Fancy
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There was an eight-oared racing outrigger drawn up on the stage; that was the one that took their
fancy.
They said that as a poet, or a shilling shocker, or a reporter, or anything of that kind, I might be satisfactory, but that, to gain any position as a Thames angler, would require more play of fancy, more power of invention than I appeared to possess.
But
fancy
your guessing it like that.
Soon after dinner, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the lamp, would sew
fancy
underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings so that she might be able to get a better position later on.
The quality of the wine seemed greatly to his fancy, for, on replacing the glass upon the table, he gave his lips a smack, that resounded through the room; and, taking up the bottle, he held it between himself and the light, for a moment, in silent contemplation of its clear and brilliant color.
Between the open sarcasm of Frances, and the ill-concealed disdain of the young man, Colonel Wellmere had felt himself placed in an awkward predicament; but ashamed to resent such trifles in the presence of his mistress, he satisfied himself with observing, superciliously, as Dunwoodie left the room,-"Quite a liberty for a youth in his situation; a shop boy with a bundle, I fancy."
His image had first filled the void in her youthful fancy, and it was an image that was distinguished by many of those attractions that can enchain a female heart.
A few years younger, with deference to her prudence and experience, would accord better with my fancy."
Betty was well known to every trooper in the corps, could call each by his Christian or nickname, as best suited her fancy; and, although absolutely intolerable to all whom habit had not made familiar with her virtues, was a general favorite with these partisan warriors.
For an hour, she sat with her head upon her hand, in deep musing; then she gathered together such articles of the clothes, as seemed to suit her fancy, and retired into the wood, leaving the fire to throw its glimmering light on the adjacent rocks, until its last brand died away, and the place was abandoned to solitude and darkness.
It was probably a wise arrangement of Paul, who was much of a scholar, and probably had frequent conferences, on this important subject, with Luke, whom we all know to have been bred to the practice of medicine - "There is no telling how far the discursive
fancy
of Sitgreaves might have led him, on this subject, had he not been interrupted.
It stood on the edge of a rock, a little above the hut, and it was no difficult task for our heroine to
fancy
it was gazing at the vehicles that were ascending the side of the mountain beneath her.
But 'judge not lest ye be judged,' and
fancy
not that it is given to mortal eyes to fathom the intentions of the Deity."
I
fancy
that I can see it.
I have spoken to him several times, but I
fancy
he is past answering."
Then a faint moan came sighing through the branches of the forest and the boys felt a fleeting breath upon their cheeks, and shuddered with the
fancy
that the Spirit of the Night had gone by.
In fancy, the voluptuous votary of fashion sees herself amid the festive throng, 'the observed of all observers.'
She moved like one of those bright beings pictured in the sunny walks of
fancy'
s Eden by the romantic and young, a queen of beauty unadorned save by her own transcendent loveliness.
At last one of the ladies took so much
fancy
to me that she would have me home to her house, for a month, she said, to be among her daughters.
I assure you, if I find a woman so accomplished as you talk of, I say, I assure you, I would not trouble myself about the money.''Oh,' says the sister, 'but you will take care not to
fancy
one, then, without the money.''You don't know that neither,' says the brother.
''Tis no matter for that,' said Robin; 'I love the girl, and I will never please my pocket in marrying, and not please my fancy.''And so, my dear,' adds he, 'there is no opposing him.'
'Nay,' says the eldest sister, 'if it be so, she has acted handsomely indeed.''I confess,' says the mother, 'it was none of her fault, if he was fool enough to take a
fancy
to her; but to give such an answer to him, shows more respect to your father and me than I can tell how to express; I shall value the girl the better for it as long as I know her.''But I shall not,' says Robin, 'unless you will give your consent.''I'll consider of that a while,' says the mother; 'I assure you, if there were not some other objections in the way, this conduct of hers would go a great way to bring me to consent.''I wish it would go quite through it,' says Robin; 'if you had a much thought about making me easy as you have about making me rich, you would soon consent to it.'
But I was hurried on (by my
fancy
to a gentleman) to ruin myself in the grossest manner that every woman did; for my new husband coming to a lump of money at once, fell into such a profusion of expense, that all I had, and all he had before, if he had anything worth mentioning, would not have held it out above one year.
She soon made things up with the help of friends, and was at liberty again; and finding that I rather was there to be concealed, than by any particular prosecutions and finding also that I agreed with her, or rather she with me, in a just abhorrence of the place and of the company, she invited to go home with her till I could put myself in some posture of settling in the world to my mind; withal telling me, that it was ten to one but some good captain of a ship might take a
fancy
to me, and court me, in that part of the town where she lived.
That as my sister-in-law at Colchester had said, beauty, wit, manners, sense, good humour, good behaviour, education, virtue, piety, or any other qualification, whether of body or mind, had no power to recommend; that money only made a woman agreeable; that men chose mistresses indeed by the gust of their affection, and it was requisite to a whore to be handsome, well-shaped, have a good mien and a graceful behaviour; but that for a wife, no deformity would shock the fancy, no ill qualities the judgment; the money was the thing; the portion was neither crooked nor monstrous, but the money was always agreeable, whatever the wife was.
Now we know, mother,' said I, 'that those are poor people, and their gain consists in being quit of the charge as soon as they can; how can I doubt but that, as it is best for them to have the child die, they are not over solicitous about life?''This is all vapours and fancy,' says the old woman; 'I tell you their credit depends upon the child's life, and they are as careful as any mother of you all.''O mother,' says I, 'if I was but sure my little baby would be carefully looked to, and have justice done it, I should be happy indeed; but it is impossible I can be satisfied in that point unless I saw it, and to see it would be ruin and destruction to me, as now my case stands; so what to do I know not.''A fine story!' says the governess.
She could
fancy
herself again in the provinces, and she drew a long breath thinking that her dear children would be happy in this out-of-the-way corner.
"The first time," he answered, as if speaking to himself, "I
fancy
I thought it quite natural.
In the depression succeeding the acute crisis of the murder, amidst the feelings of disgust, and the need for calm and oblivion that had followed, these two convicts might
fancy
they were free, that they were no longer shackled together by iron fetters.
As he had not sufficient money to pay models, he resolved to paint according to fancy, without troubling about nature, and he began the head of a man.
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