She, the mother-in-law of Caesar and wife of Antony, had no respect for Lepidus because of his slothfulness, and herself managed affairs, so that neither the senate nor the people dared transact any business contrary to her pleasure.

Lepidus, to whom had been entrusted the guarding of the place, made no resistance by reason of his inherent slothfulness, nor did Servilius the consul, who was too easy-going.

With all his slothfulness he was shrewd, and could drive a better bargain than many men twice as active in mind and body.

Innumerable monstrous practices Hath loitering contemplation brought forth more, Which were too long particular to recite: Suffice they all conduce unto this end, To banish labour, nourish slothfulness, Pamper up lust, devise new-fangled sins.

While a part of the women were engaged in smoking and drinking coffee, I slipped away, and went into some of the adjoining apartments, where I saw enough, in a few minutes, to fill me with disgust and commiseration for these poor creatures; from slothfulness and the want of education, morality appeared to be so degraded as to profane the very name of humanity.

The correction ensuing on their disobedience to overseers, or slothfulness in business, is often very severe, and sometimes desperate.

The correction ensuing on their disobedience to overseers, or slothfulness in business, is often very severe, and sometimes desperate.

The indolence I have above spoken ofwhich must not be confounded with slothfulness, but is, as the true meaning of the word indicates, the following of the dictates of the temperament, whether in activity or restled him to contemplation rather than action.

She had none of those self-complacent delusions which lure vain women on in slothfulness until Love vacates his neglected temple.

"The second is slothfulness, whereby they are performed slackly and carelesly.

"The second is slothfulness, whereby they are performed slackly and carelessly.

It came to the supper table of the night before, the table she had not cleared, and like an accusing hand, lay directed at the evidence of her own slothfulness.

When we are children, we are hardly conscious of itor rather we are hardly conscious of anything else; in youth and maturity we are perhaps conscious of its joy and strength; but even so we must also at times be sadly aware that it is indeed the body of our humiliation; we must be aware of its dishonour, its uncleanly processes, its ugliness and feebleness, its slothfulness and perversity.

If Charles knew I had here this maid and had not yet taken her to wifewhywhy, he would take her away himself and laugh me to scorn for my slothfulness.

He was conducted by the keeper through the windings of the sombre corridors to the cell of Constance, who greeted him with the words: "Now, Adrian, we can excuse wantonness in the devil, but never slothfulness in religion.

With all our faults and our slothfulness, we modern men in many ways are more on a level with the mind of Jesus than any generation that has gone before.