Rosamond

"Rosa, RosaMOND!" cried the queen; whereupon Rosamond threw the rabbit in her mother's face.

A Double Story George MacDonald 1864

Now Fred piqued himself on keeping clear of lies, and even fibs; he often shrugged his shoulders and made a significant grimace at what he called Rosamond's fibs (it is only brothers who can associate such ideas with a lovely girl); and rather than incur the accusation of falsehood he would even incur some trouble and self-restraint.

Middlemarch 1871

Now Fred piqued himself on keeping clear of lies, and even fibs; he often shrugged his shoulders and made a significant grimace at what he called Rosamond's fibs (it is only brothers who can associate such ideas with a lovely girl); and rather than incur the accusation of falsehood he would even incur some trouble and self-restraint.

Middlemarch: a study of provincial life (1900) 1871

Now Fred piqued himself on keeping clear of lies, and even fibs; he often shrugged his shoulders and made a significant grimace at what he called Rosamond's fibs (it is only brothers who can associate such ideas with a lovely girl); and rather than incur the accusation of falsehood he would even incur some trouble and self-restraint.

Middlemarch George Eliot 1849

I'm a bit more than halfway through and have finally come across the first definitive evidence of someone making whoopie: Rosamond is expecting!

Archive 2008-04-01 Roger Sutton 2008

I'm a bit more than halfway through and have finally come across the first definitive evidence of someone making whoopie: Rosamond is expecting!

The E.B. White Readaloud Award Roger Sutton 2008

It's quite proper: we are a party of four – the other two I may add are not in Rosamond's or Molly's set.

Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land 1915

'Oh, Rosamond is clever enough to have found that out already for herself;' and the two glanced at Lady Tallant, who seemed to be playing up quite satisfactorily to the female representatives of the Ministerial circle.

Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land 1915

The house where Rosamond was concealed at Woodstock was regarded afterward with great interest, and there was a chamber in it that was for a long time known as Rosamond's Chamber.

Richard I Makers of History Jacob Abbott 1841

Mr. Coe may be a fan of Rosamond Lehmann (1901-90), the British novelist: The main character in "The Rain Before It Falls" is called Rosamond, and her cousin is called Beatrix, the name of Lehmann's sister.

A Family's Fate 2008