I carried it all lightly enough at first, but now I don't dare trifle with it.
Hilda sat on the arm of it and put her hands lightly on his shoulders.
She leaned over and caressed him
lightly. "For mine, dear."
She made some idle remark, looking at me, and laughed
lightly enough; but I saw her eyes return to his, involuntarily, as though fascinated; then they fell, but not swiftly enough to veil the rush of terror that filled them.
"Many thanks, my dear Prince," he said
lightly. "Make haste and complete your charming little arrangements.
"He stept so
lightly to the land, All in his manly pride: He kissed her cheek, he pressed her hand, Yet still she glanced aside.
To tow the little craft was now a thing of ease, and as Gahan moved rapidly toward the brow of the hill above Bantoom the flier floated behind him as
lightly as a swan upon a quiet lake.
These two pleasures, his lucky shooting and the letter from his wife, were so great that two slightly disagreeable incidents passed
lightly over Levin.
Change of air and care will keep you well, I dare say, or if it does not entirely, you will have the fever more
lightly. I advise you to be off as soon as you can, for scarlet fever is no joke, miss."
Sir, ye shall not so, said Merlin, for the knight is weary of fighting and chasing, so that ye shall have no worship to have ado with him; also, he will not
lightly be matched of one knight living; and therefore it is my counsel, let him pass, for he shall do you good service in short time, and his sons, after his days.
That is a very large merit, and should not be
lightly weighted nor
lightly thought of.
"Sir, on the contrary, with this gun every blow is mortal; and, however
lightly the animal is touched, it falls as if struck by a thunderbolt."
Dantes listened to these melancholy tidings with outward calmness; but, leaping
lightly ashore, he signified his desire to be quite alone.
Impressed with the awe which the humblest sleeped usually sheds around him, the merchant trod as
lightly as the gout would allow; and his spouse took good heed not to rustle her silk gown, lest David should start up all of a sudden.
De Guiche and Bragelonne
lightly mounted the ladder on the starboard side, and conducted by the Duke of Norfolk, who resumed his place near them, they approached to offer their homage to the princesses.
