I place confidence in him,

He was opposed to any change, didn't want W. to go, said his presence at the Foreign Office gave confidence to Europe,he might perhaps remain at the Foreign Office and resign as Premier, but that, naturally, he wouldn't do.

Then suddenly observing me, he stooped nervously as if about to fly on the instant, but as I remained as motionless as the stone, he gained confidence, and looked me steadily in the face for about a minute, then flew quietly to the outlet and began to sing.

He seemed the type of the dashing young chief who would inspire confidence in a new independent state.

But if the white men after this passage did not feel an absolute confidence in Nicholas's fairness of mind, no such unworthy suspicion of them found lodgment in the bosom of the Prince.

My keeper, whose name was Sing Fou, and who, from a long exercise of magisterial authority, was rough and dictatorial, behaved to me somewhat harshly at first; but my patient submission so won his confidence and good will, that I soon became a great favourite; was regarded more as one of his family than as a prisoner, and was allowed by him every indulgence consistent with my safe custody.

"He reposes entire confidence in me," said Beaumaroy, with a touch of assumed pompousness.

Perhaps that helped to lose me his confidence.

The American Constitution still remains in its essential principles and still enjoys not only the confidence but the affection of the great and varied people whom it rules.

But the other laughed softly, and restored all her confidence.

"Let such a man have the people's confidence, and he will get much work out of them; so long, however, as he does not possess their confidence they will regard him as grinding them down.

He asked the price of his franchise, the value of his players, and the worth of giving up a Base Ball year in a city in which there was to be no conflicting club and, as he had expressed full confidence in his ability to make a winning fight for the National League, it was agreed that his rights to be considered could not be overlooked.

They burst into a guffaw of laughter, and Abe, not even conscious that he had betrayed a sacred confidence, sputtered and laughed with the rest.

"I am minded to strike such a blow as shall hearten Sir Benedict for the siege and shake Black Ivo's confidence.

"Having his full confidence, and thoroughly knowing his nature, I am sure of his innocence, let appearances be what they may.

"I presume our habits and opinions, notwithstanding you seem to think them so consonant with each other, are sufficiently different to cause you not to see the impropriety of one, who is situated like yourself, abusing the confidence of a parent, by making such a proposal to a daughter without her father's knowledge: and, on that point, I shall say nothing.

How admirably did the progress of his travels evince and justify the pure and enlightened confidence of his spirit!

"It'sit's something that will destroy my mother's confidence in me.

It was quickly found that those who had succeeded Pericles as generals neither possessed nor deserved in an equal degree the public confidence.

This office he did not long retain, failing to secure the confidence of the government.

It was she who often sent him roaming about the country, even alone, for she felt that it would do him good; and although she had guessed that something very serious was passing through his mind, she retained full confidence, waiting till it should please him to speak to her.

" She spoke in a tone which invited confidence, but Rolfe was not prepared to go to the length of trusting the young woman he saw before him, despite her assurance that she was in the confidence of Mrs. Holymead.

It was the only means by which we could exchange confidences.

Wolfe showed his confidence in him to the last.

The English, though they disapproved of her espousing the mortal enemy of her former husband and his family, were pleased to find at court a sovereign to whom they were accustomed, and who had already formed connections with them; and thus Canute, besides securing, by this marriage, the alliance of Normandy, gradually acquired, by the same means, the confidence of his own subjects.