When he had seen it, he said that there might be something more against me than was expressed in my mittimus; and that he was but a young man, therefore he durst not do it.
And seeing this might be termed a calling the people together; I durst not say, I would not call them together; for then, by the same argument, my preaching might be said to call them together.
I was willing therefore, if possible, a little to reconcile Mr Warner to him; as I durst not, without his permission, seek a reconciliation with Sir George.
I find such a spirit of idolatry in the learning of this world, that had I it at command I durst not use it, but only use the light of the Word and Spirit of God.
During this time he was tender and sensitive as to the least sin; 'now I durst not take a pin or a stick, my conscience would smart at every touch.
I was uneasy that I was left alone in the house, fearing lest if anything should be missing I might be suspected to have taken it; yet I durst not go out to stand in the street, lest it should be thought I intended to slip away.
True, Sir; Fear of your unbelief, and the times giddiness Made me I durst not then go farther.
Alas, my fears have so distracted me I durst not trust my self.
O that I durst not suffer: For all I dare do now, implies but penance.
Fleet, in order to sail for Italy, was obliged to cut down the Grove on Mount Ida, which however he durst not do till he had obtained leave from Cybele, to whom it was dedicated.
For my own part, to be free with you, I would rather hear an English Fiddle; though I durst not shew my Dislike whilst I was in the Play-House, it being my Chance to sit the very next Man to one of the Performers.
Jones was sent for, and asked my pardon on his knees, declaring on oath to the king that he had in every thing belied me, and that he now made this declaration in a voluntary manner, as he durst not return to his country.
They had plenty of money, and would have sent it to our ship or to our factory; but I told them that I durst not presume to entertain them in the absence of our general, yet would do them all the service in my power at his return.
Notwithstanding all this vexation, I durst not change my mode of proceeding, or wholly quit the prince and Asaph Khan.
He durst not touch it with his own hand but with his lips only.
On the very day of the evil deed I durst not go there, for I was afraid they might think I killed her.
With any one else I could have done it, but I durst not so with him.
But I durst not, with his coal-black eyes fixed upon me as they were, and so I pulled up suddenly.
But as against Colonel Lougher I durst not think of asserting my claims, even if the law were with me; and not only so; but I felt all along that the matter was not one for money to heal, but a question of the deepest feelings.
Some of them understood Portuguese, so we told them we would go back to our ship for money, not being then provided; but in reality we durst not go on board them, not being strong enough in case of treachery.
We sought but little for anchoring there, as the wind was bad, and the tide set towards the shore, so that we durst not stay to search any farther.
The wind being still high, we durst not come to anchor, and directed our course for Cape St Mary, two leagues south of the island of that name.
I lay on wayte up on hym, and he durst not go home on the next day till they brought hym home.
Wherfore the seyd William, hese clerkes and servauntes, ne durst not at here fredom nothyr goon ne ryde.
The seid baly told Gonnor of this warant, and Gonnor rebuked hym so that he durst not a rest the seid Bettes.
Although he had not voted for the king’s death, he durst not refuse to execute his official functions; his attendance therefore could not be considered as voluntary.
In this agreeable society my spirits mounted again, and I soon acquired courage sufficient to express my great anxiety to see the army, adding, that I durst not go alone.
I durst not pass a barrier, and I never felt the tortures of curiosity so strongly upon me!
Emperor upon it, durst notappear in public under the apprehension of suffering the fatality of the day.
Fienus, in his curious little book, de Viribus Imaginationis, records from Donatus the case of a man, who fancied his body encreased to such a size, that he durst not attempt to pass through the door of his chamber.
His majesty subsequently bestowed on him an annuity of 2000 pesos or some Indian commendaries; but, for fear of Cortes, he durst not return to Spain.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "durst not" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
