" "That's my daughter," said Mrs. St. Clair, without, however, looking as deeply offended as she might have done.

Cassius readily complied, and Cæsar forgave him, as he forgave all his adversaries: even Marcellus, who had mortally offended him, was pardoned at the request of Cicero.

Why the sudden silence? Between morning and noon Donnegan must have grievously offended them.

No good person can be justly offended as a spectator, because no good person suffers on the stage.

"Set not thy foot to make the blind to fall; Nor wilfully offend thy weaker brother: Nor wound the dead with thy tongue's bitter gall, Neither rejoice thou in the fall of other.

I'll not willingly offend, Nor be easily offended; What's amiss I'll strive to mend, And endure what can't be mended.

On July 27th he met the proposal more directly by pointing out that, so far from such a policy conducing to the maintenance of peace, it would merely offend the pride of the Germans and stiffen them in their present attitude.

The enormous feeders of this full feeding country, whether they are young or old, whether they inhabit the mountain or the vale, and whether they feed on animal food or not, have generally a bad breath; and if they seldom offend, it is because few feed otherwise.

He was grimly amused at the little Jew's craftiness, yet it sorely offended him to think that any one should consider him such a welcher.

He understands many a beautiful thing; but then, instead of giving other minds credit for the same degree of perception as he himself professes, he begins an explanation in such a curious manner that our taste and self-love are offended continually.

why out of the blood and bowels of the poor people of Ireland!' He seemed to me to have an unaccountable prejudice against Swift; for I once took the liberty to ask him, if Swift had personally offended him, and he told me he had not.

This she immediately set about in so earnest and pretty a manner, that Othello, who was mortally offended with Cassio, could not put her off.

They that having offended thee knowingly, plead ignorance should be punished, even if their offences be trivial.

Do not be mightily offended about that; if you are, you are no child of God; for the child of God acknowledges that he has no right to the least of God's mercies, but that they come through the channel of grace alone.

He thought well of the suggestion; but said we must consider it, and mention it in Cabinet, as Lord William was a great card, and we must not do anything to offend unnecessarily him and his connection.

It has been suggested that the first rift in the lute was her parody of his verses about the lovers struck by lightning; but even he, most sensitive of men, can scarcely have been seriously offended.

Emily was bitterly offended.

He was obviously offended; and when we parted he returned my warmth with chilly politeness.

She was deeply if secretly offended by this intrusion.

I'm sorry they offend you heartily:

Guglielmi felt he must do something decisive, or that exalted personage who desired to avoid all scandal not connected with himself would be irretrievably offended, and he, Guglielmi, would never sit on the judicial bench.

But then, he reflected, very likely the boy would be offended at a serious talk from a negro.

So in went a large new window; and now these changes have mysteriously offended Mrs. Walter, who says the town is laughing at me for trying to outdo the Cobbs.

A person distinguished and praised for this quality will not needlessly offend others, because they may retaliate; and besides, it ruffles his own temper.

What oftenest offends me at the houses of married persons where I visit, is an error of quite a different description;it is that they are too loving.