422 collocations for scorning

We had somewhat scorned the idea of Watkins, as being one of Nature's show-places.

"She resolved 'To scorn delights and live laborious days;' and there she has lived and worked for years.

Cle. Beat thee till thou confess thou art an Ass, And on thy knees confess it to Isillia, Who after that shall scorn thee.

I'll scorn the world, that scorneth me again.

He scorns any man should take place before him, yet at the entering of a breach he hath been so humble-minded as to let his lieutenant lead his troops for him.

And he scorns the things that are tame, If all seems lost, he still fights on, For ever he plays the game.

Unkind Hermia, to join with men in scorning your poor friend.

I scorn your Words, Siris this a place to trust in? tell me of Patience, that us'd to have my money before hand; come, come, pay me quicklyor old Gregory Grimes house shall be too hot to hold you.

Thy colour'd wings steeped in purple blood, Thy blinding wreath distain'd in purple blood, Thy royal robes wash'd in my purple blood, Shall witness to the world thy thirst of blood; And when the tyrant Sylla shall expect To see the son of Marius stoop to fear, Then, then, O, then, my mind shall well appear, That scorn my life, and hold mine honour dear.

He swears That he's killed lions, he's killed bears, And those that scorn the God of Zion Shall perish so like bear or lion.

And the second spirit arose in the likeness of a bloody child, and he called Macbeth by name, and bid him have no fear, but laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born should have power to hurt him: and he advised him to be bloody, bold, and resolute.

Like the stout Odysseus of many devices Alcatraz scorned the ways of the lotus eaters; for well he knew how Cordova had often lured him to perfect trust with the magic of man's voice, only to waken him from the dream of peace with the sting of a blacksnake.

We, who scorned the rule of the aristocracy of English acres, submit without a murmur, or with an ineffectual resistance, to the aristocracy of American flesh and blood!

If I had applied the power which I have exerted to a mountain, the mountain would have moved from its base, but he sat firmly upon his saddle and scorned my efforts.

They scorned a lie and looked down on anyone who would cheat or deceive.

But Rustem scorned the offer, and in wrath, Thus spoke: "How many a mighty king has died, And left me still triumphantstill in power, Unconquerable; treacherous thou hast been, Inhuman, too, but Ferámurz, the brave, Will be revenged upon thee for this crime.

A Pox of your Civility; I tell you, I scorn my Wife should be civil.

Should the guardian friend or mother Tell the woes of wilful waste; Scorn their counsel, scorn their pother, You can hang or drown at last.

My chief care when a case of this sort was brought me, was to assume a cheery demeanour, laugh to scorn the fears of the relatives, and tell them he would be all right in a few hours if they attended to my directions.

proud shepherd, I scorn thy company.

here was no work of Helen'sno thought, no willHelen would have died to save thee this" "So, Fidelis, do I scorn all women that do live upon this earth henceforthbut, above all, Helen the Beautiful!

Tis your chest with 3 good keyes to keep it from opening, an honest hart, a daring hand and a pocket which scornes money.

Should the guardian friend or mother Tell the woes of wilful waste; Scorn their counsel, scorn their pother, You can hang or drown at last.

To such defenders of Religion I would apply a stanza of a poem which I remember to have seen in some old collection: "Henceforth be quiet and agree, Each kiss his empty brother; Religion scorns a foe like thee, But dreads a friend like t'other.

Oh, how could any woman scorn such love?

422 collocations for  scorning