Evelyn

Examples

• Evelyn was the only mirthful creature present: he sat on Clara's lap; and, making matter of glee from his own fancies, laughed aloud. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• New names appear on the records, Lord Brouncker, Sir Robert Moray, John Evelyn, Brereton, Ball, Robert Hooke, and Abraham Cowley. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• I must tell you, for you must know, that Evelyn, poor little Evelyn--her voice was choked by sobs. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• His mother, with Clara and Evelyn under her protection, remained also with him. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Evelyn was only five years old; his joyous heart was incapable of sorrow, and he enlivened our house with the innocent mirth incident to his years. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Clara, Evelyn, and a female who acted as our attendant, were the only persons with whom we had contact. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Evelyn ransacked our stores with childish eagerness, and we always brought some new found gift for our fair companion. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The knowledge of this Spaniard's invention was made known in England in 1699 by the Earl of Sandwich and John Evelyn. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Our only acknowledged point of sympathy with her, appeared to be Evelyn. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• There she beheld her Evelyn lying fever-stricken and motionless. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• A caprice of the imagination caused me to conjecture that some ill had occurred to Clara or Evelyn, rather than to this aged lady. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.

Edited by Estelle