Consoled

Examples

• I am imperfectly consoled for this disappointment by the sacred pledge, the perished flower. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• He drove his curricle; he drank his claret; he played his rubber; he told his Indian stories, and the Irish widow consoled and flattered him as usual. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• However, the company of her friend consoled Mrs. Crawley, and she ate a very good dinner. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Her seasonable bounty consoled many a poor family against the coming holiday, and supplied many a child with a new frock or bonnet for the occasion. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The innocent suffers; but she whom I thought amiable and good has not betrayed the trust I reposed in her, and I am consoled. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• He was only consoled when he heard that she was half a Frenchwoman by birth. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Wellington consoled me as well as he could, and sat with me nearly three hours. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Amelia admired Mr. Crawley very much, too, for this; and trusted Rebecca would be happy with him, and hoped (with a laugh) Jos would be consoled. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Becky consoled herself by so balancing the chances and equalizing the distribution of good and evil in the world. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Oh, she will not mourn me, for she has already consoled herself with Crispin. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• It is strange that so trivial an occupation should have consoled, and even enlivened me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I think that that bit of news has consoled young McCarthy for all that he has suffered. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• But, was it the maidens of humble life only, who soothed, consoled, and supported him? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Little George visited her captivity sometimes and consoled it with feeble gleams of encouragement. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• In this way the worthy Rectoress consoled herself, and her daughters sighed and sat over the Peerage all night. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Lydia's going to Brighton was all that consoled her for her melancholy conviction of her husband's never intending to go there himself. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Only one thought consoled her, and that was the contemplation of Lily's beauty. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Do pray, dear Fanny, let me soon be consoled in this extreme case, by an account of his having hanged or shot himself! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• She whispered her avowal; her shrift was whispered back; she returned consoled. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• You ARE a clever woman, but you manage too well, you know: and the pious man consoled himself with a big glass of port. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Nature, true to the last, consoled us in the very heart of misery. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• How it made me restless to think of her weeping to others, or being consoled by others. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• As the service went on, Mrs. Sedley sat and whimpered a great deal in a pew, consoled by the Irish maid-servant and Mrs. Clapp from the lodgings. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The widow is CONSOLED, and is about to marry a reverend gentleman, the Rev. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• They giggled, cackled, tattled, condoled, consoled, and patronized her until they drove her almost wild with rage. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• How could you have consoled her! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Even so it seemed to me--and I consoled myself for the coming death with the reflection: BEHOLD, THE WORLD IS PASSING AWAY! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

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