These are what she calls gentlefolk's airs, I suppose!. From Wordnik.com. [House of the Seven Gables] Reference
In them he tells various fairy tales, of changeling children, and of the "gentlefolk". From Wordnik.com. [Susan Hated Literature] Reference
And are gentlefolk in the habit of asking a man, as. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-21] Reference
“It seems there are all sorts of gentlefolk, too.”. From Wordnik.com. [Resurrection] Reference
I must say the gentlefolk of El Chante are underwhelmed. From Wordnik.com. [On Passing] Reference
As to their pretensions to be gentlefolk, it is monstrous. From Wordnik.com. [The Way We Live Now] Reference
We very seldom have gentlefolk here to make use of the solar. From Wordnik.com. [The Leper of Saint Giles]
They are, themselves, all well-to-do, and gentlefolk as well. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
I came out to get air an 'these gentlefolk wanted their fortunes told. From Wordnik.com. [Beast Master's Circus]
‘Ah, you gentlefolk, you gentlefolk! you’re too fond of foreigners!. From Wordnik.com. [Punin and Baburin] Reference
‘Soon, good gentlefolk, you will see how your jest has miscarried.’. From Wordnik.com. [Through Russia] Reference
And there were gentlefolk around it, and other gentlefolk sitting down. From Wordnik.com. [The Gambler] Reference
And as likely as not she belongs to gentlefolk too, poor ones maybe. From Wordnik.com. [Crime and Punishment] Reference
Then ... on to Chapter 26 ... and we are finished, ladies and gentlefolk. From Wordnik.com. [More Politics...because this isn't right! Not in a democracy!] Reference
He agrees, noting that most people who claim to like bears are gentlefolk. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-09-01] Reference
“Is it the proper thing for gentlefolk to be disorderly in the street?”. From Wordnik.com. [The Schoolmistress and other stories] Reference
I daresay someday I shall be drinking champagne with gentlefolk, after all. From Wordnik.com. [Ghosts] Reference
In our 'Sincere Courtesy' wing, we housed the trismets3 of various gentlefolk. From Wordnik.com. [Marune: Alastor 933]
Elsie very much wished, however, that gentlefolk had not such strange manners. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference
But it's not just going to the theater, my dear; it's the society of gentlefolk. From Wordnik.com. [The Past Through Tomorrow]
But what golf has historically been is a game for gentlefolk, where one self-p. From Wordnik.com. [Ron Galloway: Why Tiger Woods Is Bad for Golf] Reference
I have set to my hand to deprive honest gentlefolk of their citizenship, pray speak. From Wordnik.com. [Hellenica] Reference
"Oh, gentlefolk marry off their little children all the time," said the lady serenely. From Wordnik.com. [In the Garden of Iden] Reference
I find it difficult to see what people dislike so much about these gentlefolk of nature. From Wordnik.com. [Mosquitoes and Eggs] Reference
It was a pleasure to him to see that his master was acquainted with such fine gentlefolk. From Wordnik.com. [A House of Gentlefolk] Reference
In these years, too, he forged a number of friendships with gentlefolk who admired his work. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction: Tim Fulford] Reference
My only fear was that the gallery might mistake his rather second-rate people for gentlefolk. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917] Reference
Its a bit like the Association for distressed gentlefolk - just what do you do with a rejected MP?. From Wordnik.com. [Association of Former Members of Parliament] Reference
An odor of stale wine and sweat hung in the air of the common room; it was not a tavern for gentlefolk. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Triumphant]
Moreover, it would be hard to find a more delightful, little social world than its gentlefolk represent. From Wordnik.com. [A Dixie School Girl] Reference
Kevin Bay on Jun 25, 2008 have you oblivious gentlefolk ever heard of the word 'Satire'? zakeed on Jun 25, 2008. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Off: The Happening - What Did You Think? « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Lords not only ought to be gentlefolk, and be fed and waited upon and live in affluent idleness, but super-gentlefolk. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917] Reference
Camilla Redmond: Like the rest of us, the gentlefolk of Ambridge are finding the depths of winter something of a trial. From Wordnik.com. [Aaaargh! It's the end of Nigel in the Archers. Now which one was he again?] Reference
"Sometimes, sir, when they do be gentlefolk, like you," with a smiling little nod; "a lone woman can't be too keerful.". From Wordnik.com. [Sara, a Princess] Reference
Good evening, we say, gentlefolk, the branch comes to sing to you it comes to sing with honor to see what you can give us. From Wordnik.com. [Jalapeña Christmas: a holiday in Xalapa] Reference
It was essential for a Portuguese child to learn English and French if, when they grew up, they were to be accounted gentlefolk. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Escape]
In Emma Tennant's The Bad Sister, gentlefolk are distressed when one of their number is put to death by his illegitimate daughter. From Wordnik.com. [Ladies in Distress] Reference
One or two pews, probably those of the gentlefolk of the neighborhood, were better furnished than the rest, but all in a modest style. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861] Reference
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