His infernal cunning often defeated its own aims, checkmating him at the point of achievement by suggestions of duplicity or terror.
Italian indignation at the French coup de main was the deeper on account of the apparent duplicity of the government of the Republic.
The chief political events were the exposure by France of Austria's duplicity in seeking a separate peace, which caused the downfall of the Austrian Premier, and the application of conscription to Ireland, to be followed by home rule.
By deceit and duplicity they may long conceal these qualities from higher authority, while they continue to negative the most humane policies of management.
Freedom from duplicity was a controlling feature in General Grant's character and in that attribute of greatness Grant and Lee may have been equals.
The effort of woman--often unconscious, but always present--to realise herself in love has forced her to practise duplicity and to accept dependence.
Having taken to themselves the initiative in all other matters, they claim the same privilege in love; and women have acquiesced and have helped them, so that the duplicity has become almost ineradicable.
If there were duplicityin this, Honora did not recognize it.
She had resolved upon a plan which was to her quite desperate, involving, as it did, some duplicity of manoeuvre which shocked her.
Historians have discovered a degree of duplicity in the alleged motives for this act.
Congreve's plays are exquisite of their kind, and the excessive heartlessness and duplicity of some of his characters are not to be taken without allowance for the ugly ideal.
I trust you will not accuse me of duplicityin having told you that it was not for myself that I wanted your assistance.
Also in all parts he met a great unwillingness among the natives for work and the coming to definite conclusions, the latter exercising duplicity and at times treachery in their dealings with the Dutch.
He himself, exercising duplicityand cunning, did not leave the city, or the houses of the Spanish during this time, in order to arouse less suspicion of himself.
If any further instance of hisduplicity can be read with patience, the following letter to Lochiel, who, according to Lovat, had a very affectionate friendship for him, affords a curious specimen of cunning.
In his last days, Lovat avowed himself a Roman Catholic; but his known duplicity caused even this profession of faith to be distrusted.
Here again appears the German duplicity in all its beauty.
He did not mean to be tricked again, and if there was duplicityin his conduct the English had set the example.
But it does not follow that his indictment holds against the Christian people of the West, who reprobate as strongly as the author the duplicity and brutality of foreign nations in their dealings with China.
The early trading ships were usually armed, and exasperated by the haughtiness and duplicity of the Chinese officials and their greedy disposition to mulct the white trader, they did not hesitate to use force in effecting their purpose.
In the case of Miss Emma Holmes is exhibited the painful consequences of duplicity and headstrong rashness, in entering into the married state.
And is it not to be regretted that the period of courtship, which is intended to give to the parties an opportunity of judging of their fitness for each other, is usually the period in which the greatest degree of duplicity prevails?
But punishment for his duplicity followed quickly on the offence.
Many a time since she missed it from the Great Queen's neck had she speculated on its absence, and wondered what fresh combinations of intrigue and duplicity were denoted by this imprudent generosity of her mistress.
I have regarded my taking the reins as a species of duplicity on my part--a tacit assumption that I had any sort of control oyer the beast.
