"Well, sir, it is young; but he is as steady as a man, and is strong, and well grown, and though he has not had much experience in driving, he has a light
firm hand and a quick eye, and he is very careful, and I am quite sure no horse of his will be ruined for want of having his feet and shoes looked after."
Black Beauty
The guests had been selected with a boldness and discrimination in which the initiated recognised the
firm hand of Catherine the Great.
The Age of Innocence
Natasha sat easily and confidently on her black Arabchik and reined him in without effort with a
firm hand.
War and Peace
Hers was a strong, quiet soul, and it was her
firm hand which had taken over the duties of her mother, had ordered the house, restrained the servants, comforted her father, and upheld her weaker sister, from the day of that great misfortune.
Beyond the City
"True," said Noirtier, looking carelessly around him, "true, if this person were not on his guard, as he is;" and he added with a smile, "He will consequently make a few changes in his personal appearance." At these words he rose, and put off his frock-coat and cravat, went towards a table on which lay his son's toilet articles, lathered his face, took a razor, and, with a
firm hand, cut off the compromising whiskers.
Count of Monte Cristo
Look, this is what I think;" and she seized the pen boldly and traced, with a
firm hand, the following words: --
Ten Years Later
The days are gone by when it was considered manly to go to bed intoxicated every night, and a clear head and a
firm hand no longer draw down upon their owner the reproach of effeminacy.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
And she would do it, thinks the lawver, watchful of the
firm hand with which she takes the pen!
Bleak House
Cornelius took it, and on the second fly leaf (for it will be remembered that the first was torn out), drawing near his end like his godfather, he wrote with a no less
firm hand: --
The Black Tulip
His
firm hand held me as gently as ever in my place.
Law and the Lady
With a
firm hand Mercy put the chair back to a distance from her.
The New Magdalen
When such a costly thing as a lady breaks down at the first touch of a
firm hand, I feel justified in complaining."
Unsocial Socialist
When I regained consciousness it was to feel a cool,
firm hand pressed upon my forehead.
The Gods of Mars
"How beautiful it sounds, and how happy you must be, so strong and pretty, and able to go round making music all the time," sighed Jenny, looking with respectful admiration at the plump,
firm hand held in both her thin and feeble ones.
An Old Fashioned Girl
The Count's
firm hand slowly tightened its grasp on his shoulder, and the Count's steady voice quietly repeated, "Be good enough, if you please, to remember it too."
The Woman in White