When she wanted to
dance to the right, the shoes would
dance to the left, and when she wanted to
dance up the room, the shoes danced back again, down the steps, into the street, and out of the city gate.
Andersens Fairy Tales
"Why, everybody's goin' to
dance to- night, all but th' old squire and Mrs.
Adam Bede
But, however, he did not admire her at all; indeed, nobody can, you know; and he seemed quite struck with Jane as she was going down the
dance. So he inquired who she was, and got introduced, and asked her for the two next.
Pride and Prejudice
I never missed a Saturday night
dance. The tent was open until midnight then.
My Antonia
How could I, ye light-footed ones, be hostile to divine
dances? Or to maidens' feet with fine ankles?
Thus Spake Zarathustra
"No laggard may claim Tara of Helium; but haste now lest thou lose also Olvia Marthis, whom I have never seen wait long to be claimed for this or any other
dance."
The Chessmen of Mars
Her eyes and cheeks were still brightened with her childlike enthusiasm in the
dance; her whole frame was set to joy and tenderness; even the coming pain could not seem bitter,--she was ready to welcome it as a part of life, for life at this moment seemed a keen, vibrating consciousness poised above pleasure or pain.
The Mill on the Floss
"Might not they use both rooms, and
dance across the passage?" It seemed the best scheme; and yet it was not so good but that many of them wanted a better.
Emma
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the
dance?
Alices Adventures In Wonderland
But my
dance has warmed me some, and now I wonder how I am ever to get home again."
The Road to Oz
'Where do my twelve daughters
dance at night?' he answered, 'With twelve princes in a castle under ground.' And then he told the king all that had happened, and showed him the three branches and the golden cup which he had brought with him.
Fairy Tales
A PRINCE had some Monkeys trained to
dance. Being naturally great mimics of men's actions, they showed themselves most apt pupils, and when arrayed in their rich clothes and masks, they danced as well as any of the courtiers.
Fables
They strolled about among the booths where peanuts were grinding and popcorn was roasting in preparation for the day, and went on and inspected the
dance floor of the pavilion.
The Valley of the Moon
It was settled that the
dance was to be on Friday, one week after the engagement, and at dinner Hewet declared himself satisfied.
The Voyage Out
She felt sure she would
dance the mazurka with him as she had done at former balls, and refused five young men, saying she was engaged for the mazurka.
Anna Karenina