William

Examples

• William was soon calling out from the landing-place of the second story for his mother and for Rebecca. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• She was built by the William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company, of Philadelphia, was launched Oct. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• But the government of King William was not then fully settled. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• William Larkins let me keep a larger quantity than usual this year. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I am sure William would never have used _me_ so, under any circumstances. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• We get on poorly, said William; we're all out of work. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• William and Fanny were the most detached. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• The English crown has been gradually built up from the plain circlet with four trefoil heads worn by William the Conqueror. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• William, said I, that gentleman will be here at ten to-morrow, and he will probably again ask for Kennedy. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• O William, William! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• William's sally had quite broken and cast her down. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Recovering himself, however, shortly, he turned to his partner, and said, Sir William's interruption has made me forget what we were talking of. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Thank you, William. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• That of murdering their coachman, William Kirwan. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Now, William, be humble enough to tell me truly how you are getting on in the world. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Oh, William, she added, holding out her hand to the Major, what a treasure Heaven has given me in that boy! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• We have no trace of him at present, although our exertions to discover him are unremitted; but they will not restore my beloved William. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• William seemed rather out of humour. Jane Austen. Emma.
• William's concerns must be dearest, they always had been, and he had every right. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• He was as much William's friend as everybody else who knew him well. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• This was the situation in the harvesting industry about the time that William Deering took an active interest. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• My brother William,' said the old man admiringly, 'is fit company for monarchs; but not so your uncle, my dear. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• What have I, continued Lord William, to recommend myself to your notice? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Major William is a fine feller. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• John William Ward, to the Salon des Etrangers, not knowing that an introduction was necessary, when they were refused admittance. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He relates, that a New-England sloop, trading there in 1752, left their second mate, William Murray, sick on shore, and sailed without him. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• That Department, through Sir William Henry Preece, Engineer-in-Chief of Telegraphs, took up the subject, and reported very favorably on the Marconi System. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Susan had an open, sensible countenance; she was like William, and Fanny hoped to find her like him in disposition and goodwill towards herself. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• By some means his brother sold one of his machines to Mr. William Thomas, a corset maker of London, and Howe was induced to go there to make stays, and his machines. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Pumblechook was now addressing the landlord, and William! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.

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