Ceremonies

Examples

• Beg your pardon, sir, but this here officer o' yourn in the gambooge tops, 'ull never earn a decent livin' as a master o' the ceremonies any vere. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Now mind you go to bed, dear, he said, kissing her tenderly; no more magical ceremonies to-night. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The magicians usually believed more or less in their own magic, the priests in their ceremonies, the chiefs in their right. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• These were the ceremonies with which he received the collegians. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• It had no rites and ceremonies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• We might be seeing it all this spring--even the Easter ceremonies at Seville, he urged, exaggerating his demands in the hope of a larger concession. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• My head was as red as a lobster; but, in other respects, I was as nicely dressed for the ceremonies of the evening as a man need be. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• No less a person, I assure you,' said the Master of the Ceremonies. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The ceremonies of the Roman Catholic religion may be considered as experiments of the same nature. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• Who would I prefer for mistress of the ceremonies? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The former Protector tendered him the oaths, and presented him with the insignia of office, performing the ceremonies of installation. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The ceremonies which follow later are but meaningless formalities. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• They, too, had been summoned from school to attend the funeral ceremonies. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• They spread far and wide throughout the world, but we know very little of their ideas or their ceremonies and methods during that time. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The ceremonies at my departure were too many to trouble the reader with at this time. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• During the morning, meetings were held and all manner of committees set to work on the celebration ceremonies. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I did not like it, I told him; I did not respect such ceremonies; I wished to see no more. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• It was this little child who commonly acted as mistress of the ceremonies to introduce him to Mrs. Osborne. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The morning charities and ceremonies took so much time that the rest of the day was devoted to preparations for the evening festivities. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• With every development of speech it became possible to intensify and develop the tradition of tabus and restraints and ceremonies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The examinations were for the most part mere _viva voce_ ceremonies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• After three or four ceremonies, you get accustomed to it, no doubt; but the first dip, everybody allows, is awful. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Mr. Wopsle shut his eyes, and opened them again; performing both ceremonies very slowly. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• He took much exercise, was fond of pomp and religious ceremonies, and gave generously. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Delightful young man, his Lordship,' said the Master of the Ceremonies. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The Grand Duke and his Duchess came out, and the presentation ceremonies were as simple as they had been at the Emperor's. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

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