How To Use Blithesome In A Sentence
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Many a young partridge who strutted complacently among the stubble, with all the finicking coxcombry of youth, and many an older one who watched his levity out of his little round eye, with the contemptuous air of a bird of wisdom and experience, alike unconscious of their approaching doom, basked in the fresh morning air with lively and blithesome feelings, and a few hours afterwards were laid low upon the earth.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
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Or compare the light legato movement of "Bird of the wilderness, blithesome and cumberless," with the heavy staccato movement of "Waste endless and boundless and flowerless.
The Principles of Aesthetics
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For several seconds they stared at the blithesome youth, in a manner scarcely to be called aimless, since their looks were aimed with deadly accuracy at him, but in general, with the exception of Hicks, those in the room resembled vastly some of the celebrated Madame Tussaud's wax-works in London.
T. Haviland Hicks Senior
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Yes, at that blithesome bridal, Mary herself shall forget the weight of sorrows, and the toil of state, and herself once more lead a measure. —
The Abbot
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On such a morning, then, when the vast concave of the heavens, expanded in a perfectly spotless azure sky (such as in our foggy isle is never seen); and with the freshness of the bush developing its verdure in the odorous exudations of floriferous plants, and the blithesome exuberance of the songless denizens of nature's nemoral aviary; William took his departure on the mission we have detailed in the last chapter.
Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter
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The next characteristic of the piety of Jesus is a combination of opposites which is quite peculiar to it the union of the blithesomeness and innocence of childhood with the courage and the serious earnestness of manhood.
The Beginnings of Christianity. Vol. I.
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Not a word had the Head Coach, Captain Brewster, the football squad, or any of the collegians received from the blithesome youth, since the billet-doux he left with old Hinky-Dink at Camp Bannister.
T. Haviland Hicks Senior
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What in the hell is the self-important blithesome texter rocking as a hairstyle?
Smoked Salmon: Lock Your Bike, Don't Lox It
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However intricate, however long the dance she leads, he follows, blithesomeness and confidence in all his poses.
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
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This uber-entertaining masterpiece of a sitcom embodies the extremely rare ensemble "chemistry" of Friends, the quick-witted and cutting topical relevance of Frasier, the clever multi-plot-line & thematic interweaving prowess of Arrested Development, and the blithesome, almost unnerving demonstration powerful family love reminiscent of such memorialized family classics as The Cosby Show or The Brady Bunch.
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a merry blithesome nature
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Fleming, if we are restored to our throne, shall we not have one blithesome day at a blithesome bridal, of which we must now name neither the bride nor the bridegroom? but that bridegroom shall have the barony of Blairgowrie, a fair gift even for a
The Abbot
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I watched him labouring with all the wisdom of an old man and the blithesomeness of a young one.
Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734
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It was evident that they were happy and contented in their alpine home, in the upper story of the world, the rare, cool, exhilarating air, the majestic panoramas, and the unlimited freedom all contributing to the blithesomeness of their spirits.
Our Bird Comrades
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At that moment, his was a saint's blithesome face, loose and half a-smile with the generosity of his gift and with a becoming neutrality toward his own abilities, as if he had long since cheerfully submitted to knowing that however well he rendered a piece, he could always imagine doing better.
Cold Mountain
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With all her blithesomeness and high spirits she was inclined to be serious in thought.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret
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The blithesome Phyllis bore her twenty-five summers gayly from the train, but on the platform a ghastly sight met her eyes.
This Side of Paradise
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The sunshine, the blithesomeness of the morning was infectious.
Antony Gray,—Gardener
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Many a young partridge who strutted complacently among the stubble, with all the finicking coxcombry of youth, and many an older one who watched his levity out of his little round eye, with the contemptuous air of a bird of wisdom and experience, alike unconscious of their approaching doom, basked in the fresh morning air with lively and blithesome feelings, and a few hours afterwards were laid low upon the earth.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
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A sweet sobriety shaded her young face, and a meek smile sat upon her lips, but the old blithesomeness was gone.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860
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Cheer up, sir! or, by this good liquor, we shall banish thee from the joys of blithesome company, into the mists of melancholy and the land of little-ease.
Kenilworth
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Many a young partridge who strutted complacently among the stubble, with all the finicking coxcombry of youth, and many an older one who watched his levity out of his little round eye, with the contemptuous air of a bird of wisdom and experience, alike unconscious of their approaching doom, basked in the fresh morning air with lively and blithesome feelings, and a few hours afterwards were laid low upon the earth.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
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Be blithesome in your minds, maidens!" she called gayly over her shoulder.
The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest
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At any rate René, over his busy work in the lantern, whistled and hummed snatches of song with unwonted blithesomeness, and, after lighting the steady watch-light and securing all his paraphernalia with extra care, dallied some time longer than usual on the outer platform, striving to snatch through the driven wraith a glance of the distant lights of Pulwick.
The Light of Scarthey
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In the boat we were compelled to loll about between heaven and the cool coral groves, and compare enforced inactivity with the blithesome freedom of the weakest butterfly.
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
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An 'rin in noisy blithesomeness to thee, my Bess, wi' them,
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
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Says Brynhild, “Let not such matters sadden thee: abide with thy friends who wish thee blithesome, all of them!”
The Story of the Volsungs