He told me the Pope had expressed great surprise at the effect of his measures, and disclaimed any intention of affronting the Queen or this country.
I tried all ways of affronting her, but without success.
But I've no doubt it's a fine illigant gintleman he was, and herself a handsome rich young lady, who dared not own me for fear of affronting the rich jintry, her father and mother.
Take heed, it is dangerous affronting of the wisdom of God.
She heard a great many affronting speeches and raillery very disagreeable to a woman, which she only laughed at.
At this instant the sultan, who had been listening, entered hastily, and exclaimed, "Wherefore utter ye these affronting speeches?
I observed the same conduct the second night and the third, upon which, offended at my coldness, she complained to her mother, who informed the sultan of my affronting behaviour.
As it was he threw away all the popularity he might have gained from his beneficial measures by wantonly affronting the national sentiment.
But acting under the spell of Struensee Matilda threw discretion to the winds, and even went out of her way in affronting the prejudices of the staider part of the community.
On the rock of ages he first opened his eyes to the sun, in noble instinct affronting and outstaring the light.
Be sure of this one thing, that I did not do it for the sake of affronting you, but in consequence of passion.
Well now-- did you ever hear of an injury being done to any person in a more affronting manner than this has to me?
For the moment I had evaded his pursuit, and, assisted by the confusion caused everywhere by the death of Guise, had succeeded in thwarting his plans and affronting his authority with seeming ease.
The shadow of the things which stood before the cathedral affronting the sunlight with their gaunt black shapes lay across the length and breadth of Angers.
But the mere disorder on the washstand, a towel lying on one of the cane chairs, made him feel that he was affronting decency, and so increased his jaunty nervousness.
King Saleh was hurt at this affronting answer, and could scarcely restrain his resentment; however he replied with all possible moderation, "God reward your majesty as you deserve!
If I have been forced to come to this extremity, it is not with any intention of affronting you, but to prevent an unjust rival's possessing you, contrary to the sultan your father's promise in favour of myself.
On crimson mounts where hydras peer-- Affrontingdevils in the gloom!
I was no less confounded than enraged at this event, especially as my adversary did not bear his success with all the moderation that might have been expected; for he insisted upon my asking pardon for affronting his king and him.
It was hardly possible to keep him from affronting them, or to convince him that they were not affronting him.
Mr. Westmacott," said he, "I do think you are wrong to persist in affronting me.
But in his cups that night he had thought in some dim way to precipitate matters by affronting Mr. Wilding, secure, as I have shown, in his belief that Wilding would perish sooner than raise a finger against Ruth's brother.
Art thou not dishonoured in thus so cruelly affronting her who is all beauty, sweetness, virtue, magnanimity and kindness?
The government broke their spirit by affronting them: they were compelled to present arms to the king's body guard, whom they detested.
Hayward felt that life was full of ugliness, his soul revolted from the thought of affronting again the cynicism of examiners, and he saw something rather splendid in kicking away the ball which lay at his feet.
If the best he that wears a head was for to go for to offer to say such an affronting word to me, I would never give him my company afterwards, if there was another young man in the kingdom.
What a wretch dost thou imagine me," cries Sophia, "by affronting my ears with such stuff!
After the most uneasy consideration, I at length determined upon writing an excuse, which would, at once, save me from either meeting or affronting him.
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