| 单词 | maidenly |
| 例句 | The white made her look strangely innocent, almost maidenly, but there were points of color on her cheeks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My maidenly blushes were not phony—felt my face would catch fire with fear and embarrassment. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He had small teeth set in vast expanses of gum; those round ears; and delicate, almost maidenly skin that tended to flush and pale with the waxing and waning of his digestive problems. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boys and girls train side by side together in the First and Second Armies. There isn’t a lot of room for maidenly blushing.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z To him Sara White exuded “an intense something concealed by an air of supreme innocence and maidenly reserve.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I’ll try, but it was a very ungentlemanly thing to do, I didn’t think you could be so sly and malicious, Laurie,” replied Meg, trying to hide her maidenly confusion under a gravely reproachful air. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I climbed back into my maidenly spot in the backseat and didn’t say anything else till we got to the field, half an hour after the plane had left. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z At the end of the 1991 cartoon, when the enchantment is lifted, he looks incomplete, vaguely embryonic—a smooth-skinned creature with maidenly bedhead and a tentative smile. Beauty and the Bestiality 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z In defiance of maidenly decorum and racial taboos, she asks Jack in for tea. Marilynne Robinson’s New Book Explores Love in Segregated America 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z And it's adapted with a heightened, soap opera-y sense of dramatic irony conveyed through longing glances, annoyed walking, and maidenly sighing. 5 ways to fix "Bridgerton" next season to transform this guilty pleasure into guilt-free escapism 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z Whether playing the ecstatic tissue-tearing child, the photographing parent, the maidenly aunt or avuncular uncle, we are never more “literary” than we are on Christmas morning. Notes From the Book Review Archives 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z That a woman entering into the state of matrimony might choose to shed her maidenly appellation isn't unusual. Why would a Kardashian no longer be a Kardashian? 2011-06-01T19:30:00Z She was wearing one of her high-necked maidenly gowns, and her face had a pallor that was like flour paste. Alice Munro: “The Bear Came over the Mountain.” 2013-10-14T04:00:00Z That is a maidenly sentiment which is right and proper, and I agreed with it at the time. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z Let the heart which is bleeding to cry, "Come!" be silenced—let maidenly pride step in. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Her hands should have been full of bluebells, and she should have held them up to his face in maidenly defence as he sprang forward to take her in his arms. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z She was too sensitive, too maidenly in her thoughts and actions. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z But there she was, pure and maidenly as before. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z "You made him tell you what he said to me?" and the brown eyes momentarily lost their wistfulness in a whirl of surprise and maidenly dismay. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z She is a little above the middle height, with a fine lift to her head and neck, and a countenance only less modest and maidenly than noble. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Pride of poverty and maidenly reserve make an obstinate mixture. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z He represented the realization of her maidenly desires and her womanly hopes. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z He would have put his arm round her, thinking to overcome her bashfulness, thinking that this was but maidenly pride, waiting to be conquered. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Be she never so innocent, never so maidenly, a kiss, he told himself, would awaken her. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z They unveiled in my tent, and looked more like houris than any women I have seen in the East; and their beauty was enhanced by the sweetness and maidenly modesty of their expression. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z This girl passed with me through the crowds of strange men unveiled, with a simplicity and maidenly dignity which were very pleasing. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z As to the brutality of the tests perhaps Miss Zimmern in maidenly way has said too much. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Then greeted she the warrior maidenly and mild. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z But never had she looked so beautiful; her eyes so tenderly lustrous under their long lashes; her colour so brilliant—an expression so maidenly and sad. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Although these beauties had been most modest and maidenly in their behaviour, they were sent back with blows, and were told not to come near us again. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Mrs. Grice, needless to say, was quite overwhelmed with maidenly confusion. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z He saw that it was turned about her throat in a loose fold that lay where her bosom was disclosed by the silk evening gown she wore, draped low, but maidenly discreet. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z The fourth knight is the youngest, he with the downy cheek, So maidenly in manner, so modest and so meek. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z She saw at once she had gone too far, and hastened to apologise with very maidenly humility. A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z The maidenly breasts of the four Miss Graynors, who were pale reflections of their eldest sister, were pleasantly stirred by Steele’s punctilious courtesy. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Though maidenly modesty refuses to acknowledge it, these articles of attire have been in preparation for many months. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z She was the most sensitively delicate, the most maidenly, of girls; and she scented a meaning in her cousin's words that shocked her terribly. A Mere Chance, Vol. 2 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:45.597Z To be sure her red rose was not redder than she was, but she held her head with a gentle air of maidenly dignity that quite counteracted the weakness of that blush. A Mere Chance, Vol. 1 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:44.097Z Almost instinctively she had learned the art of disposing her black garments to dainty advantage, and of heightening their effect with little subdued touches of maidenly tastefulness. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z But she only worked up a case of this here maidenly virtue. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z They said that her face with its wide and steady eyes was maidenly for a boy’s, and boyish for a maiden’s face. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z "It is as I imagined, Judith," said Prudence, calmly—and she withdrew her hands, with a touch of maidenly pride, perhaps, from what she could not but imagine to be a kind of felicitation. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z In fact, they couldn't do both, for the length of maidenly letters in those days precluded any time out for meals. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z She has retained her maidenly instincts to the last. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z She told him she might possibly come to love him a little after awhile, in a pretty little maidenly way, which satisfied him that she loved him a good deal already. A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z Her face was as colorless as the linen chiton that clung to her figure in the rain, disclosing the maidenly outline of her bosom. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z She knew quite well that her maidenly dignity had been wounded by his suspicions, and that she ought to let him go his own way if he chose. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Nay, Duchess, I know the difficulty of your task," rejoined Mary Tudor bitingly, "the other ladies are docile, and their behaviour is maidenly and chaste. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z For lo, this is the last moment for beholding that love, that youth, that maidenly charm, that white victim of crime and mistake; and after that nothingness, darkness,--solitude. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z The infamous investigation was held, and Joan emerged triumphant from the disgraceful ordeal that deeply wounded her chaste and maidenly heart. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z And the damsel, bewildered with witcheries wove, Elated with flattery, f�ted with love, In the height of her maidenly beauty and joy, Having lain down to dream, was awakened to die. Verses of Feeling and Fancy 2011-09-11T02:00:10.237Z I flogged his men, and the lady in all maidenly honor I brought to Sapyeha. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Ada’s cheeks took on a not unbecoming flush, her eyes drooped modestly beneath Mr. Sutton’s glance,—a maidenly tribute to masculine superiority,—before she went down the side-road. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z During this conversation, the subject of it seemed in an agony of maidenly distress. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z There should be no wounds to her maidenly pride that he could spare her. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z Now I will go and dress in maidenly clothes. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z But all her maidenly pride stood in arms at the thought, and "Wait--wait," was still all that was left to her. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z How happy must the man be into whose hands she would resign that maidenly crown as now she lay the flowers at his feet! The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z There is no goddess more beautiful, pure and maidenly in the poetry of Greece. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The princess readily fell into this insidious booby-trap, and confessed the violence of her attachment, and how she had striven to acquaint Mr Bhosh with her sentiments but was rendered inarticulate by maidenly bashfulness. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z On her serious brow and in her maidenly soul there was self-consecration, and peace. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Now she desired a personal stenographer of maidenly form, and I, Sahwah the Sunfish, had been measured by the awe-inspiring Mr. Barrett and found fit. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z I am not sure whether it is pride or a certain maidenly dignity. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z I've walked out with many maids, some not so maidenly as might be. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Poor girl! the maidenly soul is a ripe rose, out of which, so soon as one leaf is plucked, all its mates easily fall after. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z How beautiful she was to-day after her refreshing sleep,--how maidenly! Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z In vain Juan protested that the strange caballero had not requested an audience, and that a proper maidenly spirit would have prevented the Donna from appearing, unsought. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z The thin, awkward, shy girl, I remembered, with the beautiful blue eyes, set in a slim, pale face, was become an indescribable compound of girlish roundness, bloom, and sparkle, of maidenly softness and brightness. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z She would have gone out to meet him; but she was no longer a child, and a feeling of maidenly reserve forbade her. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z The Princess seemed to him, he knew not why, to have become milder, more maidenly in form and look, and he reproached himself with his earlier error. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z It was ungenerous, she thought, to take such an advantage of maidenly scruples. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z They were simply devices by which maidenly charms were heightened, and a little grace and taste and beauty lent to the sombre Puritan world. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z The best wedded love is not what the maidenly was; and so, too, is there in inspiration and delineation a maiden muse. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z She was silent from maidenly modesty; for, with the love that had got into her heart, had entered many new feelings hitherto unknown to her. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z Only Idoine stood there greater, like a risen one, prouder and taller her stature, paler her complexion, more thoughtful the maidenly brow. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Her pure maidenly thoughts had hovered round it timidly, as a shadow haunts a white lily, but she was content with the perfume, without daring to touch the flower. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z He gave a glowing description of this maidenly flower, born to blush unseen, and waste her sweetness on the bunch-grass plain. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z He evidently felt that the young women whom he had seen were in grave danger of losing maidenly reserve, and that their conduct betrayed a want of refinement of feeling. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z "Not for the world, Grace!" she cried, trembling between fear and hope; her love struggling with the respect due to her maidenly dignity, which she could not but feel, still, that Lester had outraged. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z She had never but once offered him the most timid caress, and this maidenly reserve and shyness had been sweet to him; but now he told himself it was different. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z "Good-by," said she, with a sort of maidenly impatience; "let me hear from you soon." Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Therefore belongs to her the magnificent surname of Virgil, the maidenly. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z He wrote to her, and she wrote to him, maidenly letters, but full of deep affection. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Hurt my maidenly modesty, indeed!—one would think my modesty were a sore toe to be stubbed or trod upon. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z But the proud maidenly reserve was stabbed at all points; true, or untrue, Ethel was writhing under those sneering words. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z What inspiration there is in the pale face! what maidenly grace in the noble and yet almost emaciated figure! Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z He was indescribably pleased at her unvanquishable maidenly sensitiveness. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z There is not a trace of maidenly reserve about her. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z We have the figure of his Elizabeth before us in all her maidenly dignity and proud humility. The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z He treated Maria's apathetic unconcern with constant good nature, pretended to believe it maidenly modesty, and under all circumstances refused to understand or appropriate her evident dislike. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z Perhaps I ought not to tell you this, but there shall be no so-called maidenly simperings between you and me, no pretences, no affectations. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z The flamingo closed one eye, and drew up one leg in an attitude of graceful and maidenly coyness. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z She was still a delicate creature in appearance, although in perfect health, and she had never lost a certain maidenly shyness of manner which was her great charm. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z Perhaps executives at Wal-Mart are indeed right this minute fanning themselves in maidenly horror at the cover image of West's forthcoming album. Wal-Mart continues march toward urban domination 2011-02-10T20:11:00Z With his accustomed patience he had accepted the position, and merely set himself to overcome her doubts and maidenly scruples. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z In that event she would either have to earn her bread as a governess, or would be forced to ask Lister to marry her—a direct question which her maidenly pride shrank from putting. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z She is a quite peculiar mixture of maidenly reserve and genuine American self-consciousness. Partners A Novel. 2011-02-02T03:00:20.690Z And there is a point at which maidenly coyness ceases to be charming. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Her agitation, her maidenly terror, lent me courage. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z They were extremely alike, both handsome, but the maidenly charm of the young girl was indescribably attractive. Quicksands 2011-01-15T03:00:33.213Z She believed in him, loved him truly, and waited with maidenly patience to hear the words that would unseal her lips. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Nor was he aware that—though with maidenly coyness she turned her head away—she still read in his burning glances the love she longed to hear from his lips. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z As for your conduct, my dear child, I advise you for the present to remain as undecided, as maidenly, as fresh as possible. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Passionate scorn and maidenly indignation spoke in the girl's every look and gesture. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z And I don't believe any woman ever had a child that behaved better, or truer, or more maidenly than she has done. Rachel Ray "You can begin yourself then, and I'll see how I like it," said Anna, aroused and interested, in spite of her maidenly scruples about the new arrangement. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z She received him cordially, but with a sort of maidenly reserve which he had noticed ever since that night when she had almost asked him to lift the veil which hid his past. The Man from Jericho It encircled her high collar in maidenly modesty. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z With her maidenly pride she had subdued the sick heart; no one saw, now, that it was mortally wounded. A Sister's Love A Novel Though her mother was there with her and her friend, she feared that this seeking of her lover was hardly maidenly. Rachel Ray She paused, overcome with maidenly confusion, and buried her face in the musk-scented handkerchief. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories No wonder that her chaste and maidenly soul revolted at the sight of this unfortunate girl! Regina or the Sins of the Fathers What is generally called maidenly modesty, womanly tenderness, and virginal feeling--is it not, in ninety cases out of a hundred, a craftily-planned artificial stratagem for making fools of these mighty lords of creation? In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. I have scarcely ever seen Susanna Mattoni more charming, more maidenly, than at that moment, when she stood in embarrassment before the young friend of her father. A Sister's Love A Novel The maidenly heart within her rioted madly in her breast, but she was used to self-repression. The Master's Violin All night long I've burned with anger at my folly, for I do know you could never be aught but pure and maidenly no matter what you—you chanced to wear. Our Admirable Betty A Romance But as his scrupulous personal cleanliness was innate, so also was his almost maidenly delicacy in matters of morality. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales But no sooner did I, somewhat taken aback by this severe maidenly reserve, make her a proposal that aimed at nothing less than our marriage and her retirement from the stage, than her tone changed. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. Neither of them could judge of the matter as it lay now; the only remaining way was to appeal to Susanna's maidenly pride. A Sister's Love A Novel The girl, concealed in the shadow, took maidenly account of his tall, well-knit figure, his dark eyes, his sensitive mouth, and his firm, finely modelled chin. The Master's Violin But this astonishing beauty, it appears to me, is less in her charming features than in the purity, the maidenly dignity of her character. The Progressionists, and Angela. So my first step was to stifle my last maidenly scruple and take them straight to Maltby; I hoped they would pay at least for the typewriter. The Book of Susan A Novel The author of it had apparently been unable to withstand her maidenly curiosity, and had been listening to all that had been said. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. Blushing at the sight of Vortigern, Thetralde dropped her large blue eyes, while the tight corsage of her robe rose and sank under the throbs of her maidenly bosom. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century Since the advent of Leon, this habit had been discontinued, or only rarely indulged, and the Doctor, appreciating the maidenly reserve which prompted her, had made no comment. A Modern Wizard I had thrown myself in thankfulness, I hastened away to the "green farm," where Mechtild with maidenly blushes, and Holt in speechless astonishment, heard and granted my petition. The Progressionists, and Angela. “Thank you, no,” said Tiny, recovering herself, and speaking with a very sweet assumption of maidenly dignity. Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One Our maidens, as they grow to womanhood, are taught that anything is better than personal dishonor, and their maidenly instincts side with the teaching. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition Simple, maidenly, and strong, his heart yearned toward her, while instinctively she held herself aloof in quiet dignity. The Mountain Girl The caftan was slightly open at the bust, displaying an under vest of thin white gauze gathered in maidenly modesty over her lovely bosom, and fastened by a magnificent cluster of diamonds and rubies. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 Their maidenly aunt was in such a dreadful state of nervous alarm that Mr. Tupman found that he was obliged to put his arm about her waist to keep her up at all. Dickens' Stories About Children Every Child Can Read I can run, too,” and, in maidenly effort to free herself, she hugged him closer. The Bartlett Mystery In her early writings she had shown for something of a tomboy and there were hints of elderly exhortation to tread more primly the paths which were deemed maidenly. The Portal of Dreams If she knew it, she would see that it is more maidenly to hold in check all actions that would tend to make the young man desire to be familiar with her.” Almost a Woman There the maid of the inn, a certain black-eyed Francisca, fell desperately in love with him, and so far forgot maidenly reserve as to confess her flame. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 Guilliadun, hearing of his deeds, sought an interview with him, and at once fell in love with him, and after certain maidenly reserve and hesitation, made her love known to him. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens It was a maidenly and an honest conviction, but at the root of it lay also an unacknowledged fear which made it even stronger. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome A wealth of dark tousled hair made a midnight frame for a lovely countenance in the first flush of maidenly youth. A Prince of Good Fellows There was something more than maidenly coyness in her tone; there was mental anguish, and a downright shade of anger. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 Diana figures as a very willing woman, passing out of the stage of maidenly coyness. Life of John Keats But her delicate, maidenly instincts were wounded in the most mortal manner, when an unfortunate accident rendered her an unwilling, secret witness of an abominable atrocity between her abandoned and depraved mother and him. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II And then, though it might have been quite right to let Lamberti know that she loved him, had her behaviour been modest and maidenly, or over bold? Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome All of which modest and maidenly reasoning left wholly out of account Spencer’s strenuous wooing; it is chronicled here merely to show her state of mind when she kissed Millicent farewell. The Silent Barrier I'm not sure the solid citizens approve of your maidenly frolicking. The Mighty Dead Before his soul stood a pure, chaste, maidenly image of unapproachable and intangible holiness and loveliness. Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians No doubt it was only maidenly coyness that made her refuse to allow me to take her hand or to kiss it, or to indulge in any kind of innocent little endearment. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II It was a girl's voice, in which some reproach, but much love and maidenly shyness, were blended—a sympathetic voice. Timar's Two Worlds She did not allow her maidenly reserve to stand in the way of her frank denouncement of the injustice of human and social laws. Banked Fires In other words, he must find out for sure whether she detested him, or was simply being maidenly. The Deaves Affair That the word should have been used once or twice in maidenly scruple, the Countess could understand; but it had been repeated with a vehemence beyond that which such natural timidity might have produced. Lady Anna The nymphs in the foreground are also said to be unspeakably lovely, and endowed with the most intimate charm of maidenly innocence. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 Indeed she made one backward step, as if her maidenly instincts were about to manifest themselves in actual flight. Brooke's Daughter A Novel And for you, my child, I am sincerely sorry; I may say that much, after you have so far fought down your maidenly pride as to wait for me here. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature Her voice was calm, her enunciation a little slow, but perfectly distinct, and she stood before him, as she spoke, in the simplest and most maidenly attitude. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI Would he have wished that she should at once have given herself up without one maidenly scruple, one word of feminine recusancy? Lady Anna Enraptured gaze, coy side-look, gallant advance, timid retrocession, impassioned declaration, supercilious rejection, piteous supplication, softening hesitation; worldly goods oblation, gracious acceptation; frantic jubilation, maidenly resignation. The Naples Riviera The woman, rather thin, but fresh and with the maidenly look of one who isn’t entirely sure what that man will do next, kept well in the lead. In the Heart of a Fool Her hair was done up gracefully, her nimble limbs were confined in skirts; and she smiled at him demurely, as if her mind was far away and he had recalled her from maidenly dreams. Wunpost She will probably be nervous, and small wonder, but she will be none the less attractive for a little maidenly diffidence. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements The blood mounts to my cheeks in “maidenly” shame as I now chronicle the occurrence. Confessions of a Neurasthenic What depth of feeling, as well as maidenly reserve and charm, his little Nancy had developed! The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains These protections and ambitions would not suffice forever, any more than a mother’s vigilance, maidenly timidity, convent walls or yashmaks will infallibly prevail. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Lips meet lips in soul-kiss that cause the maidenly head to hide under elbow in confusion. Orphans of the Storm He bent over, fanning her more violently with his silk handkerchief, and on the lounge beneath, Miss Matoaca lay, very prim and maidenly, with her skirt folded modestly about her ankles. The Romance of a Plain Man With some maidenly hesitation, which soon vanished, she in turn laid before me the inner history of her life. That Mother-in-Law of Mine “Little Nancy,” he said to himself, “why she must be nineteen now, clothed in long frocks and maidenly dignity, I suspect,––but I certainly hope she still wears the little white pinafores.” The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains With this pious resolve she climbed into her maidenly bed; and, before falling asleep, she groaned: “If the rascal had only broken his neck, like the high priest Eli, in First Samuel, 4!” Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland A stone might have sympathised with her maidenly distress, but that wicked Victoria burst into absolute shrieks of laughter. A Noble Woman The mention of his name is enough to send you into convulsions of trepidation and maidenly confusion. The Law-Breakers You should have seen her dancing at the school ball, as graceful and maidenly as the smallest shrimp of them all. Dreamers of the Ghetto Diana, in very maidenly shame, tried to beat it down and stamp the life out of it. Diana And Nature has no consideration for our feelings, and very little maidenly reserve. Audrey Craven She wished she had flung maidenly discretion to the winds and worn the white silk sport blouse she had just bought. The Gorgeous Girl Judith was grown to womanly age and ways and perfected in every maidenly attraction. The Cruise of the Shining Light In any case perhaps it was well he had given her maidenly modesty no chance of confession. Dreamers of the Ghetto At that moment she knew that George Iredale was a good deal to her, and she felt a certain maidenly 165 shame at the discovery. The Hound From The North To do Audrey justice, she had meant to sustain her part with maidenly reserve, but she was totally unprepared for this acceleration of the march of events. Audrey Craven The maidenly blush darkened her face and she laughed. A Waif of the Mountains With glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes the young equestrian presented a very charming picture of maidenly loveliness. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 Mirabelle was there, in the committee room, and at sight of him, she had a temporary fit of maidenly diffidence. Rope Her face is of the form usual with Albert D�rer, but of a soft and maidenly character; the Child is beautiful—the countenance particularly so. Six Centuries of Painting Anne was the elder sister, slender and sweet, grave with the protective fostering instinct of mothers in a maidenly hiding, ready to come at need. The Prisoner To all his entreaties she seemed deaf, positively refusing to consent to escape with him; but whether from fear of being overtaken, or from maidenly timidity, it would be, perhaps, difficult to decide. An Old Sailor's Yarns She was timid, gentle, and silent; no strength of mind was enshrined in that faultless casket; and her transparent, maidenly brow, was never shadowed by the conflict of thought. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 Yet her evasion and her teasing could not always mask her maidenly pleasure over his adoration of her loveliness, and an occasional blush betrayed 180 to him that his wooing was not altogether unwelcome. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation With what maidenly modesty it nestles in the rugged arms of its lovers, the sky-piercing mountains! The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska She had been in no hurry to shorten her engagement, and the thought of resigning her maidenly freedom had always been distasteful to her. Lover or Friend So during the short span of his life the poet lived and worked, a man of maidenly modesty, an excellent son, brother, and nephew, of frugal and moderate habits. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight Miss Beasley was anxious for her pupils to appear at their very best before her scholarly brother, whose ideal of maidenly propriety was almost mediæval, and she kept a keen eye on their behaviour. The Madcap of the School Let her stand there for ever in the spotless purity that cost her life on earth and set her name for ever among the high constellated stars of maidenly romance. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome He looked down at her with eyes whose glow made her eyelids fall in maidenly defence. The Light of the Star A Novel She must not be so lightly won; she must not stoop down from her maidenly pride and nobleness at his first words because she had grown to care for him. Not Like Other Girls With the inference that she flops into his arms in the last chapter and hides her maidenly blushes against the pocket where he keeps his sack of Bull Durham and papers—" "Oh, you Bill-the-Conk! The Ranch at the Wolverine With maidenly pride and dignity, the lady repelled his suit, and severely stigmatized his insolence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Color has not yet come into her maidenly days, nor violence of opinion into her womanly years. Quaker Hill A Sociological Study She merely upset her sewing-table with an appropriate start, but speedily recovered, and with a maidenly blush murmured in return— "Dear me, how very unexpected! pray speak to papa,—oh, rise, I beg." Moods In his presence she was almost always silent,—not with any awkwardness of embarrassment, but with a certain maidenly reserve of bearing, as though she had marked out a particular line of conduct for herself. Not Like Other Girls Something stirred in her, whispering in the grimy little ear, "It is good to be clean," and with the awakening of the maidenly instinct the womanly purpose framed. The Dop Doctor She revelled in the realm of beauty, and crystallized her enthusiasm in graceful, sweet, maidenly verses. Jewish Literature and Other Essays He hates mystery; and to find this girl, whom he had thought perfect in her maidenly pride and purity, stealing out in the dark from her father's house fills him with dismay. Only an Irish Girl He saw a face full of contradictions,—youthful, maidenly, and intelligent, yet touched with the unconscious melancholy which is born of disappointment and desire. Moods But apart from maidenly shrinkings, familiarity with war had made her realize the sacred duties of a sentry, and she had remained in discreet seclusion, awake until his spell was over. The Rough Road "My dear Prince Udo, I'm afraid I mistook the nature of my feelings"—said, of course, with downcast head and a maidenly blush. Once on a Time Innumerable contradictory thoughts filled her mind: sometimes with maidenly shame she repented the step she had taken; at others, carried away by her passion, she exulted in her own audacity. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt And he takes his post, having a ruthless spirit, not answering to his maidenly name,140 and a savage aspect. Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes Only the polite, simpler, and more maidenly arts had been taught her in the little New Jersey school her father had kept. Athalie What I learned from the gods I have given you, a rich treasury of holy runes, but the maidenly staff of my strength the hero took from me, before whom I now bow. The Wagnerian Romances The speech was one of maidenly modesty; if Aunt Gouverneur had planned to bring the two people together at her table, Phillida wished it known that she was not a party to the plot. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York Her maidenly scruples, stifled for a time by passion, resumed their power in the presence of reality. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt She had told him of the insult to her maidenly modesty, and for it he meant to have my heart's blood. Fibble, D.D. So they lay on the shop-board for weeks and weeks, and grew dry and hard, but the thoughts of the maiden became ever more gentle and maidenly. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Gentle, amiable, affectionate, good-natured, she was beloved by all who knew her; although, from a maidenly modesty and a natural reserve, she was really known by few. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 Simple honest frankness, is the most maidenly thing in the world, when it is a woman's time to speak. The Old Helmet, Volume II She was a very fair image of maidenly modesty and womanly dignity, rather unmistakeable, too, in its way; but she spoke not, nor raised an eyelid. A Red Wallflower And where was the knight who should claim her innocent and maidenly heart? At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern It would not, perhaps, be very maidenly, but anything would be better than suspense,—than torment to him. The Vicar of Bullhampton But in a few seconds, a feeling of maidenly reserve swept over her, and she tore away the encircling arms. The Unknown Wrestler He was sore at heart over much that had taken place and could not reconstruct his former image of Helen as at heart a maidenly, dignified girl, worthy of the most exalted worship. The High Calling Accordingly, a heroine who is haunted, beset, and finally driven crazy by the dread of the fatal inheritance being in her blood seems set apart from the fluctuations and hesitations of maidenly passion. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 Assure Phœbe that though her generous confidence may have caused her difficulties, no one can entertain a doubt of her guileless intention and maidenly discretion. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Her maidenly feeling is at first shocked, and she shrinks back— That you are well restor'd, my lord, I am glad: Let the rest go. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical She is burning with a sense of humiliation, wounded pride, maidenly wrath, and displeasure. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier It shows that she had no maidenly scruples as to the mode of attaining her ends. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World "Oh, Rupert," with a moan of maidenly horror, and conscious incompetence. The Light of Scarthey It was more maidenly then to be oblivious of a young man's presence. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir In the first scene with Angelo she seems divided between her love for her brother and her sense of his fault; between her self-respect and her maidenly bashfulness. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical And, besides, Elisabeth, as the angel said, was her kinswoman—perhaps her cousin—to whom she naturally turned in the hour of her maidenly astonishment and rapture. John the Baptist But it was one of the misfortunes of her solitary and peculiar education that she had conscience and maidenly modesty. Duffels It was by speed of foot and skill in council, not by whispered words of devotion, that they contended for the maidenly prize. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The clever, plausible scoundrel dazzled me, and I thought your opposition only maidenly shrinking. Witness to the Deed The years gave her a larger flow of life, and made out of the bewitching girl a splendid woman, brought up to the full estate of maidenly beauty. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 This maidenly attitude corrodes confidence and destroys initiative. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 With maidenly modesty she gathered her work to tighter compass, but no other restraint did she feel in the presence of the man her friends accused of unthinkable crimes. The Return of Blue Pete Like a spirit of order, with solemn face and quiet tread, Miss Hester moved about the room, placing one thing here, another there, but ever doing or changing something, all with maidenly neatness. The Uncalled A Novel Whereupon she was again flooded with tears, which stirred my heart with tender commiseration; for her maidenly distress did only increase her charms to infinity. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. Was it the presence of the man she did love, and the maidenly instincts which forbade her to declare her passion in his presence? An Old Man's Love She turned her eyes full upon him with no hint of maidenly shyness or shrinking in them. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 No time or chance for any maidenly hesitation or softening aureole of words. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 A Zamora bagpipe regulated their motions, which being no less sprightly and graceful than their looks were modest and maidenly, more lovely dancers were never seen in the world. Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote Kate is the same headstrong young lady, though she does not appear in a very bad light, her wilfulness being the result of maidenly pride, which is ashamed to appear weak before the stronger sex. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas She liked Eben Hanscom, but all the decorous reserves were at once awake in her, bidding him remember that she was not going to scale the trim, tight fence of maidenly tradition. Country Neighbors She has been reared in a maidenly pride, and an innocent confidence: her confidence is wholly broken-down; her pride is wounded and the agony of the wound is intolerable. Deerbrook The attraction of the occult would in all probability have overcome Mary Ellen's maidenly suspicions. General John Regan But from the Muses' loftiest height The gifted songster never swerved, But proudly in his song preserved An ever transcendental flight; His transports were quite maidenly, Charming with grave simplicity. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse Helen dear, did you think you'd discovered my little secret, my maidenly little secret? Moor Fires “A very proper answer, my dear Caroline, and given with due maidenly decorum—but here we are; and there is Madame Gironac nodding to us from the window.” Valerie What was wanting in the face was what gave it its peculiar maidenly charm—a lack of passion, a little lack, perhaps, of strength. A True Friend A Novel And at that she winced and shrank a little, for all her high spirit and inviolate, maidenly strength. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Her health, life's sweetness and its bloom, Her smile and maidenly repose, All vanished as an echo goes. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse With his lawyer’s caution, he waited a moment outside his wife’s room, where he heard Lydia’s voice, to see if her mother had hit upon some happy inspiration to quiet the girl’s exaggerated maidenly shyness. The Squirrel-Cage "From—" she began, but stopped, whether from an instinct of maidenly shame or some secret signal from her mother, I cannot say. The Forsaken Inn A Novel She had always seemed to him so frank, with a sweet, maidenly frankness, so transparent—without shallowness, that he was thrown into despair when she dismissed him. A True Friend A Novel Mentally the young man took himself by the throat, conscience-stricken at having humiliated her, at having caused her to fall, even momentarily, from the height of her serene, maidenly dignity. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Then with feigned maidenly piquancy and many reproachful glances, she went out laughing good humoredly. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills Norman Hylton had shown no preference for her beyond others, so far as she knew, and her maidenly instinct warned her that even her thoughts had better be kept away from him. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century The maidenly month of April makes little difference to us here. Nights in London In her maidenly heart she may want to be kissed, but she cannot help resisting. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea This was the bold true nature he had felt such admiration for—and now he saw how maidenly she was, and only saw it fully when she was lost to him. The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 Her maidenly modesty seemed first to tell her to banish his image from her heart, and his name from her lips. Oowikapun How the Gospel Reached the Nelson River Indians Zuleika blushed and hung her head in maidenly modesty; then she exclaimed: "No, no, papa; never will I forget you whatever may happen!" Edmond Dantès We all have our calf-loves and bits of maidenly fancies, but who ever thought they were to rule the roast? A Forgotten Hero Not for Him She raised her head from his knees and offered him—of her own free will—her sweet lips, and then clung to him with a half-tearful, maidenly shame. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden But I found my pretty correspondent as shy, as maidenly and reserved, with all her sister-love and pride, as the other was superior. A War-Time Wooing A Story Erasmus himself interprets the dominating trait of his being as maidenly coyness. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation The recollection of the chaste and maidenly appearance of Aminta soon put such ideas to flight, and Maulear thenceforth had but one idea, but one desire. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 I have no consciousness of wrong-doing, yet maidenly ideals have been shocked by my conduct, and the place for Alice Webster is outside the pale of social recognition. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 Between the two was Sir William Ross's sweet, maidenly portrait of our own Victoria. Olive A Novel Swallowing it eagerly, she lifted her jealous eyes and with a smile half cunning, half pathetic, whispered,— "I love thee too, but I think it not maidenly to kiss thee till I'm asked." Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims She had achieved such a character down at Exeter for maidenly reserve, and had lived so sternly, that it was hardly in her memory that a man had squeezed her hand before. Kept in the Dark Miss Hartley, somewhat embarrassed, and a prey to suspicions which maidenly modesty forbade her to voice, listened in silence. Salthaven As to those parts which Alice, through evident maidenly reserve, passed over hurriedly, he did not urge more explicit recital. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 I'm not sure," she reflected, "that a girl can be a detective—a regular detective—without spoiling her disposition or losing to some an extent her maidenly modesty. Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls There was in her all maidenly innocence—no one could doubt that; but nothing could be more unlike the shy tenderness of a bride, loving, and married for love. Agatha's Husband A Novel But soon Conscience drew away and at once her cheeks grew hot with blushes and maidenly remorse. The Tyranny of Weakness She was singing alone, a wonderful thing in itself, and in her eyes was neither fear nor maidenly shrinking; she was indeed thrillingly absorbed and self-forgetful. The Eagle's Heart Many pleasant complimentary remarks would be cut off abruptly, as if the speaker refrained from further comment through maidenly hesitation or restraint. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 She was frozen in by maidenly prudery, by childish self-consciousness, by Madigan perversity. The Madigans It was, of course, the unconscious reaction of the maidenly spirit, aware that she had nothing but her own modesty to protect her. The Armourer's Prentices She might be willing to sacrifice much to attain it, but there was one thing that could never be thrown on one side—her natural maidenly pride and dignity! Big Game A Story for Girls “Oh, mamma!” said Min, in an agony of maidenly shame. She and I, Volume 1 Since through such strain, maidenly scruples had been stifled, I felt equal to any demands upon my dissembling arts. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 Between maidenly hesitations and many promptings she retold the story—the new girls had never heard it, and to the old girls it was always new. Just Patty Her cheeks glowed with health and maidenly modesty; and her eyes, that flashed on you one moment almost defiantly, dropped the next in coyness and delicious confusion. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Pamela is very pure and modest, bears her afflictions with much meekness, and is a model of maidenly prudence and rectitude. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 The likeness shows a maidenly, almost childish face, of a peculiar expression, without any classic lines. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day The picture, a wonderfully lovely maidenly face, with rich curls falling around it, and in the costume of the last ten years of the preceding century, was now unveiled. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 Volume 17, New Series, June 26, 1852 She was independent in thought as well as in action, but never at the cost of maidenly sentiment. Rabbi and Priest A Story Her cheeks were glowing, and her eyes shining with maidenly delight as they took seats at the table to sip a little coffee and nibble a bit of cake. Other Main-Travelled Roads Who looked with contempt on girls and disdained their maidenly advances! The Romance of an Old Fool How beautiful she looked, her shoulders completely covered with dusky-dark curls and her head bowed in maidenly shyness! The Secret of the Storm Country If he doesn't," she added with maidenly dignity, "it's the last time I go out with the big stiff. Jill the Reckless The Lady Alicia again remembered the maidenly proprieties, and tried to change the subject. The Lunatic at Large There is nothing else like that smell of the clover: it is the maidenly breath of summer; it suggests all fresh, buxom, rural things. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers Was I depriving this poor child of a tender paternal care, for which she longed, but which maidenly coyness could not immediately accept? The Romance of an Old Fool Maud's cheeks were full of delicate color and her eyes shone with maidenly delight as they took seats at the table to sip a little coffee and nibble a bit of cake. Wayside Courtships But the grey in this case was not so pure, nor were the straightness and the slenderness so maidenly. The Tragic Muse The second side upholds maidenly claims, finds nothing good enough to match with them, and is tempted to scout and flout, laugh and mock at the rival claims of the lover upon trial. A Houseful of Girls Nothing will sooner deprive a girl or young lady of the maidenly grace and freshness with which nature blesses woman in her early years than secret vice. Plain Facts for Old and Young Phyllis was everything that a moderate and reasonable lover could wish—kind, gentle, affectionate within the bounds of maidenly discretion, attentive to my wishes, and considerate of my caprices. The Romance of an Old Fool I think Emily approves of my running to her, whenever threatened by man's society, because she thinks the instinctive desire to be protected from anything male is pretty and maidenly. Set in Silver I had forgotten this goal of maidenly desires. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 13, 1920 In her day it was reckoned no more than what was due to maidenly delicacy and social propriety to preserve a respectful distance between a rejected man and his rejector. A Houseful of Girls Modesty Woman's Safeguard.—True modesty and maidenly reserve are the best guardians of virtue. Plain Facts for Old and Young After dinner the bride was again urged to get up, but maidenly modesty and her dutifulness to her parents still forbade her to obey. Everlasting Pearl One of China's Women She wore a white dress I'd not seen yet, a simple string of pearls round her neck, and quite a maidenly or bridal look. Set in Silver The omission seemed to him most maidenly and daughterly. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi I know how your heart is shrinking, how your delicate maidenly modesty is up in arms. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) A crimson flush mounted to her brow as she gave expression to this resolution, and, for a moment, a sense of maidenly reserve and timidity oppressed her. His Heart's Queen A sense of his meaning was suddenly borne in upon her by look and clasp, and she felt a maidenly confusion at the momentary boldness of this undeclared lover. The Silent House Some instinct of maidenly reticence curbed the passionate rebellion against his decision. Steve Yeager Hugh said nothing, and thenceforth her tone grew more maidenly though her words remained childlike enough. Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi Jacky and Charley.—Have you no feeling of self-respect and maidenly reserve? or is your letter a feeble attempt at a dull joke? The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886. "You are thinking that I am rather forward than maidenly?" Wolf Breed Carson's bruised lips sought to form for a whistle which managed to give them the air of a maidenly pout. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch She put into her eyes what she pleased, a confusion of messages, a swooning passion, a maidenly tenderness, a joy that seemed to peep forth shyly. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure You have made me think, in your fresh, maidenly life, and your soul earnestness, of Miriam! Faith Gartney's Girlhood But her joy was gentle, for even when she was merriest, it was in a sobor, douce, and maidenly fashion, testifying that she had already walked with Sorrow, and was not afraid of her. Alec Forbes of Howglen But by her purity and maidenly reserve she merits our attention. The Growth of English Drama And on rare occasions she would sing to her own shy maidenly accompaniment, her voice rising scarcely higher than the wind in the sycamore at the spring outside. A Certain Rich Man And besides, to add to her embarrassment at present, there was the girl's maidenly shyness and timidity. A Cigarette-Maker's Romance Would she even encumber his plans, if she clung still to her maidenly life? Faith Gartney's Girlhood The modesty of a maidenly child made her fear to intrude; but she could not constrain her feet from following the path to his house. Alec Forbes of Howglen The queen, I would name thee, Of maidenly muster; Thy stem is so seemly, So rich is its cluster Of members complete, Adroit at each feat, And thy temper so sweet, Without banning or bluster. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century She had a look of independent innocence, an angelic expression of extremely nice young fellow blending with a subtle maidenly charm. A Chance Acquaintance It soon reached the court and came to the ears of Edgar, the king, a youthful monarch who had an open ear for all tales of maidenly beauty. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Her whole person was a miracle of beauty, and her deportment had a certain maidenly pride, springing from a pure heart and conscious integrity.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 Her obvious timidity was ascribed to natural maidenly bashfulness, which made her appear wonderfully enticing. Enter Bridget There was no soft answering fire, no maidenly uncertainty of hope and fear in those clear depths. An Alabaster Box Between her own inclinations and her mother’s ideas of maidenly culture a great contest immediately arose. The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands Ellen looked at the other girl in a kind of rage of maidenly shame. The Portion of Labor I may be a forward young woman, who has overstepped the bounds of maidenly decorum, and I shall never get over the shame of it, but I am truthful, and I am no jilt.” Evelina's Garden A strange maidenly shyness of her own bliss and happiness, which she longed to repeat, was upon her. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel I take it that speech was so maidenly that it shrank from anything in the nature of a proposal. The Helpmate Stuart kept his face away from the audience; Wych Hazel was revealed, and in the coy, blushing maidenly dignity and confusion which suited the character and occasion, was a tableau worth looking at. Wych Hazel Cruel mamma! when you know how my tender maidenly sensibilities are just now lacerated by the signal success of such patient manoeuvring! Infelice “It may be that I overstepped the bounds of maidenly decorum,” wrote Evelina, “but my heart did so entreat me,” and no blame whatever did she lay upon Thomas. Evelina's Garden Lucina began to believe that Jerome did not love her; she tried to call her maidenly pride to her aid, and succeeded in a measure. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel How long will she thus stand unveiled before me, Shrinking and shy in maidenly distress, How long, my dazzled eyes, can ye contemplate Her blinding loveliness! Hindustani Lyrics Ada's cheeks took on a not unbecoming flush, her eyes drooped modestly beneath Mr. Sutton's glance,—a maidenly tribute to masculine superiority,—before she went down the side-road. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 All that time the girl, attempting to free her wrists, struggled, not with maidenly coyness but like a sort of pretty dumb fury, not even refraining from kicking his shins now and then. The Point Of Honor A Military Tale Then Evelyn smiled entirely, and her backward glance at him was wonderfully alluring, yet maidenly, almost childish. By the Light of the Soul A Novel Nor did she betray these signs of maidenly shyness and trembling joy which in the circumstances she might have been expected to feel. The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow Her lover, too; her Stanislas—to save whom she had come so far, braving so many dangers, and at the peril of her maidenly self-respect—had anything happened to him? The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood Charlotte's caresses had been few and maidenly; they all came into his mind like stings. Pembroke A Novel The Madonna of this picture has the round, maidenly face of the typical German ideal. The Madonna in Art She seized her courage and held it fast, putting maidenly shame to the wall. The Quickening Her manner was simple and natural to the last degree; perhaps with the least touch added of maidenly reserve. Sunrise Lady G. And pray do not so far overstep the bounds of maidenly modesty as to consult your Mr Plumper on the subject. Fashionable Philosophy and Other Sketches The words of condemnation came readily enough, but there was no proper spirit of maidenly pride behind them. In the Roaring Fifties She had not yet completed her fourteenth year, and she had already the prudence of an old woman, the gravity of a matron, and still, with all maidenly modesty, the sweetness of a girl. A Handbook for Latin Clubs Never before had the lips of man except her father's touched her own, and the rapture of the sensation was quickly succeeded by a strong maidenly reserve. Glen of the High North Never before had Dane beheld such a vision of loveliness and maidenly charm. The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists In truth, I fear me it were scarce a maidenly act. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot Joy and maidenly confusion took away her voice. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt There they stood,—he, restrained by his arrest, unable to come forth; she, restrained more by his barring form than by any consideration of maidenly reserve, for, had he bidden, she would have gone within. From the Ranks "Especially what?" asked Miss Nell, with an inspiration of maidenly curiosity. The Deserter On one occasion she and her brother were present at a great tourney held at Cologne, where the flower of knightly chivalry and maidenly beauty were gathered in a brilliant assembly. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Nevertheless, they soon discovered that though she wore no royal purple nor jewels she bore herself with a dignity that was both maidenly and regal. The Princess Pocahontas Some feeling of maidenly reserve had led her to take this step. The Measure of a Man Her lips in lines of order and discretion, her skirts hanging in perfect folds, she advanced up the straggling path, the picture of maidenly composure. Mrs. Red Pepper She was maidenly shy of the place she had never seen,—where she had heard the footsteps go in and out, over her head. The Other Girls He seemed used to Poppy's silence, and, indeed, whenever her silent absence from speech was most marked, he bent towards her in a tender attitude which showed a resolution to regard it as maidenly bashfulness. The Judge Then they were gone, and he had only the remembrance of Anne's parting look, veiled and maidenly, but the comprehending look of a real friend none the less. Red Pepper's Patients With an Account of Anne Linton's Case in Particular As to any other difficulties—any of the maidenly fiddle-faddle of which his wife had spoken—this should not stand in the way for an instant. Come Rack! Come Rope! And it had been Mary's maidenly idea to let us hear tell about it in church first—to break the news and spare her blushes. The Torch and Other Tales Striding across the field, in the glimmer of a moon just beginning to take colour, he alternately raged at her light rebuff, and applauded her maidenly hesitation. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Cornelia advanced to the doorway, and stood in her maidenly dignity, confronting the pirates, who fell back a step, as though before an apparition. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. Her face, though showing signs of quiet strength, and of a self-confidence which was the flower of maidenly modesty and innocence, was not beautiful according to any recognized standard. Bressant As can in no way be held reprehensible in one of her age and maidenly beauty and charm, Helen's interest had to do primarily with men, two men. The Desert Valley There was an exquisite maidenly shyness overspreading her whole person. Trumps Mrs. Hampton, seated upon the bank, thought she had never beheld a more beautiful picture of grace and maidenly charm. Jess of the Rebel Trail Suddenly she started, as if she heard an approaching footstep, and in maidenly confusion glided to a distance, where she stood with her hands across her bosom, the very picture of a surprised nymph. Red Money Hardly less beautiful is the gradual yielding, through pity, of Pamela's maidenly heart. A History of English Prose Fiction Her maidenly apprehensions became aroused; she attempted, but in vain, to drive away the intruder: the vision haunted her deeply—too deeply for her repose! Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 People said that her maidenly shyness was beautiful to behold, and that she clung to her husband like the waving ivy to the oak. Trumps Miss D. expatiates upon the "Social Evil," and Miss A. enlarges upon "Social Purity"—topics that maidenly delicacy, we repeat, should refuse to discuss. 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 There was nothing else for it, and he took the plunge valiantly—and with precisely the correct amount of maidenly hesitancy, Lady Ethel named a day for their marriage. If Only etc. Not prim stiffness, not suspicious maidenly dignity, but just smiling civility, a recognition of past slight acquaintance. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl A reader may smile at the phrase "expression," but look at a tattered old birch, or a silvery young beech-hole, "modest and maidenly, clean of limb," or a lightning-scarred pine. Doctor and Patient Moved by the zeal and fidelity of his father's protégée, George offers her his hand, which, after some maidenly scruples, she accepts. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers The lady ends, most maidenly, by fainting in her lover’s arms. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 5, 1841 The second process, however, robbed her of her eyebrows, and left her without those dark arches that had helped to make the radiant sun of her once maidenly beauty. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 Though she neither apologised nor showed in her manner the faintest embarrassment, he felt instinctively that her fierce maidenly pride was putting her to torture. The Wheel of Life I was so glad and happy to see him that I could hardly restrain myself to act at all maidenly. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall The coarse ridicule of what was supposed to be my maidenly modesty cut me like a knife, but I could not permit myself to explain, so my Aunt Bridget ran on talking. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill She had a charming figure, very supple and maidenly: she bought her corsets in London. Hocken and Hunken The good Joseph always drew back with a timid air of maidenly modesty when Tom approached him, and I quite sympathize with this bashfulness. A Dream of the North Sea Yet it was a look as frank, as unconscious, as maidenly as might have been Miranda's first glance at Ferdinand. A Noble Life Utterly deprived of speech by this maidenly outburst of vituperation, Mr. Garth lost all that self-control which his quieter judgment had recognized as probably necessary to the safety of his own person. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance He grew into a certain intimacy with the slender trimly accoutred girls who held themselves so erectly and wore their hair with such maidenly severity. The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories Could the tree which Serge and Albine sought be one of those colossal oaks? or was it one of those lovely planes, or one of those pale, maidenly birches, or one of those creaking elms? Abbe Mouret's Transgression The eyes were now closed again, and she quickly crossed the floor, and--not without a faint maidenly blush--stooped and kissed the parched lips, from which the life seemed already to have fled. The End of the World A Love Story "Well, that can also be done in this instance!" promptly responded the baroness, proffering, without affectation of maidenly coyness, the ceremonial kiss, and cordially shaking hands with the vice-palatine. The Nameless Castle With true maidenly modesty she had hidden her own feelings until she was perfectly sure of Mr. Rickman's. The Divine Fire Having already, in a quiet way, given him two looks where they would do the most good, she was now glancing maidenly at mamma, who conversed vice-presidentially of her Associated Charities policies. V. V.'s Eyes How was she to express confidence when she distrusted? how express distrust when her maidenly promptings told her it was an indelicate solicitation? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 There was a sweet matronliness and quiet dignity in her manner, and beneath the placid surface of her blue eyes I suspected hidden depths of pure maidenly sentiment. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories She lay there in her maidenly white dress. The Visionary Pictures From Nordland And now—as she slept—so calm and pure and maidenly—what was his duty that minute, just there to her? The Great Taboo To-day her maidenly thoughts assumed a wholly prospective character, very agreeable and cheery. V. V.'s Eyes For in the face she raised to him there was no flood of maidenly joy. Harvest A simple maidenly soul, if the whole infinite variety of human masks had been at its disposal, would have chosen just such a countenance as this as its complete expression. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories That she should flush and draw away from him as she did, seemed to him the most natural thing in the world, and the most maidenly. Marcella Swanhilda has sinned against all maidenly modesty, has borne herself proud and overbearing towards honourable gentlemen, and, besides, has most seriously offended our queen.' Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 Perhaps it was not quite so easy to maintain the reasoning of beautiful ladies here on the firing-line, as in the maidenly cloister at home. V. V.'s Eyes So shall it be, likewise, with the maidenly New Year, who, as the clock ceased to strike, arose from the steps of the city-hall and set out rather timorously on her earthly course. Twice Told Tales But she hung back, smit with sudden maidenly modesty at the sight of two such proper young men; and so her brother danced on without her. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 Skillfully concealed her passionate nature, which, however, was long in developing and was long kept in check by maidenly modesty. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women To say that it caught Miss Quincey's eye would be to wrong that maidenly garment. Superseded It was of a colossal size, but the sculptor had contrived to preserve the semblance of maidenly grace and modesty. Roman life in the days of Cicero He felt the kindred between all these, and her maidenly energy, her unspoiled beauty. The Testing of Diana Mallory They say that she had some maidenly fear of meeting this husband of hers, who was to be, in the open court thus. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford Princess, you are an angel of innocence and maidenly simplicity. The Youth of the Great Elector By an effort of maidenly reserve over feminine sympathy Josephine refrained from throwing her arms round his neck and weeping on his shoulder for pity at his past sorrow. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 In public, Mary was brought up with maidenly deportment. Mary Minds Her Business The young widow did not look as if she had been a wife, still less an unhappy wife; from day to day she seemed more like a bridal maiden or a maidenly bride. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 09 Friedrich Hebbel and Otto Ludwig So in her own quiet, maidenly way she set about devising a means for the relief of the unfortunate young men. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 Long, long, so long, her timid heart Has held its joy in secrecy, Being by nature's cunning art So made, so made, so maidenly. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 Was it that she had now taken to the cover of the woods, that she might presently reappear in her own maidenly figure? The Thirsty Sword This might result from maidenly reserve or from the fact that she was not quite ready for decisive words. A Young Girl's Wooing Therefore a being—a ghost with very little maidenly reserve—haunted the bedroom of Mr. Harry, if he tells a true tale. Cock Lane and Common-Sense Now alone with her, confident, moreover, of her maidenly doubts and pretty self-distrust, he felt at a decided disadvantage. Deadham Hard I had rather you stood on your maidenly dignity and discretion than on your birth. A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago This pious gentlewoman, usually so maidenly in her reserve, nevertheless expressed something of the spirit of emancipation in her quiet protest against the narrow conventional limits of the feminine life. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Yet how could she prevent it without doing violence to every maidenly principle of her nature? A Young Girl's Wooing Clara, too, in spite of maidenly struggles with herself, began to be of this way of feeling. Overland Little wonder if Damaris, sitting up in her maidenly bedchamber, in the unsullied brightness of the early morning hour, failed to find any satisfactory answer to it. Deadham Hard It was not exactly disingenuousness, but rather the first dawn of maidenly reserve and modesty that reddened her cheek in a manner her mother did not fail to observe. A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago It enters with maidenly and dignified reserve into its new Life; and then how is this new Life spent? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator In answer to his direct question she had acknowledged the absolute truth, and yet it had proved more misleading than all the disguises which her maidenly reserve had compelled her to adopt. A Young Girl's Wooing And 'tis sweet of thee so to do; 'tis maidenly that thou shouldst; 'tis the way of woman. Mistress Penwick At rare intervals at first, for maidenly dignity forbade that she should seem eager to meet him. The Nest of the Sparrowhawk Her maidenly emotions were probably far more passive than Max's, though I have been told that a woman's heart will go to great lengths for the sake of an ideal. Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy But the fair face with its sweet, maidenly expression, the tender blue eyes with their rich poetic depths, the sweet, sensitive lips were ever present. Wife in Name Only How exquisitely fine your nature is, that you could do this with such absolute maidenly reserve! A Young Girl's Wooing Inside the pavilion is the lovely object of his attack, sitting with a companion, knowing that willy-nilly she must shortly yield yet timidly making show of maidenly reserve. The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry In his perturbation he was also good at maidenly reserve. Tommy and Grizel Splendidly maidenly it should be, harrowingly arduous to the proud invader, and long drawn out. Kincaid's Battery When I told her my love, She was maidenly shy, And she bit at her glove. When hearts are trumps I do not object to a girl making herself attractive to men in a modest and maidenly way. From a Girl's Point of View Thereupon he looked at her again, and his whole being trembled at her glorified resemblance to the departed--prouder and taller her stature, paler her complexion, more thoughtful the maidenly brow. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction Was it maidenly to bring the glove and hand it to him without a tremor? Tommy and Grizel It was good for them spiritually, and good for their field artillery evolutions, to be watched by maidenly and matronly eyes. Kincaid's Battery She comes to maidenly maturity under the impression which strengthens into belief that madness is her heritage. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook She sighed, and her face lost its fair colour; but she cared only to hide her trouble from the knight, lest he should think her the less maidenly therefore. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France After the solemn service, Idoine addressed herself to him oftener; her sweet voice was more tender, though more tremulous; her maidenly shyness of the resemblance to Liana seemed conquered or forgotten. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction He would be all right as soon as her maidenly hesitations should have come to an end, and she'd made him the happiest man in the world with the almost inevitable yes. Mary Wollaston Nothing but maidenly self-respect prevented her from doing so at once, and the hours seemed very long before dinner. Taquisara In New as well as in Old Spain it could break the barriers of rank and overcome the hesitations of maidenly modesty. American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent How white and pure and maidenly looked Hope's little room,—such a home of peace, he thought, till its door suddenly opened to admit all this passion and despair! Malbone: an Oldport Romance The maidenly bosom bared to this, the pretty almost-child's head thus distracted, the delicate foot mincing in this slough of blood and dirt, were types of the disjointed time. A Tale of Two Cities Above all things she commended a strict maidenly reserve, as being not only a very laudable thing in itself, but as tending materially to strengthen and increase a lover's ardour. Nicholas Nickleby Hush, Arthur, for Mercy's sake!' and tottered back to her chair with an amazing imitation of being in danger of swooning, in the dread surprise and maidenly flutter of her spirits. Little Dorrit In vain Miss Flipfield, in the first transports of this re-union, showed him a dint upon her maidenly cheek, and asked him if he remembered when he did that with the bellows? The Uncommercial Traveller There was something maidenly in her easy, but aristocratic gait, something eluding definition yet intelligible to the glance. A Hero of Our Time The girl learned soon that the favor of those set in authority over her could only be won at a cost against which her every maidenly instinct revolted. Within the Law Though Julia's emotion may flow For the rest of her maidenly years, ALL. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan "I certainly shall entertain no manner of apprehension, with my father at hand," said Alice with maidenly dignity. House of the Seven Gables True chambers never were young, childish, maidenly; never had dolls in them, or rocking-horses, or christenings, or betrothals, or little coffins. The Uncommercial Traveller So she assented with maidenly reserve to his plea that she promise to marry him when he should return and provide a home for her. The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama She was lady-like and maidenly in her demeanor, without unnatural constraint or effrontery. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Hermia, it is not friendly in you, it is not maidenly to join with men in scorning your poor friend.' Tales from Shakespeare It was betrayed in the unconscious smile with which he regarded Phoebe, whose fresh and maidenly figure was both sunshine and flowers,—their essence, in a prettier and more agreeable mode of manifestation. House of the Seven Gables It was a difficult task for her, a girl naturally so reserved, to confide in a stranger, and open to him her maidenly heart, filled with love for Pascal Ferailleur! Baron Trigault's Vengeance It was the traditional maidenly interrogation, and he felt ashamed of himself for finding it singularly childish. The Age of Innocence As a man of the world he did not think it becoming to accept maidenly calm as anything more than a mask. Ann Veronica, a modern love story "I'll try, but it was a very ungentlemanly thing to do, I didn't think you could be so sly and malicious, Laurie," replied Meg, trying to hide her maidenly confusion under a gravely reproachful air. Little Women She lifted the bouquet from the ground, and then, as if inwardly ashamed at having stepped aside from her maidenly reserve to respond to a stranger's greeting, passed swiftly homeward through the garden. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories Poor Anne could only blush horribly and murmur, "not very lately," which was taken by all, Mrs. Blythe included, to be merely a maidenly evasion. Anne of the Island Her voice was calm, her enunciation a little slow, but perfectly distinct, and she stood before him as she spoke, in the simplest and most maidenly attitude. Tales and Fantasies Their idea of maidenly innocence was just a blank white—the sort of flat white that doesn't shine. Ann Veronica, a modern love story After a moment devoted to regaining my maidenly composure I returned to the living-room, where I had the privilege of observing the enjoyment of my sisters and their visitors. The Story of a Pioneer With her delicate little features and her pale face she looked cold and maidenly. Of Human Bondage I think a little more maidenly reserve and hesitation would have been advisable, as you’ve known him so short a time. Beasts and Super-Beasts But she began to take a melancholy pleasure in contemplating the sacrifice of herself to the man whom a maidenly sense of propriety compelled her to regard as her only possible husband. A Pair of Blue Eyes She had loved this man deeply, in a maidenly, modest way; but he had gone away without speaking, and had not since written. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue Danaus urges them to prayer, thanksgiving and maidenly modesty, and the grateful chorus pass away to the shelter offered by their protectors. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 She was tall and slender, and had an air of maidenly strength and decision. Roderick Hudson He rose at the summons, and little they spoke, The gear of a lady she placed on his head; She cover'd his limbs with a womanly cloak, And painted his cheeks of a maidenly red. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 Her old scruples or her maidenly impulses might cause her to use for that purpose any device that might occur. An Enemy to the King It was, of course, the unconscious reaction of the maidenly spirit, aware that she had nothing but her own modesty to protect her. The Armourer's Prentices Viviette alone in her maidenly splendour, he could have fought it down. Viviette One was that Marguerite had been quite correct with her information about the free women who found it profitable to play the rôle of maidenly innocence. City of Endless Night Cécile never allowed herself to reflect a spirit of saintliness, or even of sacrifice, but only of maidenly wisdom and sweet philosophy. The Cavalier She declined his arm in our garden walk, and positively forbade me to cut a rose for her—but with a grace almost maidenly. Strong Hearts The sudden constraint in Liza's manner towards me I ascribed to maidenly bashfulness, timidity…. The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories So much the less could Viviette, child of a freer, franker day, hide her just indignation under the rose-leaves of maidenly modesty. Viviette And, in that event, she ought to be very much pleased and a bit embarrassed; and she will preserve upon the topic of handkerchiefs a maidenly silence. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking She was so overwhelmed with maidenly confusion at the appalling thought, that she did not recover herself for half an hour at least. A Fair Barbarian Throughout that first sitting Miss Granger maintained a dignified formality, tempered by maidenly graciousness. The Lovels of Arden Mr. Vivian, I trust that I am not deficient in maidenly modesty," said Lady Julia, "when it is not incompatible with what I deem a higher virtue—sincerity. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 And it is not maidenly to say "No," even by the vaguest movements of retreat, to a question that has not been asked and perhaps never will be. The Incomplete Amorist They left no near kinsfolk, I believe; if they did, I have no ill to speak of them; for they lived and died in all good report and maidenly credit. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 In almost every household throughout the land the old-fashioned spinning- wheel was humming under the pressure of matronly and maidenly feet, by which the homespun garments of the time were made. The Nation in a Nutshell If I did not speak with earnestness upon it, I should be supposed to have only maidenly objections against a man I never can endure. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 "My dear one, will you not answer me?" pleaded Gustave, in nowise alarmed by Diana's silence, which seemed to him only the natural expression of a maidenly emotion. Charlotte's Inheritance He loved Desdemona because she was pretty, and looked at him with sweet maidenly glances of pity when he told those prosy stories of his--with full traveller's license, no doubt--over Brabantio's mahogany. Henry Dunbar A Novel Yet she had remained very pure and healthy, even very /naive/, maidenly by reason of her natural rectitude. The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 2 It was well for her that she could not see his expression, as he took in with covetous delight her maidenly simpleness and sweetness. Eleanor Brian's merits were a subject which the Wendover children always shirked, or passed over so lightly that Ida was no wiser for her questioning; and maidenly reserve forbade her too eager inquiry. The Golden Calf Yes, Di, my love, I pledge myself to bring that about, without compromise to your maidenly pride or the dignity of a Paget. Charlotte's Inheritance But Alexa was too maidenly to think of making any man love her—and even if he loved her she could not marry a man in Andrew's position! The Elect Lady She had to work it out by herself, steering through the quicksands by that compass that knows no deviation—the compass of her own honour and maidenly reserve. With Edged Tools Eleanor's wild jealousy would secretly revenge itself on the girl's maidenly coldness, on the young stiffness, Manisty had once mocked at. Eleanor |
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