451 examples of ailsa in sentences

Duncan fleeched, and Duncan prayed (Ha, ha, the wooing o't!); Meg was deaf as Ailsa craig (Ha, ha, the wooing o't!).

Brown accompanied Keats in his tour in the Hebrides, a worthy event in the poet's career, seeing that it led to the production of that magnificent sonnet to "Ailsa Rock."

Duncan fleech'd, and Duncan pray'd; Ha, ha, the wooing o't, Meg was deaf' as Ailsa Craig, Ha, ha, the wooing o't.

After a few moments Ailsa leaned back dreamily, her gaze wandering around the sunny walls of the room.

But she was wrong, and when, a moment later, the servant came to announce Mr. Berkley, Ailsa regarded her sister-in-law in pink consternation.

Ailsa had already risen to examine herself in the mirror.

Ailsa laid a pink bow against her hair and glanced at her sister-in-law for approval.

" Ailsa raised her eyes to his altered face, startled at the change in it.

"I'm terribly sorry I spoke that way about him, dear" "I don't care what you say about him," returned Ailsa Paige fiercely, emptying some grains of sand out of one of her gloves; resolutely emptying her mind, too, of Philip Berkley.

"There seems to be no doubt in the South," observed Ailsa Paige to her brother-in-law one fragrant evening after dinner where, in the dusk, the family had gathered on the stoop after the custom of a simpler era.

exclaimed Celia, imprisoning Ailsa's arms from behind.

There came a subtle ringing sound in Celia Craig's voice; she leaned forward, taking the newspaper from Ailsa's idle fingers: "Try to be fair," she said in unsteady tones.

From his clubs he had already resigned; other and less innocent haunts of his were no longer possible; some desirable people still retained him on their lists, and their houses were probably open to him, but the social instinct was sick; he had no desire to go; no desire even to cross the river for a penny and look again on Ailsa Paige.

At the same moment he heard a quiet, unterrified voice pronounce his name, caught a glimpse of Ailsa Paige swept past on the human wave, set his shoulders, stemmed the rush from behind, and into the momentary eddy created, Ailsa was tossed, undismayed, laughing, and pinned flat against the forward wheel of the stalled stage.

Ailsa Craig, like thousands of her sisters, tore the red-white-and-blue rosette from her breast and flung it down among the bayonets with a tremulous little cheer.

"I would like to walk uptown," said Ailsa Paige.

"Were you worried, dearest?" cried Ailsa gaily.

And Ailsa went and enrolled herself as one who had had some hospital experience.

All the way to the ferry Ailsa sat silent in her corner of the hack, worried, reflecting, trying to recollect what it was that she had left undone.

And suddenly Ailsa knew, and a flood of colour dyed her face; for the vague sense of leaving something undone was the instinct to let Berkley know she was goingthe blind, unreasoning need for some communication with him.

You don't need any whisky for your sick boys, do you?" Ailsa smiled and shook her head, saying they had not yet been assigned to duty.

"Could you direct us to the offices of the Sanitary Commission?" asked Ailsa of a passing soldier wearing the insignia of the hospital service on his sleeve.

" "Thethe Secretary of War!" gasped Ailsa.

To Ailsa's question he answered: "I'm Dr. Hammond of the Sanitary Commission.

The man opened his sunken eyes as the sleepy steward rose, gave his bedside chair to Ailsa, and replaced the ominous screen.

451 examples of  ailsa  in sentences