Waifs

Every twenty-four hours in the year Dr. Barnardo snatches nine waifs from the streets; so the enormous field he has to work in may be comprehended. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So the little house was not bare, but made pleasant to their eyes by these waifs from the wreck, brought them by the tide of sympathy and good-will which soon set in. ❋ Unknown (1950)

In chronicling what has transpired within his personal recollection at the National Metropolis, he has gathered what "waifs" he has found floating on the sea of chat, in the whirlpools of gossip, or in the quiet havens of conversation. ❋ Benjamin Perley Poore (1853)

But for the fear of getting short in the necessary commodity of fresh water, they would have hugged the seashore a little longer -- in hopes of picking up a few more "waifs" from the wreck of the English ship. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

In the midst of the "waifs" above enumerated, however, there was one not yet named, -- one that differed greatly from all the rest, -- and which, had it been seen by them, would have caused extreme surprise both to Ben ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

But "waifs" in journalism seem to be almost exclusively female, more evocative of the child on the ❋ Unknown (2009)

But "waifs" in journalism seem to be almost exclusively female, more evocative of the child on the Subscribe to the Columbia Journalism Review at our special Web rates. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Let his children be waifs and beggars; let them be driven from the ruins of their homes. ❋ John Backman (2011)

The pins were picked up and repositioned by under-fed orphaned waifs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They would prefer their creators to be twinkle-toed waifs like Lionel Messi and Luka Modric, matinee idols like Cristiano Ronaldo and Francisco Totti, or brooding artists like Zinedine Zidane or Gheorghe Hagi. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Labels: Books for grown-ups, Great Ladies, Sad little waifs, Trends posted by Roger Sutton at 1: 50 PM ❋ Roger Sutton (2009)

But the recent news that he did the same for Paul Gascoigne suggested his Windsor pile occasionally serves as a five-star drop-in centre for showbiz waifs and strays. ❋ Gareth Grundy (2010)

Luckily, he has fallen into the hands of the Low sisters, Martha and Ruth, who take in such waifs and nurse them back to health. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The simple melodies accented the slow, ethereal tiptoeing of waifs, gliding down the aisle "like poetry" said an onlooker. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Late 19th-century French painters like William-Adolphe Bouguereau were also very good at painting daft shepherdesses and emaciated waifs, often fetching water or rounding up wayward farm animals. ❋ Joe Queenan (2011)