"Used to" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... think your beauty sufficient to challenge improvement-indeed, I prefer you as you used to be-but you are lovely enough to cause heart aches ...
— The Duke's Prize - A Story of Art and Heart in Florence • Maturin Murray
... Ranville's brother, Mr. Ranville Ranville, of the Foreign Office, faithfully designed as he was playing at whist in the card-room. Talleyrand used to play at whist at the "Travellers'," that is why Ranville Ranville indulges in that diplomatic recreation. It is not his fault if he be not the greatest ...
— The Christmas Books • William Makepeace Thackeray
... rising. "We will step over to that arbor by the garden. We shall be quite comfortable and secluded there. This is the place," said Junius, as they seated themselves in the arbor, "where, when a boy, I used to come to smoke. My aunt did not allow this diversion, but I managed to do a good deal of puffing before I ...
— The Late Mrs. Null • Frank Richard Stockton
... indeed, are by no means in such evil odour as they used to be. A fetid Thames and a low death-rate occur from time to time together in London. For, if the special matter or germs of epidemic disorder be not present, a corrupt atmosphere, however obnoxious otherwise, will not ...
— Fragments of science, V. 1-2 • John Tyndall
... no, perhaps not exactly," said Phoebe, with a soft little sigh; "but still—I have known him all my life, Mr. May; when we were quite little I used to be sent for to his grand nursery, full of lovely toys and things—a great deal ...
— Phoebe, Junior • Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant
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