Ladies

Examples

• Different benevolent-minded ladies and gentlemen in this neighbourhood and in London. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Be cautious then, young ladies; be wary how you engage. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Lady Bertram was very well pleased to have it so, and the young ladies were in spirits again. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• He touched his hat politely to the ladies, and remarked that he supposed they had never seen so many live Yankees before in their lives. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The ladies were not really interested in Mrs. Struthers just then; the subject of Ellen Olenska was too fresh and too absorbing to them. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Mademoiselle, like most Belgian ladies, was specially skilful with her needle. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I was quite helpless, and his ways with ladies were very endearing. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Dates make ladies nervous and stories dry. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The English men of fashion in Paris courted her, too, to the disgust of the ladies their wives, who could not bear the parvenue. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The ladies had not been long in the drawing-room, before the other ladies, in their different divisions, arrived. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Ladies,' roared Mr. Pickwick, rendered desperate by the danger of his situation. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I happened to remark to Mr. Rochester how much Adele wished to be introduced to the ladies, and he said: 'Oh! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Two young ladies have been staying here, but they went away yesterday, in despair; and no wonder. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The ladies of Gaunt House called Lady Bareacres in to their aid, in order to repulse the common enemy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I should speak of foreign dancers, and the West End of London, and May Fair, and lords and ladies and honourables. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Commonplace young ladies can be quite as hard as commonplace young gentlemen--quite as worldly and selfish. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Ladies and gentlemen, I make my bow, and shut up the story. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Yes, ma'am,' said Bob, all impatience; for the old lady, although much agitated, spoke with the most tantalising deliberation, as old ladies often do. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She is the second Lady Crawley, and mother of the young ladies. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I should rather say her thoughts were far away from here, with lords and ladies she'll never know, and mansions she'll never see again. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The two ladies, their brother, Mr. St. John, the old servant, were all gazing at me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He was always first oars with the fine city ladies. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Miss Phelia; dat ar an't no way for ladies to do. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• There is no such ladies nowadays. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• There were families in London who would have sacrificed a year's income to receive such an honour at the hands of those great ladies. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Her Ladyship kept her room when the ladies from the Rectory visited their cousins at the Hall. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• His affections are, I believe, at this moment, divided between a Mrs. Bang, a Mrs. Patten and a Mrs. Pancrass, all ladies of Covent Garden notoriety. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• His figure seemed very tall as he entered, and stood in contrast with the three ladies, none of whom could boast a stature much beyond the average. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• How many ladies are there? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Some of the ladies started back, as if half-ashamed of their feminine interest in dress. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.

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