They promptly decided that the charge was just and must be paid, but, owing to Mr. P.'s earnest protestations, they agreed to throw out the "ahs," as being of doubtful value as information.

He registered a vow, sealing it with the most solemn protestations, and with a multiplicity of ingenious oaths that only a mind stimulated by the heat of intoxication could have invented, that he would make it his business, upon the first occasion that offered, to go down to Pig and Sow Point and to discover for himself whether it was the Devil or smugglers that had taken possession of the Old Free Grace Meeting-House.

An extraordinary sense of loss came into his mind, a vague impulse to pursue her and pour out vague passionate protestations....

" He poured forth the most ardent protestations; he begged me to forget all that cold and selfish reasoning.

His Parliamentary colleagues have done immense harm by their loud protestations in his favour.

While deceiving the commandants of the posts by peaceful protestations, they would steadily continue their ravages and murders; and while it was easy to persuade a number of the chiefs and warriors of a tribe to enter into a treaty, it was impossible to make the remainder respect it.

They made mutual protestations of pleasure at this meeting.

He loves to hear discourses out of his element, and the less he understands the better pleased, which he expresses in a smile and some fond protestation.

Mrs. Bradshaw, after a few feminine protestations, went upstairs to put her bonnet on.

"That reminds me," she said, "have you had any luncheon?" He had not, it appeared, after a little polite protestation, so she rang for Sparks.

Charles suddenly learned that his mother Judith was on the point of being besieged in Poitiers by the Aquitanians; and, in spite of the friendly protestations sent to him by Lothair, it was not long before he discovered the plot formed against him.

He made vehement protestations of his innocence, but the enraged peasants took forcible possession of his collection, which they minutely examined.

Clerambault went away out of countenance and discontented, but a few days later he was reassured as to his friend, when he read Perrotin's name on a violent protestation of the Academies against the barbarians.

Our Lord was sensible of their Design, and prepared his Disciples for it, by recounting to em now more distinctly what should befal him; but Peter with an ungrounded Resolution, and in a Flush of Temper, made a sanguine Protestation, that tho all Men were offended in him, yet would not he be offended.

Her eight lieutenants were now gathered about her in voluble protestation, and she heard them out.

In 11:34 is found an allusion to the Maccabean uprising: "Now when they are falling they shall be helped with a little help; but many shall join themselves to them with false protestations."

At first they showed symptoms of uneasiness, and made frequent protestations of friendship, as if the circumstance of our repeating them gave increased confidence.

" "On the contrary," said Aurora, with an air of generous protestation, "it is I who should apologize; I fear I injured your horse.

They put themselves elaborately in his way, to move at his approach with grunts of guttural protestation.

To the pains of the body he often adds the tortures of the conscience; and at these times his haggard protestations form, in regard to the human deathbed, a dreadful parody or parallel.

In this seesaw Clerambault's lightly lyrical pages, where the attack on the idea of Country was made with caution, and the criticism covered up by devotion, would have been taken as a harmless platonic protestation.

He spoke rapidly, in a thick voice, moving his arms in helpless protestation.

At that time it will be a great matter, if the soul dare quietly enter a protest against and dissent from what is done, and if there be an honest protestation against the violent and tyrannical invasion of corruption, we cannot say, that corruption is in peaceable possession of the throne.

The King of Navarre dissolved in humble protestations and repentant speeches over the assassination of the Constable Charles of Spain.

In all the sweet oblivion of delight, In all the fopperies of meeting lovers; In sighs and tears, in transports and embraces, In soft complaints, and idle protestations. SCENE IV.