All 8 Uses of
muse
in
Mansfield Park
- She was again roused from disagreeable musings by sudden footsteps: somebody was coming at a quick pace down the principal walk.†
Chpt 10 *
- Her plants, her books—of which she had been a collector from the first hour of her commanding a shilling—her writing-desk, and her works of charity and ingenuity, were all within her reach; or if indisposed for employment, if nothing but musing would do, she could scarcely see an object in that room which had not an interesting remembrance connected with it.†
Chpt 16
- "It is as a dream, a pleasant dream!" he exclaimed, breaking forth again, after a few minutes' musing.†
Chpt 23
- Her own musings were brought to an end on perceiving Mr. Crawford before her, and her thoughts were put into another channel by his engaging her almost instantly for the first two dances.†
Chpt 28
- So thought Fanny, in good truth and sober sadness, as she sat musing over that too great indulgence and luxury of a fire upstairs: wondering at the past and present; wondering at what was yet to come, and in a nervous agitation which made nothing clear to her but the persuasion of her being never under any circumstances able to love Mr. Crawford, and the felicity of having a fire to sit over and think of it.†
Chpt 33
- The recollection of what had been done for William was always the most powerful disturber of every decision against Mr. Crawford; and she sat thinking deeply of it till Mary, who had been first watching her complacently, and then musing on something else, suddenly called her attention by saying: "I should like to sit talking with you here all day, but we must not forget the ladies below, and so good-bye, my dear, my amiable, my excellent Fanny, for though we shall nominally part in the…†
Chpt 36
- It had occurred to Sir Thomas, in one of his dignified musings, as a right and desirable measure; but before he absolutely made up his mind, he consulted his son.†
Chpt 37
- She was deep in other musing.†
Chpt 46
Definition:
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(muse as in: her musings) reflect (think) deeply on a subject -- perhaps aloud