I have often noticed little faults of manners or breeding, which would shock one in a representative of an older civilisation, pass quite unnoticed, or merely provoke a smile of amusement.

I should think Isabelle would be ashamed of herself, for I believe half the time she says things on purpose to provoke you.

They should be taken immediately after the repast, or some hours after, because the taking these substances during the process of digestion is apt to provoke indisposition.

Yet he took care never to provoke enemies by severity of censure, for he never dwelt on the faults or defects of others, and was so far from inflaming the envy of his rivals, by dwelling on his own excellencies, that he rarely mentioned himself or his writings.

Take care, my charmer, now thou art come to delight me with thy angry twirls, that thou temptest me not to provoke a variety of them from one, whose every motion, whose every air, carries in it so much sense and soul.

And this for luxury-sake, and to provoke an appetite; which I had without stimulation, in my way, and that I can tell thee a very ravenous one.

But were I to provoke my mother, that might afford a pretence.

You may throw in, too, as a friend, that, should he provoke me, it may not be too late for me to marry.

She wanted to provoke curiosity.)

In order to have a pretext for this violence, he endeavoured, without discovering his intentions, to provoke and allure them into insurrections, which, he thought, could never prove dangerous, while he detained all the principal nobility in Normandy, while a great and victorious army was quartered in England, and while he himself was so near to suppress any tumult or rebellion.

But such were not William's real intentions, nor did the cautious tactics of his able opponent allow him to provoke such a risk.

When the chambermaid was out on her errands and Cissie found a moment alone with Peter, she would tweak his ear or pull his cheek and provoke him to kiss her.

Neglect of the proper case endings may provoke a smile, but the tourist prefers that to starvation.

Many entered into the justification of this trade with great warmth, as if to ruffle my temper, or at any rate to provoke me to talk.

Strange to say, these collisions did not provoke any to insults or the use of vulgar adverbs, but gentle reproofs kept them all cool and steady till we entered the cars again.

With the remark, "If we were all with our fashionable circles at home, I suppose we should not go on this way," or some such allusion, that reminds the company of how differently they are wont to go on at home,-one can, under such circumstances generally provoke a fit of merriment.

At first they were contented to point out the moral evils of slavery, both on the master and the slave; but this did not provoke much opposition, since the evils were open and confessed, even at the South; only, it was regarded as none of their business, since the evils could not be remedied, and had always been lamented.

So far to dare provoke ye! 'tis too monstrous; And you forget your self, your birth, your honour, The name of Soldier if you suffer this, Suffer from these, these things, thesepox upon't!

It would provoke the comment that I heard the other night as two ladies in evening dress left a bus in a pouring rain.

" "But, Señor Simoun, such measures might provoke uprisings," objected Don Custodio, rather uneasy over the turn the affair had taken.

V. induce, move; draw, draw on; bring in its train, give an impulse &c n.; to; inspire; put up to, prompt, call up; attract, beckon. stimulate &c (excite) 824; spirit up, inspirit; rouse, arouse; animate, incite, foment, provoke, instigate, set on, actuate; act upon, work upon, operate upon; encourage; pat on the back, pat on the shoulder, clap on the back, clap on the shoulder.

His approach revealed the weakness of his opponents, and the cowardice, perhaps hypocrisy, of many, who foresaw the probable issue of the contest, and deemed it not their interest to provoke by a useless resistance the military chiefs, who might in a few hours be their masters.[b]

Thus did Porphyrion provoke thee unaware.

As drops from a still,ut occluso stillat ab igne liquor, doth Cupid's fire provoke tears from a true lover's eyes, "The mighty Mars did oft for Venus shriek, Privily moistening his horrid cheek With womanish tears," "ignis distillat in undas, Testis erit largus qui rigat ora liquor," with many such like passions.

Howsoever, fasting, by all means, must be still used; and as they must refrain from such meats formerly mentioned, which cause venery, or provoke lust, so they must use an opposite diet.