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A king of peace claimed the indulgence, if not the gratitude, of the people; and the sovereign who was zealous to correct the abuses of his government, was not distinguished by the Commons from him who insolently would perpetuate them. He replied, "If it please your Majesty seven weeks."
'Come, come, Master Dominie Sampson, answered Glossin insolently, 'if ye cannot preach in the pulpit, we'll have no preaching here. We go by the law, my good friend; we leave the gospel to you. The very mention of this man's name had been of late a subject of the most violent irritation to the unfortunate patient. The sound of his voice now produced an instantaneous effect. Mr.
She was the widow of a civil councillor, who had left her a wooden house and a small pension; but she lived well and kept horses. Two months previously she had called on Yulia Mihailovna, but the latter had not received her. "That might have been foreseen," she added, looking insolently into Yulia Mihailovna's face. "If you could foresee it, why did you come?"
In similar cases, all are fond of delivering their sentiments; and, as it is impossible to keep a ship's company in so much awe in so remote a part as in short voyages, my men did not fail to speak their minds somewhat insolently.
He turned his eyes insolently on the alferez's woman. "This is the one who defended himself with the most courage and told his companions to run," said the alferez to Padre Salvi. Behind him came another of miserable aspect, moaning and weeping like a child. He limped along exposing pantaloons spotted with blood. "Mercy, sir, mercy! I'll not go back into the yard," he whimpered.
"Tell me, please," he asked suddenly, looking almost insolently at him and taking a kind of pleasure in his own insolence.
My death is of no importance; the victory of my country is everything." "Then you have no sense of shame for what you have done?" "Shame?" laughed Waterman "shame in feeling that I have served the Fatherland!" "What do you think about your action, then?" "I think what fools you all were and are," and Waterman laughed insolently. "I and others have laughed when you have played into our hands.
Queen Marie de Medicis, the wife of Henri IV., was one day walking at the Tuileries with her son, the Dauphin, when the King's mistress came into the garden, having also her son with her. The mistress said very, insolently, to the Queen, "There are our two Dauphins walking together, but mine is a fairer one than yours."
Having taken this resolution, she suddenly threw off Villiers' grasp, and turned towards him with a superb gesture of scorn. 'What do you want? she asked in a low, clear voice, but in a tone of concentrated passion. 'Money! growled Villiers, insolently planting himself directly in front of her, 'and I'm going to have it.
Here ensued a series of skirmishes, which lasted four days; till the Mirza having had a nephew slain, retreated to the new town by way of Daryaoganj, followed by a strong detachment of the enemy. Holkar and his train of black and unkempt pygmies swarmed insolently into the palace, where they dictated their own terms.
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