Attentions

Examples

• He is growing extremely particular in his attentions. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Butthat he should talk of encouragement, should consider her as aware of his views, accepting his attentions, meaning (in short), to marry him! Jane Austen. Emma.
• We have gone whithersoever we chose, to-day, and have met with nothing but the kindest attentions. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• It is impossible to do justice to all the delicate attentions I received from Lord Worcester during nearly three years. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He would save himself from witnessing again such permitted, encouraged attentions. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Hence she had her share of compliments and polite attentions. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I want to know whether my attentions to Sophia are really disagreeable; for I don't see how a man could command so many tears to flow at pleasure. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• You have noticed, perhaps, whom he favours with his attentions? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• All your attentions to the niece--rather rude, than otherwise, to the aunt--only way of deceiving the old ones. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• We redoubled our tenderness and earnest attentions. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• After the first few days, Little Dorrit happened one morning to assist at these attentions. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• She would henceforth admit his attentions without any idea beyond immediate amusement. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Is this your gratitude for my attentions to you last spring? Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• By these attentions, that veteran rake, Rawdon Crawley, found himself converted into a very happy and submissive married man. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Miss Bates's gratitude for Mrs. Elton's attentions to Jane was in the first style of guileless simplicity and warmth. Jane Austen. Emma.
• She often chose this task, in which she found some pleasure, notwithstanding the old man's testiness whenever he demanded her attentions. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• He used to laugh when the young fellows of the regiment joked him about Glorvina's manifest attentions to him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• She fancied that Raymond would already be free, and that her tender attentions would come to entirely obliterate even the memory of his mischance. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The Count looked after him with a smiling face, and then devoted himself to Eunice, who was by no means averse to receiving his attentions. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• We took the kindnesses we received as attentions thus directed, of course, and not to ourselves as a party. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• She was flattered by the gentleman's attentions, and the effect was increased by the loudly expressed admiration of her mother. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Poor Harriet was in a flutter of spirits which required all the reasonings and soothings and attentions of every kind that Emma could give. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I do not mean to dwell on the subject of Worcester's love, and Worcester's devoted attentions to me, as I can conceive nothing more uninteresting. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Hope, among my other blessings, was not denied to me; and I did fondly trust that my unwearied attentions would restore my adored girl. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I had become habituated to Worcester's society and Worcester's attentions, and was beginning to feel a very lively friendship for him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• You have been so considerate of me, and so tender with me, and so delicate in trying to hide your attentions from me, that I--well, well, well! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The anxious cares, the incessant attentions of Mrs. Weston, were not thrown away. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Rather to my surprise, Miss Fairlie appeared to be sensible of his attentions without being moved by them. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Sometimes one officer, sometimes another, had been her favourite, as their attentions raised them in her opinion. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Emma could now imagine why her own attentions had been slighted. Jane Austen. Emma.

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