110 examples of good face in sentences

"A young face," quoth he in a low voice, half to himself, "a kind face, a good face.

"Now, well met, Sir Richard of the Lea," cried he, "for rather than any other man in England would I see thy good face this day!"

Neither can you say of it, that it would be a good face if it was not marked by the small poxa compliment which is always more admissive than excusatoryfor either Mrs. Conrady never had the small pox; or, as we say, took it kindly.

He accepted her implied tribute modestly and with unaffected gratification, again wiping his brow and his broad, good face.

If thy good beginneth to pass, And thou wax a poor man, Take good comfort and bear good face, And think on him that all good wan; did win.

Good face, good face.

Like your face,good face, good face.

507. hope for &c (desire) 865; anticipate. be hopeful &c adj.; look on the bright side of, view on the sunny side, voir en couleur de rose [Fr.], make the best of it, hope for the best; put a good face upon, put a bold face upon, put the best face upon; keep one's spirits up; take heart, take heart of grace; be of good heart, be of good cheer; flatter oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul, catch at a straw,

put a good face upon, put a smiling face upon; clean the outside of the platter &c (disguise) 544.

Now, as for all things else which are to procure love, as a good face, wit clothes, or a good body, each of them, I confess, may work somewhat for want of a better, that is, if valour be not their rival.

Ratsey looked a little crestfallen at what Mr. Glennie said, but put a good face on it, and answered 'Well, master, I am but a plain man, and know nothing about floods and these eddies and hidden workings of Nature of which you speak; but, saving your presence, I hold it a fond thing to make light of such warnings as are given us.

Nothing so familiar in these days, as for a young man to marry an old wife, as they say, for a piece of gold; asinum auro onustum; and though she be an old crone, and have never a tooth in her head, neither good conditions, nor a good face, a natural fool, but only rich, she shall have twenty young gallants to be suitors in an instant.

It was, however, necessary to put a good face on matters.

"You've got a good face, Brother Burge, and you'll do a lot of good by your preaching.

Miss Ada felt that she had touched a tender chord, so she stooped down and kissed his forehead, remarking, "You have a good face, Clarence, and no doubt an equally good heart; we shall get on charmingly together, I know."

Still, he put a good face on it, showing no unwillingness to continue the fight; and, on a breeze springing up, the Angrians drew off, leaving the East Indiamen to pursue their voyage.

Dr. and Mrs. Crosby were in the box with us, and she, fortunately, had an opera glass with her, so that we had a chance to study his really good face.

As the Doctor looked after her, the simple, pleased expression with which he had watched her gradually faded, and there passed over his broad, good face a shadow, as of a cloud on a mountain-side.

But his wife said to him, 'Do not be frightened; put a good face on the matter, and say: "This is not Kanakavati, the daughter of Niddhipatidatta; this is my own lawful wife, the daughter of Grihagupta, who lives at Valabhi.

The younger ladythat was Miss Ellentook to me very much; she said she was sure she should like me, I had such a good face.

Many of them are blacke and haue clawes of brasse with long nayles, and some ride vpon peacocks and other foules which be euill fauoured, with long haukes bils, and some like one thing and some another, but none with a good face.

I went to see the king in his chamber, where there were some wounded whom he was having dressed; he wore a good mien, and every one kept a good face; and we were not so boastful as a little before the battle, because we saw the enemy near us."

And furious with the clergy, who seemed to put a good face on the Concordat and their salaries, thankful to have come out of the revolutionary tumults even as well as they had done, he isolated himself in his garden, locking the door in the iron railing, and shrinking from the assemblies of former times!

"Bring him in," said the man with the good face.

Not a pleasing nor a good face; yet intensely pathetic because of its undisguised harassment.

110 examples of  good face  in sentences