Richly

Examples

• It presently dawned upon Mr. Briggs as a richly coloured and creditable fact he had hitherto not observed, that the sun never set on his dominions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I added this saving clause, in the moment of rejecting four richly caparisoned coursers which I had had wild thoughts of harnessing. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• If you throw away this chance, you will both richly deserve to be hanged, as I sincerely trust you will be. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• His long luxuriant hair was trained to flow in quaint tresses down his richly furred cloak. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• How sharply its pinnacled angles and its wilderness of spires were cut against the sky, and how richly their shadows fell upon its snowy roof! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• It was a picturesque old house in a fine park richly wooded. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• What did she care, that Gerald had created a richly-paying industry out of an old worn-out concern? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• For where, Fanny, shall we find a woman whom nature had so richly endowed? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• If it were merely a fine house richly furnished, said she, I should not care about it myself; but the grounds are delightful. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Bring a bucket, and throw it all over her; it'll do her good, and she richly deserves it. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Thus was swept away the possibility of reaping the reward so richly earned by years of incessant thought, labor, and care. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The other was an ancient Oriental manuscript, richly illuminated with Indian figures and devices, that lay open to inspection on a table. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• It is certain that he who robs another of his moral reputation, more richly merits a gibbet than if he had plundered him of his purse on the highway. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The wood of apple trees is hard, close-grained and often richly colored, and is suitable for turning or cabinet work. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• A second later the wall swung in, and I was pushed within a brilliantly lighted chamber in which sat three richly trapped men. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• I don't think she was squeezed more than she richly deserves for her airs. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I should richly deserve to be turned out of the box were I to do anything so very impertinent, interrupted his lordship. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I am very glad,' sobbed Bella, 'that I called you names, sir, because you richly deserved it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She had a laborious piece of work, here, but it was richly rewarded. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• You should have seen the dining-room that day--how richly it was decorated, how brilliantly lit up! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• He helped other scientists and was himself richly helped. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Here he must have made some sort of signal for immediately the door opened and another richly trapped courtier emerged. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• He was met outside the city by his chief captains, robed splendidly in silks and with richly caparisoned horses. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.

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