"Beauty sleep" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... wheen nonsense: an honest man's an honest man, and a randy thief's a randy thief, and neither mair nor less. Mary, my lamb, it's time you were hame, and had your beauty sleep. ...
— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV • Robert Louis Stevenson
... be taking a beauty sleep," she thought, "so I'll be all fresh and fine for the evening, but I must find it, for I ...
— The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor • Annie Fellows Johnston
... in your room, Connie, for Ronald to sleep in; and as you're a deal older than that sweet little boy, you'll nurse him off to sleep, jest as though he wor your real brother. Arter he's asleep you can go to bed yerself, for there's nothing like early hours for beauty sleep. You yere me, Connie? You ...
— Sue, A Little Heroine • L. T. Meade
... best of my knowledge Miss Jacobi is in Kensington Gardens soon after ten every morning. She takes the dog for an airing before her brother is up. Saul is a lazy beast," continued Hugh Rossiter, "and is seldom down before mid-day. He takes his beauty sleep when the rest of ...
— Herb of Grace • Rosa Nouchette Carey
... liked it," he said, heartily; "and now, scamper home and to bed, all of you, so your parents won't say I made you lose your beauty sleep." ...
— Marjorie at Seacote • Carolyn Wells
... more hateful to Buffalmacco, who was in the habit of supping plentifully, and loved to run the streets at an hour when, as they say, all cats are grey. He went to bed late and slept sound, his conscience being clear enough after all. Accordingly, when Tafi's shrill voice woke him up out of his beauty sleep, he would only turn round on his pillow and pretend to be deaf. But his master invariably persisted, and at a pinch would go into the apprentice's room and very soon have the sheets dragged off the bed and a jug of cold water ...
— The Well of Saint Clare • Anatole France |
