"Contently" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... comfort; resigned &c (patient) 826; cheerful &c 836. unafflicted, unvexed^, unmolested, unplagued^; serene &c 826; at rest, snug, comfortable; in one's element. satisfactory, tolerable, good enough, OK, all right, acceptable. Adv. contently^, contentedly, to one's heart's content; a la bonne heure [Fr.]; all for the best. Int. amen &c (assent) 488; very well, all the better, so much the better, well and good; it will do, that will do; it cannot be helped. Phr. nothing comes amiss. a heart with room for every joy [Bailey]; ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
... past four o'clock, five o'clock—there was no sound save the shove of the chess men. The room grew dark—the old man impatiently indicated the light. The little dog curled contently on the foot of the bed, Felicia's sleek head bent over the board. He was no easy opponent. At quarter past five nurse fluttered heavily in, looked at ...
— Little Miss By-The-Day • Lucille Van Slyke |
