You may possibly think me too candid, and even accuse me of incivility; but let me assure you that I am not half so plain- spoken as Nature, nor half so rude as Time.
But let us say no more of him for the present, if you please.
He meant by that that we should beware of sleeping; "Therefore let us not sleep, as do others, but let us watch and be sober.
But let us exercise a little more patience; remember how thou playedst the man at Vanity Fair, and wast neither afraid of the chain, nor cage, nor yet of bloody death.
But let us still resist him; for notwithstanding all his bravadoes, he promoteth the fool and none else.
The time may come that may give us a happy release; but let us not be our own murderers.
No, I've put it away in the right-hand parlour; but let it be till I can fetch it and show it you.
But let us love that other beauty too, which lies in no secret of proportion, but in the secret of deep human sympathy.
Then, good prince, no longer prolong my shame, but let my trial be my own confession.
But let me draw the curtain, sire, lest presently you think it moves.
But let us say no more about death, and let us quicken our horses' paces a little; we ought to reach the town before nightfall, so that you may see the new quarter.
But let us go home again, I have a pretty long round to make, and I shall want a horse.
But let us talk of the worldly aspect of the matter, which most appeals to you.
LXII "But let me face to face, by Heaven, espy Those who would take my horse and arms away; For we have yet beyond that hill to hie, And little time can here afford to stay.
But let him go, the naked archer's sport, Sore smitten in the heart!
But let me, sir, repose myself, and I Will then relate the Paladin's reply.
LXXII He: "Ready shalt thou find me in the strife To follow thee or perish at thy side: But let us hope not to escape with life.
XXV To him the charge did sainted John commit, When to Provence by that winged courser borne, Him nevermore with saddle or with bit To gall, but let him to his lair return.
Be it so: but let us analyze the fact, and try to disengage the general idea to be found therein.
Barbara said 'for shame,' but let him do it too--twice.
If you are poor, let us be poor together; but let me be with you, do let me be with you; do not let me see such change and not know why, or I shall break my heart and die.
I fancied it possible--but let us go ring fancy's knell.
Make me a captive--bind me with chains if you like--but let me be still myself.
But let me tell him, he can take his pigs to another market; they'll never do here; they'll never go down in Bedfordshire.
But let me tell you frankly you are blowing a cold coal.
But let me see thee use the dress and costume of thy English ancestry--no short cloaks, no gay bonnets, no fantastic plumage in my decent household.
Keep the horn an thou wilt, but let us proceed on our journey.
Care not thou for such reports," said the Templar; "but let us think of making good the castle.
Seeming wise men may make shift to get opinion; but let no man choose them for employment; for certainly you were better take for business, a man somewhat absurd, than over-formal.
But let not a man trust his victory over his nature, too far; for nature will lay buried a great time, and yet revive, upon the occasion or temptation.
But let them be but few, four in the court, on the sides only.
There are some bills of my lord's which need renewal; but let them be till you are well.
Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.
And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
But let us not forget that the Church of Rome has great merits to set against great faults.
It is in the last degree improbable--but let us make sure that nobody has followed me from Boulogne, and is playing me a trick.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "but let" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
