``I am Prince John and Waldemar and all the rest of 'em this day,'' he said, ``and `it is thus,' '' quoting Sir Walter, ``that we set the dutiful example of loyalty to the Queen of Love and Beauty, and are ourselves her guide to the throne which she must this day occupy.'' And so saying, the Hon. Sam marshalled the Blight to a seat of honor next his own.英文原著 · 《A Knight of the Cumberland》
"I will do all I can," she said. "I will obey every law, I will pray often and give alms, and strive to be dutiful and--holy, that in the end He will not thrust me from you; that I may stay near-- even in the lowest place, even in the lowest--that I may see your face and know that you see mine. We are so in His power, He can do aught with us; but I will so obey Him and so pray that He will let me in."英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
The others said yes readily enough, for each thought his own wife the most dutiful, and each thought he was quite sure to win the wager.英文原著 · 《Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare》
They do not know in the city that I have back my people. I shrank from telling it to the Egyptian; but this little one will rejoice with me over their restoration, and welcome them with love and sweet services of hand and heart. She will be to my mother another daughter; in Tirzah she will find her other self. I would wake her and tell her these things, but--out on the sorceress of Egypt! Of that folly I could not command myself to speak. I will go away, and wait another and a better time. I will wait. Fair Esther, dutiful child, daughter of Judah!"
He retired silently as he came.英文原著 · 《Ben-Hur》
Go back, then, from thy well-earned rest, O brave Greatheart! go back to thy waiting task. Put on again thy whole armour. Receive again, and again fulfil, thy Master's commission, till He has no more commissions left for thy brave heart and thy bold hand to execute. And, one glorious day, while thou art still returning to thy task, it shall suddenly sound in thy dutiful ears:- "Well done! good and faithful servant!" And then thou too英文原著 · 《Bunyan Characters-2》