Gaiety

Examples

• Her mind seemed wholly taken up with reminiscences of past gaiety, and aspirations after dissipations to come. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Nor was her residence at her mother's house of a nature to restore her gaiety. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Only in summer days of highest feather did its mood touch the level of gaiety. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• She should have change, fresh air, gaiety; the most delightful remedies in the pharmacopoeia, Mr. Clump said, grinning and showing his handsome teeth. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The account of this little revolution in May Fair astonished and gave a little gaiety to an otherwise very triste conversation. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Even to us he assumed gaiety and hope, and assumed them so well, that we did not divine the secret workings of his mind. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• She made it her task to attend the sick, comfort the sorrowing, assist the aged, and partake the sports and awaken the gaiety of the young. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• There was neither health nor gaiety in sunshine in a town. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• And can you cling to gaiety so eagerly as to walk all the way to a village festival in search of it? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I began to hate society; above all I avoided anything like gaiety. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Adrian was on horseback; he rode up to the carriage, and his gaiety, in addition to that of Raymond, dispelled my sister's melancholy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• All the cheerfulness and gentle gaiety natural to her revived. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I am in a fine mood for gaiety. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Mine was no light youth of sinful gaiety and pleasure. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• There were thousands upon thousands of vehicles abroad, and the scene was full of life and gaiety. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Miss Fanshawe's travels, gaieties, and flirtations agreed with her mightily; she had become quite plump, her cheeks looked as round as apples. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• She is not of a disposition to find resources in the conventional gaieties and excitements of London. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Flower-shows, operas, balls--there was a whole round of gaieties in prospect; and Miss Rachel, to her mother's astonishment, eagerly took to it all. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• And no ba'dy gaieties, I suppose? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Still enjoying the gaieties of London? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Is it Christmas gaieties that he is staying for? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• A little while ago, every letter to Isabella brought an account of fresh gaieties; dinners at Mr. Cole's, or balls at the Crown. Jane Austen. Emma.

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