Winsome's

And when Peter had heard for the first time Winsome's soft, sweet whistle, which seemed to come from nowhere in particular and from everywhere in general, he had kicked up his long hind legs from pure joy.

Burgess Bird Book for Children 1919

Underneath was a notice to the effect that an entertainment would be given the following Friday night in the college hall, a short concert, followed by a play called "The Princess Winsome's Rescue," in which _Hero_, the Red Cross dog recently brought from Switzerland, would take a prominent part.

The Little Colonel's Hero 1897

Only a grim determination to do her best to earn that dollar was her motive at first, and she helped herself by imagining it was the Princess Winsome's sunny hair which she was lathering and rubbing so vigorously.

The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware 1897

Winsome's wet eyes, with the lashes curving long over the under side of the dark-blue iris, were turned full on him now with the tenderness of a kindred pity.

The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887

Beneath Winsome's window a blackbird hopped down upon the grass and took a tentative dab or two at the first slug he came across; but it was really too early for breakfast for a good hour yet, so he flew up again into a bush and preened his feathers, which had been discomposed by the limited accommodation of the night.

The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887

She had thought of sending only a verbal message, but reflecting that Ralph Peden had probably never seen Winsome's handwriting, she considered it safer, choosing between two dangers, to send a written line.

The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887

The hill road was both stony and difficult, but Winsome's light feet went along it easily and lightly.

The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887

There was no merry group outside Winsome's little lattice window this night, as she sat unclad to glimmering white in the quiet of her room.

The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887

Here also, skirmishing on flank and rear, was Winsome's pet sheep, "Zachary Macaulay" -- so called because he was a living memorial to the emancipation of the blacks.

The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887

Winsome's light summer dress touched his hand and thrilled the lad to his remotest nerve centres.

The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887