she'd gone astray with foreigners. Ghosts For it hath been told me that those exceeding honest women have ordinarily very wicked head-pieces; therefore is it that their family lacketh not for good vinegar. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 It was well for her and Alaric that she could face it all with the true courage of an honest woman. The Three Clerks The honest women are obedient. careful in the absence of their husbands, for that GOD preserveth them, by committing them to the care and protection of the men. The Koran (Al-Qur'an) Your father's mother was an honest woman, Maria. The Virginians Your behavior is not to be excused like the excessive prudence of a young man, and necessarily exasperates an honest woman. The Resources of Quinola She knew what were the aspirations,—what the ambition, of an honest woman; and she knew, too, how rich were the probable rewards of such honesty. The Eustace Diamonds And, besides, madame, I am an honest woman; but my brother-in-law believes all that he hears. Une Vie, a Piece of String and Other Stories She saw at last that one cannot be an honest woman without actually being—an honest woman. We Can't Have Everything An honest woman she had been, but like enough 'twas for lack of opportunity. Growth of the Soil It was not that Lady Kirkbank had ever actually forfeited her right to be considered an honest woman and a faithful wife. Phantom Fortune, a Novel The honest woman, I fear, fares worse even than the honest man of whom you spoke. The Eustace Diamonds One of our friends said: 'There is not an honest woman who is not tired of being so.' Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century Faith, I was thinking where In the whole world to find an honest woman. A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 You shall crawl through life a divorcee, made an honest woman through the generosity of an American adventurer!—67, The Profiteers Every witness who had known her in the past concurred in the statement that since October last a great change had come over the worthy and honest woman. The Old Man in the Corner If you don't, he will throw more mud at honest women. The Primadonna The most honest woman, they say, is she who is not talked about, that is to say, a perfect indifference on the part of a woman, a general oblivion is the price of our virtue. Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century When I married Laban Swiggart I was an honest woman, though full o' pride and conceit. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch But after all, I'm an honest woman, and I wash my hands of it, for if I do take the cherubs over yonder I don't nurse them. Fruitfulness "How goes the ironing, honest woman," she said, as she lovingly patted her mother's shoulder. Purple Springs Her grandmother really loves her very much; but she is a very honest woman and worries about the child just because she is anxious to bring her up well. Maezli A Story of the Swiss Valleys The honest woman restored it to her pocket in the presence of my two eyes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 The effrontery of these legalized strumpets, barraganas, as they were called, was at length so intolerable as to call for repeated laws, regulating their apparel, and prescribing a badge for distinguishing them from honest women. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 But then, monsieur, I'm an honest woman; I'm authorized by the mayor of our village; I hold a certificate of morality, which I can show to anybody. Fruitfulness No slander could ever be traced to her nor could anything that savored of deception find a place in this honest woman's heart. Marguerite Verne "An honest woman's bairn, Maggie?" answered the peace-officer, smiling and shaking his head with an ironical emphasis on the adjective, and a calmness calculated to provoke to madness the furious old shrew. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Lydia Purcell had hitherto been an honest woman. The Children's Pilgrimage But the fate of an honest woman of Hindostan is quite different; and a bitter and incredibly unjust fate it is. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan When twilight did my Grannie summon To say her prayers, douce, honest woman! The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe It is a lesson for honest women stubborn in too much pride of their haughty virtue. The Queen Pedauque "Madge Hellfire, as they ca' her!" echoed the beldam "and what business has a blackguard like you to ca' an honest woman's bairn out o' her ain name?" The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 An honest woman is no better in his eyes than one of your broomstick jumpers. The Prairie True, if she had longer she could more thoroughly search; but as an honest woman she must admit that she had been given her chance, had failed. Once Aboard the Lugger They'll sympathise with her efforts to prove herself an honest woman. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life "Madam, when first I looked on you I could see you to be an honest woman," replied the priest, "because I have experienced near you a quietude more connected with heaven than with this world." The Queen Pedauque "Then," murmured Miss Pickett sadly, "she is not an honest woman!" The Long Chance It is on your lips to say that he deserted an honest woman. Viola Gwyn We should like it to be known we were the lawful sons of a brave man and an honest woman. What's Bred in the Bone "Good morrow to you, honest woman," said the elder. Under the Storm And the handsome blackguard sighed over the ruin he had wrought—an honest woman's shattered peace of mind. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story If I did not know that your wife was a noble, honest woman, it wouldn't be difficult to supply a reason for—" "Stop! Jane Cable And then they turn to some honest woman and marry her. Viola Gwyn He knew that it was all without affectation of any sort, and that she had turned out a thoroughly good and honest woman. The Heart of Rome I believe she's a very honest woman; but, after all, there's no telling. The Fat and the Thin They know she is a good honest woman, who seems always to be in some trouble— looking for her husband, of course. Dorothy Dale : a girl of today To marry a woman with whom one has cohabitated as a mistress, is termed, making an honest woman of her. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue She was an honest woman, or they would never have engaged her and paid her passage all the way to India. Told in the East Certainly she felt the immense gulf between the honest woman and the wanton, but she did not feel it as she would have expected to feel it. The Old Wives' Tale I suppose Cupid himself will be attended by a gentleman in cassock and bands before long, and Mars will make Venus an honest woman, as the phrase goes. A Siren How successful was the scheme, we have seen; and Bozzle, for a month, was able to assume a superiority over his wife, which that honest woman found to be very disagreeable. He Knew He Was Right "To make an honest woman of her, do you mean?" The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel The pig seeing the major in pursuit of him, ran aft with a mischievous grunt, and was evidently inclined to seek a shelter under the honest woman's garments. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter I promised to be one to him, and I'll keep my word like an honest woman. Work: a Story of Experience The one thing that proves me an honest woman and the equal of—" she paused, biting back her words and saying instead—"of any one I see. The Mayor's Wife For several minutes does she listen to the honest woman's recital of the sad event, which is suspended by the passenger making his appearance. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter "As if I wasn't an honest woman," continued the virago, following Mrs. Lane. Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine Both these honest women colored and glistened with pleasure, but they were too modest to be ready with praise or to bandy compliments. It Is Never Too Late to Mend I don't think any honest woman would be guilty of such an act. Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures Many an honest woman has been obliged to beg. Lover's Vows But the condition of honest women in his day did not permit of the freedom of action and fencing dialectic of a Celimene, and consequently it is below our mark of pure Comedy. Complete Short Works of George Meredith My old man didn't say nothin', but says I, 'I would dearly like her to be made an honest woman of.' In Homespun I'd only one thing to hold me up: I was an honest woman, and I made up my mind I'd keep honest, though I had such a man as you for my husband. Demos Nancy went to Dulwich, and for several weeks dwelt with the honest woman who took care of her child. In the Year of Jubilee My aunt is a kind and very honest woman, and I wasn't going to disown her. Our Friend the Charlatan Was it impossible to become what she desired to be, an honest woman! The Whirlpool Happen it's all true, and Ellen's an honest woman, after all.' In Homespun Haven't I just told you that she is an honest woman, and that she is very well off! Monsieur Lecoq And, to be plain, Certain reports have been calumnious, And wronged an honest woman. The Dynasts She admitted to herself that she was an honest woman as a result of her birth, and had no further merit in the matter. Appreciations, with an Essay on Style Let him by no means marry an honest woman, for the other will keep her self. The London Prodigal; "by William Shakespeare." as it was played by the King's Majesties servants. I began to steal to remain an honest woman ... and I've gone on stealing to keep up appearances. Arsene Lupin For he is innocent, as truly as I am an honest woman. Monsieur Lecoq She was an honest woman, as her husband was an honest man, in the most strict and vigorous sense of the word. The Honor of the Name Are any of the honest women of the neighborhood like her? Thelma "But that will not maintain you without—" "It will maintain honest women who deserve to live," cried the same voice that had spoken before. Joseph II. and His Court The fair-haired lady I was telling you about was probably an honest woman; Ganimard is sure of it. Arsene Lupin It was in a wheedling voice, and with tearful eyes, that she called upon these "good gentlemen" to witness the shameful injustice with which she was treated—she, an honest woman. Monsieur Lecoq I am an honest man and you're an honest woman, and, therefore, what cause or impediment can there be? Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn Can an honest woman like you lose all sense of right and wrong for a man? Foul Play You are enough to break an honest woman's heart with your mooning ways. The Dragon and the Raven But all the same, it's a disgraceful thing that an honest woman can't sleep in peace in her bed of a night without being disturbed by rascals like that. Arsene Lupin I'm an honest woman, I am;' so I up and looked her in the face as bold as brass. A Woman-Hater We will go away: you will sell your jewels; we will work, if need be, and we will live as honest women, somewhere very far away. Yvette "You are an honest woman, and I am a thief," Madame Fontaine answered, with the same ominous composure. Jezebel's Daughter On my oath as an honest woman, I failed to see it at the time. Poor Miss Finch "To look at her you would think that she was the most honest woman in the world." Arsene Lupin She did not intend to spy—she was an honest woman—but she shared most vividly the curiosity of all the village about "these two queer ignorant children," as she called them. The Captives "I do not know, it matters little—I want you to be an honest woman." Yvette Have you no idea of the shame that an honest woman must feel, when she knows that her unworthy silence makes her—for the time at least—the accomplice of your crime? Jezebel's Daughter As I am an honest woman, I don't agree with you. Poor Miss Finch And in this respect, as indeed in all others, Madame Bauche had the reputation of being an honest woman. La Mere Bauche Quoth Hasan, "I would have you carry me forthwith to the city of Baghdad, me and my wife and this honest woman." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 I did value my reputation as an honest woman more highly, a thousand times more, than my life; but, above my life and my reputation, I valued you. Within an Inch of His Life The men who defend him would take their wives to the White House if he were president, but if he married his concubine—'made her an honest woman' they would not go near him. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 3 (1876-1885) I don't expect you to understand the motives of an honest woman. Poor Miss Finch As a subjectively honest woman alone, beginning her charity at home, there was no doubt that she ought. Two on a Tower An I thought you would not ha' been knighted, as I am an honest woman, I would ha' dubbed you myself. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners To save your false reputation as an honest woman. Within an Inch of His Life Nanea," he said, "you are a good and honest woman, and I respect you. Black Heart and White Heart In this sad case, what does an honest woman who is bent on winning her own independence by her own work, do? Poor Miss Finch "Well, that is a right which every honest woman has," said Montalais, in an affected tone. The Man in the Iron Mask At all costs I must become an honest woman. The Snare We shall see if the vile calumnies of an incendiary can stain the pure reputation of an honest woman. Within an Inch of His Life His example was followed by Miss Wilmot and her father; my wife too kissed her daughter with much affection, as, to use her own expression, she was now made an honest woman of. The Vicar of Wakefield And an honest woman in that, as well as in all her daily concerns, shines most brightly, and is thought most of in the long-run.” Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school "If you had cared to be an honest woman, you would have gone out as a laundress." The Idiot Thou shouldst have been of soul commensurate With thy fair body, brave and virtuous And kind and just; and if of poor estate, At least an honest woman for my house. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 On your honor and conscience, do you think that old widow who was walking from Tunbridge Wells to Harlow had a daughter ill, and was an honest woman at all? Roundabout Papers She was an honest woman, and very sensible, although completely uneducated. Crime and Punishment That answer, as an honest woman, I had no right to give. Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school Take that!" said she, almost breathless, "to teach thee how thou darest make a fool of an honest woman old enough to be thy mother. Half a Life-Time Ago But I was instantly ashamed of the parallel, because my gaunt old friend was a thoroughly good and honest woman, not intelligent and not graceful, but desirous in every way to do her duty. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments Ah, how it maddens me, now, that I am an honest woman! Amphitryon It will be known at the last day, all that honest women have suffered weeping silently in this noisy world. White Lies On the faith of an honest woman, I have neither added nor omitted anything. Samuel Brohl and Company Belisarius ruined himself and his people by believing his own wife to be an honest woman.” Tea-Table Talk Marry your daughter, honest woman!" said I, "on the faith of a Christian, I never saw your daughter; and you may rest assured in this, that I will neither marry you nor her. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Go away, you villain, let me alone; one gets tired now and then of being an honest woman. Amphitryon But you and he shall learn that there is a law in the land which will protect an honest woman in her sacred rights. He Fell in Love with His Wife She, the irreproachable companion, the honest woman whom no one has ever suspected, where will she go? The Nabob Among the honest women in my own station in life, where could I have found the like of her? The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English She was an honest woman, visited by that peculiar class of our aristocracy who chiefly associate with ladies who are NOT honest. Men's Wives It would be too humiliating to let you see an honest woman in tears. The Legacy of Cain "Always at the public-house, leaving an honest woman alone at home!" Catherine: a Story I am loyally passionate, as an honest woman may be, but I ought to be manoeuvring, tricky, hypocritical, and simulate a coldness I have not,—like any provincial actress. Beatrix On the word of an honest woman, isn't it pitiable? Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau "With an honest woman, perhaps, but with a woman of the town, no, no, monsieur le comte, impossible!" The Chouans One of those ideas which sometime or another spring into the minds of all pretty women who are poor sprang into hers—an idea such as an honest woman might muse over, only to reject. The Drums of Jeopardy No," she cried, "as I am an honest woman and loyal! Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth I can be an honest woman and a loyal wife; and I can push my husband very high. Beatrix She wished to be an honest woman, a good mother of a family, and looked at life according to the religious programme of the middle classes. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau She was a singularly honest woman, but she must play the siren; must allure this scoundrel to forgetfulness, with a hurried and yet elude the very familiarity her manner invited. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West Fortunately, however, she knew in the neighborhood a widow, a very honest woman, and without her equal in taking care of the sick. Other People's Money And yet she stands out in my mind as one of the most honest women I have ever met. Secret Places of the Heart I will be an honest woman before all else. Beatrix You could go back to Valenciennes, buy a good business, and set up as an honest woman if you chose; there are many tastes in human nature. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life He told me that you were an honest woman and I might give you forty sous. The Lesser Bourgeoisie Those are the girls, you see, who avenge us poor honest women!” Other People's Money In my belief, she is acting as becomes an honest woman in removing herself from any further communication with you. The Two Destinies The nurse, as an honest woman, was bound to tell him the truth. The New Magdalen It is very silly, but that is her way when she is in love; she is worse than an honest woman, I tell you! Scenes from a Courtesan's Life The laws of my country, which ought to have protected me as an honest woman, left me helpless. Man and Wife Take an honest woman from her husband! why, it is intolerable. Sir Thomas More It is much that the Moor should be more than reason; but if she be less than an honest woman, she is indeed more than I took her for. The Merchant of Venice She may well be ashamed to face an honest woman. The New Magdalen |
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