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... of himself, smiled at this revised version of his hostess's frequent assertion that Hermione was too goody-goody to take in England, but that with her little dowdy air she might very well "go off" in the Faubourg if only a dot could be raked up for her—and the recollection flashed a new light on the versatility of Mrs. ...

— The Hermit and the Wild Woman and Other Stories • Edith Wharton

... goody maitai," once more observed the doctor, ingeniously transposing his words for the ...

— Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas • Herman Melville

... "Goody Andrews," cries another—(and some call us Mr. and Mrs., but we like the other full as well) "when heard you from his honour? How does his lady do?—What a charming couple are they!—How lovingly do they live!—What an example do they give to all about them!" Then one cries, "God bless ...

— Pamela (Vol. II.) • Samuel Richardson

... "Oh, goody!" cried Patty, for they both loved to hear Mr. Fairfield read. "And mayn't I ask Lady Kitty to come in? She'll sit still as a ...

— Patty's Friends • Carolyn Wells

... but already Kur-Pfalz (Cousin of this Neuburg, and head man of the Protestants), was over here in England, on a fine errand;—namely, had married the fair Elizabeth (14th February, 1613), James the First's Princess; "Goody Palsgrave," as her Mother floutingly called her, not liking the connection. What kind of a "King of Bohemia" this Friedrich made, five or six years after, and what sea of troubles he and his entered into, ...

— History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.) - Frederick The Great--The Hohenzollerns In Brandenburg--1412-1718 • Thomas Carlyle

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