Fervently

Examples

• He kept me waiting so long, that I fervently hoped the Club would fine him for being late. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• And before God, replied his opponent, fervently, do I receive it! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Amen, said Clayton, fervently. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Yorke, if Mary had loved you silently yet faithfully, chastely yet fervently, as you would wish your wife to love, would you have left her? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Strongly as I was fortified in my resolution by the desperate nature of our situation, I hoped most fervently that I might escape this last emergency. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Oh, my dear Maurice, continued the Demarch, taking his nephew's hand, how fervently do I thank God that you are alive! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• In the cause of friendship,' he fervently exclaimed, 'I would brave all dangers. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• It was thought, fervently thought, but not for a moment did the prayer check her. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• For our sakes now, as well as for Anne's, I hoped and prayed fervently that she might still escape him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Every night I shall fervently pray that you and I may love each other in a better world! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Mr. Darnay had kissed her hand fervently and gratefully, and had turned to Mr. Stryver, whom he warmly thanked. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I only knew that I was fervently in earnest, when I felt the rest and peace of having Agnes near me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I most fervently hope I may not have to add, a day of disasters as well. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• You shall take him,' returned Betty, fervently kissing the comforting hand, 'where you will, my deary. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Then he clasped his hands, and prayed God fervently to bless you, and those dear to you. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• She kissed it fervently, and said: 'I wonder what mine will be like. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Thank'ee, Mr. Weller,' said Mrs. Bardell fervently. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• That I should have two horses, Robert Jordan said fervently. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Which I entreated you to believe, again and again, most fervently, with all my heart, was capable of better things, Mr. Carton! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• No, dear, I am very, very happy, said Dorothea, fervently. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• He fervently replied that indeed indeed they would have been. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• When she answered fervently, she well knew that, she never forgot it, he touched upon his second and more delicate point--the suspicion he had formed. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Tom Tootle, who is nearest to the doctor when he says this, grasps the doctor fervently by the hand. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• And we said fervently: it suits these people precisely; let them enjoy it, along with the other animals, and Heaven forbid that they be molested. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• And may those Extracts (Miss Clack fervently hopes) sound as the blast of a trumpet in the ears of her respected kinsman, Mr. Franklin Blake. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• O my dear, my dear, will you bless me as fervently to-morrow? Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I sincerely, deeply, fervently longed to do what was right; and only that. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Thank God, Professor, whispered Mr. Philander, fervently, you are not dead, then? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• How lovingly and fervently did it commend the pretty creature I had won, with all her artless graces best displayed, to my most gentle care! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.

Edited by Arnold