When he was come near Taunton, he dissembled all fear, and seemed all the day to use diligence in preparing all things ready to fight.

They lived in fixed habitations, and their houses had windows and fireplaces; but they were doomed to a perpetual struggle with a severe and uncertain climate, and a soil which required ceaseless diligence.

He took great pains in hunting and pursuing those ravenous animals; and when he found that all that escaped him had taken shelter in the mountains and forests of Wales, he changed the tribute of money imposed on the Welsh princes by Athelstan, his predecessor [s], into an annual tribute of three hundred heads of wolves; which produced such diligence in hunting them, that the animal has been no more seen in this island.

At last, at daylight she took the diligence for Lisieux.

I feel weary of my own negligence; for it seems as if the day with me was advancing faster than the work, I fear lest I should be cast off for want of giving greater diligence to make my calling sure.

Balked of their wish to offer her personal insults, her enemies redoubled their diligence in inventing and spreading libels.

The Duke of Nemours burst out a-laughing at this speech, and went on as far as the bridge to finish the passing-in-review of his army, which was showing marvellous diligence."

Our author, however, does not appear to have been a mean poet; he had certainly from nature an exceeding fine genius, but after he came to town he became a votary to pleasure, and the applauses of his friends, which taught him to overvalue his talents, perhaps slackened his diligence, and by making him trust solely to nature, flight the assistance of art.

But the manager, observing a diligence and adroitness in her above her age, had for some few months past intrusted to her the performance of whole parts.

This stimulated the diligence, or relaxed the indulgence, of the commission appointed to make the report on Carrier's conduct; and it being decided that there was room for accusation, the Assembly confirmed the decision, and he was ordered into custody, to be tried along with the Revolutionary Committee of Nantes which had been the instrument of his crimes.

He afterwards amused himself much to our annoyance by whistling airs and singing snatches of songs, which caused one of the passengers, a lady, to leave the diligence at the next change of horses.

When the consuls, employing sufficient diligence in exploring the road in pursuit of the Carthaginian, had arrived at Cannae, where they had the enemy in the sight of them, having divided their forces, they fortify two camps with nearly the same interval as before, at Geronium.

I had taken my place at St Quentin to go to Paris; but all the diligences being filled, the bureau expedited a calèche to convey me as far as Compiègne, there to meet the Paris diligence at nine the next morning.

'I have much curiosity after the manners and transactions of the middle ages, but have wanted either diligence or opportunity, or both.

that I had lost no time, nor abated no diligence, to get every thing out of her that could be useful to me, and that, indeed, there was little left in her that I was able to bring away, if I had had more time.

Chip now resolved that he would double his diligence in making money, out of spite to the father, if not love for the daughter.

Shirley was one of the most fertile, accomplished, admirable, and admired of writers, during the greater part of his life (1596-1666), and the study of his writing amply rewards the diligence of the student.

We had us'd on winter eyes To con over Shakespeare's leaves, Or on Milton's harder sense Exercise our diligence

Come softly; if she heare our footing, her disp[aire May] anticipate our diligence.

May not the Lord give way to this for a time, to try thy seriousness, patience, submission and faith, and to sharpen thy diligence, and kindle up thy zeal?

At present, after indicating his diligence in exploring original authorities, and the importance of the conclusions at which he arrives, we can only venture a few remarks on his historical genius and method.

" "I may lack diligence," said Chung-kung, "but with your favor I will endeavor to carry out this advice.

They may learn, from the example of Drake, that diligence in employments of less consequence, is the most successful introduction to greater enterprises.

No pleader at the bar could match His diligence and quick dispatch; Ne'er kept a cause, he well may boast, Above a term or two at most.

There are, however, three respects in which his education seems especially worthy of notice;I mean the diligence, the gratitude, and the hardiness in which he was encouraged by others, and which he practised with all the ardour of generous conviction.