Portley men Small women & handsom fetued Emence quantity of the quawmash or Pas-shi-co root gathered & in piles about the plains, those roots grow much an onion in marshey places the seed are in triangular Shell on the Stalk.
Size of the one I came down, and I observed that it was a handsom river at my camp I shall injustice to Capt Lewis who was the first white man ever on this fork of the Columbia Call this Louis's river.
Crossed a Small handsom Stream on which we encamped.
Side opposit a handsom leavel plain in which there is great quantities of plumbs which are not yet ripe.
Some handsom Cascades are Seen on either Side tumbling from the Stupendious rocks of the mountains into the river.
Some verry handsom high planes & extensive bottoms, the mineral appearances of Coal & Salt together with Some appearance of Burnt hils continue.
The Countrey has a handsom appearance in advance no mountains extensive bottoms- the water Shallow for a great distance from Shore-.
There are not many Husbands and Wives, who can bear the Charges of plaguing one another in a handsom way.
If you have any black Velvet Scarfs--they are a handsom Winter-wear, and take with most Gentlemen who deal with my Customers.
Reason, with now and then a little handsom Discipline to bring you to your Senses.
Since the Act too against Imprisonment for small Sums, my Loss there too hath been very considerable, and it must be so, when a Lady can borrow a handsom Petticoat, or a clean Gown, and I not have the least Hank upon her!
Madam, you had a handsom Gold Watch of us 'tother Day for seven Guineas.
How the Mother is to be pitied who hath handsom Daughters!
A few variable forms such as “handsom : handsome” are unchanged.
Pinac methinks is reasonable; A little modestie he has brought home with him, And might be taught in time some handsom duty.
Think ye have a handsom fortune, Would I had such another.
I like the body rare; a handsom body, A wondrous handsom body: would she would turn: See, and that spightful puppy be not got Between me and my light again.
That liberty is my due, and I'll maintain it: Lady, what think you of a handsom man now?
Best gamesters make the best game, We shall fight close and handsom then.
These wise Traders regulate their Beauties as they do their Butter, by the Pound; and Miss Cross, when she first arrived in the Low-Countries, was not computed to be so handsom as Madam Van Brisket by near half a Tun.
But a strong and handsom Fabrick of one is still remaining, which is the Chappel of St. John the Evangelist, said to have been founded by Bishop John Salmon, who died Ann.
It is a close Monument, made up of handsom Stone-work: And this Enclosure might have been employ'd as an Oratory.
At the Entrance into the Cloister, by the upper Door on the Right Hand, next the Stairs, was a handsom Monument on the Wall, which was pulled down in the late Times, and a Void Place still remaineth.
This was a handsom Chappel; and there was a fair Entrance into it out of the Church, of a considerable Height also, as may be seen by the out-side, where it adjoined unto the Wall of the Church.
For Heaven is under a necessity to forgive a Handsom Woman.
But then he premises a handsom Excuse, acquaints the Audience, that the Persons are but borrowed, and throws in a Salvo for the Honour of either profession.
Thou art a handsom one, and this crosseness do's not become thee.
Would I were nearer to him, A young smug handsom holiness has no fellow.
I shall be mighty, And (which I never knew yet) I am goodly; For certain, a most handsom man.
Sound your pipes now merrily, And all your handsom sports.
Here, Souldier, there's even five months pay, be merry, And get theehandsom Cloaths.
Then as I hope to have a handsom husband, This fellow in mine eye, (and Frank I am held To have a shrewd ghess at a pretty fellow) Appears a strange thing.
No Madam, and which made me wonder mightily, He was in company with that handsom Pilgrim, That sad sweet man.
Abre Grinset of Dunwich, in Suffolk, 1665, said 'he did appear in the form of a Pretty handsom Young Man'.
In fashion it is an handsom turned measure, some of them are made with Canes like a Basket.
And those whose Office is about his Kitchin are reported to be so, which is not improbable, seeing he admits none but them that are young and very handsom to the imployment.
To eat before you go forth ishandsom and convenient.
What else: Why if Fornication been't against your Commandments, we would have some live Flesh; a handsom Wench.
Come hither Girl: hang me and she be not a handsom one.
You will not find it, Upon my troth I think his most ambition Is but to let the world know h'as a handsom Mistris: Will your grace command me any service to him?
No, Sir, as long as any Man in London is so, that has but a handsom Wife, Sir.
Sir; what shou'd such a deform'd Polecat as I do with a handsom Wife?
For your sake, Lady, much may be done, we've need of handsom Women.
Pox on him, howhandsom he is, I hate the sight of the young Stallion.
The loss of all your Fortune, If you refuse the Wife I have provided-- Especially a handsom Lady, as she is, Frank.
And one skilled in Political Arithmetick may readily compute what a handsom Income this would amount to with Care in collecting.
There's the matter, There's the main doctrine now, and I may miss it, Or a kind handsom Gentleman?
Prethee be serious true; I will not wear't else: 'Tis a handsom one.
And of the chain is sent her, And the rich stuff to make her shew more handsom here?
Pox upon it, They have such tender bodies too; such Culisses, That one good handsom blow breaks 'em a pieces.
Ev'n, that I had been a wench of fifteen for ye, A handsom wench Sir.
She being set in years, next none of those lusters Appearing in her eye, that warm the fancy; Nor nothing in her face, but handsom ruines.
You love a Gentlewoman, a young handsom woman, I have lov'd a thosand, not so few.
Besides my North British Plate and Breakfast equipidge--I have two handsom suvvices for dinner--the goold plate for Sundays, and the silver for common use.
But the handsom Shop-keeping is the surest and pleasurablest; for every moment you get new customers as well from abroad as at home, who buy continually with ready mony; or otherwise pay the old score, and trust the new.
That it is most easie to be perceived, what a noble creature Man is, whilest that Woman who is so handsom and haughty, is nevertheless but added unto him as a servant.
And truly, what is there, among other cogitations, more pleasurable, then to begin with a handsom Shop-keeping?
If you have any black Velvet Scarfs-- they are a handsom Winter-wear, and take with most Gentlemen who deal with my Customers.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "handsom" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
