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Updated: May 22, 2025
In vain did her true friends, Marianne and Carlo, exhaust themselves in projects and propositions for her distraction and amusement. "You should go into the world and amuse yourself in society, princess," said Carlo. "I hate the world and society," said Natalie. "People are all bad, and I abominate them.
It was worse than my mother's house-cleanings at home, which I used to abominate so. At eight o'clock the bell was struck, and we went to breakfast. And now some of the worst of my troubles began.
Children should carefully be instructed to abhor vices for their own contexture; and the natural deformity of those vices ought so to be represented to them, that they may not only avoid them in their actions, but especially so to abominate them in their hearts, that the very thought should be hateful to them, with what mask soever they may be disguised.
But I had not much time to give him, because I was helping the engine-driver to take to pieces the leaky cylinders, to straighten a bent connecting-rod, and in other such matters. I lived in an infernal mess of rust, filings, nuts, bolts, spanners, hammers, ratchet-drills things I abominate, because I don't get on with them.
This leaves a little margin for those of them who profess the same freedom of thought as is generally accorded to men a class, I must add, which I abominate from the bottom of my heart. I need not dwell upon other little scenes which impressed the same idea still more upon my mind.
No, my dear madam, you and your daughters have no right to admire and sympathise with any such persons, fictitious or real: you ought to be made cordially to detest, scorn, loathe, abhor, and abominate all people of this kidney.
"I decline the favour, as I abominate the rats, which you know nothing about, and which would certainly get into my bed." "What a pity! I told M. Cavalli that he had almost killed you with his books, and he has commissioned me to take them back, and to give you Boethius; and here it is." "I am much obliged to you. I like it better than Seneca, and I am sure it will do me good."
Titianus also brought the information that the Greeks and Jews had determined to express their thankfulness for Caesar's preservation by great thank-offerings. "And the Christians," asked Hadrian. "They abominate the sacrifice of animals, but they will unite in a common act of thanksgiving." "Their gratitude will not cost them much," said Hadrian.
Some of you are held in bondage by some habit that you abominate, but cannot get away from. Here is freedom for you. The dark walls of the prison are round us all. 'The Scripture hath shut up all in sin, that He might have mercy upon all. Blessed be His name!
As yet I say it with regret for I abominate war and Prussians, and there is much which I like in the French this lesson has not been learnt.
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