The malice of the thing did not make for a contented ship.
This I did, but remembering Talleyrand's injunction, and not liking the duty, showed no zeal, but contented myself with obeying orders.
Though Clinton had announced a determination to support Andrew Jackson, he displayed no zeal in the state contest, and contented himself with writing gossipy letters to Post and in watching the rapid growth of the Erie canal.
It had contented itself with looking after things as they existed, rather than undertaking further improvements and reforms.
Quite on the contrary he contented himself simply with replying to Clay's slur.
George had not arrived at the discovery of this fact, and yet was for the present contented both with himself and with his circumstances.
When his father came to Potlurg to see him the laird declined to appear, and the banker contented himself thereafter with Alexa's bulletins.
However, I contented myself by saying that Miss Primleigh had likewise displayed a coolness to me for some weeks past.
His followers were no longer contented with a study of the classical authors.
Pope Leo, thinking that the whole thing was a monkish quarrel, contented himself with asking the General of the Augustinian Eremites to keep his monks quiet.
Its abuses found no defenders, and its partisans in attacking assailants contented themselves with insisting upon the necessity for the spiritual supremacy of the Bishops of Rome.
He contented himself with the acquiescence of John Frederick in the permanent loss of the Electorate as arranged at the Peace of Wittenberg (1547).
I want to see if the little wretch will be contented with me alone.
The builders of 1839 fortunately contented themselves with building round the bases of the piers, which they left on the old foundation.
Let her be contented with her Grimods and oysters, and leave Julia to listen to the harpings of Apollo in peace.
Yet, not contented with this prize, the experienced spoiler proceeded to search his baggage, and, perceiving a false bottom in his portmanteau, detected beneath it a valuable accession to the plunder he had already obtained.
Not contented with having exhibited this instance of regard, he next morning sent a message to the owner, importing, that he had but superficially glanced over the manuscript, and desiring the favour of perusing it a second time.
It was the one bitter thing in this good woman's contented and peaceful lot.
Unconscious of it all, she sate and dreamed the dreams of a happy and contented soul.
The family was not in a position to pay a wine-merchant's bill; and so they remained contented with the knowledge that on any sudden prompting they had it in their power to become extravagant and luxurious.
My old prejudices are too strong," he said; wherewith he contented himself with lifting a lump of dried wood and hurling it at the small animal, which now slunk away in another direction.
So long as the sovereign maintains a simple style of living, the subjects arecontented with their own hard lot.
He recovered his sang-froid and contentedhimself with sending the officer from his presence and subsequently causing to be handed to him a couplet setting forth the evils of bribery and corruption.
But the Matsumae administration contented itself with imposing taxes and left the people severely alone.
He published no original volumes, but contented himself with editing the works of others.
Sparta; the Achaean conquerors, however, probably contented themselves with a suzerainty over Laconia and part of Messenia (q.
Also, he was thankful that Dorothy had contented herself with merely holding tight to his hand and simply looking her affection.
She did not herself call out but contented herself with listening to the shouts of the others, and, for some reason, her thoughts were more upon the missing Jim than they had been of late.
The ruling clique can use force to warp the mores towards some result which they have selected, especially if they bring their effort to bear on the ritual, not on the dogmas, and if they are contented to go slowly.
In gratifying his thirst for vengeance [the Italian] was never contented with mere murder.
However profligate the people might have been, they were not contented with grossness unless seasoned with wit.
Even if she is happy and contented the mores require that she shall shed tears and affect sadness.
Whereas among real friends there is no rivalry or jealousy of one another, but they are satisfied and contented alike whether they are equal or one of them is superior.
So, too, wealth is pleasanter, and fame and power more splendid, when a man has joy in his heart, seeing that men can bear easily and quietly poverty and exile and old age if their character is a contented and mild one.
Here we renew our youth, and far from tumult and crowds, near to nature, we realize anew how little is required in order to be contented and happy.
But my father was nevercontented wi' his ain prognosis.
We could not help feeling sorry that we had interrupted the contented routine of her life.
We remember her as the most fastidious and perfect little worker of the whole season, so nice was she in her adaptation of means to ends, so busy and contented in her labor of love, and so pretty in her pride over the completed work.
Into this scene of contented industry descends the ravaging Philanthus, taking guards and workers alike.
Mr Musgrave's idea of a suitable setting would not have raised a pang of regret in the contentedbreast of the head gardener.
Nay, now I'm less contented than before; For that last look draws on another too; Which sure I need not, to remember you.
And it seems you are not contented with those vices, but are searching him for more.
For this once produce those three pieces; I am contented to receive that inconsiderable tribute; or make 'em six, and I'll take the fault upon myself.
