Either yield, then (he said), or convince me of error.
This he refused with some degree of surliness, and failed not to convince me that, if I should condescend to become more gentle, he would soon grow more rude.
I am not here to convince you, or to be convinced: I came to discuss with M.
She had actually persuaded herself that one word from Jacques would suffice to convince the celebrated lawyer, and that he would reappear triumphant on M.
And yet it is not practicable to convince young minds of this; perhaps it would be improper to attempt it.
I had never thought at all of these weighty matters, and therefore I felt myself very incompetent to reason upon them in such a way as was likely to convince and console her.
When he observed that I looked suspicious, he always took uncommon pains to convince me by some unequivocal proof, and this was his motive for proposing a walk.
The agony of my poor sister, who saw enough to convince her what was the fatal sentence, and who immediately went into violent hysterics, was the first thing that recalled me to myself.
Maria exhausted all the resources of her genius to convince her.
Long she struggled with herself to quench the voice calling her to active life, and convince herself that she could not do anything for the cause of the Lord; but it was in vain.
The man was obdurate, and Joe ceased his useless efforts to convince him.
But it takes a score of failures to convince an Englishman that he is on the wrong track altogether, while an Irishman has so many plans in his head that there's never time to try one of them twice in succession.
The spikes convince them the garden is safe from intrusion, and so they give over their watchfulness.
It is, however, frequently the only argument that will convince some people, and it proved so with the person whom I have mentioned.
Masin bent down and examined them, for he wished to convince himself that the stones had been moved since he had himself placed them there.
The detective shook his head gravely, and raised his eyebrows, while he shut his eyes, as some men do when they mean that nothing can convince them.
He must see her and say something, he knew not what, toconvince her that he was acting honourably.
That should convince the worst blockhead of the impracticability of his dreams.
I would convince you That even a marquise may be sincere.
I try to reason and convince myself that he doesn't mean what he says, but I can't help feeling sincerely happy when once in a while I do accept his invitation.
But what I feel, even what you feel, dearest, does not convince me that it is right.
He went to the office that night hoping to convince Mr. Cameron that he ought to sell him the arms he wanted.
A little reflection will convince us that it could not have been an independent invention.
Another man may not even want to give an order, but you must work like an elephant to convince him, and argue until he feels the clearness and justice of your words.
It only remained to convince the mate of his life, and this proved the most difficult of all.
Renewed and prolonged experimentation having tended to demonstrate the truth of my original conclusions, and to convince me of the utter untenability of M.
You shall plead your friend's cause, upon condition that, if you do notconvince his judges of his innocence, you shall share his punishment.
I have need of that calm possession of my understanding, which will be necessary to convince yours of the innocence of my friend.
Convince me first; and then it will be time enough to make such a desperate promise.
I will convince you of it," said Forester, "if you will promise to forget all my other follies.
Henry endeavoured to convince him, that it was possible for a person to wish to please, nay, even to succeed in that wish, without being insincere.
It is very often the case in great criminal trials, that, either upon advice of counsel, or by direction of the accused, vital points are left unexplained, or else related with variations which convince the jury that a lie is told.
You would fail with a jury, but you would convince Judge Dudley, and that would forever prevent him from consenting to this marriage.
But I know this, that after reading his work, which is intended to convince the skeptic, not only did his words leave me unconvinced, but a positive disbelief was aroused.
Instead of that, I shall take you out with me, if only to convince you that I am not a murderer.
He said this partly to justify his conduct to his companion, but more to convince himself he was about to take a step which was not only perfectly justifiable, but, under the circumstances, a manifestation of wisdom.
I'll convince you, as I convinced those fellows over there.
Not at all," said Wharton, quietly, "I was only trying to convinceyou that it is a little difficult to drive feeling out of politics.
This one piece of copy--typical of many appearing in the daily papers--should convince any home-furnishings salesman that he must be a constant student if he is to appear at his best as an interpreter of color and style to his customers.
What reasons can you give the customer to convince her that she should buy quality sleeping equipment?
How do you proceed to convince the average woman that certain essential harmonies actually cost nothing whatever in money?
But I have remained silent because-- well, because I could not convince myself that such a thing was actually a reality.
Thoroughly awakened, I lay trying toconvince myself that it was but a bad dream.
It was hard, however, to convincehim that he could have been mistaken.
This, I fancied, would convince them that I intended to return, but it didn't.
When an Eldership proves Heretical, then the Classical Presbytery helps to convince them of their Heresies, which the people are not able ordinarily to do, and thereby to preserve the Congregation from spiritual contagion.
