Sweeter

Examples

• Father's a sweeter singer than ever; you'd never have forgotten it, if you'd aheard him just now. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• You live in a different world to me, Mr. Overton--a sweeter and healthier one. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Is its colour any prettier, or its scent any sweeter, when you DO know? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• But Beth's roses are sweeter to me, said Mrs. March, smelling the half-dead posy in her belt. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Something besides affection--something far stronger, sweeter, warmer--will be demanded one day. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I am influenced--conquered; and the influence is sweeter than I can express; and the conquest I undergo has a witchery beyond any triumph I can win. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• When I think of those melons long as one's arm, green like the sea and crisp and juicy to cut and sweeter than the early morning in summer. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The air of London is the sweeter for my presence. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• A mild harvest night, by the tranquil light Of the modest and gentle moon, Has a far sweeter sheen for me, I ween, Than the broad and unblushing noon. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• On Thursday afternoons (half-holidays) we now took walks, and found still sweeter flowers opening by the wayside, under the hedges. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• Amy's nature was growing sweeter, deeper, and more tender. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• You I leave to enjoy your liberty till you tire of it, for only then will you find that there is something sweeter. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Jo's eyes sparkled, for it is always pleasant to be believed in, and a friend's praise is always sweeter than a dozen newspaper puffs. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• You are purer and sweeter. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.

Editor: Rudolf