He distinguished himself by his conciliatory disposition, earned the special confidence of Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg, and took a leading part in 1552 in drawing up the constitution of the Mecklenburg church.
Rather than let them have such a work [a conciliatory writing requested by the inhabitants of Augsburg] I would ‘in einen Becher scheissen und bissen,’ that they might have whereof to eat and drink.
For the rest, he was a man of independent estate, of prudent andconciliatory carriage, of a clear but not broad mind.
His manners were conciliatory and paved the way for his intrigues.
In order to remove this, so far as it might be based upon any misapprehension of the import of his words, Beza addressed to the queen, on the next day, a dignified but conciliatory letter of explanation.
The great object of my bill is, that something certain should be done, which may be proper to convince America of the sincerity of those views, with which we invite her to enter into some conciliatory convention with his Majesty.
Pitt said, that neither conciliatory bills, nor peace making commissioners, would make peace with America.
A more conciliatory treatment would, in all probability, have gained his purpose.
Carson himself replied in a gentle and conciliatory tone to Mr. Healy's coarse diatribe.
Carson responded next day in a conciliatory tone, and the Prime Minister was thought to suggest a renewal of negotiations in private.
The Government seemed unable to agree whether a conciliatory or a defiant attitude was their wiser policy, though it is true that the latter recommended itself mostly to the least prominent of its members, such as Mr. J.
Symptoms of a change in the British conciliatory policy.
You will be at no loss to form a judgment of the mode in which he proposed to reconcile us, by what he called a conciliatory line.
Subsequent to this Eck, however, wrote to Carlstadt a letter which was intended for Luther, where he says in a conciliatory tone: “To offend Martin was never my intention.
Manicamp was engaged in devoted attendance on the princess, who already treated him without reserve, on account of his versatile fancy, his frank courtesy of manner, and conciliatory disposition.
In a more conciliatory tone, he added: "I can see no reason, however, why we should not settle this matter as between gentlemen.
I am used to kind, gentle, and conciliatory women.
From the first letter written from Struan it appears that the despatch from James which had fallen into Hamilton's hands was much more temperate and conciliatory than the earlier one brought to the Convention by Crane.
I am sorry for that, Brother Titus; but I hope you don't hold me responsible for her conduct," said Noah in gentle and conciliatory tones.
Perhaps we had better drop the subject where it is, for it is almost suppertime," said Noah with the most conciliatory tone and manner.
All that will go down to your credit account," said Skippy in a conciliatory tone.
But time and free discussion, eliciting the sentiments of the people, and aided by that conciliatoryspirit which has ever characterized their course on great emergencies, were relied upon for a satisfactory settlement of the question.
Forgetful of the injuries and insults he had received, he addressed his opponents with graceful manners, and in conciliatory language.
But Barton shewed his conciliatorycharacter in many ways besides protecting the inanimate appendages of the persecuted church.
He knew that Lord Bellingham was intrusted with the secrets of the Commonwealth's-men, and determined to pay him a conciliatory visit in prison.
She would smile vaguely; murmur a conciliatory "How absurd.
Any ship is that--for a reasonable man," generalised Marlow in a conciliatory tone.
The other emitted a short stifled laugh of a conciliatory nature.
On the 1st of September the Commissioners made their reply, conciliatory in its character, and acceding to the principal requests of the Indians.
I begged him to press Vienna with greater insistence to adopt this conciliatory line; Jagow answered that he could not advise Austria to give way.
In spite of the conciliatorynature of Serbia's reply, the Austrian Minister withdrew from Belgrade the same evening, and Serbia was left with no option but to order a general mobilisation.
Lord Elgin was at once fortunate and unfortunate in coming after the most conciliatory and popular of governors, Sir C.
On the other hand, the fact that the Jews knew that his father was a Greek made the action attributed to Paul a concession which the author of the Acts thus represented in its most conciliatory light.
Perhaps her most useful function was that of acting as a conciliatory channel for those who had something to say to the King which they could not say themselves.
