CASAUBON,—I am very grateful to you for loving me, and thinking me worthy to be your wife.
I saw you on Saturday cantering over the hill on a nag not worthy of you.
He was a worthy man and seemed never tired of answering the questions that begin with "Why—" which many people in higher ranks of life often seem weary of.
It began by saying what an unfortunate but worthy boy Peter was, then it went on: He had an engine that he loved With all his heart and soul, And if he had a wish on earth It was to keep it whole.
He was probably a worthy member of society, a good husband and father, an honest broker; but there was no reason to waste one's time over him.
" "My young friend," said the Badger, with great severity, "your father, who was a worthy animal—a lot worthier than some others I know—was a particular friend of mine, and told me a great deal he wouldn't have dreamt of telling you.
Introduce me to your worthy aunt, if you will be so kind, and I have no doubt that the excellent lady and I will be able to arrange terms satisfactory to both parties.
A worthy fellow, Ratty, with many good qualities, but very little intelligence and absolutely no education.
Morland, thinking it probable, as a secondary consideration in his wish of waiting on their worthy neighbours, that he might have some explanation to give of his father's behaviour, which it must be more pleasant for him to communicate only to Catherine, would not on any account prevent her accompanying him.
Such an agreeable, worthy man as he seemed to be!
They are a set of very worthy men.
I only wish I were more worthy of him.
She had found some acquaintance, had been so lucky too as to find in them the family of a most worthy old friend; and, as the completion of good fortune, had found these friends by no means so expensively dressed as herself.
The joy of sincere work and worthy aspiration and congenial friendship were to be hers; nothing could rob her of her birthright of fancy or her ideal world of dreams.
Anne no longer wished to win for the sake of defeating Gilbert; rather, for the proud consciousness of a well-won victory over a worthy foeman.
Only he says we must first make sure that it is a worthy purpose.
I wanted to buy something from him to help him in such a worthy object.
" "But think of the worthy object," pleaded Anne.
"I'll just step over to Green Gables after tea and find out from Marilla where he's gone and why," the worthy woman finally concluded.
Why not think of something worthy of the Stirlings?
