14 examples of semblant in sentences

Joab was not there when Abner made his peace with David; but when he knew it he came to Abner with a fair semblant and spake fair to him by dissimulation, and slew him for to avenge the death of Asahel his brother.

When all the people were assembled within the church, and the man which had stolen it made no semblant to render ne deliver again this sheep, then St. Patrick commanded, by the virtue of God, that the sheep should bleat and cry in the belly of him that had eaten it, and so happed it that, in the presence of all the people, the sheep cried and bleated in the belly of him that had stolen it.

O the great happines which shepheards have, Who so loathes not too much the poore estate 90 With minde that ill use doth before deprave, Ne measures all things by the costly rate Of riotise, and semblants outward brave!

Approaching nigh his face I vewed nere, 50 And by the semblant of his countenaunce

in your glasse of cristall clene Your goodly selfe for evermore to vew, And in my selfe, (my inward selfe I meane,) Most lively lyke behold your semblant trew.

105 For having yet in his deducted spright Some sparks remaining of that heavenly fyre, He is enlumind with that goodly light, Unto like goodly semblant to aspyre; Therefore in choice of love he doth desyre 110 That seemes on earth most heavenly to embrace, That same is Beautie, borne of heavenly race.

APPARENCE, f., ce qui apparaît au dehors; faux semblants; probabilité.

SEMBLANT, m., apparence.

And swithe well he gan devise, Her semblant, and her gentrise, Her lovesome eyen, her rode so bright.

Ne vous fâchez iamais en table, quoy qu'il aduienne, ou bien si vous vous fâchez, n'ent faites point de semblant, principalement y ayant des estrangers à table.

Je vous conterai ce que c'est, lorsque je vous reverrai; cependant je ne ferai semblant de rien, car j'en ai besoin pour l'étude de l'élocution française.

Va, le mal n'est pas grand, consolons-nous; ne faisons semblant de rien, et n'apprêtons point à rire.

Ne faites pas semblant de le savoir.

Je n'ai donc qu'à faire semblant de vouloir l'épouser.

14 examples of  semblant  in sentences