"Unmarried" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of Anna's, her mother's brother, known to Susie as Uncle Joachim. He had been twice to England; once during his sister's life, when Anna was little, and Peter was unmarried, and they were all poor and happy together at Estcourt; and once after Susie's introduction into the family, just at that period when Anna was beginning to stiffen and put ...
— The Benefactress • Elizabeth Beauchamp
... record, "the respectable Herr J.S. Bach, the surviving lawful son of the late most respectable Herr Ambrosius Bach, the famous town-organist and musician of Eisenach, was married to the virtuous maiden Maria Barbara Bach, the youngest surviving unmarried daughter of the late very respectable and famous artist ...
— The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1 • Rupert Hughes
... in company with several young persons of her own sex, Frederika Bremer paid a visit of courtesy to the wife of a sheikh, who, when informed that the ladies she had admitted to her presence were unmarried, manifested the liveliest surprise, and added that it was a great shame. The girls laughingly pointed to Miss Bremer as being also a spinster; whereupon their hostess threatened to withdraw, declaring herself overwhelmed, and, indeed, almost scandalized ...
— Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century • W. H. Davenport Adams
... the hatchment of a lady that has died unmarried. The arms of females of all ranks are placed in a ...
— The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition • Anonymous
... thrilled as I uttered God-speed to the Maxim warden. I think he was unmarried, but his fellow officer was both husband and father; they might have a fiery time in front. Last my graceful friend, with no stars or badges on his khaki, slipped into the boat. He seemed to come and go as he liked, and none refused his services. The boat hummed ...
— Cinderella in the South - Twenty-Five South African Tales • Arthur Shearly Cripps
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