28 Metaphors for emily

Emily wasn't the kind of girl who would be left to pine.

To grace the pomp, came Emily the bright, With cover'd fire, the funeral pile to light.

"Emily is not capriciousit cannot be a sudden piqueshe means as she says.

In the meantime Justina, wishing to say something of Emily that would sound amiable, and yet help her own cause, remarked pleasantly "Emily is a dear, careless creaturejust like what she was as a girl" (careless creatures, by the bye, are not at all suited to be stepmothers).

Emily was Mrs. Prentiss herself.

This was common ground; and no dreams of future happiness, no visions of dawning wealth, crossed the imagination of Chatterton in which Emily was not the fairy to give birth to the one, or the benevolent dispenser of the hoards of the other.

Why then my poor Emily would be a beggar.

" "Suppose Emily to be the object of Colonel Egerton's pursuit, then, sister, in what manner would you proceed to destroy the influence I acknowledge he is gaining over Jane?"

Emily is a good little thing, and she was obviously terribly, though not altogether unpleasantly, shocked and stirred (maids are) by the tragedy.

Where Hapgood's copy had been deficient was in his failing to record that this Emily Leonard was the daughter of George and Sabina Leonard, whereas the Clarks' Emily was the daughter of Peter and Judith Leonard.

Emily was his companion, and their solicitations were happily crowned with a success they had not anticipated.

It has been as we supposed; he has been deluded by the éclât that attaches to these Mertons in our provincial society; and Emily is rather a showy girl, you know,at least for those who are accustomed only to our simple habits.

I will not say another word except this,I have heard as how that Miss Emily is sick a-bed.

Emily should be Enid and Mary, Elaine, while Lady Melton, Lady Thornby and Mrs. Harcourt should be the Three Fair Queens.

And now, just the same, Emily was Justina, and such thoughts as Justina might be supposed to be thinking passed through Emily's mind somewhat in this way: "No; it is not at all fair!

"Pendennyss has spoken truth, my dear brother," cried she, recovering her voice; "Emily is the child of my care and my lovethe two beings I love best in this world are now unitedbut," she added, pressing Lady Moseley to her bosom, "my heart is large enough for you all; you are of my blood, and my gratitude for your affection is boundless.

But, John, Emily is my favourite sister.

The truth was that Emily was an orphan, working her way through High School by taking care of the children of one of the professors after school hours, and had neither money nor time to spend in the company of her classmates.

I feel that Emily is as much my wife in the eyes of God, as if a thousand clergymen had united us.

"Old Mistress Emily was a doctor woman.

Mr. Garie was so thoroughly Saxon in appearance, that no one could doubt to what race he belonged, and it was equally evident that Emily, Mrs. Ellis, and her husband, were coloured persons.

"The Fair Emily is a ship," said the latter to Mrs. Chalk.

Arcite was victor, but being thrown from his horse was killed, and Emily became the bride of Palamon.

He was greatly shocked at the suspicion that Emily might possibly have become the victim of a catastrophe which had thus broken out in the dead of night.

Emily was a little in advance.

28 Metaphors for  emily