"Ostensibly" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... have you back again, Gladys," I said, speaking in a low voice, for I had an instinctive feeling that ex-Judge Bundy had turned his head, though ostensibly ...
— David Malcolm • Nelson Lloyd
... the idea; laughed so loud that Miguel left his lonely splendor and swung over to them, ostensibly to borrow ...
— Flying U Ranch • B. M. Bower
... two meetings, although the invitations came frequently, none was accepted. Brandon had contrived to have his duties, ostensibly at least, occupy his evenings, and did honestly what his judgment told him was the one thing to do; that is, remain away from a fire that could give no genial warmth, but was sure to burn him to the quick. I saw this only too plainly, ...
— When Knighthood Was in Flower • Charles Major
... lectures which constitute "Sesame and Lilies" deal ostensibly with the reading of books; but in characteristic fashion the author brings into the discussion his favorite ideas on ethics, esthetics, economics, and many other subjects. It thus gives a fairly comprehensive idea of the nature of the widespread influence which he exerted on English life and thought ...
— Harvard Classics Volume 28 - Essays English and American • Various
... it was so improbable that they should have been sent away while the rajah was in fear of an attack by his neighbors that no credence was given to the assertion. The ship's boats often went out for long rows on the river, ostensibly—as the captain told the rajah, who inquired suspiciously as to the meaning of these excursions—for the sake of giving the crews active exercise, but principally in order to take soundings of the river, and to investigate ...
— Among Malay Pirates - And Other Tales Of Adventure And Peril • G. A. Henty
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