Maria! maiden mild! Listen to a maiden's prayer! Thou canst hear though from the wild, Thou canst save amid despair. Safe may we sleep beneath thy care, Though banished, outcast, and reviled-- Maiden! hear a maiden's prayer; Mother, hear a suppliant child! Ave Maria!英文原著 · 《The Lady of the Lake》
ANDROMACHE Have no tidings come that Peleus may arrive? MAID He is too old to help thee if he came. ANDROMACHE And yet I sent for him more than once. MAID Surely thou dost not suppose that any of thy messengers heed thee? ANDROMACHE Why should they? Wilt thou then go for me? MAID How shall I explain my long absence from the house? ANDROMACHE Thou art a woman; thou canst invent a hundred ways.英文原著 · 《Andromache》
"She was one in an 'underd, poor maid! I putts a flower 'ere every time I passes. Pretty maid an' gude maid she was, though they wouldn't burry 'er up to th' church, nor where she wanted to be burried neither." The old labourer paused, and put his hairy, twisted hand flat down on the turf beside the bluebells.英文原著 · 《Five Tales》
The whole population of the region had assem- bled, and the maidens came shyly into the circle. The simple ceremonies observed prior to the serv- ing of the food were in progress, when among a group of Wahpeton Sioux young men there was a stir of excitement. All the maidens glanced ner- vously toward the scene of the disturbance. Soon a tall youth emerged from the throng of spectators and advanced toward the circle. Every one of the chaperons glared at him as if to deter him from his purpose. But with a steady step he passed them by and approached the maidens' circle.英文原著 · 《Indian Boyhood》
The mare rubbed her nose against him. "We couldn't get out this morning, eh, girl?" said the broker, caressing her neck, while Jewel smoothed the bright coat as high as she could reach. Her grandfather lifted her in his arms. "Here, my maid, here's a new friend for you. In my pocket, Jewel."
The child took out the lumps of sugar one by one, and Essex Maid ate them from the little hand, touching it gently with her velvet lips. Zeke came in and whistled softly as he glanced at the group in the stall. "Whew," he mused. "He's letting her feed the Maid.英文原著 · 《Jewel》
My master understands how to manage the affair. He knows that the way to the young lady is through her maid, methinks. The maid will therefore be so good, my master begs, as to let him know whether he may not have the pleasure of speaking with the maid for a quarter of an hour.英文原著 · 《Minna von Barnhelm》