"Blightingly" Quotes from Famous Books
... now thread-bare and worn at the elbows; while his shoes, almost without soles, kept sad unison with the other parts of his dress. The other old man, whose clothes were equally squalid, sat more upright, and seemed livelier, and of a lighter heart, misfortune not having yet touched so blightingly the natural volatility of his disposition; for, now and then, he spoke in low tones to his companion, who sometimes smiled, but rarely ... — A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden - 2nd edition • W. A. Ross |