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Derham may refer to:
People with the surname:
- Sir David Derham (1920–1985), Australian jurist and university administrator
- Enid Derham (1882–1941), Australian poet and academic
- Frederick Derham (1844–1922), Australian politician
- James Derham (c.1757–1802?), the first African-American to formally practice medicine in the United States
- James M. Derham, American diplomat
- Katie Derham (born 1970), English newscaster and presenter
- Michael Derham (1889–1923), Irish politician
- Sir Peter Derham (1925–2008), Australian business executive and philanthropist
- Thomas Derham (died 1444/5), English politician
- William Derham (1657–1735), English clergyman and natural philosopher
- Zoe Derham (born 1980), English hammer thrower
Company:
- Derham (coachbuilder), American coachbuilder
Usage examples of "derham".
One day, he stood forth to expostulate, and to show wherefore Derham should not be punished for a defect, that was not his fault.
He soon became convinced that he was called upon to do this act of kindness for the daughter of his former school-fellow--for Francis Derham, whom he had not known nor seen since they had exchanged the visions of boyhood for the disappointing realities of maturer age.
Suddenly his eye caught the little figure of Fanny Derham, standing on a rock not far distant, her meaning eyes fixed on him.
Fanny Derham, who accompanied her on her voyage, had already returned to her father, and there was nothing to detain them from Longfield.
It was resolved that she and Fanny Derham should proceed to England, under the protection of the friends of Mrs.
Fanny Derham spoke of things, which, to use her own expression, were to her as the air she breathed, and the simplicity of her manner entirely obviated the wonder which the energy of her expressions might occasion.
Fanny Derham, or rather while drawing her out, and listening to her, and wondering at a mechanism of mind so different from her own.
But Miss Derham must not be admitted into our vagabondizing--we will not detain her.
Dear Miss Derham, will you tell her how much I desire to see her, and entreat her to make my house her home.
It was a comfort to her that Fanny Derham participated in her opinions.
Miss Derham, while her eyes still were fixed on the paragraph: her head swam round--the world seemed to slide from under her.
Sir Gilbert Derham, finding that his granddaughter associated with people in the world, and being applied to by Lord Maristow, was induced to withdraw Mrs.
But it cannot be right: and Ethel in her long rambles and rides with Miss Derham or Mr.
In after times these may be told, and the life of Fanny Derham be presented as a useful lesson, at once to teach what goodness and genius can achieve in palliating the woes of life, and to encourage those, who would in any way imitate her, by an example of calumny refuted by patience, errors rectified by charity, and the passions of our nature purified and ennobled by an underviating observance of those moral laws on which all human excellence is founded--a love of truth in ourselves, and a sincere sympathy with our fellow-creatures.
During the afternoon Daniels, Leverman, and Derham attempted to begin a cleanup operation.