All 8 Uses of
blithe
in
Little Women
- So Meg went away to 'accept with thanks', look over her dress, and sing blithely as she did up her one real lace frill, while Jo finished her story, her four apples, and had a game of romps with Scrabble.†
Chpt 1.3
- How blithely she sang that evening, and how they all laughed at her because she woke Amy in the night by playing the piano on her face in her sleep.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- Away they went fleetly and gracefully, for having practiced at home, they were well matched, and the blithe young couple were a pleasant sight to see, as they twirled merrily round and round, feeling more friendly than ever after their small tiff.†
Chpt 1.9
- It might seem no hardship to some of us, but to a pretty, blithe young girl, it was not only tedious, but very trying, and the thought of Laurie and his friends made it a real martyrdom.†
Chpt 2.30
- There was a long pause, while a blackbird sung blithely on the willow by the river, and the tall grass rustled in the wind.†
Chpt 2.35
- Her anger had a good effect, however, for she hid it under a smiling face, and seemed unusually blithe and brilliant.†
Chpt 2.37
- But a bird sang blithely on a budding bough, close by, the snowdrops blossomed freshly at the window, and the spring sunshine streamed in like a benediction over the placid face upon the pillow, a face so full of painless peace that those who loved it best smiled through their tears, and thanked God that Beth was well at last.†
Chpt 2.40
- Within lie snoods that bound her hair, Slippers that have danced their last, Faded flowers laid by with care, Fans whose airy toils are past, Gay valentines, all ardent flames, Trifles that have borne their part In girlish hopes and fears and shames, The record of a maiden heart Now learning fairer, truer spells, Hearing, like a blithe refrain, The silver sound of bridal bells In the falling summer rain.†
Chpt 2.46
Definition:
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(blithe) carefree and happy -- often unaware of or ignoring something that should be of concern