scarce-concealed

Updated: May 13, 2025

The scarce-concealed instigator of these assaults upon the royal and upon the Huguenot faction was, of course, the Duke of Guise, the man whose most signal achievement had been the Massacre of St. Bartholomew all the preliminary details of that transaction having been arranged by his skill.

John Lothrop Motley - History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-86)

The scarce-concealed instigator of these assaults upon the royal and upon the Huguenot faction was, of course, the Duke of Guise, the man whose most signal achievement had been the Massacre of St. Bartholomew all the preliminary details of that transaction having been arranged by his skill.

John Lothrop Motley - History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609)

The scarce-concealed instigator of these assaults upon the royal and upon the Huguenot faction was, of course, the Duke of Guise, the man whose most signal achievement had been the Massacre of St. Bartholomew all the preliminary details of that transaction having been arranged by his skill.

John Lothrop Motley - History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1584

What with his anger against his son, and his anxiety about his wife: the difficulty of raising the money immediately required, and his irritation at the scarce-concealed inquiries made by strangers as to the value of his property, the poor squire was in a sad state. He was angry and impatient with every one who came near him; and then was depressed at his own violent temper and unjust words.

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - Wives and Daughters

He could not help smiling lovingly at her scarce-concealed anxiety though it was merely the anxiety of a noble soul unwilling to stand by and see injustice done. "My methods never get very far underground," he averred. "Not far enough for my own safety, Frisbie says. If I had been keeping a diary, I think I should be quite willing to let Mr. Colbrith read it or print it, if he cared to."

Francis Lynde - Empire Builders

The scarce-concealed instigator of these assaults upon the royal and upon the Huguenot faction was, of course, the Duke of Guise, the man whose most signal achievement had been the Massacre of St. Bartholomew all the preliminary details of that transaction having been arranged by his skill.

John Lothrop Motley - PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete