Bloomfield; and, doubtless, he was one of those
genuine thoroughbred gentry my mother spoke of, who would treat his governess with due consideration as a respectable well-educated lady, the instructor and guide of his children, and not a mere upper servant.
Surrey-- its
genuine though almost suburban wildness, with the vicarage and the wonderful abode, above all, the ancient library of Mr.
Poe's first
genuine victory was won in 1833, when he was the successful competitor for a prize of $100 offered by a Baltimore periodical for the best prose story.
Enlightened collectors of old pictures pour into the market by fifties, while
genuine specimens of Claude, or of any other Old Master you like to mention, only dribble in by ones and twos.
"They won't let me...I can't be...good!" I managed to articulate; then I went to the sofa, fell on it face downwards, and sobbed on it for a quarter of an hour in
genuine hysterics.
I perceived my answer pleased him; he had doubtless expected to see a chilling effect produced by his steady announcement that he would give me neither wine nor spirits; he just shot one searching glance at my face to ascertain whether my cordiality was
genuine or a mere feint of politeness.
The 'popular' ballads are the simple and spontaneous expression of the elemental emotion of the people, emotion often crude but absolutely
genuine and unaffected.
The breezy Wilcox manner, though
genuine, lacked the clearness of vision that is imperative for truth.
We have really enough to do to look after the
genuine article.
'It is a
genuine old house,' said Mrs Clennam, with her frozen smile.
If rank and money come with love and virtue, also, I should accept them gratefully, and enjoy your good fortune, but I know, by experience, how much
genuine happiness can be had in a plain little house, where the daily bread is earned, and some privations give sweetness to the few pleasures.
, an old friend from America--a lucky encounter, indeed, for his is a most gentle, refined, and sensitive nature, and his company and companionship are a
genuine refreshment.