| 单词 | mirthful |
| 例句 | If backstage had been heavy with hushed silence, the dressing rooms were mirthful, dizzying chaos. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His eyes could be mirthful one moment, flashing with rage the next. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But then noticing the mirthful expression on my face, they broke into a laugh, though in a somewhat bemused fashion. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Barack said to me one day as we sat at breakfast, his eyes mirthful. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The features of these enormous portraits are naturalistically carved and amazingly expressive— thoughtful or fiercely proud, mirthful or dismayed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Of these, she liked best one that showed them sitting in a leaf-dappled light amid picnic debris and looking at one another with expressions that, though unsmiling, seemed mirthful and full of delight. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Crowe isn't alone, either, in experiencing a dip in mirthful mojo. Hey, Cameron Crowe -- why don't you just get back to work? 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z But truth be told, Letterman was in a more melancholy than mirthful frame of mind. David Letterman Isn’t Here to Cheer You Up This Time 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z “The Promise” adopts a protean tone, now menacing, now darkly mirthful. A Family, and a Nation Under Apartheid, Tears at the Seams 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Moschino, the Italian brand with a new store in SoHo, occupies a mirthful neverland in the world of high fashion: It is pricey but not prissy, inclusive in spirit if exclusive in sheer practical attainability. At Moschino in SoHo, a Tweety Bird Sweater and Other Charms 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Remember that mirthful Bill Murray movie, "Broken Flowers"? New Matt Smith character hopes 'All My Children' are out there, somewhere 2010-05-27T20:19:00Z My fellow English Speaking Union scholars and I, still in the grip of Look Back in Anger and seething from the moral and political debacle of Suez, regarded it with mirthful contempt. Woman in a Dressing Gown – review 2012-07-28T23:05:54Z After more than a decade of ooh-la-la fantasias in its antique cabaret tent, ZinZanni takes a sharp left turn into street theater with this rambunctious, often mirthful new show. Teatro ZinZanni's new show mixes food, fun and a little commentary 2012-03-09T20:47:06Z In the Pergolesi presentation, Mr. Blin sowed mirthful confusion by combining the two operas, segment by segment, as if the score pages had been dropped and shuffled in the retrieval, as enacted onstage. Review: Operas Within Operas Within Operas: A Baroque Explosion in Boston 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z His mirthful new album, “Embrace,” features the vocalist Fay Victor, the pianist Lafayette Harris and the bassist Ken Filiano. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Nowadays, the Literary Review’s Bad Sex in Fiction Award is an annual eruption of mirthful derision, not flustered agitation. Perspective | ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ was banned 90 years ago. Now we’re — yawn — bored by obscenity. 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z One night, though, Cleveland dreamed about playing “Soldier’s Joy,” a mirthful fiddle number about payday he’d heard countless times. An Unlikely Fiddler’s Dream 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z And it recognizes and celebrates the creative play of children and the reality of their bedrooms, little microcosms swirling with meaningful commodities brought to life through the mirthful adventures of a child’s imaginings. How "Toy Story" changed everything – in its first eight minutes 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z A wispy motif that alternated with dramatic moments anchored the mirthful but mercurial opening movement. In Aizuri Quartet, a natural bond and a captivating performance 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z His acerbic social satire is being performed in a robust, mirthful production by Red Bull Theater titled "Volpone, or The Fox" that opened Sunday night off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in the West Village. Review: 'Volpone or The Fox' a robust, merry farce 2012-12-10T04:01:05Z Friends often say they are yin and yang in terms of skills and behavior — David is methodical, diplomatic and pragmatic, while J.C. is creative, mirthful and charming. On Love: David Soo and Jerold Callam 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The writing feels specific and universal, mirthful and agonizing. Review: ‘Five Times in One Night,’ at Ensemble Studio Theater 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z It was all a little mystifying and mirthful, artists and benefactors wearing evening clothes and playing with their food. The Moment: Sometimes a Blank Canvas Is Not a Blank Canvas 2010-04-28T19:44:00Z Mr. Ferrell’s face transfixed the director, but in the context of the film the mirthful mug also presented a challenge. Fledgling Filmmaker Casts Against Type 2011-05-06T20:53:01Z "I think I'm a more grown-up Doctor, but he's still mirthful," continued Capaldi, who said his time traveller would be "serious when he needs to be". Capaldi: Doctor 'not yet in place' 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Her upcoming feature debut, the mirthful and melancholic meditation on masculinity that is “Biosphere,” is unlike anything she has done yet. Seattle film producer Mel Eslyn on giving life to feature debut ‘Biosphere’ 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z He concluded that "the overall experience is a mirthful yet melancholic one worth riding along with". Robert Carlyle on The Full Monty’s return: ‘If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry’ 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z In addition to explaining policy changes on confronting China, Mr. Pompeo recounts in the book how he dealt with Mr. Kim and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who he said could be “mirthful” in discussions. Pompeo’s memoir details dramatic shift in U.S. policy toward China 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z A picture of the candies tweeted by a reporter for German weekly Der Spiegel drew tens of thousands of likes and numerous mirthful comments, many of them below the belt. Germans poke fun at far-right party’s phallic candies 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Even amid such painful episodes, Harris is generous with relaying mirthful ones, including the time she left Tophs alone at her computer while she dressed. Review | A mother’s quest for genetic answers about her son’s mysterious ailments 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z But should your New Year’s watching require the occasional break from grim awards fare and grimmer real-world news, you could do a lot worse than this well-intentioned tale of mirthful mouthfuls and other appetites. Review: A 'Delicious' cinematic trifle to wreck that New Year's diet 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z “There is both a hateful and a mirthful side to this. On one hand, it’s kind of mischievous. On the other, it’s a cover for real hate toward Biden.” How ‘Let’s go Brandon’ became an unofficial GOP slogan 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z But because life often brings the mirthful alongside the melancholy, let the record also play “Jump Around.” There was Big Ten football in Wisconsin, but the streets weren’t jumping as usual 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z Feel his heft and girth, the thunderous wave of his charisma, the globe-encompassing magnitude of his mirthful eyes . Perspective | Power couple, power portrait 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Residents and visitors didn’t like seeing the poky and mirthful bears trapped, darted or killed, so Searles’ peacenik approach, featuring a combo of voice commands, air horns and firecrackers, slowly gained converts. It's words, not bullets, for the 'bear whisperer' of the Eastern Sierra 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Cattelan is well known for his mirthful, often comically ironic work, including most infamously of late a fully functional 18-karat gold toilet titled America, which visitors to the Guggenheim were encouraged to use. How much does a banana cost? $120,000 at Art Basel 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The mirthful malapropism mixed up fail and plan. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z “What I’m most attracted to is that they’re humorous and mirthful about all the dark stuff, whether that’s true crime, or mental health issues, or victim advocacy,” Fisher said. ‘My Favorite Murder’ podcasters get even more personal in their new book 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z On both sides of the Florida Strait, social media networks - more and more accessible in Cuba as it increases its previously limited connection to the internet - exploded with mirthful memes against Mr García Frías' suggestions. Stampede of ostrich memes mocks Cuba's government 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z At 14th and Good Hope, where a strangely mirthful scene tuned up at dawn, as heroin users eager to “get their legs” with the day’s first dose did hand-to-hands in sight of passing police cruisers. Falling Out: Inside America’s other opioid epidemic 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z "While Milkman is a work of timely universality, it is also a distinctly Irish novel. A darkly mirthful satire with a twist of Beckettian melancholy and an anarchic touch of Swift." Novel set in Troubles wins Man Booker Prize 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z He insisted he was “OK” with the mirthful reaction to his claims of historic achievements, but he was clearly not OK. Donald Trump is unlikely to forgive the laughter of the UN 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Thanks for the tribute that stirred many fall down funny memories of those maniacally mirthful times! Letter of Recommendation: Rodney Dangerfield 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z “It was all just good times; the spirit around him was kind of mirthful. Everybody understood that and nobody took any of it very seriously.” The ‘genius’ of Trump: What the president means when he touts his smarts 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z The Morning Oregonian described the defendant’s demeanor as “mirthful” and one of “studied disinterest,” even claiming at one point that Silverman “laughed off” his murder charge. A look at the killing that gave Oregon its 10-2 jury system 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z A mirthful scene ensued when Trump failed in an attempt to greet him owing to the boy’s laser-like mowing focus. Tracking Trump: Clinton warns of dystopia and Trump pivots on Daca 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z If so, what must the mirthful world think of our current state of affairs? Opinion | So far, Trump has been mercifully incompetent 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The Happy Hour Hiking Club, a mirthful all-volunteer army, really appreciates such things. Welcoming fall with pumpkin spice, flaming drinks and a Vin Scully tribute hike 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z The Happy Hour Hiking Club — a mirthful all-volunteer army — really appreciates such things. Take a walk, light a torch, and salute Vin Scully, L.A.'s most-beloved public figure 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z And then, reaching for the phone, the young girl chimed in, her voice strong and mirthful. A year after Alan Kurdi’s death, another Syrian child fights for survival 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z And though the show contains laugh-out-loud moments, it occasionally proves to be more melancholy than mirthful. ‘Atlanta’ review: The word on Donald Glover’s new FX series? It’s good. Very good. 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z There are attractive design enhancements, and entertaining bouts of mirthful amusement provided by the sybaritic bohemians with a crowd-pleasing, line-dancing number. At Oregon Shakespeare Fest, generous helpings of classics and new works 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Fortunately this one ends happily, but even the mirthful and reasonable Mistress Page appears to be more interested in getting one over on her husband than she is in securing her daughter’s long-term happiness. Happy Mother’s Day, Lady Macbeth 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z I met Chow, a 76-year-old retiree with mirthful eyes and springy joints, in his driveway in late January. The Invisible Catastrophe 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Her face will also instantly mimic your mirthful expression. Video: Dogs show empathy during play 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z People were mirthful and friendly and humorous, and all it took for them to bond together into such a united whole was the arrest of a despised pharmaceutical CEO by the name of Martin Shkreli. Shkreli fraud arrest incites schadenfreude fest 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z “It’s funny how you collect a few things, and then it keeps growing,” said Ms. Sweetheart, a mirthful sprite of a woman, just under 5 feet tall. The Green Queen of Brooklyn 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z This was just one little joyful exclamation mark, one mirthful snort during a cacophony of laughter. The Fun Bunch isn’t offended by Cam Newton’s dance, because … it’s fun 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z There’s a difference between mirthful laughter and shocked laughter. Review: Netflix's W/ Bob and David is like Mr. Show 2.0 in the best possible way 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Iran’s comments would be mirthful if the topic were not so serious. What Iran’s hostile reaction to the Parchin issue means for the nuclear deal 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z She made a little snorting sound, possibly mirthful. “The Republic of Bad Taste” 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Either way, that one-minute sequence, a mirthful yet galvanizing moment, captured the spirit of these Clippers as they rallied to win in Portland, setting up a seven-game winning streak going into the playoffs. Oh, baby, Clippers' Glen Davis is cooking up a healthier lifestyle 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z The first night at Elida’s parents’ house, we all had a mirthful, loving dinner, then did the dishes together. Louise Erdrich: “The Big Cat.” 2014-03-24T04:00:00Z Across the studio, Mr. Bloomberg offered a small but mirthful smile. For Bloomberg, and His Host, One Final Radio Chat 2013-12-20T19:15:29Z The one unguarded thing about Bezos is his laugh—a pulsing, mirthful bray that he leans into while craning his neck back. The Secrets of Bezos: How Amazon Became the Everything Store 2013-10-10T09:57:38Z S. Duck, From respect to social worth, mirthful qualities, and histrionic excellence, commemorated by poetic talent in humble life. Curious Epitaphs 2012-04-26T02:00:22.397Z A boy pushed a girl with mirthful vigorousness, and she spoke to him gently. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Tomlinson rose when called on, but gratefully sat down when greeted with mirthful cries for division. Punch, or the London Charivari, November 25, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:30.783Z She was mirthful at times when there appeared to be no sufficient reason for her mirth, and cheerful when the conditions were most depressing. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z A pathway amidst lines of tall trees leads to a piece of rising-ground or mount, which, on holidays, generally exhibits a mirthful scene, in which ‘running down Greenwich hill’ plays a great part. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z He lived respected as a pious and mirthful man, and died on his way to church to assist at a wedding, On the 31st day of March, 1811, Aged 70 years. Curious Epitaphs 2012-04-26T02:00:22.397Z But it seems as if death and funerals and graves, with their elaborate paraphernalia, were provocative of mirthful delineation. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z "You will excuse me speaking, won't you?" she said, with a mirthful light in her eyes. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z At table, see that the conversation is pleasant and mirthful. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z Sophia felt her begin to shake, and knew that in a moment the laugh, half hysterical, half mirthful, would break all bounds; and she sought to save the situation. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z Hans's gentlemen lodgers were taken on board as dog-drivers, but they seemed to have been of no possible use except to give occasion for the mirthful jokes of the sailors. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z “Yes, dearest, I will,” he said with a mirthful look. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z I laughed out, with the most perfect sympathy in her sentiment; and then she laughed, and looked at me exactly as an infant does in mirthful play. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z I must be gone: there is a grave Where daffodil and lily wave, And I would please the hapless faun, Buried under the sleepy ground, With mirthful songs before the dawn. Poems 2012-02-15T03:00:33.707Z I walked all round it, through the poplar grove, with its mirthful waters, among the tombs, and back by the edge of the ravine to the west side without finding a door. 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 Their eyes met in confidence, mirthful and defiant. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z A very amusing one, also, at times,” he added with a mirthful look. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z He had then touched the panel with his delicate knuckles; no voice had answered, and with a mirthful look he lifted the latch and we both entered. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z He was of a gay-hearted cheerful disposition, and made the woods and hills ring again with his mirthful songs. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z "Bueno!" he cried at last, whisking the mirthful tears from his eyes. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z He recalled her now as a little child; he remembered the wondering eyes and the timidly mirthful curl of her lips. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z Hard task it was, in our small tent to find Seats for our quickly-gather'd company; But in them all was such a mirthful glee, I ween they soon were seated to their mind! The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z He leaned back with one hand supporting his weight on the haunches of his mount, and whooped his mirthful derision to the open heavens. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Or hath the mirthful Love Presented thee his pinions To dress thy tiny seeds, The curse of man's dominions! The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z The lady was silent for a moment, then she said, with a melancholy smile: "It is not a very mirthful ditty, Duke." Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z When his brothers and sisters were in most happy companionship in the garden, or on the lawn, and the air resounded with their mirthful voices, Napoleon would steal away alone to his loved retreat. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z I tossed it back to him and laughed, a more natural and mirthful laugh than his, though I scented death in the air. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z Sunday morning came and our young friends met at the breakfast table, not in their usual jesting, mirthful mood, but with cheerful gravity of demeanor, suited to the sacredness of the day. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z He received occasional assistance from his companions, who struck up choruses or attitudinized with mirthful effect. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z We have a stock of new comedies, so fine, so mirthful, and so witty, that when you hear them you will die of laughing. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z There were no mirthful tendencies in the character of Napoleon; no tendencies in childhood, youth, or manhood to frivolous amusements or fashionable dissipation. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z I always observed that the monkeys just mentioned seemed far more mirthful than their brethren in the London Zoological Gardens. A Trip to Cuba 2011-12-05T03:00:49.610Z Molly looked up with a forced smile: she was not in mirthful mood. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z But she kept her face from the least mirthful betrayal. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z Pantalone finally arrived, and the comedy ended without any episode more mirthful than the scene between me and my baby. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z He was described as a tall, well-made youth, with a mirthful countenance, whose dress latterly consisted of nothing but a mantle of cedar bark. The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z Why should a mirthful fit of laughter be called "a gale"? The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z She welcomed her cousin with a smile, but not a very bright or mirthful one, and traces of tears about her eyes were very evident. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z The boy eagerly showed her all the gay, mirthful faces in his room, and they made Dot laugh out of pure sympathy. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z He had always the right word at command whatever might be the topic, while the ever-varying tones of his musical voice lent additional force to every sentiment whether mirthful or pathetic. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z The Guardian Angel while a deep study of the Reflex Function in its higher sphere, is not without its lighter, more mirthful side. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z Agrippa's tones, subdued but mirthful, followed upon the porter's cry. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z If on the day the Saxon host Were forced to fly—a day so great For Ashanee— The Chief had been untimely lost, Our conquering troops should moderate Their mirthful glee. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z Hundreds of perps are getting all comfy in the treetops, cawing in mirthful defiance, unaware that they have just made her day. This Land: Terre Haute Battles Crow Problem -This Land 2011-10-26T17:57:32Z They were made more than ever to resemble the eyes of a lion by that tawny ulster he never removed, and she remembered Kitty's sinister and mirthful suggestion. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z In the character of Hopkins all the foibles and vanities of the literary nature are exemplified in the most mirthful manner. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z He was fond of natural beauty, of art, literature, music; full of fun, witty, mirthful, social. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z Bill, en route to a mysterious thing called a locker, paused to cast a mirthful look at me, and quite against my will I laughed. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z She had a delightful gift of humor and many times the unconscious play of it surprised her by its mirthful effects. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z There were times when she ran on, mirthful, flashing, keen, droll, amusing herself and making him laugh as nothing had ever made him laugh before, out of sheer, light-hearted hilarity. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z When the bevy reached this spot, they made a halt and gathered around one of their number, who seemed to be the object of a mirthful and rather tumultuary importunity. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Only the secret pressure of his Cousin Joanna's hand on his arm and the mirthful gleam in her blue eyes prevented Captain Trevellyan, with his Military Cross, from taking an instant departure. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z He now looked towards Mrs. Poughkeepsie, without a trace of awe in his mirthful expression. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z The prevalent feeling of his landscapes is somewhat sad, and to children, whether in subject-groups or in portraits, he mostly lent an expression rather plaintive than mirthful. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z What was she going to do, with that shining, tremulous, mirthful face? Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z He could just see their gleam by the reflection of a ray streaming out on the water from a light on the lower deck, and they were infinitely tender yet mirthful. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z They are vivacious and mirthful, yet not forward or immodest. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z He is mirthful, and enjoys fun as naturally as his food, and it has been difficult for him to suppress the disposition to joke. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z He laughs himself; he's amorous or mirthful, Just as his friend is i' th' humour. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z It gave him a mirthful expression, as if he might smile easily; but there was a shadow of firmness in the blue-gray eye, and now the lips were set resolutely. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z The signal was too well known not to be obeyed, and the too mirthful ones were recalled to themselves. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Resuming her chair she sat silently eyeing Mignon with a mirthful malevolence that sent a shiver of apprehension up and down the French girl’s spine. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z Indeed, he was quite mirthful till he reached a little cottage where he had spent many a riotous hour. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z I am a very simple person, who am merry with the mirthful and serious with the grave. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Farther on still another little river crossed the road; it laughed aloud, crisp, mirthful, vivid, limpid. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z My companion, Shadrach, was soon acknowledged as the wit of the party, and received perpetual applause for his mirthful sallies. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z But that was in my adolescence, and being as shy as I was inclined to be cynical, I never showed her my preference, or even joined the mirthful company of which she was the head. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z Mr. Waring brought back the same benevolent, careless, mirthful, yet occasionally arrogant temper, that had always distinguished him; and Valentine, the same affectionate, aspiring, quick, inflammable nature, that made his conduct so uncertain. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z "One giddy brain is quite enough in a house," rejoined her father, in the same mirthful tone, and looking up from his letter he called Ellen to him, and kissed her. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Song, quip, and practical joke followed one another incessantly, with all the thoughtless abandon of happy children, and mirthful enjoyment that might have thawed an anchorite. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z A youthful scion—fair, blue-eyed, mirthful—makes merry in the old halls of his race. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z I said, as I saw the mirthful twinkle in the old fellow’s eyes. Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon 2011-07-07T02:00:30.453Z In the unusual stillness of the evening, however, a distant sound as of lutes and mirthful songs reached his ear. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z "Will they never come?" exclaimed Emmeline, in mirthful impatience, one evening, about four days after her conversation with her mother; "it must be past the hour Percy named." Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Which was mirthful, seeing that eight dollars represented a fortnight's pay for our shipmate. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z When a young person first begins to experience these abstracted moods, there is nothing, perhaps, that sounds more harsh and startling to his senses, than the mirthful voice of his best friend. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z He laughed—an evil, sneering, yet wholly mirthful laugh. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z He lived respected as a pious and mirthful man, and died on his way to church, to assist at a wedding, on the 31st of March, 1811, aged 70. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z He thought, too, that the young man seemed quite altered, dispirited, gloomy, almost wretched at times, instead of the mirthful, happy being he had been before. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Through dinner she had entertained him with a mirthful, inconsecutive narrative of the adventures of the day. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Belcampo sprung up, and resuming at once his mirthful humour, he assisted, talking, however, all the time, to collect together whatever property of mine was in the room. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Serlo, accustomed to regard with favor every trace of opening talent, encouraged her in such performances; but what pleased him most in Mignon was her sprightly, various, and often even mirthful, singing. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z She laughed, and all the corners of the quiet room caught up the mirthful echoes. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z You were right, however," pursued Julienne, and would fain continue in her mirthful mood; "love without marriage is like a bird of passage, who seats himself upon a mast, which itself moves along. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Sitting apart from the mirthful crowd, quite unobserved and seemingly wholly engrossed in themselves, are little Daisy Warburton and the quaintly-attired Mother Goose, before mentioned. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z "It was from east to west," he said, with a coolness that he felt was affected, and a smile that he knew was not mirthful. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z “That’s enough,” said a heavy voice, with a suggestion of mirthful appreciation. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z The domestic fool stood beside him, archly sad, or gravely mirthful, as his master willed, with a proverb or a quip; and, with his licensed bauble, was the most bitterly wisest man in the castle. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Dickens was in his own time thought to be a master of the pathetic equally with the mirthful strain. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z Cultivate that part of your nature that is quick to see the mirthful side of things, so shall you be enabled to shed many of life's troubles, as the plumage of the bird sheds rain. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z "No!" he continued, with a quick, short laugh, which was more like a logical expression than a mirthful emotion. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z With which ungracious saying, Mercy was forced to content herself, and return, pouting, to her mirthful companions, while Michael pursued his way to Wilderness Lodge. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z This mirthful mind had, indeed, settled on his features. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Many youths paid court to Toda, She, the blithesome shepherd girl; So with mirthful laugh she cried: "The youth on whom my apple falls, 'Tis henceforth he my heart enthralls." An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics 2011-05-14T02:00:10.287Z She answered,–leaning on the arm of Victor, who led her into a still chamber darkened for the occasion,–music was perhaps too good for drinking-songs and for mirthful sensations. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z Duck wrote the epitaph for the tombstone over the remains of Joe Miller of mirthful memory. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z Even the mirthful Mrs. Miniver then became serious for once, and waited among her neighbours in rueful anxiety for the re-appearance of the carriage. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z And hence, too, everywhere, as on this page, does our serious mood stand so near to our mirthful. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z The commemoration of the sesquicentennial deserves to be more funereal than mirthful, more disconsolate than cheery. The foolishness of Civil War reenactors 2011-05-08T14:01:00Z A volume of delightfully humorous Poems, very similar to the mirthful verses of Tom Hood. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z And yesterday her whole being seemed so mirthful and so gay! The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z Hers was a quiet, mirthful laugh, like a vocal smile. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z Although he lived and died in great distress, his gaiety never flagged; and The Beaux' Stratagem is one of the most mirthful comedies of the time. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z His chin whiskers, his mirthful eyes, and his hearty laughter were familiar as a dandelion. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z He had not merely a calmly resigned, but a cheerful and mirthful countenance. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z I returned his bow, and followed into the room, where the lady lay, a little colour now in her cheeks, and in her eyes a mirthful light. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z The white lids hide your eyes so clear, So mirthful, so beguiling, But as my tears fall on you, dear, Your lips seem softly smiling. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z The husband straightened himself back in his chair, and indulged in a most mirthful "encore." Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z Her, ordinarily, cold little face glowed with color, and her eyes were full of mirthful gleams like a child's. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z "Faith, and if he did, ma'am, your humble servant would have had to dance upon nothing!" rejoined Freney, with a laugh that was very far from mirthful. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z "Well, Sir!" said she; and, short as that speech was, it banished every mirthful emotion out of Mr. M'Kinlay's heart, and sent a cold thrill through him. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z The opposing school held that Life was a joke, a grim jest to be sure, cosmic rather than comic, but still mirthful. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z No one could resist the mirthful infection, and, after a slight hesitation, Christina drew on her gloves and allowed herself to be persuaded to open the ball with “the master.” With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z “Why not?” the first really mirthful grin that Carl had shown that day spread slowly over his serious features. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z I am mirthful, for it does not become a true man to be moody and melancholy. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z At this Joscelyn laughed loudly, but to Richard the laugh was more hysterical than mirthful, like one under a great nervous strain. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z Lord," said the baronet, looking mirthful at the recollection, "what soft stuff it was, in the letters you used to plague me with! The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z The Lancashire Fusiliers of the 11th Division in that region say the thing was laughable, though it is the comedy of war, and not mirthful in the usual sense. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z The art of caricature as the art of any other form of portraiture is to portray the true leading features through the mirthful marking of the obvious. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z His manner had somewhat altered, too, of late, they had remarked; had become more gay and carelessly mirthful, more easy and conventional. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Is that mirthful wordplay or a pointed double entendre, referring not just to the eventual champion but also to the poor fatsos still wallowing in shame? The Ripped and the Righteous 2011-01-30T04:30:22Z "At least, it can do us no harm," said Mr. Tabor, while Lady and I exchanged mirthful glances. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z In the evening the negro hands gathered on the deck around the smoke-stack, and with the stars twinkling overhead, they made the shores ring with their mirthful melodies. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z Had he not put down Mr. Riddle as a hypocrite, when that gentleman was one of the most open, whole-hearted and mirthful personages in existence? Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z Thus, at their pleasant evening meal, all was mirthful interchange of news and adventures since last the little party had met. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z To his latest day he sang, with admirable pathos and humor, those wonderful Irish ballads which are so mirthful and so melancholy: and was always the first himself to cry at their pathos. A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy 2011-01-13T03:01:13.027Z "This is nice of you!" she said, fixing a glance of her fine eyes on his face, with an expression at the same time tender and mirthful. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z And as casually as though she were going to pour afternoon tea the girl slipped back into her own chair, and gave me a genuinely mirthful side-glance before she resumed her attack on Sagner. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z For myself, I confess that I find his laughter infectious, and innumerable times he has provoked me into an outburst as hearty and as mirthful as his own. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z Evil associations corrupt good manners, I suppose, which must be the excuse for a Frenchman with whom I entered into conversation in this mirthful caravanserai. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z “No, but he was at the same surprise party I went to,” and Peggy gave a mirthful glance in Carolyn’s direction. Betty Lee, Freshman 2010-12-20T17:12:25.800Z The doctor looked into the dry and mirthful countenance before him, shook his head, and went to the door. The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z Lass went without any flicking with a switch, or mirthful goading of hard young heels that afternoon. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z The "Grinning like a Cheshire cat," in a continual state of mirthful good humour, suggests a quite opposite phrase of feline nature. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources In this resolution they were the more readily confirmed by a certain proceeding of their late guide, in happy accordance with the mirthful feelings of the moment. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 “She’d rather it had been the organ-grinder,” choked and coughed Viscount Diphoos, while his sister, blushing and happy, kept shaking her finger at his mirthful face. Lady Maude's Mania Then as he thought of poor Uncle Jasper and Aunt Eliza, the mirthful side of the affair took him and he laughed for ten minutes. The Princess Galva A Romance But it is difficult to foresee when the British public will believe that the Americans are a mirthful nation, or even that the French are not almost all cooks or dancing-masters. How to Observe Morals and Manners Boys and girls gave themselves up to mirthful pleasure without thought of harm, and these pastoral fêtes kept alive joy and innocence in the hearts of our villagers. Friend Mac Donald The physiognomy of Alfred—ordinarily so grave, thoughtful, and dejected—was now mirthful, jocund, and hilarious. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 His countenance was, as usual, mirthful, yet proud; his motion perpetual; and his restlessness, as usual, unconquerable. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Why should not he take her for what she was—shrewd, mirthful, kind, honest, the natural light of love? Sinister Street, vol. 2 Alike all ages: dames of ancient days Have led their children through the mirthful maze; And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore, Has frisked beneath the burthen of threescore. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The mirthful mood in which he had watched his comrade kneel was already past with Rollo. The Firebrand It wasn’t a mirthful smile, but rather a wan smile such as a man gives when some incredible disaster, long expected, has fallen upon him. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery Rocking in the saddle, he gave a mirthful résumé of his little evanishment. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus His watchfulness seemed to be an instinct, engendered by a familiarity with danger, whilst the steady and mirthful tone of his mind was an attribute that never gave way to the inroads of care. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency This was accounted the greatest jest, the most unfailingly mirthful thing in the recountal, ever known in the annals of Spring Valley. The Broken Gate A Novel I shall be jealous though, I warn you," he went on, with a cropping out of his mirthful nature; "I shall not be pleased to observe the circle widened indefinitely. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life Her eyes grew mirthful and adventurous; she gave a little laugh as she added, "And she says she'll find me a fairy prince!" The Great Miss Driver Merry, in merry England, does not mean mirthful; but is corrupted from an old Teutonic word signifying famous or renowned. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 There is also the intellectual, the moral, the animal, the selfish, the benignant, the mirthful, the devout, the love, and many other intonations, each accompanying corresponding peculiarities of characters. The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology In the Vorsteher's house the village band was assembled, and there the merry notes of a hopsa waltz were accompanied by the tramp of feet and the sound of mirthful voices. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) Some were mirthful and chatty, and some were serious and silent. The Battle of Gettysburg A silence of pent-up laughter held the breakfast party, while, under the mirthful glances of her mother and sister, Jenny began to regret the change. Carnival Under their great gravity of demeanour—a man who is in charge of a few lakhs' worth of plant cannot afford to be riotously mirthful—lurks melody and humour. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Now that they ceased talking, they were aware of a very distant and thin strain of mirthful music which steadily drew nearer, louder, and merrier. The Black Arrow A Tale of the Two Roses Lady Tilborough, who had drawn back behind the couch to give the principals in this domestic scene room to develop their quarrel, exchanged mirthful glances with the doctor. Sir Hilton's Sin That’s all very well,” she answered, with a laugh, but not wholly a mirthful one. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising They all of them served as episodes mirthful and fugitive. Carnival Eric could not refrain from highly extolling that mirthful excitement, that exuberant humor which pervades the Rhineland, and takes possession of every one who comes within the sphere of its inhabitants. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Keep your laughter for the end, and see whether it will be so mirthful. One Of Them Ah! let us join in the toast, In the song and the revelling, Passing the night in mirthful pleasure, While love shall teach us how to treasure This paradise on earth. The Night Side of London "Oh, you know, that is too good!" exclaimed Iska, as soon as she recovered from her mirthful paroxysm. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" Not all the pictures of women are as innocently amusing or mirthful as this one; on the contrary, the general attitude of the authors of the Fabliaux is distinctly unflattering, not to say hostile. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) It is enough if I say that the captain, although anything rather than mirthful, held his hand several times over his face, and once laughed out loudly and boisterously. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Even Harrison’s interlarding of his own book-learning in his own inimitable fashion is a rare frolic for the mirthful mind. Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison Ah me, one summer in the cool of day, I saw the Nereids on the sandy bay, With lovely Thetis from the wave, advance In mirthful frolic, and the naked dance. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem There was a half mirthful, half meaning light in her eyes. Helen Grant's Schooldays Even for such omen would the Bride display No mirthful gladness:— 1815. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) Fortunately, the little Japanese girl, overcome by shyness after this rash venture, had not appeared at breakfast and was spared the mirthful expressions on the faces of the girls around the table. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days Her light step, her lighter laugh, her mirthful tone of conversation, with its many anecdotes and stories of places and people he had not heard of before, were resources against gloom that never failed. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Let it be clear and ringing, And though it mirthful be, Let a low, sweet voice of pathos Run through the melody. The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches They were a cheerful set, the younger ones quite gay and mirthful. Elsie at Viamede Most readers of the “Merchant of Venice” remember the mirthful use which Shakespeare makes of lovers’ rings. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Then he laughed, saying in mirthful tones, "Oh, that was just Cousin Ronald, I know!" Elsie on the Hudson Electra, Rose was convinced, in a moment of sadly mirthful fancy, was upstairs setting her judgments in order and decorously glad to have been proven right. Rose MacLeod The captain started to his feet, but Max laughed, and said in a mirthful tone, "Never mind, father, it's a false alarm, given for Ned's amusement." Elsie in the South Hortense was not a malicious girl, but, like many others who are mirthful and thoughtless, she found a strange pleasure in teasing. Josephine Makers of History The curtain can drop on the last act of her adventures to the mirthful music of her happiness. The Bartlett Mystery Heaven knows I was in no mirthful mood at that moment; but I burst into a fit of laughing at this, in which, from a sense of politeness, the party all joined. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I She was a pretty girl, always bright and animated, mirthful and happy; fond of her cousin Belle, and sometimes influenced by her, though often enlisting on the opposite side of some contested question. The Lamplighter "I am in no hurry, papa," said Lucilla, "I do so love to be with you and under your care—and authority," she added with a mirthful, loving look up into his eyes. Elsie in the South It is not improbable that this trait of character, which appears so excusable in a mirthful girl of fifteen, was the cause of that incessant train of sorrows which subsequently embittered her whole life. Josephine Makers of History "Dicky rather took the sentiment out of it," says Roger, still maliciously mirthful. Portia or By Passions Rocked Mr. Harrison smiled, though it was an acknowledging rather than a mirthful smile. The House of Fulfilment The bishop’s harangue had put us all in a mirthful humor, and the wine of Ximenes was of the sort described in the Scriptures, as making glad the heart of man. Francezka "Ah, Cousin Ronald, that reminds me of very old times, when I was a little child," said Violet, giving the old gentleman a mirthful look. Elsie in the South And the exchange of repartees continued—some were mirthful, others strange, and not a few sad. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres The essential idea of thus contrasting the mirthful and the melancholy temperament he found ready to his hand. Minor Poems by Milton Then she laughs,—a gay, mirthful laugh, that somehow puts sentiment to flight. Rossmoyne Now that they ceased talking, they were aware of a very distant and thin strain of mirthful music which steadily grew nearer, louder and merrier. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) "Oh, yes, yes, indeed, papa!" both replied, smilingly and in mirthful tones, Lucilla adding, "Everything seems to have gone swimmingly to-day." Elsie in the South He felt the cheering power of spring, It made him whistle, it made him sing; His heart was mirthful to excess, But the Rover’s mirth was wickedness. Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel In L’Allegro we accompany the mirthful man through an entire day of his pleasures, from early morning to late evening. Minor Poems by Milton Then he went through the remaining pockets, one by one, turning them each out for inspection–his face assuming an air of mirthful hopelessness as he proceeded. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time She laughed, but it had not a mirthful sound. The Deaves Affair The meal was not eaten in haste or silence, but amid cheerful, mirthful chat and low-toned, musical laughter, and with its numerous courses occupied more than an hour. Elsie in the South His unaffected lamentations when he lifts up his voice on high, or, more beautiful, the sobbing child, soften all hearts to pity and to mirthful and clamorous compassion. Home Life of Great Authors And like a goddess the queen appeared that moment,—an untidy, earth-chained goddess, mirthful, voluptuous. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself She broke into a joyous laugh as she turned from the tapestry-curtains, through which she could see his Majesty–the centre of a mirthful scene without. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time Maria was twenty, mirthful, thoughtless, and shrinking from responsibility. Maria Antoinette Makers of History So I told her the tale of the lieutenant from the first step to the last of it, making it as mirthful as I could, and, indeed, there was matter of mirth in that absurdity. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) An idea, magnificent delicious, mirthful, had come to him. Seven Keys to Baldpate The Baron again laughed loud and long, for in his shirt-sleeves he was a very mirthful creature. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) When they had well eaten and drunk, the old lady leaned back in her chair, and taking a cat upon her lap, subjected her guest to a prolonged but evidently mirthful scrutiny. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) When harvest's mirthful feast was nigh— When, breeze-borne, with thy hoarser roar Came mingling sweet the reapers' cry. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. After all," he told himself, with a short and anything but mirthful laugh, "it's natural enough. The Brass Bottle His eyes were gray–frank, honest, mirthful, with little wrinkles at the corners when he smiled. The Pines of Lory Martin fancied he saw a cruel and mirthful gleam in Ichi's beady eyes, such a gleam as might creep into the eyes of a cat while playing with a captured mouse. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story And her face, too, is visible—her countenance careless and pensive, and musing and mirthful, and mocking and tender. Shirley "Begad, he's a bute," said the officer, folding his arms over his ample stomach and gazing with mirthful curiosity at the bum. Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike Most was he like to Luther, gay and great, Solemn and mirthful, strong of heart and limb. The Poets' Lincoln Tributes in Verse to the Martyred President She was dark, with good features, not strictly beautiful, but gentle and somewhat melancholy, in spite of the mirthful eyes. The Pines of Lory At the corner of Bouverie Street are the Punch offices, to which mirthful publication Dickens made but one contribution,—and that was never published. Dickens' London In the dense jungles resounded here and there the shrill and, at the same time, mockingly mirthful laugh of the hyenas, which in that gory region found far too many corpses. In Desert and Wilderness As this remark was clearly intended in the light of a joke, all felt the duty of laughing at it, although the mirthful inclination was not very tremendous, coming from such a grim source. The Wilderness Fugitives But an expedient offers, a mirthful one,—Take your choice Falstaff, a point of honour, or a point of drollery.—It could not be a question;—Falstaff falls, Douglas is cheated, and the world laughs. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare I thank you for an errand I may laugh over; laughter here is not over mirthful.' The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court There have been tones of cheer, and voices gay, And careless laughter ringing lightly by, And I have listened to wit's mirthful play, And sought to smile at each light fantasy. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 A substitute, anticipating a sarcastic follow-up, let out a mirthful cackle. Interference and Other Football Stories Oh stay, oh stay, One mirthful hour, and then away. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition It gave him an opportunity to avoid those moistly mirthful eyes for a moment. Once to Every Man They all stole unperceived from the mirthful party, concealed their swords beneath their cloaks, traveled all night, and arrived, just as the day began to dawn, before the gates of the city. Henry IV, Makers of History The sound of a voice, sweet and mirthful; and another, low, melodious, and charming in its enunciation, came up from below, breaking in on their conversation. The Spoilers of the Valley But he is a man of mirthful disposition who sees anything to laugh at in the same black face, grown older and broader and much less comical, on the shore of the same Virginia to-day. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 And here was love, and there was strife, And mirthful shouts, and wrathful cries, And strong men, struggling as for life, With knotted limbs and angry eyes. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition And he realized, too, that it had not been a particularly mirthful smile, even in the first place. Once to Every Man But now––” Her beautiful eyes half closed in a smile not mirthful, and the sentence was left unfinished. The Bondwoman What thoughts are his, as, with the inward sight, He sees those mirthful faces pass him by? Silhouettes Here the reaction came, the heart-sick feeling which had plunged the respectfully attentive Committee into gloom vanished, and mirthful emotions so possessed them that it was a hard task to maintain proper dignity and decorum. The New York Stock Exchange in the Crisis of 1914 I touched the lute in better days, I led in dance the joyous band; Ah! they may move to mirthful lays Whose hands can touch a lover's hand. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition She looked up with an air of mirthful inquiry, and he added:— “That was the name of Dr. Sevier’s wife.” Dr. Sevier In the artist's green-room she is kind and courteous without being either mirthful or expansive. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 Many stories, mirthful and affecting, are told of his behaviour at the concerts which he ordered. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Unmingled joy her smiles afford, Where meet the mirthful, social throng, As, gathered round the festive board, Our healths she pledges in a song. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 No more In mirthful mood to combat us, or mix Their jocund music with the sounds of war. The Battle of Bunkers-Hill Mrs. Richling’s mirthful mood prompted her by and by to begin letting into her inquiries and comments covert double meanings, intended for her husband’s private understanding. Dr. Sevier “Well, you know, there must be a reason for his being here—” I burst into a fit of laughter, which was not so mirthful as it might seem. The First Violin A Novel Nor was his conversation altogether light and mirthful. Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 Behind them the unconscious couple continued in their mirthful enjoyment of each other and the ride. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation The old man from that hour Seemed mirthful less, less buoyant, beaming less, Yet not less glad. Legends of the Saxon Saints To see this eccentric Milesian settling himself for the night is invariably a mirthful spectacle, and, it may be added, that, no one of us is more volubly humorous and laughter-loving than O'Gaygun himself. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand The Colonel saw this and smiled, but it was not a mirthful smile. Sunlight Patch Deaf, drooping, such is now his doom; His world is in that single room— Is this a place for mirthful cheer? Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 “Oh! oh! oh!” she cried, her blue eyes glistening 18 with mirthful tears. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Loveliest sights, Like music brightening those it fails to charm, Roused but his mirthful mood. Legends of the Saxon Saints It was the shooting pain in his head, he told her; and then he laughed in a way that was hardly mirthful, and said he would try to sleep. Wee Wifie Jack looked into her eyes, full of a sweet, mirthful light, and forgot his anger. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies For the life of him Sam could not resist a side glance of mirthful suggestion at Miranda's tendency to issue orders. Rimrock Trail It was not a mirthful laugh, it may be supposed, or harmonious, and it startled her as she heard it pealing into the silence. The Marriage of Elinor That child was wild and hot, and had his moods, Despotic now, now mirthful. Legends of the Saxon Saints Cotsdean's despair was indeed tragical enough, but its outside had in it a dash of comedy, which, though he was in no mirthful mood, caught the quick eye of Mr. May. Phoebe, Junior Dodd would have stopped her, but the girl moved forward quickly, eluded him with a graceful, mirthful gesture, and stooped down over the trench. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 Mr. Piper’s laugh was more insulting than mirthful. Australian Writers When, in an animated and mirthful group, some one remains cold or gloomy, the laughter immediately stops or is checked. Introduction to the Science of Sociology As they sat at meat Oswin was mirthful, and at jest and tale His hungry thanes laughed loud. Legends of the Saxon Saints She passed, it is true, some melancholy hours; but even that melancholy had its charms, and was more rich in enjoyment than the most mirthful moments through which the unreflecting flutter. Madame Roland, Makers of History Rows of cottages and gardens, great corn and hayfields, stubble where cattle were browsing, enclosures of fattening pigs whose squealing had a mirthful sound. A Modern Cinderella And then she could control herself no longer, and was forced to smile,—one of those broad mirthful smiles that are parlously near a laugh. Too Old for Dolls A Novel The incident was the touch, in the mirthful experience of that night, that passed endurance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 Fierce Cambria's sons With chief and clan, with harper and with harp, Though terrible yet mirthful in their mood, Rushed to their sport. Legends of the Saxon Saints Landing they marched over the fields, a moist and mirthful company, toward a red farm-house standing under venerable elms, with a patriarchal air which promised hospitable treatment and good cheer. Moods Stories crisp as snow-crust and edged with aptness, happy memories and reminiscences of frolic and fun, sly hits and keen retorts, jokes and laughter, rollicked around the table and shook it with mirthful explosions. Holiday Tales Christmas in the Adirondacks Her companion fell into her mood, with a kindness and gentleness hardly to be expected from one so light and mirthful. The Buccaneer A Tale Each performer seems to be not only a natural, but a cultured artist; and all have the faculty of being exceedingly mirthful, without overstepping the bounds of refinement. Music and Some Highly Musical People People who saw something pensive and sullen in his eyes were startled by his sudden laugh, which bore witness to mirthful and light-hearted thoughts at the very time when his eyes were so gloomy. The Brothers Karamazov Slaves, however, may be, and sometimes are mirthful. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Evander, looking from the mirthful man to the mirthful maid, felt constrained to question. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel The mirthful or playful faculty is in the posterior region adjacent to Approbativeness, and may be quite conspicuous when there is neither wit nor humor in the mirth. Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887 Volume 1, Number 9 In play they are as mirthful and boisterous as any white child. The Vanishing Race “I am going with you!” he kept shouting, laughing a thin mirthful laugh with a look of reckless glee in his face. The Brothers Karamazov Her eyes, like her mother’s, were large, black, and shaded by long lashes; sparkling and mirthful when she laughed; when she did not, thoughtful and profound, even sad. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere One would imagine that it was a mirthful cackling of hens; and he developed his theory with that self-complacency which is generated by the consciousness of success. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man And yet it appeared perfectly seemly that she should do so, for whether mirthful, commanding, or pitiful, Grace was in all things natural. Lorimer of the Northwest The "Second Part of the Contention" ends thus:— "And now what rests but that we spend the time With stately triumphs and mirthful comic shows, Such as befit the pleasures of the court?" The Critics Versus Shakspere A Brief for the Defendant Those eyes seemed to follow him—sweet, serious; or again mirthful, flashing from out their dark fringe of lashes, but ever entrancing, ever inviting. The Sign of the Spider Adam Mansel was a handsome, talented man, whose joyous disposition, and mirthful humour, could scarcely be trammelled down by the severe conventional rules of the Society to which he belonged. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life But he gathered a jumbled view of Gerard's mirthful face and of Devlin standing sulkily at bay before his grinning mates. From the Car Behind Taylor, the brisk, the mirthful Taylor is pressed and sent to sea. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 THE night is growing deep with snow O put your hand in mine, While the mirthful secrets that we know Bloom in the fire-shine� Flakes falling with an undertow Of delicate design. Spectra A Book of Poetic Experiments Then he gasped and exclaimed, “Well, I’m eternally—!” and broke off with a low laugh, which was at first mirthful, and then became ominous and hard. Northern Lights At each encore the Utes stamped their flatfooted way round the room in a kind of impromptu and mirthful dance. The Fighting Edge She had only her own interpretation of his mirthful glances and graceful speech, only a few yellow roses to hint that he did not regard her as the most casual of friends. From the Car Behind To say nothing of the four and twenty "fellers" who are admirably characterized by the epithet "brisk;" we have the mirthful Taylor and the rugged sea-captain, the lady fair and free, and the lady gay. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810 “The application! the application!” they shouted in hoarse and mirthful chorus, for they were certainly near that state favourable to destruction by the gods. The Dragon of Wantley His Tale So no one was overlooked; and, when the family reassembled in the drawing room before starting for church, there ensued a gay confusion, a mirthful strife, in the mutual offering and deprecating acknowledgments. Her Mother's Secret Bradley marvelled to think why such festivals had ever seemed mirthful and happy to him. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West Assuredly she had never known more thorough present pleasure than in his mirthful, affectionate talk, and in the sight of his daily progress towards recovery; and a still greater happiness was in store for her. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Oh, may I now look up and smile, As children, mirthful all the while, When playing in the shade so cool— O God, wilt Thou help me in school? The Sylvan Cabin A Centenary Ode on the Birth of Lincoln and Other Verse They chuckled over it as if it had some hidden, mirthful significance. The Surrender of Santiago An Account of the Historic Surrender of Santiago to General Shafter, July 17, 1898 Slight defects of harmony in things, or proportion, or mutual relation, easily gave rise to mirthful sensations in him. My Recollections of Lord Byron He was a good-looking, long-limbed youth with a notable blue eye, and a glance of mirthful sobriety. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] The duty of diffusing enjoyment had never been taught by a more abundant, mirthful, thoughtful, ever-seasonable writer. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete The girl’s face was as mirthful as Mike’s, and her black eyes twinkled with mischief. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters The man’s voice was answered by a woman’s—low, mirthful. 'Drag' Harlan Not that she was less mirthful at times: nay, rather more, if aught. Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall The next moment the expression of mirthful contempt faded from his thin, ardent features, and he fell a-thinking. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 But when I saw those eyes mirthful and bright, And beaming soft with intellectual light, My groundless fears that moment winged their flight, I felt that joy would on their path attend. Heart Utterances at Various Periods of a Chequered Life Genevieve managed a laugh—but it was not a very mirthful one. The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch They sit in the front rows and wait, evidently in a tranquil, alert, and mirthful mind, for you to begin. Old Junk It was a little mirthful, yet sorrowful withal. Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall It may be as well to say here that I have placed under this head any ballad that tells of a successful issue and has a happy ending or mirthful climax. Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series He was in one of his fiendishly mirthful humors, rumpling his beard, strutting to and fro, laughing in senseless outbursts. Blackbeard: Buccaneer “Poor old Nibbs! he has no soul for it, either,” said the boy to himself, as his face lit up with a mirthful expression. The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War Perhaps Ned would,” he added, with a soft chuckle; and the idea was so mirthful that he shook a little, but only to grow serious directly. The Peril Finders But let's in, and prepare, and after dinner Begin our mirthful pilgrimage. The Little French Lawyer A Comedy He had never known that sort of mirthful hilarity; and if he had known it, he could not recall it. The Goose Man Gay cavaliers on horseback, and maidens prancing by their side, made the welkin ring with loud and mirthful discourse. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Here they were unloaded with mirthful haste, jokes passing among the laughing workers as to what "massa" or "mistis" was going to give them out of those heavy crates. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality “You don’t mean to say—” began Chris, who felt far from mirthful now. The Peril Finders Between the mirthful explosions I managed to say: 'Pardon me, Preston; but I never before heard of selling a husband—at so low a price. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy "And wherefore not?" he asked her, half smiling, though little mirthful in his heart, at her impetuosity. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 Miss Ellen Terry reflects a moment, then asks, in mirthful tones, suiting the action to the word, “What is that jump that makes you go sideways as you fly over hurdles?” The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Mrs. Carrack had sat stately and aloof, with an inkling in her brain that all this mirthful tumult was not entirely in the nature of a complimentary tribute to her son. Chanticleer A Thanksgiving Story of the Peabody Family There was a sort of ghastly undercurrent in the squire's sarcasms that effectually deprived them of anything mirthful. Robert Elsmere For such is my temper, Julia, that I should regard every mirthful moment in your absence as a treason to constancy. The Rivals A Comedy The sun rose clear and bright on the following morning; the air was fresh and exhilarating, and full of mirthful inspiration. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 You should have a mirthful, running accompaniment,” and the song is changed. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly In the very midst of the mirthful hubbub old Sylvester called Robert and William to his side, and was heard to whisper, "Bring 'em in." Chanticleer A Thanksgiving Story of the Peabody Family The finely-chiselled mouth was full of grave sweetness, decision, and energy, and yet suggestive of a mirthful temperament. Fairy Fingers A Novel It issued chuckling, and, as its cowl fell back, disclosed a well-known and decidedly mirthful countenance. A harum-scarum schoolgirl The spectators cannot bear to be so suddenly tossed from the serious to the mirthful, and from the mirthful to the serious. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing "It seems so funny to think that I," here came a series of mirthful sounds, "to think that you would think that I was afraid of you." Peggy-Alone "I suppose I must believe you," slowly, as if he were making an effort, while a mirthful smile gleams in his eye. Floyd Grandon's Honor "Dear old Ted!" he said as his eyes filled, and he saw before him the great, bearded face with the kindly, mirthful eyes, and heard the deep, gruff voice. Tom Gerrard A smile—which was sad, not mirthful—parted the grave lips of the Black Friar. For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary I suppose that my smile persisted, and was not a mirthful one. The King's Mirror This called forth a chorus of mirthful exclamations, in the midst of which two little figures came quietly in. Peggy-Alone Her eyes darkened with anger, and the mirthful one was given the full battery of their wrathful blazing. The Heart of Arethusa On hearing this explanation I at first felt inclined to laugh, but my mirthful inclinations were soon dissipated. Ran Away to Sea Doctor Joe shook his head, with a sort of mirthful regret which couldn't help but soothe the disappointment a little. A Little Girl of Long Ago Jim failed to join in my pæans further than to give a general assent; but he grew unaccountably mirthful, as if something good had happened to him of which he had not yet told us. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic Which, not to say mirthful discourse, but even fear of death I do not believe could avail to shake. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio The day before they entered the danger zone 48the two, secure for a little while from the mirthful artillery fire of the soldiers, had a little chat which Tom was destined long to remember. Tom Slade on a Transport No longer mirthful, making the welkin ring with their jests and loud laughter; instead, there is silence upon their lips, sadness in their hearts, and gloom—even fear—on their faces. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The young dogs under the table ceased to beg, and gambolled and gnawed and tugged at her stout little shoes, the sound of their callow mirthful growls rising occasionally above the talk. The Phantoms Of The Foot-Bridge 1895 It may move you to mirth, but there is nothing mirthful here; only the eternal sorrow and the eternal joy. Nights in London The Sheriff laughed, too; but his laughter was not as mirthful as usual. The Sheriffs Bluff 1908 Tom’s customary stolidness disappeared in the face of this great mirthful drive and he sat on the edge of the hatch, his white jacket conspicuous by contrast, and smiled broadly. Tom Slade on a Transport There was one exception though, in the face of a sweet-looking lady of about twenty, whose eyes seemed to follow the boys, while a pleasant, mirthful smile was upon her lip. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story “Baal black fellow now,” said Norman; and Shanter’s fierce countenance became mirthful. The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range She saw the unquiet light that gleamed at times in Graeme’s eyes, and the shadow of the cloud that now and then rested on her brow, even in their most mirthful moments. Janet's Love and Service The very ticker sounded mirthful; its clicking told of golden jokes. The Tipster 1901, From "Wall Street Stories" “What?” said Denis, with a peculiar mirthful look in his eyes. The King's Esquires The Jewel of France She was sitting with her back to the door, her mirthful laughter ringing through the room, when the door was suddenly flung open, and two ladies appeared behind it. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him The ladies were made very mirthful, and laughed merrily at many of the quaint yarns that were told them, which were for the most part personal. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century It is an old fetich that the week-end in summer is a time for riotous enjoyment, of goodly cheer and mirthful solace. Pipefuls The mirthful side of social life was expressed at the parties and meetings for hilarity; for such they often had. The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886 Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, January, 1886 To me the world was almost mirthful if its good-byes came less frequent. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn He directed them, to make the sport more mirthful, that they should shut their eyes and pass around him in a circle. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends "In charge?" she asked, with a little tender, mirthful tremor in her voice. In Direst Peril Top To those looking for an exhilarating vacation let us commend a week of “trouping” on one-night stands with a theatrical company, which mirthful experience has just been ours. Pipefuls "Be you mad, Miss Blythe?" asked Fuller, with a slow solemnity of inquiry which would have made the question richly mirthful to an auditor. Aunt Rachel Little Miss Grouch's limpid and lofty consideration passed from the anxious physiognomy of the speaker to the mirthful countenances of the other three. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage Again Wassamo heard the laughter in mirthful repetition, like the ripple of the water-brook upon the shining pebbles of the stream. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends To my unutterable surprise I discovered a whimsical twinkling at the corners of his eyes and a mirthful expression of mischief in his countenance. The Black Wolf Pack Besides, there are men of different sorts, and some are so made that they cannot be converted but by mirthful means, "by gamen and pley"; and such performances do them much good. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Their brains were as dim as were their oil-lit streets at night; though their lives were content and mirthful, and for the most part pious. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida He was noisy, rattling, reckless, good-hearted, generous, mirthful, witty, jovial, daring, open-handed, irrepressible, enthusiastic, and confoundedly clever. The Lady of the Ice A Novel The cousin of Wassamo recovered heart, and sang once more his sad or mirthful chants, just as the humor was upon him; but he kept close by Wassamo, and watched him in all his movements. The Indian Fairy Book From the Original Legends All seemed very mirthful, and they rode, and hunted, and danced; and it was never dark night, nor broad daylight, but like early summer dawn before the sun has risen. The Gold Of Fairnilee They kept in the bottom of the glen, splashing and springing from stone to stone, with mirthful enjoyment of each other's slips. Patsy A frowning Isabel had not entered into his calculations at all; it was a mirthful, light-hearted Isabel he was carrying in his heart. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! Under the baleful light vacant faces of dully honest English rustics became malignant, while the negro, dancing with long, outstretched arms and uncouth swayings to and fro, appeared a mirthful fiend. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Dan looked towards it, then broke into a laugh, perhaps the first real mirthful sound that had passed his lips since his brother's death. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls Whate'er there be between you undisclosed, This is no time nor fitting place to mar The mirthful meeting with a wordy war. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 Ah! life is short, and learning long; We're midway through our mirthful June, And feel about for words of song To help us through some dear old tune. Ionica Reed Opdyke accepted him in mirthful gratitude to the Providence which had arranged so equable a quid pro quo. The Brentons It is not mirthful nor gentle laughter, but rather the fierce, harsh, vehement laughter of the Hebrew Psalms, the laughter of scorn, the shooting out of the lips, the saying "Ha, ha." Milton Would he wonder at her—would he feel shocked and sorry, or only gently mirthful? The Dictator All eyes are eager bent Across the sea, To cheer the night, a hundred voices blent To chase the gloomy hours with mirthful glee; Till shouts of "ship ahoy!" made every heart rebound. Rowena & Harold A Romance in Rhyme of an Olden Time, of Hastyngs and Normanhurst She was distressed, and Notely's mirthful eyes gave her no rest. Vesty of the Basins "Don't swear, Olive," he admonished her, and now his eyes were wholly mirthful. The Brentons Will Willows wiped his eyes, and then, with a mirthful look, continued— “Oh, the idea struck me as being comic—keeping a great umbrella up when it wasn’t wanted.” Will of the Mill “Why you—” Then seeing the mirthful look on his companion’s face he clapped him on the shoulder. Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea “Did you mean that, Captain Chubb?” said Uncle Paul, beginning indignantly, and then softening down as he caught sight of his nephew’s mirthful face. The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise "Oh, my!" said Miss Langham, looking up at him, her mirthful eyes full of incredulous rapture. Vesty of the Basins “It wasn’t about nothing,” said Frank, with a mirthful look in his eyes. In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First For one minute it was placid, the next stern, and directly after a slight quivering of the facial nerves developed into a mirthful look, which was emphasised by a low, pleasant, chuckling laugh. Glyn Severn's Schooldays In alluding to the agencies of Punch, it would be doing him great injustice to leave the impression that they are all of a mirthful character. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 The mirthful god of amorous pleasure smiled To see how he this captive nymph beguiled;40 For hitherto he did but fan the fire, And kept it down, that it might mount the higher. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) The girls, who had long since given over their mirthful contest, seemed to have lost all presence of mind; and, instead of making for the bank, stood locked in each other’s arms terrified and trembling. The Rifle Rangers An hour after, I saw him dealing the cards at ombre, with a look as bright and mirthful as though he knew not grief but by name.” The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) “Without giving any address?” said Glyn, with a mirthful look dancing in his eye. Glyn Severn's Schooldays She was very young still, quite young enough to grow light-hearted and mirthful; and if her mother had been well, it would truly have seemed like the old happy days again. Shenac's Work at Home Their first kiss was mirthful over its destruction. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House While all were engaged in busy preparations for the festival, she wound her way slowly to the top of the hill which overlooked the scene of their gay and mirthful doings. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 He, in a prologue to one of his Æneids, applies not only the word 'merry' to our bird, but one of less questionable signification—'mirthful.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 442 Volume 17, New Series, June 19, 1852 The one is the fruit of unrestrained freedom and a mirthful mind, while the other is the product of cultured leisure and a refined literary method. Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees It was usual for the mirthful friends of the newly married couple to sing obscene songs called Fescennine, which were tolerated on this occasion. v. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus The girl was looking at him in a mirthful fashion and it rather disconcerted him. A Little Girl in Old Detroit It was not a pleasant laugh, nor was it in the least mirthful. Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo Squire of Malwood looks very fit, but there's a massivity about his mirthful mood that becomes a Chancellor of the Exchequer with a contingent surplus. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, February 4, 1893 His robes where white and glistening, his voice was mirthful, and his step buoyant; health and vigor braced his limbs. Stories and Sketches May their memory be preserved for yet a few years to come in the mirthful strains of two of their most ardent and grateful admirers! The Bon Gaultier Ballads Floundering out of the drift he shook himself free of snow and, undaunted by his fall, went on skipping and pirouetting toward the cabin, while his companions shrieked mirthful comments into his apparently unhearing ears. Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College With a triumphant sweep of the arm, she pulled aside the swathing black veil, to disclose the mirthful features of Emma Dean, minus her glasses. Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer Dr. Harlowe and Mr. Somerville were with us; and though the events with which he had been associated had somewhat sobered the doctor's mirthful propensities, the geniality of his character was triumphant over every circumstance. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author A straggling grey moustache and beard partly concealed his mouth, which was set in a smile half mirthful and half sardonic. Orrain A Romance "Ay, quite interesting and pretty," answered he, turning his attention for a moment toward the young couple who formed the centre of a mirthful group. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems "I am reasonably sure that you will," was Miriam's mirthful reply. Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College Nick returned with a compassion none the less real because it was mirthful: the girl's tone was so expressive of easy unscrupulous power. The Tragic Muse San Francisco Bulletin: "The tone is everywhere as pure and wholesome as green fields and mirthful brooks, to all lovers of which the book is dedicated." Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England When she looked about her and saw all the children, how they were never alone, that their eye's danced, and their voices were mirthful, she would ask herself why she, too, was not happy. The Angel Children or, Stories from Cloud-Land And there they remained fourscore years, unconscious of having ever spent a time more joyous and mirthful. The Mabinogion Vol. 3 His mirthful prediction, however, as to its marvellous future has been fulfilled. Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective Harvey, who appreciated the situation and was bursting with a desire to roar out his mirthful emotions, showed a kind heart above all, and turned the tables nicely in poor Lovell's behalf. Cape Cod Folks He moves his audience to tears, or brings a mirthful smile to their lips, with a power that is irresistible. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City And it seemed equally incredible that this mirthful and charming girl could have such a secret to hide. The Guests Of Hercules When the boats went off she found herself to be in that one over which Mr Cheesacre presided, while the sinning Ophelia with her good-for-nothing admirer were under the more mirthful protection of Captain Bellfield. Can You Forgive Her? His voice rings clear in all our songs, And loud his mirthful accents rise; To us our brother's life belongs,— Dear boys, a classmate never dies! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 Grandma Keeler was in such spirits; a wave of mirthful inspiration would strike her, she would sink into a chair, the tears would roll down her cheeks, and she would shake with irrepressible laughter. Cape Cod Folks "You don't know Tracey Miles as well as I do," Penny assured him, her eyes still mirthful. Murder at Bridge "Truly you were right, when you said women are not idealized in primitive conditions of society," I said, after the first mirthful impulse created by so comical a recital had passed. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems Next morning the girls were hilarious over the mirthful episode in the train the night before. The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run And his partner, conscious that something has happened, laughs to her waist, and leans forward, quite overcome, as if she beheld something mirthful over her washboard. Bohemian Days Three American Tales Though the pensive spirit within permitted not her dimples to make her smile mirthful, they increased its sweetness, and, consequently, her power of engaging the affections. The Friendships of Women "Of course we did," cheerfully answered Judith, her mirthful features sobering. Jane Allen: Right Guard The night is distant, and the lovely day Looks on us yet;—the sound of mirthful cheer From yonder dome comes pleasant to mine ear. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan The following day Clara told her adventure in such a mirthful manner to her father and sister, that it was impossible to avoid seeing it in a ludicrous light. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside The utmost advance we can make towards making ourselves mirthful is by changing our circumstances. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 Very mirthful and enjoyable were these evenings, for Con's presence always shed radiant sunshine, and David's honest broad face beamed upon her with affectionate pride. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 437 Volume 17, New Series, May 15, 1852 The boys were at play on the lawn; she could hear their mirthful shouts. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett The mirthful god of amorous pleasure smiled To see how he this captive nymph beguiled. Hero and Leander It was a twisty grin, and not altogether mirthful. Space Tug The cheerers and hat throwers on the outside were mirthful, but the mob was not; it howled, but howled without any cachinnation; it struggled for mastery. Violets and Other Tales Seeing the men mirthful at his expense, the colonel good-humoredly gave the command to order arms. The Story of Cooperstown Alone, Clark passed through the doorway and stood with folded arms, in grim silence, coolly watching the mirthful dancers. Stories of Later American History "And then?" queried Mary, with a mirthful quiver in her voice. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches And"—she gave a little, happy, mirthful laugh—"you can get some cows! The Land of Promise Posey's mirthful spirits make him always a welcome visitor in the cabins that, tucked away among trees and bowlders, shelter the lone mountaineers. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories There is no more painful sight than that of untimely care in children, and it was particularly observable in one whose disposition had heretofore been mirthful. The Last Man I could distinctly hear the joyous murmur of voices from below, varied by bursts of laughter, not loud, but strikingly mirthful. The Path of Duty, and Other Stories Mary tried to look serious, but Helmsley was listening to the conversation, and she caught the mirthful glance of his eyes. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Mrs. Sarah Joy Snyder listened and got data for future lectures, with her mirthful mouth sternly set. The Butterfly House It frequently happened that they were vis-a-vis in a quadrille, when Lady Rosamond indulged in exchanging playful sallies of mirthful character. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton Evelyn was the only mirthful creature present: he sat on Clara's lap; and, making matter of glee from his own fancies, laughed aloud. The Last Man |
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