Kitty deemed it suitable to extol Kings Port to John. "Quaint" was the word that did most of this work for her; she found everything that, even the negroes; and when she had come to the end of it, she supposed the inside must be just as "quaint" as the outside.英文原著 · 《Lady Baltimore》
I simply wish to make the ac- quaintance of an agreeable household; and it would be extremely ridiculous if I were to cherish the slightest hope. With you, now, for instance, it is a different matter! You Petersburg con- querors! You have but to look -- and women melt. But do you know, Pechorin, what Princess Mary said of you?" . "What? She has spoken to you already about me?" . "Do not rejoice too soon, though.英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
GREEK SCIENCE OF THE ALEXANDRIAN OR HELLENISTIC PERIOD 1 (p. Tertullian's Apologeticus. We quote the quaint old translation of North, printed in 1657. CHAPTER X. SCIENCE OF THE ROMAN PERIOD 1 (p. The Geography of Strabo, translated by H. Hamilton and W. Falconer, 3 vols., London, 1857, Vol.英文原著 · 《A History of Science-1》
He laughed at her old-fashioned speech and kissed her. He was really not at all resigned himself, though he knew he must keep that a secret. His quaint little Sara had been a great companion to him, and he felt he should be a lonely fellow when, on his return to India, he went into his bungalow knowing he need not expect to see the small figure in its white frock come forward to meet him. So he held her very closely in his arms as the cab rolled into the big, dull square in which stood the house which was their destination.英文原著 · 《A Little Princess》
Captain Crewe would really have enjoyed the shopping tremendously, but that a sad thought kept tugging at his heart. This all meant that he was going to be separated from his beloved, quaint little comrade.英文原著 · 《A Little Princess》
And not a cozy dumpster in a quaint alley, but a barge, floating out to sea, with no rudder.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》