This maiden of Antioch is described in old metrical legends as "Maid Marguerite that was so meeke and milde.
Then called she a Groome, that forth him led Into a goodly lodge, and gan despoile 8 Of puissant armes, and laid in easie bed; His name was meeke Obedience rightfully ared.
Thou a meane Squire, of meekeand lowly place, 4 She heauenly borne, and of celestiall hew.
But the faire Virgin was so meeke and mild, 2 That she to them vouchsafed to embace Her goodly port, and to their senses vild, 4 Her gentle speach applide, that in short space She grew familiare in that desert place.
Mrs. Meekewas his favourite among bad novel-writers, See page 96.
My clothes and etceteras, as Mrs. Meeke observes, I will, I am quite sure, come within L200.
Soone after this a Giaunt came in place, Of wondrous power, and of exceeding stature, That none durst vewe the horror of his face; 535 Yet was he milde of speach, and meeke of nature.
Lowly they him saluted in meeke wise; 585 But he through pride and fatnes gan despise Their meanesse; scarce vouchsafte them to requite.
O pardon me, thou bleeding peece of Earth: That I ammeeke and gentle with these Butchers.
Harmless as Mr. Meeke was, and innocent of all wrong as I knew my mistress to be, I regretted that she should be so rash as to despise appearances, considering the situation she was placed in.
This taste of his was his great recommendation to my mistress, who was a wonderfully fine player on the piano, and who was delighted to get such a performer as Mr. Meeke to play duets with her.
A minute previously Mr. Meeke had summoned courage enough to get up and leave the room quietly.
This news brought Mr. Meeke himself to the Hall in a great flutter.
Finding her in that temper of mind, the letter from Mr. Meeke only irritated her the more.
For this reason, Mr. Meeke (who was dreadfully frightened by my master's violent language and rough ways) very seldom visited at the Hall except when my mistress was alone there.
My master's treatment of Mr. Meeke was, from the first, the very opposite of my mistress's.
To do Mr. Meeke justice, he had a heart, though it was a very small one.
So, with the assistance of Mr. Meeke and his fiddle, my mistress got though the weary time.
Mr. Meeke was ridiculously nice about how he should express himself when he got a pen into his hand.
After stating this view of the matter, she left it to Mr. Meeke to decide whether the perfectly innocent connection between them should be resumed or not.
Mr. Meeke must not be forgotten, although he has dropped out of the latter part of my story because he had nothing to do with the serious events which followed Josephine's perjury.
I overtook Mr. Meeke in the hall, and opened the door for him.
Thus it happened that, whenever my master was away at sea, my mistress and Mr. Meeke were always together, playing duets as if they had their living to get by it.
If Dr Meeke is satisfied, I am sure you may feel so," she said.
If Dr Meeke has not called this morning, pray suggest it to him when he does so.
No," she replied; "I am pretty sure no one but Dr Meeke has crossed their threshold since you were with us.
We shall hear how he goes on," were Miss Jessie's last words, "as Dr Meeke calls now and then at present.
Whereupon he put wine into a fountain neere the highway, whereof, when the Satyre had tasted, he waxed meeke suddenly, and was overcome.
Proue me madame ere ye fall to reproue, Meeke mindes should rather excuse than accuse.
Not so perswaded as coniurd sweete loue, By thy commanding meeke petition.
Miss Meekewas gravely busy with her wedding preparations.
He couldn't make love to Nat right before our four looking eyes--I mean he couldn't pay his addresses to Miss Meeke in our presence.
Miss Meeke smiled and blushed, and said: "I was to go to-morrow to inspect a new house in the village that the doctor was thinking of taking, if I should like it.
I should like to know--what has come to everybody in the house, that nobody but Elva and I and Miss Meeke have any common sense left!
Miss Meeke had taken temporary charge of household affairs, and was out advising the servants.
Le handed Miss Meeke and his two young cousins into the second carriage, and followed them.
Then called she a Groome, that forth him led 150 Into a goodly lodge, and gan despoile Of puissant armes, and laid in easie bed; His name was meeke Obedience rightfully ared.
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