Alida

"Alida," she said, in an eloquent throb, "do you -- do you like him?"

Country Neighbors Alice Brown 1902

"Alida," he said sorrowfully, "I am beginning to see things in a clearer light."

The Firing Line 1899

"What do you think of 'Alida's fad' now?" she asked Mrs. Gooding, several months later.

Cicely and Other Stories Sears Gallagher 1897

On Thursday, May 24, 1849, these ladies were with Mr. Douglass, going down the Hudson from Albany to New York, on the steamer "Alida," when he ventured to go with them to the dinner-table.

Frederick Douglass The Colored Orator. 1895

"Alida," he said very kindly, "it wasn't the thought of your mother that brought that look of pain into your face."

He Fell in Love with His Wife Edward Payson Roe 1863

"Alida," he said, gravely yet kindly, "be still and listen to me."

He Fell in Love with His Wife Edward Payson Roe 1863

"Alida," he began hesitatingly, "after I left you this noon I felt I must speak with and be frank with you."

He Fell in Love with His Wife Edward Payson Roe 1863

As soon as they were alone, he began gently, "Alida --"

He Fell in Love with His Wife Edward Payson Roe 1863

"Alida," he said gravely, "there's no need of your doing such work; I don't like to see you do it."

He Fell in Love with His Wife Edward Payson Roe 1863

Next morning I started down the Hudson in the "Alida;" arriv'd safely in New York that evening.

November Boughs ; from Complete Poetry and Collected Prose 1855