27 collocations for cruel

As ye do know, my wife and child do lie in nameless grave, done to cruel death by dogs of Pertolepe: my brother rotted in a nooseset there by Pertolepe.

There is another inducement to cruel inflictions upon the slave, and a necessity for it, which does not exist in the case of brutes.

"He endured with manly virtue so cruel a sentence," says Commynes, "and everything, even to death, more than any man I ever saw die; he spoke as coolly as if he had never been ill."

For in what country of barbarians was there ever so foul and cruel a tyrant as Antonius, escorted by the arms of barbarians, has proved in this city?

Then the real vortex of the War, the Victory which means ready (or difficult, unready) sacrifice and death for the boys and their friends and as great a sacrifice and as cruel a thing as death for the others, the women and the elders....

But, Belford, I do not intend that this lady shall be bound down to so cruel a fate.

If then thou art that cruel God, whose eyes Delight in blood, and human sacrifice, Thy dreadful altars I with slaves will store, And feed thy nostrils with hot reeking gore; Or if that mild and gentle God thou be, Who dost mankind below with pity see, With breath of incense I will glad thy heart; But if, like us, of mortal seed thou art, Presents of choicest fowls, and fruits I'll bring, And in my realms thou shalt be more than king.

I must confess I had not resolution enough to suffer so cruel an injustice, and being too much overcome by my passion to resent it as I ought, I left the place, and desired our friend to do it for me.

Perhaps some plan may be adopted which will avert the necessity of sacrificing the life of a brave roan in so cruel a mode.

"What a horrible threat, you cruel little moonbeam!

May I ask why you show so much interest in my keeping so cruel a mortification to myself?" "Why, Miss Eve," said Aristabulus, looking grave, "I am afraid that our people would hardly bear the expression of such an opinion from you" "From me!and why not from me, in particular?"

I was never troubled by the necessity of cutting downso cruel a necessity to many playwrights.

I cannot bear this!Then casting her eye on me, Rise, Mr. Lovelacekneel not to the poor creature whom you have insulted!How cruel the occasion for it!And how mean the submission!

" "Oh, father," said she, turning to Thomas, "how wicked and cruel this prejudice.

"Guilty she is," thought he, "but no such guilt can deserve so cruel a punishment.

It is all a lie; in no other institution does so cruel a despotism reign.

What reply does this cruel, this heartless man make?

Mr. Oliver refused to submit the boy's brain to so cruel a test; some of the audience, even, interfered; but the musician insisted, and took his place.

Because I subjected you, as I now fully acknowledge, to cruel torture.

What then?" "What provocation could induce you to so cruel a treatment?" "Provocation enough.

So cruel an uncle as Mr. Grey had never been heard of in history, or even in romance.

But in what manner did the enamoured Horatio support so cruel an affliction!

And if so how terribly cruel such Commandments wereto make the innocent children suffer.

The prophet once to cruel Agag said, 'As thy fierce sword has mothers childless made, So shall the sword make thine;' and with that word He hew'd the man in pieces with his sword.

His neck twice compassing, and twice his waist: Their pois'nous knots he strives to break and tear, While slime and blood his sacred wreaths besmear; Then loudly roars, as when th'enraged bull From th'altar flies, and from his wounded skull Shakes the huge axe; the conqu'ring serpents fly To cruel Pallas' altar, and there lie Under her feet, within her shield's extent.

27 collocations for  cruel