At this point Lieutenant-Colonel Comly was wounded.
Comly had said: "More than four years' service in the same command gave the writer ample opportunity to know that no braver or more dashing and enterprising commander gave his services to the Republic than General Hayes.
I met Josiah Comly in the road," said he, one day at dinner.
For a moment he was possessed of such a panic that he was on the point of shouting for Comly to come back and take him away.
With these words, accompanied by a warm hand-clasp, Ensign Dick Comly stepped into his boat, and it was shoved off from the bit of Cuban beach on which Ridge Norris had just been landed.
The whole scene was of exciting interest, and Ridge gazed eagerly upon it as Ensign Comly pointed out its various features, with explanatory remarks.
The Speedy had just come from Santiago, and of course Ensign Comly knew all about Hobson.
Just here Ensign Comly appeared on the scene with his brother, whom he was bidding farewell.
And ther they[62] wyll demaund, with cap in hand andcomly curtesy, the deuotion and charity of the people.
Major Comly with a detachment into Pearisburg, the county-seat of Giles.
The post at Pack's Ferry was held by a detachment from Scammon's brigade in command of Major Comly of the Twenty-third Ohio.
Major Comly was quickly supported by reinforcements from Scammon's brigade, and drove off his assailants.
And when eche wight was gone to bed, both they repayred to the appointed lodging of his Lady, where being arriued they founde a chamber in decent and comly order.
And I'm afraid Mr. Comly will always remember me as the girl who kept him all to herself for a whole evening.
Take my word for it, that Comly and I will die rather than give you up.
V They wrote themselves down on the hotel register at Rochester as Saulsbury and Comly and were quickly in the rooms the Governor had engaged by wire.
You and Mr. Comly can give the final twist to prehistoric art.
Mr. Congdon came up with Mr. Comlymerely to be near his daughter.
Comly and I had a little brush with the enemy last night and in our further tasks we shall be glad of your help.
Comly and I have solemnly pledged ourselves to clear up this whole situation, and we invite your fullest cooperation.
Mr. Comly is going to the minister's with us and then give us a lift toward Boston.
Well, Comly and I have our own small jobs," the Governor protested.
I choose Ashton Comly as a dignified and distinctive alias; sounds a little southern; you may consider yourself for the present a scion of an ancient house of the Carolinas.
Mr. Comly has been most kind and considerate, Julia.
Isabel had glanced carelessly in his direction as the clerk addressed him as Mr. Comly and he had promptly raised his hat, only to be met with a reluctant nod and a look of displeasure with connotations of alarm.
He gave hym there his londe agayne, A good man he bad hym be; Robyn thanked our comly kynge, And set hym on his kne.
The kynge loughe full fast, And commaunded theym agayne; When they se our comly kynge, I-wys they were full fayne.
Forth he lad our comly kynge, Full fayre by the honde; Many a dere there was slayne, And full fast dyghtande.
Thou shalt with me to grenë wode, Without ony leasynge, Tyll that I have gete us grace Of Edwarde, our comly kynge.
Robyn behelde our comly kynge Wystly in the face, So dyde Syr Rycharde at the Le, And kneled downe in that place.
Half a yere dwelled our comlykynge In Notyngham, and well more; Coude he not here of Robyn Hode, In what countrë that he were.
They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notës hye; Than bespake our comly kynge To Syr Richarde at the Lee.
Thou art a comly gentleman, and in good fauour with the Duchesse, as I haue oftentimes percieued by her communication, albeit that holdinge fast the bridle of her honor, shee hath been afraid hetherto to open herselfe vnto thee.
I thought I'd mention it to thee, and if thee thinks well of it, we can send word down next week, when Josiah Comly goes.
But there came knights, and there came squiers, An knights of high degree; She pleasd hersel in Levieston, Thay wear a comly twa.
Goe with me,' saide our comly king, 'This lazar for to see.
Comly was of much the same taste as myself in authors, but not so impassioned; he was not so multifarious a reader and not so inclusive of the poets, and in obedience to his legalist instincts he was of more conservative feeling in politics.
He was the last but one of the friends whom my youth was so rich in, for no reason more, perhaps, than that we were young together, though they were all older than I, and Comly was five or six years my senior.
Thou shalt with me to grene wode, 145 Without ony leasynge, Tyll that I have gete us grace Of Edwarde, our comly kynge.
They ete and dranke, and made them glad, And sange with notes hye; Than bespake our comly kynge 55 To syr Rycharde at the Lee.
First Robin Hood began a health To Marian his onely dear; 70 And his yeomen all, both comly and tall, Did quickly bring up the rear.
Half a yere dwelled our comly kynge 45 In Notyngham, and well more; Coude he not here of Robyn Hode, In what countre that he were.
Tis true, the Stuf and the Lining is costly and very dear; but then again it is very comly and handsom.
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Whan that they had so done, They went to s{ir} Torent fuAEsAEs sone And shipped that comly knyght.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "comly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
