And for the rest, we have defiantly embroidered life, and indomitably we have converted the commonest happening of life into a comely thing.

A mighty man was Beltane the Smith, despite his youth already great of stature and comely of feature.

Beside the man a woman crouched, young and of comely seeming, despite wild hair and garments torn and wrenched, who of a sudden, with another loud cry, leapt before the hairy man covering him with her clinging body and, in that moment, her scream died to a choking gasp and she sank huddled 'neath a pike-thrust.

See our provision be in readiness, Collect us followers of the comeliest hue, For our chief guardians; we will thither wend.

" The voice came from the porch, and, with her hope fulfilled, Nan looked up to greet John Lord, the house-friend, who stood there with a basket on his arm; and as she saw his honest eyes, kind lips, and helpful hands, the girl thought this plain young man the comeliest, most welcome sight she had beheld that day.

But at least he told the truth when he said that there is no dame so comely but that very easily may be found one more sweet than she.

"Certes," he said, "it is a heavy grief that you who are so comely and brave, should yet have no honour in you.

BALDWIN, the youngest and comeliest of Charlemagne's paladins, nephew of sir Roland.

In due time he became interested in the comely widow, and when sufficient time had elapsed, and no tidings came back of the missing husband and father, legal steps were taken, a divorce secured and the young physician made the widow his wife.

Soon after the arrival of the troops the Captain began to cast eyes of favor on a comely young Indian woman, the wife of a Pit River brave.

On the third floor of a tenement house, a missionary, Mr. B., found a comely, intelligent young English woman in great distress.

But whether she indeed be comely, Or only very good and homely, Of my own eyes I cannot say; I trust to Emma Isola.

what I pleased, if comely; But something scriptural and homely: A sober Piece, not gay or wanton, For winter fire-sides to descant on; The theme so scrupulously handled, A Quaker might look on unscandal'd; Such as might satisfy Ann Knight, And classic Mitford just not fright.

" XXIX "Then take a blessing, my darling Son," Quoth she, and kiss'd him civil Then his neckcloth she tied; and when he was drest From top to toe in his Sunday's best, He appear'd a comely devil.

JOHN How beautiful, (handling his mourning) And comely do these mourning garments shew!

"He had a comely young woman, who travelled with him.

When we came in by Glasgow town We were a comely sight to see; My love was clad in the black velvet, And I myself in cramasie.

PIPER Is he a comely man? BARBARA That swallows swords!

And is he comely as a man should be?

When Charles the First bow'd his comely head Down, as upon a bed, at Whitehall, Beauty also laid her head upon the block at his side.

" "I hope the gentleman you speak of is not so much afraid of contact with what is disagreeable as you are?" "Perhaps not; he has an artistic temperament, and therefore loves what is comely; but he would go through fire to what he thought his duty.

He, too, was a blond man and the comeliest of his day.

I do not dwell upon this, for it is not a condition in which the comeliest maid shows to advantage.

As governors are but men, and not unfrequently by no means possessed of the most virtuous principles, the gold of Black Beard rendered him comely in the governor's eyes, and, by his influence, he obtained a legal right to the great ship called "The Queen Anne's Revenge."

Let the bridegroom diligently con over his circle of friends, and select the comeliest and the pleasantest fellows for his own train.