And early in the morning the birds and goodwife sing. From Wordnik.com. [Welsh Lyrics of the Nineteenth Century] Reference
And the goodwife would wish the goodman in the mire. From Wordnik.com. [Ivanhoe] Reference
"You're a bit hard on my manners, goodwife," said John. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
"Good morning, goodwife," said a tall lady with red hair. From Wordnik.com. [In the Garden of Iden] Reference
And you I bless, goodwife, for your loyalty to England and her king!. From Wordnik.com. [Children's Classics in Dramatic Form Book Two] Reference
And the goodwife bustled down toward the boat, with Rose behind her. From Wordnik.com. [Westward Ho!] Reference
Why, I daresay the goodwife will fetch something good for a treat —. From Wordnik.com. [Peer Gynt] Reference
The goodwife had loaned her a homespun shift that was too large but clean and warm. From Wordnik.com. [My Devilish Scotsman] Reference
The goodwife shall scream and rush forth from the house, — clutch her children along!. From Wordnik.com. [Peer Gynt] Reference
"I would never hint that he was, goodwife," cried John, quickly, puzzled-looking himself. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
“Aweel, and I trust he is not at his auld tricks again, goodwife?” answered the Clerk. From Wordnik.com. [Saint Ronan's Well] Reference
"I'm afraid you would, Miss Whittaker," said the Major, who could have hugged the goodwife. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867] Reference
Limited by sedatives to small-talk, he asked vaguely: "And how, tell me, is your goodwife?". From Wordnik.com. [The Satanic Verses]
Two undertake to personate a goodman and a goodwife; the rest a family of marriageable daughters. From Wordnik.com. [Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk] Reference
Far away in the long ago there lived a mighty king with his goodwife and his brave son, Siegfried. From Wordnik.com. [Bertha] Reference
"I am to tell him the goodwife of Ladyfield is dead," he explained, stammering, to the Sergeant More. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
We went in and paid our duties to the goodwife -- a silver-haired dame with a look of Betty in every smile. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
A little beyond, at the door of the best room, half in and half out, stood the goodwife Brown and her daughter. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
In came the goodwife with even greater signs of trouble than her husband, but all in a flurry of good-humoured welcome. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
Long before dawn the goodwife rises, wakens her handmaidens, lights the fire, and prepares for the Afur or morning meal. From Wordnik.com. [First footsteps in East Africa] Reference
"That's not reading the hand at all, goodwife," said I; "those small facts of life are never written in a line across the loof.". From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
Ladyfield, hastening as I say with great news though common news enough of its kind -- the news that the goodwife of Ladyfield was dead. From Wordnik.com. [Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure] Reference
That I and my goodwife should have bred up a mooncalf!. From Wordnik.com. [The Herd Boy and His Hermit] Reference
And the goodwife drew the settle, and stirred the fire amain. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Whittier] Reference
'What road then farest thou away from us?' said the goodwife. From Wordnik.com. [The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale] Reference
I ask you and the goodwife to take Gudrid here in fostership. From Wordnik.com. [Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America] Reference
'Bear it to the goodwife and bid her recollect me in her prayers.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Herd Boy and His Hermit] Reference
'I hope the kind old goodwife is well, who cosseted me so lovingly.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Herd Boy and His Hermit] Reference
This morning goodwife Allerton was delivered of a son, but dead-born. From Wordnik.com. [The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Complete] Reference
And here come Master Lorimer and the goodwife to bind these wounds. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Herd Boy and His Hermit] Reference
"See, goodwife," said Hilarius, "I will go buy thee food and come again.". From Wordnik.com. [Gathering of Brother Hilarius] Reference
It was usually placed in the kitchen, and upon it slept goodman and goodwife. From Wordnik.com. [Customs and Fashions in Old New England] Reference
He was disguised as a woman, and appeared to be a simple old peasant goodwife. From Wordnik.com. [A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9.] Reference
Coffee was instantly produced, and cakes made by the fair fingers of the goodwife. From Wordnik.com. [Chasing the Sun] Reference
'Never fear, goodwife,' said Giles Musgrave; 'he shall be looked to as mine own son.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Herd Boy and His Hermit] Reference
Then smiled Warcliff all across his face, and the goodwife hung her head and reddened. From Wordnik.com. [The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale] Reference
I know it, because goodwife Bartley, the midwife, told me so three years ago last March. From Wordnik.com. [Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem] Reference
“Silence, goodwife,” muttered Phormio, twisting desperately on the filthy straw under him. From Wordnik.com. [A Victor of Salamis] Reference
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