The explanation would not contribute to conciliate the offended catholics.
When the orthodox meaning imposed on the Essay had once been accepted by the poet, he was anxious to use the new interpretation to silence or conciliate his opponents abroad.
Clay said, resolved to conciliate the woman if possible.
The prisoners seemed to be trying to the best of their ability to conciliate their stern-faced guards.
If we are true men, as we profess, we will rather conciliate than keep up a war which can only lead to further disunion.
Within a week after all the facts had been laid before him, he decided that the money demanded by Sullivan had better be paid than withheld to conciliate all factions of the Clan-na-Gael in America.
He did not attempt or pretend to conciliate the Tories, and, on the other hand, he was determined not to be a puppet in the hands of a "Junto" of illustrious Whigs.
He would have to satisfy, to convince, to conciliate the majority.
The impression that a House of Commons with so limited a period of life before it would be more anxious to conciliate the confidence and respect of the constituencies had not been justified in practice.
He was anxious, however, not to offend Pulteney, and he had the curious weakness to imagine that he could conciliate Pulteney by offering him a peerage.
The properest person is a daughter or widow of the trade, such a one is commonly best instructed in the mystery of the business, best able to conciliate the affection of the boys, and make most of the children's linen.
The use of some neighbouring tavern may also be permitted with caution; it is an indulgence which will not fail to conciliate the affection of your leading boys.
The Emperor, who was informed of this conduct on his part, resented it, and was secretly on his guard against one so careful to conciliate all parties.
But he carefully maintained, to Bonaparte’s occasional disquiet, relations with a party whom the Emperor felt himself obliged to conciliate in his person.
I thought that, in establishing order by means of permanent institutions, I should put an end to their enterprises; but factions are not to be put down so long as any fear of them is shown, and every attempt to conciliate them looks like fear.
I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as light pleasantry to sooth and conciliate him, and not as an humiliating abasement at the expence of my country.
This position naturally gained him many enemies; nor was his character one to conciliate his less fortunate rivals.
He commences with a few introductory remarks intended to recommend himself and conciliate his judges, dilating on the special causes which make his address less confident than usual, and claiming their indulgence for it.
Rhodes's efforts to conciliate the Boers failed--hence the necessity for the Warren mission.
Recognizing the difficulties of the position, Cecil Rhodes from the outset of his political career showed his desire to conciliate Dutch sentiment by considerate treatment and regard for Dutch prejudices.
In 1857 the archduke Maximilian tried to conciliate the Milanese by the promise of a constitution, and Cantu was one of the few Liberals who accepted the olive branch, and went about in company with the archduke.
The tumult of virtue and freedom subsided; and the sum of four thousand pounds of gold was granted, under the name of a subsidy, to secure the peace of Italy, and to conciliate the friendship of the king of the Goths.
The emperor resided several months in the capital, and every part of his behavior was regulated with care to conciliate the affection of the clergy, the senate, and the people of Rome.
Mrs. Mulrooney said with a voice of something like tenderness--wishing at all hazards to conciliate so important a functionary.
The service by which it is sought to conciliate supernatural agencies in the primitive cults is not an industrially profitable employment of the community's time and effort.
Men who saw the insidious, selfish qualities of Danton, began to cultivate and conciliate him out of fear of his enmity.
I was advised to call upon some of the principal members, not to ask them to vote for me, but to conciliate them by the attention.
Since her marriage, the Duchess had contrived to conciliate the whole Caëtani family, not only to herself, but to each other.
He was not idle during this time; for Mr. Sheldon, who seemed particularly anxious to conciliate him, threw waifs and strays of business into his way.
Franklin, who wished to have every one his friend, was anxious to conciliate him.
The Philadelphians, hoping to conciliate him, received him cordially, and with a public entertainment.
I shouldn't wonder if St. Paul had some friends and admirers here still; and it is as likely as not that his being with us might conciliate a few of the mad Radicals.
Favoring servility, or sycophancy, to conciliate superiors, very easily loosens the restraints of conscience.
A remonstrance must also be addressed to the middle party in that it has made no real effort to understand and conciliate the feelings of Irish Unionists.
The Union has failed absolutely toconciliate Ireland.
It certainly did not tend toconciliate the French towards the inhabitants of Verona; and it gave Bonaparte an excuse for avenging the blood of his soldiers--an excuse he was not the man to forget.
Verona was marked by the endeavours he made to assuage the factions in the town, and to conciliate by a policy of pardon and goodwill those nobles whose politics and actions were opposed to his own.
On his arrival Don Bernardino tried toconciliate him.
The system of Irala was to conciliate rather than subdue the natives.
