3539 examples of shewn in sentences

" "Nay, Saheb, I accept no money for my songs from you and your friend; for you have taken a kindly interest in me and my past history, and have shewn me the respect which my birth warrants, but which alas!

Then he had his guest into the house, and set meat and drink before him; and Ulysses said, "May Jove and all the other gods requite you for the kind speeches and hospitable usage which you have shewn me!" Eumæus made answer, "My poor guest, if one in much worse plight than yourself had arrived here, it were a shame to such scanty means as I have, if I had let him depart without entertaining him to the best of my ability.

But first he demanded that he should have fair play shewn him, that none in that assembly should aid his opponent, or take part against him, for being an old man they might easily crush him with their strengths.

And Telemachus passed his word that no foul play should be shewn him, but that each party should be left to their own unassisted strengths, and to this he made Antinous and the rest of the suitors swear.

' I record this minute detail, which some may think trifling, in order to shew clearly how this great man, whose mind could grasp such large and extensive subjects, as he has shewn in his literary labours, was yet well-informed in the common affairs of life, and loved to illustrate them.

Return my thanks to Mrs. Cobb, and Mr. Pearson, and all that have shewn attention to me.

'MADAM, 'By sending the tragedy to me a second time, I think that a very honourable distinction has been shewn me, and I did not delay the perusal, of which I am now to tell the effect.

" 'Before publishing the Lusiad, I sent Mr. Hoole a proof of that part of the introduction, in which I make mention of Dr. Johnson, yourself, and other well-wishers to the work, begging it might be shewn to Dr. Johnson.

I am very sorry that I have no record of that day: but I well recollect my illustrious friend's having ably shewn, that unless civil institutions insure protection to the innocent, all the confidence which mankind should have in them would be lost.

To Dr. BROCKLESBY, he writes, Ashbourne, July 20: 'The kind attention which you have so long shewn to my health and happiness, makes it as much a debt of gratitude as a call of interest, to give you an account of what befals me, when accident recovers[1092] me from your immediate care.

Dr. Johnson, who had shewn very great liberality to this man while his first wife was alive, as has appeared in a former part of this work, was humane and charitable enough to continue his bounty to him occasionally; but surely there was no strong call of duty upon him or upon his legatee, to do more.

Mr. Pepys had desired this meeting by way of a reconciliation; and Dr. Johnson now made amends for his former violence, as he advanced to him, as soon as he came in, and holding out his hand to him received him with a cordiality he had never shewn him before.

The grossness of a young man of birth at this period is shewn by the Preface.

How fond she and her husband had been is shewn in a letter, in which, in answer to an invitation, he says:'As I have not left Mrs. Garrick one day since we were married, near twenty-eight years, I cannot now leave her.'

Wilkes's own librarya large onehad been sold in 1764, in a five days' sale, as is shewn by the Auctioneer's Catalogue, which is in the Bodleian.

The necessity of this caution will be easily shewn.

Professor Sprengel has shewn that herrings were caught at Gernemue, or Yarmouth, so early as 1283.

The first element of his knowledge is to be shewn the colleges, and initiated in a tavern by the way, which hereafter he will learn of himself.

He told me afterward that Marian had shewn an unusual degree of cleverness in studying electricity, and that she greatly interested him at the time.

But she must have shewn some ability or she would never have elicited a remark from him.

Elinor has always shewn a disposition to defend him" "She is full of perversity, and always was.

" "He has shewn no lack of acuteness of late.

You have shewn that you can obey the world with grace and dignity when the world is right.

They are a jolly sight too virtuous: it will do them good to get shewn up a bit.

It is often said that the burning should take place at a cross-road, and in several places cross-roads are shewn where the burning used to be performed....

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