He had no idea that Maude was nearer to him than Accomac, and he was in Baltimore for the day merely to mingle with the holiday crowds and perhaps encounter some Eastern Shore friend from whom he might learn news of her.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
Strange friend, past, present, and to be, Loved deeplier, darklier understood; Behold, I dream a dream of good, And mingle all the world with thee.
"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'"
Alfred Gatty
He held her when she tried again to slip from his arms; and when, to his consternation, she put her head down on his shoulder and her body was shaken with noiseless sobs, he was as comforting as she could have desired him to be, and she felt a repentant tear mingle with her own.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee