Roy's wooing had certainly been as romantic as
girlish heart could desire, but -- she wished Aunt Jamesina and the girls would not take things so for granted.
It certainly was, and a striking contrast to the first one, for it was a blooming, smiling face, full of
girlish spirit and health, with no sign of melancholy, though the soft eyes were thoughtful, and the lines about the lips betrayed a sensitive nature.
My hesitation brought me the sweetest and most delightful unconscious confession, a revelation of the mysteries of a girlish heart.
But between Evelina and other girls there was this difference, that where another would have poured out her feelings quite naturally, Evelina regarded these innocent confidences as a concession made to the stormy emotions which had invaded the quiet sanctuary of her girlish soul.
Kreis seemed to wake up and flash like some metallic, magnetic thing, while Norton looked at Martin sympathetically, with a sweet, girlish smile, as much as to say that he would be amply protected.
As the evening grew late, Norton, smarting under the repeated charges of being a metaphysician, clutching his chair to keep from jumping to his feet, his gray eyes snapping and his girlish face grown harsh and sure, made a grand attack upon their position.
And the sight which met my eyes was that of a slender,
girlish figure, similar in every detail to the earthly women of my past life.
Then, indeed, does she captivate all hearts by her condescension, by her
girlish vivacity, and by her skipping about as in the days when the hideous old general with the mouth too full of teeth had not cut one of them at two guineas each.
"Our enemies have not yet arrived," said the Scarecrow, after greeting affectionately the sweet and
girlish Ruler.
"And now," announced the
girlish Ruler of Oz, "we will hold a solemn conference to decide the best manner of liberating the royal family of this fair Land of Ev from their long imprisonment."
Her light, transparent skirts rose like a cloud about her slender waist; one bare, thin, soft,
girlish arm, hanging listlessly, was lost in the folds of her pink tunic; in the other she held her fan, and with rapid, short strokes fanned her burning face.
Gardiner for tomorrow night!" cried Meg, waving the precious paper and then proceeding to read it with girlish delight.
Meg knew Sallie and was at her ease very soon, but Jo, who didn't care much for girls or girlish gossip, stood about, with her back carefully against the wall, and felt as much out of place as a colt in a flower garden.
The nation may have sniggered at him in a skirt and giggled when he revealed a penchant for wearing Posh Spice's knickers, but the catwalks of London Men's Fashion Week yesterday were full of
girlish glamour for blokes.
Kelly NOW I have a granddaughter called Kelly She is one-and-a-half and a bit And one thing we know, She's the star of the show Yes, our little girl's a big hit We know there is something quite special Between grandads and granddaughters you see And this little girl Has my head in a whirl As any grandad will agree Like most little girls the world over Her laughter can get out of hand She is full of you see What they call
girlish glee That laughter so pure and grand So this is the end of this story Of what one little girl means to me So I will just say night night I hope you sleep tight We love you dear Kelly-Marie by Doug Sharkey, Birkenhead
