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"Ah, I've caught you as I meant to," exclaimed the older man, with the cordial enthusiasm which Adams had always found so delightful.
He sat down with one on each knee, an arm around each, and for some minutes there was a delightful interchange of demonstrations of affection.
The rock on which the aromatic flowers grew in such profusion for the bees, did not, however, partake of the same delightful quality.
In the story, as told by Bradford, the levity of the French and the solemn seriousness of the Puritans afford a delightful contrast.
The delightful interchanges of thought between the persons at that dinner are not so important as the fact that transpired toward its close.
It is the easiest route, and the delightful hermitage of that city was one of the best ordered to permit of his taking some repose.
Its beauty and fertility were often celebrated by ancient bards, who described the sacred flocks and herds of Apollo on its delightful slopes.
"He is a clever and a delightful man," continued Bernhard; "I am going to study English with him, and rejoice to have made his acquaintance."
Thursday the Sixth corps proceeded to Ashby's Gap, and, halting there for a few hours in a most delightful valley, again started southward.
Here, with careful selection, we may garner those delightful thoughts, those gay conceits or pithy stories, that strike our fancy as we read.
How delightful it was to feel myself out of the power of those bloodthirsty savages, and to be sitting at dinner with an intelligent companion!
How cool and delightful that water felt as the kerchief was opened out, and spread right across the brow from temple to temple!
As in languor and suffering he reclined upon his couch, all the beauty and bloom of May, in a delightful clime, were spread around him.
Nothing could be more admirable than the repose and solidity of these delightful houses, with their massive oak beams and sturdy red chimneys.
Mott Smith, Secretary of State, and family meet me, and was taken to his more than delightful home and very generously, royally entertained.
Spring is delightful, air on the Downs is delightful; it is fine to see the stars circling in the sky, while lying among the heather.
Both in the use of pencil and brush there must be a degree of painstaking observation, wholesome as a discipline and delightful in its harvests.
The climate is delightful and the scenery beautiful, but the country is not fit for cultivation, except such parts as can be irrigated.
What a complexion, what a charming little mouth, and what a delightful expression, changing incessantly from petulance to moving tenderness, in her eyes!
He supped with her and her companions, and during the delightful repast he forgot his sobriety, and became heated and oblivious with wine.
They kept to themselves, but, in the still moonlit evenings, sung the folk songs of their native land in the most delightful manner.
How that old couple plied the young Americans with their delightful food and how they listened to their tale of shipwreck and rescue!
It was no doubt my impatience that caused me to interrupt the gallant Captain's delightful flow of racy anecdote to ask when we should start.
This extensive, populous, and genteel village, from its peculiarly delightful situation, has become the residence of a considerable number of highly respectable families.
With the delightful absence of shyness and self-consciousness peculiar to Indian children the little fellow began to run towards him fearlessly, limping slightly.
What a delightful stroll he took along the seashore that morning with his eyes half-closed lest he might be tempted to look around for information!
What could be more delightful than to lie upon the Fells, basking in the sunshine, with perhaps some instructive and elevating book as your companion?
To hear the complimentary remarks and the exclamations of pleasure was as delightful to my ear as the first song of the lark in spring.
He is a most delightful imp, and the way in which he used to defy me, on occasion, when he was here, was quite refreshing.
I'm thinking of what a delightful picture I shall be able to make of you basking in the sunshine as I saw you when I came in.
Hand-in-hand skating is another most delightful branch of the art, and has been very strikingly developed in the last few years in England.
The Prince of Wales, the most genial and hospitable of men, cannot always pen up his delightful cordiality behind the barriers of rank.
From these experiences I realize that the transcontinental aviator, with this realm of peak and sky, will have some delightful as well as serious surprises.
Oh, those delightful suppers ... a perpetual alternative between a blue brougham and an omnibus: between the Rue Breda and the Latin quarter.
It is important to remark here, that the preaching which led to such delightful results was of the most faithful and pungent character.
The most delightful waltz of the evening had just concluded and streams of gaily dressed forms poured in the direction of the balcony.
Contrasted with its less showy associates that frequent the same delightful, sunny landscapes to breed, this lovely species seems altogether out of place.
The weather was fine, and they found the deck a delightful place for promenading or sitting at ease on the comfortable seats provided.
What a delightful drive they had, at the close of a warm, lovely day, around that interesting old city, with its wonderful fortifications!
The uncommon beauty of the morning proved a true omen of the delightful weather with which we were favored during the whole of our absence.
Nicholas relieved the tedium of the way with the most racy and delightful stories, and then all went on in the utmost harmony.
The 'Globe' called it 'a delightful tale of chivalry and adventure, vivid and dramatic, with a wholesome modesty and reverence for the highest.'
The former corresponds very closely to the sub-arctic type; the latter presents a variety of brilliance and sobriety at once delightful and astonishing.
Ives that, in spite of the delightful mildness of the climate and the charm of the place, nobody but myself was wintering there.
He was dreaming that he felt the delightful cooling sensation of a cold plunge into one of these rivulets when he awoke with a start.
Perhaps you think she goes leisurely from flower to flower, sipping the sweet nectar, and has a very delightful time simply enjoying herself.
The rooms which he has had furnished in the English style, are most delightful, and the view from the corner room, perhaps, unique.
To a most delightful disposition there were added a cultivated and quick intellect, a passionate love of art, and a boundless liberality in money matters.
This sally enlivened them both, and, Louise having awoke, they spent a few delightful moments in playing with her in her little cot.
Martin and the little lady took Tiny in the automobile to the schoolhouse, which was the most delightful school building Tiny could imagine.
We enjoyed our visits in their beautiful house, a fine English estate, and always recalled our acquaintance with our delightful English relatives with much pleasure.
We were now most comfortably fixed in our delightful habitation, but our peaceful enjoyment was soon unsettled by the prospect of an exchange of prisoners.
In the summer the climate of Los Andes is delightful, the evenings always cool; at other seasons the nights are cold and frosty.
Framed in the wide arch of the graceful structure was a delightful panorama of river and mountain to which the viewpoint lent a peculiar charm.
There are delightful drives, when not too dusty, and then there are tennis courts, golf links, polo grounds and other places of recreation.
The pine boughs in the fireplace crackled and snapped merrily as the flames leaped upward and sent a delightful glow through the place.
She had seemed to him to be a most lovable and delightful child; it was very disappointing to lose sight of her in this manner.
He can hardly fail to catch the steely high voice and proud manner Hans Andersen intended for the vain but delightful Darning Needle.
The undeserved and unexpected kindness shown me here, as everywhere on these islands, renders my last impressions even more delightful than any first.
Verlaine was sympathetic, simple, childlike, humble; when he put on an air of pride it was with a deliberate yet delightful pose, a child's pose.
The speakers quitted the balcony, and his spell of waiting began afresh in the sunlit /salon/ so peaceful and delightful in its brightness.
This is one of the handsomest species, forming bushes of delightful green, leathery leaves, and with a neat and rather compact habit of growth.
You are going to a delightful place, where you will find a number of agreeable playmates, and have a deal of fun, and enjoy yourself amazingly.
Being myself a great admirer of that beautiful and delightful part of creation, I was led to peruse the article with somewhat increased attention.
Both were delightful in their manners, refined and cultured, with an air of vivacity mingled with their repose of manner which was perfectly charming.
Mount Hood, Oregon Click Thumbnail for full-size Illustration Boat life on Clear Lake is as delightful an experience as a traveler or lounger can get anywhere.
One calls up with a sort of wistfulness the great and picturesque cities abroad, with their grand streets and palaces, ever a delightful novelty.
His talk is full of delightful anecdotes of the early settlers, and he has a droll, dry humor of his own that is refreshing.
The story is told with great brilliancy, the character and society sketching is very charming, while delightful incidents and happy surprises abound.
There was some delightful social life around the older or, rather, more aristocratic part of the town, where several titled English people still remained.
At any rate, both classes rushed with delightful unanimity to inform her, so you may imagine the state of mind I found her in.
He had never before known a tree to give forth such a delightful aroma, and he thrilled in every wolfish fiber as it tickled his nostrils.
She descends from her chamber and joins the Beloved, and their voices unite in a delightful duet ("Come, Beloved, into the Garden of Nuts").
Hunting, fishing, and the rambles through woods and fields that had once been so delightful to me now became tasks which I seldom undertook.
The lakes themselves are elevated some twelve hundred feet, perhaps, above the level of the sea, and the climate is correspondingly bracing and delightful.
"Fireflies," a very delightful study in thirds for the right hand, with novel and modern fingering; therefore extremely well adapted for study.
Few lovers of Nature have given to the world a series of recollections so entertaining, so vigorous, and so instinct with life as these delightful reminiscences.
Few lovers of Nature have given to the world a series of recollections so entertaining, so vigorous, and so instinct with life as these delightful reminiscences.
She would build up a delightful wardrobe in the air, entering into as many details of her airy outfit as though it could be instantly materialized.
All around us other families were grouped, picnicking in the same fashion, and a cordial interchange of jellies and pies made the meal a delightful function.
"You have a dozen human beings in the world who are the most delightful," she said, "and another dozen who are the most odious."
At one of Charles Lamb's delightful Wednesday evenings Coleridge had, as usual, consumed more than his fair share of time in talking of some "regenerated" orthodoxy.
Saint-Simon is described as the most estimable and lovable of men, and the most delightful in his relations; he is the worthiest of philosophers.
The afternoon heat of the midsummer day shimmered without, but there was no hot wind, wherefore here in the cool shade it was delightful.
Then he took me to the ruins of an old abbey upon a cliff and pointed out to me a great gateway carved with delightful goblins.
The land in its immediate vicinity had no regularity; it was a tumbled profusion of natural splendor, perfectly trained in its own delightful disorder.
She asked, with that new alertness the man had come to regard as a part of her nature, second only to her delightful camaraderie.
He was worthy to be Mary's brother, for he was friendly to Leonard, and to herself had a truthfully flattering way that was delightful.
Bronzes, finely cast, magnificently finished, make the interiors delightful. I specially admired the specimens of lacquer-work I saw in the course of my rambles.
There are some situations on the hills which environ it that would furnish delightful sites for residences, but at present these are chiefly unoccupied.
The appearance of Aurora seemed so delightful one morning that, putting on my clothes, I hastened into the country, to see the rising of the sun.
"I am sorry he did not gratify himself this morning," said Manners: "there are few things more delightful than a village story well told."
He, who had pictured to himself a calm and delightful solitude, wherein he could give himself up entirely to his studious and contemplative tastes.
They were earnest in intention, skillful in invention, and quite delightful at the first hearing, but of national virility they were, unhappily, not possessed.
They were situated in a delightful region, where now stands the metropolis of New England, with its cluster of noble towns in the vicinity.
Then he discovered that he had scattered it over his trousers, and that with the molasses dabs it made a not very delightful mixture.
And that you have found a delightful clearness in some points on a sudden, which before you either resisted, or held with little observation or regard?
Nothing is therefore, more melancholy than the seventh day in this country; after such a Sunday, the labor of Monday is a delightful pastime.
It lies but two short miles south of Trim, and is still one of those delightful, unspoiled, old-time villages which one occasionally comes across.
Few lovers of Nature have given to the world a series of recollections so entertaining, so vigorous, and so instinct with life as these delightful reminiscences.