For the purpose of observing the altitude to which the balloon rose, and the course it took, Le Gentil was on the observatory, Prevost was on one of the towers of Notre Dame, Jeaurat was on La Place Louis XV.
Its highest elevation, as estimated by the astronomers Le Gentil and M.
He that is gentil doeth gentil deeds," runs the mediaeval saying which marks the distinction between the genuine and the sham in behavior.
This gentil king hath caught a gret motyf (530) Of this witnesse, and thoghte he wolde enquere Depper in this, a trouthe for to lere.
And if she were a gentil womman, she sholde be slayn with stones.
This Alla king hath swich compassioun, As gentilherte is fulfild of pitee, 660 That from his yën ran the water doun.
I vow to god, thou, hast a ful fair skin, It is a gentil pasture ther thou goost; Thou art nat lyk a penaunt or a goost.
If that he be hende · and come of gentil blood, He wol yeve us mete and drink · and doon us som good.
Loke who that is most vertuous alway, Privee and apert, and most entendeth ay To do the gentil dedes that he can, 1115 And tak him for the grettest gentil man.
The sesoun priketh every gentil herte, And maketh him out of his sleep to sterte, And seith, 'Arys, and do thyn observaunce.
See, whiche braunes hath this gentil Preest, 4645 So greet a nekke, and swich a large breest!
That me forthinketh,' quod this Ianuarie, 'He is a gentil squyer, by my trouthe!
And he hath lever talken with a page (20) Than to comune with any gentil wight Ther he mighte lerne gentillesse aright.
But thinking on ye gentil Lord That died upon ye tree, Let troublings cease and deeds of peace Abound in Chrystantie; For on this morn ye Chryst is born That saveth you and me.
For al onliche of gentil love Mi court stant alle courtz above And takth noght into retenue Bot thing which is to kinde due, For elles it schal be refused.
Bot for al that yit nou aday, In loves court to taken hiede, The povere vertu schal noght spiede, 2280 Wher that the riche vice woweth; For sielde it is that love alloweth The gentil man withoute good, Thogh his condicion be good.
I have considered of the crasis and syntoma of your disease, and here is un fort gentilpurgation per evacuationem excrementorum, as we physicians use to parley.
Gentil and Albertine waited upon them, and while they were present Lucien could not complain.
It is most fortunate that you brought Gentil to go out with you, and Albertine for your own woman, for servants are enough to ruin you here.
An hour later Gentil brought in a note from Chatelet.
The duke is moved; for pity soon melts in a "gentil herte.
And is a clerk," exclaims the master, "less able to do a gentil dede, than squire and knight?
He attempted satire in "El Pastor Clasiquino," recently reprinted by Le Gentil from "El Artista.
But undirstonde in thyn entent, That this is not myn entendement, To clepe no wight in no ages Only gentil for his linages.
I do not think, as some have guessed, that 'Tregentil Chaucer' means 'Tres gentil Chaucer.
Hit cometh by kynde of gentil blode To cast away al heuynes And gadre to-gidre wordes good The werk of wisedom berith witnes Et sic est finis ****.
Two in particular, Era in pensier and Gli occhi di quella gentil forosetta, may be singled out.
Le Gentil stated that on account of their dependence on the hospitality of the priests when travelling from place to place in the provinces, the visitors' inspections were merely perfunctory and of little value.
With sweeping vengeance they slew him, his brother german Gentil Pandolfo, and his six sons, dashing the heads of the little ones against the wall.
He was enjoying a green old age, or, as the minister expresses it, "molto vecchio e gentil corteggiano però.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "gentil" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
