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Sentences starting with gracious

Gracious thou were to me. [5]
Gracious me, they did rattle past! [2]
Gracious heaven, look at them-- crumpled-up creatures! [11]
Gracious heavens! [2]

Sentences ending with gracious

Hadrian at once recognized the suppliant, but to-day he found no kind word for her, and the glance he cast down at her was anything rather than gracious. [10]
He was happy only to be allowed to walk behind Melissa, and to hear from her own lips that all was well with her, and that Caesar was gracious. [10]
I never thought of that--good gracious! [11]
His manner was noble and gracious. [6]
An' when I heah dat dey gwyne to sell us all off at oction in Richmon', oh, de good gracious! [5]
The Queen was gracious. [10]
Perhaps certain memories gave it a charm, not well defined, but still gracious. [4]
On receiving the favourite's assurance that he would remove Barine from Charmian's protection on the morrow, Iras became more gracious. [10]
It sounds about as wicked as our "My gracious. [5]
At so happy an hour it was a necessity of her nature to be gracious. [10]

Short sentences using gracious

It was a gracious memory. [11]
Gracious, there's room enough. [5]
Well, goodness gracious! [5]
Goodness gracious alive. [5]
Such gracious appropriation! [4]
Ah, goodness gracious! [2]
Be gracious, Tommy. [12]
But, by gracious! [11]
Good-ness gracious! [5]
By gracious! [5]

Sentences containing gracious two or more times

But presently, they who would be gracious for the family's sake, were gracious for the man's. [11]

More example sentences with the word gracious in them

I shall await your most gracious permission here in hospital, that I may not have to play the part of a secretary rather than commander in the army. [2]
And we assure your Highness that for this mark of honour that has been conferred on you by Her Most Gracious Majesty, the Queen-Empress, we feel no less proud than your Highness. [5]
But we and you, tender-hearted priestess of a gracious goddess--leading us friends of the Muse--we pursue a different course! [10]
And its gracious work is not done yet--not anywhere in the remote neighborhood of it. [5]
The gracious sentiment with which the Queen sought to express her sense of what Holland owed him would have been deeply felt even had her personal friendship been less dear to us all. [6]
Would you be wise to draw a dictionary on that gracious word? [5]
The gracious young wife was overwhelmed with horror, which had doubtless prevented her return, unless her absence was due to departure from the city. [10]
But through the whole of his visit she never lost her gracious self-possession. [6]
And whereas I, who am but a poor and simple serving man, have never been fain to set my heart on one only maid, no less is to be looked for in my gracious master, who is rich and of noble birth. [10]
But just then, when I had hardly any hope of succeeding, the gracious Amescha cpenta sent a youth across my path, who seemed created by Angramainjus himself to suit my plan. [10]
In sooth, yesternight wert thou the Prince of Wales; to-day art thou my most gracious liege, Edward, King of England. [5]
And when they were through they said that portrait, fine as it is, that work, beautiful as it is, that piece of humanity on that canvas, gracious and fine as it is, does not rise to those perfections that exist in the man himself. [5]
Hear us when we pray to Thee; strengthen with Thy might our most gracious sovereign lord, the Emperor Alexander Pavlovich; be mindful of his uprightness and meekness, reward him according to his righteousness, and let it preserve us, Thy chosen Israel! [2]
And the Tsarevich was very gracious to all our officers. [2]
Awhile ago it was the fashion to be petite and arch; it is now the fashion to be tall and gracious, and nothing more can be said about it. [4]
But the party was small, her Majesty was very gracious and spoke to me often, and I saw that above all things she liked to be amused. [9]
This good woman was made happy all the day long by the applauses which she got out of herself for her magnanimous condescension to a tramp; and the King was just as self-complacent over his gracious humility toward a humble peasant woman. [5]
The old prince was in a good temper and very gracious to Pierre. [2]
When his beard was first beginning to grow, he was given by our gracious Duke to Chevalier von Brand as his esquire, and sent to Spain, to buy Andalusian horses. [10]
Thanks to Monsieur Vigo, his manners were charming and his hospitality gracious, and there was no trouble whatever about my passport. [9]
I shall never view again the citadel on those tall heights where I was detained so barbarously, nor the gracious Manor House at Beauport, sacred to me because of her who dwelt therein--how long ago, how long! [11]
Presently a large vessel, with new sails, beautiful white hull, and gracious form, came slowly round a point. [11]
He had been very gracious to her, but looked so pale and sad. [10]
Her character corresponded to the promise of her gracious aspect. [6]
It is hard to leave your gracious Majesty and Sophonisba; but bread, Sire, bread--is necessary to life. [10]
It all came to him again in this room, so austere in its appointments, yet so gracious, so full of the spirit of humanity without a note of ennui, or the rust of careless deeds. [11]
Ann had consented to follow this gracious bidding, if only she might give tidings of where she would be to those her friends who would for certain come in search of her. [10]
He stood face to face with the mighty monarch of colors, listened to gracious words from his lips, and saw the nonogenarian, whose tall figure was scarcely bowed, receive the king's gifts. [10]
They are willing to desecrate it themselves by travelling on Sunday, but they are not willing that other people--' 'By gracious, you've hit it! [5]
He himself desired to be gracious to the brave champion of Marchfield, who under great irritation had drawn his sword. [10]
Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn; Our noontide is thy gracious dawn; Our rainbow arch thy mercy's sign; All, save the clouds of sin, are thine! [6]
First, the bath; then, while I rested, Macrinus's report; after that, the inspection of the sacrifices; then a review of the troops, with a gracious word to every one. [10]
Then all flung themselves upon their knees about him and sent up a chorus of ironical wailings, and mocking supplications, whilst they swabbed their eyes with their soiled and ragged sleeves and aprons-- "Be gracious to us, O sweet King! [5]
The whisking of their forms among the trees and over the rocks was fine, gracious, and full of life-life without alarm. [11]
It was scarcely the way in which a school-teacher should receive the advances of the first citizen, come to give a gracious consent to her marriage with his son. [9]
And thus, for the third time, he earned the gratitude of his gracious Majesty. [9]
As a rule, the speech and behavior of these people were gracious and courtly; and I noticed that they were good and serious listeners when anybody was telling anything--I mean in a dog-fightless interval. [5]
There was not the slightest doubt that he could be effectively rude, and often was; but it was evident, for some reason, that he meant to be gracious (for Mr. Pembroke) to Honora. [9]
It already wore the semblance of an angel in the gracious Virgin's train, and it should be dedicated to her and her divine Son. [10]
As he breathed the rhythmic measures forth, and one gracious line after another fell upon those enchanted ears in that deep hush, one could catch, on every hand, half-audible ejaculations of "How lovely--how beautiful--how exquisite! [5]
The tendency of the new generation is towards unusual height and gracious slimness. [4]
I've exhausted all the influence I have with Dryfoos--" "Good gracious, you don't expect Ah could have any! [8]
Melissa could see the happy and gracious face of a divinity in everything she looked upon. [10]
We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. [7]
Going over to the gracious and luxurious bed, with its blue silk canopy, he laid the white rose on her pillow. [11]
Dion vowed to the goddess a beautiful temple on the cliff and in the city if she would be gracious to his beloved young wife. [10]
It is said the Fridolin (the old Fridolin), a new saint, but formerly a missionary, gave the mountain its gracious name. [5]
Good gracious, it's the country to pile up wealth in! [5]
But blue is the colour of the pure heaven and its noble queen, the gracious Virgin. [10]
Radiant with joy, the captain, making many profound bows, left the apartment of the gracious monarch, for whom now he would really have ridden to the world's end. [10]
Perhaps it was the bountiful impetus he gave to the commerce of Honolulu, and the fact that he talked of buying up a portion of one of the Islands for sugar-planting, that induced the King to be gracious to him. [11]
I offered to take upon myself this painful task; but she altogether rejected this, and how rightly she judged was presently proved by her cast-off suitor's demeanor; inasmuch as he was ever after her faithful servant and called her his gracious work-fellow. [10]
The great nobles surrounded the new Knight of the Fleece to congratulate him, the Duke of Alba first; but vouchsafed a few brief, gracious words only to a few dignitaries, and then, this time assisted by Quijada, descended to the sedan chair. [10]
In a whole summer the pedestrian will not exhaust the inspiring views, and the drives through the gracious land, over hills, round the lakes, by woods and farms, increase in interest as one knows them better. [4]
Joan did not stir from her knees, but still lifted her happy face toward the King, and said: "No, gracious liege, you are he, and none other. [5]
Then the returning sovereign greeted the others with a gracious gesture, but vouchsafed a word to no one until the eunuch stepped before her to deliver his address of welcome. [10]
Sweet and gracious souls Dear to my heart by nature's fondest names, Is not your memory still the precious mould That lends its form to Him who hears my prayer? [6]
While my seared soul was steeped in the healing balm of those gracious sounds, it seemed to me that I could almost resuffer the torments which had gone before, in order to be so healed again. [5]
But the gracious solace of tears seemed to be denied her, and her grief, like her anger, was a dull ache, longing, like that, to finish itself with a fierce paroxysm, but wanting its natural outlet. [6]
How gracious the smell of the earth, drinking up the dew of the affluent air, which the sun, on the morrow, should turn into life-blood for the grass and trees and flowers! [11]
A darkey on shore who had observed the boat go by, about thirteen times, said, 'clar to gracious, I wouldn't be s'prised if dey's a whole line o' dem Sk'ylarks! [5]
This Sunday the shore was in its most gracious mood, the landscape as if newly created. [4]
Strange to say, she was in a gracious mood and alone. [9]
But, my gracious, she is goin' to ride 'em! [11]
While doing so, she imagined that the gracious intercessor gazed down upon her sometimes compassionately, sometimes reproachfully, and, in the consciousness of her guilt, she raised her hands, imploring forgiveness, to the friendly, familiar figure. [10]
I should likewise,' said the doctor with increased solemnity, 'give her something light for supper--the wing of a roasted fowl now--' 'Why, goodness gracious me, sir, it's cooking at the kitchen fire this instant! [12]
It filled the room with a gracious heat and with huge, comfortable shadows. [11]
True, he hastily remarked, he sometimes visited him at the request of his gracious mistress, but he had no more knowledge of his real origin than she or Dona Magdalena de Ulloa. [10]
The letter was read and reread until it was nearly worn out; everybody admired its courtly and gracious tone, and smooth and practiced style, everybody was sympathetic and excited, and the Coopers were steeped in happiness all the while. [5]
His full face, rather young-looking, with its prominent chin, wore a gracious and majestic expression of imperial welcome. [2]
With her brow pressed against the priedieu, she strove to attain calm reflection in the presence of the powerful and gracious Queen of Heaven. [10]
Croesus had already prepared me for the gracious proposal you have just made, and I have had a long and difficult battle to fight, before I could decide on resigning my dearest blessing for my highest good. [10]
Consciousness of unquestioned position makes people gracious in proper measure to all; but if a woman puts on airs with her real equals, she has something about herself or her family she is ashamed of, or ought to be. [6]
Her birth and position gave her confidence and self-reliance, but there was nothing gracious or captivating in her individuality. [10]
I remember a person of singularly stern and lofty bearing who became remarkably gracious and easy in all his ways in the later period of his life. [6]
Her style is perhaps a little more courtly and gracious than some would like. [6]
But despite her palpable effort to be gracious perhaps because of it--Mrs. Brocklehurst had an air about her that was disconcerting! [9]
Whereupon he sobbed out: "Nay, royal and gracious Coz, thou art in error. [10]
The recruiting for our most gracious commander, Count von Oberstein, is--to be done here. [10]
It is not on account of his gracious and considerate ways and his delicacy that I love him. [5]
Drink your fill of the sweet intoxicating air with eyes shut till the lungs are full and the heart beats with new fulness; then open them upon the wide sunrise and scan the veld so full of gracious odour. [11]
This was one of the beautiful offerings which Antony's gracious nature so well understood how to choose. [10]
Washington is drained of its foreign diplomats, the heavy part of the cabinet is moved over to represent the President, who sent a gracious letter, the select from Boston, the most ancient from Philadelphia, and I know that Chicago comes in a special train. [4]
The gracious wave of his right hand showed that he had expected to see different people from convicts and, ere the shouts of the hapless men had died away, his eyes again closed. [10]
Another valuable part of his education was the gracious influence in his aunt's household, the spirit of candor, of affection, and the sane common-sense with which life was regarded, the simplicity of its faith and the patience with which trials were borne. [4]
Then the necessity of appealing to her in prayer seized upon him, and with fervent warmth he besought her to surround with her gracious protection the young life which owed its existence to him. [10]
O great Asklepios, O bountiful and gracious Hygeia, ease his sufferings, which are indeed beyond endurance! [10]
When Mr. Eng Nye's deep and broad and limpid philosophies flow by in front of you, refreshing all the regions round about with their gracious floods, you will remember that it isn't his water; it's the other man's, and he is only working the pump. [5]
Surely it lacked nothing save the gracious rule of a mistress. [10]
The Emperor was not dancing, he stood in the doorway, stopping now one pair and now another with gracious words which he alone knew how to utter. [2]
He had said no word to his companion about that Barbara Golding who played such a gracious part in the home of the Osgoods. [11]
I grieve that my waning strength prevents rejoicing in the sight of your most gracious presence. [2]
Then, inasmuch as my lord duke desired to hear more music made, we were ready enough to obey and uplifted our voices, while he leaned on an easy couch, listening diligently, and gave us the guerdon of his gracious praise. [10]
And her citizens must receive his gracious Majesty's troopers into their houses. [9]
The immediate future must decide Geronimo's fate, so she went on a pilgrimage with her darling to the Madonna of Guadelupe to pray for the repose of the Emperor's soul, and also to beseech the gracious Virgin mercifully to remember him, Geronimo. [10]
But, jesting aside, Mr. President, woman is lovable, gracious, kind of heart, beautiful--worthy of all respect, of all esteem, of all deference. [5]
Her father, deeply moved, at last swung himself into the saddle, commending her to the protection of the gracious Virgin. [10]
She was never more gracious, never more anxious to please. [4]
Nothing could be more gracious than the way in which this being accosted me. [6]
She was never more amiable and gracious than on this day. [6]

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