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Terms of coarse endearment, then, accompanied a more pressing desire that she would advance.
They lavished caresses and terms of endearment upon the glittering, polished, death-dealing brass.
Her memories of you, my son, were joyful ones, expressed in affectionate terms of endearment.
They serve, not to denote smaller objects, but they frequently indicate affection, refinement, endearment.
Where also are family endearments, and social intercourse, and willing services, and grateful returns?
A nice world it would be if married people were to carry on their endearments before everybody!
Like all Lucy's notes it began without the conventional endearment, and ended with initials.
Caresses or terms of endearment even between parents and their children were very seldom used.
The little word of endearment slipped out unconsciously, though she was not used to "dears."
He had never once used a word of personal endearment, although the letters were beautifully expressed.
He accepted her morning endearments graciously, but Phyllis was glad the toast wasn't cold.
He was pouring into her ears short, whispered words of endearment, giving his love free rein.
My friend seized her hand, patted it, and addressed her in terms of extravagant endearment.
This custom therefore is a cause of endearment when they meet, and of course of additional pleasure.
Mademoiselle now turned her attention to her guest with many exclamations of pity and endearment.
Some moments passed during which both youths indulged in every endearment of friendship and love.
She manipulated kings and sultans, and her endearments were bought at the price of nations.
And again two salt-tasting kisses, again sobs and new laments, new grief-trembling words of endearment.
He said, arresting further objections and crushing a word of endearment that rose to his lips.
As soon as Sophos entered they hastened to meet him, and welcomed him with their endearments.
In vain Elsie tried to soothe and quiet her with reassuring, comforting words or caresses and endearments.
It was an endearment, that quiet touching of the hands, but it was more than an endearment.
These are endearments which certainly sound appropriate to all, whatever be the subtle shade of distinction.
They sat motionless, in their attitude of confident endearment, as if some strange death had surprised them.
He fell on his knees beside her with words of endearment; for he had conquered himself again.
Words of endearment would have offended her; but her heart rose at the call to her courage.
It was a term of endearment derived, undoubtedly, from a theatrical source, in which he sometimes indulged.
She did not respond to his endearments, and made no disguise of her dislike of his caresses.
May you not with perfect modesty allow endearments and caresses that hitherto have not been permissible?
Vague allusions, or even words of endearment do not form a very tangible ground upon which to build.
All these endearments had an indescribable effect upon the girl, who was compelled to stand by.
She came with a mother's tenderness, with exquisite endearments, with the great love shining in her eyes.
Is it not, such is her madness, because she would be out of reach of you and your endearments?
With terms of endearment she petted the weak girl back into a coherent understanding of her position.
Allan Cunningham, who was his close associate, always spoke of Oxley in terms of admiration and endearment.
Although he addressed every term of endearment to me, I was too much excited to make any reply.
Captain had out her sweetly pretty pet at once, and covered him with caresses and endearments.
Women listen to their disguised declarations and ambiguous endearments, as a matter of conscience to earn their salvation.
He asked, and, in the protective tenderness of his tone, her name sounded like a term of endearment.
You will never have any terms of endearment from me, and I expect and desire none from you.
"That's right, my beauty," replied Morel, who was peculiarly lavish of endearments to his second son.
On Him mythology and popular song have lavished their softest endearments and their most entrancing images.
"Yes, if you behave yourself; except for an occasional endearment, lest we forget how much we love one another."
The girl murmured an endearment to the unconscious man, and there was no hypocrisy in her attitude.
They think of Him in language which the robust Chalmers called, in his lofty scorn, "nursery endearments."
It was only a small endearment, but she blushed and sparkled into smiles at the welcome sound.
Indeed, John rarely ever used any term of endearment, and never got beyond "Dear" or "Darling" before.
Never have I given her endearments again to the air: sacred were they then, sacred now, however false.
Suppose them to utter words of endearment; this would open the fountains of grief in our souls afresh.
The whole blood of the two women cried for endearments that their red training forbade them.
The mother will often use the thank name, or surname, as a term of endearment to her child.
Dead without a moment's preparation, without one word of endearment or farewell to his lonely and widowed mother.
At any rate, I believe that nobody but Ann ever addressed that term of utmost endearment to Jessie.
She clung to him, with her head upon his shoulder; there were words of endearment on her lips.
"Now, now, sweetheart," he said, using one of his rarest words of endearment, "this won't do at all."
Ellen and Abby almost never kissed each other; Abby was not given to endearments of that kind.
I reached out my hand and patted him, at the same time giving utterance to some expressions of endearment.
No English words can convey the soft music of that speech, seemingly made for tenderness and endearment.
How often when she slept had he heard those lips breathe his name with terms of endearment!
For a moment she suffered him to exhaust his endearments, then she jerked them away from him.
It quieted him, but he said to himself that: it was cold, very cold; not one word of endearment.
The young Squire advanced and, with a hand on her shoulder, endeavored by many endearments to comfort her.
Drawing her back, he held her in his arms, attempting to soothe and quiet her by murmured endearments.
Such is the power of affection, whether of person or of things, that even faults become a source of endearment.
His lieutenant used the phrase as a term of endearment, because he had a high opinion of his silent sergeant.
With terms of endearment and soothing, she sought to assure me that nothing would happen to the General.
Some parting endearments took place between them, and then, as the natural result of those endearments, a reconciliation.
That divergence of purpose flawed a beautiful afternoon, cast chill shadows of silence over their talk, arrested endearments.
Pregnancy itself, unequal as the decree of nature seems to be in this respect, is the source of a thousand endearments.
Indeed, his terms of endearment had been cautiously selected throughout, out of a heroic respect for the lady passenger.
Dona Perfecta was kissing Rosarito over and over again, and there was no end to their caresses and endearments.
In low and broken tones of voice, the king addressed the queen in a few parting words of endearment.
The only words of endearment I often heard from her were, "My little bean," and, "My comfort."
Her satisfaction lay in the knowledge that she was beloved, and his whispered endearments gave her bliss.
"No, my precious one," I replied; I sometimes use terms of endearment to the members of my domestic circle.
Words of endearment seldom came to his lips, but since the reconciliation he had more than once spoken tenderly.
His life, successful as it was, had been singularly barren of endearments, and Bobby's words touched him keenly.
The king in his turn tried, with many endearments, to persuade her, but she could not be moved.
Gemma took the compliments and endearments for what they were worth, and troubled her head no more about them.
He fell on his knees by her with a hundred words of endearment, for he had conquered himself again.
The child's face glowed at the term of endearment; but her pale lips quivered slightly at the hopeful assurance.
Even the name by which he went had been bestowed on him by the community as a term of endearment.
This intimacy was kept up to the end of their lives, by constant letters, visits, and other endearments.
Fred stroked his nose and patted his neck, and the horse showed his pleasure at receiving the endearments.
They embraced the captured cannon with affectionate enthusiasm, patting it as if it were animate, and could appreciate the endearment.
Miss Bird was moved by this, and would have liked to embrace the speaker, with words of endearment.
When not actively employed they treat themselves, and one another, to all manner of pretty and playful endearments.
It was a term of endearment, I suppose; but somehow my family never seemed to enjoy it as they ought.
I was myself again, and, with one word of endearment, left the bedside to do what had to be done.
He remembered it blowing and covering his eyes in a manner of playful endearment quite impossible for an outsider to conceive.
"I do not," she returned brightly, though she straightened herself a trifle and flushed at his term of endearment.
I gave up the keys; and there was no end of kindness and endearment between the two old fellows.
Were all the passionate embraces, the lingering kisses, the vows of fidelity, and words of caressing endearment as naught?
The room with its smiling faces became blurred and distant; a thousand words of endearment sprang to his lips.
Let not all our endearments be forgotten, but let me have in this great distress your pity and your prayers.
It was such joy to remember, too, that it was merely the beginning of an eternity of those soft endearments!
Public endearments of any kind by word or touch had already been pointed out to her as unconventional in society.
You know, we had never been together before without little enterprises of endearment, without a faintly guilty, quite delightful excitement.
She held the child close to her, murmuring over him unconscious sounds of endearment, like a dove in her nest.
She lent herself to it with a half-frightened smile, surrendering to these endearments and to these words as to music.