The king here surrounded them with the whole force of his dominions [w]; and as he had now a certain prospect of victory, he resolved to trust nothing to chance, but rather to master his enemies by famine than assault.

He chose the earls and sheriffs from among the men most celebrated for probity and knowledge: he punished severely all malversation in office [o]: and he removed all the earls, whom he found unequal to the trust [p]; allowing only some of the more elderly to serve by a deputy, till their death should make room for more worthy successors.

Athelwold, when introduced to the young lady, found general report to have fallen short of the truth; and being actuated by the most vehement love, he determined to sacrifice to this new passion his fidelity to his master, and to the trust reposed in him.

Their want of fidelity to the prince, or to any trust reposed in them, appears strongly in the history of their later period; and their want of humanity in all their history.

Even Edric, compelled by necessity, submitted to the conqueror, and received forgiveness, which was soon after followed by some degree of trust and favour.

One of my objects in coming to this side is to consider whether I can find any reasonable means of attacking the very disgraceful trust with which you and he are associated.

Thy simple word we'll trust; we'll court for thee,Thou, Thorstein's son, art good as any king's.

Rahab, on learning who they were, expressed her readiness, sinner as she was, to trust the God of Israel rather than the gods of Canaan; and because of her trust she put herself, with all her heathen habits of mind and conduct, at the disposal of the God of Israel, and she lied, as she had been accustomed to lie, to her own people, as a means of securing safety to her Hebrew visitors.

Rahab, on learning who they were, expressed her readiness, sinner as she was, to trust the God of Israel rather than the gods of Canaan; and because of her trust she put herself, with all her heathen habits of mind and conduct, at the disposal of the God of Israel, and she lied, as she had been accustomed to lie, to her own people, as a means of securing safety to her Hebrew visitors.

At least, from what has been said, I trust, thus much is evident beyond control, that they had just reason to consider themselves abstractedly, as too weak for the support of government.

To professions and promises I do not wish you to trust.

We will trust then in the expedients of his inexhaustible mind.

They cannot refuse to trust a man, descended from so illustrious progenitors.

Trust Claire to put it in the unique andamusing way.

You can't trust your dearest friend there.

He is too self-conscious to trust his tongue on such big themes.

I should not trust his work less on that account: I should trust it all the more.

I should not trust his work less on that account: I should trust it all the more.

Trust me to tell people a good story.

" "And you, who ever since my girlhood days have been my worst enemy, ask me now to trust you!"

Gabrielle, do not trust him.

He is a man I do not trust, but have been forced to tell him there is treasure hidden in the well, yet without saying where it lies or how to get it.

We all realize that a dramatist has no right to trust to our previous knowledge, acquired from outside sources.

So I went in my broadcloth traveling dress, and lest there should be trouble about my early leave-taking, would not trust my cloak to the servants, but walked through the hall with it over my arm.

You promised to send for me if there were any change for the worse; and after this I cannot trust you.