| 单词 | neighbourly |
| 例句 | He had only one criticism, he said, to make of Mr. Pilking- ton’s excellent and neighbourly speech. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Plus, maybe – or maybe I’m wrong – the King’s visit had more than neighbourly intentions. The Walking Dead: season seven, episode two – The Well 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z The coal was offered by my father as a neighbourly gift; unable to discard his ethic of sharing bounty. George Craig: Shuttered Windows 2011-07-22T22:02:01Z The writing, not just its subject, is part of this neighbourly ecological bond. Richard Mabey: in defence of nature writing 2013-07-18T13:00:02Z The show was canned while reasonably fresh, so it is now preserved in a delicious pickle of fetes, fury and neighbourly meddling. Your next box set: Jam and Jerusalem 2010-08-27T05:45:00Z Much of The Trip relies on this dynamic – Coogan the somewhat grandiose figure, taking himself rather seriously; Brydon content with domestic happiness and more neighbourly fame, delivering the occasional levelling dig to Coogan’s ribs. ‘I like it when people think this is real’: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon on The Trip to Spain 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z The city is full of hundreds of pandals, temporary shrines that range from the small and neighbourly to the vast, elaborate and spectacular. The art of craft shopping in India 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z They sit comfortably on the street, being neighbourly rather than assertive. Town and gown 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Were they to abandon their neighbourly habits, a local doctor warned, their health would deteriorate. Optimism, friendship and tidy socks – the secret to living to 100 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z And inspiring fear in others is often seen as neighbourly and kindly, instead of being regarded as what my cousin recognised it to be – a violence. Confessions of a reluctant gentrifier 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The Kremlin says it abides by U.N. sanctions but that it has a right to develop neighbourly relations, including on sensitive topics. North Korea's Kim inspects Russian fighter jet plant under Western sanctions 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z "And if the decisions of our neighbours are not neighbourly, Ukraine will respond in a civilised manner." Ukraine's Zelenskiy welcomes EU lifting grain export ban, warns neighbours 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z "Germany and Poland, as partners in central Europe, have a shared responsibility for good neighbourly relations and successful cross-border and European cooperation," the spokesperson added. Polish ruling party makes Germany the villain in campaign ad 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Rabuka said the region would only need to worry about militarisation of the region if diplomacy and common neighbourly discussions fail. New Zealand and Fiji finalising defence agreement - Fiji PM 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z They are currently taking a tougher stance which analysts put down to neighbourly politics and differences over valuations of the assets to be sold, although there are still positive noises being made. Analysis: North Africa backslides toward swirling debt troubles 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z "We have always had good neighbourly relations with Finland." In Russia's St Petersburg, locals say Finland 'making problems' with NATO accession 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Both Kosovo and Serbia aim to join the European Union and in order to complete that process, both parties need to resolve outstanding issues and build good neighbourly relations. U.S. supports Serbia's move to commit to future in EU - ambassador 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Both Kosovo and Serbia aim to join the European Union and have agreed, as part of that membership process, to resolve their outstanding issues and build good neighbourly relations. NATO ready to send more troops to Kosovo in case of fresh unrest 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z “I am sure we can continue our neighbourly cooperation and keep away discussions of other military interests in the region,” he said. New Zealand and Fiji finalising defence agreement - Fiji PM 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Kosovo and Serbia intend to join the European Union and have agreed, as part of that membership process, to resolve their outstanding issues and build good neighbourly relations. Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z "I am convinced that today's disputes will not be able to destroy the centuries-old foundation of sincere good neighbourly relations between the peoples of the two countries," Lukashenko said in the statement. Ukraine rejects 'cynical' Independence Day greeting by Belarusian leader 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z Both Kosovo and Serbia aim to join the European Union and in order to complete that process both parties need to resolve outstanding issues and build good neighbourly relations. Explainer: Leaders of Kosovo and Serbia seek to allay tensions at talks in Brussels 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z In his message to Kishida, Xi said he was willing to work with him on developing friendly and neighbourly ties. China's Xi 'deeply regrets' death of Japan's Abe 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Abe was an "outstanding statesman" who "did a lot for the development of good neighbourly relations between our countries", Mr Putin said. Shinzo Abe: World leaders express shock over assassination 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Petkov said new neighbourly relations would be measured on "real, achieved results" based on what is achieved weekly by working groups covering the economy, infrastructure, culture, EU integration and history. North Macedonia and Bulgaria agree to work on issues blocking EU talks 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z "We will continue developing a good neighbourly, friendly and cooperative relationship with Afghanistan and continue our constructive role in its process of peace and reconstruction," Chen added in his speech. China says U.S. army must be held accountable for Afghanistan actions 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z A neighbourly dispute over a tree between two drives turned into a "war" when one homeowner cut the intrusive evergreen in half. Tree cut in half in neighbour row over driveway pigeon poo 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z When they wanted some neighbourly support recently, they were literally overlooked. We had a lockdown choice - care for Amy or never see her 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z He also used the same storage building for his livestock, causing a stink from the build-up of manure, heard judges who found him guilty of causing “abnormal neighbourly disorder”. Merde! French farmer ordered to pay €8,000 over smelly cows 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z "Not mentioning a kid who's gone out there and ridden 30 miles for you, it's about being a decent, neighbourly human being." Women 'ignored and derided' at historic festival 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Tower within a Tower consists of apartment buildings where individual units are built vertically – with rooms stacked on top of each other – instead of the usual horizontal “pancake stack” apartments that hinder neighbourly interaction. Which is the world's most vertical city? 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z “For people not to wring each other’s necks, you need to keep the neighbourly love going. One way to do that is to make sure that you get peace and quiet.” Cities are louder than ever – and it's the poor who suffer most 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Mr Rouhani advised "certain" states to "pay attention to their legal and neighbourly commitments" and to not allow terrorists to operate from their territory. Iran warns neighbours after deadly blast 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z The hope is that people in the Pacific will continue to see Australia as their natural, neighbourly ally. Australia ups Pacific role to counter China 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z His current place of work embodies a neighbourly bond that is tightening even as politics becomes more vituperative. Why America and Mexico are destined to grow even closer 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z “I’m so grateful to those 24-hour restaurants because they’ve stepped up with old fashioned neighbourly compassion and kindness in the way that the rest of society hasn’t.” Death of Canadian man living in 24-hour coffee shop sparks housing outcry 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z It was through food that the family of the Indonesian church bombers demonstrated neighbourly affection. The bombers next door: how an Indonesian family turned into suicide attackers 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z I could have made a go of London – it’s big but it’s got a neighbourly feel. Kim Deal: 'Misogyny is the backbone of the music industry' 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z Every now and again provincial leaders vow to live up to their country’s neighbourly image. Making Saskatchewan great again 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z He genuinely believes he is just being neighbourly. My week in Lucky House: the horror of Hong Kong's coffin homes 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z “The attention might be nice. But a bit more neighbourly honesty would be even better.” 'Privileged' Justin Trudeau accused of colonialist attitude over boxing match 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z According to a draft memo seen by the Guardian, the leaders will renew their promise that the door of membership remains open while stressing the importance of reforms and “good neighbourly relations”. Russian destabilisation of Balkans rings alarm bells on eve of EU summit 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Things have been calmer in recent years as a result of gentrification, a development he broadly welcomes – though he says the newcomers and their architect-designed homes are threatening the neighbourly spirit he remembers. The phantom Venice: hunting for Frank Gehry in LA's strangest neighbourhood 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, whose neighbourly relations often suffer over disputes dating back to the war, spent six years persuading the United Nations to protect the graveyards as part of their shared heritage. U.N. tombstone listing celebrated as rare joint success in Balkans 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z It might be 17 years since that neighbourly letter was sent out, but the memory still smarts for local opponents. Heathrow Airport communities are wary of more promises - BBC News 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z He told how the Clintons also support the local ambulance corps, “doing things that are not political, are neighbourly”. The Clintons of Chappaqua: it's Hillary's home turf, but Bill still shines 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z The statement called on Turkey to "respect good neighbourly relations and to withdraw immediately from the Iraqi territory". Iraq demands Turkish troops withdraw from near Mosul - BBC News 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z And my little block still hangs on, an island of neighbourly diversity in a sea of gentrification. The real-life 'negro removals' behind HBO mini-series Show Me a Hero 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Under the gaze of a giant mural of the guerrilla leader Che Guevara, Pope Francis has delivered a gospel of peace, humility and neighbourly commitment at a mass in Havana’s iconic Revolution Square. 'He’s a pope for the world': Francis's Cuba mass seeks audience beyond the faithful 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Canadians generally pride themselves on being internationally respectful - going so far as to boast that American travellers wear Canadian flag pins to appear more neighbourly. Nude tourists challenge Canadian image abroad - BBC News 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z The plant famous for driving wedges between pavements, as well as harmonious neighbourly relations, is one of the most destructive plants in the UK. Fines plan over Japanese Knotweed 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Stranger still, the feeling of neighbourly tolerance extends across the road. 'We are always cordial': Westboro Baptists and 'Equality House' forge bizarre neighbourhood truce 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z The word is frequently employed in rows about anything trivial or serious, from neighbourly disputes to Scottish parliament, where disagreements and rows are the order of the day. A layman's glossary for understanding Scottish referendum debate 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z He added: "We are ready for a dialogue with Russia... on a new, fair, equal and neighbourly basis, acknowledging and taking into account Ukraine's European choice." Russia recalls Ukraine ambassador 2014-02-24T05:50:37Z Mr Turchynov said he wanted relations with Russia to be "on a new, fair, equal and neighbourly basis, acknowledging and taking into account Ukraine's European choice". Ukraine to seek European integration 2014-02-23T22:23:38Z Family and neighbourly connections mean that some towns develop relationships with particular destinations abroad – as is the case between Siemiatycze and Brussels. Poland and the EU: Poland's emigration headache 2013-11-05T17:08:12Z Few neighbourly disagreements are as peculiar, or as visible, as the dispute that rages at the end of Southwest Churchill Road, in an otherwise quiet part of Topeka, Kansas. 'We are always cordial': Westboro Baptists and 'Equality House' forge bizarre neighbourhood truce 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z He adds that so-called "peeping Tom" laws prohibiting neighbourly spying would almost certainly apply to inappropriate drone use as well. Can drones appeal to the masses? 2013-11-01T00:01:24Z I especially enjoyed his wry, neighbourly attitude towards birds – members of his swimming club. Pondlife: A Swimmer's Journal by Al Alvarez – review 2013-02-17T09:00:08Z We need to rebuild that neighbourly resilience that helps people stay independent. Neighbours 'must help elderly more' 2013-01-01T16:41:45Z We would control geography well enough, by then, he says in a less than neighbourly moment, to "shift Ireland into the middle of the Atlantic". Mayan apocalypse: it's not just the religious who try to be prophets 2012-12-21T12:10:36Z Anonymous formal schemes lack the sense of neighbourly obligation that Ms Ravichandran likes. Chit funds in India: One for the kitty 2012-11-02T13:20:53Z What Lexington identifies in his fond memories of neighbourly pot-roasts and the like in Washington, DC, must not be eroded by long-term social-demographic sorting trends or political party vitriol. Letters: On the Doha round, Japan and South Korea, American society, Arab politics, the future of cars 2012-10-04T15:05:52Z She is on hand at the Old Ford lock as a voluntary warden to offer advice and keep a neighbourly watch on the boats when the owners are absent. Olympic canal moorings a 'shambles' 2012-07-31T23:01:42Z Following on from the neighbourly Euro group question, I got to thinking about the World Cup. Euro 2012 special, part IV: Are England the worst in the world at penalties? 2012-06-27T00:41:13Z "Seems to me living up in a big house like Trewinion Hall, one has scarcely a chance of being kind or neighbourly, and when the chance does come, it seems great." A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Without neighbourly and brotherly love perfect truthfulness is scarcely possible. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z I moved to Anacostia in south-east DC in search of more amiable neighbourly behaviour. Letters: On the Doha round, Japan and South Korea, American society, Arab politics, the future of cars 2012-10-04T15:05:52Z In spite of her excellent physique she was subject to violent hysterical fits which were apt to occur at a time when the proffer of neighbourly sympathy was least desirable. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z She had heard the news and had run in the back way, in neighbourly village fashion, to ask if it were really true. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z Substantial funds have been organized by private or corporate munificence for improving the dwellings of the poor and for practically testifying the neighbourly solicitude of more fortunate citizens. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z I am a peaceful man, and, I hope, a good neighbour; and this which you ask me to do cannot be called neighbourly. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Visits and neighbourly calls were so incessant, that the Shucks openly rebelled at the 'trampling up and down through their living-room,' by which route the Baxendale apartments could alone be gained. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z Besides, at little, huddled, neighbourly Rye, even a white December sea-fog is a cosy and convenient thing. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Borrow had no sympathy with fanatical women with many “isms,” and the pair did not agree, although many neighbourly courtesies passed between them for a time. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z The price of being neighbourly is higher than it was. Austrian banks: Vienna 2.0 2012-01-19T16:07:07Z She was struck by his neighbourly charity, "for he borrowed a box of the ear of the Englishman, and swore he would pay him back again when he was able." Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z Adams, such as thankfulness to the Creator of all things, patience, gentleness, and neighbourly love. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z It is only when nesting duties are over in the autumn that they become neighbourly. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z All three soon got talking in quite a neighbourly kind of way, and the conversation naturally enough turned upon sport. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z "It wouldn't have been neighbourly to have passed without a call." A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z We are glad to see you over, of course, in a neighbourly way, but not with any ideas of Truey.” From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z She even said to me that she was terribly disappointed not to find you at home, as she came to make a neighbourly call. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z Only the yellow warbler, of all his numerous tribe, is disposed to be more neighbourly. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z So long as old man Gordy�y was alive, and Iv�n's father ran the farm, the peasants lived in neighbourly fashion. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z They are bestowed on modest integrity in humble circumstances which has manifested a sense of duty, neighbourly love and self-sacrifice. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z It threw its arms in a generous, neighbourly way over the hedge, and I knew its austere fruit well. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Between our kitchen and that of the Presbytery the most neighbourly relations existed during her reign. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z Heretofore I had thought of this large, vigorous bunting as a rather shy or at least self-sufficient bird with no desire to be neighbourly. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z For at moment she was silent; then, affecting an air of gaiety, "Adieu, M. le Curé," she cried as she turned away; "be more neighbourly in future." A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z Abingdon is a cosy little town, a neighbourly, kindly sort of a place that any one fond of country life must enjoy living in. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Being so quiet and neighbourly, it might have been thought that the gentleman would have been as much a favourite with the grown-up people as Sindbad was with the young folk. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z A blue tit from a neighbourly silver birch softly mimics the trills after the last line. The Dales of Arcady 2011-08-16T02:00:42.740Z Happily he is so neighbourly that every child may easily become acquainted with this most common member of the large warbler family. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z As I was now looked upon in the most neighbourly manner by them, and also myself desiring to appear friendly, I drew near, and, by signs, entered into conversation. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z There had been much neighbourly intimacy between the two young ladies, and though there was only five years' difference between them, Marian always inspired her friend with a feeling of awe at her intellectual superiority. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z Black Tom once paid Mary a domiciliary visit, by way of appearing neighbourly. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Well, I think it is well to be neighbourly p. 24when one has the chance. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z While not so ready to be neighbourly as the phoebe, the pewee condescends to visit our orchards and shade trees. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z There seemed at first no need to disturb the red men, there was room enough here for all, we were content to live upon this kind and neighbourly footing. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z All Zennor declared that the Hockins were a most neighbourly and generous couple, when it was known that they took upon themselves to defray the funeral expenses. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z "I don't think it either neighbourly, or friendly, Jonathan, on your part to harbour people who plot against my life and property." The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z I am sure you are too neighbourly and too kind to put difficulties in my way. The Widow Barnaby Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:16.980Z Besides, if the Cossacks had really come from the Caucasus, would they not have retained some neighbourly relations with the mountaineers? Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z It is, depending on your viewpoint, either a neighbourly display of unity or an affront the proud traditions of four nations. What will fans chant at a Team GB football match? 2011-06-22T11:31:38Z "So you refused to do a neighbourly act, did you?" The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z So although these two women lived together on neighbourly terms, there was but little real sympathy between them. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z There is a wide gulf between this and the tender star-idylls of Lithuania, and a gulf still wider divides it from the 43 neighbourly familiarity with which the southerner addresses the heavenly bodies. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z She established herself quietly in her quarters and almost as soon began to shew herself neighbourly and helpful. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z He presently proceeded to give them a neighbourly dig. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z It was not that he was doing a kindly and neighbourly deed; there was much more in his jubilation than that. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z We have dwelt together in a neighbourly way, having little trouble with the numerous bands of outlaws ranging the bruneswald; for his authority is acknowledged as far south as Sherwood Forest. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z "The action taken by the Bahrain foreign ministry aims to divert attention and neglect the realities... these kinds of baseless accusations are contrary to good neighbourly relations," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman was quoted as saying. Bahrain expels Iranian diplomat 2011-04-26T14:20:26Z His correspondence with Lord Lovat, published in the Culloden papers, affords a fine illustration of his character, in which the firmness of loyal principle and duty is found blended with neighbourly kindness and consideration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Feeling kind o' neighbourly, and not knowin' then who lived there, I got into my yawl, and pulled ashore to scrape acquaintance and talk a bit. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z It would have been at least a neighbourly thing to see her to the lodge gates, for the night was unillumined by even a star, but his lips refused to move. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z To be sure, these terrible times have left no opportunities for neighbourly amenities. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Nevertheless, they had lived upon good neighbourly terms with each other up to last Tuesday night. Mornings at Bow Street A Selection of the Most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which Have Appeared in the 'Morning Herald' 2011-04-08T02:00:09.863Z I’m depressed and worried to-day; be a bit neighbourly if you can.” The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z Spoof has been keeping a neighbourly eye on them. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z He had not acted generously, nor even neighbourly. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z I looked upon him in more than a mere neighbourly spirit. Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z Then, as if to excuse the fact that the other had not paid the usual neighbourly call, she added: "He is a very old man, you know, and seldom leaves the house." The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z What can be more natural and neighbourly than for me to drop in, as I am going to do, for a chat with old Vine?” The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z We found our oat crops harvested, and for that we had to thank Spoof and Jake, who had taken that bit of neighbourly service into their own hands. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z We live here among ourselves, and when we do have a neighbourly meeting now and again, we don't make much ceremony about it. Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel 2011-02-14T03:00:34.700Z With their help he touched in the peasant the chord of neighbourly affection and stirred him to give it practical effect. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Mind you, in a new year gesture of neighbourly goodwill, the Scots handed it over free-of-charge. Water-gate 2011-01-04T10:28:51Z Her secret wish that some morning, when he was alone, he would stop and enter into a neighbourly conversation, was never fulfilled. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z However, we were now bent upon paying Spoof a neighbourly call in any case, and when at last our oxen lumbered up we found him gazing somewhat ruefully upon a heap of smouldering embers. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Men who live in Gray's Inn do not visit each other: there is little neighbourly spirit among men in Chambers, but rather an unspoken distrust. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z “Mrs Nickleby’s neighbourly admirer expressed his feelings by throwing cucumbers, you remember, but this man puts him completely in the shade.” Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z They eased into third in the table after their neighbourly squabble with in Watford but the best looks as though it is yet to come. Saracens 26-14 Harlequins 2010-12-05T20:27:00Z And the women who came in soiled kimonos to pay her neighbourly visits cast greedy glances at the few brooches, bracelets and rings she still had left. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z These little columns of neighbourly smoke were the semaphores by which the community kept itself advised that all was well, or nearly so. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z Instead we're 300 miles from the coast of Argentina, a country many Falkland Islanders regard as a neighbour, but not neighbourly. Lucrative future 2010-02-22T02:59:00Z It prompted First Minister Carwyn Jones to ask people to be "neighbourly". 2010-01-11T20:54:00Z “We can give them some out of our pool, can’t we, father?” the other girl said, with an evident effort to be neighbourly. The Idyl of Twin Fires “Who wants to play wi’ you?” said Sim; “I just come in a neighbourly way to gi’e ye a bit o’ advice, and you fly at me like a lion.” The Parson O' Dumford And might the little community now gathered in neighbourly kindness about our table thrive and prosper and bring forth food for the sustenance of the world and souls for the Kingdom. Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z I'm sure he only meant to be nice and neighbourly and——" "That will do, Beatrice. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune There is, on the other hand, perhaps a decrease of kindly neighbourly regard, and certainly a great increase of the low vices which are the plague of commercial cities. How to Observe Morals and Manners For the most part they were well-to-do yeomen belonging to the village of Heide and its outlying hamlets, and though their homes were scattered they were united in a strong bond of neighbourly friendship. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers I willingly overlooked it when here or there one was an hour late, in consequence of having performed these neighbourly acts, for this was of advantage both to them and the school. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Now would you be neighbourly enough to let me bring my work into your apartment, and just spare a little corner of your table? The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Obviously she had met an enemy of Boone's, and yet she had heard Mr. McCalloway speak with warmth of the neighbourly kindness of Cyrus Spradling. The Tempering One of the most important circumstances is, whether the population is thinly sprinkled over the face of the country, or whether it is collected into neighbourly societies. How to Observe Morals and Manners After all, he told himself, he was very glad Seaton had called, for apart from his duty as a clergyman it was only a kind and neighbourly thing to do. A Bed of Roses In Hesiod we find the customary law of charity in the earlier community definitely stated, and also indications of the normal methods of neighbourly help which were in force in country districts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" That's right; there's nothing like being neighbourly, even with our friend the enemy. The King of Arcadia It was dirty on the roadway, so the half-dozen neighbourly men who were piling the household effects on to the cart had to be careful not to rest them in the mud. Windyridge Only a few neighbourly attentions; and, besides, the poor girl’s in a most precarious state of health.” Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One “It is very neighbourly and kind, I am sure I am sorry poor Hazel is too unwell to be here to receive you as well.” The New Mistress A Tale The alternatives before the idler—so far as his own community is concerned—are labour with neighbourly help to a limited extent, or hunger. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" By Jove, now!" said a weak voice from the pillows; "this is neighbourly of you, Ballard. The King of Arcadia The bulk of the surrounding settlers were Boers, and beyond exchanging a few neighbourly civilities from time to time they saw but little of them. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War I like a jolly, good sort of neighbourly neighbour.” A Frontier Mystery I went in this afternoon quite neighbourly like, but, oh dear me! and lor’ bless you! she almost as good as ast me what I wanted.” The New Mistress A Tale On the other hand, he felt that the advice to which he had just listened was sound; it would be unwise to attempt a neighbourly call within at least another twenty-four hours. The Destroying Angel We are trying out the new car—isn't it a beauty?—and we decided to make a neighbourly call. The King of Arcadia Of course the toad was an imp, and Jennet Booth was quite right to repay an act of neighbourly generosity by accusation and slander. Witch Stories Because it really was an unheard of thing that an Indian boy should sit neighbourly at your front door, and spill his mind out at you in a way you couldn't smell! Dusty Star Yes, it is very unfortunate," observed Miss Boldero, in answer to neighbourly inquiries; "Major Foster has been obliged to put off coming again. Leonore Stubbs It had been simply a little neighbourly assistance. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia The man who had so neighbourly opened the gate to the dealer in the trap was James Thardover, the owner of the property. The Hills and the Vale He was immensely popular in the county, and had well earned his popularity by his pleasant neighbourly ways, as well as by his attention to county business and to the duties of a landowner. Studies in Contemporary Biography Spiritually very near to Christianity, chronologically they are neighbourly too. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Ashore there are familiar landmarks, the nearness of the haunts of men, the neighbourly headstones, the great company of the dead, to take from the loneliness of the grave. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea So he invited Heppner to drop in now and then, in a neighbourly way, for a cigar and a bottle of beer. Jena or Sedan? The sight of her old neighbourly depredator shivering at the door in tatters, the very oddity of his appeal, touched a soft spot in the spinster’s heart. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) A neighbourly friendliness already existed between the households, and as the two birthdays fell so near together, it seemed fitting that the girls should have their gifts alike. Two Little Women So also was the very neighbourly heaven which the early Church devised. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Some of the men have slipped ashore for a last pull at a neighbourly 'hauf-mutchkin,' and at a muster four are missing. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Everything was done in a neighbourly way, without organisation. A Country Gentleman and his Family He would have preferred an Englishman as a fellow-lodger, but this foreigner must have noticed the smoke and rushed in to offer assistance, which was both neighbourly and plucky of him. The Brass Bottle Their wives did not share in these disputations because they were resolved to be neighbourly, and they could not conceive a difference of opinion without a personal application. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales "People in these lonely country places learn to be neighbourly," he replied in his most measured tones. The Benefactress Did that neglected cupboard give much promise of kind attendance or faithful supply? or that rusty stove look like neighbourly care? Opportunities Just beyond it is a nice little grove of Scotch firs, and I used to be very fond of strolling down there, for trees are always neighbourly kinds of things. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly This second snub was not calculated to encourage neighbourly overtures, but Madame Sergeot had felt herself to be in the wrong, and was not to be so readily repulsed. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales God’s children be well off, He goes so neighbourly with them. A Singer from the Sea On the way to the neighbourly Athenæum, the novelist talked endlessly about the disadvantages of not being born, which is a very safe subject. The Paliser case Men and women on the land should be one big family, with interests, and sympathies in common and a neighbourly feeling. Another Sheaf This makes things very unpleasant, and nothing can ever bring back the kind, neighbourly feeling of old. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule No one in Charing Cross Road can be assuming: no one could be other than genial and neighbourly. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists Denny accepted the checks and, in a neighbourly fashion, helped the station master in selecting the trunks, no large task when there was but a drummer's case besides. The Prisoner Additionally, in some neighbourly flat, a phonograph performed. The Paliser case Finally, a neighbourly feeling of friendly emulation has grown up among its members. Another Sheaf The Italian people, which had at first been either indifferent or actively in favour of cultivating neighbourly relations with Germany, had of late been following the course of the struggle with the liveliest interest. England and Germany I heard they had come in last night, so I thought it would be only neighbourly to call and see if one could do anything for them. Lover or Friend In Addington nearly every house was open to the neighbourly hand. The Prisoner But now from the phonograph in the neighbourly flat, the Non te scordar drifted, sung nobly by some fat tenor who probably loathed it. The Paliser case Along the street, at pleasant neighbourly intervals—not near enough to be crowded, nor far enough to be lonely—stood the houses,—comfortable, spacious, compact,—"with no nonsense about them." Say and Seal, Volume I “We ought to be more neighbourly,” he said, as he shook hands with Harvey at the steps. What's-His-Name If she had merely come in a neighbourly way, there was no harm in directing her attention to the family qualifications for a Pageant performance. In Brief Authority Anne herself came to the door in the neighbourly Addington fashion when help was busy, and took her into the library, expressing regret that her father was not there. The Prisoner It was an exceptionally pleasant community into which the young Sheridans had chanced to move, and they might have had much more neighbourly life than they chose to take. The Beloved Woman It does my heart good to see this neighbourly gathering, and I have made up my mind to promise you something in memory of the event. Soap-Bubble Stories For Children Added to this there is often, at least through the winter, partial or complete isolation from neighbourly or public interests. How to make rugs The townspeople, who knew Mr Wodehouse so well, lingered all about among the graves, looking with neighbourly, calm regret, but the liveliest curiosity. The Perpetual Curate "You say you've been on terms of—shall we call it neighbourly intimacy?—with this man," he remarked. The Chestermarke Instinct Do what they will to be neighbourly, competition for the privilege of earning wages separates them sooner or later. Change in the Village I only meant to be neighbourly—but it don't signify. The Giant's Robe Perhaps you are one of those whose lives are bound by neighbourly interests. The Pagan Madonna It was a day for visiting and neighbourly activity as well as hard work. The Wind Before the Dawn Such parochial witticisms may be laughed at to-day, but they often provided a stinging grievance in the past and were a handy weapon in neighbourly feuds. The Cornwall Coast They made visits of neighbourly politeness to the one English family that was within reach; but more than politeness they desired neither to give nor receive. A Red Wallflower Why, Joan," he said, taking no notice of her accusations, "I take it very kind and neighbourly of 'ee to come up and speak. Cornwall's Wonderland I understand, Mr. Fenwick," said the old man,—"I understand; and it's neighbourly of you. The Vicar of Bullhampton Where the virtue is highly developed there is often not merely an actual but an absolute shrinkage in all sweet neighbourly charities. A Poor Man's House Zennor, indeed, was formerly known as the place "where the cow ate the bell-rope," a sportive neighbourly reference to its poverty and infertility. The Cornwall Coast He said good-night when he had done everything that was useful and neighbourly, and had sent his chauffeur in his own car for the doctor, and had been helpful in getting remedies and suggesting cures. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir What a coil to make of a mere act of neighbourly kindness, lad!” Puck of Pook’s Hill So, if you ladies want to be neighbourly, you might call on them.” Patty's Summer Days When in the course of neighbourly conversation Matt mentioned this to his friend Aunt Mary Fields, she put a new colour upon it. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim After the early dinner at Ambleside cottage came little bits of neighbourly business, exercise, and so forth. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 6: Harriet Martineau “My dear Mr Brettison, if ever you mention that trifle of neighbourly service again we are no longer friends,” cried Stratton. Witness to the Deed She and her friend were not dwellers on the mean street, and so they could pretend to so nearly an equal social footing with Miss Prime as to admit of an occasional neighbourly call. The Uncalled A Novel She “kept herself to herself,” the neighbours said, which meant that her door did not always stand open for all comers, though she was neighbourly enough in other ways when there was occasion. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not When a man has been born and brought up among the mountains and lived a country life among folks that are all neighbours and have neighbourly ways, city life strikes him hard. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim Is it kind, is it neighbourly, to have such a wonder to stay with you and let nobody share?' Robert Elsmere “Trifle of neighbourly service!” said the old man, laying his hands affectionately upon the other’s shoulders. Witness to the Deed There was always a neighbourly and friendly interest taken in such collections, as popular designs were exchanged and copied many times. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them In all these plans Mrs. Stevenson took a more than neighbourly interest, for she spent time and money in helping to make the place comfortable and attractive. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson I think I will send you a kitten, some day, as a token of neighbourly affection.” Deerbrook Guess it's just one of the boys from Red Buttes comin' along in advance to lend us a neighbourly hand. Kiddie the Scout Their relations were official, and just sufficiently neighbourly for men who lived within two miles of each other in a country where human companionship was at a premium. The Heart of Unaga Still, let her have a trial at least; let them decide to-morrow to give her a chance; 'twould be no more than neighbourly. Shining Ferry The neighbourly throng was at this moment augmented by the appearance of two ladies who fluttered out on the porch of a rose-trellised cottage, like small, proud pouter pigeons. Sally of Missouri Whereupon Wallie declared heartily: "I take this as very nice and neighbourly of you, Mr. Canby, and please believe I appreciate it!" The Dude Wrangler My gracious Lord, help me to put on “a heart of compassion” that by neighbourly feeling and ministry I may lead my fellows to the choice places of life’s feast. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year And there were great nights of happiness, for in these days the folk had the time to be knowing one the other, and neighbourly. The McBrides A Romance of Arran “They have already seen her on board,” said Morton, “and that accounts for their great hurry in getting up anchor; they don’t feel like being neighbourly just now, with strange vessels.” The Island Home To the great and to the poor he was neighbourly; but it may be doubted whether he would have thought much of Lady Mason if she had been less good looking or less clever. Orley Farm As Canby drew in his horse, he stared in stony-eyed unfriendliness while they waved at him gaily and Mr. Stott called out that they were going to be neighbourly and visit him soon. The Dude Wrangler “Push” is selfish and exclusive: “pull” is inclusive and neighbourly. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year Also how Boleslav learnt to be neighbourly and wise in his choice of a wife for his neighbour who was promptly converted to Christianity. From a Terrace in Prague To all these, whether they were moved by mere neighbourly good will, or perchance were inspired by impulses of selfishness, the old man exhibited a mien of aloofness and embarrassment. From Place to Place "What is the use of neighbours if they are not neighbourly?" Orley Farm If this but fixes a hard standard; or simply indicates the measurement of neighbourly love, then we may almost as well close the discussion—its practical attainment is out of our reach. Men in the Making Or did that flame burn intensely enough to survive so that his spirit should rise out of the commerce, the routine, the unaspiring neighbourly atmosphere which is the dull clay of life? Personality in Literature These new evidences of neighbourly solicitude carried the intended message, for they brought to his mind the comfort of knowing that there were loyal-hearted friends all around him who were sincerely sorry for his disappointment. The Second Chance Yet this neighbourly sympathy and womanly love must, on the whole, have been a profound comfort and support. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion He lived a quiet, upright, peaceable life at Torrington, content with little, and discharging simple, kindly, neighbourly duties, alike removed from ambition and indolence. Ionica I know Rose, slightly, and a call will no doubt be considered neighbourly. The Making of a Soul “Exactly,” said the Vicar, smiling; “Willows is quite right; it is neighbourly, or we will say brotherly, if you like.” Will of the Mill Now I call that very kind and neighbourly. Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel The question is not, Who is my neighbour? but, Am I neighbourly? The Parables of Our Lord “Well, it wasn’t very neighbourly to send ’em down to us,” said the man sourly. The Black Tor A Tale of the Reign of James the First I’ll be took bad some day, and give him a job, just to be neighbourly.” Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days “Yes, we are all right,” said Mr Willows, smiling and holding out his hand; “and this is nice and neighbourly of you, a stranger, Mr Manners, to speak like this.” Will of the Mill “But these gatherings are, I suppose, useful and necessary, if people are to keep up friendly acquaintance with one another, and do what is civil and neighbourly.” Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping I only meant to smile at him in a kind, neighbourly fashion. A Houseful of Girls As soon as supper was over Reginald suggested a precipitate retreat into the streets, for fear of another neighbourly incursion. Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life Let us watch a Mexican woman of the working class making her tortillas, probably sitting on the threshold of her habitation for purposes of light and neighbourly gossip. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development No one would accuse Eli Tregarthen of borrowing a boat with intent to steal: his taking it would be no more than a neighbourly liberty. Major Vigoureux The prairie marmot and the burrowing owl come into neighbourly contact with the rattlesnake, but the acquaintance does not quite amount to friendship. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The questioning look his ferret eyes cast at the butler through the haze of tobacco smoke which filled the room indicated his impression that the visit was not merely a neighbourly call. The Hand in the Dark Frogs would smoke, but I fancy they would expectorate too elaborately to be neighbourly. Here are Ladies On the other hand, it is a source of satisfaction to the student of American civilisation to observe the present reciprocal and neighbourly attitude of the United States and Mexico towards each other. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Man, woman, or child, you'd have every soul in the Islands to live neighbourly and go their ways in peace. Major Vigoureux Whether the policy was to be one of splendid isolation or of neighbourly friendship, the moment was obviously ripe for some measure of internal consolidation, and powers were sought for this purpose. The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway Mere idle and impertinent curiosity," he postulated, "is one thing: honest neighbourly interest is another. The Lady Paramount I can't think what is wrong with him; but whatever I do, and however nice I try to be to him, the North Pole is warm and neighbourly compared with him. The Farringdons Borrow had no sympathy with fanatical women with many 'isms,' and the pair did not agree, although many neighbourly courtesies passed between them for a time. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends As the Commandant entered, Mr. Fossell looked up and nodded pleasantly, in a neighbourly way, albeit with a touch of ironical interrogation. Major Vigoureux The truth is, while Pinetucky was sympathetic and neighbourly, it was not inclined to make a great fuss over those who took a dram too much now and then. Mingo And Other Sketches in Black and White Well, well; it was a kind, confiding, neighbourly action, though I refused it decidedly, from the man whose alliance is forbidden to us. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes In the literary sphere the interchange of neighbourly civilities has known no interruption. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays He attended her husband's funeral in a neighbourly way, and, a week later, put on his black suit again and went down—still in a neighbourly way—to offer his condolence. Wandering Heath Oh, yes, yes, he was well thought of; we are a neighbourly people—maybe too much so. A Certain Rich Man Mrs. Costello's illness, and Lucia's preoccupation, made them receive with indifference the visits of those who, after seeing them at the little English church, and by the sea, thought it "only neighbourly to call." A Canadian Heroine, Volume 3 A Novel His life had not accustomed him to our neighbourly unwillingness to interfere with anything that did not personally concern us, nor to the prudent patience with which country folk will wink long at local evils. We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys That moral refrigerator which checks the kindly current of neighbourly kindness, and which prevents all genial feeling from expanding, produced its usual effect—misanthropy. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Among all Janet's neighbourly pleasures, there was nothing she liked better than to take an early tea at the White House, and to stroll with Mr. Jerome round the old-fashioned garden and orchard. Scenes of Clerical Life I'm, I suppose, in the vapours; but, truly, I'm glad to see you, and I thank you, indeed I do, heartily, for your obliging visit; 'tis very neighbourly. The House by the Church-Yard We are too apt to regard a universal genius as 69 a number of ordinary brains somehow conjoined in one skull, and not always on the most neighbourly terms. The Florentine Painters of the Renaissance With An Index To Their Works Very good of you, sir, to come across in this neighbourly fashion. The Riddle of the Frozen Flame Came down to have a chat about neighbourly relations. Super Man and the Bug Out It is well you should know, for we may need your neighbourly help again. Carette of Sark There was no actual quarrel, however; they met freely—told one another the news—their mutual disagreeabilities were administered guardedly—and, on the whole, they hated one another in a neighbourly way. The House by the Church-Yard Lords and ladies who were personages of a solemn state pageant, are now human neighbourly creatures, owning to likes and dislikes, and letting us into the secrets of their daily habits. The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened Why begin to be neighbourly at such a pace? Mrs. Red Pepper And on the floor, writhing, was its mother, Mrs. Macanany trying to comfort her between the pauses of her own vehement neighbourly grief. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel According to their idea of the matter, it was a folly, indeed, but pardonable, inasmuch as Ernest was industrious, kind, and neighbourly, and neglected no duty for the sake of indulging this idle habit. Famous Stories Every Child Should Know Ravenslee hastened on down-stairs, returning neighbourly nods and greetings as he went, but staying for none, and so, crossing the court, turned into the avenue. The Definite Object A Romance of New York She longed to get away from this great myriad-footed monster of a city, back to something small and familiar and quiet; to neighbourly greetings and friendly faces. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware Somebody's grandmother was in the seat in front of her, such a fat, comfortable-looking old lady, that Betty felt sure she could not be a Wolf in disguise, and watched her with neighbourly interest. The Little Colonel's House Party His company might be stationed here for some months to come, and he wished to start on neighbourly terms. Nicky-Nan, Reservist I wanted a more neighbourly relation with the human race than the prescribed limitations of a single pulpit. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him So we could be neighbourly with the Faringfields, and were so; and so all of us children, including Philip, were as much at home in the one house as in the other. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. Altogether a new and neighbourly feeling seemed to follow in the wake of the little paper. Love Stories There was no accounting for it: it must be taken as an ultimate mystery of life, and made the most of as a perennial topic of neighbourly conversation. Victorian Short Stories of Troubled Marriages We gladly acknowledge that in most parts of Ireland Protestants and Roman Catholics, as regards the ordinary affairs of life, live side by side on friendly neighbourly terms. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union You haven't seen Mrs. Hampton for some time, and it's good for you to be neighbourly. Jess of the Rebel Trail He considered, however, that he had done nothing more than a neighbourly duty, and insisted that I should take up my abode with him, instead of returning to my unfinished and melancholy home. Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) It made this oasis in an encircling wilderness seem very much a part of a neighbourly world. Out To Win The Story of America in France It was well enough to be neighbourly when those who lived in your vicinity were benevolently inclined. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, September 3, 1892 An excitable, volatile, garrulous, "neighbourly" woman, or one who can do little save strum on the piano or make embroidery as intricate as it is useless, means divorce or murder. Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment He was neighbourly in everything except in seeing company and mixing in society. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh "If you honour me with this visit from pure affection and neighbourly good-will, I thank you." Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood But the rich citizens clung to it, for it gave a pleasant neighbourly air to their roadway, and showed what friendliness there was between the monarch of Illyria and his people. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales The monthly paying in and paying out continue for fifty months and all the subscribers duly get their money back, with the advantage of having had a little excitement and having done a neighbourly action. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People To be sure he might—for Troy is always neighbourly—have knocked in at some cottage on his way through the tail-end of the town and deposited the box, promising to return for it. Hocken and Hunken To Cologne he said, "Be neutral," but the burghers showed so little inclination to heed his neighbourly advice that he tried harsher measures and permitted Cologne merchants to be molested in his domains. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 I liked 'em round the place, they was so neighbourly and calm. Ma Pettengill Charity, in loving, walking, and neighbourly accompanying one another, with reconciling of differences at that time, if there be any. Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs Families which had run counter to public opinion had had to "apologise" before they could get neighbourly help at the burial of their dead. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People You have to be neighbourly if you don't want to be run over. Hocken and Hunken The Duke of Guelders also had a neighbourly interest in Utrecht and he, too, had a pet candidate, Stephen of Bavaria, whose election he urged. Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 They met no more frequently than, prior to her two years' absence, they had been wont to meet in the ordinary course of neighbourly life; and their lives, by their situations, were much detached. If Winter Comes But Bosistow and Cornish agreed 'twould be more neighbourly to accept, and, to tell the truth, they didn't quite know how to behave with so many eyes upon them. Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts The "trade" in each case is a kind of neighbourly community, separated in its parts by space, but joined in unity of sympathy. Walking-Stick Papers Its politeness, however, seldom takes the form of reticence; and as she descended she drew a double broadside of neighbourly good-days and congratulations, with audible comments from the back rows on her personal appearance. Hocken and Hunken On seasonable Sunday afternoons the burghers of Cordelia Street usually sat out on their front "stoops," and talked to their neighbours on the next stoop, or called to those across the street in neighbourly fashion. Youth and the Bright Medusa We shall not be going to town before Easter, so it seems to me that it would be only neighbourly to invite Sir Eustace to stay at the Court for the wedding. Greatheart I tried to make a neighbourly call yesterday, and wasn't admitted. The Gloved Hand Printers of public documents seem to be an amiable, neighbourly lot: "Printed at the Enterprise Office," one mentions casually in a large, warm-hearted fashion. Walking-Stick Papers Or a peace offering, in the shape of a dish of good pig-meat, sent over with a kind message, would restore more genial conditions, and they would return to happy and neighbourly familiarity. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor These are the pioneer days, when interdependence breeds neighbourly kindness. The New North A frog who had been sitting up all night in neighbourly converse with an echo of elegant leisure, went out in the grey of the morning to obtain a cheap breakfast. Cobwebs from an Empty Skull "When Minty's well," she said, "I'll come back and be neighbourly." A Spinner in the Sun I must say it would be more neighbourly to welcome them a little more kindly!” The Three Brides “Well,” said Robert, “they quarrelled, but in a neighbourly sort of way.” A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago Compared with the races from which they have sprung, the Islanders seem at once less conventional, less on their guard, and more neighbourly and sympathetic in minor matters. The Long White Cloud Writing the familiar word Ujijijijijiji, I caught a neighbourly cockroach, skewered him upon a pin, and fastened him in the centre of the word. Cobwebs from an Empty Skull In wild and thinly peopled countries, there is more of neighbourly affection,--more of private kindness and sympathy than in crowded cities. Shanty the Blacksmith; a Tale of Other Times "Very rarely indeed has been met with so fair and so neighbourly a man." New Irish Comedies Inside the building some of the people who had come early were having neighbourly confidences over the backs of the pews. Virginia: the Old Dominion A wagon load of neighbourly young people might go on a day's excursion uncriticised, without thought of dragging a mother or aunt in their wake as chaperon. People of the Whirlpool Slowly and surely did I creep along green lanes, carried the respectable trio to snug, early, neighbourly dinners, and was always under lock and key before twelve o'clock. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 400, November 21, 1829 The summer evenings in our little town are filled with intimate, human, neighbourly sounds. Cheerful—By Request What are the fights of politics and parties beside living neighbourly with one another, and to go peaceable to the grave, our selves that are the oldest residents in the Square. New Irish Comedies Mrs. Wetmore's little farm was very desirable to this 'Squire Van Tassel, for reasons in addition to its intrinsic value; and for years nothing could be kinder and more neighbourly than his indulgence. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" Under the present circumstances even neighbourly friendship with Sylvia would be difficult. People of the Whirlpool Mr. Stevens found no difficulty in frequently bringing about short neighbourly conversations with Mr. Garie. The Garies and Their Friends What we've got to do is, to keep up our spirits, and be neighbourly. Martin Chuzzlewit It's best to be neighbourly, and keep up old acquaintance loike; and what I say is, dean't quarrel if 'ee can help it. Nicholas Nickleby Among the notable mothers, Dolly Winthrop was the one whose neighbourly offices were the most acceptable to Marner, for they were rendered without any show of bustling instruction. Silas Marner Well, I didn't know Countesses were so neighbourly. The Age of Innocence In a large town, where people have ceased to be neighbourly, there is only a congested mass of population settled down on a certain small area without any human ties connecting them together. In Darkest England and the Way Out Not that you're stuck up, and hateful and proud, not that you don't want to be neighbourly with other people, no, I don't think that. Laddie; a true blue story It was not in Bertha's habits to be neighbourly, much less to make advances to any one outside the immediate circle of her affinities. House of Mirth Nobody was jealous of the weaver, for he was regarded as an exceptional person, whose claims on neighbourly help were not to be matched in Raveloe. Silas Marner He'd clap his hand upon my shoulder and cuss me as familial and neighbourly as if he'd been a common chap. A Pair of Blue Eyes "What's going on to-night?" asked the girl, after singling out an old man and standing by him long enough to acquire a neighbourly right of converse. The Mayor of Casterbridge The return of Henry Crawford, and the arrival of William Price, had much to do with it, but much was still owing to Sir Thomas's more than toleration of the neighbourly attempts at the Parsonage. Mansfield Park Suppose I call upon you, Mr. Baker, and sup with you this evening; you will receive me as a neighbourly man should, tell me to make myself at home, and do as I like. Vivian Grey Well, it is best to be neighbourly, perhaps. The Lovels of Arden "I don't like the place," she said; "it's not neighbourly!" The Foolish Lovers Then I went on further, and some neighbourly woodmen lent me a bed, and a chair, and a few other traps, and we brought 'em here, and made him as comfortable as we could. The Mayor of Casterbridge They laugh me to scorn, when I tell them mine advice; I will speak with their elders and warn them neighbourly: Never in better time, their mother is hereby. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 She was devoting herself to Zillah in very neighbourly fashion just then, but she had to keep running into the restaurant every hour or two to keep an eye on things. The Orange-Yellow Diamond These marks of neighbourly infirmity are not peculiar to the people of the adjacent provinces of New York and of New England. Satanstoe Not professionally, please understand, not professionally; a mere neighbourly attention. Geoffrey Strong These licenses, temporarily intended as friendly or neighbourly acts by unauthorised headmen, after a few seasons of occupation by the Boer, are construed by him as title, and his permanent occupation ensues. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal Now, victuals and drink are a great deal in this life, but not everything, and these men would not have come on such terms had they not been moved by a neighbourly spirit. Two Summers in Guyenne Every detail is beautifully adapted to bring out the lesson that the obligation of neighbourly affection has nothing to do with nearness either of race or religion, but is as wide as humanity. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke To this remark David had nothing at all to say, though in general he had a keen neighbourly relish for the misdeeds of the Wigsons. The History of David Grieve It puts emphasis on the tie between them and Naboth, in that they 'dwelt in his city,' and so should have had neighbourly feeling. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII How different from England, where the humblest cottages, the roadways, the very stones testify to immemorial love of order, to neighbourly feelings and usages sanctioned by time! Old Calabria There is a suffering of the soul and a mental trouble which beseech the kindness of the Christlike neighbourly touch. Studies in the Life of the Christian He had neither genius nor romance: he was even devoid of sentiment; but he was social to all, neighbourly to many, and attached to some of his fellow-creatures. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 She merely meant To show a neighbourly regard Towards a nice belligerent; For peaceful massage she was made; Aloof from martial animosities, She yearns with fingers gloved in suède To temper war's callosities. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 19, 1917 "I live just across the hills from you, and I had a notion that we ought to be neighbourly—seeing that we belong to the same society." Adventures in Friendship It was not deemed seemly for a member of the meeting to be seen walking out on the Sabbath, and this was remembered in season to prevent neighbourly comments. The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers But flowers sent in a neighbourly way would have been quite all right. Up the Hill and Over If the religious sentiment of the Mahomedans is deeply hurt and if the Hindus entertain neighbourly regard towards their Muslim brethren, they will both count no cost too great for achieving the end. Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation The one in question, it must be owned, had an air, in the opening especially, proper to awaken curiosity; and the sentiment, or moral, wears the aspect of humanity, and good neighbourly feeling. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia I felt like some old neighbourly Knight travelling the earth in search of adventure. Adventures in Friendship In this respect she was the very antipodes of her uncle, who often stealthily rebuked her for her charities and acts of neighbourly kindness, which he was wont to term waste. The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers Only one other building had approached it in neighbourly fashion, and this originally had been Honeycutt's barn. The Everlasting Whisper Mr. Lather is a good man, in his way, and particularly neighbourly. Home as Found It had been very nice, and neighbourly, of Nicholas, as long ago as the 1st of December, to bring the big, new, cornucopia-shaped trap down on his sled on the way to the Ikogimeut festival. The Magnetic North It seemed a neighbourly sort of place to rest in, if a man chose, after a roaming life. The Belted Seas This act of neighbourly kindness was too unequivocal to require explanation. The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers It was a civil, neighbourly thing to do, but it annihilated the only excuse he could think of for looking in at night. The Man Upstairs and Other Stories To this period of fun, toil, neighbourly feeling and adventure, succeeds another, in which society begins to marshal itself, and the ordinary passions have sway. Home as Found Mr Prescott was intimating that he had been down to the post-office for his own letters and, as was his neighbourly custom on these occasions, had brought back also letters for Flack's. Uneasy Money Her feet have been in the path of domestic and neighbourly duty, quiet as the path which leads to the village church. Lectures and Essays In all this there was a strange and characteristic admixture of neighbourly and Christian kindness, blended with a keen regard of the main chance. The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers But seriously, laird," he went on, "it is not neighbourly to treat me like this. Warlock o' Glenwarlock It was as if, at last, she had taken the human race at large, quite irrespective of geography, for her neighbours, with neighbourly relations as a matter of course. Italian Hours I told her she oughtn't to put it off—be neighbourly, don't you know. The Prince of Graustark Their many acts of kindness towards us will ever be recalled by the members of the party, and we look upon our harmonious neighbourly association together with feelings of great pleasure. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Only I wish you to understand you must be neighbourly, that's all. The Fortunes of Nigel The lord of Greenwood swallowed before he said, “Perhaps I’ve not been neighbourly, but what sort of revenge is it to force me from my home, and distress my wife and daughter?” Janice Meredith It would perhaps show a neighbourly interest if you were to come up to-morrow, and take our news. The Cardinal's Snuff-Box Yes, it would be best to have no previous knowledge of the family, and no neighbourly acquaintance. The Long Vacation A neighbourly spirit, ma'am, a very neighbourly spirit; but you should not allow your goodness to defeat the ends of justice. Agatha Webb In Alsatia, look ye, a man must be neighbourly and companionable. The Fortunes of Nigel What could such treachery mean, and what was her neighbourly duty under circumstances so unparalleled? Dark Hollow "But it would be civil, it would be neighbourly, to ask him to a meal," the Cardinal submitted. The Cardinal's Snuff-Box He had a sportsman's heart, above complaint as to such matters, and had always been neighbourly to the lord. The American Senator In the Balkans, affluence and commerce seem only to encourage envy and belligerence and neighbourly relations are no barrier to mutual slaughter. Terrorists and Freedom Fighters Macedonia - informed about these backstage accords - hurried to establish good neighbourly relations with the real winners of the war: with the KLA. After the Rain : how the West lost the East I always return from my neighbourly excursions extremely happy, because there I see good living almost under every roof, and prosperous endeavours almost in every field. Letters from an American Farmer Formerly, when thought went beyond himself, its circumference was limited by the good of his own family; but now, he gave some care to the common good, and manifested a neighbourly regard for others. The Good Time Coming "I always heard that she was a neighbourly, good woman," added Mrs. Bolton. Lessons in Life, for All Who Will Read Them A special chapter was dedicated to foreign affairs and neighbourly relationships. Terrorists and Freedom Fighters What was undervalued in those old, dry, high-principled books was the charm of vivid apprehension, of fanciful imagination, of simple, neighbourly kindliness. From a College Window He is not generous exactly, but he is neighbourly. The Altar Fire "Who seek the good of others from a genuine neighbourly love?" The Good Time Coming If a neighbour be neighbourly, near neighbourhood is very nice. The Small House at Allington How dear and neighbourly was the sound of them, with a heart-warming friendly ring that made one feel as he spoke them:—"Throughout all this land we are at home ... at home ..." Maria Chapdelaine The old woman had not yet returned from church, or from the weekly gossip or neighbourly tea which succeeded. Ruth You need not be," said he, laughing; "don't attempt to make a hero of me: a mere neighbourly good turn happened to have important consequences. Mr. Hogarth's Will It is by neighbourly love that we attain to a higher and diviner love. The Good Time Coming But to no purpose; the poor creature was taken to the station, accompanied by the gentleman, who most properly volunteered that neighbourly turn. West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas Perhaps at Paris, since the de Bernys dwelt at No. 3 Rue Portefoin, and the Balzacs at No. 17, perhaps later on at Villeparisis, as a result of the neighbourly relations between the two families. Honore de Balzac "We are like to be neighbours again," he said, "and I give you my word I shall strive to be a more neighbourly one than in the past." The Sea-Hawk Mr. Martin made it clear that he was chiefly anxious to do a neighbourly turn. The Major You have, I suppose, in neighbourly charity, sung peace to his soul? A Changed Man; and other tales Robber and robbed live on the most neighbourly terms. The Mason-Bees Well, he's going to turn himself into a weather bureau and finish what he begun with me, besides indulging in neighbourly remarks on other subjects.' Sixes and Sevens But the harshest punishment is inflicted upon him who dares to flee to the land of neighbourly love and humanity, to Jinnistan. My Life and My Efforts Indeed, we must be neighbourly in this country. The Major The grateful parent offered fifty dollars; but Mother Know-all indignantly refused it and went smiling away, declaring that a neighbourly turn needed no reward, and a doctor's fee was all a humbug. Eight Cousins It is as though there were a neighbourly understanding to respect the others' rights. The Mason-Bees My worthy friends," quoth Lewis, "henceforth let us live neighbourly; I am as peaceable and quiet as a lamb of my own temper, but it has been my misfortune to live among quarrelsome neighbours. History of John Bull Though nobody had ever proven him responsible for any charitable act, he never missed church, enjoyed talking about humaneness and neighbourly love, and was connected with our family by means of a godfathership. My Life and My Efforts I had anticipated some shock of suspicion and inquiry, but to my surprise it was accepted as simply as a neighbourly good morning. The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment He hadn't been very neighbourly this last year. One of Ours I'm sure it's very neighbourly and kind in your mother, and I'll come, with many thanks. Mary Barton The father was too proud to borrow of the neighbourly nobleman who in Oxbridge days had been his 'chum.' And Even Now Next door, there is a retired military man who has offered, in a most neighbourly way, to lend me his copy of the Times. The Works of Max Beerbohm A miserable drizzle was falling, and, in lieu of better, I took a seat on a neighbourly doorstep and waited. The People of the Abyss Eyes had I but for the scene Of my circle, what neighbourly grew. Poems — Volume 2 But Old Man Shaw had never learned to be wise where Mrs. Blewett was concerned, although she had been his nearest neighbour for years, and had pestered his life out with advice and "neighbourly turns." Chronicles of Avonlea Always urging the adoption of the most repressive measures with a perfectly logical duplicity, Prince Bismarck’s Empire has taken care to couple the neighbourly offers of military assistance with merciless advice. Notes on Life and Letters As a neighbourly deed she remained with the girl. The Riverman This need not hinder him from doing good in a neighbourly way. The Life of John Bunyan The sight of her old neighbourly depredator shivering at the door in tatters, the very oddity of his appeal, touched a soft spot in the spinster's heart. The Wrecker |
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