1 That satisfied her, and without waiting for him to speak, she said, in her sprightly way.
2 If he liked the majestic, she was the very type of majesty: then she was accomplished, sprightly.
3 Silvery-headed age and sprightly youth, maids and matrons, had to undergo the same indelicate inspection.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick DouglassContext Highlight In CHAPTER VIII 4 He was sprightly, vigorous, fiery in his belief in success.
5 Danglars' riveted attention, Eugenie's composure, and the light and sprightly manner in which the baroness treated this important affair.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 96. The Contract. 6 My aunt said this in a sprightly way, and gave me a kiss to ratify the blessing.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 44. OUR HOUSEKEEPING 7 The reddleman's walk across the vale, and over into the next where his cart lay, was not sprightly for a slim young fellow of twenty-four.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 1: 9 Love Leads a Shrewd Man into Strategy