But, in addition to this, I have had another piece of good fortune; and my difference with Great Britain need not alarm you.
Louise assumed a serious air, leant her chin upon her hand, and, in a tone full of candid remonstrance, "And do you reproach me with my good fortune?
James was even more annoyed than his father when he heard of Herbert's good fortune; but after his first annoyance he showed a disposition to be friendly.
I suppose you are right, mother; but it is pleasant to dream of good fortune, even if we know it is out of reach.
Not knowing anything of Herbert's good fortune, Squire Leech utterly disbelieved this.
I swam some minutes on the water; but by good fortune, or rather miracle, I felt ground.
I did not expect, said she, to meet with so pleasing a surprise, and had condemned myself to live unhappy all my days; but my good fortune is so much the greater, as I possess in you a man that is worthy of my tenderest affection.
By good fortune I at length hit upon the idea of working upon the superstitious terrors and guilty conscience of the mate.
I found Talbot at home, and proceeded at once to acquaint him with my good fortune.
By good fortune it continued very moderate during the night, the sea subsiding every minute, which gave us great hopes of ultimate preservation.
Good fortune bids us pause And smooth the frowns of war with peaceful looks.
Good fortune then, To make me blest or cursed'st among men!
This was not the vice of Alexander alone, who followed with a fortunate audacity in the footsteps of Bacchus and Hercules, but it is common to all those whose covetousness is whetted rather than appeased by good fortune.
I will remind you that there is another Nemesis besides the just being who drives from his stolen ease the unworthy mortal who suns himself in good fortune.
The master sees in the figure of this goddess the indignation which the good fortune of the base or the unworthy use of good fortune inspires in us.
During the terrible events of the last hours he had thought but seldom and briefly of the weaver, whom it had seemed a rare piece of good fortune to be permitted to represent.
Sometimes I think that to live and prosper is good fortune, and sometimes I think that to die and sleep is good fortune, for in sleep there is neither hunger nor thirst of body or of spirit.
Why, I had sooner share the "good fortune" which Umbelazi anticipated beneath the sod.
She showed me that we must consider Barine's delivery to Alexas a piece of good fortune.
Call the accident that has kept you out of this despicable work a stroke of good fortune, but beware how you look down upon those whose oath forces them to crush out every human feeling from their hearts!
Gloomy days have often brought me good fortune; but this is a strange experience of the eternal sunshine of Egypt!
Like most accounts it is my good fortune to receive, I thought it particularly long.
Well, that is a wonderful piece of good fortune,' cried he, as he sprang out to get it.
The girl could scarcely believe her good fortune, and, in gratitude for all the kindness shown her, was so useful and pleasant to her husband's parents that they soon loved her.
Then, after wishing all kinds of good fortune to the lion and his family, he inquired if he was on the right road to Kerglas.
I have never written home about my good fortune; so far as they know I am no better off than when I went away.
He felt disturbed to hear of Rodney's good fortune, but he had a shot in reserve.
Mike Flynn was overjoyed to hear of Rodney's good fortune.
But envy was at work, and all too soon was Siegfried's good fortunebrought to an end.
But their capture, except in the case of the first three, was due almost solely to good fortune and to the position in which we found them, almost incapable of defence.
There is no affectation about his modesty, and he really considers that this success he has gained is solely a stroke of good fortune.
Most of them had made one or two of the three months' voyages in the galleys, though comparatively few had had the good fortune to be absolutely engaged with the Moslem pirates.
That is well," the praetor said, "it is a piece of good fortune.
No good fortune can be expected to attend our efforts unless we have the help of the gods.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "good fortune" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
