And she journeyed onward, breathless, And weary and sore and faint, Yet forward pressed With the strength, and the zest, And the ardor of a saint.
Barbara Frietchie Up from the meadows rich with corn Clear in the cool September morn, The clustered spires of Frederick stand Green-walled by the hills of Maryland.
On that terrible evening when Donahue's train Jumped the bridge and went down, in the darkness and rain.
See, this long curl was kept for you; And this white blossom from her breast; And here--your sister Bessie wrote A letter telling all the rest.
Said I, "My boy, it seems to me you're talking through your hat, Is there a town named Morrow on your line?
Sir, I have had two delightful talks with her; and I mean to have another to-morrow.
But, father, what they are trying to do to me is ten times worse than ragged clothes, or starvation, or bodily punishment.
I have heard of several similar cases, but never had the fortune to see one till now.
All that he said was so perfectly simple, and yet he was thinking of something else all the time; and everything he did was done as if he let someone else do it for him.
I am not at all certain what reply I made, being fluttered by the force of habit in her stately presence.
But after that basket’s virgin fill, how many meretricious uses does it undergo!
Be it as it might, I could make things no worse; and anything was better than this horrible suspense.
You may smoke, by-and-by, when you have a house of your own, and a dear little wife to spoil you.
Such was my petty jealousy that I did not even want to hear him praise her, except in my own words.
But to warn you is waste of words, in your present frame.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "nie" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
