He opened out the vista of his dreams, that having blackmailed me on the one hand, he might now bribe me on the other.
It has even been sought to bribe my faithful Gil de Mesa into turning his hand against me, and that attempt, too, has been given the fullest publication.
Escovedo wrote me a letter that was little better than an attempt to bribe me.
He showed by that act that the poor man who could not pay a bribe was protected by the law; that wealth purchased no privileges at the expense of the city.
There was gold tobribe the guard, and there were loaded pistols for those who could not be tempted.
It is well that it is not necessary to bribe them with miserable dross; Trenck has already bribed them with his youth and manly beauty, his misfortunes and his amiability.
I will sell all to liberate him; we will, if necessary, bribe the whole garrison.
Trenck is in want; send him gold--gold to bribe the men of law.
Ximenes vehemently urged the King and Queen in 1499 to extirpate the Mohammedan religion, and he did not scruple to bribe the Moors to accept baptism, and it was said he baptised three thousand in one day.
Who bears his cross with joy, And doth employ His heart and tongue in prayers for his foes; Who lends not to be paid, And gives full aid Without that bribe which usurers impose.
I will corrupt the organist, bribe the choir, double-bank the preacher in advance, and we will all have a rousing time.
So the hours went by, and Captain McGregor told the engineer to crowd on all steam, and to bribe the fireman to give the ship all the speed possible.
As the provincial soldier * who discovered him approached, he put his hand in his pocket to draw out his watch as a bribe to allow him to escape.
The Assembly at once denounced the measure as a violation of the charter, and no better than a standing bribe of six thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars a year from the crown to the governor.
In one hand a bribe of heavy annual tribute, in the other a threat of deposition; it was thus they conducted their business with the Holy Father.
He has realized that the only testimony of any real value in such a case would be the actual evidence of such cardinals as might be willing to bear witness to the attempt to bribe them.
She asked the guard to let her through, and her beauty was bribe enough.
The porter grinned: "Not if you-all bribe the exercise-inspector.
The Jews of Miroslav sent a snugbribe to Pavel's uncle, but their agent came back with the money.
A considerable sum was needed to bribe the warden, the head keeper (a bustling little man who was known in the conspiracy as the Sparrow), and others.
The magistrates of Leyden were induced by a bribe to deliver him up.
They were not ashamed to presume they couldbribe England.
The Hummel forces were apparently losing hope, however, for early in October another attempt was made to bribe Jesse.
This serves to nurse the ratting spirit; The less the bribe the more the merit.
When Castlereagh in sleep still more profound Than his own opiate tongue now deals around, Shall wait the impeachment of that awful day Which even his practised hand can't bribe away.
Snowy and Daddles were tame and affectionate creatures, who would follow their mistress anywhere for a bribe of Indian corn.
THE BRIBE There once lived in Stamboul a man and wife who were so well mated that though married for a number of years their life was one of ideal harmony.
All solemnly vowed that they had neither been approached by the city administration for bribe money, nor paid a cent for franchises, some of which the prosecution knew had cost them no less than two hundred thousand dollars.
It proffered a magnificent bribe if the people would accept the Lecompton Constitution--five million five hundred thousand acres of public land should be given to Kansas; besides other munificent donations.
