"Eagerness" Quotes from Famous Books
... bid away bravely, and frequently in your eagerness advanced on yourself: at some sales you would have paid dearly for this; but here no advantage was taken, the mistake was explained, and the bidding declined in the most fair and honourable manner. I have often made considerable ... — Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. • Pierce Egan
... was the one accomplishment she most longed to acquire, and she entered into the first lesson with an eagerness that made ... — Aunt Jane's Nieces • Edith Van Dyne
... now. How did you get over it?" The black eyes glistened with eagerness and the little face ... — Tabitha at Ivy Hall • Ruth Alberta Brown
... grow up with an increasing pride. This great and busy man found time in New York to write her notes full of friendly affection. A few days before the Lusitania went down she received a note from him saying that he was soon to sail, and looked forward with eagerness to his usual stay ... — Charles Frohman: Manager and Man • Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
... with much quiet excitement that he awaited the appearance of the evening edition. He had a strange eagerness to see his contribution in print; a manifestation, no doubt, of that peculiar trait in human nature which fills the editorial waste basket with unaccepted contributions. At last he found it, but it ... — The Cow Puncher • Robert J. C. Stead
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