"Thankfulness" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... for, dressed in the height of fashion; he not only looked a millionaire, but he was one! Yet he was sad and depressed, and recited the history of his good fortune to the good-natured sportsman in a most dismal tone. Though his words were full of gratitude and thankfulness, he seemed, strange as it ...
— The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2) • Harry Furniss
... repay you for what you have done?" said the old sailor, with tears of thankfulness in his eyes, while Walter wrung ...
— The Boy Chums in the Forest - or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades • Wilmer M. Ely
... and a thrill of relief and of hope inexpressible shot through me. I raised to the troubled black face a glance which I trust was eloquent—it must needs have been to express the thankfulness I felt. Cookie responded with a solemn and convulsive wink—and I put the cup to my lips and after a brief parade of drinking passed it back to Cookie, spilling the contents on the ...
— Spanish Doubloons • Camilla Kenyon
... complaint that implies thankfulness for a received favor is pleasant raillery. Thus Diogenes of ...
— Essays and Miscellanies - The Complete Works Volume 3 • Plutarch
... Dr. Kittleword of Swappington, a match in every way commendable; and the death of Mrs. Malcolm. If ever there was a saint on earth she was surely one. She bore adversity with an honest pride; she toiled in the day of penury and affliction with thankfulness for her ...
— The World's Greatest Books, Vol IV. • Editors: Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton
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