Pleasantly

Examples

• But if so, the tyrant will live most unpleasantly, and the king most pleasantly? Plato. The Republic.
• The day passed most pleasantly away; the morning in bustle and shopping, and the evening at one of the theatres. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• That night Rebecca sang more sweetly and talked more pleasantly than she had ever been heard to do in Park Lane. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Shark, remarked the captain pleasantly after a moment’s scrutiny. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Be seated somewhere; and until you can speak pleasantly, remain silent. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• It was a modern building, without distinctive character, but many-windowed, and pleasantly balconied up its wide cream-coloured front. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Let's,' said Mr Boffin, rubbing his hands in his pleasantly childish admiration, 'let's try a letter next. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• They were very pleasantly situated near the sea, and as we walked past their windows we saw them all drinking tea and playing cards. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Now I think of it, says Mr. Bucket, warming his hands and looking pleasantly at the blaze, she went out walking the very night of this business. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• No, no, no, said the uncle, pleasantly. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• I went on pleasantly, but poor Keimer suffered grievously, grew tired of the project, longed for the fleshpots of Egypt, and ordered a roast pig. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• You are very pleasantly situated here! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He smiled pleasantly at me, and when he smiled his expression was kindly--anything but cruel or vindictive. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• But for my great respect for your sister, I might not have led up so pleasantly to a little proposal that I wish to make for our mutual satisfaction. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• It was always pleasantly droll to see Pa and Bella together; but on this present evening her husband thought her more than usually fantastic with him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• If I could have put the case more pleasantly I would; but I hope I haven't put it very unpleasantly; at all events I haven't meant to. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I smiled in return, and we made the rest of the way back very pleasantly. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• My dear friend, said he, pleasantly, how can you advise my avoiding disputes? Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Three or four months were spent pleasantly and profitably by the youth in this course of study, and Edison took to it enthusiastically, giving it no less than eighteen hours a day. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• She thought he was really good-tempered, and could fancy his entering into a plan of that sort most pleasantly. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• The evening altogether passed off pleasantly to the whole family. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• The furniture, old-fashioned rather than old, like the house, was as pleasantly irregular. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He was always agreeable and obliging, and speaking pleasantly of every body. Jane Austen. Emma.
• One ought to feel pleasantly when he talks of these things. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• It was evident that they had been spending their time pleasantly, and were not aware of the length of their absence. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Yet he was as glad as ever, in his old affectionate way, to have me there, and we talked of the old times pleasantly. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Pleasantly, courteously, it was spoken; but the manner was lost in the matter to Julia's feelings. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• You spent your time pleasantly there? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• It is a thriving place, pleasantly situated--streams and streets, town and country, mill and moor--and seems to present an opening for such a man. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• I merely called, because I would not pass the door without inquiring after Mrs. Bates; but I have been so pleasantly detained! Jane Austen. Emma.

Editor: Nolan