Fireside

Examples

• He is sorry at this moment, sitting by the fireside with Miss Murdstone; but if I was to go in, Peggotty, he would be something besides. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• We went there at the usual hour; and round the study fireside found the Doctor, and his young wife, and her mother. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The Doctor was sitting in his easy-chair by the fireside, and his young wife was on a stool at his feet. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Mr. Trotter suffered himself to be forced into a chair by the fireside. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I nodded at the old gentleman as Wemmick himself might have nodded, and we went in and sat down by the fireside. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Agnes and hospitality prevailed, however, and I conducted him to my fireside. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• She made the proposal to me after tea, as she and I sat alone by her fireside. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• He drew up his chair, and Mrs. Sparsit drew back hers, as who should say, 'Your fireside, sir. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• His sister sat in the darker corner by the fireside, now looking at him, now looking at the bright sparks as they dropped upon the hearth. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Any gap at your fireside on such a night--such a gap least of all--I wouldn't make, for the wealth of the Indies! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I let down the curtain and went back to the fireside. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• We dined together by the fireside. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Wait a little till there are children's voices at your fireside. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• It must have been two years afterwards, and I was almost fourteen, when one dreadful night my godmother and I sat at the fireside. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The day was closing as the two girls looked at one another by the fireside. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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