"Musing" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... time the irritated feelings of Natty had found vent: and he rested on the bar for a moment, in a musing posture, when he lifted his face, with his silent laugh, and, pointing to where the wood- chopper ...
— The Pioneers • James Fenimore Cooper
... beside the water, leaned back in the hedge, musing, with her finger to her chin, her eyes on the ground, and her ...
— The Broom-Squire • S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould
... other, in a grimly musing way, "there has always been one man, but only one until now, that I have wished I might add to my present associates. I refer to the so-called Gray Seal. To-night there are two. I pay you the compliment of being the other. But"—he was smiling ominously again—"we are wasting time, ...
— The Adventures of Jimmie Dale • Frank L. Packard
... quit his hiding-place and go home. He could not so far conceal his uneasiness but that his mother perceived it, was surprised to see him so much more thoughtful than usual; and asked if he were ill? He returned her no answer, but sat carelessly down on the sofa, and remained silently musing on the image of the ...
— The Arabian Nights - Their Best-known Tales • Unknown
... great many lessons? Don't go home to-morrow, as it is your first impulse to do. Be brave and unselfish enough not to say anything to your friend that will mar her enjoyment." He broke off suddenly and sat musing a minute. "Do you know Browning's 'Saul'?" he asked, after a little pause. Mary Lee nodded, a gleam of pleasure lighting her eyes ...
— Cicely and Other Stories • Annie Fellows Johnston
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