Humbly

Examples

• And nothing is so devastating, nothing--' 'Yes,' said Ursula humbly, 'you must have suffered. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Sir Leicester is no joke by any means, says Watt, and I humbly ask his pardon. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• But whatever the momentary feeling which caused that flush in her, it went as it came, and she humbly said, I never mean to be, if I can help it. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• He embraced her, solemnly commended her to Heaven, and humbly thanked Heaven for having bestowed her on him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• By humbly and frankly acknowledging yourself to be in the wrong, there is no knowing, my son, what good you may do. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• We were all three unusually well dressed on that evening, for our finery was new and we humbly hoped in very good taste. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The chief Indian laid his hand humbly on his breast, and said a second time that the juggling was over. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Thou mak'st me humbly wishfo' to be more like thee, and fearfo' to lose thee when this life is ower, and a' the muddle cleared awa'. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• I humbly beg your forgiveness, godmother. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• But I humbly don't mean that, Miss Abbey. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I was a humbly born man--but you have had advantages. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Their presence was denoted by sounds as of a congregation praying humbly, produced by their rubbing against each other in the slow wind. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• My Liege, said the Friar, I humbly crave your pardon; and you would readily grant my excuse, did you but know how the sin of laziness has beset me. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• I humbly thank the Power and the Glory,' said Betty Higden, holding up her withered hands, 'that I have come to my journey's end! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Meg and John begin humbly, but I have a feeling that there will be quite as much happiness in the little house as in the big one. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Mr. Jinks looked humbly at the great man, and bit the top of his pen. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• When no interests but my own are involved, I am humbly content to get from place to place by the omnibus. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I didn't know, my dear, I didn't know,' replied Fagin, humbly; for the Jew was the new comer. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• I don't mind how humbly we live there at first, if it can only be Paris, and not Egdon Heath. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• No offence, sir,' said Wegg, humbly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I ask you—ignorantly and humbly, my daughter—for the better, do you think? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Mary was humbly sobbing in the back-ground. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• I humbly entreat my Redeemer to give me strength to lead henceforth a purer life than I have done hitherto! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Selfish in Sloppy, and yet excusable, it may be humbly hoped, because our sister had been more than his mother. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She was very earnestly and humbly entreating Miss Murdstone's pardon, which that lady granted, and a perfect reconciliation took place. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• I stayed till sunset, but humbly desired his highness to excuse me for not accepting his invitation of lodging in the palace. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• Two ladies called one day, pale and anxious, and begged earnestly, humbly, to be allowed to see Mr. Moore one instant. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The reply being that they were both within, Mr Sparkler humbly offered his arm. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• The two men looked at one another as Mr. Jaggers waved them behind again, and humbly fell back and were heard no more. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• It was humbly done, but picturesquely, and was not abasing to the doer. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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